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Thank you so much. I am still enjoying to walk on my own. I might never walk as far as others do, or for a very long time, but it's a wonderful improvement from where I have been.

Hello Marilyn, I was just spared cancer, so your intro spoke to me. I am glad you caught it early and I wish you luck and determination on your journey. Fight it, and fight hard! Your intro wasn't long at all. I am glad you opened up. I am 61, I have 2 autoimmune disorders, I just had a thyroidectomy because my thyroid had…

Hello artsy Pat :) I heard that WW is now promoting weight-loss injections. Shame on them. I would have left too. I hope you will like it here. Welcome!

Hello Kimberly, welcome (I am not the welcome committee, sadly there is none) :-) I have two autoimmune disorders myself, so I know what you are going through. I have RA and Celiac disease. I just had a total thyroidectomy (it wasn't cancer yeah) so Hashimotos is off the table. I am taking meds for the RA and prednisone…

Hello Tam, welcome. I am an older lady too. I have lost almost 50 lbs since last September, which perhaps was a bit easy, because there is so much more where this came from. I have 100 more pounds to lose and I am at it. I had to change my way - and ultimately wanted to change my ways- after I got diagnosed with Type2…

@JulieSHelms I am so glad you are cancer-free. Losing the extra pounds will be easier knowing that the big "C" is off the table. I am truly happy for you.

I have lost 45+ lbs since September 2024 and I have been asked what I am taking more than once. At first, I reacted offended, because I felt my hard work and my discipline were not valued. Now I don't care anymore, but I do point out that I am not using anything. I am just happy that it finally clicked. :) Like you, I know…

I get many of my recipes at Eating Well. I hope this helps. :) It has helped me a lot. I think it's better to let go of old comfort recipes and instead embrace new recipes that taste good and are healthy.…

I know how you feel. I got the shock of a lifetime when the scale showed 348 lbs last year on September 3rd. I knew I had gained a lot and I had feared the worst, but it was a slap in the face to actually see it. I had avoided the scale for years and I knew why. Later on that day, I got the results of my bloodwork. I had…

@StormRenae90 I can't tell you what to do, but perhaps tomorrow morning you can look in the mirror and whisper "I love you" to yourself and while you might feel silly the first time you do it, do it again until you mean it. And then, when you love yourself (it took me 60 years) tell yourself (Ioud or quietly) what you hope…

Wow, you look fantastic (before and after) What a transformation. Congratulations!

Hello Debbie. Welcome! It sounds like you are sticking to your plan for 25 days now. Congrats, that's great. I have lost 45 pounds so far and have over 100 more to lose (and I will do it). I have started and quit so many diets. I have tried and lost weight, just to regain it later. A health scare (diabetes type 2) made me…

Hello Bhavin, I think you need to have a plan yourself, nobody here can guide you and getting support here is not that easy, because even if you have friends, you can't really communicate with them. You can check the profiles out and/or find a group that suits you. I founded one myself, because I wanted to be around…

I needed to read this post today. I don't know if you did it "with help" or without (like me). I just wanted to congratulate you on your success. I still look like a 'bursting' sausage as well, but I have managed to kick 1 X to the curb and I wear now a 2X-3X. I just looked 309 days to Christmas, what was my original goal…

I have a chronic pain disease and an autoimmune disorder, diagnosed in 2014. I was put on medication that caused weight gain (prednisone 40% and 400G Hydroxychloroquine) the pain made me stop all exercise. The stiffness in my joints and the weight gain that came from eating more because of the meds didn't help at all. I…

I think my own group is right now my favorite. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147326-determined-losers-on-a-mission-its-not-a-diet-its-a-lifestyle-change It's for obese people like me, who have a lot to lose. For me, it's a lifestyle change. I have lost 40+ pounds so far (it's going back and forth right now).…

[/quote] I'll say what I feel about you out loud. You are bitter because you've been through a hard time and are jealous of people who seem to have it easier. :) [/quote] That made me smile. It's such a typical character attack. I don't even know what you mean with hard times. Surgery is no fun, but I wouldn't call it a…

Let's make a pact. You try to lose 45 until the end of July and I will try to do the same.

What a great idea! I should print this post.

Thank you so much. The surgery went well and I am healing. I am glad it's behind me .

Please be so kind and allow me to feel a stigma toward weight loss injections. The same 'stigma' I have toward Botox, fake lips, fake breasts (if not for health reasons like cancer), fake white teeth, too much make-up, fake eyelashes, and fake online 'friendships'. The same 'stigma' I have toward smoking weed, drinking too…

Thank you for all your kind comments. I am back home, recovering. The surgery went as planned and better than I had thought. The morning after surgery I went to the bathroom. A nurse held my hand because I was a bit wobbly and drowsy, but I walked on my own. I shudder when I think how different it would have been just a…

I count calories and I try to log everything faithfully. It's hard when you cook your recipes and you don't always measure everything because you cook 'to taste'. I created 'meals' here for my recipes. I don't follow any diet, other than moderation. I eat protein (but limited because it causes inflammation - I have an…

I know how you feel. I felt lost here, started on my own but thought it would be better with friends. The forum is ok, but's it not meant for daily interactions and there is really no way to communicate with friends, other than messages. A newsfeed would be nice and it seems they had one, but got rid of it. I founded a…

@springlering62

I stumbled over your post because I needed to. I am sorry you fell ill, I know a thing or two about it, it's no fun and I hope you will be better soon. I hope it's not a chronic disease, but even if it is, rest assured you will rise to the occasion. We human beings are remarkable. I remember that I cried when I heard my…

@Sprinklerin, your profile is private too :(

@springlering62 You can always rephrase (yet) again for me. As of today, I have lost 41.3 pounds and it's all me. This morbidly obese, elderly lady is doing it. After years of yoyo dieting, gaining, and losing, I finally have taken control. This is a lifestyle change, not a diet. This is knowledge and a sprinkle of…

Hello Amy, congrats on your weight loss. I am on my health journey now at Day #128 and I have lost 40 pounds so far. I am not on a diet but on a mission to change my life. I ate too often, I ate too much and too unhealthy. Also I ate too many sweets and too many bad carbs like white bread or biscuits, so I ballooned up to…

Goodness, Springlering62, you made me cry. May we all find ourselves in a happy place in 2025. The world could use it.