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I donated a bunch, and ended up giving some of them to my best friend. And I would go on to say that the only reason they worked for her was because she has a bigger body frame than I do (I'm 5'2" and she is 5'10"!!). She is in better shape than I am and works out all the time. It was a good deal, though, because like you…

It is such a helpful tool if you use it every day and keep accountable to yourself!!! After a while, logging food and checking calorie counts becomes habitual and kinda fun! Definitely a good motivator to stay within your limits and reach your goals. Add me as a friend if you need more supporters! I check in often!

I have had this. It is truly, truly disgusting.

I like crap beer too! I will drink pretty much anything, but I do fill up too quickly on some of the dark beers (when I want to have more than one, or eat something with it!) and I have trouble with many IPAs. I enjoy your opinions because I think they are similar-ish to mine. CHEERS let's drink some beer this weekend :-)

Um, I am a REAL beer drinker, because the gimmicky beers taste gross to me! I hate this time of year, because pumpkin beer = yuck!

Ok, I lost 1 lb so far... was hoping to be at 168 by today, but I will take 169 because it is forward progress!! I just need to bust my butt to get to 20lbs by Christmas! This is going to be an uphill battle, but my fiancé is being super supportive and is invested in me reaching my goal, so that has been really great!

Nothing, I am FULLLLLL and my tummy kinda hurts! However, I am looking forward to dinner tonight, which will be homemade chicken and black bean chili. Yum. Once I've digested more of my lunch and worked out, of course.........

You know what, without reading what everyone else has said, I'm going to say: you'll get there when you get there. For now, if you can get your eating under control and you're being successful with your goals in that area, that is AWESOME. Sometimes, I don't want to work out for weeks at a time, and I just focus on staying…

I would also recommend reading, but some other options that make me drowsy: Scrolling through my facebook news feed. Playing Solitaire on my phone. Quickly becomes a literal snoozefest!

I have the Fitbit Flex. It is definitely not the greatest device ever created, but I love mine. I wear it every day, and it definitely keeps me motivated to walk/run more and earn my steps for the day. Now, even my boyfriend is encouraging me to walk more so I can earn my daily awards! Plus, I have gotten several different…

I'll be friends with you! I'm on here every day (sometimes miss one on the weekends, but trying to get better!) and working my way towards total dedication to my goals.

Start weight: 170 Goal Weight: 150 Lbs to Lose: 20 Mini-goals: 09/12: 168 10/3: 164 11/7: 158 12/05: 154 12/26: 150

FAN--TASTIC!!! I have similar goals to you... I want to lose 20 lbs before my final dress fitting/my wedding/my honeymoon. You look so beautiful and amazing! Congrats to you!

Yeah, I was going to say watch yourself in the mirror. It helps me remember how to stick out my butt, keep my lower legs in one spot, and make sure my back is straight. I had to have a trainer explain it to me the first time, and then practice it with her watching me and critiquing it. I have the same problem of trying to…

I know, women are such a PITA. Sorry!!!!! That's just..... that's just who we are.

YES, cheesecake-of-the-month exists, and WOW is it tempting! I told my fiancé, we are taking cheesecake to every single one of your family functions for the next six months so I can pawn this off on others! These puppies are staying frozen, and we will haul them out for special occasions, because I cannot have this sitting…

I eat breakfast because of the whole "need to get your metabolism going" thing. And, I like to eat, so..... good excuse. Lately I've been eating Nutrigrain bars (strawberry!) every day because it's 120 cals, and if I eat it while drinking water, it will fill up my tummy enough. If I eat a lot for breakfast, I want to keep…

You think you have it bad....... my friends got me six months of mail-order cheesecake, and the first one arrived yesterday. Caramel pecan. And, it's enormous. No one needs that much cheesecake!!!! Especially me!!

I have heard that people recommend when you get the urge to snack at night, go brush your teeth. The minty clean feeling will keep you from wanting to spoil it with food or sweet beverages. I've done this sometimes, I think it helps.

I have had all the songs from Pitch Perfect stuck in my head since last evening..... different ones, on random... :-) But they haven't started to annoy me. Yet.

Plan ahead what you are going to be eating so that you don't go over before dinner. Then, if something comes up, yep I would suggest going for a walk until you earn it. That's what I used to do, because I would feel so guilty for going over that I would make sure to work out, walk, or WiiFit step during TV until I earned…

This advice is awesome, thank you for your thoughtful comments!!

THANK YOU, you are AWESOME. :-) :-) :-)

^^ This.

A bar by my house makes this delicious drink which includes Effen Cucumber vodka, muddled mint, and seltzer. It's so refreshing and delicious! A flavorful twist on the standard vodka and club soda.

I don't hydrate during runs... I do so afterwards. However, I run in not much elevation, and I only go when the temp outside is not too hot for me. I have to agree that Chapstick is very helpful in keeping my mouth from getting too dry while breathing through my mouth so much. You would probably like a camelback, or maybe…

Yes! Mine did. Guess it depends on how chubby they are to begin with. Some people just have larger fingers, and other people I have known who are large people have tiny fingers. I just have fat fingers, and when I lose weight, they do too.

Lol...... no h*mo..... :-)

Add me! I'm 33, engaged, and excited and super motivated to get back on track!

You look incredible!!!!!!! Way to go!!!!!!!!!!