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At the end of the day, it's just you. People come, people leave. I relate a lot to your experiences. I don't have any friends, I only talk to my family. I lost all my high school friends when I went to college, and I haven't made any friends at college. I'm losing weight because I'm the most important person in my life,…

Yeah, I think IF is very useful for people who find that eating pattern decreases total calorie consumption. I have struggled a lot with binge eating and I like IF because it helps me feel more satisfied on fewer calories. I always found it strange that people advocated eating every couple hours, because in college I found…

Loving myself wasn't something I could wait around for. It was a conscious decision I made to start loving myself, and it's a decision I have to make again every day. I'm going through the same journey, succeeding in improving my self-esteem, and I don't know the "secret" to it if there is one. It's patience, acceptance,…

Potatoes themselves are a healthy food in moderation. It's what you do to them/put on them that makes them an unhealthy food.

My freshman 15 was actually a weight loss of 15 pounds, lol. It's cause my family is so unhealthy, when I choose food on my own volition I have ever so slightly healthier choices than them. Of course, I ended up eventually gaining it back and more when I developed some mental/emotional issues. I just figured I'd mention…

That's why I hike alone in the woods for my exercise, I mean other than it's the only exercise I literally crave doing. I'm an extreme introvert and the only people who have noticed my 60lb weight loss are my parents, but it's easy for them to tell because they only see me in person 2-3 times a year. I don't talk to anyone…

I can't really pick an ultimate weight goal because I'm not sure what's realistic considering my starting weight. I know a 25 BMI is unlikely without skin surgery, I'd imagine. I also have very little recollection of the exact amounts I weighed more than 4 years ago, so I can't choose goals based on what I used to weigh.…

Last October a few things happened. I went hiking and I physically couldn't do it, I was nauseated from exertion. Something clicked because my weight was starting to affect my freedom, my mobility, my enjoyment of life. I started trying to get back in shape, but I couldn't walk 15 minutes without lower back pain. Then my…

The reason I can do it is because I don't get any those symptoms you're talking about. I'm not uncomfortable on a diet until it's in the 3-digit range, but even then the only thing that happens is I binge later on. MFP has me at 1560, but those last 500 calories have been a struggle to get in the last few months. If you…

I'm in school to become a behavioral/drug counselor and one of the biggest things my teachers drive home is coping mechanisms must be replaced with healthier coping mechanisms or relapse is bound to happen when you take away a person's only method of coping. Awareness is the first step, continue to pay close attention to…

50lbs lost, just have to do this like 2-3 more times I guess lol. I still can't tell a difference, though at this point I'm the only one who can't. Both my parents have commented, I've lost 6 inches off my waist, my jeans are literally falling off my hips, and yet I still can't convince myself I'm not the same size as I…

Honestly, every time I try the 3 meals and 2 snacks format I feel starved on the calories mfp gives me, but eating one meal a day I can sometimes have trouble reaching my mfp target, believe it or not. After six months of eating like this, my appetite has decreased substantially. I want to experiment with two meals within…

I think it was a combination of two incidents... the one time in October I went to my favorite hiking trail and realized I physically couldn't hike it anymore. Not even get through it with some struggle, like I was nauseous and hyperventilating trying to do it. That's when the reality of my immobility set in, and I think…

I've lost enough weight to get rid of my lower back pain while walking that I've been experiencing with the last 30lbs I had gained. I'm glad there are no more good excuses now for getting my butt outside haha.

Been away for a bit since I had some issues with a binge that I don't think brought me too over my calories but holy cow I gained a lot of water weight between the sodium and my period lol. Can big people gain more water weight than thinner people? Cause it was nuts, gained 4 pounds after the initial binge and another 6…

I did waist-length hair for almost two decades then went for a pixie. Four years of the pixie now and I can't imagine going back. Half-length showers, ready in the morning in 1-5 minutes, summer's slightly more bearable. Hair cuts have to be more frequent, but spending less on hair products probably makes up a lot of the…

A new number at the front of my weight. :) 0.7lbs to go!

I rarely ever drink coffee even though I love it. I sleep a lot better now though. Now I only tend to drink it when I'm sleep deprived to be able to make it to sunset, one tsp of rock sugar and a splash of almond milk. I drink tea though for taste and benefits, with which I take just the rock sugar.

Mine are all travel-related. I guess because it's something I love that is hindered a lot by my weight. My ultimate goal reward would be a trip to Japan, or at least sometime after the weight loss if not initially. I have this dream of doing the overnight Mount Fuji climb and watching the sunrise at the top. Probably a…

I'm down 25lbs and I haven't needed new clothes yet but my jeans are a lot comfier! They used to feel tight at the waist, now I really should be wearing a belt lol because I keep having to pull them up back over my hips and it must be very awkward-looking.

I'm on 1700 cal for 2lbs per week weight loss and I'm a female weighing 305lbs. I agree with others that you should probably eat more, I can't imagine 1300 and my BMR is probably lower than yours. Honestly, I know it seems like a lot of weight and a long time to be doing it, but every single time I've started myself on too…

Sometimes it looks like I'm spending more. I definitely spend $20-$30 more on groceries than I'd like to now, but I spend $50 less on takeout and snacks, so in the end yes I save money. Although, It's definitely possible for me to make a meal plan that is both unhealthy and cheaper, so I don't agree entirely with healthy…

I'm not as organized as others here... that makes me laugh, with how much organization I've undergone lately I still sound very casual compared to others. I feed the cat, drink a glass of water, medicate, then meditate for 15min while in front of my light therapy lamp. I'm not a morning person so I like my mornings as…

I wish I had in-person friends who could notice my weight loss so I could mess with them, lol. I'm Wiccan so I could have a lot of fun describing a supposed spell I used and people might take me seriously if they're of the ignorant variety.

THIS. I did this initially to get used to eating salads with less dressing. What you're accustomed to eating plays a much bigger role in what you crave than I always thought. For instance, now that my diet has less salt and sugar, I've outright thrown things away because they were so salty or so sweet that I didn't enjoy…

I get similarly aggravated with such spelling mistakes, but I've learned to ignore them because people are more sensitive than myself, and spelling doesn't come as easily to everyone as it does to me. Or maybe people got tired of me telling the story about my third grade spelling challenge word every time they say spelling…

Wow, what specifically? Nearly everything, man. (having not that long ago been a self-loathing depressed teenager, totally overdoing my confidence is just something I do now ;))

I didn't do a whole lot as a teenager. The things I laugh about now that my prefrontal cortex is more developed are more to do with the things I said and thought. I mean sure, I misbehaved occasionally, I dabbled a tiny bit in substances near the end. But I outlived a classmate, and my best friend had and beat a cocaine…

When laundry day is approaching and my options are slim I hesitantly put on something other than jeans and a t-shirt. I liked the outfit that day though and I felt happy and confident dressing up a bit more so I took a rare selfie of myself. Thus it was a fitting choice for a MFP profile to me because every time I log I…

Yeah, I'm Wiccan but my extended family is Catholic and they insist on open casket wakes for some reason? I could definitely do without seeing the dead, makeup-caked body of someone I cared about being disrespected, but I'm the designated shoulder to cry on so I always go out of duty. Sorry to be bitter, such an event…