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I like to mix it up: hard boiled eggs, string cheese and half an avacado spread on 2 pieces of wasa crisp bread. Salad with grilled chicken, dried cherries and walnuts: I make soups like butternut squash or tortilla and have that with cottage cheese and fruit. I make hummas and eat it with veggies, pair it with Greek…

I had mine out by emergency surgery in April of 2009. I had severe attacks prior and drove myself to emergency where they removed it immediately. Afterwards, I felt sore, but was running again within a week (slowly!) and lifting weights within 2 weeks. The only "treatment effect," as I like to call it, comes from fake…

June, as in June Carter Cash all my pets have country music artists names, my boxer is Emmylou (as in Emmylou Harris)

I had follicular thyroid cancer and had my thyroid removed 4 years ago. Since then, I've lost 80 pounds on weight watchers. I have 30 more to lose and am using MFP. If you're interested in adding me, I'd love to have more friends! I take synthroid daily as well as vitamin D.

I think that you answered your own question without really meaning to: you get back on track. I know that I mess up A LOT. I find that a couple things help me. 1.) track it. Even though you're "letting it go," make yourself track all the food you eat, so that you have a visual picture of what you're doing 2.) don't wait…

I'm 6'2 and do wear heels. I definitely tower over my boyfriend and all the high school kids I torture on a daily basis. Barefoot Tess (Google) is a great website to buy shoes for those of us with big feet!

I peel the mango using a carrot peeler. Then, I slice the bottom and top as close to the core as I can so it will stand up. Then, I slice along each of the 4 sides of the mango as close to the core as possible. My mango now lookes almost like a cube. If there is extra meat on the corners, I slice it off each of them as…

I don't have any advice, but I would like to commiserate! I drink 12 8oz servings of water/day. The problem is that I'm a teacher. So, I can't leave my classroom alone during the day. By the time lunch rolls around, I am ready to pee my pants!!! I have occasionally had to call for an office person to come down and cover so…

I second the "light workout" comment. Especially if you did some walking and maybe a yoga workout for stretching. I have resorted to Ibuprofin, but I don't like to take it. I do a lot of hot showers. Also, you may want to take a look at your workout. If it makes you so sore that you can't walk/function for multiple days,…

Manistee, MI If you look at your map of Michigan (aka, your right hand, palm towards your face) I live on the edge of the Pinky's top knuckle.

Just wanted to let you know, it went okay! I had one small bite of 5 different kinds, which I logged as 1 slice of chocolate turtle cheesecake (I figured that logging the WORST cheesecake would ensure that the number of calories would cover what I ate.). I was still 25 cals under yesterday! And, I did kindly suggest a…

My tummy. My arms are fit, my collar bones stick out, my legs are rocking...but my stomach looks like I ate a baby whate and took on it's physical characteristics.

YES!!! And, I have a hard time too, because everyone says I look so good and don't need to lose anymore. I find myself losing focus on my last 15, thinking "Well, it's only 15 pounds. Even if I never lose it, at least I'm in my healthy weight range." It's terrible!!!

I'm 6'2 and over the last two years have lost 90 pounds. I'm down to 195 now and am working to make it to 180 so I can re-evaluate. These last 15 pounds feel like they'll kill me!! I'm here for support, add me as a friend, and keep on truckin'

Oopsie, I think I was confusing circuit with interval. My bad!! So Sorry!

I started doing Interval training using the program in Jillian Michaels The Cut. The book has 30 days of workouts (4 days/week usually) and they are interval based. You never do the same workout more than twice. Here are a few of the exercises: chest fly on body ball chest press with crunch on body ball military shoulder…

If you make your diary public so I can see what you're eating vs. your calories earned through exerc ise, i could be a lot more helpful :)

I ate a whole box of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch this weekend--a big box. Obviously not on plan. But, fresh start today! And, I think I'll wait to weigh myself until tomorrow :)

Thanks so much for all the ideas!! I made a list of little projects and taped them to my refrigerator :) It'll remind me to do something besides eat, and I'll have the cleanest house in the neighborhood :)

people who have a hard time of corn might not be planting enough. Corn has to cross pollinate, so if you only plant one row or a couple of plants, the chance of actually getting corn is small. Make sure your lettuce isn't in direct sun all day. Even here in Michigan, lettuce is easily burned/damaged. I grow mine next to…

yay! you look wonderful :)

yesterday I bought a growler of my favorite microbrew. I can't wait to make love to it this week. I'm going to try to limit myself to one glass/night. I'll even account for it in my calories. mmm...microbrew

I had mine removed in emergency surgery because of 3 2cm stones. Prior to that, however, I noted through food tracking, that my gall pain was caused not necessarily by fatty foods, but by foods with a lot of artificial ingredients and preservatives. When I cut those out, I did better. Even without it though, I can't eat…

I'm an abstainer learning to moderate because I know that I can't avoid foods forever. When I eat something that I have to "moderate," I really try to focus on how my body feels. Am I hungry? Or am I eating cake because it's CAKE!!!? I also think about the other things I could eat. Do I really want cake? Or, would I rather…

Have you ever suffered from low blood pressure before? Were you dehydrated? It could have been low blood sugar (hence the need for food), but it could also be low blood pressure, which can be affected by hydration. I don't know if there is any way to know for sure though, sorry. Personally, I'm 6'2" and sometimes I just…