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It's genetics as well. I had twins who both passed after birth but I looked the same as before in about a month. My mother was the same after she had her kids (no twins though) . When I had a single baby, I looked like I didn't even have kids in about 8 days. It's just the way our bodies work in my family. I didn't have…

Most women tend to notice it around the time of their periods. Soon after the periods end and you end up losing a couple pounds.

I started at around 195 an never seemed to get bigger than a 12 (US sizes). But now that I've dropped over 30 lbs, I have only lost 1 pant size. I did fit into a 10 recently but that didn't count (hello muffin!). I'm one of those people that just can't get below a certain weight that everyone strives for without looking…

Thank you all so much! Mib929, I started walking back in August and then running in November and then took a bit of a break and am now back at it again. Scompton54, no I am not a professional chef. I love to cook and everyone loves what I cook but my name is actually after the Australian Masterchef show. I love it. I adore…

What store do you do most of your shopping at? ~I shop at the commissary overseas. I try to buy all of our veggies on the English economy because even with the exchange rate, it's cheaper. How healthy do you eat? Little, Good, Excellent? ~I would say a mix of Good and Excellent. It's not perfect but I'm still working out…

Congrats! You look amazing! What a great way to start the day, seeing such an awesome accomplishment. :-D

I believe in God, I have a personal relationship with him. Would I date someone who insisted that I go to church? No. Could he be a fanatic about going? Sure. I'm already married so the point might be moot but I would be tolerant of what, myself, could handle in a relationship. Could I handle dating someone from Westboro…

Just one quick thing, coming onto a thread that other people are still interested in reading, helping others out, just to say "Why won't this thread die"...ect, I just don't understand. It's one little spot on the computer screen that is simply skipped over and not clicked. You don't have to read any of it.

Oh goodness, there is certainly a light at the end of the tunnel! As they get older things get easier. I love my kids but I do not wish for the days where they need me every waking moment. Breastfeeding a new baby just makes it harder. I wouldn't feel guilty about anything right now. Wait until you can settle into a…

When I started it, I was out of shape soooo bad. So I ended up doing what I could. Those jumps where they touch their knees were impossible for me. So instead I would do pushups or situps. When I started to get better, I would do squats with small weights and the mountain climb with small weights to try to make up for what…

Hi there! Cambridgeshire area!

My advice is coming from a years long addiction to Mountain Dew. The king of sugary crap. I kept telling myself I was going to stop for a looooong time. I never did until I just got sick of it adding to my weight problem. I drank 2, 20 oz bottles a day most days. Of course when I quit, I couldn't just drink straight water…

I think I'll go the opposite of the people who have kids. I have 3 kids, 11 and under, who are in karate, gymnastics and ballet. I still make food at home and I would say that 90% of what I make is very healthy for them. Sometimes I may have to use veggies from the freezer (corn, peas, green beans) but I stay pretty…

Actually, women are not visual creatures. Men are. So for a lot of women with a normal sex drive, it can take more than just appearing in the same room to turn them on. Especially after you have been together for a long time. It's just the way we are built, nothing wrong with it. Loosing weight can mess with your hormones…

Thank you! It's so wonderful to see someone else have this mind-set. :-) Part of the solution, I'd say!

If you love hip-hop, I would try: Focused (fest Kid Cudi) by Wale (Seriously good motivating song!) Lay it on me (feat Big Sean) by Kelly Rowand Make me proud (feat Nicki Minaj) by Drake Y.U. Mad by BirdMan Girls like you by Miguel Countdown by Beyonce Headlines by Drake Take Care by Drake Make it hot by Wiz Khalifa Break…

Because I haven't logged for months. Its dangerous ground for me in some aspects. I get too anal and obsessive and it's just not good. Even when I did log, I didn't keep it open to discussion by anyone. I don't think I want other people commenting on what I do or don't eat or think I'm doing it wrong when they will never…

Awesome. Well have it at it then.

nmamos, well that's just another reason to try it since I live in the UK. :-)

What was the point of your reply? Seriously. If you are going to give a sarcastic answer like this, I'm assuming it's because you tried it and/or are an expert on it, and decided it does nothing and you are bitter about it. Either that or you just like wasting your time for no reason because it gives you kicks.

No, it doesn't give you cancer. It has actually be shown to treat people with skin cancer or relief from pain. Apparently I'll just try it out.

Water weight, I believe, is also a big factor in your weight loss. The first few weeks are when you lose the most. I lost 14 lbs my first 2 weeks and questioned it but it seems to be quite normal when you weigh much more than you should. Plus I also read on this board that any weight you put on in the few months prior to…

I've also read that red light therapy can reduce the appearance. Not get rid of it since it can not penetrate that deep into the skin. Although I've only read about it by google and never spoken to anyone who has actually tried it.

I hate closing my eyes and getting this feeling (or even with my eyes closed, I get those shadows like someone just stepped in the shower with me) that someone is right there. My husband actually did this to me. Stepped in the shower with me when I had my eyes closed and I saw it get darker so I naturally opened up my eyes…

No, not for weight loss. It helps to rejuvenate the skin and many other uses. Fat loss NOT being one of them.

I live in the UK. Not a permanent resident but also thinking about having a boob job. Although not to increase. I'm also interested in anything someone would have to say about it! I did hear that they come to your home to check on you but I'm not sure if that's a certain company or what.

Spiders. Although I try not to kill them, I will try to get them back outside. For all of my goodness to them, two of those mother effers have landed in my cleavage. I freaked out with one and took off my shirt and didn't see it on me, I looked at my shirt and it crawled right out. The thing about the spiders here in…

I think the most important thing I've learned in my weight loss journey, is that I'm doing this for ME. I'm not loosing weight for anyone else. I'm not going to change my habits for anyone else. That's the only way I'm going to lose weight and keep it that way. Because the way I'm doing things is making me happy and…

I eat two bananas with about 5 strawberries each morning for a week and then switch to other fruits another week and haven't had one problem loosing weight. In fact, I've lost 2 lbs this week alone. It's tasty and better than cereal to me. I also enjoy the English tradition of tea with about 2 or 3 cubes of sugar (I have a…

Awesome! So glad to read what I'm reading! As per counting calories, I'm not anymore. I was when I started back in August, and it was good, lost 30 lbs but had to stop for a few months because I started to become obsessed with it and would feel horrible if I ate over 1,200. I had problems with bulimia as a teenager and the…