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I don't know why people act that way. Maybe his mother held him too much as an infant. With some folks, you just don't know. :)

Jell-o Brand Flan has 140 calories a serving... not too tough to make and tastes pretty good! You can always make them in individual sizes and reduce the size of the serving.

whipped cream on pie. or on ice cream...

Depending on what you want the outcome to be... perhaps show them a photo of you at the age they are at now... a photo of you where you were a the top of your game, in-style, looking great. Now 10-20-30- years later... is that in style now? If I HAD to always wear my hair, make-up, clothes etc. like that every day for the…

Name/ real name: maryfullofgrace Current Weight: 139.5 Challenge Goal Weight: 123.5 01/02: 139.5 01/09: 01/16: 01/23: 01/30: <<<135>>> 02/06: 02/13: 02/20: 02/27: <<<130>>> 03/05: 03/12: 03/19: 03/26: 04/02: 04/07: <<<123.5t>>>

Agree whole heartedly. You can eat a whole lot more food if you make it yourself. And you probably will like it much better. If you do opt for Lean Cuisine, go across the aisle in the frozen food section and pick up a HUGE bag of frozen vegetables and add 2 cups to your lunch. Lean Cuisines don't put many vegetables in any…

I would love to be in. Put me down for 15!

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174 lbs.

You look great! What a nice gift to yourself! Keep taking the pictures along the way. If you ever plateau (and I hope you don't) those pictures are great motivation to get you through those nasty plateau weeks.

She's 12. You are more than twice her age. Don't worry about it. Go, be an adult.

The reason why you measure it raw is because it absorbs water in the cooking process. The more you cook it the more water it absorbs and the "larger" the portion gets. I often like my oats not so thick so I add 1 1/2 times the amount of water when cooking it. So I am still only eating the same amount it just takes up more…

I used to work grocery back many, many years ago and in some stores this was common practice. At the same store, back when you sent film off-site for processing, I had a customer who got UP IN MY FACE screaming at the top of his lungs about his pictures because the sky wasn't as blue in the pictures as it was on his trip.…

It's just my opinion, but if you are struggling to lose more, think about what is happening. You are doing all you are doing and maintaining. So this is what the future will be for you to maintain this weight. Can you live with it? Do you want to have to eat less or move more? You are in a healthy range for your height at…

This is more a question for your doctor, not your yoga teacher. It could be mild tendinitis. It also could be "female related". Sometimes ovarian pain radiates out to the hip area. It also could be pain from a lodged kidney stone "crystal" in the ureter, arthritis, a number of things. A yoga instructor would not be able to…

I took a peek at your diary. Not too many days back, just the last few. Try to eat more frequently, and cook your own food. Don't rely on restaurants to make the smart choices for you. Buy some tangerines, stick one or two in your purse, snack on them. Bag up some raw almonds, about 14 of them in a little bag, along with…

I weigh pretty often, at least once a day. I like to see the fluctuations and I don't let them go to my head and get all freaked out by them. The headache could be from several things. A lot of times it is from not properly hydrating yourself. Eat those calories! That should help too!

Number one, you are beautiful and smart. Number two you already are cooking from scratch! You are a lot further ahead than you realize!!! I am not on a "Diet". I am just measuring out what I eat, and logging the calories, trying to stay within the calorie range as set out by this program. Simple, cheap, don't have to make…

Step away from the snack table and go sit outside with the smokers.

Just for spite, do yours on Grass-Fed Beef. Blow her right out of the water...

Happened to me too, not with the weight control ones but with One a Day Max. I don't normally take vitamin supplements. I felt so awful about 5 minutes after I took them I had to lay down, and even that didn't help the nausea. My husband who is a vitamin taker was really taken aback and said, "How in the world can vitamins…

Udail51, Sorry my computer was just about out of battery last night when I posted so I had to hit "post" really quickly before it shut off! I am so proud of your 119 pound loss! That is simply wonderful! When I was at my heaviest I would stand "backwards" on the scale at the doctor's office. The medical assistant would…

Udail51! Wow! You have really accomplished a lot!

When he comes home he has to turn all the lights in the house on. All of them.

Most of my posts are edited because I after I post, I read it again and find a mistake. I go back and correct it.

Everyone thinks about and prepares for the day they think they will die, when they should prepare for each day they live.

What great news! I was just praying for your friend and thought I would check to see if there was an update!

"Grow Old Along with Me" by Mary Chapin Carpenter -- John Lennon also did it, but Mary's version is sweeter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7x5B0DoXpQ&feature=related

When we are about to eat, we "clink" forks or spoons before we start eating, like how some folks clink glasses together before a drink.

Don't be frustrated. 1 or 2 pounds is a reasonable amount. It would be great if we all could lose weight in big chunks. But reality is 1 or 2 pounds in 3 weeks is reasonable and I would be thrilled with a loss of a pound a week!