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I feel this post in my soul! But at least you can count the # of rounds you've done. I lost count a long time ago. 🙄 Here's to making it stick this time! 🥂

Oh girl, I HAAAAAAAAAAAATE Jillian Michaels!!! If she'd just shut her obnoxious trap once in a while...ugh! Ditch her! There's too many fun people on YouTube who give a great workout and not make you want to gag them and beat them with a wet noodle to mess with her nonsense!

In for the foul-mouthedness.

My new favorite thing is strawberries drizzled with chocolate syrup and some whipped cream on top. Feels indulgent, but easily fits into daily calories.

I do full body 3X/wk. One of those days is all bodyweight.

A tablespoon of sugar free vanilla syrup, and two tablespoons of sugar free French vanilla creamer.

OMG, I would sell my soul for a key lime donut...

Ugh...neither. Our local bakery called The Donut Bank puts them both to shame!

Graham crackers smeared with some homemade cream cheese frosting....ermahgerd...

This is from Jillian Michaels?!?! I can't stand her, but this is making me think about tolerating her again. You look so great! Congrats!

Those little individual shortcakes (80 or 90 calories a pop) with some berries and whipped cream.

A couple of people have mentioned it already, but suddenly and dramatically increasing your fiber intake can constipate you. Back off of it for a day or two, then slowly start increasing it again. This same thing happened to me more than once, and tracking my intake on MFP was very helpful.

I find these kinds of threads interesting. I just went into my workout room to do a strength training session, stood in there for 5 minutes or so, and said "screw it" and walked out. Because the thought of picking up and putting down the heavy things over and over for 45 minutes made me want to scream. That, to me, is…

Search for low-impact cardio on YouTube, and you'll find several. But be careful of anything you find from Millionaire Hoy. They may be low-impact (or as he calls them, "Silent but Deadly"...lol!), but they are tough!

You just do what you've gotta do. I know myself we'll enough to know that when I get home from work, I will have zero motivation for anything other than necessary housework/dinner stuff. I get up at 3:30am because I HAVE to. You get used to it after a while. (Doesn't make it any more fun, though.) Nice to get it done and…

I'll have a couple of squares of dark chocolate and let them melt in my mouth for a mid-day sweet fix. One of my favorite desserts I like to have in the evening: a mini shortcake shell, strawberries, and whipped cream. 155 calories, and a mighty satisfying treat!

I like my tea with raspberry vodka.

Salad with grilled chicken, broccoli, cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts, and raspberry vinaigrette. And a square of dark chocolate.

To go home. This work nonsense is for the birds.

40 minute brisk walk at 4am! Weights tomorrow...

You have loads of determination, a beautiful spirit, a dazzling smile, and a great attitude. Those fools only wish they could be you. Keep on walking, fellow Hoosier! :)

Taco Bell.

Hi, girls! I feel like I've found some of "my people"! I'm Julie, I'm 43. I lost about 60 lbs here once, and...well.....yeah. The bulk of my success happened when I had a very active friend list with people who talked about more than just weight loss/fitness/nutrition. People treated this kind of like FB, with updates…

This! Same concept of workouts as Leslie Sansone, but not nearly as annoying. lol

Ben & Jerry are some fine fellows. They're hard to break up with.

I've done it once and plan on starting it again later this summer, along with C25K. I've also done Body Beast. Love them both!

God, I'd kill for a donut right now.

Sounds to me like the perfect first step for you would be counseling of some sort. Deal with the depression and why you're afraid of trying new foods and leaving the house. After all is said and done, weight loss is a 100% mental process.