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My husband, who is a super hottie, met and married me when I was over 330 pounds. The thing is, *I* think I'm beautiful. Ok, ok. I know that this is a biased analysis and that I may come off a bit conceited, but I have NEVER wanted for a boyfriend at any size. My personal opinion is that my confidence is attractive in and…

Graham crackers. If I open a sleeve, I eat a whole sleeve. I don't buy them anymore.

Dried beans and rice can replace your ramen noodles for about the same cost but TONS more nutritional value. My family of 4 can eat TWICE on a pot of redbeans that costs about $2.50 when you include the rice and the bellpepper and onion used for seasoning.

I don't do it at set intervals because I save it for when the scale is being a jerk. That way I don't get all frustrated and despondent and want to quit if I'm not losing pounds because I can clearly see a loss in inches. My only sadness is that MFP doesn't automatically broadcast your inches lost the way they do pounds…

Old Navy and WalMart is where I got all my running stuff. Danskin shirts in the wickable fabric go to at least 3xl because I have one in my gym bag.

I mostly turn to food to hide my pain.

My name is Marti. I geek out over numbers. My favorite is 13, but I have a penchant for all prime numbers and most perfect squares. As a result, I'm pretty much overlooking my 35th birthday and gearing up for Karaoke Marti Gras on 2/13/13 when I will make 36. Ahh. That even SOUNDS better than 35. Not nearly as good as 17.…

He will notice, but they are delicious anyway. My husband and I often say that the veggie substitutes are delicious and would be more delicious if you weren't expecting them to taste like the item they are substituting. We throw them in stirfry and stuff like that. The only thing I wouldn't do is simmer or boil them.…

Crazy does not begin to describe it over here, but I'm so glad I've met y'all and wouldn't want any of you to feel that I was ditching you. I''m definitely in!

I will be doing TurboJam Cardio Party Mix 3 when I get home. It is a high-impact dancing/kickboxing video with club(bish) music in the background. Loads of fun. The whole video including warm-up and cool down is about 50 minutes. I am grateful for my husband who is totally cooperative about the shift in morning duties…

I hit 17 miles today. I'm probably going to have to take tomorrow off, but I'll be back at it on Sunday!

LOL, non-reader. The conclusion is that running burns almost twice as many net calories as walking the same distance because you essentially are jumping up and down when you run much more than you do when you walk.

I'm 11 miles in and looking forward to tomorrow. Cheers! :drinker:

Agreed. And so are the chik-n patties. Also, I like the Boca All-American flame grilled burgers and so do my kids.

I'm in!! I ran 113 miles in October and am hoping for a repeat. :wink:

I posted this NSV on my status, but I'll post it here, too, since that is also one of our weekly challenges and I might not be guaranteed another. In October I ran more than 113 miles! Yipee!

Do you eat Tofurkey? Also, I think the Friday exercise challenge is TOO cute. I've been so run-focused recently that it'll be fun to be forced to pull out one of my old videos. Nice job. Thanks, ladies!

Don't panick. It's not a plateau yet. I run a lot and I find that I might lose 5 pounds one week, but much smaller amounts or none at all in others. It is averaging out to be about 2 pounds a week which is fine by me.

I did the dishes and cleaned the bathroom even though it was my husband's turn. And I didn't even mention it to him. If that ain't kindness I don't know what is. ;) Recipe: Baked bananas 1 tablespoon of butter (melted) 4 ripe bananas peeled and cut lengthwise into strips (3-4 strips per banana) cinnamon half a lemon pastry…

Trophy looks good. I'm not jealous or anything.

I picked up trash off the neutral ground (median) yesterday, and today I bought breakfast for a homeless woman. I don't give money to pandhandlers, but if someone asks for food and it is within my power to get it, I do.

Anytime Fitness is great. I really appreciate how much you're trying to stay committed to the team. IMO, if you get it in, great! If not... I understand. Life happens and you have been one committed trooper! :flowerforyou:

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What's your Get Pumped music when you workout? Mine changes all the time, but today it was "American Boy." Such a silly song, but when it came on I totally wanted to dance and upped the treadmill speed in response.

Spinach Salad 2 parts soy sauce, 1 part balsamic vinegar, 1 part olive (or sesame) oil and garlic to taste. Throw in raw baby spinach. Mix it up. Yum.

I buy all meat at Whole Foods because I feel a little better about the way that it was raised. Also, it's pretty sweet to have a butcher. He'll do things like debone the chicke for you at no extra cost or cut away the fat off beef before he weighs it. Also, they make their own chicken sausage in house. So many varieties,…

You are so beautiful and always have been.

Yeah! Congrats to you for that, Lori!

Jess, your star is shining bright. :heart: Good job!!!!

I almost cried, too! That's wonderful!