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Always good to be reminded that it is the long haul that counts. The time will pass anyway and all the small losses add up to make a final goal. You look fantastic and I can see why you are happy and pleased with yourself. You did a GREAT job. Thanks for the motivating post. Any tips on how you when about it and how you…

Can't see your 'heavy' pics but can use my imagination. I do see that you look absolutely fantastic now. So true about figuring out what works for you to stay on track. Congratulations!

Thanks for the incredible motivation. And taking the time to post your wonderful meals. I can totally relate to the failed 999 diets. Before I joined MFP I checked out local gourmet diet food delivery programs online. After looking at their pics I knew I could make meals at home myself similar to their fancy meals. And…

Fantastic. Your determination sure has paid off. Very inspiring.

Wonderful story. You look great--and it will only get better. Enjoy your horseback ride come summer!

JillAnne, I would be thrilled to be where you are at now. Great Job. Happy dance, happy dance! lukundo, ditto for you too! Fantastic!

Loved your post and thanks for the pep talk. Very motivating. You look great--like others have said you have saved yourself years of yo-yo dieting misery by learning about nutrition and fitness now.

Great story. You look wonderful.

Fantastic! You look great.

I keep old 'diet' journals and old weigh in charts-yuk. With each of my many 'diets' when I hit about 15 to 20 pounds gone I think 'that was my starting point on my last diet.' It is amazing to keep trying after so many (hate to say it) failures. All we can do is never give up and try and try again. To give in and give up…

Wow, you are so upbeat and positive. Very motivating. You sure accomplished a lot with all the changes you made in your life. Congrats for sticking to it and good luck with the rest of your journey.

You may not think it is a 'drastic loss' but I think it is a pretty big difference. You look fantastic and it will only get better. Despite the difficulties with the medicine you stuck with it. Good Job! Keep updating your progress.

You are definitely well on your way. You look great. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.

phen/fen I loved that combination of drugs-I never felt hungry. I lost about 60 pounds--then they took it off the market (gained it all back and more). I later got a letter-- Apparently someone sued the manufacturer and part of the settlement was that they would pay for an ultrasound from a cardiologist to check your heart…

Now as for as the OP interesting observation on the breakfast myth, couldn't agree more. I don't want breakfast. Advice and diets in the past that stress this don't work for me. I need a lot more calories late at night. Like the OP, until I realized this was a myth I was kicking myself for binging late at night.

Your post is SO inspirational!!!!!!!! You look wonderful.

jgnatca: "I'll take success any way I can and if that includes controlling my environment, so be it. Self-control is overrated, and it is easily exhausted. Why make it any harder than it has to be?" I totally agree. The OP said she is going to eat all the donuts in one sitting or eat what she says is still too many over…

That has got to make you super happy--to finally be under 200. A year of hard work and dedication and you look awesome.

You should be so proud of yourself and all your hard work. You look fantastic.

What a difference! You look great.

Super job and you look wonderful.

Wow, you look great. You are very disciplined and your hard work sure paid off. Enjoyed reading how you did it. Can't wait to read future updates.

Wow, you could be Weight Watchers counselor now as you are such an inspiration. Fantastic job.

You should be so proud. You look wonderful.

For people not into hyperbole (ie heads exploding) , I just mean that it goes against everything they have ever thought to be true. Sometimes this is a good thing and necessary. Others times not so much. Or in this case , despite some acrimonious posts I still see it as an honest disagreement on how you see food or want to…

I agree it is not a good idea to categorize a food as good or bad. Too easy to get into the mindset that that you are also 'bad' to eat something you want and enjoy. Or that ALL 'bad' food should be off limits. And definitely ditch that annoying term 'clean' eating . It’s counterpart is unclean. But I don't worry so much…

You have gone through some difficult times but you found out what works for you and all the hard, hard work and determination sure paid off. You look fantastic. Very inspiring --thanks for posting.

Very well written -- sure to inspire so many people. Thanks for posting.

Great story--all your hard work paid off. You look fantastic.

Thanks for all the words of wisdom about your incredible transformation as well as the pics.