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That was one of the best common-sense articles. Thanks for sharing!:smile:

Truly amazing story!!! I admire anyone with willpower like yours...

Turning 40 was a milestone for me, the moment I realized I was no longer "young" technically. That was kind of a shock to my system, but inside I feel like I'm about 28! I have decided now (at the age of 43) that I may not be technically young anymore, but I don't have to look middle-aged! Age is only a number if you keep…

After the holiday weight gain, this is me right now: Ht: 5'2" 1/2 Weight: 155 Size: 10-12 Age: 43 Goal: 110-120 (will see how satisfied I am at 120) Would love to be back to being a size 4 or so, and I could get there at about 125-129 probably.

I have two large male cats who do nothing but go to the bathroom, it seems, and an epically huge litter box that I have to scoop every day. I had that same clumping issue before, but I use Fresh Step for multi-cat households and the clumping is really good.

Just...creepy!

I still drink quite a lot of wine and still lose weight. I think the danger is when you drink too much sometimes it makes you want to snack a lot more or it lowers your inhibitions and you go off plan.

I absolutely sympathize! I've had this problem ever since real winter has descended on us. I know I need to pull it together, so I'm going to, but this morning, I did not. I chose to snuggle in my blankets because it's 10 degrees outside. Anyway, though, what works is laying out your gym clothes where it's easy to get to.…

I am a hummus snob, so I mostly make my own, but Sabra is the only store-bought brand I would touch.

I usually wave or say hi back if someone greets me while running, but mostly the whole interaction thing stresses me out and I have been known to cross the street to be on the other side, just to avoid interacting with a stranger! Yes, I do have some social anxieties! Another option is that the person might very well be…

There's no amount that would make me take that deal.

Feel free to add me -- I'm 43, divorced, have no children (just two silly cats). I have two nieces that I adore and I work with children for a living, but no need to have any of my own at this point (and that ship has probably sailed for me anyway, lol).

My Siamese mix cat: 1. Runs from wherever he is to greet me 2. Throws himself on his back, showing his belly to me 3. Follows me around wherever I go, purring very loudly 4. gets on my lap the minute I sit down The other cat just hovers in the doorway and watches it all.

Interesting topic! As a teenager, I had waist-length hair and had it mid back length on and off a few times. But for the majority of my adult life, I kept it in a chin-to-shoulder length bob, mostly because people kept telling me that people with fine hair on the thinner side (I wouldn't say my hair is super thin, but it…

Highest: 185 (about 20 years ago) Lowest: 105 (about 22 years ago) Current: 148 Goal: 110-120 Height: 5'2.5"

I'm 5'2.5" and am presently about 148 pounds, a size 10-12, depending on the clothes, Small to Medium on top. My lowest adult weight was about 115. My lowest adult weight within the recent past was 125 when I wore a size 4 and sometimes a 2. My goal is between 110-120 (absolute fantasy weight is 109 for some strange…

I'm a reading teacher at an elementary school. I teach small groups of kids who need extra help in reading, which means walking around the school every thirty minutes to pick up groups. However, we're all sitting around a table for the actual teaching part, so not as strenuous as other teaching jobs I have had where you're…

Love wine! I have some almost every day! More on weekends, less during the week. During the week I stick to about 1 5-oz glass or sometimes none, if I have something going on in the evening. Some weekends, I could knock down a couple glasses! I like all wines that are dry (hate sweet wine), but I prefer red (merlots and…

*raises hand* Me! I was married for 20 years, recently divorced. I am still very close friends with my ex (our divorce was more due to huge life circumstances than any animosity between us), although I do not see him often (he lives overseas but comes to visit in the summer sometimes and we have a blast, and I think part…

Feel free to add me! I'm 43 years old, trying to lose about 30-35 pounds, I'm more your style (LOVE wine, hate stuff like shredding/insanity, etc., LOVE Zumba, casual running, don't do low-carbing or anything like that, although have tried all that stuff in the past), although I WILL say that temporarily I am eating around…

I could have asked this question myself! Especially with Greek yogurt. There was one brand, and I can't remember which, that I could find in one grocery store in town that was full fat Greek yogurt, a big tub of it! YUM! But aside from that, it is ALL 0%! Even with the standard yoplait brand, it's hard to find the original…

me! I'm 43, divorced, with two cats! ;) Never had kids, never wanted them, although I do adore having two nieces that I see about once a month. I work with children because I'm a reading teacher, but I am very happy to be child-free! :)

I seriously don't get this. I can't do 1200 because I can't be compliant. I love to eat. I had quite a few calories to play with today because I exercised for almost 2 hours today. It was just no problem for me. I'm done for today and very satisfied. If you have a few hundred calories to eat, try a drink that isn't water,…

I don't really see the point of it. Cabbage soup is tasty, but you will get bored of it. I think I tried it once and didn't even last the first day because I was shaky from being hungry all day and it was too much trouble to constantly heat up soup (and no way would it work at work)

I haven't read all the replies here (just the first page), but I would hazard a guess that she is not logging accurately (if at all). So in my own example, I am slightly overweight and have been steadily gaining over the past few years. I just now, today, had a rather large discovery as to why after logging for a few weeks…

This is exactly my issue right now! I'm trying to work on it...I will keep reading to see if anyone who has been there has managed to change the patterns! ;)

I could have written this post myself. I have a real problem with this, so I am eagerly awaiting people's responses. My problem is "boredom" with healthy week eating so I feel like I've "earned" the right to indulge on the weekend. *sigh* I know that's not the right attitude at all, and maybe if I allowed myself more…

This was almost exactly my marriage. I took care of everything, coddled him, our sex life sucked. We were married for way too long with that state of affairs. The only thing that kept me in it was that like you said, I loved him as a person so very much and didn't want to lose his companionship. Now we are divorced but we…

This post is SUCH a reminder to me to be patient! You look great! I also am 5'2" and started at 154 (and have still bounced up there again recently with temporary water weight, eep) and am now down to 148.8 and it all seems so sloooooow. I've been at this for nearly a month. I want to leave the overweight bmi in the dust…

For me it's because I think I'm a hedonist when it comes to food! I look forward to food events, I look forward to particular meals. If doughnuts/bagels are brought to work, my heart just soars with "yayayayayay". I just find certain foods "exciting" and I want to eat them whether I'm hungry or not or even after I'm full.…