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Monday check in ~ I had to wake up super early for my work commute and did well in the morning by packing my breakfast to eat on the way instead of stopping at McD's. I struggled a bit at work because there is SO much junk food. I resisted and had a healthy vegetarian lunch instead. Currently laying in bed and wishing I…

I love motivating and being motivated! Pick me! :smiley: I recently am back on the weight loss and healthy path in my life. Was off in neverland for 2 years and gained some weight but now very motivated to be healthy and pain-free.

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Just my two cents here...I'm a psychologist and previously worked with children in foster care providing trauma therapy. The majority of the children were placed in non-familial homes with other children being fostered. I don't feel that BMI correlates with healthy parenting. Not one bit. Now, if a person wanted to adopt a…

I'd say 90% for health-related reasons. I have chronic knee and hip problems from an accident several years ago. My weight has only made it worse. I am tired of being tired and don't want to be in physical pain anymore. Also, I want to live a long healthy life to bounce my someday grandkids on my knee and travel the world!…

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Brown rice...I can never get it to the sticky consistency of Jasmine rice, which I love.

Thank you for all of your input!

Amazing!!!!

Absolutely agree. The system is oppressive and given any chance, it will further suppress and exploit people with low SES, minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Thanks everyone! I put my calories at 1950 a day so it's not too low to where I would feel severely hungry and I can adjust smoothly. :smiley:

I made my food diary public. The reason my calories are very high is because I am 6'2 tall :smile: I reduced my calorie goal to under 2000 cals to start. I also wear a FitBit daily to track my activity. I need to lose 100 lbs to reach a healthy BMI for my height and gender. In total I lost 120 lbs and have been at this…