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    • Posts: 28,204 Member
      We all need help sometime. That can come in many forms... An ear, a shoulder, someone to carry you, a sanity check, joyful distraction, new/previously unknown options, a hug, a hand holding, a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a doctor, an MFP post, an MFP message, and MFP romp with friends through the forums, a vacation/break, new job, etcetera.

      It saddens me to think that some people think they can get through certain periods of difficulty in their life on their own, while ignoring signs that something real is wrong and getting worse. I used to be one of these people until the signs became too frightening for me to ignore--it took fear of a future very different from what I desired, to motivate me to seek professional help. Fortunately, there is no physical evidence of permanent damage... the brain is surprisingly resilient in some ways.

      All the human interaction of counselors and psychologists helps, but there would be no real solution for me had it not been for my primary doctor. She was able to help me figure out the root of my anxieties, depression, and growing sense of hopelessness--a chemical shortage in my brain.

      This has been a huge victory for me and my family and I do my best to not take a single day for granted (not that I did before).

      Some days, I now feel like I am in my 20's... The medication I'm on to boost my serotonin levels provided a significant flip for me in some ways, but I'm also smart enough to know that part of my newly found zest in life has been boosted in affect by some of my MFPs.

      To those of you who actually read this and are not repulsed, I thank you! To those of you straddling the fence on the question of help or not, I hope my story helps you decide and make the best choice for YOU!

      Love and best of all things to every one of you. A special thanks to a select few and a very special one of MFPs for taking a serious chunk of edge of my usually too serious personality (8^***

      ^^^^^^He probably broke the character limit of this forum (AND OTHERS!) HEhehehe

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      How often I lied to myself about the impact of my eating habits.
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      That my lifestyle choices were an inpending train wreck of catastrophic proportions.
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      That there really is a community of people on the internet who are losing/maintaining/gaining weight realistically while aiming to be be healthy and having little time for pseudoscience and woo.

      I would never have believed this without seeing it.
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      that people love telling me thier weirdest stories... and i like hearing them:/
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      That fruit has a lot of carbs and sugar but I'm not going to let it freak me out by getting insanely obsessive about my food diary (I did in the very beginning).
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      How amazingly wonderful and supportive people can be.
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      .......that, this world is really small & we all are family members :)
    • Posts: 1,225 Member
      I don't eat as bad as I thought
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      That you can't beat yourself up over the slip ups and you really can just get back at it the next day. Oh and working out can be fun!!! Never ever thought I would say that. :)
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      mattyc772014 wrote: »
      and there are some really great people out in the world still.

      So true!
    • Posts: 6,946 Member
      There are really some perverted old people out there
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      Joining MFP made me realize that I am actually not Big Boned, I am simply fat
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      But I realized that I am not fat---just big-boned.
    • Posts: 168 Member
      That my eating habits were WAY worse than I thought. And I'm not the only one... ;)
    • Posts: 28,204 Member
      How some of my posts don't appear to resonate with a single reader/poster in here
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      That tracking everything is a pain in the rear end.... and then I eat a little Debbie cake anyway.
    • Posts: 6,946 Member
      That gaining weight is very hard
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      I had no idea about portion size
    • Posts: 2,199 Member
      edited March 2015
      How many good looking fit people still track calories ;)
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      That I don't eat as much as I thought I did....
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      That I don't have to have the same diet as a rabbit to lose weight.
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      anadoesit wrote: »
      Anything is possible if you commit to hard work CONSISTENTLY.

      ^ this
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      Facebook stinks
    • Posts: 28,204 Member
      Most people in here are really nice people
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      SojournerThirteen wrote: »
      How some of my posts don't appear to resonate with a single reader/poster in here
      Maybe they did my friend, I know I heard you.


      For me:

      I learned that logging food really helps me

      I've also met some amazing people here in very grateful for their support and friendships.
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      That the internet is for more than just porn and cat pictures.
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      There are so really amazing people on here
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      How much I hate not being in a wifi area and can't scan something I've eaten ahhhhhhh!
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      Michael_Lucas wrote: »
      That the internet is for more than just porn and cat pictures.

      Still coming to grips with that one... ;)
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