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First off, so glad to know remission! You have gone through so much at such a young age! Glad to see you are doing what will get u back to that health and happy place! I know how rough steroid and hormone treatments can be on the body. Glad to know it’s similar recovery time because although it wasn’t the most pleasant…

I am so sorry to hear you got cancer! I hope you are in remission and doing great! You look great! I have kind of heard a lot of people say that the pain is TERRIBLE. Kinda nervous about that one. How long were you in severe pain? Any tips on making that process better? When did you have yours done?

I don't think that the scar would personally bother me as much as the saggy skin. The scar is pretty easily hidden under underwear or bathing suits. So therefore, I could still rock a two piece and everything else. Plus I have a scar already from a C section and it doesn't make me feel weird in the least. And yes I know…

Well I totally feel ya girl. If I could do things over, I would have lost a little slower and drank ALOT more water. I think that would have help me during my main quicker pace of my loss.

I get that guys are just happy "getting it" and all that lovely stuff and I try and be confident and own it, but I get distracted so easily. I will be in the moment and then look down and my mind goes, "OMG that is not how I imagined me looking like when I'm doing that!" and I get super subconscious and I know it shows,…

You can also try squeezing fresh lemon and lime on your fresh greens with a touch of salt and pepper. When I first was told to try, after an eye roll (extra, extra ranch loving girl here), I was really surprised how tasty and refreshing the salad was. Especially the lime if you have avocado in your salad.

Body dysmorphia is a real thing. A lot of people who lose a lot of weight (including myself) experience it. I lost, from the very beginning to now, 125 lbs. And do you know what, at times I still think I am fat. I still look down at my body and see a girl pushing 300. I still walk into plus size clothing stores because…

Add me! I have been doing low calorie ketosis for about a week. I actually have been really really enjoying it. Not overly complicated and I love how I can track everything and see how my macros match my goals I customized on MFP. Its really amazing. I am going to weigh tomorrow morn, totally forgot this morning which is…

Your body can fluctuate 5 lbs + or - at any given time. Water weight is a big part of that, but there are tons of factors that have nothing to actually do with you doing anything to "gain" weight. I bet you that you will see a fall soon. I remember when I first started I had the same issue and I would be totally…

I completely understand where you are coming from. Mine isn't Starbucks, its 7 eleven coffee. I stop every single day on my way to and home from work. WHY? who knows. I get a extra large coffee... It is just a habit for me. I don't need a coffee on my way home, I don't need the extra expense of $2.50 X 2 per day... But…

I feel for you. I had a similar situation. I finally hit my goal back in April 17 at 155 lbs. Starting point was 255 and then my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. Between the stress eating and total rollercoaster of emotions and breakdown in my normal daily routine, I have gained 20 lbs. from May 17 to a week…

Sooo, I think that there are ways to express concern about weight gain that doesn’t have to be expressed through words of disappointment or shaming. My ex-husband would constantly body shame me and talk down to me because of my weight. So the more he would do that, which he said was his way of motivating me to change,…

I am a mom to a beautiful 5 year boy. I had lost quite a lot of weight (80 lbs) pre-pregnancy, then I got pregnant and gain 30 during my pregnancy. You can imagine my surprise when my new bundle of joy was only 8 lbs and not 30! Haha. After I had him, I was exhausted all the time, didn’t get my exercise and started to eat…

So what works for me is this. 1. Try and eat 1200-1500 calories a day. I also do a low carb. I try and get less than 20 carbs per day. Kinda like a low calorie keto lifestyle. I alternate walk/jog between lunch and nighttime 5 days a week M-F. So if I do 30 mins during lunch, I don’t have to do it that night and if I don’t…

I know first hand that it is so frustrating when you are eating so good and working out every single say and boom, the scale shows you gained two pounds! When I first, first started my journey many moons ago, I was pumped and wanted instant results. I weighed every single day and got frustrated half the time and seriously…

32 and will be 33 in just 3 days! Heaviest weight over 285 lbs. in 2012 (I don't know the exact weight because me and my scale broke-up!). From 2012 to 2014 lost about 30-50 lbs. (again depending on how bad it was). That is when I really stepped it up and decided enough was enough. Between 2014 and April of 2017 I lost 100…

I was a serious binge eater. I first had to pinpoint why this was. I discovered it was a three prong problem. 1. I was bored and when I am bored, I eat, and not just eat I binge. I binge Netflix and binge on chips, cookies, ice-cream, etc. while I’m doing that. 2. I am tired so my body is craving carb heavy foods that will…

Finally met my goal!

I was the one in the brown dress, bridesmaid. Weight I have no idea because I stopped weighing when I hit 285lbs. Second pic I’m 155 and feel like a brand new person! Healthier and happier. Long journey. Took a few years but well worth it!

I am a huge fan of raw mushrooms. 1 cup is only 15 calories and 2.3 grams of carbs and have fiber. I like them, because if they are the sliced ones, I can think I am eating hand to mouth foods and they are drier than most veggies and I like the dry crunch.... For a little extra, I sometimes put Kraft Zesty Fat Free Italian…