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dumbbells would be best.

Yes, try ordering a salad with no dressing. I have always done this even before getting healthy just because I don't like dressing. People think this is the weirdest thing in the world.

I'm currently a 12, was a 20 when I started this journey. My goal is to be in single digits. 6 would be ideal but I would be perfectly happy with an 8. I think any smaller then that and I would start looking like I have an eating disorder.

I HUbby has always gone that and in the past I have always caved and ended up gaining my weight back. This time around I have not given in and now not only have I not gained the weight back, he has started working out and has actually lost 40lbs himself. We were both overweight so I think he was afraid if I got into shape…

you look amazing!! Keep up the great work!

I actually weigh less now then I did in high school. and I plan to lose more!

I just bought it yesterday but haven't started it yet. From what I have read it is mostly strength/weight training so I was thinking about alternating days. Doing No more trouble zones Mon, Wed, Fri and doing my cardio Tues, Thurs, Sat with SUnday off.

when your slightly crude coworker tells you that you are "as tiny as a motherf*cker"

circuit training...27 minutes

It will slow down a little once your body is used to the water. When I first started drinking my water I was probably going every 45 minutes. Now I drink 12-15 8oz glases a day and don't do nearly as much.

I eat dinner before I workout. I eat about 5-5:30 when I get home from work, do my workout about 6:30. I try not to eat after 8pm but I will have a light snack if I am super hungry (being hungry makes it harder to get a good nights sleep).

The 30 day shred is one of Jillian Micheals workout dvds. It combines Strength, cardio, and ab training into a 20 minute workout. It works great and is inexpensive ( about $9 at most stores)

I started small. Walking the dog, using stationary bike/elltipical. After about 4 months of that I decided to give running a try. My first run I was able to do 1 mile without stopping today I did 4miles. I haven't been running frequently because the days that it is super hot/humid I prefer to stay inside and use my bike or…

I loat 4-5lbs a week for the first 3 weeks of my healthiness. That wasn't even excerising just eating healthier. Thats normal, it will slow down significantly.

You can tell in the pictures. I lost 45lbs before anyone I see regularly noticed. Now it seems like everyday someone else says something about it.

One thing that I have found is that the site doesn't give me enough calories. I kind of stalled for a while, once I kicked up my calories I have been losing steady for several months. Maybe try eating your 1900 instead of cutting a couple hundred out.

I'm in! Aug 1st weight: 179 End of month goal: 174

I usually lose more while on period for some reason I can't explain. Everyone is different. If I do hold extra weight it is the week before my period, but even that is rare and has only happened a few times.

Its different for everyone. The week before TOM (not realizing it was) I weighed in and was up 3 lbs, I had had a bad week eating and exercising so I assumed it was that. The week off time I stepped on the scale and not only were those 3 lbs gone but an additional one too. I would still weigh in for consistancy sake but…

I have always had that problem even when I was thin. I have to buy a size larger for the girls or wear a tank underneath and leave the top couple buttons undone.

It has taken me 6 months to lose the 56 lbs I have lost. I don't know because there is a lot I can't account for at the moment but I am guessing it will take me at least 2 more months to reach 70 lbs lost. I am hoping to have lost 102lbs (my total goal) by Feb. ( thats when I started)

Welcome from a fellow Michigander!! I currently live in Metro-Detroit but spent some time it the U.P. for college. Sending a friend request your way!

You could...as long as you have yourshave my self set for a sedentary lifestyle. I my settings as active so therefore I dont count my active job as excerise.

I am extremely jealous that you are almost to maintance. Anyway, obviously this isn't from personal experiance but I have heard then in maintance mode, you should weigh yourself everyday. Obviously you are going to falucuated a little but that way if you start noticing an upward trend for a few days in a row you can crack…

you can't make her get on board if she isn't ready. Just set an example and be encouraging when she is ready.

For me, Helen is from Ferndale, MI

I still have another 50 lbs to lose (already lost 52 lbs).

A lot of celebrities are seriously underweight for their height, so fo you too lose those last 5 lbs because thats what the celebs weight could be putting you in an unhealthy position. Our bodies have a mind of their own if you are having a really hard time losing those last lbs, maybe that is your bodies way of telling…

I did 9 days on level 1 and then 10 days on each of the other two levels. I used 5 lb weights the whole time because that was all I had.

I think it depends on the school. My dining hall had a huge salad bar, a made to order vegatarian section. It really had pretty healthy options. Unfortunately I was more drawn to the ice cream bar then the salad bar...