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tbh I lost 80 lbs that way with people congratulating the *kitten* out of me every step of the way. People might not be forthcoming about it, but it happens.

not if they're going to immediately gain it back because they didn't deal with their relationship with food and the emotional baggage that may have caused them to gain the weight.

But both smokers and fat ppl do suffer. Both with health problems and massive public stigma. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone has unhealthy habits. Everyone dies.

Whether or not fattness is more nature or nurture isn't going to be settled in this forum and seems a waste of time. The end conclusion should be that it is an individual's prerogative to be as healthy or unhealthy as they want and it's not really up for public debate, eh? With fat people, smokers, etc, just live and let…

I have a decadent treat just about every day but leave it at that. For example, the other day I had 3 pieces of pizza. A friend then told me on the way home he was stopping at McD's for a milkshake. I decided not to get any ice cream. And it wasn't hard to say no because I had already had my treat! and I had ice cream the…

This doesn't work for me personally. Not to be the negative nelly. I personally don't feel thirsty until I'm dehydrated to a point that it severely negatively impacts my day. To each his or her own but drinking around 80-100 ounces a day has me feeling my best.

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ok I'm ready to weigh in on this (hahaha I crack myself up). Here are my unpopular opinions: 1. Weighing daily is unhealthy. (not to say it isn't tempting) 2. Weight loss should not be your objective. It's a side affect of making healthier choices. 3. Mental health is just as important as physical health (if not more). 4.…

I don't see that as saying "fat is awesome, get fat" or "skinny sucks" though?

Tempted to call this a "today in things that never happened" but I do try to have an open mind and am willing to be proven wrong. I care about truth. But, recall, even if someone has, under the guise of fat acceptance, said inaccurate or ignorant things... accepting fat people, at its core, is still a good idea.

lol ok but where's the proof. Where's the article or screen shot?

do you have proof? I've never seen anything like that.

I guess I just wanna share my actual experience. When dieting, so many people focus on punishing themselves for being fat and I know bc I did it. I lost 80 lbs by hating myself and depriving myself and doing exercises that I hated... it worked for a while but the thing is, I still hated myself. And bc I didn't think I…

I am worried about your focus on the way you look. Have you entered therapy? Losing that much weight has huge mental implications and without a trained professional, you may run into trouble. For what it's worth, your body is beautiful. It saddens me you can't see that. I really think you should look for a therapist who…

I feel like it's half people over-simplifying things and half people selling things.

You should really only weigh yourself at most 1x a week or you're bordering on obsession.

guacamole and veggies is the best snack for getting some healthy fat in! I buy the little pre-made snack size ones that run 70-100 calories each! A really good snack! Also think about ways to add olive oil to things like toast, popcorn, etc.

I think others have hinted at this but you are in a lot of danger right now because you're focusing too much on weight loss. You need to give the scale a break. Weigh once a week at the most, even better to cut down to every other week or once a month!!! Think about non-scale victories like walking a father distance, being…

You know how Americans are, we assume everyone's in America. Sorry for that. pounds to ounces so if you weight 200 lbs you should drink 100 oz a day. according to this one woman.

I was big on thighs for a while but am back to breasts lately for texture and taste.

everything on here is so smart and stuff I wish I had known the last billion times I was dieting lol. That said, take your weight, divide it by 2, and that's the amount of water you should ideally have in a day (according to a personal trainer I saw a few times)

WLS isn't for me but just coming here to be another voice saying it's definitely not the easy way at all.

I really like Ken's raspberry and walnut lite dressing.

Totally agree. It's kinda creepy what he's doing... like it really makes it sound like he's trying to trick you into paying for half of a house so he can leave you tbh. Sorry to be a negative nelly but this all sounds shifty a

Ok guys let's not get caught up on the pie. Some people are of the opinion that it's rude to throw away something taken, I get that. I tried to make a little joke that didn't land and it muddied the waters. I simply originally brought it up as an option to avoid overeating at a potluck.

A lot changed for me when I started seeing exercise as self-care. I'm an emotional eater. There's nothing that gives me the happiness that a truly decadent food does... so at the urging of my therapist I started putting more focus into self-care. At first I thought it meant things like bubble baths or a manicure but I…

is bringing a bad pie not also rude?!?! lol

We all have our own struggles and obviously my advice is informed by mine. I've had a lot of guilt about my overeating that I would ignore (bc feeling your feelings is hard) and it would transfer to a lack of awareness of why I was eating what I was eating. Yeah, maybe it's rude to throw someone's food away but maybe they…

1. When possible, bring a dish that you know you can eat without stress and that tastes good to you. (ie: I am a mad woman around chips and dip so at my last potluck I brought a decadent white chicken chili that I could indulge on and use to keep myself a little distracted from the dip) 2. Fill half your plate with veggies…

ALSO, as someone who struggles with emotional and mindless eating, I gotta say that really acknowledging your indulgences and truly enjoying them is key. Yesterday for dinner I had 3 pieces of pizza from a place I really like. THEY WERE SO GOOD. On the way home, my friend wanted to stop at McD's to get a milkshake. But I…