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It is the Fall now so I am on a HUGE Soup Kick :D Easy Butternut Squash Soup, I forget where I found it honestly. 1 Med Onion 1 Butternut Squash 32oz of Chicken Stock (I use low sodium) Olive Oil Salt & Pepper to taste The first time I made this recipe I used 1 whole onion, I found the onion to be a bit overpowering so…

OH GOD, The Feels!

My parents divorced when I was 27 (I am now 29). It did affect me, I was super upset for my mother. My father was (and still is) an emotionally abusive self centered alcoholic. They didn't take each other to the cleaners, it was a fairly quiet divorce but now my father keeps coming back and asking if my mother needs…

YAY! That is an awesome accomplishment!

I found these training guides here. http://www.digitalrunning.com/training-plans/ I am starting the Half Marathon Training today for a race in March of next year. Hope this helps you out!

I have a desk job too, I find myself getting up every 30/45min and walking around for about 2/5min. I work in a big office though so someone walking briskly down the hallway or up and down the stairs is the norm. On particularly slow days I go outside and walk around the building a couple times a day. I figure if the…

Oh yes, I can retain anywhere from 2-15lbs of water weight before and during my period depending on my diet during my cycle. This was my first successfull TOM where I put on about 3lbs of water/bloat and all of it came off. The key for me during that time is to eat foods very low in sodium, and if I do go over, try to do…

I am watching my Calories, Carbs, Saturated fat, Sodium and Sugars. When I notice that I am doing much better on maintaining the levels of one I switch it out to something else to watch, like my Saturated Fats. To me it's all about a healthy balance of everything, you can't just watch one and not the others if you want to…

Fortunately I do not. I cook the majority of the meals, so he eats what I cook. Luckily we like most of the same foods, course last night he was getting over a fever and hadn't eaten in almost 2 days and the only thing he wanted was Pizza Rolls. So, I bought him some and made myself a ham sandwich with a sweet potato. Last…

That is awesome! Congratulations on your achievement :D I hope to someday accomplish this with a size 10/12! Thank you for your inspiration :D *I am 5'9", I don't anticipate I will ever be smaller than a size 10/12, which is fine with me seeing as I am a 22/24 now.

Really?! I didn't know that! I love cooking in my Cast Iron Skillet, maybe I am getting more iron than I thought lol.

I am always low on Iron too. A few things that are high in iron that I try to eat daily are Oatmeal Cream of wheat (or generic) Grapenuts cereal Sometimes I just am not feeling any of these for breakfast, so I take an iron supplement with lunch or dinner the day's that I do not get enough iron.

Hello! I looked through your diary, you do need to eat more and choose better foods. I know that it is hard with work and running around, but believe me, if you are dedicated and make the choice to eat better you can find time. Most of the foods I prepare for the week I make on a Sunday, then I portion it out and freeze it…

Yeah, I read that thread earlier too, the OP sounded harsh and condescending in that thread, using all caps, which is well known in the world of the internet to indicate shouting or sarcasm. The term "duh" was used and then if people differed from the OP's opinion, they were attacked by the OP using the "Freedom of Speech"…

1 stone = 14lbs. I know it is used a lot in the UK, though honestly I am not sure why :D Huh.. I never bothered to ask. lol.

Hello! Don't Panic and remember your towel :D In all seriousness though you may have hit a small plateau. I looked through your food diary and I think you might want to check on the sodium content of a few of the items you are eating. You may just be retaining water right now too, I saw a premade sandwich that had the…

I feel your pain, I am known as the Queen of Sinus infections, I had one every other month last year and it was horrible. You can still work out, the only way I was able to was take a hot shower before I did my work out, take a couple ibuprofen, work out, then take another hot shower. The heat, steam and ibuprofen will…

I am not quite as busy but I do have to do a lot of prepwork to make sure I eat healthy all day/week. I work from 9am every morning till 5:15, with an Hour Commute both ways. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have to tack on an extra hour in the morning to go take care of my Grandmother who is still recovering from Pneumonia and…

I see a bunch of STL and Southern IL in here! HELLO EVERYONE! I am also from the STL area, in IL as well. Feel free to add me! Anyone really, I am always up for some support :D

I don't know that it came up more than a couple of times. He never really asked but when I go down a few pounds I like to announce it :D. The one time he did ask though, I told him and he didn't believe that I was 50lbs heavier than him till I stepped on a scale. That humiliating moment is the reason I am back here. He…

If they have only been gone a few weeks I do not delete them. I send them a message and ask how they are doing. Once they hit the 3+ months gone I generally delete them, you can only encourage someone so much before you have to realize it is up to them to help themselves. I have only ever had to delete 3 people though. I…

You sound just like me! I will be 30 in July, I am currently 258lbs and started at 280. We can do this! Feel free to add me if you need a buddy :D

Your post made me get this huge goofy grin on my face at work! Congratulations! That is an awesome NSV! :D

That has got to be the coolest idea have ever seen! Congratulations on your loss too :D

Heaviest - 280 Lightest - 175 Now - 258 Goal - 165 Height 5'9" Depression and a desk job, that is how I gained it all back, I actually miss working back stock at JC Penneys.

That is awesome! Congratulations and Keep it up! I just bought a bike not to long ago, it is so much fun :)

I can totally see it, you lost it all over your body, calves, thighs, waist, arms. You look much more toned and slimmer in the second photo! Looking Good!!! Sometimes the people who are around you all the time are the last ones to notice changes about you, simply because they see you all the time and the gradual changes…

This post made me grin :D Major Congrats!

That is the best way to start a Monday! Congratulations :D