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Hmmm could it be a stress reaction? I recently was only eating 400 calories a day for a month after a stressful event. I eventually and slowly started reintegrating food back into my body. I was feeling weak and tired and I became pale and had dark circles under my eyes. My partner and therapist convinced me I needed to…

4'7" here and lost 50 pounds! I hope I'm not "too short" to post in this thread! :D I used to wear a 4x/26 pants, now I wear a size 1x shirt, size 18 pants, size 2x dress. I started off weighing 240 and now I weigh 190. I have more energy! I'm loving how my body is continually changing as I'm losing weight!

Thank you everyone for being so helpful! What I'm gathering really helped me with some ideas as I don't like the thought of throwing off my fitness schedule, progress and journey. I usually have more energy the rest of the month, but on that dreaded 4th week I suffer badly. I'm finding comfort in knowing I'm not alone!…

Unfortunately, my grandfather is too sick to be coherent to share memories with to write a memoir for relatives. He has the final stage of colon cancer and may not live to share Valentine's Day with my grandmother. Like I posted above, I will be walking, praying and spending quality time with them as much as I can. I may…

Thank you for your kindness. I am going to be doing a ton of walking to the bus stop and walking home from the bus stop to my grandparents' house these next few weeks. I think prayer and an increase in my Lexapro will do me wonders, as will my long walks.

Thank you for your advice. I see my therapist Thursday, I think he will be able to offer me comfort. I still plan to exercise every day for meditation. I will either attempt to comfort eat or not have an appetite these next few weeks. Either way, I will try to remain conscious of both my physical and mental state when life…

Thank you. I find tea so comforting! I will have a cup tonight.

Thank you. Luckily I have my partner and hedgehog to snuggle during this difficult time. They are my rocks. I love walking. I plan to trek to the bus stop again tomorrow. Maybe I can take that time to ask God for strength.

I love journaling! Lately I can't seem to find the words to jot down, as I am just in shock. I think I will start writing a book, instead. I love writing!!! Your advice was so sincere and kind. Thank you. These next few weeks is going to be difficult. There's going to be a lot of walking but also a lot of food. My fear is…

I'm currently working on this myself, so I was wondering the same thing. So far in my journey, I have found using an exercise ball has been helping me. It's kinda like hanging leg lift crunches, but I can actually feel my muscles strengthening! I cross my ankles on top of the ball and extend them forward, ease them back,…

Linkin Park's "Step Up" mix is awesome for cardio! I love them!

I love techno for high impact cardio, as it gets me moving to the beat! As for strength training, I really enjoy rock music (both old and new stuff) and when I go for a mediating walk, I put on Christian music to help me stay focused and take time for prayer while getting my exercise in for the day.

My name is Marlene and Ive been an on again off again dieter. In the past 10 years I gained over 130 pounds. I was mortified by this after seeing pictures of myself this Christmas. I thought about dieting but nothing came of it. Then 3 weeks later my friend died of a heart attack. She weighed almost 400 pounds, and a…

Hello and welcome back!!! Some advice, that I've learned the hard way, is to not give up and don't let setbacks keep you from being healthy and happy! My goal is to lose 20 pounds to start off with, but my long term goal is to be 100. I have a lot of weight to lose, almost 150 worth. I had an account last year, got…