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Tiffany did great and helped me stay focused! Being the ones to represent everyone sure does motivate you to do your best--wonderful challenge!

PW 152 CW 148!! The stars aligned for me & it couldn't happen at a better time! Tiffany did great. I hope together we got it done for the Team!

Oooooh baby--look at those arm cuts! I love great triceps on anyone! :love:

Yes! definitely naked. also before water, coffee, eyedrops..after blowing nose if possible. A tad obsessive, I admit, but it gives me consistency & removes excuses.

Hey looking good there, Dude! and congrats not only on your progress, but also on being willing to share your photo (not to mention figuring out how to do it--that's what took me the longest! ) keep it up! I've been off the deep end lately, but may have figured out why I've been craving sweets. I mean more than usual,…

Ok, the pressure is ON! Representing the team is somehow more important than just doing it for myself!

PW: 149 CW: 152 :cry: that's what I expected after the week I've had. I have not been very good to myself this week, looked to sweets for comfort during stress. Also, I always bounce up & down, so it's like the stock market--think long term! I see I'm not alone in this boat this week. I think we can all do better next…

oooh! ooooh! I figured this out last week and am excited to share! on the Photobucket album for the picture you want, click on Edit, then I think it's Advanced Edit or something similar. In the top right there is a slider bar showing the percentage it is now, so use it to shrink to a smaller size. be sure to save it. I had…

I too was skeptical but have been converted. I do need the cover with my Kindle to keep me from hitting the turn-page buttons while I read, because I read in bed in all sorts of twisted and reclining postures. I say "my" Kindle but my DH has taken it over--he has neurological problems and it's SO much easier to hold for a…

nothing funny for you--still on my 1st cup of coffee--but one thing that got me over the Cranks was this: tell my DH and any other close person, and the parrots too (they are quite sensitive to moods) that I am cranky and on the edge, and if I bite their heads off please ignore me because it's not them, it's me being on…

as soon as it's a bit easier (not necessarily easy) bump it up to 12 lbs. You may be amazed at what you are actually able to lift! Just watch your form--lower weight with good form is much better (and safer) than higher wt if you can't maintain the form. Enjoy the burn!

try this: go to your Photobucket album, and look at the list under the photo you want to post. the last one should start with IMG. copy and paste that link, and once it's pasted change the capital IMG to lower case img and that should do it. If I can figure this out I'm sure you can-you look like a smart girl!

PW: 151 CW: 149!! finally broke into the 140's! have been stuck up & down 3 lbs but could not seem to break into the magic 149, now 6 weeks or so later it moved! I also know that it will waver back and forth again, but this 149 was REAL and totally exciting and motivating! isn't it odd how you feel more motivated to work…

I like it a lot, it has such a real-sugar taste that I can sprinkle it on fruit for a dessert and it has no aftertaste. I have read that some people have taste-receptors that make it taste bitter, so apparently you either like it or you don't based on your biology. I can get mine at any grocery or walmart, and I live in a…

I have some growing for the first time, but what do you do once it's grown? how do you get the sweetness out of the leaves and into your foods?

Yes, go to YouTube and watch this video! It has really kept me motivated since I saw it. You'll feel like you can do anything once you've seen it!

Me too! and I do radio for a living, so MFP ought to ask me to set up some radio advertising here in Mississippi! After all, we ARE still #1 in all the things you don't want to be: adult AND child obesity, diabetes, etc.! Call Me! *makes phone with fingers & holds it to ear*

Thanks! I appreciate your support for my shameless invitation for praise! :laugh: Best of all is how much better I feel, inside and out!

tears ARE streaming down my face like the song says...Incredible & Awesome!

my regular breakfast is 1/2 cup of Kashi Go Lean & 1/3 cup of All Bran Buds with either strawberries or a banana. works for me, but then "too sweet" is a concept I don't really understand!

This is a trick right? no way that can be the same guy in the After pic!:noway: Seriously, you look so much younger now I honestly would not connect those 2 pix.

PW: 151 CW: 151 :explode: Disappointed for Beach Bums and for myself--I was sure this week was so much better and it would show on the ______ scale (fill in the expletive of your choice)

NOOOO, not the tiny baby polar bear cub!! I surrender! Now I'll be all warm and mushy all day long!! But I think the puppy on the right is upset about his relationship with his SO

Just pulling my head out of my a** after a series of ....well, Life happens, right? climbing back on the ol' wagon and starting workouts again. Shoulder injury seems to be healed enough so there shouldn't be a problem now. Can't believe it's already May--this year is already a third gone!! Quote for the day: A year from…

dont fret over not having the images--you got the information to us, and that's what really matters. Take care of your neck!:flowerforyou:

I was thinking about doing Atkins for about a month to break thru this stuck place, then going back to a more reasonable approach. No way I could do it long-term but it would be nice to see a quick loss, for whatever reason. I'm thinking it would be easier to maintain it once I'm there. Agree? Disagree?

Jazz! it's a hybrid of gala and one other, either Braeburn or Fuji, I forget which. My fav! DH prefers Honeycrisp. and plain ol' Red Delicious just don't do it for me anymore--spoiled I guess!

Your profile pix are only head shots but you honestly look like your own younger happier sister. 55bs is a LOT to lose. It took more than a few months to gain all the extra weight, & you're in this for the long haul. Decide if you want to increase the intensity of your workouts or try new activities to shake up your body.…

I am my only obstacle, the rest is just EXCUSES

I use their chocolate protein powder for a nice tasty milkshake with almond milk & frozen bannana, and I buy Ready-To-Drink little one-serving cartons of AdvantEdge Carb Control for after workouts and as a nice snack, but I buy mine at Walmart or Walgreens-usually somebody has them on sale. My GNC guy is very helpful about…