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Congrats! It only takes 1 day to start. Before you know it you'll have 365 days behind you, a new body, and a new outlook on life. Just keep going and welcome to MFP :)

Just for today... cleaning every level of my condo (4) and possibly even an extra walk. :)

Start now and keep it up before it's too late. You've only got about 100 years...

Use this as a motivation. I know getting back at someone isn't the best idea but whatever pushes you in the right direction can help. You were doing something for charity and you should be very proud of that first off. Secondly, let him act the way he wants because once you're in shape and you bump into him again you can…

Hello Jean! Take it one day at a time. Figure out why you're depressed, find a way to positively combat that "why" and do things that are good for you and your body. Find an excuse to get out of bed and live the life you're destined to live. You only get one.

This is something I often think about as well so I'm conditioning myself while I'm losing. In my situation, I used the weight as a security blanket to keep attention off of me. Cortney, perhaps you should invest in some new fun classes and build up your self esteem. You have this amazing new chance at life and you deserve…

CW:245.2 GW:145-150 depends on how I feel and what my body will allow. I have a large bone frame so I might look sickly under 140. HW:258 LW: 217 EPD: 45-60 min of brisk walking around my neighborhood 4-5x a week. Soon to be incorporating strength training and some dance classes. CIPD: Depends, I don't necessarily log or…

Hello, Yes, I completely understand. I have a solution for you. Walk. Just walk. The 1st few days you'll huff and puff and get sweaty but you can always shorten your strides and scale back; just.keep.moving. Over time you will start feeling better, gaining energy so you crave some physical activity, and you'll lose weight.…

Great job!

I can start to see my shoulder blades coming in. I always thought they were just broader but it turns out there was just more padding, haha.

Thank you

You ladies are all so inspiring! I'll be back to post mine eventually. It's good to see some before and after photos from us inbetweeners.

I can feel my collar bones. I can't see them just yet...but I can feel them. Also, I find myself unable to sit still from all the extra energy whereas I usually will lay around the house all day.

Congratulations! You've done great!

Before, I would mindlessly scarf down food without barely even chewing and stuff myself. Now I'm more mindful and I notice that I eat only half of my food which works for me.

^^I agree, you look 10 years, younger!

I went to visit my aunt after not seeing her for a full month and right away she positively shouted out about how much I've lost since she last saw me. I really wasn't expecting it because I literally just started to put in effort this week. I had forgotten that I "started" over a month ago but took my time so I didn't…

Great thread idea. So far I've... I walk as my main source of cardio so I calculate how many times I'd have to circle my neighborhood in one hour, or how many songs need to play by the time the hour is over. So if I know at this time it takes me 10 min to walk full circle I push myself to walk around it 6 times. I stash my…

Success/Struggles this week. I had a lot of emotional feelings but I was able to talk myself into starting my journey again for me. Struggles was getting through the workouts. I was stopping and sweating but refilling myself with water and I kept going!

May 1st: 252.6lb sorry I didn't update sooner!

Name: Rachel Age: 30 Height: 5'7" I'll be back tomorrow to weight in for the Start Weight :cold_sweat:

You channeled Kelly Rippa, girlie. Looking great!

Best article ever! Congrats on maintaining. You really touched me here :) It's really about self-love.

Sort of but not on purpose. I have a tight fitting red dress that hugs every curve and not in a good way at this point in my journey. It's actually my size, but my rolls and gut made me look disgusting in it (WITH spanx!) and was a total eye opener for me. I plan to keep it and see how it fits 50lbs from now. I don't plan…

* The little girl inside of me has had enough abuse; it's time to unravel her cocoon and spread her wings... * I'm tired of being the fattest family member * I'm sick of using my body as a fat suit. A security blanket. * I don't want to follow in the footsteps of my diabetic, high blood pressured relatives * I should be…

Meee! I'll add you, OP. I'm ready.

Holy Toledo, here!

You are so awesome! You look amazing and I love your geekiness. And I think it's awesome you got to meet Noel Clark. *Swoons*

Hello Angelica, I've been where you are and emotional eating can take a toll on our bodies. I started to try and fix the problem head on instead of making myself feel better for that splitting moment. If I could fix it, I'd fix it. If I couldn't fix it I decided to read a book, write in a journal, take a walk, talk to a…

You're not missing anything. They haven't updated us since August. A dev did say a few weeks ago (Feb 7th) that we will be receiving an update in a few weeks so I'm guessing sometime in March. They also have laid off a whole team that was working on TS4 and brought a few EPs for TS3 to the table like ITF (Into The Future).…