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I have psoriasis! I had it on my scalp, but it actually cleared quite a bit, and was TONS more comfortable without hair. Just sayin'!

Um... obviously, I'm the odd man out here, but shaving my head was the most liberating thing I've ever done. I don't regret it - I LOVE it. I think it's worth trying. It will always grow back!

I did an 8-day juice fast, and it was really neat (for my skin [i have psoriasis] not weight loss). Very eye-opening about the relationship I had with food. Anyway, I definitely recommend trying it. The first two days were pretty easy, but by day 3, I think your body goes into detox (cleaning out anything bad from your system) and you feel pretty crappy. Well, I felt pretty crappy, and that was the explanation I got from all of my reading. The rest of the days went ok. Day 4, after the bad, I actually felt pretty good and had energy to spare. I've been thinking that I'll probably do it again soon, probably not for 8 days, though. By the end, I was starting to crash, and getting really sick of what I was drinking.

LOL Man, you got me! Any ideas on your strength training? Have you figured anything out yet? At our size, we really need to be able to kick some ass. Someone could just carry us off, for realz. O_O

Hello! I joined here about two years ago, but quit coming, so I'm kind of new back. Trying to figure out what to do with myself! So, I have to ask: How tall are you? Because I'm super-short, too. Like, not quite 4 feet 9 inches short. LOL The fierceness must just be part of the package, because I have that going on, too. You have to when you're little!

I guess that's what I have to do. Who knows what it will be, but I'll start looking! That's so weird that someone had to tell you that you seemed happy. LOL But I can understand. I guess it's just not something you expected to feel. I would like to try some new things, but there are not a lot of interesting things going on around here, that I know of. Also, money is another problem. As goofy as it sounds, when I was a wee kid, my mom made me take tap and ballet lessons. Oh, and I loved it, until you put me on stage, then I cried the whole time. LOL Wish I could afford to take tap again. I don't remember a single bit of it, but dancing is fun. If I could afford to take a class, I'd take just about any kind of dance class in a heartbeat. I guess I'm just gonna have to make some muscles at home. That's ok. Well, you do have a point. Something is better than nothing. Glad you mentioned the six week challenge. Where can I find those posted? And what is it? And am I not too late to start? I actually looked for that when I first started coming back a few days ago, and I couldn't find them. I must have overlooked them.

I think not having a specific goal last time kind of killed it for me. I was doing like, endless loops of the beginner bodyweight exercise video, and it was not fun for me. I was just doing it and doing it, adding more and more reps and stuff, and I was like, "I don't even like this. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO IT MORE?!" So I quit. You are correct that I totally set myself up for failure. I'm kind of stuck at home (I really wish I could join the Y, but I don't have the funds). I think I'd be ok in a group, but not one on one. I'm definitely a night owl, but I thought you weren't supposed to work out before bed... maybe that is a myth I've found in all of my reading, so if you can tell me it's not true, then AWESOME. I was planning to start the 100 push-up challenge tomorrow. But after hearing about the Angry Birds thing, I might go with it instead. At least if I download the sheet and keep up with my totals, I will have something to look at! I am really considering doing the Angry Birds workout. I didn't see results in the month or so that I did the NF beginners bodyweight circuit, and I kept adding more and more to it, so I did get frustrated and quit. I would really like to try strength training, though, but all I'm getting for now is bodyweight, since I can't afford to go to a gym. That's ok. Anyway, maybe writing it down and seeing my numbers will help. I SUPER-HATE squats, but I guess they are a necessary evil. Boo for that!

Not that I am ever going to have that issue, but how does it affect breastfeeding? Can you still produce milk? Just curious!

Oh my. That all sounds so complicated. I think the scariest part is getting started, which is where I'm stuck. So here's a question, for everyone: Once you started working out, do you love it? Or is it just another thing you have to do? I hear so many people say that they enjoy it, but either I was doing it wrong, or something else was up, because I never did.

SWEET! Thank you!

Stupidly enough, I'm pretty sure I'm at 115 right now from drinking sweet tea. Six + months of sweet tea. LOL When I get stressed, I go on caffeine benders, but then I get hooked, and I don't like unsweet tea, so... All I can say, is at least it's not soda or alcohol. I've got myself off of sweet tea, though, and I'm back on mostly just water. That was a big step in the right direction. Since the rest of my diet isn't too bad, I'm sure that I will slowly lose most of that fat. But I definitely would like to build some muscle. I'm on a tight budget, so I can't join a gym or buy a ton of fancy equipment, (well, maybe I could some barbells), but I have a feeling that most of what I do will have to be bodyweight, as well, which is ok. I honestly don't see me working out twice a day, either. More like, 3 times a week. I don't know. As far as the eating thing, I think as long as you are challenging your muscles and eating a lot of protein, it won't turn to fat. That's what I've gathered from reading the posts around here, anyway. eco2pia, so what kinds of exercises do you do? Bodyweight, or something at a gym, or thousands of squats, or... ?

I need to get motivated. That's why I'm lurking around here. LOL I'm almost 4 feet, 9 inches, and I weigh 115 right now (which is 15 more than I need to be carrying, in flab, in anyway). I've really just let myself go, and I see the fat creeping on. I feel like I should just nip it in the bud! NIP IT! But I don't really feel like it, to be quite honest. I mean, a year or so back (maybe almost 2), I was doing Steve's body weight exercises for beginners. I HATED the squat part, but the rest was alright. I probably quit after 3 weeks. I can't do the workout video thing. I feel totally lame. Another thing that threw me off was that to advance, you just had to keep adding to what you were doing. It's like, I didn't have a goal. Everything I was doing, I could progress to doing infinitely more of it, and since I didn't really enjoy it, that thought was rather discouraging. I've been thinking about trying the 100 push-up challenge. At least I'd have a goal. It sounds pretty cool, too. I'd like to be able to do 100 push-ups. My diet isn't CLEAN, but it's not too bad. I don't eat much junk food. Do you think it would do anything? And are there any big negatives to working on one section of yourself at first? I mean, maybe if I get into it, I can try doing 100 of something else, while keeping up with my push-ups, of course. That kind of sounds do-able to me. I'd like to be one of those girls, going from flab to fab.

I had my kid 12 years ago, and got my Mirena put in 4 years ago. The procedure wasn't bad (it did hurt a little bit, but seriously nothing major - like a pinch), I drove myself home, and went to my first Ren Fair the next day, where I walked around for a good 6 - 8 hours. No problems at all! I spotted for a couple of days, and haven't had spotting or a period since. I'm DEFINITELY getting another when it's time to have this one replaced. What Spezzy said about the hormones not affecting you the same because they are localized is one of the major reasons I chose the Mirena. I'm weird about pills and things, so I never took them. Seemed like there was too much for them to mess with, and my mom had told me horror stories about her trying the pill. Also, since I don't get my period, I also don't get the crazy, crying, bloated, blegh thing going, either. Love that! The only thing that wasn't great at first was the string... I had to get it trimmed, but not for my sake. LOL Apparently, they can be a little pokey until they soften up. @_@ Just wanted to add that my desire to get laid didn't leave. It's actually quite nice to not have to worry, ever.

Spezzy, you rocked my face off when I read your story. But the more I see from you around here, I can't help but think that you are just awesome sauce. For realz. Not saying that you wouldn't be a good parent if / when you decided, but you seem to really have that independent, "I do what I want" thing kicking, and I love it.