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When I first started drinking tea, I had to force it down. Sort-of plug my nose and swallow quick. Haha! Someone suggested chai green tea to me, so that is what I was using, and I found it more tolerable than black tea. After about a week I no longer had to plug-and-gulp. After about two weeks, I'd developed a taste for…

Nikki, I'm in a similar place (wife, mother of 3, and needing a supportive community to help me STICK with this). I am trying to focus more on just being healthy (as opposed to the weight loss), but dropping a few pounds will definitely be a great bonus! :) I'd love to have more friends to help cheer me on, too. I'll send…

Here's a link to the story about it. The headline is misleading though, because the study had nothing to do with yogurt. The people in the study were taking probiotic capsules, not eating yogurt (which has much lower levels of probiotic than supplements). I'm definitely not an expert or anything--and I usually don't buy…

There was a study that came out recently showing that women taking probiotic supplements lost more weight (and maintained that weight loss better) than women taking a placebo. Interestingly, men didn't seem to experience the same effect. I just recently started taking probiotic supplements. We'll see how it goes!

Thank you for all the input, everyone! My dad had his gallbladder out laparascopically about 18 years ago, so he was just a few years older than I am now. He adjusted pretty well post-surgery. I don't know why I'm so scared of the surgery...I guess because, well, it's surgery! :) It helps to hear others' experiences.

That is really exciting!! Congratulations!

HAHA! I totally agree. I call mine the "torture machine." But it works!

I have a love-hate relationship with my elliptical trainer. :-) Seriously, I am glad we have one at home. That way I have no excuse to avoid cardio. If the weather's nice I'd rather go out for a brisk walk/jog, but when I can't get away (because of weather or because I'm busy with the kids) I'm glad the elliptical is here.…

It's definitely tough to stick to a program when you're home all day with young kids! Snacks are readily available and it's so hard to get out to exercise! I'm 36 with three little ones at home (ages 6, 4, and 2). I have about 30 pounds to lose and could really use the support, too! Feel free to add me if you want to! :-)…

One glass of water is considered to be 8 oz. When I drink a 16.9 oz bottle of water, I just mark down 2 glasses. Close enough! :-)

Woohoo! That's awesome! I've been putting off going to the doctor because I'm scared to step on the scale. Isn't that awful? I'm about 3 years overdue for a physical, cholesterol check, etc.

I can't see your pic, but I can relate to the loose skin. I've had 3 babies in the last 6 years (my youngest just turned 2). The stretch marks definitely fade, but based on my recollection of my mom's belly, I think I'm stuck with the extra skin. I'm hoping that with time (and losing the 30 pounds I need to drop to get…