I don't "look" like I lost 50 lbs, so no one believed me.

So nobody is speculating on the identity of Miss Sweetalker. If she really is a famous actress, I'm guessing Rebel Wilson despite a 7 year age gap/weight gap between the profile and the star. I mean, how many fat actresses have films out now and also would be likely slip between lbs and kg?

The entertainment industry is brutal, isn't it? Congratulations on your weight loss, 50 pounds is an amazing accomplishment!!

Not to be negative, but I think you need to work on tuning all of that crap out and focus on building your self-esteem. In your profession your are going to get blasted from every tabloid, news source, and public forum available.

I am also a binge eater, and yes, I still have setbacks. During Thanksgiving week, I ate and drank booze pretty much nonstop for four days straight...gained about six pounds. (That weight is gone now, thank goodness.) But what I did to get back on track was allow myself to "get it out of my system" and I started fresh on Sunday. I didn't wait until Monday or after Christmas, I forced myself to get back to better eating and working out. And now I am back to my lifestyle change. What I DON'T do is berate myself for it. I show myself grace for the holiday, the visit from my family, being out of routine, etc., and I move forward.

It's not easy, but it is possible. Change your mind about yourself, and you can change your body and your health. Best of luck to you.

They are simply horrible people, try to stay away from them. Look at your old photos and see how far you've come.

50 pounds is awesome and you should be so proud of yourself.

Do the opinions of these people even matter?

Well, I say, forget about the 50. You have lost THIRTY POUNDS which is awesome and amazing and a wonderful accomplishment. I wish I knew how to post a picture but I don't, so here's a link to a picture of a THIRTY POUND BASS somebody caught (scroll down to the Sept 5th guy): http://www.adventurecharters.org/2009.htm
Dang. That's a lot of extra weight, and you aren't carrying it around every day anymore! Congratulations!

It's also twice as much weight as I have lost. And I'm really proud of my little 15 lbs!

It must be very hard being in the public eye, having reviewers who write snarky things about you and then feeling blindsided. I can't quite imagine how that would feel. But I'm like some of the others here, you have to just forget about them. They don't matter. YOU matter.

You can do this. Set your sights high and ignore the peanut gallery.

I just read this and thought of you: Never judge yourself through other people's eyes! >hugz<

First, give yourself credit for all the hard work you've done, period. And give yourself credit for reaching out and allowing yourself to be vulnerable here. I imagine it can't be easy while you're living in a fishbowl that runs so heavily on public image -- especially one where craft and talent can be forced aside by which wheel squeaks the loudest.

The world is full of "shoulds" as it is. Make sure that you have some time to separate yourself from that. Find that space where you are true to yourself beyond all the clamoring from outside. The more that you can do that, the less what others say will matter and the more you'll be able to focus on what you need and on what nourishes your soul.

You ask about setbacks. I've been a caregiver for 10+ years. Working multiple shifts to support us and deep-sixing myself in a dead-end job was one major source of stress. Another was a medical nightmare that lasted for about three years, leading up to my caree's latest and most definitive diagnosis (with misdiagnoses along the way).

What helped me the most was finding support and validation for what I was going through. So much gets focused on the caree that caregivers often get lost in the shuffle. I had to learn to trust myself again and separate from all the actual and perceived "shoulds" around me. It's hard to do when one is so conditioned to rely on the expertise of others.

Keep following your bliss. Keep doing what is right for YOU. Hurtful words hurt even if your skin is already thick; the trick is to see them for the smoke and mirrors they are. Your journalists and fans are bit players; they react to what they see on the surface. The you that's on stage for them is part of the act. The real you is what gives you your talent and your strength. Keep focusing on that and let the other lines be just lines.

Thanks guys, and it just occurred to me that at least I'm at a better starting point than I was when I first began this journey, I'm still down 30 pounds from what I was when I first started MFP.

I've just been entirely too embarrassed to even try to keep track of what I ate in November. It was really, really bad.

(And yes I noticed the math mistake in my original post, I got down to 270, now back up to 290 again, give or take a pound depending on time of day.)

it's really simple... are you losing weight for yourself or for somebody else. if the answer is yourself (as i suspect it is), then who cares what other people think, notice, or say? 320lbs to 270lbs is a 50lb drop that only people who have been there will notice. don't fret if the entertainment media doesn't see it. when you go from 220lbs to 170lbs, they'll see it too.

get back on track. log what you're eating. the logging helps keep you from slipping back. if you want support, seek it here. almost everyone here understand the little victories you are achieving because most of us have been in your shoes or are still in your shoes.