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It's been a while since I was a runner (and man, do I miss it!), but you have some options here. You can run more 5Ks and try for better times, you can try for longer distances (10K is the next you'll generally find offered), OR, you can use a resource like Runner's World to find quirky races with interesting twists. There…

I couldn't be more proud of you! What an awesome job you've done! And you've literally saved your own life. Thank you for posting such an inspirational share today! :)

I should mention that I'm the wife of an active duty soldier. He helps tremendously with the house, but there are lots of times when he's physically away (deployed, away for training, in the field, etc.). The house I've got covered :) I really need more help getting my butt back on the elliptical.

Welcome! It's good to meet you :)

Terrific work! I hope to eventually return to running, too. Thanks for letting me run vicariously through you, for now :)

Excellent! WTG!

WTG! What great timing, eh? :) I'm very proud of you.

I agree with mmmary. I see this all the time in my job; children who are allowed to dictate their own diets (even at the ludicrous ages of 18 months and 24 months) will be unhealthy. While it is true that forcing children to eat a certain *quantity* of food can lead to problems later on (i.e., "the clean plate club), it is…

How wonderful! I know you'll look amazing in it! Congratulations on reaching such a cute, wearable goal :)

You can substitute plain yogurt for sour cream in most recipes, or you could use the low-fat versions of sour cream. I prefer the yogurt, but I'm kooky :)

Two days ago, I felt like a soaked sponge, all bloated sitting here waiting for AF. Then, we went on a four hour walking tour of a medieval village, mostly uphill it seemed LOL, and I sweated like I was trying to put out a fire. Today, when I weighed, I realized I'd walked and sweated off the bloat, even though AF hasn't…

Wow, you look amazing! Congratulations on all the great work!

What a complete b***h! How dare she? That sort of discourtesy will cost her a job one day. At any rate, don't get discouraged just because she was raised by wolves. You've accomplished a significant weight loss, and whether her clueless butt realizes it or not, that's nothing to sniff at! Whenever someone says something…

Oh, and such a *sweet* NSV, too. Nothing like revenge via better living ;) WTG!

You look AMAZING! Congratulations on working so hard to get healthy! I'm proud of you :) Keep it up!

We eat oatmeal for breakfast a lot, because it's one of my four year-old's favorites, believe it or not :) We love it with a little milk and cinnamon, with fresh fruit cut up, especially bananas and strawberries. Sometimes, I add a bit of honey to my son's oatmeal, too, but I tend to skip that for myself. When we have…

WTG! That's just awesome stuff! I'm so proud of your accomplishments! You're really on your way to being healthier!

Congratulations! What a wonderful welcome home! Keep it going, you're doing an amazing job of getting healthy! :)

Hey, Monkeymin :) It's a pleasure to meet you. Last August, I bought an elliptical for my home and huffed and puffed on it to start losing the weight I put on during a miserable 20 year relationship. Now, I'm able to maintain a 9 mph pace for one full hour, and I've been able to run a fun 5K here on post. I've been on MFP…

This is such a good question :) Eyes --- catch the gaze of a guy you want to flirt with, make sure he sees you looking :) Hold his gaze for one, maybe two seconds at most, then drop your eyes, again for maybe one, two seconds, then "shyly" glance back up at him, and let him catch you glancing back up. Bingo! Haul him into…

PamelaRose, you're not alone. In the past, I would start losing weight and start feeling great about myself, then it's like something inside would freeze up, usually right at the point that I started getting compliments on my appearance. At that point, I'd go back to old habits, and before I knew it, my progress was gone,…

When this has come up for me, I use a website called www.caloriesperhour.com to help me get a more accurate idea of my caloric output. It takes your weight into consideration in the calculation, so it's going to be a lot more accurate for you, individually. I hope this helps :)

I don't think it makes you a whinger to want positive feedback for all the hard work you've been doing. After all, don't we feel the disapproval when others give us that "fat" look??? (You know the one I'm talking about...) It only seems fair that, when we start to get fit, we'd want others to notice. Unfortunately, lots…

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I'll be forty-one in September. Found that, after one four year-old and two miscarriages (within two years), my body wasn't what it used to be LOL :) I've been on this journey for a year before I found MFP; I'm six sizes smaller than I was, and I've lost four inches in my waist. Don't get me wrong: I'm still obese. But…

Please keep us updated on how the Zumba for Wii goes. I'm considering buying it, but started with the Just Dance games instead. Bought JD2 and JD3 and the Smurf Dance Party game for me to do with my four year-old. He's quite the dance-a-holic :)

LOL Too funny! Nice to meet you, fellow supergeek. :)

You look so handsome! Your "after" pic looks so much healthier and happier. You can tell the transformation's had a great effect on your confidence level. Way to go! You'll reach your final goal in no time at all!