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2. Everyone is broken. Some people just hide it better than others. 3a. Don't be so hard on yourself, man. There are always going to be other people who will do that for you. Don't let them get inside your head. 3b. You are human, like everyone else, and perfect the way you are.

1. Welcome to MFP 2. Everyone is broken. Some people just hide it better than others. 3. Don't be so hard on yourself, man. There are always going to be other people who will do that for you. Don't let them get inside your head. You are human, like everyone else, and perfect the way you are.

I wouldn't get too worked up about it. One bad day can't ruin your success. 3500 calories = 1 pound. 1600 calories to maintain + 600 for your run = 2200 calories, which means you were about 800 calories over maintenance. 800 calories represents less than 1/4 pound. At worst, you undid 2-3 days of calorie deficits. Learn…

Her comment sounds, at best, thoughtless and stupid. Yours sounds vindictive and mean-spirited. Here is an important lesson that took me a very long time to learn: Regardless of what anyone else does, each of us is responsible for our own behavior. The fact that you feel bad about it suggests that you already know all of…

I fall somewhere in the middle of most of these responses. Having lived too long with a spouse who could never take my wants and needs into consideration in any reasonable way, I feel your pain. BUT, ultimately, it is your diet, not his. Asking him to make some specific compromises that meet your needs as well as his is…

Sooo glad you got checked out and got a diagnosis and some meds to deal with it! Good luck!

Pilates is in the database. Just add it as an exercise, along with your weight and the time, and it will show you the estimated calorie burn. For me, at 200 pounds, it said 113 and 227 for 30 and 60 minutes.

There's no magic solution. Either you track your calories and stay within your budget, or you do not. In those situations, I limit how much I eat and keep track of it in my head so I can log it later. I'm good enough at estimating how much I eat that a little error doesn't worry me for one night. If you don't keep track,…

My goto quick breakfasts are greek yogurt, greek yogurt with fruit, greek yogurt with low-sugar/low-fat granola, an apple, an apple with peanut butter, a two-egg omelet w/veggies, two fried-egg soft-shell tacos, and very rarely, some low-sugar, low-fat granola with milk.

You are clearly depressed, but your situation is far from hopeless. There are many, many people here who have lost as much weight as you would like to. The first step is to stop beating yourself up. Life is hard. It doesn't always go the way we want or expect. Pretty much everyone here has found themselves in a similar…

You can do it with or without changing your weight loss goal. The only impact of eating more one day will be that your weight loss for the week will be slightly impacted. Eating 650 calories more on one day will reduce your weight loss for the week by about 3 ounces, which is not something to get too worked up about for a…

You are beautiful, inside and out. You inspire me to be a better person.

Wow. Sooo glad you got there and are getting checked out.

That's awesome progress, and an awesome reason for doing it! And you're right. Everything you can do to build your son up will help him face the crap he will get from others. But you also have to do it for yourself! You have transformed yourself so dramatically by sheer willpower. That is seriously impressive. There is no…

1. You rock, @RoxieDawn! 2. After starting running in mid-December, I ran my first 10K (distance, not a race) today. 3. It took me forever, but I came in first. And last. And it was my best time ever. And my worst. I think I'll celebrate with leftover birthday cake. :smiley:

If you lost 100 pounds, you have kicked some serious *kitten*. Look how far you have come. The real question is why you did it. You are clearly healthy now. Do you look good? Feel good? What are your non-weight goals? Those are the reasons for doing it. I lost weight to look better, feel better, sleep better, be healthier,…

Ahhh. What is going on with you is definitely negative. Good luck getting it sorted out.

Have fun with it. Your goal is definitely reachable. I started running in mid-December, after 51 years of avoiding it except when forced to do it to train for other sports. After 18 mos. on an elliptical, and getting really bored with that, I started with C25K. That was too easy after the elliptical, so after doubling up…

That wasn't negative, that was blunt and honest. A dozen or more people have told you that it might be something serious and you need to see a doctor right away via a walk-in clinic or an ER. Instead of doing so, you are still posting excuses here about how your doctor has a long wait time. Please listen to those of us…

You have your answer. What are you waiting for? This is not normal. Eating less than 1000 calories/day puts you in the same range as those with eating disorders. It's for a different reason, perhaps*, but the possible health consequences are the same. It has passed the let's-just-wait-and-see-if-it-gets-better point. Two…

Of course they can.

1. Thank you for thinking it, @chocolate_owl 2. I'm one of those people who assumes that anyone who didn't say it was thinking it anyway 3. Seeing my name, "happy birthday", and frikkin amazing boobs together in the same post makes me happy

Wait ... this isn't a hookup site? You mean I lost 54 pounds for nothing?!?

1. Thanks for the birthday wishes, @Jimb376mfp, @Synchkat, @slimgirljo15, and anyone else who said something (or even just thought it). 2. Now that I hit my slightly arbitrary goal weight, I'm feeling slightly lost. I haven't been this light in 25 or 30 years and my self-perception hasn't quite caught up with my reality. I…

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1. My birthday is tomorrow 2. I weigh 200 pounds today 3. That was my goal weight

Here is my family's current favorite: Garlic and salt-crusted tri-tip roast served with broccoli Tri-tip is a US West Coast cut of bottom sirloin roast, but I'm sure you could use any nice roast for it. Here's how we prepare it: 1. Mince 6-8 cloves of garlic. 2. Mash the garlic with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of coarse kosher salt…

75 pounds is fantastic! Congratulations! That's a little over 2 pounds per week, which is a fairly aggressive rate of weight loss. I really don't think you have anything to worry about, as you are clearly doing a lot more right than wrong. Just keep doing what you are doing and you will reach your goal. You got this.

I have a few suggestions: 1. Buy a cookbook and cook! I learned a lot of my cooking from cookbooks and experience. There are tons of good ones out there, including ones for beginners. 2. There are zillions of recipes on the internet. Any time my 12 year old daughter wants to cook, she just Googles until she finds a recipe…

Brother, you are being awfully hard on yourself. Would you talk to a friend like that? Be kind to yourself like you would to a friend. So you screwed up. It happens. Take a deep breath, forgive yourself, and move on. There really is no bad food. There is just too much of it. I have lost 50 pounds using MFP. Lots of people…