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That first paragraph makes me curious about everyone's usernames, so I'll put the question out there to all the Skinnies.... if your username isn't your real name, where did you come up with it? (I'm especially curious about "kiltbunny"...) For mine... I also made it up in college. It was 1999. I had U2's Joshua Tree album…

Ok... I have a new mini-mini-mini goal I want to set for myself, and I could use some Skinny encouragement to get me there. I work from home now since I got married and moved to Indiana a few years ago, but I used to work in the office when I lived in Michigan. I still work for the same company, and I have to go in to the…

Jessica... all I can say is you are freaking amazing. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!! :glasses: Everyone else... woo-hoo! We're kicking butt! :) Go Skinny!!!!!

Agree about the pinch test, for sure. Body fat is definitely the culprit here, not just pounds. Congratulations on moving in the Over range! I'll be SO excited when I get there!! :-D

Ok, this is in no way meant to dampen anyone's determination or enthusiasm or anything, but I'm just asking the question, in case this is the right question for anyone here. I haven't seen you guys in real life, I don't know much about your health or weight histories, and I don't know how you feel at the weights you are…

The pigeons were there to guide you. :wink:

Well, you can figure out how many miles you walk and then divide by the amount of time you're walking. I have the 3-mile walk video, and it goes for 45 minutes. That's a 15-minute mile, or 4 mph. I also have the 5-mile walk video, and it goes for 60 minutes. That's a 12-minute mile, or 5 mph.

Ok... Monday challenges done. I know I'm doing the Pygmy ones for now, so I should feel all embarassed about it, but I was able to do 10 real burpees for the first time, instead of having to modify them, so I'm just going to feel proud of that anyway. :tongue:

Bear Naked granola. I used to mix like a cup or so of it in with Light & Fit strawberry yogurt and think I was having the healthiest breakfast in the world. What an idiot. I've come to the conclusion that unless you're hiking 20 miles a day with a 50-lb pack on your back, you probably don't ever need granola or trail mix,…

Well... I know my parents went from drinking skim milk and using margarine to eating only raw butter and raw milk and they lost a bunch of weight and lowered their cholesterol. They also cut out sugar entirely, though, and watched their portion sizes, so it's hard to say which factor(s) played the biggest part. They swear…

Karin, I feel so bad for you right now. Your schedule is just vicious, and I'm wondering if there's anything at all you can do to scale it back a little bit? To be honest, I have a very strong suspicion that this inability to lose is due in large part to the fact that you don't get anything like enough sleep, and you don't…

http://mfpchallenges.blogspot.com/ This is where Gary posts all the challenges now and I think he's encouraging everyone to look there, because it got way too confusing during the switch from Sept to Oct. We're on week 3.

Hey Skinnies! I finished all the challenges for the week and got in an extra five 5k's for the week. I know a lot of you were doing extras, too, so hopefully we can pull a pretty impressive ranking this week! Go Skinny!

Ok, fellow Skinnies... I don't know about the rest of you, but I am going to have to do Pygmy workouts for a little while. I tore some cartilage in my shoulder from all the arm exercises and I can't do that many reps for a while. I think we should still be ok on points, because I'm still going to give that my all, but I…

You're unstoppable! :) (Just be sure not to hurt yourself more by pushing too hard... we skinnies tend to be a bit intense, I think...)

Challenges for today done!!! Nice to only be doing one day's worth at a time again. :bigsmile:

Being healthy is more than just looking hot and wearing cute clothes. It's about being active and fully present for your kids and husband, it's about sticking around for a long time, it's about setting a good example for your children to follow, it's about feeling good and having energy to live. If you choose to go the…

This is true, but most of the people on this site probably go too far the other way and don't end up getting enough water, so this is probably not likely to happen. I did hear a news story a few years ago... there was a radio station that had a contest called "Hold your wee for a wii" and this woman drank several gallons…

What a great victory! You are doing awesome. :) I can't wait till I'm there with you. :)

Your post said you joined in June 2011. And you've lost 40 lbs already??? That is NOTHING to complain about. Wish I could lose 40 lbs in three months, but I haven't, so I just have to keep plugging away at getting healthy bit by bit. It sounds like you're letting a TV show mess with you a little too much. For that show, as…

Ok... I am FINALLY caught up on the challenges. I got a bit behind this week and had to do three days' worth of challenges today, and I gotta be honest... about halfway through it, I was so sick of it I wanted to quit the challenge and just go to bed. However, I pressed through and finished them all and now I don't want to…

Ugh... so frustrating! Glad you're taking it easy on the ankle and not trying to force it. Hope you are feeling better soon! :flowerforyou:

Don't worry about it, Karin... we are not worried about you letting us down.Don't feel like you have to add more pressure to yourself because of this challenge--it's just supposed to be a fun way to get in some extra exercise, not a matter of life and death. If you need somebody else on the team to pick up some extra…

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Wow, what a great illustration! Congratulations to you. I can't weight till my extra 70 lbs are nothing but a distant memory. :)

Ok, I don't feel quite so bad about getting behind on the challenges... apparently I'm not the only one that had a really busy weekend. I've still managed to be just under my calories every day, but my exercise hasn't been nearly as intense as usual because I've either been away from home, driving in a car, or busy doing…

Congratulations! That's such an accomplishment and you should be very proud. :)

Hello all... Exercise challenges for this week... done! :bigsmile: We're weighing in on Wednesdays in September, right? I hope so... that is always my best day, for some reason. I know it can't just be me, because Share mentioned it's her best day, too. Kdmallon... your pics are AMAZING. You must be so proud... you look…

Awesome!!!!!!!! You should be so proud of yourself. :) (And I too am wondering if I ever will start to love shopping after this whole "being fat" ordeal is over. haha ;-)

Ok, I got through yesterday's and today's challenges today... not nearly as hard as I thought it was gonna be. I don't know why, but I had it in my head that the tabatas were evil, and they're actually not bad at all. Maybe that's just how we do on this side of August. :wink: Thursday's challenge: done Friday's challenge:…