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McDonald's is no worse than most of the crap on grocery store shelves honestly.

Wow! You look amazing! Congratulations and keep it up.

Go seek help. I'm going to see a therapist on Thursday because I've felt so horrible and anxious lately. Don't be ashamed of it. Everyone needs a little "bump" back into their norm every now and then. Good luck to you. <3

My doctor wasn't terribly helpful unfortunately. But she did say eat lots of protein. I always carry a protein bar (20g) with me. I haven't fainted in a long time, thankfully. :)

My most embarrassing one was also in a shower. But I was at a boyfriends house in high school. I completely blacked out and fell. He heard me fall and ran in, scooped me up, and laid me butt naked on his bed. He was so freaked out and I was SO embarrassed! He was at least nice enough to cover me up until I snapped out of…

Kale and rice stuffed peppers. So delicious! :)

What is LCHF? Sorry, I'm still learning all of the MFP and exercise lingo lol.

Same here! Ever since I started watching what I eat I've gotten a lot better. On days I have class though its horrible. I can never seem to bring enough food! Plus, one of my classmates has a severe peanut allergy and my protein bars (my life savers) have peanut products in them so I can't eat them.

[quote You're not! Diabetic problems are super common, and I see them on the regular. Interestingly enough it seems like the education aspect is rather horrible. A lot of people don't increase their food intake, despite activity. Someone goes and cuts the grass, or moves some furniture around; and the next thing they know…

I don't understand why people on MFP have to be so mean! Seriously, if you have nothing nice to say... Keep your mouth shut and move on.

I was diagnosed with depression when I was a lot younger. I had opted out of medication even though a psychologist strongly recommended it. Exercise does help but it's def not a fix-all. I have noticed that when I eat healthier my mood improves. But some days nothing helps. That's just depression I think. Sometimes I end…

Thank you! This information is so helpful!

Thank you all! I never thought to Bing my textbook to the gym but I am definitely going to do that now!

You will be under a lot of pressure to do a lot of things; drinking and eating very very unhealthy things included. The trick is to find people with the same goals as you. This will help keep you motivated. Of course not all friends will have the same goals as you but the ones who don't should be respectful of your goals.…

That's a really good idea! Thank you! It's nice to have a reminder that everyone has good and bad days. Tomorrow is def going to be a good day for me. I feel it.

I'm not trying to "shift responsibility for myself onto others". But thanks for the rude post. I was hoping for a little push of encouragement since I haven't had a day feeling like this in forever. I never found it a problem to encourage people and remind them of their goals. Didn't realize I'd get so much crap for…

I'm a very proud supporter! ❤️

Update: just got back from my meeting with the trainer. He kicked my butt and I loved it! My arms are like jello. And I learned a few new exercises. I'm excited about this gym all over again!

I scheduled a real introductory meeting today with one of the trainers. I'm super excited/ nervous!

I wish! That would be so ideal. But we are on completely different work schedules so we are never in the gym at the same time.

Thank you! That was extremely helpful!

Im sorry you are in the same boat as I am but I'm glad I'm not alone! I thought I was crazy for feeling the way I felt! If you ever need a push to get you to the gym, let me know!

Thank you all! Jandsstevenson887, I'll be looking forward to an update. Thanks!

I used to have anytime fitness! I loved it! I would be the only person in thee at 3 am and it was so awesome. I felt fearless in that gym. Lol. The gym I just signed up for is a very well known gym corporation. They have a pool though which I love! I think everyone is right, I just need to give it time.

That sounds really good! I also looked into plant based proteins. I think hemp was the one that seemed the healthiest. Don't quote me on that one though. Lol

Oh wow. I loved reading through everyone's responses! I'm def going to re read these tomorrow when I go.

It was one of their floor staff who showed me around I think, unfortunately. He had his own office meaning he should have been a little more polite than he was. I kept trying to tell myself that nobody was looking at me but I'm just SO self conscious. I wish I could just snap my fingers and feel better about this.

Thank you! I tried some of my boyfriends protein shake. It is Syntha-6 cookies and cream flavor and I didn't care for it too much. Lol. The consistency was weird but the flavor wasn't bad! I'm a baby though and could t stomach it.

I read online that one of the dangers of protein is high levels of arsonic and metals. That makes me kind of worried about protein powders now.

I'm going to look into those. Thank you!