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This ^^ in a nutshell. Try to slowly make changes that you can stick to without feeling like you're being punished and find some exercises that you enjoy! :-) I can think of some you may like if you're looking for something, but I'll wait for you to ask for my advice so I don't say anything undesirable. You are going to…

I've been doing Insanity for over a month now and I tell you; that is a BEAST of a program, ahaha! I absolutely love it; however water is pivotal during the workouts and I can't stress that enough....your body will thank you for it. Congrats on your dedication and welcome to the insane! :-)

Well I must say that I am quite sad to see this :-( You're not an ugly woman and you are certainly not fat; where did you get that idea from? Could it be that perhaps(not certainly) that you could be a victim to "Media Hypnosis" and thinking that beauty is being "model" thin? Now there is nothing wrong with being naturally…

Thank you all! I thought for sure this thread was dead by now(it was on page four yesterday). I've deiced to reply to everyone with a personal message so I don't continuously bump this topic to the top. I should be able to reply to everyone within the next week or two(I've already started). I thought I could do it sooner…

You're welcome and I thank you for reading it! :smile:

You're welcome and thank YOU!!! :heart: :smile:

Thank YOU! Those ladies were no, they ARE absolutely amazing! It's just heartbreaking knowing what they have had to endure and I wanted to be their voice and I also encourage all of us to help when we can. :smile:

You're welcome and thank YOU :flowerforyou:

A fine motto to live by, indeed! Your mom is an amazing woman and so is her daughter! Goodness is truly a pivotal aspect of beauty...somewhere along the line people lost sight of that, but all of you here shows there is still loads of hope left! :smile:

Thank you for your input and sharing Edmond Bourke's (or Burke....both are correct spellings lol) quote; he was an amazing philosopher!

Exactly! Being positive about our bodies is all about doing better, and getting better and lifting up others no matter WHAT we look like. I have a friend who is about 500lbs and she always felt depressed, but I pointed out the fact that she is exercising daily and making healthy choices and informed her that she's already…

Thank YOU! You know, my wife had one moment where she got really upset with me, and even she didn't know why. She talked to me for about forty minutes and at the end she said men don't listen anyway......and I spent the next forty minutes telling her everything that she said ALMOST word for word. She started crying,,,a…

You just keep being a great mom and telling your little one how amazing and beautiful she is! You can even tell her that I've said it as well! She's going to find people in her school that are going stick up for her and stand by her side soon enough. Just keep cheering her on like you're doing! :smile:

Thank you, and while my wife also tells me that she is the lucky one, the truth is that I am the lucky one....and I'll always be the lucky one, or better the blessed one to have her in my life and I make sure to tell her this VERY often. :smile: I'm going to tell you right now that there is NOTHING wrong with you at all,…

I definitely feel where you are coming from as I too can go on and on about this (and judging from my long post I almost did) Thank you! :smile:

Yeah...this post IS a bit long lol but I'm glad that you did not regret reading it! :smile: Kindness truly does matter(even to those who seem to think they're the toughest of the tough), and it's worse when this cruel behavior comes from adults; we're supposed to know better and should be leading by our OWN [positive]…

That's awful! Was the woman being bullied the one who made the post or someone talking about it? *Sigh* I sure hope she's okay and hopefully find a way to overcome it.....that's horrible. Hopefully SOMEONE stands in her defense, not because I think she's weak because I'm sure she is not, but because often it's a group…

Okay, now for my first round of replies :smile: Thank you ALL for taking your time to read and comment! :-) It truly is a shame that people can do this to others and feel nothing. People seem to get worse as time goes by, but then again maybe it has always been this way and the Internet simply makes these kind of stories…

Wow! I wanted people to read the post that's for sure, but I didn't expect so many comments! :-) I'm a bit busy right now with trying to finish up some copyright papers; however when I have some time, I'll spend the next few days replying to as many people as I can! It's amazing to see so many wonderful people posting, and…

Hi there! I'll first start by saying, "You can do it!!" :-) Now to the wine lol I JUST started drinking wine within the last two years. Before that I never had wine or any other alcoholic beverage. I have to say, I drink wine with %7 to at the highest %15 alcohol, so our situations may be a bit different. I enjoy it…

2nd edit: I suck lol

WOW!!! Major kudos and congratulations ladies!!! You all look amazing and are doing wonderfully! I know this is for women, so I'm not here without reason lol I'm here to brag about my fantastically breath taking wife! She doesn't have a profile here, but she also lost most of her weight after giving birth. She was…

Yeah...she came across as rude lol but I saw why she doubted and though it was still a bit blunt, I can understand her reasons for thinking that I'm making this up. It seems I'm going to have to possibly up my calories intake....hate feeling "stuffed" though lol You've lost 25lbs in six weeks?! That's pretty darn amazing!…

LOL AWESOME comeback!! Hahaha! I stand corrected, indeed, and thank you for actually not being a jerk with what you said. :-)

If you TRULY were not being rude then I apologize for my reply...but it sure seemed like you were. As I've said, MANY people have doubted me, and everyone who comes to my house knows my fitness level and they know I can't get through Insanity. I didn't say it was easy, I said that I can do, and I can, and I do. I can't…

Yeah, that was really rude, but I've simply come to expect those things; not everyone has decency and so I try not to hold people to the standards that I'm familiar with! But thank you! You're awesome! You eat 1200-1500 calories and you're losing weight?!! That's incredible! I can't manage to lose a pound! lol I'm…

?????? Are you trying to mock me or something??? Meh, I suppose that I shouldn't really be surprised; this is the Internet after all. Also "realized" not "realised " If you MUST mock me, then please do it correctly. :-) *wink* Seriously though, I don't mind; you certainly wouldn't be the first one to doubt me, but I don't…