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I work my exercise into my commute. I have a 30 minute walk to my bus in the morning, and about a 10 minute walk in the afternoon. If I leave early, I can add another 20 in the morning, and another 10 in the afternoon, to further bus-stops.

Glad you felt so! Please add your own!

Two words: Doggie Bag Portion sizes are insane, so portion them up. If you're paying for it, you might as well enjoy it, even if it takes a few days.

My favourite is Ligeia, followed by the Fall of the House of Usher. It's my mom's bday, too. :)

We had a huge renovation at the local Wal-Mart.. and I hadn't shopped there much BEFORE this, but I refuse to step foot in it, since. I'm fortunate enough to be able to put my money towards local businesses... and I'm also very fortunate that we have a local farmer's market that has SUPER-cheap produce, which is locally…

No, not really. Just honest, matter-of-factness.

Just a quick thought- for all of their 'simplicity'.... that's what attracts me to men. I've dated men and I've dated women. Men are much easier, for me as a woman, to handle. Women are complicated. We have hormone surges. Two women together, whose periods line up with each other, are, in my experience, a ticking time…

I just plugged an otherwise pretty-healthy pita into my counter. Oh my god, the sodium! I'm shocked. Stupid sodium.

What is Dave and Buster's? What movies?

Wootwoot, Victoria BC here!

Married to a man, but bi. Consider myself queer.

I haven't had weight GAIN from my antidepressants (which I'm not using as an antidepressant- they were prescribed for migraine management, as I'm a chronic migraineer), but I HAVE noticed that the rate at which I've been losing weight seriously pulled up. I used to lose 3 lbs a week. Now lucky if one. But, I'll keep on…

I don't drink that often. Probably every five or six weeks, I'll drink. However, when I drink, I DRINK. Usually tequila. Last time I drank, it was 11 shots of tequila in an evening, giggling and trading stories with my similarly knackered friends. I tracked the cals for every single shot, and I have absolutely no guilt.…

I'm in. :) Starting a bit late, but yeah. I'm in. Height: around 5'8 (there's debate, with my doctors) Weight starting this challenge: 313.6 Goal: lose 30 lbs by Labour Day. Goal Weight: 283 lbs. It will be my lowest weight in about 8 years. May 3: NIX May 11: Challenge for this week: Get to the gym. Just get there. Do it.…

It is the meal you have to 'break the fast', and it is the meal that kicks off your metabolism for the day. I would enter it as breakfast.

V8. Seriously. Gives you your veggies, and lots of vitamins, and it's not THAT bad, calorie-wise.

My mom's in the same boat- breast cancer survivor, and has been kicking her own butt for months- she did a six month study with exercise, diet, weigh-ins, yada yada yada... she is part of a rowing team (this just started a few weeks ago), and walks EVERYWHERE, sometimes 20-30 kms in a day, at a fast pace (she's 6' tall and…

First and foremost, regarding you: Yes, you should love yourself just the way you are. AND THAT BEING SAID, You should pursue your health BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOURSELF. You are beautiful as you are now. You will be beautiful in a more svelte body. The difference is that in the more svelte body, you will be healthier than you…

First, I'm sorry about what you're going through. Second- do you have any girl friends who could come over for some time. Thirdly, I injured my back a few years ago, and had to have 10 weeks of bed rest. 10 weeks. I went nuts from boredom. But my back healed. Little walks, means going to the bathroom, and getting something…

Thanks. *smiles* I'm naturally dirty blonde, but get bored, so I change it up. I'll start the search for a new doctor on the weekend. I just have too much on my plate today.

I started seeing this man almost 9 years ago.. just after I started dating my now-husband. He's had me as a patient for almost a decade. He knows how stubborn, and how dedicated I am. All I need is some encouragement.

Funny, actually- the amitryptaline 50mg dose wasn't helping my head... but my husband found the effect on my mood to be instant and dramatic- suddenly I was a sunnier person, and not as edgy, or cranky, or flat out b*tchy about the pain... I hadn't realized just how hard I was to be around.. so I'm grateful that they've…

*smile* Y'know what gets me?! I AM basically healthy. Yes, I have a low immune system, which I've had since birth- has to do with lack of breastfeeding, and a couple other things. YES, I have Migraines. But my blood is perfect. My heart is perfect. I'm above average intelligence. I can exercise well. I am basically…

Yeah, and instead of talking about botox, acupuncture, naturopath for the migraines, he pushed more pills. And he knows I want to do it on my own. He just doesn't believe I can. Said that flat out yesterday. Someone once told me that "the best revenge is living well". I think it's rather apt, just this moment.

Y'all have me in tears at my desk.

Thanks, JSC and Samantha... I'm just struggling.

What a slap in the face, eh? No. Just that quack.

It is REALLY hard to come by a new doctor in this town that's taking patients, unless you're geriatric, or pregnant.

I'm on amitryptaline. If after 6 weeks, this doesn't work, then we'll try topamax. However, I read that topamax has a sulfa in it... and I tend to be allergic to sulfa... which is why we tried amitryptaline first.

I didn't read the whole thread, but... wanted to contribute this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Zombies Pride and Predujice and Zombies. Hilarious read. Hard to get into, I found, but then couldn't put it down about a third of the way in.