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So you posted this a while ago and I'm not sure this suggestion will be of any help/if you've already looked there, but do you like modcloth.com? They've got quite the array of dresses for all sorts of occasions, so if you hunt through their selection a bit I'm sure you could find something to suit you.

No, you're not crazy. This will be my first holiday season while being serious about weight loss, and it's got me a little nervous, too--especially since this year we'll be having it at my house whereas we normally go to my aunt's or grandmother's house (eek, think of the leftovers!). And my mum's going crazy adding all…

Mmmmm, this sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing. :)

I normally shoot up 3 to 5 pounds; occasionally less, sometimes more. I normally weigh myself (started today actually, and I'll be weighing in as usual tomorrow) but just to see how much I'm up; I don't update my weight here or on any of the other fitness sites I use on weeks like these.

To the person who mentioned Roscoe's a bit upthread, yesssssss. I just got hit with a chicken and waffles cravings today and was thinking about those all afternoon. XD Anyway, I think I could beat out most people on this topic because I've driven much further than two hours for food, lol. See, I *love* bread--if I had to…

I really love the snackwell fudge drizzled chocolate cookies that come in the 100 calorie packs. You can also make sort of a cheesecake dip--there's a recipe on skinnytaste.com for a no bake cheesecake, but I'm not a fan of crusts so I just mix it all up and eat it like that, normally with some strawberries. Cream together…

I love this recipe for cream of turkey and wild rice soup: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/cream_of_turkey_wild_rice_soup.html Except no one in my family eats mushrooms and my brother's not too fond of celery either, so I leave those out and normally use onions instead of shallots. Actually, I *love* onions so I use a…

I'm quite fond of the name Evander.

I've got smaller rewards to keep me going along the way, but when I reach my goal weight I'm going to be buying quite a lot of new clothes in my new size. ♥ Including several dresses from modcloth. Once I've maintained my weight for a period of six months, I'd like to get a tattoo. Likely a travel-themed tattoo of some…

If you're referring to the vegetable bit (not the mayo or whatever you mix in), I sometimes use that stuff as part of a stir fry.

Yes, I get like this too. For the most part my family has been great about my new eating habits--it's not actually something that was discussed very much; I just started eating differently, added more fruits and veggies and lower calorie meals to the shopping list, and that was that (although there is a remark every now…

I was coming here to say the exact same thing. I normally have a bag of those around during that time and eight pieces is enough to satisfy me. Before I started losing weight if I had them I'd just eat them out of the bag and end up eating loads in one sitting, but if I count them out beforehand then I don't have any…

Ha, joined. I'm always feeling sorry for myself around then and looking for people to commiserate with. XD

Yeah, I weigh my food most of the time. A few things I measure out with measuring cups, but most of the time I use a food scale which I have grown quite attached to, haha. I didn't use one during previous weight loss attempts but nowadays I've found it just makes things a lot easier for me. I went to a family party today…

I wouldn't personally use someone else as my motivation for losing weight, especially not as (one of) my main motivator(s). It's sort of been something on my mind a bit in the past (previous weight loss attempts), but now I really want to do this for me--so I feel good about myself and so that I can go out and do things…

I usually reach my 8 cups by mid afternoon; earlier if I manage to exercise earlier in the day. I keep drinking water throughout the day (a new habit as I've been back at this weight loss endeavor for just a few weeks, but I'm surprised by how quickly this particular habit has stuck, especially since it didn't in the past)…

I've lost a sperm whale's brain since joining up at MFP (and an average two year old plus a rack of ribs off of my highest weight).

I used to drink a looooot of diet soda and very little water. I still drink some soda most days but limit myself to one can per day. I thought I would find it harder to get in my 8 cups but instead I'm normally through my 8th cup early to mid afternoon. I'm also the type of person who snacks mindlessly while I'm on the…

I've got quite a bit more than that to go actually--I'll add you! (And if anyone else is looking for new friends, I'm always looking for new buddies to keep my motivation up. ^^)

Like ^^ Best of luck!

Yeah, I've got a favorite knife and spoon (and a favorite bowl as well, though I don't "have" to eat out of that) that I use--oh, and a mug that I use for my tea that no one else in the house is supposed to use since I'm pretty particular about that as well. XD For the most part I don't like my food to touch. As someone…

23 here, and new to the site. Looking for new friends to keep me motivated, so feel free to add me. :3