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I have a goal Clothing Size - 6. Not sure if that will be the final goal - but that's the initial one. The number on the scale is so random - it changes from one day to the next and is heavily impacted by lean muscle mass, so - size six could weight 140 or 165... definitely a size.

Hey, that bar weighs 45 pounds - I was totally stoked when I was able to bench the bar without assistance! I still only bench the bar + 10... Working on that upper body strength! You GO, girl!

When you get on an airplane and they are giving you the safety spiel - what do they always say? PUT YOUR OWN OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST. You can't be there for anyone else if you fail to save yoursefl. It took me a LOTof years to learn this lesson... try to do better than I did. Hugs!

Honestly, it's been a REALLY long time since I was 360 - like 15 years - but I can't remember thinking there was any huge difference in the kind of bra I am wearing. I have always favored not a lot of padding - never needed any - and I still go for stretch lace and underwire for daily wear. I just know in the smaller band…

*balancing on one foot* Hey Guys... 76 lbs since I arrived at MFP... 183 lbs since my heaviest - many moons ago.

My response would have been "No, the exercise will undo the donut. That's why we WALKED here."

Anecdotal evidence... I started at 42DDD - and so far, kept the triple D - just moved down in band size to 36. I am no where near finished, yet - so they could still vanish, but, so far, the girls are hanging in there. I started at 360 - currently around 180 - working toward 140. I think it has a lot to do with genetics...…

Tattooed eyeliner. SO convenient.

@WandRsmom has got it going on! Look at those thigh muscles! You go, Girl!

I had seriously swollen ankles - my doc told me it was Lymphedema and I started wearing compression stockings. They helped immensely - even before I lost weight. Now I wear compression pantyhose - because they don't leave a ring around my knee...and I have pretty normal sized ankles. Alas, as a super-morbidly obese person…

I am a firm believer in exercise - it works FOR ME - but, I do know that you can't out exercise a bad diet... so - go for it. Once your injury is resolved, you will be able to get back to it, but you won't immediately puff up if you stop to heal. Work the diet, always. Exercise when and how you can.

High cholesterol - gone. Good cholesterol - up. "Pre-Diabetic" no more. Off all prescription medication. Can you say "Quality of Life?" Sure you can!

Don't you just love actually having a lap? I know it was a revelation for me! Great work!

Lil Coffee and Cream Later on, I will be Lil Grilled Beef.

*Hugs* Sorry you have had so much dumped on you... and I know re-gaining is just another stressor... Here's something you might try - just as a quick tension release - in addition to the great advice, above. Got a hammer? Got an old piece of wood - or some stone that you don't mind breaking? The next time you feel yourself…

Habit trumps motivation. If you make it a HABIT, you will continue to do it. so - tough it out long enough for it to become habit, and you are golden. Don't bother with anything that you can't continue for the rest of your life (or not too MANY things) - because once you stop, you regain the weight. I don't bother with…

I consider the loose skin like a badge of honor... or a certificate of achievement. I have lots - but it's because 1) I topped 350 at my highest - and I was well over 300 for decades - and 2) I am 54 years old. Had I pulled my head out a few decades sooner, well - I might not have the skin issues. From all the folks that I…

Did a 5k Charity walk... and can you say "Belt?" Never owned them, never wore them... now I actually need them.

Regular strength training is GOOD - although it will slow down the scale number from dropping to start, the cumulative effect of having that extra muscle will start to snowball if you consistently keep it up. That muscle will use up more calories in your resting state than the fat. More cardio is only good for the short…

Nobody told me I could be within 40 pounds of goal weight and start sabotaging myself. https://myfitnesspal.com/blog/IremiaRe I am completely flummoxed about it, as I have NO idea why my psyche is starting to fight me. Seriously, every pound is a major battle right now... not because I don't know how or what to do - but…

Since joining MFP, I have lost between an Irish Setter and a Gold Brick. From my highest lifetime weight, I have lost between the complete Oxford English Dictionary and an average adult Male.

Alas, losing the weight fast generally means you gain it right back because you do things that you won't do for the rest of your life. Once you stop, the weight comes back. Try to think of this as changing your lifestyle... the weight-loss will be incidental to your improved health and fitness level. It won't happen fast,…

This was 331. I had already lost 36 lbs in the before shot. Current is 185 - still a ways to go... but, I needed to be reminded of how far I have actually come, even if I have been the queen of maintenance for the last long while.

260 - 185

Over many years, I learned that, if I get home from work and get out of my office clothes, I am NOT going to get into workout clothes and hit the gym... So, every day, I pack my lunch and I pack it into my gym bag. When I am done with my day the office, I go into the ladies room, and put on my gym clothes. I drive directly…

OMG - if I had to wear my old body for 10 minutes a day, I would NEVER gain another pound back... I can remember with my mind that it hurt to just put my feet on the ground in the morning - but, I can't REALLY remember, how awful it was, how invisible I was to the rest of the human race. Perhaps I will have to spend a few…

Anybody who doesn't recognize that you are a total rock star is just an idiot! Keep on Truckin, Sugar!

Heck, I don't remember ever being that big... the mind plays tricks, for sure!

I finally accepted the fact that I was in complete control of what food went into my mouth... not my husband, not my boss, not my parents... me. Once I accepted responsibility for my own actions, I was able to start changing them. Nobody else ate the three thousand calories a day it took to maintain my body at over 350…

I got this, too... It was like I hit some specific barrier right about 220 pounds.. Suddenly, men and women both, seemed to see me... holding doors, saying hello, the whole thing. It used to be if people noticed me at all they quickly looked away - but, once I hit the magic size 18-20, it was as if I had been dropped into…