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Oh, what good timing--I just took a picture of one of our dogs for a local radio station's pet Halloween costume contest, heh. This is Trouble; we got him two or three years ago as a stray. He works hard every day to be deserving of his name.

Ahahahahaha, yes! My face starts getting red right when I start warming up, it's ridiculous. When I go to zumba I try not to look at myself in the mirror because it's quite alarming. XD I've had people frequently ask me if I need to go sit down.

One thing I tried recently was marinating some chicken in tea! That probably sounds a little odd, but I used the Sherlock Holmes blend (by Cara McGee) from Adagio Teas. It's a super smoky tea that smells like a campfire. *____* The first thing my mum said when I had her smell the blend was "I wanna have this on steaks!" As…

Thanks for posting. This should just be finishing up as my Fall classes are about to start, so I think I'll sign up. Could really do with some structure in my summer and I've never taken a nutrition course before. :)

Like a couple others who have responded, I've just got 3 pound hand weights... I was thinking about going out and getting 5 and 8 pound weights to start using on some of the exercises but after six weeks of waiting and multiple e-mails to my school's financial aid offices, I've finally been informed that my application for…

Don't force yourself to do it every day if you think it's going to lead to aggravating that hip... take rest days if you want and modify moves as needed. Also, are you stretching afterwards in addition to the cool down stretch at the end of the video? What they do is really not enough; if I only did that much I think I…

Keep at it! I'm only one day ahead of you, but I've tried it before (though I didn't complete it; hoping to power through this time around) and around day 5 or 6 is when it started getting easier for me in that I wasn't sore from the previous day's workout and I started having a bit of an easier time with the exercises.…

lol oh yeah, I forgot about the push ups... I think my mind has just blocked those out because I don't like to think about how embarrassingly bad I am at them. XD

I did day 2 (of level 1) today before lunch. Just went for a walk yesterday instead of 30DS but was still fairly sore today (I'm just getting back into exercising after months of not making time for it regularly). The past couple of days I've felt stiffer as they day has worn on, so in future I'll try to make sure I'm…

I'm drinking a strawberry banana smoothie while I browse the forums. :) Just a banana, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, ~1 cup ice, splash of vanilla extract, and a bit of 2% milk.

I just restarted Level 1 Day 1 today. I gave it a go before but only got through six days of Level 1 before stuff kept coming up, I kept putting it off, and then after a while really wasn't likely to go back to it. I'm restarting it in the hopes that it can help start up some weight loss again (in addition to cutting some…

My first goal weight is 160; I'm still quite a way off from that. I just sort of arbitrarily chose that last year when I was recommitting myself to losing weight. Once I get closer to that, I'll start thinking about where I'd like to eventually end up. I'll probably end up choosing something around 140, but it will all…

I did my first 5k earlier this month, and it was The Color Run. It was overall a lot of fun, though there were a few things I would've liked done differently (directions they gave us weren't great but that was venue specific, parking was an absolute mess [again, hopefully a unique occurrence], and the end of the race…

I'm 24 and could use some more friends; anyone who's on here consistently (or is just starting out and looking for friends to help keep one another motivated!), feel free to add me. :) Today's my one year anniversary of being back on MFP logging consistently. I've fallen off the exercise bandwagon these past several months…

I think I'm about a week out from starting--my period's pretty irregular, but yesterday I was in such a snacky mood which I didn't connect to my cycle at first [as I was always snacking in general before losing weight; I was very much a 'grazer'] but now I know starts up a little bit before I start. The only things I can…

I've wanted a tattoo since I was a kid, but I still don't have any. I'm waiting until I've lost all the weight I want to plus have maintained for ~6 months before I allow myself to get one. It'll be a great reward for me as I really want one. My first tattoo will be travel-related, though I'm not 100% set on what it'll be.…

I have plans to restart 30DS (started once before but only got six days in), but likely won't be starting until Tuesday (a long to do list for tomorrow and Monday I'll be visiting family quite a drive away from where I live so while I may try to start tomorrow, Tuesday's probably more realistic). I'm doing other workouts…

Sent you a friend request! :) And any other Whovians can feel free to add me as well if you're looking to expand your friends list a bit. I never realized there were so many DW fans around here (and what smart fans too--all of you who answered that Donna is your favorite companion, *clearly* in the right there... XP). My…

I've been around here for a little while but I'm looking to add some more friends, so I'll send you a message/friend request. :) MFP has definitely got a lot of great, supportive people.

To be honest, I have treats just about every day. I think I'd go nuts if I didn't. :x I just try to work on portion control. Lately I've been trying Healthy Choice greek frozen yogurt--I've got a box of I think 12 and there's two flavors, strawberry and vanilla bean, which are both really good. They come in pretty small…

Started back at the gym this evening by attending a zumba class. I haven't been exercising lately due to first being sick, then having family stuff get in the way, and then having friends from out of state drop in last week very last minute, so I hadn't exercised in what feels like ages. Phew, what a workout--I am…

One of mine is weight-related. I'd like to lose 50 pounds by the end of next year. It won't get me to my goal weight, but it'll get me close (and I've been losing weight so slowly, I don't think more than 50 will be realistic for me, as frustrating as that is for me). I'd also like to take at least one trip, though we'll…

With some cheese, ranch, and green onions... :Q________

Hi all! I'm Starr, 23 years old from southern California. I'm currently about 224 pounds and have been putting off doing the shred for *ages*. I joined a gym a couple of months ago and it finally opened so I'm just getting through with my first full week at a gym in ... gosh, six or seven years at least (and the only other…

Haven't signed up yet (putting together a team with a couple of friends so we're on the lookout for at least one more person before we register), but I'm planning on doing the Orange County one next May. Excited as it seems like lots of fun and it will be my first 5k. :)

Ooh, this is exactly what I've been thinking about doing, so I think I'll join in with y'all if you don't mind. :3 I've wanted to do 30DS for a while now but have been letting excuses pile up for why I've been avoiding it. Frankly, I'm so out of shape (with asthma to boot) that I've been half terrified of starting it. Plus…

Bumping this up to say that I did my first zumba class last night and phew, what a workout! I was sweating loads, and honestly don't think I've ever looked so ridiculous trying to follow along to something. XD Buuuuuuut having said that, it was really fun anyway! Going to go to another one tomorrow with a different…

I've been on here logging consistently since May, but don't have a lot of friends on here that I know that well (though there are a select number of super awesome and supportive people on my feed), so I'm always looking for friends who actually want to get to know one another. :3 I'll send you a friend request and message.…

I'm going to my first zumba class this evening and I'm pretty excited. I hope I like it!

You're definitely not alone. :) I started as a size 24/26 and now I'm a 16/18 on top and a 20 on the bottom--hoping to be a comfortable size 18 in pants by the end of the year.