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That's the scary part. Coming back too fast, too soon. I have a problem discerning when the best time is to start back, but everyone is giving great ideas here.

I actually paid $25 bucks to work with a trainer and get a routine. She showed me the correct form and started me on the weight I needed to start at, which wasn't much. For me, my goal is to get stronger so I can improve my cardio workouts. That means lower weights and more repetitions. It does depend on what you want to…

Mental health, what's that? ;-)!

I made myself tea with honey. Honey! It's local honey to help with allergies, but I haven't had anything sweet like that in ages. It's nerve wracking because I feel like I'm doing something wrong but I don't think I am.

No one else out there gets sick then. You lucky people you.

That's a great way to do things. I never know what to do. My husband pressures me to start working out. He's one of those, "Oh, you got a cold, go run three miles and you'll be fine..." kind of people. I really appreciate your candor and it makes me feel that allowing my body to heal is a much better way to go. But I've…

I had the stomach norovirus just last month. I hate this time of year. One thing to another. Can't wait until it's over.

Well, exercising outside during high pollen is a no-no for me. I need an air-conditioned gym so I can work out and not get dosed by everything I'm allergic to. I don't want to get people sick, but we wipe down all the machines after we use them...

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My husband believes most women are 98% crazy. I'm only 2% crazy in his opinion, but when that 2% flares up, watch out, so I'd stay away from the numbers and just say "you look great!" and leave it at that.

or you are the devil.

I have horrid back problems so I use the eliptical, closest thing to running which I can't do anymore, and I do spinning. Eliptical is great because it's still weight bearing so good for our bones.

This. If this happens to you, just back off on the amount you're taking to one that doesn't cause these symptoms

Granulated sugar: 1 cup = 7.055 ounces Brown sugar: 1 cup, packed = 7.760 ounces White flour: 1 cup = 4.409 ounces White rice, uncooked: 1 cup = 6.526 ounces White rice, cooked: 1 cup = 6.173 ounces Butter: 1 cup = 8.007 ounces Almonds, slivered: 1 cup = 3.810 ounces Oil: 1 cup = 7.901 ounces Maple syrup: 1 cup = 11.358…

by weight 4 oz is a cup, so 16 oz is 4 cups, liquid is 8 oz to the cup, not weighed there's a difference

I started at 233 on July 4th, 2011. It doesn't come off in a day, but it will come off.

Are you sleeping enough? Also, your body might need to adjust to your weight loss so far. It's more than dropping weight. It's tearing and rebuilding muscle fiber, strengthening your heart, your lungs, your circulatory system and your central nervous system. You might be melting fat, but your are also changing your body…

I think everybody's different, and it's not right to say whether starvation mode is real or not. I think it's real for some and not for others. I was stuck for 6 weeks at 196 after dropping 28 pounds. I was working out, and eating 1310 calories for a goal of 1.5 lb loss a week. It has always been hard for me to eat enough…

mfp doesn't help you lose weight, you have to lose the weight, correctly, by eating the right foods and enough of them. The calorie goal is the goal. You need to eat enough to get there, and exercise. You can do this.

This is great that you are doing this. It's not going to be easy, but keep working out, it will make you better. You have to master your depression, and I know that it's not easy. I hope you are seeing a therapist to help you as well. You can do this.

I had that problem too, but now I don't have carbs for breakfast, I have protein. Center cut bacon, 3 pieces 70 calories, and an egg. Or a turkey burger, or a burger. If I eat carbs I get hungry in about an hour, if I eat protein, I can get by until lunch. Lunch is tuna, or turkey breast. Everyone is different, but for…

My husband is totally in touch with his inner jerk. That's why I love him. If he was any other way he wouldn't be HIM!

you should make your diary public so we can see what you are eating. It would make it easier to give advice

I don't buy processed / packaged snacks. I bake, and with all those kids you could have them help you and teach them how to cook / bake the healthy way. Ingredients are pretty cheap. Bisquick is flour and baking power. I can buy both much cheaper than a box of Bisquick. Get a few recipes and buy the ingredients. This way…

Getting in touch with your feminine side isn't easy is it. Hey, there's lots of tom-boys here and all over the world. I agree, they should be plain until you put some kind of radical picture that you choose yourself. Mine's not radical. Mine's to try to help me keep my sanity. LOL!

I kept on going. I decided to switch up my workout. I was doing the same workout over and over, so I added spinning to my eliptical. I kept weight training, but went for lower weights and more reps. I also upped my calories. Yes I eat more! I moved my calories up to 1400 and the weight has been melting off. So, mix up the…

calorie dense foods, peanut butter, nuts, cheese, avacado

Didn't say they were necessary, said they were recommended. sorry for the typo, 40/30/30. Healthy carbs = whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans. Higher protein lower carbs (not no carbs) works for many, Really? Even MFP uses these arbitrary amounts. Perhaps you don't believe in starvation mode, but I had it happen to…

My opinion has let me lose 50 pounds. I've tried to lose before,but nothing worked really until I started following these guidelines. True, each person is different, true, certain things may be tweaked for the individual, and yes, I have even more to lose, but I will lose it, and I will keep it off, and I can do it. In…

I do both, and when I strength train I do circuit training to incorporate both.