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Those shoulders!

I'm in! 20lbs is about what I have left to lose!!! Anyone can add me :)

Thank you all for your advice and encouragement! It's much appreciated! :-)

FABULOUS how far you've come! You should be very proud of yourself, keep up the hard work!

I've been reading through some of the replies and I'm laughing so hard it actually hurts! Love it! For myself...yeah, can't come up with much, I love all things girly, and other than I rarely cry, can't come up with anything else!

Why would it be awhile? Go use one in a store....

I used to live up in the twin cities, lol. I know that doesn't help you now, but I'm in the same boat. All my friends are up in the twin cities, and I'm down in Indiana now. Good luck, I hope you can find a friend connection :-)

All I can say is WOW you look AMAZING! Way to go!

never heard of it....what's it all about?

10! Stunning!

Yes! Even more than the feeling that I didn't earn it, I feel like I will destroy the workout I just did if I eat something high in calories! I have to ask...when someone posts "bump" in a thread, what does it mean???

Sorry. I know some people don't like the word "tone". Yes, I would like to lower body fat, although I have lost a lot of weight, I still have a pretty high body fat percentage all things considered, and I would like to build muscle (is that better? :-) to achieve that healthy sculpted look!

I'm in! SW: 201.0 CW: 144.8 GW: 134.8 Ultimate goal weight: 125.0

As a mom of 4 ages 7, 6, 4, & 2, I have limited time to exercise. I bought myself an elliptical and it seems to make exercise easier, because I don't have to find time to GO to the gym! I do all I need to with my kids, and when the homework, chores, laundry, etc, etc, is all done, and the kids are allowed their TV time, I…

My kids are 7, 6, 4, and 2.5 years old. 1 girl, 3 boys. It's all about starting healthy habits EARLY! That's not to say my kids beg me for vegetables (well, my daughter, the 4 year old, does, but not any of my boys) but they all LOVE fruit and they will eat vegetables on their plate at meal times. My kids can be fussy…

Papa3x, are you by chance from Indiana? I was just reading an article about this, this morning in the paper. Depends on the job, I certainly wouldn't for a minimum wage job. However, I'm currently in school, I graduate in a year, and will be working in the legal field. I could understand why they would want to question my…

If water causes our small meals to flush right through us...than this would be the best weight loss tip, wouldn't it? It would make sense to me that if water causes us to lose our small meals so quickly, we should just eat small meals, drink tons of water with it, and viola, weight loss!!! Sorry, I just don't buy it.

My butt and my lower back

Won't be going on a "date" for Valentine's day, instead my kids and I make Valentine's for daddy during the day (after the 2 oldest get home from school), heart shaped cookies, and then we deliver said cards and cookies to daddy at work. :)

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions, and really just the support overall. I'm glad that not everyone here feels like I'm just making excuses, even though somedays I feel myself as though I'm making excuses. As for the picture, Ishallnotwant, yes, it's fairly current, and thank you for the compliment! I'm getting…

I never used Spark People, but I can relate to your frustration with the last 40lbs! After giving birth to my 4th (and last) child, I weighed 205lbs. When my last child was 2 months old, I decided I was tired of being so overweight, I wanted to feel better, and have more energy, after all, I have 4 kids, I need the energy!…

I read a study a while back that stated it doesn't matter whether you work out for x amount of time, or x amount of time split into separate sessions. The majority here seems to advise you do what works best for you, I would agree with that because either way, you have to be comfortable doing it, so you WILL do it. :)