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I just wiped my account clean as well and updated my member name as well in an effort to start over! I have spent the last year working on my degree and have pretty much sat for 18 hours a day the whole time. I am also working to shift entirely to being plant based/vegetarian and would love to add folks to help support me…

Swinging through real quick! Day three of the whole family eating vegan dinners and so far they like everything! I have been following recipes from Clean Food Dirty Girl and they are delish! Tonight we had Curry Roasted Cauliflower with spinach and quinoa YUM! Gotta get back to studying, wanted to at least pop in and say…

Hi all and Happy New Year! It has been a super long time since I checked in with the group. So much has changed! I think the last time I checked in I was struggling with a lot of pressures and was pretty stressed out. I was stuck in a pretty crappy job, trying to get my MBA (which I wasn't sure I wanted) and stressed about…

I can relate to this 100%! My middle sister had WLS nearly 2 years ago and I have watched as she has been able to lose a massive amount of weight. She is a breast cancer survivor whose body had been pummeled by chemo and various other drugs. Her body just became completely unperceptive to any efforts she made to lose the…

I would really love to end 2016 under 200 pounds. 46 down, 13 to go!

Hi Nikki! I admire your bravery putting out a post. I am always a little shy about doing that myself. Congratulations on your recent marriage. Your husband sounds wonderful. It is great he is so supportive of your goals. It will make things much easier if you are both on the same page. It sounds like you are doing a great…

I have IBS-D, no FODMAP. I have spent a lot of time trying to refine what my triggers are. For a long time I thought it was pretty much all raw vegetables. However, a couple years ago I went through an elimination diet which removed all junk from my diet. I discovered it wasn't the vegetables causing the issue it was a…

(I just saw this intro thread! :/ Still getting the hang of the group. Posted this on one of the others and thought I would post it here "officially" as well.) Hi all. My name is Laura and I am new to EM2WL. I decided to look for a group like this after meeting with a Registered Dietitian last week. I have been dieting on…

Hi all. My name is Laura and I am new to EM2WL. I decided to look for a group like this after meeting with a Registered Dietitian last week. I have been dieting on and off my entire adult life with little long term success. Last September I stared this process of dieting again in the hopes of making permanent lifestyle…

I'm with you! We are very close to the same spot - I am 5'5" and 207. Let's do it!! Anyone can feel free to add me.

Now that makes total sense! Thanks!!

Interesting...thanks for starting the thread. I still have a ways to go on weight loss (have lost nearly 50, but, have another 50ish to go!) and find I get tripped up on the same thing. Do I focus on calories or macros?? I tend to get tripped up when I start to overthink and over read all the health info out there. This…

Anyone can add me as well! So glad to have found so many on this thread that I can relate to!! SW: 255 CW: 207 GW: 170 (probably go lower, but, would be THRILLED if I got here!)

I struggle with the same issue! Lately I have been trying to have an earlier dinner and just trying to breathe through the moments when I want to just want to eat everything in sight. I also recently increased my calories. After months of following recommendations from a health coach I realized that my calories were just…

WOW. This was exactly what I needed right now. Sometimes the journey down the scale seems so daunting especially when facing 100+ pounds to lose. I have been stuck at a 45 pound loss with another 60 to go and experience similar emotions (I have absolutely kicked my scale across the room!). I greatly appreciate your open…

I was so happy to see this post from you. Why? Because I know every time I read a post of yours I am going to not only be inspired to keep going (despite the tortoise speed I am traveling at) but I know I am going to get a healthy dose of truth and reality versus fluff. This truth is what I WANT to hear. I don't want to…

I just recently quit WW. I started WW late last summer and loved the PP plan. I lost over 20 pounds and then the switch to SP came. Ever since the switch I really struggled. Every pound was much harder to lose and I felt more discouraged and not really able to find a nice balance with how I want to live my life. Several…

I am in the process of switching over. I started on PP on WW, lost just over 30 pounds when the switch to SP happened. I had been pretty satisfied up till that point. With the switch over to SP I found I was so limited I couldn't even enjoy a half slice of son's birthday cake without it blowing my points up. While my focus…

I haven't ever heard of doing this (it kind of sounds a little "fad like), but, I do use ACV as my salad dressing. It really brightens up the veggies and I find I don't really miss the typical dressings I used to use.

Hi all! Busy start to the week, but, thankfully I got the most pressing item finished yesterday. Now, back to "normal"! The concert Friday was AMAZING! If any of you have not seen the Trans Siberian Orchestra Christmas concert it is absolutely worth shelling out the money to see it. Make sure you buy them early though. Our…

Hi all! Been re-adjusting to work this week. Sometimes it is more of a challenge than others that's for sure. I think I have Christmas break-itis. So looking forward to two full weeks off.... Tomorrow is going to be a super exciting day! DH and I are going to see the Trans Siberian Orchestra. We have always wanted to see…

Hi all! Hope you had great Thanksgivings! Finally have my Statistics class behind me and feel like I can breathe again and reconnect with the world! lol I feel pretty good with how I got through a pretty stressful class. I really worked hard to keep my study hours from reaching "obsessed" mode, remembered to take time to…

Hi all. Hanging in there. Only a week and a half to go for this class and I am definitely looking forward to having some extra time to focus a lot harder on my weight loss goals. I feel like I have been doing pretty well through the class at finding a little time for working out and keeping my food somewhat managed.…

Swooping by at lunch. It feels so much better to be eating really good foods today. Such a difference already! Karrie - glad to hear the massages are helping the headaches. Definitely a good compromise in order to keep knitting! I haven't ever had a massage before. I have always been so self conscious of my body I have…

Hi all! Well, it was not a very successful few days in the food department. Way too much eating out. While I did do good watching my portions and did not over indulge in candy (I did eat a few fun size pieces, which, is pretty good considering!) but the big indulgence was the glass of red wine I had Saturday night to…

Hi all. Finally getting back here. Life has been crazy nuts busy! I have been really happy with myself though I have been keeping things fairly balanced. My Statistics class started on 10/12 and I have to say, despite the fact that I didn't like statistics the first time around and was really worried about the class I am…

Hi all, just swinging through. Was a busy weekend. Yesterday we got new family photos done. First ones in 10 years. Decided it was finally time! lol The weather was cooperative - we had a crappy, cold, rainy Saturday which turned into a great sunny, warmer Sunday which was perfect for outdoor photos. The photographer was…

Hi all! Whew! Where did September go? Anyone? I feel like it just blew right past! I am officially settled in my new cube and I have to say it is really nice. It is a lot more quiet back here than I would have thought possible (our floor is already really quiet) so, I actually have to put in headphones occasionally just…

Hi all! Finally got to meet my brand new baby niece Saturday and oh my goodness she is just so precious! She has thick, long dark hair. I have never seen a baby with so much hair. Everything about her is just perfect. It was heaven to be able to meet her in person and hold her in my arms. Makes me realize how fast my own…

Hi all! Packed day today, but, had to stop by and tell you all...today was weigh in day for me and I lost another 2 pounds!! That is 11 pounds so far!! So excited! Back with more later! Keep the recipes coming!