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Hey! I'm going to second, third, however many the paleo. Cut down on the carbs and initially there should be a rather substantial weight loss. I usually lose five pounds in the first week whenever I start back on after a falling off the wagon. Also, toning up doesn't require a gym membership! I found I was doing my best when I went running every day... Utilizing the outdoors challenges your body in ways a machine can't. Diet is probably 80% of weight loss. Also, go crazy on the water. It will benefit her body in more ways than just weight loss! If she's like a lot of women, she's probably stressing with the wedding... Make sure she takes time for herself and doesn't emotionally snack. If she's tempted, she should make some low calorie snacks to keep in her fridge like pre-cut veggies or greek yogurt cups. Sleep is essential...

That was actually a pretty neat watch! Thanks for posting! ... I hope Nike chooses me next to make a video...

I totally have little man cookie cutters! I think I will, when I make it to the health food store. Anyone else find paleo the most expensive way to eat ever? It's worth it though. Cookie dough blizzards.... duh. Right now I've developed a habit of shoving nuts in my mouth and taking a bite of pure unsweetened chocolate. Or sucking on a spoon of almond butter. It's incredibly naughty but I can't get by being a nice girl all the time. I figure the cravings will lessen the longer I abstain. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

I love giving blood. My favourite part, other than the idea of saving lives, were the cookies at the end. I need to go in again soon!! Congratulations and well done! Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Paleo. Not paleontologist. Silly phone. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Hello SpyNerd Caitriona! Cookies and icecream. I miss my BFF DQ. We never talk anymore, and I miss eating her out [of business]. Oh no I didn't!! I love baking, but with going paleo I cook all. The. Time. I'm like a chef that's not all that great and no one would pay. It's fun! I want to pick up some almond flour to make some paleontologist cookies. Or some sort of junk food. I'm really hungry. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Rugby is intense! Way to go! I was playing floor hockey (a lot more gentle, haha!) but we're off for the summer! Keep up the good work!! Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Hey there! I'm just about to leave for an appointment so I need to make it quick! But with picking things up from the store or at work.. Leave your money at home! Pack a lunch, and don't give yourself the option. It's like when I budget money, I'll put everything where it needs to go as soon as I'm paid so I can pay that extra couple hundred on debt rather than splurge. I have no money, so I can't splurge. If you don't have the money on you, you won't be able to splurge either. But don't beat yourself up. That's probably the biggest thing I've learned through this, too. Acknowledge you're human, and focus on POSITIVE reinforcement. Recognise how awesome you ARE doing, and you'll want to do better. I'm a sucker for praise. It just makes me wanna go that much harder. Praise yourself, lady. You deserve it. Find something to reward yourself, and go for it. Maybe if you go without chocolate for a week, buy yourself a new pair of shoes. Or make time to go out with the girls. Or ANYTHING. Praise. Praise. Praise. You've already done so much, I know you can keep it going.

I was just about to throw the padding in my bras (double push-up, anyone? Not afraid to admit it) at all these ladies. Seeeeerioooousssslllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I have itty bitty titties, we can make a committee. Mine are a 34A/32B, too. I go for the 32B because it makes me feel good about myself… hahaha. They’re perky, though, and full enough, and STILL fun to play with when you’re not doing anything, so whatevs. Maybe when I get knocked up I’ll grow some real knockers. Knock on wood? Hehe, I used “knock” in three different ways. So funny.

Wow, Heather! You go girl! I was like, what is this "Xenafication" she is talking about? Maybe I am ignorant of some new fitness approach. Then I was like, oh, duh. Xena! Totes McGoats grew up watching that show religiously with my lesbo (fo' serious) mama, hahaha. She was kinda a big deal in the household, you can imagine. It was the family night of the week, and she's a pretty kick-butt lady to look up to! YOU CAN DO IT! That's a crazy intense plan you've given yourself, but hey, look, you're doing it. I hope you're proud of yourself and you let the momentum carry you forward to accomplish everything on that list. You go, warrior girl. And so congrats on the weight loss! PS: Jealous of horses. May come and steal. Maybe.

I sprained my ankle at the peak of my fitness and I gained almost thirty pounds. I can so understand that. You really sound like you turned your life around!! Good job, buddy! Do you practice in any group settings or are you self taught? Impressive. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Hi sir! Welcome aboard! What are you doing to work out? Good luck, you can do it! Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Welcome to the rebellion, Mike! It sounds like you're on the right track already. How are you liking the paleo diet? I wish I could do a pull up. :[ Good luck!!! Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Underling: I was going to be all, but you'll still be the same guy, just more inclined to strike poses in the nude. That's what I do to celebrate weight loss. Today after the scale I was doing full leaping prances and giggling with joy. BUT, then I was like, no way!!! Is any hero the same man he was after he first set out? You gain discipline and self control! And ambition! And you get confident, and happy naked! You're right. You're changing yourself, man, good work. Also, steal that stuff back! Use Kenpo! Fist to balls! I'm pretty sure it teaches that, because I was all, hehe, he means balls. Learning life skills, I swear. Shey: Thanks. <3 And welcome to the rebellion! Unmeekgeek: Congratulations on p90x!!! Way to be a beast! And isn't that always how it is? You're getting in the groove of being healthy and then life gets jealous. It's easy to find the motivation until you lose momentum. Brah: I never joke. Except when I do. But not about the internet! I just moved out into my own little basement suite, and there is no money for the interwebs. Which isn't too big of a deal, because I prefer playing single player RPGs. Is okay. I strong. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

What you can't see is that I'm flexing my toes so the tension on the wall between toe and foot is holding me up. I have Hulk feet. Yoga X is HARD. Kenpo was a lot of fun, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it! I sweat buckets with every workout. I can't do a pull up yet so I die with those workout. How far did you get with p90x? I'm only on the second week and want to keep my motivation strong! I have another crippling weakness, probably more so than with cookies, for icecream. I was really relieved to see there's paleo knock offs of it. Really, if there wasn't, there would be no long term hope for me. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Thanks so much! Why don't you do it!!! You can compromise with your comfort zone by maybe wearing more than I did! I wanted to post mine so I could show however many people that I can do better... I will get better!! And I will work hard for that after photo! Besides, everyone here is making a change. My thighs touch, but maybe one of the old timers here used to have that too... they'll cheer you on! Remember: you don't know me! *snap snap* Haha, or they don't know you. Everyone is gorgeous. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

I was able to take some "now" photos... sorry for the low quality! Ten pounds down, here. I wish I had a proper before. Anyway, hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a mini transformation! Thanks for cheering me on! ) Weighed myself today: 139 lbs. Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

56 lbs. is amazing!! I hope you congratulate yourself every day! I find when I praise myself for those real achievements it drives me to keep going! I have a lot of visual motivators... a whiteboard tracking work outs, a chart showing my progress, keep before and after pictures! You'll see the progress and think, wow! My belly looks a lot flatter... I did that!! I bet I can trim another inch off! Also, work out in ways you enjoy. Make it a hobby, not a chore. Join a sports league if you like sports, a new dance class if you're into that, or go hiking if you're a wilderness nut! Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

Thank you! C is for cookie... Sent from my GT-I5700R using Tapatalk 2

I just wrote up a NOVEL introducing myself for my profile, so here's a quick copy and paste! So you don't really have to read my profile unless you're like, day-um, I need to read me some of that AGAIN. Then please, read it again. I'm the type of nerd that you can't distinguish out of a crowd of normals. Maybe I'm a spy? Or maybe I just have an addiction for shoes and eyelash curlers. Unfortunately, I'm usually so hot on the pursuit of dreams/life/love, that my time pursuing my other interests is rather limited. My newest book of CHEW (best. comic. ever.)? Still yet to be cracked open. Those pile of 360 games (and PS2. And GC.) I have waiting? A figment of my fantasies, for the most part. I work with bunches of children and angry teens. I really love it, and it's amazing to think that you may make the difference in a youths life. It's been a crazy busy year, with frequent 60-hour work weeks, but the summer came with more free-time than previously. So, Mass Effect 3, here I come, baby. And P90x? Sure, I'll bring it. Paleo? Portobello hamburgers are delicious, let's just say. I have dedicated myself to my cause, to get SMOKING HOT, HOLLA'! This has been, of course, the plan for years, but something always throws me off the waggon. Like cookie dough. So. Yeah. You should know... Cookies, cookie dough, all that gooey goodness... Well, we have a history. A delicious history, filled with sin, lust, and raw... batter! Yum. A novel will be coming soon to a store near you. At any rate, I've been fairly active for the last few years in the form of recreational sport leagues (floor hockey is where it's at), pole dancing lessons, wogging (walk/jogging, anything else is a lie), gyming it up and group fitness. But I am a monster in the fast food lanes. It's like lady, get out my way, there's a Two Cheeseburger Meal with Super-sized Fries with my name on it and I will bring you DOWN! So, starting the last week of June, I was like, McDonald's, it's not you, it's me. Rinse and repeat with every fast food chain in the planet. I'm a food slut. Don't be hatin'. THE REBELLION: I am working out nearly every day. I tried to get back into cardio equipment, but I was like, um, boyfriend cuddles or achy knees (and ankles. And hips. I am old, this I understand)? Obvious choice is living in sin. Instead, I make a point to get to those yoga and Zumba classes. I finally started P90X Lean and I die a little every day so I can be reborn as a smokin' hot pheonix of STEEL. Mostly, though, it's diet. I have been using a food diary, reading those labels, and making those changes. Like substituting grains for lettuce wraps and soy milk for almond milk (so much more delicious! Who knew, right?). So here I am at NerdFitness. To keep myself clean by accountability. Is this like AA for the fast food addicts? I've never been an alcoholic before, this could be fun. Wait, what? I had "before" photos, but unfortunately my phone decided to go into a seizure/coma yesterday, and it took the photos with it. And I don't have Internet (whut?) at my house, I've been using my coma-phone as a portable hotspot, so there really is no updating right away. But future updates will come. I started at 150 lbs. at the end of June, and I am currently down to 141.8 lbs., as of yesterday. It's still a long journey ahead of me. I've been down this road before, getting to 117 lbs. with the help of some post-surgery weight loss (bye bye angry tonsils), but it was always a "diet". I'm hoping to make an educated lifestyle change. It's easy to motivate myself to be active, since I really enjoy it. I'm exploring paleo, and reminding myself that I am human -- a human with a cookie addiction and a mouth packed full of sweet tooths -- and I will falter sometimes through this transformation. I won't let it stop me this time. I was working an over-night shift at the group home last night and thought I'd make cookies (... yeah) for the youth. Well, my control caved and I ended up licking out the bowl, and the spoon, and having three cookies, one from each tray, "just to make sure they're okay". So I looked for solutions -- there is such thing as paleo cookie dough. Really. Not lying. Google it. Next pay cheque, I'll go get myself some cacao nibs. It'll be easier to resist DEVIL cookie dough when I know I can have a little piece of something-something when I get home. Don't you get this anxiety when there's delicious, sinful food in front of you and the little fat kid that is your brain is screaming "LAST CHANCE, TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT"? Just me? Anyway, then I started today off fresh! No giving up. Like Ms. Frizzle says, "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!" So, how you doin'?