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Thanks Kathy, it does help. Sometimes I feel like the only one out there. I won't go in women's showers without being all covered up, I just wish I could be less ashamed, but I NEVER see anyone else with them in the locker room! Maybe we're like a secret society...

It seems like no matter how psyched I get over my fitness gains, it's all outweighed by my disgust over the way my body looks because of stretch marks I got with my first pregnancy. They are truly awful, and I'm depressed that I will never wear a bikini again no matter how fit I am. Plus I...

Has anyone tried Seven in the Morning? It's like Grape-Nuts, only to my mind better, doesn't have quite that tooth-shattering quality. Plus I think it's a little more nutritionally complete, although I haven't compared the boxes side by side. It's another Kashi one, though.

Thanks for the site recommendation. I've bookmarked it; I think I'll be coming back to it again and again...

Holy smokes, a lot can happen in a few days! Thanks for defending my (I'll admit somewhat confusing and insecure-sounding) remark about my husband's comment to me, but you really hit the nail on the head, at least in terms of how I interpreted it. The term "passive-aggressive" has been...

There is only one, as far as I'm concerned: Eddie Izzard. Never heard of him? Check out Dress to Kill or Glorious on video, you'll never look back. Laurie M.

The weird thing is, it seems like the roles are almost reversed in our relationship. If it ends (unless things radically change for him in counseling), then it will be me who wants to end it, not him. Except for the role of breadwinner, I have taken on nearly all the other household...

I'm another one of those who can't answer to the mountain bike tire question, but my guess is that if you're using a resistance trainer of any type, you'll probably have to switch to a slick tire. I have a road bike on a Performance Bikes trainer. I think it's a magnetic one; I wish I...

Hi, Connie - I wish I knew the answer too, but I guess if either (or any) of us did, we'd be very, very rich in more ways than one, huh? One thing I can tell you, though, is that whatever impasse you may be at with your husband, it does take two to tango (or to mess up a relationship), so...

Yes, not just support but the knowledge that I'm not the only one out there with problems (not like I thought I was, but it's nice to be reminded). That's the way I think it is with a lot of forums, just finding a common link. Thanks.

Calvin Klein makes a pretty nice relaxed fit (read: not for teenagers) jean that seems to be okay. Not perfect, but at least you don't walk out feeling like you must have the biggest butt in the universe, because you couldn't possibly have the smallest waist! I really don't know who they make...

Hi all -- And thanks for all your kind words. Seems like it's running heavily in favor of counseling. I don't know what I'm afraid of. And I'm going to flesh out the story a little by saying that there was indelity at one point (mine); he in all likelihood has or is developing a drinking...

I guess since anything goes on this forum... I'm feeling totally stressed out, unfulfilled and basically bummed about my marriage. We've been married 21 years and it seems like we have nothing in common anymore. I'm not a fitness maniac but definitely into exercising for both mental and...

You are right on about the body image part. It's probably unrealistic for 80 or more percent of us to think we could look like Cathe, no matter what we did, just because of genetics. I am still trying to be realistic about my fitness goals, how I hope and want to look and how I should be...

I agree, they're probably very nearly the same. What I usually do is try to find the baby spinach to use in salads because it's so tender and use the other in anything that's cooked.

I keep asking people questions... But your reply interested me because I'm 44 too. It sounds like you're on a low-carb variation diet, or getting most if not all your carbs from fruit and veggies, but no starches. Is this what works for you? I realize it's a personal thing for everyone, but...

Hey, it really depends on the type of scent you like. I have several favorites from the Thymes line, but my absolute favorite is the Fresh Basil. Don't let the name scare you; you won't smell like a bowl of pasta with pesto! It's actually a very "green" smell with a faint basil undertone that...

Thanks for the helpful comments. I guess I have to face the same fact as you, i.e., I eat what I want when I want and I look like it. I'm trying harder to be in a state of mindfulness when I eat, but am still confused about what the definition of clean eating really is. Do I have to forgo all...

Yes, wow, thanks! It seems like our decision to sort of concentrate on a smaller geographical area is the right one, considering what you said about it taking longer to get places than you'd think. And any info about anything else at all you might care to share would be much appreciated...

I have a question about cleaner eating, which has always been my downfall and I think is also the reason that I never get results as quickly as I'd like. How do you all keep a balance between healthy eating and working out and "going off the wagon" occasionally? Or is there none of that to be...