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zendisney
  • By zendisney · New reply 10:54 pm
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Last week I lost 2.6 lbs. This week I gained 4.6. URGGGHHH!!!! I am very frustrated. I just needed to vent! I am not giving up. I will keep on keeping on. Because I have come too far. But this really ...

Get out the KLEENEX!!

roadrunner
  • By roadrunner · New reply 10:36 pm
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Today is July 3rd,,,,,,,,,,, 2 years ago today my husband was disgnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer,,I didn't think today would be a different day,but much to my surprise it is,,,, As I sat here on the ...

Crazy week

larchmountain
  • By larchmountain · New reply 10:11 pm
  • Journal · 4 replies
  • Is it only Tuesday? OMG I can't wait until the 2nd of July. That's when my newest client goes home, maybe. This is one of the hardest clients I've dealt with in a long time. But all is not bad. Today ...

End of Week 25/Changed Weigh in Day to Thursday

sugarplum
  • By sugarplum · New reply 9:36 pm
  • Journal · 18 replies
  • I did it!! I did it!!! Took me 25 weeks, but I have now lost 50.4 pounds!!!!! WOO HOO!!! I lost 2.8 this week. I did not think I would ever reach that 50 pound mark. I should have been there 3 weeks ...

Hiker Group 7-3-09

shermantcj
  • By shermantcj · New reply 8:45 pm
  • Discussion in The Journey · 4 replies
  • Good morning group, Well it's not hiker's sunny pic, but since I was up early for work thought I would get us started. I wanted to wish everyone a safe and fun 4th of July weekend! I have to work so I ...

HELP!!!

mamacasper
  • By mamacasper · Posted 8:04 pm
  • Discussion in Ask the Experts · 0 replies
  • I am the largest that I have ever been in my entire life!! My baby is now 4 months old and I am weighing in almost more than i weighed at 9 months! I don't know what to do ...

Pescetarian needs recipes!

ShdwWlf1065
  • By ShdwWlf1065 · New reply 6:50 pm
  • Discussion in Good Food · 4 replies
  • Last years resolution was to go vegetarian. However, that ended up being amended to pescetarian (fish being the only 'meat') for various reasons. This year I'd like to lessen the amount of seafood that ...

I'll be in my chatroom every night....

dmarvelous
  • By dmarvelous · New reply 6:45 pm
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • For anybody interested in chatting together....I'll go every night to the chatroom at 8CDT and stay for awhile to see if anybody shows up.I'll start tonight in case anybody is like me and doesn't have ...

Day 44- Exhaustion

BeautyXLiesXWithin33
  • By BeautyXLiesXWithin33 · New reply 6:45 pm
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Hey everyone. I've been trying for so long to update, but I either have to leave the house, my computer shuts off, or the internet decides to be difficult. So. Today was... interesting. I did alright ...

Healthy recipes for omnivores, vegetarians, and pescetarians

Sally-Jean
  • By Sally-Jean · Posted 6:37 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Ever since my teenaged daughter turned vegetarian (pescetarian and lacto-ovo), I've struggled to cook meals that are low in fat, but high in protein and include lots of fruit, veggies, and fiber. I've ...

Glass Half--make that TOTALLY--Empty!

AnnMV
  • By AnnMV · New reply 6:30 pm
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Okay, I pride myself on my sense of optimism and working through some very challenging times with chin up. Today just wasn't one of those days. Started out okay...no work, no camp for Simone (Tues/Thurs ...

Chronic Illness Pain Daily Devotionals

GringoGrandma
  • By GringoGrandma · Posted 6:30 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Subject: Chronic Illness Pain Daily Devotionals From: rest@restministries.org Dreams, Dreams Posted: 28 Jun 2009 05:22 AM PDT “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward ...

Premenapausal making me nuts! What can I do.

ljmsmith
  • By ljmsmith · New reply 4:50 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • If being a woman isn't hard enough with the dreded "moon cycle" we must at the end of our cycles experience constant misery for what 10 more years!!!. I am battling weight, pre-menapuase, work, 2 children ...

Weigh in today

zendisney
  • By zendisney · New reply 4:12 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I am finishing up my coffee, heading over to Curves and then over to Weight Watchers. I am hoping it was a good week. It sure felt like one. I wasn't allowed to walk this week. The foot doctor has given ...

Help!! Stomach Fat...

blondy_87
  • By blondy_87 · New reply 3:16 pm
  • Discussion in Weight Loss Solutions · 7 replies
  • I am loosing weight all over except my thighs and my muffin top of a stomach. My stomach and my legs are what's keeping me from getting back into my smaller pants. What am i doing wrong? I do a lot of ...

Seasonal allergies and Flu relief and yet VERY affordable

Henry32
  • By Henry32 · New reply 2:28 pm
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • As I have aged my allergies have increased over time. In my 20’s I had none as I did up to that time. Getting into my 30’s summer became a problem with “hay fever” in August. Into the 40’s I was using ...

Listen to the voice - Part 1

trainer_valerie4life
  • By trainer_valerie4life · Posted 1:58 pm
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • "Eat your vegetables," I said to my kids recently. As I watched their reactions, I thought to myself how often do I remind myself to eat my vegetables? Over the next several days, I made a conscious effort ...

Exercise Partners to AVOID

MsDee1
  • By MsDee1 · New reply 1:31 pm
  • Discussion in The Journey · 5 replies
  • Be careful how you choose your exercise buddies... For months I was walking by myself, but recently had begun to befriend a couple of people from work who also expressed a desire to walk. Things were ...

Help! I'm always hungry!

bhmtnbiker
  • By bhmtnbiker · New reply 1:05 pm
  • Discussion in The Psychology of Food · 10 replies
  • Anyone with ideas on how to get past this hunger? I've been exercising for years and love it but I'm 50 lbs overweight because I love food too. I'm trying to reduce intake but am ALWAYS hungry. My meals ...

Day 46- Shame

BeautyXLiesXWithin33
  • By BeautyXLiesXWithin33 · New reply 12:42 pm
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Yes. I went ahead and did it to myself. I had a nice, fatty piece of lamb. Then, I had two 90-calorie packs and about 5 pieces of chocolate, not to mention the chocolate I had throughout the day. Why ...

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