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@SModa61 Thank you for the tip! I will look into it.

I highly reccommend as others have said seeking outside help from a therapist, especially one that has training or specializes in disordered eating and eating disorders. This is such a huge complicated thing and will be hard to figure out on your own. People have the best intentions with advice but as mentioned above its…

I love this thread (I went back and read most of the old posts)! I am sure it has been mentioned before but: My mindset is the most important thing going into this. Its not neccessarily about grit (which is also needed) but about really looking at how you are talking to yourself, and how you handle your emotions (for me it…

Trying to hit 180 by end of may so I can due a round of maintenance (2 weeks) before hitting the last 20 lbs i need to hit my healthy bmi!

2 things triggered this go around that has been more persistent and consistent overall. 1- was weighing in end of May and being the highest I ever was. I sat down and had a long talk with myself. Either I do something about it or I get comfortable being this weight. Honestly, once I started making peace with myself at this…

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the input. I hate cooking but over the last month or so I have been going vegetarian so I have actually been cooking more and don't hate it as much.. maybe I just hate prepping meat? Lol. I still don't love cooking but have had some good quick healthy and balanced meals. I will be looking into…

Thank you both! I am feeling happy with the 40 lbs. Losing the last 30 will put me at the top of a my healthy bmi (something i haven't seen since college nearly 16 years ago). I appreciate the help and insight. As for summer I think I was making more a blanket start point, but was thinking once the stress of working this…

@raindogmaa Thanks!!! I was working hard, and skipped a lot of the normal holiday indulgences .. just need to remember to get back on track Wednesday!

I DID IT !!! I DID IT!!! I am so excited i broke into One-derland. Today and tomorrow will be a little hard bc of all the yummy fun, but I am super excited I made it! Only 35 more lbs to go! SW - 211 lbs 19-11: 210 -1 lb 26-11 210.8 +.8 lb 03-12- 206 -4.8 10-12 201.6 -4.4 lbs 17-12 202.2 24-12. 198.6!!! i did it! I did…

went up a bit this week, not a complete surprise and not be much. Ready to buckle down this week and give it everything I have before Christmas! I always struggle busting the 200 number but feel like I can get it done this week. SW - 211 lbs 19-11: 210 -1 lb 26-11 210.8 +.8 lb 03-12- 206 -4.8 10-12 201.6 -4.4 lbs 17-12…

I am sorry you are feeling in anguish right now and I can definitely tell by how you are coming through in this post. More than anything I would talk to someone in the mental health field (a counselor), and maybe someone who specializes in disordered eating and body image. In 3 years you have had a lot going on. A health…

While I am happy that I did loose, I am also worried about the last two weeks being such huge losses. I did take the week off from recording food. I just needed a break, and I felt really good at the start of the week. Started a new workout program, and felt like I was eating things in moderation. Than I got swamped with…

@PinkLift and @knempress Thanks for your replies! I have been feeling pretty good after the workouts. Muscles worked but not completely dead the next day. I just want to put some extra cardio (whether its one of the shorter turbofires, or CDF, or cize) on my off days to 1- keep moving and 2- keep making forward progress,…

@Beka3695 always happy to offer up humor! Thanks!

Best of luck ladies!! I do have a suggestion for dresses (and take it with what you will). If you can, go with a corset back dress instead of a zippered dress. It can help with any continued weight loss, or last minute weight fluctuations leading up to the big day without needed the whole thing altered. I know some places…

Newer to the boards but saw this and wanted to post my question: Just started Liift4 this week. In the past I have done a lot of the various programs (loved core de force- and I hate cardio :( ) and I was excited to try this one out. I was doing one of Jillian Michaels Body Revolution up till now when I restarted my weight…

So i just wanted to share this even though it is not weigh in day or having anything to do with weight but does have to do with how I feel overall. I have been an observer of layering my clothes to kind of hide in them (like cardigan over a shirt layer and the bottom layer is usually flowy). I have been feeling really good…

I am surprised at the size of this loss. The last couple weeks have seen very minimal movement in either direction. It was a crazy weekend of traveling and not working out and trying to make wise choices when possible and use moderation throughout. At this point I feel like I can hit under 200 at the start of the New Year!…

SW - 211 lbs 19-11: 210 -1 lb 26-11 210.8 +.8 Considering being sick and the break in routine and eating... I will take it! Have a plan to conquer the gain and have a loss for next week :) 03-12 10-12 17-12 24-12 GW- 199 lbs

I still strugglw with moderation, but for me I knew if I weighed in on a Friday, I would go nuts friday night, saturday, and sunday morning, with the mindset that i have a whole week to worry about it, lol. for me Mondays work better so I can make aure I work out on the weekend, and not go super crazy, and then I start out…

Day/Weight/Comment 11/14 - 212.2 - Focusing on getting all my water in today! 11/15 - 213 :( Not really happy that it has gone up over the last few days but I did get all my water in. The goal for today is to get all my calories and see if that helps. 11/16= 212.6 - Movement downward again. Still frustrated. I am eating…

I did do measurements, but for me they are the last things to change or they are so small that I am not sure if they are measuring placement error or an actual loss. Plus where I need to lose is the last place to lose and i see the loss in my chest and then next to nothing in hips and stomach area. I try to only measure…

Day/Weight/Comment 11/14 - 212.2 - Focusing on getting all my water in today! 11/15 - 213 :( Not really happy that it has gone up over the last few days but I did get all my water in. The goal for today is to get all my calories and see if that helps. 11/16= 212.6 - Movement downward again. Still frustrated. I am eating…

SW - 211 lbs 19-11: 210 -1 lb 26-11 03-12 10-12 17-12 24-12 GW- 199 lbs *Was hoping for a little more but a loss is a loss.

Started this week (Mondays are my official weigh in date)- 211 OSW: 225 Ultimate target weight: 175 (One I hit it I will look and see what I want to do from there) Goal for the next 10 days (based on the 211 number) - 208.5 Target for Nov. 30th - 206 (may not quite hit it but should come close) Day/Weight/Comment 11/14 -…

Good luck!! I am definitely not a cold weathr runner so you are amazing!!

hmmm thats a thought. I should track my salt intake for awhile.

Started this week (Mondays are my official weigh in date)- 211 OSW: 225 Ultimate target weight: 175 (One I hit it I will look and see what I want to do from there) Goal for the next 10 days (based on the 211 number) - 208.5 Target for Nov. 30th - 206 (may not quite hit it but should come close) Day/Weight/Comment 11/14 -…

Thanks for the reply.. I have the IUD so that's not been any issue with weight and bloating. But yea the fiber has been a huge hit when I went lower carb even though I am loading up on veg.. just not hitting my fiber target -- I did get a supplement to help but I have noticed a huge change in how often I am going since i…

Anyone have any clue whats going on here with me? This week I joined the give daily weigh in challenge. I have been doing it anyway on my own (when I break 200 I am going back to weighing only once a week and then eventually once or 2x a month) and just to keep me motivated and an eye on things. I have seen a steady loss…