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I have been a dance and fitness instructor for many years. What I tell anyone who is thinking about starting "movement" is that anything you do that is more than you used to do is exercise. Walking to the mailbox and back is exercise if you didn't do it before. Moving your arms around during commercials while watching tv…

One thing I had to learn is that I can't always eat what I want; and that the longer I stay away from something (like cane sugar, which I haven't had in a couple decades) the less I mind the flavor of alternatives. I used to dislike maple flavor and strongly dislike coconut. Now I use maple sugar all the time and rarely…

Have you looked into alternative types of foods? What about quinoa? I've had that as a breakfast cereal; doesn't take long to cook and you can add a little cinnamon and/or almond milk if you prefer.

I was addicted to sugar, also did a research paper on it for my master's degree. It is a highly addictive substance, just doesn't affect everyone the same. I tried to stop eating it MANY times before I was successful so don't beat yourself up for falling off the wagon a few times; just keep at it. What worked for me was to…

Good morning ladies, it is very early here as I struggle with another night of insomnia. Sorry for disappearing, it really is about frustration with my body and its refusal to do anything but stay right where it is. Just needed the break from MFP and all it represents. The one thing that draws me back this soon (meaning…

Good morning ladies! Hope you are all having a good week. I had intended on doing personals today but it is another busy day and I am still getting used to the new rhythm of my life. You are all important to me and I am thinking about you and praying for you. Brian got to bring the work van home yesterday, what a relief to…

Hello ladies! Hope all is going well for you today. Brian should get his van tomorrow, we are hoping hoping hoping that it does happen. This has been an experiment in patience for him! They are so very unorganized. He went in this morning at the time they asked him to and he ended up sitting around waiting for 2 HOURS!!!…

Good morning lovely ladies! I hope you are all doing well Brian started his job yesterday. He was a bit frustrated because they seem to be very disorganized. He found out, though, that they seem to have recently done an overhaul of staff; quite a few newbies so that may account for the disorganization. He only worked half…

Good morning ladies! I hope you all got time with you moms or your kids or both yesterday! We had our girls and grand daughters here (and Andrea's significant other) and had a fun time playing with snapchat. I got it on my phone to play with Alanna with it but the girls had a fun time messing around too :smiley: Brian…

@ReaderGirl3 says you don't have to make drastic changes and I fully agree with that. In fact, if you jump in with both feet and do make drastic changes right off your chances for success will decrease dramatically. I always recommend steps. 1. log everything you eat/drink for 2 weeks or more without any changes to your…

Good morning ladies! I had every intention of posting here yesterday when my daughter showed up to borrow the car and reminded me I was watching Miss Avery for a few hours! While watching Avery my MIL called and asked if I could take her to her doctor appt later in the afternoon. This has been a busy week! MIL is doing ok,…

Hello ladies! Feeling like I am on the go today, though I didn't really plan it that way! Yesterday MIL ended up in the hospital with a severe vertigo attack. She is home and fine but it was a little scary. Still waiting to hear back on whether I will be doing my practicum this summer or not; I have until Wednesday to…

Hello ladies! Well, Brian has signed a "intent to hire" contract and as long as his UA and background check come back clean (which they will) he will start on May 9th....which so happens to be the same day he officially is off the payroll at his former job. We are quite relieved! We are very much hoping this job turns out…

Hello ladies! Hope your Monday is going well. It sounds like things are on an upswing for most of us; good to hear all the good news going on, though I see some sad things too. Brian was asked to get email information for references, give certain information so a background check can be done, and also to "find time" (lol,…

Good morning ladies! Sorry but this is another quick check in before I start off and running. Tomorrow is the big visit day with my sister, her daughter and her 3 grandkids coming from Seattle as well as my two girls, 2 grandkids and one SIL visiting. It will be nice to have us three siblings together....doesn't happen…

Another good early morning to you ladies! I am up early on purpose today because the company that Brian interviewed called him yesterday instead of today to arrange for him to do a ride along with an established driver today. We have been trying to research the company (Cintas) to see if they are good to work for; mixed…

Good very early morning ladies! I have been awake since about 3:30 my time for no particular reason I can think of. I'm hoping to get a few snoozes in before I head to work for my last day of the semester at Corban. Brian felt his interview went well. They said they'd contact him Thursday if they would like to see him for…

Good evening ladies; just wanted to mention that hubby (Brian) has an interview tomorrow morning at 10 (or today if you are looking at this on Tuesday morning). This is a sales position that would provide a work vehicle and has opportunities for him to move up in the company. We would appreciate your prayers if you are a…

Good morning ladies! It is a beautiful sunshiny day here! This is my last week at Corban until August. I will still teach at the studio until the first week of June. It doesn't look like I will be able to do a practicum this summer. Nothing has come up that I can find; I didn't expect it to be this hard to find a place.…

Really depends on you and how much of a calorie deficit you are wanting to achieve as well as how fit you want to be.

Tara's whey is a good one, not chalky at all and pretty good flavor. I don't recommend using any kind of shake as a meal replacement, though.

Good morning lovely ladies. Hubby and I are headed out this morning to my parents' house (a little over an hour away) for overnight to help get it ready for my brother's visit this coming week. Mom can do most of the cleaning, but I thought I'd help her out a bit with it since it is a very big house. He and his two girls…

My first recommendation is to not weigh yourself every day, in fact, don't weigh yourself at all for a few weeks, then step on the scale maybe once a week. If you "chain" yourself to that scale your just asking for frustration. I think your plan for exercise EVERY day is fairly good, though I would give yourself one day a…

It sounds like you've got your head on straight and a little better understanding about the whole thing. Good for you!

Good morning ladies! I imagine my morning, though, is your afternoon? at least for some of you. Well, hubby quit his job. He has spent years telling people never to quit until you have a new position, and what does he do? Thankfully his boss is willing to keep him on the payroll for a few weeks without his actually working…

Took Miss Alanna on her first hike Saturday. She did really well :smile:

Good morning ladies I hope you are all having a good start to your week. Janet, you look so very glamorous in your picture Karla, sorry to hear about Glenn, I am praying for him, and you Cindy, you are so sweet thank you for your kind offer. I love to hear about teaching your Em to sew MaryLynn, I am still without a place…

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Good morning ladies! It is another beautiful day here, we are having a streak of unusually warm weather for this time of year; it hit the 80's yesterday! Patti - sounds like a wonderful time with very interesting people! I love listening to people's stories too. So happy to hear about your BFF's results, wonderful news.…

Good morning ladies. I hope your week is going well for you. Cindy - yes I am off for the summer; this will be the first year I am well enough that it doesn't take most or all of the summer to recover from energy spent during the year; not sure what I will do with myself! I think it is wise of you to step back from the…