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If only I'd read this BEFORE I polished off a bunch of miniature cookies! :)

Awesome!! It's a good feeling to watch our statistics change as we lose weight and work hard to be healthy. :) Keep up the good work!

Whatever stimulates some kind of emotion inside of me... I know that sounds kinda dumb, but if I'm listening to music that doesn't mean anything to me or doesn't have any impact on me, I tend to not do as good of a workout. But if I'm listening to something that makes me feel happy, sexy, angry, or whatever... I push…

we bought a digital scale from amazon.com that works really well and is accurate, and it also measures your body fat percentage and b.m.i.

I'm guessing you meant that my body will be "digesting at the same time," and not "disgusting at the same time?" hahaha. Let's hope anyways!!

That's a good point... I just started a new exercise routine and my muscles have been killin' me for the last couple of days. :/

I'm glad you asked that because I had no idea what it meant either. And I've been on MFP for a year now! :)

My yeast free Hemp Bagels with 1/3 less fat cream cheese. YUM!!!

hahahaha! That's the greatest thing I've seen yet today! :)

Awww! That is AWESOME!! I'm really, really happy for you! I'm in TWO weddings in June, and for one of them the dress I bought was too small. But now I can zip it up and everything! Isn't it such an amazing feeling to unintentionally accomplish a goal really quickly?? :)

Good stinkin' job!!! :) It takes a lot o' guts to stand up for ourselves... and you did it!

The lack of sleep thing might actually make sense... I haven't been sleeping well lately and I also have been going to bed really late. Hmm... I wonder if that's why I CAN'T STOP EATING. Thanks guys! <3

Well... I'm not eating HORRIBLE snacks... But I AM going over on my calories pretty much everyday. *deep sigh* haha... Being healthy is so frustrating sometimes!!

Wow... I didn't know that adults still did pranks on April Fools day.

I know that the way you're feeling... having me say: "Turn that frown upside down" does absolutely NOTHING for you. A lot of people feel the way you feel. I'm sorry that you're dealing with a difficult situation. :( If you want to know what makes me get through dark times, send me a personal message. :)

Yeah I noticed that if I have one serving of frozen blueberries in a smoothie, I go over in my sugars. And I don't eat sugar AT ALL because I'm allergic to it. It's a little ridiculous. But I just ignore it because I don't think going over from fruit that I eat once in awhile is a big deal. :/

Ow owww! Good job! Nine pounds is a MAJOR accomplishment!

It must be in the air because for the past couple of days... I cannot stop EATING! I have an insatiable appetite and no matter how much I eat I can't seem to fill up. Which... doesn't work out too well when you're trying to count calories. Hmmm...

I mix mine with diced carrots, cucumbers, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic salt, and fresh ground black pepper. Sometimes I put a hardboiled egg in it too. It's really good! Especially with a brown rice tortilla that's been toasted either in a toaster oven or regular oven. :)

I think everyone (mostly) struggles with feelings of inadequacy and negativity. I've lost 41 pounds and I STILL look at myself in the mirror and see the same girl I saw all those pounds ago. It's all about our mental state and what we say about ourselves TO ourselves. If we don't THINK positive things we won't SEE positive…

Lemon juice and garlic salt! It's delish! :)

Work out AFTER you drink your protein shake!!! It's so so so important to drink/eat protein before you work out. If you don't, your body will run out of steam and you could do damage to yourself!

A giant salad that you can top with either lean turkey or chicken or even some beans. Maybe a small slice of bread to go with that?

Well first... you are beautiful and your belly is beautiful! You're too hard on yourself (just like the rest of us). But I can relate because, while I don't share your specific belly issue, I definitely have my own belly issues. My stomach cuts in in the middle... so no matter how much weight I lose, I don't have a flat…

Yeah it takes you eating 3,500 calories to even gain ONE pound and have it stay. Don't worry about it!! No big deal! Just pick yourself up and move on! :)

I hate water too. I just force myself to drink it. Having a reusable water bottle helped. And I also put ice and lemon in it to make it more appealing. :)

That's exactly what I was thinking!! :)

Exercise is extremely important! You definitely can lose weight w/o exercising, but in the long run it's way too good for you to skip. I'm speaking from experience here! I lost a lot of weight w/o exercising, but exercise is what makes us healthy AND thin, instead of just thin. :)

80% health 20% vanity... If I didn't have so many food allergies, I probably wouldn't be this healthy. : /

I totally know what you mean. Whenever I get to my calorie limit or I'm just under it, I get disappointed. I think it's just females and our skewed view of ourselves. : /