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It's one day. You are just getting started. It takes 30 days to make something a habit. You're just not there yet. I know I'm not. Going forward, make better decisions. No I'm not talking about eating the cheese balls. I'm talking about eating bad things that don't taste good. Since calories are so precious, if you are…

You are welcome to look at mine but it's more of a lesson in what not to do. <hangs head>

Don't mean to thread jack but I can't even figure out what kind of oats to use. Are regular rolled Quaker oats OK? Not the instant, but the kind you make oatmeal cookies with that come in the cylinder canister? Even in the health food store I was confused. The only thing that said Steel Cut oats on the bag also said…

I agree with you but the cheap-o side of me is screaming. At $49 pp I'm not going to eat a salad or even the veggies they put on the table. Also literally 1 portion is 1 thing. As you know they come around with giant skewers of chicken, pork, beef, sausage etc. 1 maybe 2 items as in 1 piece of chicken, 1 sausage, 1 slice…

Also remember -- your family & friend still love you -- no matter your weight or your G.P.A. To avoid losing the scholarship, talk to a counselor about reducing your academic load or taking a semester off for medical reasons. Get your doctor on board with this plan

I was there. . . well at least near there. I only got down to about 90 pounds. I am so thrilled to hear you say you are working with a doctor. That's important. What helped me was remembering that anorexia isn't actually about food or weight, It's about control. Something somewhere is off in your life & you are fixated on…

I have a problem with negativity too. Part of it is to learn to celebrate when the good things -- like a 12 pound weight loss -- happen. Try replacing your negative thoughts with a more positive mantra like I did it before, I can do it again. Keep coming here for support too.

The lack of results. In the past I'd go for 1-3 months of being good but I still always seemed to gain weight. Part of it was that for the 1st time I actually had muscle mass, including definition in my arms but I wasn't seeing belly fat loss or a drop in clothes size. Something would throw me off track & I never managed…

I too am a PF person. I understand why people who like to lift & who are what I'm going to call more serious athletes don't like the place. It is not a gym that caters to their needs. Personally I think the color scheme inside is atrocious & the idea that you get free pizza at a gym is insane. I like it because at least…

It's not so much as wanting to "eat my extra calories" although there is some truth to that. It's more that I want to see the thing that says "if every day were like today, in 5 weeks you'd weigh X" and have X be a smaller # then I currently am.

Honestly as somebody who has always been intimidated by gyms, that marketing is what made me try it out. On the rare prior occasions when I went to a gym in college or even after I never lasted because I always feared that there were those mythical mean jocks in the corner laughing at me or otherwise waiting to humiliate…

I have gone cold turkey off soda in the past (giving it up for Lent) but over the years I got it down from 4-5 cans per day to 1 & some days none. It know what a caffeine headache feels like & this is not that. I had a series of full work ups over the years last about 3 months ago -- no issues. Doctor wasn't concerned…

If you are only working 3-4 hours per day in your business you need to be working 3-4 hours per day ON your business to grow it. Get out & network, press the flesh. At least you will be standing & moving. Perhaps you will improve your bottom line too. If you are getting married I'm surprised you're not moving more: dress…

I'm also learning to focus & concentrate on what I'm doing. As a kid with an eating disorder I took minuscule bites to control my consumption. Now I'm trying to go back to that slow eating mindset (but not all the way back to my anorexia) I'm trying to be more mindful, to borrow from the mediation crowd, & savor every…

Because I don't know HOW to do this -- lose weight & improve my health. I was hunting for recipes & ideas. I looked to others to find inspiration so I can do what I need to do without having to reinvent the wheel. I though the POINT of this community was to share & learn from others. But like any other internet forum, it's…

Thank you all Joanna2012B -- yeah that will be OK for lunch. I won't eat them at the same time. So maybe the bar is the snack. But the water during the work day helps. I want to make sure I put something in my system before I head to the gym. I'm meeting with a potential trainer tonight.

Thanks all. You made me feel better, like I'm not a giant failure because I can't go from couch potato who eats pizza & fast food & <gasp!> drinks to a clean eating person who only drinks water & green tea who is working toward running a marathon.

I'm no expert but I joined the Y last year at a significant cost ($500) because I love to swim. I hoped the price would motivate me not to waste the membership. I got sick & was in bed for 10 days. I never got back on track & wasted all that money because the location was inconvenient. I just re-joined Planet Fitness…

Hi. I am also trying to lose 20-25 pounds. Maybe we can encourage each other.

Don't be disgusted. Be proud of yourself! Have fun running the marathon.

You all made me feel a bit better. My goal is to lose about 20-25 pounds. I'm 5'7 & weigh about 160. To start my plan is to commit to the gym 3 times per week with some good cardio -- treadmill, elliptical & bike to get me started for the 1st month or so & to log my food. I did the logging bit 2 years ago & figured out…

I completely understand. I joined a gym called Planet Fitness because I found it to be populated by real people not gym rats. It really is a judgment free zone & it's cheap . . . $10 per month! I've been out of the gym for a while now but intend to renew later today. Last time I toned my arms & legs but still haven't…