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Ok, well I've never been "fat." I've weighed 130 pounds one time, which I was not at all happy with. I normally weigh between 118-124 pounds. I'm 5'6". Anything above that and I start to feel it weigh me down. I guess that mindset of "feeling" the extra weight and immediately doing something about it is what keeps me from…

Amen.

Wow. Definitely get a second opinion. I understand doctors have years of studying under their belts, but I still hate it when they start getting angry over a request to switch birth control. The "there are no side effects, it's all in your head" mentality is, to me, a marketing ploy. I know doctors mean well and many of…

Yeah seeing my sugar intake everyday on MFP kind of bugs me, because I ALWAYS go over. But it's not because of sweets so much (though I do have a sweet tooth), it's because of day-to-day foods that have some natural sugar in them. I eat a fuji apple and it's half of my daily allowable sugar intake according to MFP. It adds…

Zumba for cardio (plus it's fun!) Rowing for toning (but it's good cardio too) Lots and lots of walking! I used to run but I need music to run and the cords swishing back and forth against my body from my headphones drove me nuts so I kept making excuses not to go running, plus the armband that held my iPhone kept slipping…

Hey there! I'm actually not a rower yet...but, I am seriously looking into it as I got a super cheap rowing action exerciser and even though it's super low resistance I love it. Now I am really excited about getting an indoor rower, though preferably taking a class or two for rowing to see if I like it--but lessons are…

Great work! I'm looking into rowing classes myself, but I have to say it's a bit intimidating!!

OP: Easier said than done, but sometimes the truth hurts. Put-downs are all about the offender wanting to regain power in a powerless situation. Thanks for pointing this out in a no BS manner!

Aww, you're story brought a tear to my eye! so inspirational and you sound SO HAPPY!!

Anyone ever use this before??

I always eat back my exercise calories. When I do I still lose considerably. However, don't eat way over your calories on weekends like I do. It makes all that loss pointless... :I

I've made a pact with myself that I will only drink on the weekends or special occasions. I used to have a glass of wine or hard cider when I came home from work, but even when I was in-line with my calorie goal, the weight seems to go faster when I stop drinking altogether. So I figure if I limit my intake four nights a…

Also, to add, I think some supplements--like a multivitamin--could be necessary to complete your diet if you're lacking in certain necessary nutrients on a daily basis. That, to me, is different than taking weight lifting supplements.

I know not all supplements are made the same, but for the record I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE the use of "muscle replenishing" supplements. My brother took protein supplements to help with his weight lifting for about 10 years. Recently he's been told that he is sterile and they had to have a surgery to remove his breast tissue (!)…

P.S. By "everything" I mean on days that I actually log my food. There are definitely days when I know I'll be eating things that I'll never know the calories of, so I don't track those days.

I count everything food-wise (just not water or daily mundane activities), but that doesn't mean you have to. The tools provided by MFP are just that--tools. Nothing on this site is going to be 100% accurate anyway, so do with it what you will and take everything with a grain of salt. If right now you don't feel you need…

I try and make it to Zumba three times a week - hopefully four if I'm feeling really ambitious. Zumba lasts an hour and is fun, but light, cardio. I'll walk home after Zumba if the weather is ok, which takes another hour. That's pretty much it. I do live in the city so I walk to and from public transit (I don't own a car).…

I only drink after the clock strikes noon...well, except on special occasions, like Sundays. I drink on the weekends and have a drink or two once or twice during the week. I'm still losing weight. I have cut alcohol out of my diet in the past and lost even faster, but depriving myself of alcohol just to be thin kind of…

Ok, so this recipe isn't difficult...just time consuming: Get some spring roll rice wraps from the Asian section of your grocery store Get a large baking dish that easily fits the wraps Fill the baking dish with water as hot as possible but so that you can stand to touch it Soak the wraps in a dish for about a minute (one…

I am such a wreck in the mornings that I don't even think of stepping on the scale until after I've had my coffee, muffin, and showered...so I usually step on the scale in sopping wet hair, wearing a towel, and then deduct half a pound. No, I do not feel guilty about this.

If you plan on having kids your breats will change again. They just change with age and it's natural. You can get a breast lift without the implants just to help with the skin sagginess if you still haven't come to terms with how they look, but I'd also just give it some time. I commend you on your training but this has…

I found that when I try and cut-back on calories, I crave sweets more. But when I focus on whole foods instead of calories, I really don't find myself going toward sweets. Try taking a week to eat whole milk yogurt, nuts, whole grain bread, no diet foods/drinks, real butter, etc. Yes these things have more calories but in…

I am adding exercise to this, but it's still hard :( In all I average around 1,500-1,600/day, but most days I don't have time for exercise because of my work schedule. When I can I go to Zumba after work, but I also have other commitments after work that make it so I can't fit exercise into my schedule everyday without…

Wow, thanks for all the great tips! Apart from weddings, my friends are the restaurant types (we live in small apartments!) so snacking isn't the issue for me (I trained myself to stay away from snack food a loooonnnggg time ago, thank goodness!), but it's showing up at a restaurant where, yes, people expect you to eat,…

Relax. I was trying to be tongue-in-cheek. Obviously I can be as insensitive as the next person.

Vegetarian represent!!!!!

Maybe talk to a counselor or church leader about it if you find that it comes between your relationship or your health. Men can be pretty brain dead and sometimes it takes a mediator to call them out on their actions in order for a guy to see how clueless and insensitive they can be. The fact that your husband is sooooo…

From traderjoes.com (I love their store and their recipes are great, really easy, and delish!): Spinach Pie 1 TJ's Gourmet Pie Crusts, thawed and placed in 9-inch pie dish 1 container (16 oz.) TJ's Cottage Cheese 1 package TJ's Shredded Cheddar Cheese 1 package TJ's Frozen Chopped Spinach, defrosted and drained 3 TJ's…

There is never a perfect time to start a family. Either you don't work enough or work too much. There's too little money or so much money that you're worried about just bringing freeloaders into the world. You're too young or you're too old or the relationship between the parents isn't just right... You know what? **it…

I get this way too, though I recently started taking Omega 3, iron, and vitamin B supplements (I'm a vegetarian) and I've noticed that I didn't really have cravings at all this month--and sometimes it gets so bad that I'll consume 3 entrees in a sitting because my hunger just can't be satisfied. I really think that…