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sw: 230 lbs (a few days ago) cw: 230 lbs gw: 124 lbs

Hi Amy. You're certainly in a great place on the boards. People here understand. Stick around and read the threads, you're likely to find some stories that sync with you and motivate your resolve. Marie.

Thanks DKG28 and Dancingonstarz, I've made a list and plan to pick up a few new seasonings soon. It'll be fun to experiment with them on my chicken and fish. I did try cayenne today. It was nice on pan seared chicken; gave it a nice warmth against my salad greens.

Thanks for that feedback Jruzer. I appreciate hearing a voice which doesn't live in my head ;) I certainly am dealing with the emotional stuff. However with the food, I started at plain items just to become familiar with food again. After eating in the extreme side for so long, I really have forgotten what food is. For me…

Stay here, in the MFP community. The boards got me through night #2. I was so into my emotions last night. The family had ice cream for desert. I had my healthy nutritious dinner. I recited my positive meditations. Yet, I was so down and quickly heading for a depressed, binge night. Instead, I came online, posted and read…

Melissa, Good morning. I am not sure about BDD, I'll have to look up what it means. But I can tell you this much, for far too long I've hated my body like the plague - now I'm trying to love it. Younger, until my early twenties, I was thin and slender. I destroyed my body with unhealthy diet pills, weight loss schemes and…

Dragonfly45068, I can't give much advice on how not to crave. I'll just say that to help me resist giving in to the craving, I'm online. Better here than in the kitchen. This is day two for me and now that dinner is done - I'm seriously mind-hungry. Water is so not taking away my urge to binge. So I came to the MFP…

That video is too adorable!

Hi. I think you're so brave to reach out. You're gonna succeed, you do this☺