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No doing it sooner is really my only regret. Exercise as much as you can now. Make an inspiration board. Follow the rules to a t. You will do awesome!

I so look forward to that onederland one day. Now I am a tall girl - so my actual goal is 170 - I figure once I get to onederland I am almost there right? Right now I am just oh so glad to have gotten below the big 300 mark. It is terrible to watch a football game and realize your stats would make you a prime defensive lineman!

Chicken is tough for me too unless it is chicken salad - like through the food processor. Otherwise I really have to eat it as soon as it is cooked and still hot. If it sits a bit or gets put in the fridge - FORGET it! Crab has been my favorite thing. Too bad it is so expensive and hard to get fresh. But when I am on the gulf - I am all about it.

Yay NSV!

Ouch - so sorry to hear about your injury! But glad you are recovering well.

Mine is just getting bad here at 3 months post-op. I just started taking an Omega-Plex Vitamin last week in hopes that it will help. Plus I am coating my hair in coconut oil every few days because it looks fried. I am doing my best to make sure i am on top of Protein and Vitamins - but I guess it is what it is. Your hair cut is super cute. Maybe I should take a hint and get mine cut a bit too.

Congrats and keep it up! Look at how far you have come already!

Losing 74 lbs in 4 months is behind? That sounds like pretty good progress to me actually. It seems like if your doctor thinks you are behind he would have referred you to the nutritionist for a solution. But I think I agree with previous poster - you don't seem to be eating enough to match your activity level.

I swear chicken is still the trickiest of all for me too! And they tell you how ground beef is difficult - but it was the first thing I could eat with ZERO problem. I can do pork chops easy - shrimp, sure - ham - gotcha - tuna - let's go - chicken, uh........ Now my friend - 2 years later still can't eat shrimp or ground beef and never had a problem with chicken. So go figure!

At 5 weeks I am pretty sure I could have done 20 ounces in 30 minutes. I certainly can now at 9 weeks. I think your body will let you know if you are drinking too much or too fast. I (fortunately) have only gotten sick a few times - and twice it was from drinking too fast because I let myself get way too thirsty. If you sip sip sip and are comfortable - no big deal. Now if you were only a few days out I would say that the nerves of the pouch just have not developed yet too tell you STOP - but at 5 weeks you would know.

So funny - Duck Tape and Spanx is my plan. However - I have a drag queen friend who says he is going to give me some tips on how to pull it all together and look fabulous. I can't wait to hear the tips.

Tacky tacky tacky

Great job - keep it up!

Thanks for replying - but I think I will be needing size 20 in a matter of weeks. I bought a few things to get through my presentations - and am just trying to make so best i can for now.

I have been doing Couch to 5K and lots of ARC Trainer - but I decided to switch it up and do spin for the first time in almost 2 years. Ouch! I forgot how much it hurts - especially the first few times. OMG - and I already had a chafing problem - so now I am in mega pain. Looks like I may have to have a rest day to let the chafing heal some - it is danger zone bad and nothing is working to stop it!