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Welcome back, prairienewf! It's nice to see you! I'm glad your vacation was great. Back home and back to work.....you can do this! I'm guessing some of that weight will melt off within days. You can do this!

Me too! Will do and will report......a day late and hopefully an inch or so short!

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cajun Sunshine.

You can do this without a big block of time for a workout. Take 10 or 15 minutes whenever you can and do, whether it's a quick walk or job, part of an exercise dvd, push-ups or jumping jacks.....whatever. Watch your calorie intake and stay within goal. That is much easier to do if eating plenty of veggies. Heathy eating is…

I'm only 5'2: and have a small frame.

136 today. 134 *is* posssible by Thanksgiving, and 130 *is* possible by Christnas........trying very hard to stay motivated! Is it next week that we measure again?

non-fat cottage cheese run through the blender with dill, veggie soup mix, onion soup mix or whatever strikes your fancy. mmmmm

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GO!

Yep, it's cold outside so it's harder to make myself walk (and we haven't hit COLD yet!!) and I am drinking the water and freezing for it. Tea is more of an effort, but I do love it. I do also sweeten it, so I don't drink very much tea. :( I am finding that I have to eat less to stay under goal because I'm *not* exercising…

I just looked at my "In five weeks you will weigh......." note and realized I could TOTALLY be down to 130 by Christmas! I am motivated again - going for it!

I was 24 pounds heavier last year AND I lived in OK. This year I am in WI. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Got mine in with the 7 year old. She was happy that I wanted to stop and smell the roses this time, too!

smart man. I'm in.....it's a very good reminder.

Forgot to check in here yesterday! I lost one pound - down to 136!!!!!!!! I am thrilled! 21 pounds to go to my goal weight. Push ups......okay, will work on working up to 50!

LOL I can relate. My youngest showed me how she could exercise, "just like you, Mommy!" and proceeded to do sit-ups and leg lifts. She did MUCH better than me, by the way. But then she got up, lifted her shirt, and excitedly said, "See how fat my tummy is getting, just like yours??!" Okay, so maybe I should cut back on the…

I have no idea, and I'm having company.....

This. If no water is coming in, it won't force the water in the bowl to go down.

I'm a massage therapist. I would not be here if getting the right kind of massage would slim me down! The package is expensive, and comes with great advice about diet and exercise to go along with the massages. Together, they work. Get a massage for muscle aches and pains, for relaxation, for stimulating lymph…

Veggies can be run through the blender and incorporated into just about anything. I've put them in meatloaf (salmon loaf too), omelets, homemade breads, meat pies......start with small amounts, add herbs for further flavor disguising, and enjoy!

When I was in high school, nobody had ever shown me HOW to study. I made efforts, but was not effective at it. My grades were generally Bs so nobody thought anything of it, I guess. I was a hard worker by nature, but I can definitely understand how and why kids would give up on studying if they really don't know HOW. That…

Diced and thrown into a chicken/veggie stir fry; diced and thrown into omelets, stuffed with meatloaf and baked, as a pizza topping (I do a drag-it-through-the-garden pizza) in my Thai soup.....sliced and with other veggies and dip. I have a ton of these and several other pepper varieties all diced and frozen, ready to use…

Sleep? We're supposed to sleep?

Good evening, from a not-so-young self-employed woman! You can do this!!! And I mean succeed in business AND in a healthy lifestyle!

137, same as last week. I've mostly stayed under goal but have slacked on the exercise. And enjoyed some halloween candy the last few days. But holding steady and hoping for a loss next week!!

No. I am not friends with my ex. I will never be friends with my ex-husband. He has a propensity towards violence, particularly towards me and our children, and I allow no contact whatsoever between him & myself. It's why I am still alive. I dated a guy who was friends with his ex. I didn't think it was an issue - they've…

I am so sorry. Having lost 4 babies, I remember how hard it was to deal with people and their babies. I LOVE babies, I wanted to love specific babies, but it was just too hard to think of anything but the baby I no longer had. I shared a due date with a friend, then had a 23 week stillbirth.....it took me 4 months to hold…

Must be. I get it and I don't know the OP!

It's actually a good stretch. Maybe your feet NEED that stretch, and that's why you do it?

Reeses Peanut Butter Cup. I wanted one soooooo bad tonight when I was at walmart and picked up candy for tomorrow, but I resisted. If I'd bought a bag of those....they'd be gone by now!