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Take the time to decide exactly what you want to be and then know you're preparing to step into your new role. I even build virtual files. It's my "homework". Add anything YOU want: clothingm hairstylesm jewelry, makeup... It''s more about recreating yourself than just dropping a few pounds. Does it work? My visualization…

My flares usually need anti-inflammatories. They can inject or treat with steroids if it's really awful. Comes and goes if you wait it out. Pool aerobics are great for issues like this on the bad days. Discouraging..darn setbacks..sorry u r hurting.

Cry if you want to ......We've all been there. Heck, I'll even cry with you. Ok, Enough of that! Now...make this your turning point and...refuse to accept anything less than what YOU want.

Coffee...my guilty pleasure - and one I have absolutely no intention of giving up. I've had percolators, drip machines, K cups, French presses, steamers. I'll drink it plain, flavored, hot or iced, strong or not, Irish once in awhile. For breakfast, I'll take mine perked straight up. I have K cups on hand for quickies. I…

Oh! OH! (raising my hand..pick me..pick me....) I know the answer to this one!!! LOL I went from couch potato to dedicated gym rat. It can be VERY overwhelming. Free weights, aerobics, hydraulics, assorted weird machines. First I'd suggest u subscribe to a hardcore fitness magazine (I used to love Weider publications).…

Walllllll...SHIVER ME TIMBERS....It's me lucky day. Thanks to all me mateys! arg arg.

Yes! Are you volunteering to set up the test groups? LET"S DO OUR OWN STUDY!

Agreed. There should be specifics. Clean = unprocessed unprocessed as much as humanly possibly considering what we get from the grocery stores. Organic if available. what else???

Most of my family is in the medical field. I was a medical assistant and did nutritional counseling in the past. Here's my study. I've got FOUR years of logs, diaries, graph charts, and data to support my claim. I started off counted calories but didn't work. Why didn't 3-2=1 anymore? Following medical plan and more…

I'm so jealous. Used to LOVE lifting weights (have had to amend workouts). Cory Everson was my idol.. SO ANYWAY..... Yes,it's possible to see changes rapidly when you add weight resistance (especially with a trainer)--not so freaky- so keep up the great work BUT don't forget the cardio to balance it all out. A toned…

LOVE my mini rebounder. Get the banded kind that folds. Supposedly burns more than jogging. FUN!!!

Had to put my two cents worth in JUST FOR THE PIC...HAHHAHA!-- Oh btw, Kelly, you look very nice and laid back. Love the silvery hair:) Hey....yeah you!........ya got somethin against Disney hippos, man?!..... Ya want some of this?! (trying to make hippo fist to wave around in dismay)

I've read all these comments and nodded along in agreement. I like me but I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT BEING FAT!!! I want the outside me to reflect the inside me. I want to LOOK like I FEEL and I can't do that effectively being heavy. Might be different if people treated you the same either way but most of them don't and…

Didn't plan on doing the friend thing but I love to write and am motivated. So....anyone want to friend the old lady, feel free....:)

I've ignored my fair share of medical issues for economic and/or scheduling reasons but hey... If you were my daughter, I'd tell you this: I don't want to scare you....or maybe I do....allergic reactions are nothing to play around with. Hives = swelling. When you swell, your airways swell too. Immunity fluctuates so the…

Odd you would use the term "I let myself go". I really felt that's exactly what happened to me. I kept hearing women tell me they wished they had more time for themselves. At one point I knew I literally had let myself go. I was focused on everyone else.I'm not ashamed of that anymore and I won't let anyone else judge me.…

I'm among friends here. I don't mind. I'm 5'3" and presently down to 165 pounds. My highest weight has been well over 200 (twice) but I managed to lose and then maintain 120 pounds/size 8 for most of my adult life. Phew. There you have it. I just remembered. Has anyone been to the site called COCKEYED? There is a photo…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! How do you want this year to be different from the rest? Then decide how YOU want to celebrate. Personally I'd eat half the cake, call a few friends, and dance the night away (what cake calories?).

I lost over a hundred pounds TWICE in my life lowering carbs. I lost it quick (so much for the gain-it-all-back theories) and kept it off for long periods of time too. Now I've got to get back on track. These foods are low on the glycemic index. I don't have diabetes but my sister did (as a child) and the entire family…

(waving hi). I just joined too. I wanted to track it all. Have had more than my share of diet "adventures" and found that I've encountered more hurdles as I age (health issues/injuries/stress) so I set out to find exactly what is going to work for me - for always. A low carb way of eating is essential for me (not…