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Hi, welcome. I’ve been around for a month or so but still feel new to the community.

So sorry to hear that, cancer does suck. Sending lots of positive thoughts/prayers to help ease the burden of grief.

I completely understand what you mean with the perfectionism. Like if you can’t be perfect then what’s the point in trying anyway. So that’s what I keep reminding myself of this time around. It’s not about being perfect it’s about feeling good about and within myself and about being kind to myself. Eating to the point of…

I agree with what a lot of people said about weighing your food. I wanted to be an intuitive eater and not become obsessed with the numbers (I remember my mother being like that when I was young and I think it influenced my bad relationship with food), but then I realised that if I don’t really know how much I’m eating…

Thanks for all the tips. It’s great to have a community of people to ask for advice. I will look into your suggestions and see which works best. I’m really looking for a short workout I can do at home and get into a routine of doing every other day or maybe everyday. I do go for walks but with two young kids and the…

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I kept telling myself that too, that as long as I keep logging my food and staying on or below my calorie count per day it would be ok. As I want to lose quite a bit of weight to I have to keep reminding my impatient self that this is a matter of years and not weeks or months. I try to not be discouraged by this and hope…

My 4 year old loves the Wizard of Oz. We watch read and listen to it almost on a daily basis :-)

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@NovusDies Thanks for your reply. I hadn’t considered that my motivations were negative based. I guess a better way to word it would then be I am looking forward to being able to play better with my children and be physically active in ways I haven’t before. I’ve also thought of volume eating as I am used to eating large…

Hi everyone, I’ve only just started using the app as once again in my life I’m over 300pounds and I’m frustrated with my physical limitations. At the same time not being ‘able’ ‘allowed’ or restricting my food is something that really scares me on a deep emotional level. When I think about not eating something (even if…