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Beverages such as diet soda are composed primarily of water, they do count towards your daily water requirement. However, you must take into consideration diet soda additives such as sodium and caffeine may actually remove water from your body. Because of this, it's crucial that you avoid relying solely on diet soda to…

OP, I laughed so hard at this entire thing! thanks for the laugh. you should patent/copyright the following phrases #pucksOfSuffering #PattiesOfSadness "it's gold Jerry, GOLD!

I'll be honest with you, I did the same thing, in preparation for a cruise last November. Diet and exercise for 11 months, lost 85 pounds. I decided that I wasn't going to worry about it and "just have fun" on my vacation. The week of vacation (2nd week of November 2015) on the cruise extended into Thanksgiving. Then…

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thanks for this^ I found this insightful.

Isn't that a great feeling? Congrats!!

this is a great victory, small changes impacting the whole family! great job!!!!

awesome!

OP I don't want to sound like a broken record or over simplify anything, the struggle IS real. As we age things just don't work the way they did when we were younger but, I have found that the key really is as simple as eat less and move more. I am not where I want to be, but I was exactly where you are. I looked in the…

I was addicted to MT. DEW not totally "dew" free yet. I still have an occasional sip. It's been over a year since I drank a whole bottle or can at one time.

WOW!! Congratulations everyone!!! Very inspirational!!! Let's make 2016 our healthiest year yet!

CONGRATULATIONS!

That the "drinking the extra water" will be hard on an old man's bladder!

^ I love this, that is my "go to" now! (this just doesn't taste good enough to waste my calories on it)

baby steps! great job! My NSV I bought a 36" belt this weekend!!! I could have gotten a 34" but my "mind" just wouldn't let me.

congratulations that is a great feeling!

[quote= 50 lbs just seems so daunting! [/quote] Set little goals for yourself. 50 lbs seems daunting indeed, but 5 lbs 10 lbs that.s doable. Then when you reach that do it again!

I weigh everyday to keep me focused, but I only record Saturday Mornings for record keeping, goals, progress.

I gave away a bunch of clothes that no longer fit, the response, "are you sure you want to get rid of these? You may need them again".

Congrats on your success. Giving up MT.Dew helped me lose 85 lbs. I am an addict. Can't have it at all.

Right there with you. "You'd know I still need to lose weight if I was standing here naked!" has been known to silence a few people. No, I don't get invited to social gatherings very often, why do you ask? [/quote] ^ cracked me up! Hilarious

I get this a lot now too

I had this same experience, only I saw my reflection in a glass window and thought wow whats my brother doing here.

^this

just went through my closet and got rid of all my XXL stuff (everything basically), had to buy a size that fits definitely a pain in the wallet!

I fit into 34" waist jeans yesterday. Can't remember the last time i wore 34's.

great point. Blood pressure and thyroid medications should be monitored closely too. I think that may have been mentioned on here already but it bears repeating.