051685

All the info shared is fantastic - thank you!

One of my first jobs started out with a few days of training. At some point the instructor talked about how we'd have pizza for at the conclusion of our training. On the last day, we were taking a "final exam" and when we finished we were allowed to turn the test in and begin our breaks early. I finished, and I decided to…

Thank you, ladies! It's funny, I'm not sure I've EVER felt better about ANY of the weight I've lost until the moment I realized that. Even when I hit -60 and I could just taste "100 down" it still didn't feel like as much of a victory as seeing proof I'm really changing has.

HELLO! to all the ladies who've posted recently! I've sent you requests - I hope we can inspire each other. Because of this thread and MFP I've come across many ladies who have proven you CAN lose as much weight as we have to lose. It's a long haul but we can do it! If you look at each pound or inch lost as a victory, just…

Recently I read that making sure I was properly hydrated would actually help swelling, like you're thinking... so I tried it. It works for me! I detirmine how much I should be drinking with this equation that I've seen in a few places here: (body weight) divided by (2) equals (how many ounces of water you should drink a…

I just came back to reference this thread and saw so many more ladies responded! Thank you so much for all the suggestions! A non-scale goal of mine is to not wait for the weight to be gone to start putting more effort into my appearance. I love clothes, but I never buy them because I've been stuck in the mindset of "I'm…

Any other suggestions? Angelenos? You out there?

Awesome! Thank you!

Sweet! Thank you Teresa and Crystal again! I'll check out DEB - never heard of it before. I'm 26 and I like "dressing my age" (whatever that means) but sometimes you never know what you'll find that'll work, right? Thanks!

Hmm... are there plus size clothing sites like Zappos, where if they don't fit you can return them for free?

Thanks for the suggestions so far, ladies! Crystal - Torrid is awesome, but I'm a stickler for having to try things on. Thanks for reminding me about them - I'll have to see if there are any in LA.

P.S. - I wasn't sure where to post this but, uh, good answers will be really motivational since I'll want to slim down to reward myself with new clothes... and supporting because you'll be encouraging me to not give up and go nude, hahahaha.

Amen! Let's do it.

@Anna C - I added your friend. :D

Awesome. Added!

@Anna - WOW! That is so awesome. Do you think she'd mind if I added her?

::high five:: Let's do this thing!

I was baffled by this, too! After looking around a ton of places online I believe it's safe to assume those are the calories per ounce when it's thawed. I also found a place that said that a ounce of COOKED chicken breast is about 55 calories - but of course, how much moisture is cooked out of the chicken will make a big…