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Can you make up your own routine to get yourself going for 20-30 minutes? If you're on pinterest there are tons of random workout ideas there, just make up your own :) This could be a great way for you to tone up areas that you usually ignore! I AM NOT A DOCTOR OR A TRAINER!! But I've been trying to do something like this…

It sounds like your puppy isn't getting enough play time/mental stimulation. Dogs LOVE to learn new things! I don't know if you have the time/energy for this, but what about trying something really strenuous like agility training? If you can't do that, what about working on teaching new tricks like roll over, fetch, etc…

Depending on what study you read, frozen veggies may actually be better for you since they are flash frozen at the peak of freshness, instead of being picked, then bounced around through several machines, onto a truck or two, and then sitting on the grocery shelf. Unfortunately, I'm a super picky eater and most of the…

I read on here once: eat better to look good in clothes, excercise to look good naked. Or something to that effect. Instead of reducing calories, try toning what you have, maybe with something like yoga or one of Jillian Michael's DVDs....either should help you tone up and reduce the jiggle. Good luck, and GREAT job so…

Thanks for the reminder! I've got a couple of pics of me from about 18 mos ago (way before MFP) and I HATE them. It doesn't help that they're around my sister's wedding, so I can't exactly burn them :( But, they are a really good reminder of how far I've come since last April if I'm having a bad day. BTW - keep up the…

I think I'm about to make crockpot BBQ chicken for dinner tonight....I love BBQ more than anything (besides cookies, maybe) and haven't had any in fooooorever. I've got some poblano peppers from my garden this summer, and I might throw in some jalepenos too.

Great job! Keep up the hard work, and I'm sure you'll be able to shave 10 sec off your time :)

I like Steve - he's amusing and ridiculously honest. Favorite part: Tomorrow never comes. Eventually never happens. Today. Now. Shut up and start.

Smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, and a roll. I'm not a fan of most holiday foods, they're too heavy and make me go into a food coma if I eat too much. Probably some wine too... Will be with the in-laws, so definitely wine :drinker:

I'm NOT a doc, but it sounds like you have an ear infection. If you have a heating pack, warm it up and put in on your hurting ear. That should help the pain/ringing til tomorrow, and you won't have to pay out the ear for the acute care place on a Sunday. Hope you feel better soon!

Figure this out BEFORE you say I Do. Otherwise you will be fighting about it for years and years, because he thinks you're starting to come around to having kids, and you think he's starting to be ok with not having kids and then BAM you're in the biggest fight ever. Every 6 months. I don't want kids, never have. I'm 28…

I plan on pre-entering my food as much as possible, so that I already know what I can (and can't!) have at the many lunches, dinners, and parties we always go to. Luckily everyone normally serves the same things every year, so I should know what's lurking :)

You can do this!! Go kick some @$$ :flowerforyou:

Scars on my face from headbutting a windshield during a head-on collision 3 mos after I turned 16. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT. Scar on my arm from baking a pizza while drunk. Scar on my other arm from trying to iron a shirt - now I always use the dry cleaners or wear wrinkled clothes :) Scars on my hands from random cuts…

Are you eating your excercise calories back during the week? (You should be :) ) Unless you're literally laying on the couch from Friday evening until Monday morning, you should be ok staying within your 1430 cals I would think. If you notice that your weight loss is slowing down, try decreasing your weekend cal 1330…

I graduated w/ a BS is Marketing in 2007....I have never had a marketing job. What exactly do you want to do in marketing? If you want to design product packaging, etc I would suggest that you go more for a design degree.

*hugs* :flowerforyou: Breathe. As long as you're not over by a lot every single day, you should still see a loss on weigh in day. Just chalk this up as an oopsie and move on. It will be ok, honest! *hugs again*

I would add the cals from the Crystal Light into your diary - but then I try to log every single thing I eat or drink, besides water. For water, I keep a tally on the cup I'm drinking out of (I work at an office job, so I sit ALL day) so I have a general idea of where I am for the day, but I always forget to log it in my…

That's awesome - hooray for you!!

First of all, *HUGS* You are wonderful and worth all the effort you're putting into yourself. Do. Not. Give. Up. It sounds like you have enough negative people in your life without beating your own self up. It's really hard, but you have to stop yourself from beating yourself up. Next time you catch yourself thinking mean…

Great job! These things will add up for you :)

[/quote] I need to put a post it on my desk to remind myself to check my posture! [/quote] Set an appointment in your work email so that a few times a day, you get a pop up that says, "Sit up straight!"

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That's awesome - way to go!!

Log it and try again tomorrow. Don't give up! Look at it this way: if you're set at a goal of losing 1# per week, you've got a 500 cal deficit EVERY DAY. So as long as you're not consistently going over your goal by 500 cals, you're going to still lose weight. You won't lose as fast as if you stick to your MFP goal, but…

Can you go for a quick walk before hubby gets home? I've found that if I work out in the evenings, it's a lot easier to have a small dinner. Also try planning your meals out a couple of days in advance, that way you'll know what you can/can't eat during the day.

Hooray for you!!!

It will slow you down, but you should continue to lose. Try to make better decisions on the weekends: instead of having a plate of hot wings while watching football, eat something healthy before you go and then have 1-2 wings.

LOVED this movie - kind of awkward w/ the parentals. I don't really like having to explain cross-dressing to my dad :)

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