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I've been exactly where you are - completely blindsided by a divorce. And my husband treated me badly in the months leading up to it, too. You are going through the most difficult thing you will ever experience in your life. I completely understand your shock and pain. If you have family, go stay with them. I mean right…
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I personally can't do it, so I try to work out just about every day - I need the extra calories it affords me. I'm 5'1", so for me to lose any weight at all (I strive for 0.5 lb/week), I have to stay in the calorie range that MFP gives me - 1200 on non-workout days. So when it tells me I earned an extra 572 calories in…
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I don't know if you are getting the chance to read all the replies, but I L-O-V-E your story!!! :smile:
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Thanks everybody! These are all very helpful suggestions!!! Except for eldamiano. You're just kind of a jerk, aren't you? I wasn't using metabolism as an excuse. It's a fact. They do have very high metabolisms. His one son who eats 2-3 servings at every meal weighs 113 lbs - we can't find pants small enough for him. And…
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I l-o-v-e their frozen paneer tikka masala for a vegetarian day. I'll eat it with a bit of mango chutney and Greek yogurt. Mmmmm...
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I have the same thing. You know in the movie "Elf" how he drowns all his food in maple syrup and sugar? That would be me if I let myself. My go-to low-cal desert is sugar-free Jell-O and Extra Creamy Redi-Whip. It's very sweet, tastes decadent and is only 25 calories - 35 if you go nuts and have 2 Jell-O cups. Or to…
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I took Zoloft for a number of years. I gained 40 lbs the first year and by the time I stopped taking it after 13 years on it, I had doubled my weight exactly - from 92 lbs to 184 lbs (I'm 5' tall). Even when I had a personal trainer and watched what I ate, I couldn't lose weight - only control not gaining more. Once I…
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Before I lost the weight and was still a chunky monkey, several times I heard people say when seeing a pic of me in my 20's when I was skinny: "Wow! You were so beautiful! It doesn't even look like you!" Um. Thanks?
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I'm only 5' tall, so I really have to stick to the guidelines. So I exercise every day to add to my daily allotment. I was lucky - I found exercise that I L-O-V-E... Dance-based cardio classes!!! I usually take a day off each week, and on those days, I just accept that I will gain a little back.
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I wish they would strip the floors at my gym more often. I go to the cardio classes, and the floors have been sticky lately making things hard on my knees when I need to turn... :o(
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A Calvin Klein size 4 dress. Because ol' Clavin hasn't been as fogiving in his sizes as other deigners/brands have gotten. I used to be a size 16W - and I'm 5' tall. Once I started getting close, I started going to the store about once a month to try on one of the CK dresses. Today I was able to zip it up. It's still a…
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Mine is actually a thought I had several years ago when I was feeling incredibly sorry for myself because my life hadn't turned out the way I had expected. I thought it was so important, I typed it up, printed it out, and put it in a little magnetic frame on my fridge where it still hangs: "You are equipped with everything…
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Don't kick yourself if you have an off day or an off couple days. Just get back on track. I've lost a total of 64 lbs so far, and it has taken 2 years. There's no "diet" - no fast fix. Be ready for the long haul. I only have 8lbs to go before I'm done. Woo hoo! Here is how I've done it... I started first by watching how…
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I do Zumba and hip hop 5 days a week - and every day when I wake up I get excited thinking, "What class do I get to go to tonight?" Friday has become my LEAST favorite day of the week because I don't get to go to one of these classes. :o) The right Zumba instructor is important, though. I have 2 that I go to... One is…
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I try really hard to do it because I want to lose the weight properly and not gain it back (58 lbs in 18 months so far. 13 to go. Woo hoo!). That being said, I'm still about 800 calories short today and I feel done - but I'm sure I'll make it up over the weekend because I'm planning on going out to eat.
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I have no idea how accurate it is, but I add it as high impact aerobics - my Zumba instructor teaches super high intensity. I've been to other Zumba instructors who don't go nearly as hard - but they aren't nearly as much fun, either. :o)
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I always save 50-100 calories each day for a bedtime snack because I get cranky when I go to bed hungry - and I like to eat a little something while I'm reading before going to sleep. I do not claim to be the super healthiest eater - tonight's snack is Jujyfruit candy. But I've lost 55lbs total so far, so it seems to work…
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It's more like a granola bar than LaraBar or Clif, etc., but I love the Planter's NUTritian Heart Health bars. :love: They have almonds and dried cranberries and NO RAISINS! (I hate raisins.)
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Um... A boyfriend? :laugh:
