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Obligated? Well, this is a person you are spending the rest of your life with, why not be as open with them as possible? It shouldn't feel like an "obligation". That said, my husband and I both told each other how many people we had been with before we were married. Not the most comfortable subject, but he was curious and…

I wanted to do it - the benefits seem just incredible if you really apply yourself, but the benefits don't outweigh risks for me (i.e. not learning good form - I'm sure some coaches actually do a good job but some may not). That, and the price is a no go for me.

I just posted a similar thread, we must be thinking the same thing! Lol. Mine is the same way, but I blame it mostly on being overweight for quite a while + having a lot of stretch marks. From what I hear, it will get better as your weight goes down and as you work to strengthen ALL of the abdominal muscles and your back.…

TY Erin!! <3 Thanks for the info, Lisa. I know as I lose and tone more it will become less apparent, it's just frustrating right now with how far I have come yet still feel like I have far to go (really not that far now, I guess!). I'll look up the Ab Diet and see what that's all about!

You look amazing!! Good job! :D

Good for her AND for you! The loss between you both is amazing! Keep it up!

YES. I feel like this. Had a really bad day today - I didn't so much eat junk or even eat over my calories, I just ate a LOT in the morning - and I feel like tomorrow I will just hit reset and try to do better. I'm also grumpy, crampy, and bloated so there's that to throw in to my own mix, haha. Just pick yourself up and…

I am in college too (getting my associate's) and the best help I've found is to schedule my workouts. I also have two kids, a husband, and I'm pretty busy otherwise so scheduling is just what I do now, lol. If I KNOW that I am going to work out on a certain day, it's a lot easier for me to not stress about if I will get a…

I sleep SO much better now. Even on my non-workout days, I sleep pretty good! I used to have horrible insomnia. I don't get sick very often. I think the last time I had a cold was... well! I can't remember! :) I had a skin discoloration called "tinea versicolor". Basically yeast/fungal infection of the skin brought on by…

15 months to lose 77 pounds, which is roughly 5.13 pounds per month. I weighed 230 pounds; now I weigh 153. :) Was a size 20 and now a size 10. My workout schedule depends greatly on my schedule/kids' schedule/husband's schedule but generally I try to work out 4-5 days a week. I do cardio, lift weights/strength train, and…

Take progress pictures! We are the last to see it because (I think, this is my experience) your brain is so trained to seeing someone bigger. I still have many days on which I feel I am still 230 pounds and a size 20. In reality, I am 77 pounds lighter and a size 10, but I still SEE myself as obese. Some days are better…

It depends on the food. I don't specifically make foods that the kids don't like - I mean, if *I* don't like a food I'm not going to make it for me, why would I do that to my children? However, there is absolutely no "cook for individual needs" in my house. I am not a short order cook and my kids know that. They don't eat…

You look fantastic and you have a wonderful outlook on weightloss! this is why MFP is so great!

I am currently 153 pounds, 5'-6", and my pant size is a 10 :) I have decent-sized hips but they aren't huge, and my butt doesn't stick out (much) lol.

This is totally a NSV (in a way, I think! LOL). I just hit that mark too, and am very happy to finally be in a healthy range again!

That's AWESOME!!! Also, where did you get that striped shirt from?! I looooove it and know I've seen it somewhere before!

I really don't know how much I weighed here - over 200, though :/ 154 pounds! :)

Me! Two daughters - one is almost 8, the other just turned 4. I've lost 76 pounds (see ticker, lol) over the past year and 5 months, and have about 9 to go until "goal" (or, just whatever my body plateaus at...). I work out and eat right to set a good example for my girls! I don't want them to think they need to starve…

Totally understand. Being 200 pounds + for a good long time made me have a horrible body image (of myself). I was only called fat by a few people, and though I thought it didn't hurt at the time, it made a lasting impression on my ego. I like the compliments. I like that I have friends who tell me they are inspired by me…

I found it at WalMart here in California! I love that stuff - I need more! Lol.

I lose between 5-7 a month on average but had a month where I lost 8 pounds. I was totally flabbergasted and did not believe it! Good on you! :)

13 Dec 2003 :). We were both 19. We were married 3 months later, and our oldest daughter was born 9 months later (almost to the day, LOL). We are both more in love than ever! :)

Good for you, the progress is great!! Keep it up!

Hey, another 70lb "loser" here... CONGRATS!!! Doesn't it feel good?! You are such an inspiration!

GNATS! I went running the other day and must have looked completely dorky batting the swarms of gnats out of the way. I'm pretty sure I ate a couple. Blech.

THIS! There are some days I just don't wanna f'ing do it but I HAVE to tell myself to do it anyway. Just do it and keep doing it. People aren't kidding when they say it's mental!

I would have started SOONER. Just needed to get it through my head that I did not gain weight overnight, so I would not lose it overnight!

Hi Melissa! Welcome!! :)

My shape has changed a lot. I didn't know it did until I lost a lot of weight. I weigh only a few pounds more than what I weighed when I got married (March of 2004, about 175 or so I think, size 12-14) but my body is shaped SO much differently now. Whereas I used to have a very hourglass (Bettie Paige, if you will) figure,…

Here ya go :) basically you have to put the link in between two "tags" like this: except your IMG should be lower case, then it will work!