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  • When I first started noticing my bones I thought I had a medical issue LMAO I kept telling my husband "look I have this lump' he kept saying it's your bones silly you are supposed to have them!
  • OMG YES!!!! I am cold all the time and I used to never wear a coat in the middle of winter in Maine. Now I am bundled up to the hilt and in the house I even have to use a blanket and sweater. The heat now is set at 72 instead of 68!
  • - how much your body will hurt as it 'shifts' back to where it is supposed to be. - How much of a love hate relationship you will have with your new body. Loving you lost the weight and hating the excess skin and trying to hide it. - Looking in the mirror and not 'seeing' what you really look like, only seeing the old you.…
  • WOW you look amazing!!! I can't wait until I am within 30lbs of my goal! Keep up the good work, you are inspirational!
  • I am afraid that when I lose my weight, I will feel ugly and hate the extra skin so much, that I will gain the weight back :(
  • This is what I do to cut down on my portions. Pre-portion your snacks. 12 grapes in a snack bag, 1/3 cup of carrots or cukes, celery or a mix in a bag, one hard boiled egg in a bag, 6 strawberries in a bag etc. Cook up a bunch of chicken and measure it out in 4 oz. portions. Every time you take one you know it is one…
  • I have the same problem. When I started I needed to lose 260 pounds :'( I was doing great, following my plan to the T and losing 5 pounds a week, then one week I gained 4 pounds! I cried I was so upset and down on myself, but the next week I lost 9.5. I have noticed a trend over the last 4 months, and every 4 weeks, I…
  • You can add me, I would be happy to cheer you along!
  • you have already made a big step in just admitting you have a problem and vowing to do something about it. I, like yourself, have struggled for years with my weight. This January I vowed I would try one more time, and if I did my best, I would resign myself to the fact I was meant to be fat. I don't know what it was, but…
  • I am following Chris Powell's Carb cycling plan and I have one 'free' day a week. That free day means I can exceed my daily calories UP TO 1000 calories. That day is the day my husband and I indulge and go out to dinner. I have been averaging a weight loss of 5-6 pounds a week. I think having a 'free' day or meal once a…
  • have you tried having a chocolate rice cake with some peanut butter on it when you have a severe craving? That's about 100 calories if you go easy on the PB.
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