groovyfirechick

I was weighing every day and it was making me nuts so I had my bf hide the scale while I was at work. Haven't thought about it since and the urge to weigh is gone.

Time to throw the kid out of the house and give him a reality check! Sounds like he needs a lesson in respect, manners, and a dose of reality.

I'm 5'7" and 195 lbs at last weigh in (2 weeks ago) and I'm a size 16. Want to get down to 150 lbs.

So sad but so true. I'm glad my boyfriend likes me the way I am and I don't have to worry about trying to find a man because I am not the "ideal" body type. I work primarily around men so it will be interesting to see if any of them say anything as my weight loss continues.

I got married when I was 26...we had been dating for just a year (and had only known each other for that year) and the marriage only lasted 16 months. We have been divorced for 4 years now and I never see/talk to him/don't care where he is. Nasty divorce and no kids. Looking back on it now we shouldn't have gotten…

I'm craving tacos.....my worst habit is eating french fries.....all the damn time! :)

I was also going to suggest raising your calories. I know it was IMPOSSIBLE for me to get my on 1200 a day. I am doing the eat more to lose more philosophy and although I haven't weighed myself in a week I feel like I am losing weight and I am never hungry (actually it's hard to eat all the calories some days). Own up,…

you just made my day by posting that!! thanks! :)

I'd consult a doc if I were you. Sounds like you aren't eating enough and may have an electrolyte imbalance. Take it seriously. I'd say start eating back all of your exercise calories and drink plenty of fluids. When you speak to the doc have him run a blood panel. I was tired all the time and came to find out that my iron…

Long Island, NY!

I didn't give up anything. If I want something I will work it into my calorie count. Even it's it just a little (like 2 hershey's kisses) I will have it. I find it works better for me this way and I don't feel deprived! :)

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every time I try to post pics they never come out. I have tried everything everyone has told me to do and it never works. I gave up trying to post pics. They need to come up with an easier system that actually works!

If you don't want kids that is your decision and anyone else should keep their negative thoughts to themselves. Better to decide now that you don't want kids than to have them and regret them for the rest of your life! I know plenty of people who don't have kids and they are perfectly happy with that decision. Personally,…

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I LOVED my skip it! I wonder if they still make them?!

I'm a volunteer firefighter and AEMT. I also hang out with my friends at drum circles and play my bodhran (irish frame drum).

Now there is a creative father!! :D

you look fantastic! congrats!

I work night shifts regularly and used to eat a lot of junk but I am getting better at not eating as much. Well done and keep it up!

Thanks so much for the clarifications. According to the numbers I am supposed to be eating 1955 calories a day?! I can't imagine that to be right but that's how the math came out. I guess if I eat the right types of food I will give it a go and see how I do! :)

so going to try this! thanks for the idea!!

The bicyclist that ride on our country roads up here like to ride 3 and 4 wide and take up the whole road. It's annoying. Those people I will honk at! You sound like you are following the rules so thats ok! People need to be careful around bikers....we pick them up off the road and take them to the hospital when people hit…

you are eating it so you have to add it to your calorie intake. then put in your exercise calories.

have a cheat day once in awhile! :)

I work night shifts so my day is backwards from "the norm". I usually have 2 meals a day and then 2 snack. Usually mid shift I will have a snack (2-3am) at the end of my shift (6-7am) I will eat my first meal....2 tablespoons of peanut butter, or a cereal bar and some fruit. I wake up around 4pm and have my 2nd meal (a…

I'm from the north shore of Long Island, NY...everyone assumes that we are rich, snobby, and live in huge houses. Also it's NY so apparently we also ALL work in Manhattan, are rude, and drive too fast/aggressively. :)

I put a little bit of butter and cinnamon! YUMMY!!!! :)

Sounds like shin splints to me! http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/shin-splints Rest for a few days and see if it gets better.

Boy am I glad we have a gym at our firehouse and I don't have to join a public gym! Most of the time I am alone while I work out!! :)