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I just finished 3 months of PT, meeting with my trainer once a week. I agree with what everyone's saying - you can probably work with your trainer to figure out a schedule. Just a few things I wish I had known: 1) Warm up before you meet with your trainer (or else they'll spend 5-10 minutes warming up - taking away from…

Born & raised! Grew up in Bay City, graduated from CMU and now living in Farmington Hills. I love Pure Michigan... long weekend vacations are fun in Ludington, Traverse City, Tawas. Kayaking, canoeing, boating, hiking, tubing, wine tasting!...so much to do. In the winter, I spend a lot of time at the gym =)

Accutane (supposedly) is supposed to fix the internal problem. It shuts your oil glands (practically) off for 6 months. I paid $10 per month for mine (doesn't include monthly dermatologist costs or lab costs) and that's WAY less than I'll spend on $50 ProActive over a lifetime, LoL. If you want to concentrate on "curing"…

You said don't want to resort to Accutane, but have looked into at all? I had moderate acne all through high school and it got worse in college. Finally, at 23, I went to a Dermatologist and he put me on Accutane last summer. It was the best thing I've ever done for my skin. I was on it April 2011 until September 2011 and…

24 yr. 5'3" Pear shaped -___- SW: 130 CW: 125 GW: 120 Add me if you're close! I have an open diary as well. Always looking to see what others are eating =)

Pandora stations are amazing. I enjoy the variety. Workout, 90's, Ke$ha are all good ones :)

This is AWESOME. I've also decided that God (or whoever) gave me thick legs and a small chest as a advantage to RUN like a m*therf**ker!

Ore Ida makes frozen sweet potato fries. Not the healthiest but they're under 200 calories for 22 fries & they're super yummy with a little garlic salt and pepper.

Peanut butter & jelly on wheat bread, coconut greek yogurt, cinnamon & brown sugar almonds, banana, nature valley granola bars and a piece of dark chocolate with almonds. 827 calories later...I'm full :D

Being 24 and 2 years out of college, I can still say I party. In college though, it was 3-4 times a week drinking. Like drinking until I can't remember (blacking out). Very unhealthy, little exercise and I put on about 15 pounds throughout my 4 years. Now, I do not drink at all during the week. I'll go out 1 night on the…

Thank you a TON! Awesome detailed response, you ROCK!!! :flowerforyou: :happy:

Thank you for the response!!

Similar question: I have ground turkey that I put in the refrigerator to dethaw yesterday... does anyone know how long before I have to use it?

I try to drink as much water as I possibly can at work. (at least 6 glasses) Due to this, I have to use the restroom like every half hour!! I'm sure my co-workers think I'm crazy by now :laugh:

A girl I work with (who is my age) and thinks it's funny to brag about the amount of food she always eats. Seriously, when we go out to lunch, she'll order a huge sub, chips, cookie, AND freakin' milkshake. She always eats free stuff our office offers (like muffins, doughnuts). While I'm over here all like... awesome…

bump... I have the same problem :sad:

bump!

My boyfriend was joking around with his friend at a party (I was about 10 feet away) and said "Damn look at the butt on that chick!" (referring to me) His friend didn't realize it was me and said "Too big for me" ...I overheard this convo and wanted to cry. What was so hurtful is that our friend was just giving his honest…

I LOOOOVE MiO! Especially the Green Monster Energy. They have a coupon for $1 off on their FB page right now too :happy:

Veggie Straws. 38 straws = 140 cals. SOOO GOOD!

I would wonder why it's in my pocket and then pay on a bill..... =P ^^ This.

I completely agree with this. This is what I do: Walk @ 4.0 for .25 miles Run @ 6.7 for .75 miles Walk @ 4.0 for .25 miles Run @ 6.4 for .25 miles Walk @ 4.0 for .10 mies And I keep alternating until I hit my goal (whether it's 2 miles or 5 miles). I've discovered a love for running doing it this way.

24 years young. 5'3" SW: 130 CW: 128 GW: 120 UGW: 117 1600 daily cals. Workout 4-5 times per week. I run 2-5 miles + toning. I'm mostly trying to maintain, however, I'm going on a houseboat in May and want to look rockin' in a bikini! Haha.

Run, walk combo to get my heart rate up. If I run for too long I feel like my heart will burst! :explode:

Do it for yourself. No one else.

Alli is the only FDA approved 'diet pill' -- everything else is use at your own risk. Your body is a temple and should be treated that way. If you're not 100% sure of how your body will react to a pill, seriously, don't do it =( Like many have said, the healthy way to lose weight is from eating clean, exercising and…

Thank you! Your pictures are very inspirational!!

I hadn't thought of increasing my calories but I'll give it a try! Thank you so much for helping.

I'd like to get rid of some love handles, thin my thighs & slim down the booty (ultimate goals). Working out is not really doing the trick. If I lost those last 5 pounds, perhaps I'll feel like I've accomplished something. After 2-3 months of hard work, I feel like I've accomplished nothing =/ that's the most frustrating…

This is sort of unrelated but I add liquid water enhancer (MiO) to my H2O & it helps me drink a TON more! But yes agreed, more water cooler runs, more bathroom breaks = I feel like an old lady with a bladder problem. At least I know I'm doing my body good.