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We are currently experiencing 100 degree temps. As someone with hair down to my lower back, currently stuck up in a messy frizzy ponytail, I am currently envious of _anyone_ who can pull off a short cut. :tongue: I agree that some women can really pull off the look while it's just not so great on others. I think it's…

Thank you for the input. I may just try the Brazil Butt Lift. I usually know almost immediately if something will be bad for it and I like the fact that it's not a HUGE investment. If it strains my knee, I can always give it to someone else who wants to try it. I also really liked the Tracy Anderson video alli_baba linked.

Fresh Spinach Romaine Grape Tomatoes Avocados Cucumbers Unsweetened Almond Milk Unsweetened Coconut Milk Soy or Coconut Milk Creamer Cheese Cottage Cheese Lentils Nuts and/or Seeds (Almonds, Walnuts, Sunflower Seeds, etc.) Garbanzo Beans/Chickpeas Some Sort of Frozen Vegetables Steel Cut or Regular Oats Barley Quinoa Brown…

I'm glad you brought this up. Thank you! It happens to me, too. I can be WIDE awake before working out. Afterward, I get so sleepy my eyes sometimes burn. I typically work out around 5-7PM and it's often a struggle just to stay awake to get my normal nightly things done.

Ooooh...cycling. There's a thought! I have actually been looking at spinning bikes but I think a basic road or mountain bike may be more beneficial unless I REALLY crank up the tension on the spinner. My knee doesn't seem to mind cycling movement - It's more of a standard bend/straighten movement that causes me grief. I'm…

Well, there goes that. Heh. :) Therein lies my problem...

Ooh that's one I had not come across. Thank you!

For me, it was a mental change. I realized that I wanted to LIVE and not just exist. It was like coming out of a 10-year brain fog. I don't care what size you were - That's just horribly mean! You are strong, for turning that into something positive by doing something for your health. Your progress is phenomenal and I wish…

Fantastic! :smile:

This post just made me instantly feel a bit better. Thank you! :smile:

I'm just about 2 months in and started at 318.4. Feel free to add me, if you'd like!

The egg white, ham and cheese on Mornin' flatbread is 180: Egg White & Cheese (with ham) 180 calories 5g fat 12g protein 22g carbs The Mornin' flatbread sandwiches are smaller than the 6".

Thank you for putting into words what I think many of us may have been feeling. I know that this particularly struck a chord with me: "I am morbidly obese. Yes, I am doing something about it now, but I've done something about it before, got 'normal' and ended up here again. All I could think when I was reading those posts…

If fitting into pants like that isn't enough motivation to lose weight, I don't know what is! :wink: Thanks for the laughs...and the 80s memories! :laugh:

YES! As a matter of fact, I recently posted a thread about switching my food addictions. I went from a terrible fear of food and the reactions I had to it...to being addicted to planning healthy meals, reading recipes and even taking and looking at pictures of healthy foods. It's not the eating I get pleasure out of. It's…

I'm trying for 40% carbs, 30% protein, 30% fat (and limiting bad carbs and bad fats). On a side note, Italiana_xx79: Just a concern: Those fat, carb and protein limits only add up to 810 calories. 30 x 9 = 270 50 x 4 = 200 85 x 4 = 340 I just didn't want to see you set carb/fat/protein limits for yourself that are…

- Real Housewives (OC and NY) - Jerseylicious - Big Brother I also love The Amazing Race, but I don't feel guilty about that at all! :wink:

I hope I'm not too late! Why I Want To Get In Shape - I don't want to die from an obesity-related illness. - I want to leave my house without the fear that someone will comment on my weight. - I want to be the person on the outside that I feel like on the inside. Cliched as that may sound, I know that there is a creative,…

^^^^^^^^^^^ I think this is VERY important. Also, as others have also said, you are not alone. I am looking at a long road to a 200 pound loss, but I am trying to think of it in terms of 20s. Even my ticker shows 20 pounds at a time. I find this helps. Just remember the alternative. You can give up now and look back with…

Congratulations! You're an inspiration... :)

I am also confused by this. I have read the wrist size guidelines, but my wrist size changes with the amount of weight I am carrying. I believe I was once able to overlap my fingers just a bit around my wrist, but I was about 10. :tongue: I know my fingers were able to touch at some point in adulthood, so I am going with…

Don't hold back. How do you REALLY feel? :laugh: I agree, though. If the OP is only allowed to eat exactly what is listed, that is not a balanced diet. Is the majority of the protein coming from fat-free dairy? Ugh! ETA: The only way I see the logic in this plan is if it is some sort of elimination diet.

If people push, I just explain to them that I am being more careful about how I "spend" my calories. I don't want to waste them on something I don't particularly want. This will allow me to splurge on something I'd like to eat later.

Errr...strike that...reverse it. 40% carbs, 30% fats and 30% protein. :)

This is key. Any healthy way of eating can work, if it is sustainable for life. I feel that Atkins is healthy (when done correctly) and can be very beneficial to anyone who can stick with it FOREVER. I lost 92 pounds on Atkins, but I do not enjoy meat like other people tend to. Sometimes, I was literally nauseous at the…

Oooh...Great question, Jenbru, and great advice, anthony438! Thank you. :smile:

This may sound silly. The other day I was passing through a hallway and had to get by a small group of people. I didn't think I had enough room and started to get very self-conscious as I approached them. I said excuse me but they didn't move much. I gave it a shot and ended up waltzing through with room on both sides, to…

*sigh* This is really difficult to explain and I can only imagine it's hard for others to comprehend, not knowing what it's like. I have spent every day of my life since about the age of four fighting this. I would guess that a very large percentage of people going through this are in therapy for years and are trying to…

Okay I'm getting off the original topic again and I swore that I wouldn't...haha ___* -- Anyone with an eating disorder who is easily triggered should probably not read any further. --*___ Most, if not all, morbidly obese people likely make some poor choices along the way, but I don't feel they ever choose to eat…

Ha! Yes...that would be a choice...a choice called GIVING UP! :tongue: My initial comments were mostly a result of the direction the debate was taking and not the OP's question. I was giving the woman whose seat was moved the benefit of the doubt, based on my own experiences with my weight. As the discussion began to move…