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Good Idea on the juice I never thought of that to cure the sweet tooth. Good job on your challenge because that salty food calls to me.

I wouldn't say you were a cheat. Nowhere on that program does it say you have to do it all in a row. I say good job for giving it a go. I am on week 4 of the Couch 2 5K app.

That is the biggest thing for me is planning out what I am eating so I don't go way over on one meal and left to starve the rest of the day. If there is something big going on such as a date night or out to dinner I know that I need to hit the gym hard that day.

All I can say is that is amazing and you are an inspiration to MANY people. great job.

I am at about 35 and people are finally starting to say stuff. I read a quote that made a lot of sense. It takes 4 weeks for you to notice, 8 weeks for close friends and family to notice, and 12 weeks for the world to notice. Keep your head up and keep going. It will pay off in the end.

Bump :) Gonna try this.

Happy Saturday to all the new members :) I am so excited to meet some people who are on the same track I am. My NSV this week was finding the time to exercise. With two 4 year old girls, husband, dog, and 40+ hour a week job it is not always easy. However; I am learning to do something all mothers dream of. I have decided…

You just told my story to a tee. I have been overweight all my life and have battled the up and down rollercoaster. I lost 80 pounds and then found out I was pregnant with twin girls. After a hard pregnacy and then adjusting to being a new mom with two babies I let myself go. When I started this journey this time I was at…

Way to go on your NSV!!!!!! That is a huge accomplishment in my book. I hate to ask what is a side plank. I am so new at the exercise things. Right now I stick to the machines like the treadmill and the eliptical. Everything still scares me. I am very uncoordinated myself.

My plan wasn't for everyone to get on every day I just though some of these were good to put out there for anyone who wanted to talk to the group and didn't know what to say. My plan for the group was really just to support each other and share information that has helped them. As for the goals I know that everyone is…

I was excited when I saw this group because I honestly went to 4 different gyms until I found one where I didn't feel like I was the odd ball out.

I started a group for anyone with 100 pounds to lose so please feel free to check it out. It is called "100+ Pounds to lose lets support eachother" I thought it was a nice place for people with the same struggles can talk.

CHALLENGES FOR MARCH: Challenges for March- You can choose what you want to participate in -Weight loss- set your own pounds loss for the month -Rest day- take a rest day from exercise at least once a week -Exercise challenge- set your own amount of time that you want to exercise each week or calories burned -Challenge…

I am overweight with about 100+ pounds to lose and I am on week 5 of the couch 2 5K. I think they should be happy for me because I am out there trying to do something about my situation. If they want to think negative things then I think they need to spend more time on themselves and not worry about me.

Hello Jessica my name is Ashley and I have about 138 pounds to lose. I am in the same boat as you. I have friends and support on MFP however nobody who has this kind of goal in mind. I would love to have some friends who are in the same boat as I am.

I was the same way. My friends kept telling me that I was gaining muscle but I know that I have a lot of fat to lose and there was no way I was gaining muscle that fast. I felt much better once I put this out there and someone said that I was storing water. That made more sense to me.

Well I can't begin to thank everyone for the support and info. I did stick with the weight lifting but did step up the cardio this week plus introduced some protein shakes for meals and was able to get rid of what I gained plus 1.8. I will stick with it because I saw a much bigger loss in inches for my theighs, arms and…

I have been doing the couch to 5 K program and I run every day and I don't notice any bad things happening.

I don't because she hisses at me. When was the last time you told someone you appreciate them.

I mad a few friends by doing a couple challenges.

When I first hit the goal I plan on going out to buy a bright colored swimsuit without a skirt. Typically I buy black swimsuits that look like long dresses to cover up as much as possible. Once I have kept the weight off for a whole year I want to get a breast job. Nothing drastic but I have always wanted a little bit more…

Thank you that really helped me and it is printed out so I can put it somewhere where I can see it more often.

Thanks for the info. I will check out both of those sites.

The app on Blackberry is called "Couck 2 5K"

I am currently doing it right now and if you have a smart phone there is an app to it that I love. it cost me about $3.00 but the nice thing about it is that it plays my playlist from my downloaded songs and then interrupts my music by saying "jog now" or "walk now". I love it and I am finding every day I am running a…

I use them because of my busy schedule. I have twin 4 year old girls and the mornings are just to stressful for me to sit down and eat breakfast. When I was not eating correctly I ALWAYS skipped breakfast. I also work some nights till 7 so that means I am not eating until after 8 and on those nights I drink a protein shake…