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It has been so long since I have been this weight that I genuinely do not recognize myself, because I looked completely different back then. I am really enjoying discovering who I am now.

1. This sounds like an emergency 2. I'll be right over 3. No need to get up, I'll let myself in

1. I have become good friends with someone I met on MFP. 2. I started running in December and she challenged me to run a 10K race with her in under 60 minutes in mid-April. In France. I live in California. I have never run that far. 3. I just bought a ticket for a flight to France in April.

You apparently already impressed him! Just relax, be yourself, and have fun.

Train to Busan and Autopsy of Jane Doe. Both are worth watching.

Four pounds isn't that much and you could easily have gained a little more muscle mass from all of the physical activities you have been doing. Women can gain muscle mass and it doesn't take heavy lifting to do it.

I had a big weight loss goal. At least, it felt big until I got here and saw the Herculean efforts others have accomplished. I have found it most helpful to focus my energy on the small lifestyle changes that get me there: daily logging, daily calorie deficits, and daily physical activity. Those things are within my…

Great attitude! I like to think that any week I don't gain is a victory. Losses are just extra big victories. :D

1. I love this thread. 2. I am impressed by @ClubSilencio's willpower in not having another go 'round. 3. For a while in my 20s, nearly every time I tried to say the word "watermelon" I said "pineapple" instead, without realizing I had done it.

1. I get slightly annoyed when people get slightly annoyed by things that have nothing to do with them. 2. I'm having more than one go 'round in this thread, again. 3. I'm calling you out, @ClubSilencio, but you can't respond without having more than one go 'round in this thread.

Don't give up! Some people lose pretty fast at the beginning, but it's a lifestyle change, not a race. Log your foods, aim for a modest calorie deficit daily, try to get some physical activity daily, and celebrate each thing you manage to do that moves you in the right direction. When you can do more, do more. If you make…

Random people started smiling at me a LOT more when I am out around town.

It could be either of those things. Or maybe you doing good things for yourself makes them judge themself harshly. The bottom line, though, is that you have to do it for yourself. Taking care of yourself is your job, first and foremost. If your SO doesn't like it, that is his/her problem. If it is a big enough problem for…

I'm really sorry for your loss. Having struggled with some similar relationships, I know how hard it is to deal with that sort of conflict. My advice would be to recognize and pay attention to your need for comfort. Don't minimize the importance of taking care of yourself--care for yourself as you would a close friend in…

1. I usually only dream when I have a fever and they are almost always nightmares. 2. I have sleep apnea and use a CPAP machine to breathe properly when I sleep. When I first started using it ~25 years ago and finally slept soundly for the first time in years, I had intense, vivid nightmares every night for weeks, every…

I hear you. I have been heavy for longer than you have been alive. It is absolutely a struggle and it is at least as much emotional as it is physical. To be honest, it sounds like you might benefit from discussing it with a therapist. You have done extremely well, but it sounds like you are struggling with some non-weight…

You lost 100 pounds!! That takes incredible dedication and effort. Seriously, you killed it. So you had a bad period. That's ok. Things happen. You got a little derailed. That's life. Now you are ready to get back in the groove. Great! Forgive yourself. You already know you have what it takes to do this, so keep moving…

These are awesome! I hope we get some more.

You look like a warm, friendly person and you really know how to give a great complement!

Thank you, @synchkat

1. My transgender son has taught me more about how to be a good man than my father ever did. 2. I once ate a habanero pepper on a bet and cried for 15 minutes afterwards. Then did it again a week later when someone didn't believe me. 3. I started running around Christmas and I am currently training to run a 10K in under 60…

I feel your pain! I'm allergic to wheat and struggled with it for most of my life before finally figuring it out about 10 years ago. The good news is that there is plenty of good gluten-free food out there now that it has become something of a fad. And there are decent gluten-free flours available that can be substituted…

31, med student, single

This is just normal variation. Water retention, food waste, an inaccurate scale, ..., or a combination of those things. I would ignore it and stay the course. It will move down again soon enough. I understand that those scales that show body fat % are fooled by water retention and will show exactly what you see when there…

1. I was Minnesota junior olympics judo state champion in my weight class in 1982. I won by default when nobody else showed up in my weight class. And I still got injured, warming up before the tournament. 2. My elementary school was one of the first three in the US to have a computer available for the kids to use. I…

1. My favorite movie is The Seven Samurai 2. I have a friend who used to sleepwalk frequently and once, in his sleep, he tried to climb a beer can tower down out of his top bunk bed. It did not end well. 3. @LL5lifts's profile pic is great, but I'm now disappointed that it doesn't show her butt, because I have it on good…

"Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." Our bodies and our lives are complex things. Lots of factors affect short and long-term weight loss, including stress, exercise, overall health, hormones, water retention, food waste, sodium levels, injury, mis-estimates in our calorie intake, sleep, etc. 3500 calories = 1 pound,…

Thread over. This one wins. @tomteboda , you are/were beautiful. I'm glad this jerk is an ex and I hope you are now with someone who gives you the respect and kindness you deserve.

Oh crap. I guess I'll quit and become a fireman. A smart, funny, shy, geeky fireman.