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I honestly feel like body positivity is an amazing outlook for people to have. I also think there is a well intentioned idea behind the fat acceptance movement. However, I believe it got somewhat skewed somewhere along the way. I think in a lot of ways fat people are made to feel lesser in society. I think we face a lot of…

My nsv today is just taking the time to find my food scale (technically my sister helped me find it, but it is something I have been putting off) and actually weigh my food. I haven't bothered weighing out my portions so far in this attempt at weight loss, but I have been eyeballing my portions for the most part and I…

I should have dropped sugar out of my diet years ago. Sugar binges have killed every one of my weight loss attempts over at least the last several years. I know that this isn't true for everyone, but for me it is absolutely fatal to my diets because once there is a major holiday or something and I overeat on sugary treats,…

I share living space with my sister who often does her own thing as far as diet, and I too am staying sugar-free in order to manage my cravings. The things I like to do is to have low calorie foods I can use to pad out food I like to make the meal more filling for less calories. For example, I keep a big container of mixed…

Same. Shopping day is always my worst day of the week because all of the new snack food is in. I am lucky in the fact that my family tends to buy the mini individual bags of chips, since it is harder to track on handfuls of chips out of a big bag. But still, this past shopping day I ate 2 bags of funyuns, a bag of combos,…

I am making that journey myself right now. I started at 462 January 1st and at this point I'm bouncing around the 414-416 area. The weight loss was really rapid for me at first, but it has slowed down to a crawl the last two months. What I have found helpful is making one change at a time. The first week l I concentrated…

probably going to be in the yogurt club as well this morning since it's shopping day and I know my sister is probably going to pick up a substantial lunch while she's out. I like to have plain greek yogurt and unsweetened applesauce with a squirt of sugar-free maple syrup and a generous dash of cinnamon. could do regular…

I'd be interested to know where the statistics come from and how they are obtained/calculated. For example, lots of people do lose and then gain it back quite a few times before they ultimately succeed. Do those people count as having gained back or having kept it off? Do the stats refer to fad dieters and vanity pounds or…

Firstly, Kudos to you for making it happen even when it was a huge, near-impossible pain in the butt to get down there to do it. And major congrats to making the job much easier! I too am slowly getting back my ability to clean under the furniture without fear and I relate to this so much. Well done <3

Thanks very much for that link! I notice that Liposuction is one of the potential treatment methods for Lymphedema. I have seen full-on surgery used to remove large swollen masses, but this is news to me. Because mine is more concentrated directly around my leg I didn't think there was probably any chance of surgery if it…

Thanks so much. Luckily mine isn't as severe as a lot of the ones I have seen on My 600lb Life. The ones I have seen get surgery are usually the ones where it was so severe it was hanging in a tumor-like mass. For mine it has mostly been concentrated directly around my lower legs. I guess at this point I will cross my…

after having been in a size 6x at my heaviest, My sister just bought me a pair of 4x pants and they fit! It is the smallest I have been since about 8 years ago when I last lost a major amount of weight. I had gained it all back and then some but I am now back down and I couldn't be happier.

I kind of have that too. When people tell me I am doing well, I sometimes feel like suddenly the pressure is on and I get anxiety about it. That has in the past contributed to my weight loss or fitness plan going off course. This is especially true when I tell people that I'm not super close to, that I know to have been…

I would say try to mentally reaffirm your goal and what it will take to get there. Then stock up your fridge with your best healthy, low calorie options, and try to dust yourself off and keep going. Don't try to overly restrict to try to make up for it. Just move forward. Everyone has little slips. That is part of the…

I love mixing a can of refried beans, 1 lb of ground turkey, and peppers and onions. I also add some taco seasoning and cumin for flavor. Sometimes I eat it with rice, sometimes on corn tortillas. You can add tomatoes and lettuce if you want to fill out the meal even more. I find that the calories are pretty good…

I do when I'm in the mood for soda. I also sometimes have unsweetened sparkling flavored water. I am very picky on what I will drink at any given time and it very much depends on my mood,but my weight loss plan requires that it be sugar free. I tire of things quickly and I am not a fan of water so I bounce around a lot…

I have had problems with binge eating for quite a long while. I have gotten it under control lately with a combination of cutting out sugar and going to bed earlier. I know that low sugar diet is kind of becoming go-to advice like low fat was back in the day, but in my case it came about by personal observation over…

I guess the thing I'm proud of today was the fact that I am going to be away from home and I packed foods that are in my calories instead of taking the excuse to get junk food. It's not much but it is an effort so I am willing to give myself a pat n the back for it. :smile:

I think the main thing to try to keep in perspective is that you are not a less worthy person. Your parents are objectively horrible people. Yes, it is normal to have a different type of bond to each of your children to some extent, but to love one of them less and treat them as less for any reason is deplorable. But the…

I honestly couldn't make the cravings stop by any means except just cutting sugar out of my life. I eat sugar-free alternatives so that I get my sweet fixes without the sugar cravings. Also eat a lot of fruit and nuts for snacks these days. Almost every time I have lost my grip on my weight loss routine it is because I had…

I would imagine they have a somewhat reduced sugar content, which is probably somewhat better for people who have to watch such things. But myself personally, I just really like them. They are one of my favorite pop-tarts. But then I also almost never use the icing with my toaster strudel either. Maybe I am the weird one.

I think it is always nice to see people looking out for the feelings of those who might be going through a rough time right now, but at the same time you can't live your life walking on eggshells. I have been morbidly obese as long as I can remember but I am so miserable in my own state that when I see other people succeed…

I am so glad you were able to do it. I have struggled with my weight all of my life and I am trying once again to make the changes I need to in order to live a little better. I was 509 at my heaviest and over the last couple of years I have gone on and off diets and gained and lost. Presently I am in the ballpark of the…

I've had trouble for years with binge eating and all my life with constantly being hungry no matter how full I should be. Recently I cut sugar out of my diet around the beginning of the year because every time I have fallen off of my diet over the last decade it has been after a period of heavy candy consumption. Since…

This sounds quite similar to the effects I've had from quitting sugar. Except, you know, I had terrible cravings the first few days while I initially kicked the sugar. But still, I have also found my sugar cravings gone and am actually able to eat a normal portion and be satisfied. Up until now I had also toyed with the…