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I found (and still yet find) myself quite attracted to a 50-something year old man as of late. He's got a passion and a fire to him, and he exuded a really sexy energy. In other words; I saw something I hadn't seen before. I saw a confident, beautiful, happy man with energy and fire- and he wore his generous heart on his…

She's trying to figure it out. :tongue: Sometimes getting it out and rereading it makes it easier to do that. That's what this forum is for, support.

I came to the realization that I was over the yo-yo and just made it happen. The weight loss, I mean. Sooner or later you say 'enough is enough!'... I still have days (or weeks) where it's tough, but overall it's much more natural for me to do what I do now. :)

You could be like me and just not notice it, unless it's really blatant. According to my friends I'm the one that gets hit on the most, but I seriously don't notice. **shrug** From where I stand it seems to me that they get the attention more. :tongue:

I was a PM Server in a five star hotel over the winter, and I usually brought my own food. Right now I'm a barn manager for a stables and I, you guessed it, bring my own food.

While I'm all for loving yourself, part of loving someone is wanting whats best for them. When something they are wantonly doing adversely impacts their health and well-being and you do absolutely nothing to try and turn them around... you can't really say you love someone. These blogs were either fake accounts designed to…

A good tailored suit looks good on any size/figure. Period. They call it 'tailored' for a reason. Next time your mom starts in on how you look change the subject, drastically and unavoidably, to something that highlights her hurtful behavior. "Did you know that Mothers that constantly criticize their children's appearance…

Wicked goal! I love fitness related goals!

I'm only about 6-7 pounds from where I want to be, but when I get there none of my jeans are going to fit, as most of them are loose/comfortable on me at this weight. I'm going to invest in cute jeans and some awesome mountaineering/hiking gear that I've had my eye on for quite some time!

Ravenclaw pride!

Sounds like a ball! :D

Reading through this thread brought some memories back to the surface. Over the winter I lived somewhere that clocked in some of the absolute coldest temperatures on Earth at one point. On those days I still, STILL bundled up and got my *kitten* to the gym. Calories don't take snow days just because the school bus can't…

I always got the Asian zing and fries... explains my freshman year of college. :laugh: :blushing: :drinker:

Forgive me, I work in remote locations in national parks, but WTF is that?!

Otter Pops are a delicious 25 calories each. So phantasmal.

Every so often I'll get a snack sized McFlurry. Lately I've been gravitating more toward forzen yogurt. More bang for my calorie buck- especially with all the fruit I put on it. Not so much when I put the candy. Oh well.

Don't worry yourself, I'm sure one of the tornadoes ate it today. :heart: But seriously, McDonalds is ALWAYS a disappointment to me, except for a sausage mcmuffin, cheese, no egg. Put a little mustard on it, mmmm. Always a hit.

Same. I'd eat those so hard. :laugh:

The Restaurant I worked for over the winter took their gluten-free dishes really seriously. They were utterly gluten free (we had a celiac on the floor and she was able to try the dishes herself) and not bad tasting. Then again it was 5 star, so.

GET IN MY MOUTH

I don't have anything off limits, because I like the moderation setting, but I don't tend to keep chocolate/refined sugar in the house because I'll eat it in one go. Back when I was working a really physically demanding job, working out 4-5x a week, and climbing in a climbing gym 2-3x a week I'd get home from work about…

I get the funny looks when I measure out cereal. I eat really high fiber/protein cereal and want to know where I'm at with those values, thanks. I also count out pringles or wheat thins- people tend to look at me funny then, too. Junk food is usually measured/counted so I don't go overboard. Otherwise I can eat a whole bag…

This would be ridiculous in a bell pepper. Congrats on your streak, and thanks for sharing!

Mmmm!

I rock climb. I have to force myself to take days off in between because of the full body work out I receive each time I hit the rock gym. Lol.

Girls farts don't stink, they're little puffs of glitter and sunshine! ;D Which is why most of us love leg day!

This. I've also noticed that my serving spoons are the perfect size for an appropriate portion for things like enchiladas, lasagna, ect. I get a reasonable sized portion and feel satisfied without overeating.

I know for me personally when I hit the rock gym I can burn 600+ calories an hour, climb for 2~3 hours and I'm looking at a 1,200-1,800 calorie burn. Especially since I climb at a 5.9+ right now (probably Greek for you, I know.) When I mountaineer I burn over 3,500 calories during a rest day due just to altitude and…

Story. Of. My. Life. So I remind myself of this and just keep away from that scale save for my weigh-in every 5~7 days.

:flowerforyou: Hi there! Welcome! My fitness goals are different from yours, but motivation isn't goal specific, right?