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It sounds like this is really bothering you based on the amount of vitriol in that statement. Any time someone is working obsessively toward something, there will always be other people who think you need to chill and take a break once in a while. To most people carrying around a scale looks a bit excessive. Obviously,…

I have little weight-related goals sprinkled at very small intervals to keep me motivated, but my first major goal was to be able to go to "fantastic beasts and where to find them" without my cane. The last time I had been to the movies last spring I had been in euch bad shape I had to rest in the lobby before making the…

I am not diagnosed with any eating disorders but I do find myself having periods of bingeing from time to time. For right now I am just avoiding the foods I usually binge on. For some reason my biggest weaknesses other than things I just eat to excess because I love them are chicken (nuggets, strips, and similar things)…

Hang in there. You will get back into the swing of it again. I have never done atkins myself, but my mom does. When she was having trouble she had to take a closer look at some of the hidden carbs she was eating. One thing she realised was that the bavon bits she was using on her salads had sugar in them. And some of her…

Im glad I saw this thread. I am trying to get back on the diet wagon after having not seriously made any progress since november (as well as gaining back a bit over christmas) And it has made me remember that when I started back in march of last year, I had to resolve to do it on my own and not let anyone else's food or…

I had that problem as well. I suspect it was because I never really drank it. It would make me feel so sick to drink it. I have goteen over it some though. The 2 things I did were that I would make myself take a few drinks of my bottled water before I added my flavors, or if I had juice (or any non-carbonated drink really)…

Woohoo! You're doing great! I am so happy for you ^_^ As a matter of fact I just hit my 50 lb as well, so I am happy for both of us :D

I am really close to my sister and I cant imagine what it would do to my life if I lost her. I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad that you are feeling able to try to get back in the saddle with your weight loss. I like to go out and buy almond or cashew milk when I am getting started on a diet so that I can make…

Well, some of the things that help me when I am strugging with just the quantity of what I am eating is to eat more mindfully. Cut up my pizza slices into pieces smaller than the bites I would normally take and make sure to chew them slowly. I find that for me it isnt as much about how much I want to eat, but how long I…

What you might want to do to get started is to simply log everything that you eat. You dont have to restrict anything. Just get a feel for how you spend most of your calories and look for ways you can cut down those areas in particular. Whether you tend to have a huge dinner, or lots of little snacks, the information will…

People are always gonna tease you for something, but I like to hope that most of what you are facing is just good-natured ribbing. Most people I have seen make comments like that (not to me because I am a fatty, but to people I know) are teasing in a way that is meant to be lightly jabbing, but mostly flattery and…

I feel for your situation, being someone who was morbidly obese as a child. My parents exercised no control over what I ate and made me responsible for trying to count my own calories at a young age (I remember trying to calorie count my own food at 8 or 9). My meals were bad, having no veggies and way too much cheese,…

I dont have any answers, but I did have a comment for the condescending " if you are not losing, you're not eating at a deficit" people: no *kitten*, sherlock. when people ask about causes for being unable to lose weight, they are almost always aware that the reason involves not eating at a calorie deficit. They are trying…

I know this sounds weird, but I wouldn't want to get a tattoo pertaining to my weight because it would seem like a scar rather than an achievement. If I were to lose all of my weight I would probably get the harry potter tattoo I have always wanted. (Been a fully fledged potterhead for over 16 years now and have used a…

My mini goal is to just eat all the foods i like at my family picnic, accept the weight gain from the holiday weekend, and get back to where I was before said holiday weekend. Not the most ambitious of goals, but daunting in its own way.

That's a good idea, though I do cringe at the thought of trying to put those calories on my diary and how much red there will be.

I think the biggest problem is that people misinterpret "fat acceptance" as actively wanting and causing oneself to be fat. In reality people are just trying to live life without feeling like they are worthless because of their weight. There is no need to feel ashamed of one's weight in order to lose it. From my personal…

You are awesome and amazing and beautiful! I am so glad for you and I wish you all the best in reaching goal and maintaining.

I have been morbidly obese for as long as I can remember. I was over 100lb when I was like 6 years old. I am almost 30 now, and though I have lost some weight recently, I am still over 450lb. What I will say for trying to lose weight is that even while knowing that it is as simple as calories in and calories out, that…