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Any change or behavior modification that is not sustainable for a lifetime is not doable. Period.

Judging my clothes is hard to call. I started in 6X and now I wear anything from a XL to 1X or a 18. And that is my pants - in shirts I could easily do a 16 so depending on SO MANY variables - like where you carry most of your weight (that area will be the last to get smallest) and what shape you are, as well as what brand…

Seriously - 1 lb.? You have been at this for a month? This is a forever thing, not a race - you don't have to jump ahead all the time and when you overstep or jump too high, sometimes you fall back when you land. If you are disappointed over a lb. after losing 9 in a month, you are setting youself up for some serious…

I drank diet soda frequently when I was 455+ pounds and I drink it at frequently now - 239 pounds lighter. I think it's all in what works for you. I personally like it - it's nice to go out in a social situation and be able to enjoy a drink without it being water and to me - now - the tatse of real sugared soda is…

I guess she did not like the answers on the other three pages of posts she got - to the same question!

Seriously? Why would you weigh yourself two times a day? Were you honestly expecting to lose weight in hours? If so you need to do some research into then facts about losing weight and maybe consider rejoining Jenny Craig because what you are asking of yourself and expecting is ridiculous. And that fact that you would be…

All these comments are good and they all give excellent reasons as to the scale reflecting something you don't understand. My advise after experiencing these very often in my journey (so often that I almost disregard them now) is that when the body is in flux as it is when you are calorie deficient for a prolonged time and…

never give up...never quit!

First of all I asked the question and I guess you "think" you answered it, but you did NOT. There is NO surgery out there that literally removes the weight off a person except liposuction or lopping the fat off your butt! Okay this type of WLS changes your hormonal functioning and makes it so you fill fuller sooner, and…

I am always tickled by those that have the surgery and say "it was the only way that I could lose weight". Correct me if I am wrong, but unless it was liposuction, the sugery did not "remove or result in removing weight from your body". What weight was lost was done so by not having the ability to eat in a way that would…

When by "urgency" I ended up at an minor emergengy clinic that actually had a scale that was able to weigh me and a came across a nurse who would not let me "by pass" the scale. It said 455 lbs. That did it, she saved me life by forcing me on that scale. Almost 20 months ago and I never look back, every day is a victory to…

Heck yeah - I actually get looked at in the face versus a stranger looking at my body in disgust or disbelief. I have always been a very outgoing and warm person that does not know a stranger - but now when I strike up a conversation I get responsed to versus grunts or nods. It's a different perspective for sure from those…

I agree ... I like volume - give me a pint of artic zero!

My ticker shows my lost amount since 11/31/2010. I concentrate on the amount I have lost versus the weight I would like to be. One number represents my hard work, achievement and progress. The other number is a subjective number that unfortunately most people pluck out of the air and attach unrealistic time frames to. The…

1.5 pounds short of an average newborn, two year old. and adult man combined - pretty kewl :-)

Do the math and put on your logic hats! Did you honestly eat 8 lbs. worth of calories? Seriously, think rationally, that would be like 28,000 calores, with no caloric output at all in 24 hours. NOT POSSIBLE. If you have been low carbing and you ate carbs, it's water retention. Your body will suck up tons of water when it's…

That was the most informative and rational thing he put in the email - :laugh:

Might I add the P90X is a very ambitious workout for someone just starting and I, my son and my husband are extremely proud of your accomplishments - everyone starts somewhere, you just happen to pick and really steep mountain, you will reach the top before you know it!

Diet soda, sugar free creamer in my coffee and a skinny cow which I account for everyday - and I am not giving up any of these! LOL

My husband and son do it - have done it many times. Both of them skip most of the yoga and just repeat the moves they feel comfortable doing. Seriously, my husband is trim but some of those moves are very hard on his back. The point is to stretch and move, if you are doing that than kudos to you for doing the rest! Do what…

I lost a ton of hair - almost half of what I had in the first year! It's hormonal. Mine lose slowed down now. I don't know how long you have been stalled, but it's VERY normal to stop losing for weeks if not a month or two at a time as you get in the higher lose numbers. Look back over your weigh ins and I bet you find a…

I stopped smoking two times - before I quit!

Almost every place has salads you can customize or veggies - many time I go out I order only sides due to that reason. Or go for the grilled lean meats and veggies, just tell them to hold the cooking oil or go lightly and it will really cut your calories. I don't eat bread or fried foods normally, so I don't eat them when…

Your story sounds very familar. You however are many steps at this point ahead of me when I started this journey. Obviously you have many obstacles to over come and your depression is primary. I started out at 455 on 12/31/10, that is more than you weight now. You can walk and do stuff, I could not. You have goals and a…

You can eat the calories or drink the calories...that would be yes.

When I started this journey I was the size of a car! I am here to give you one bit of advice - DO NOT concentrate or throw effort & energy into how much you weigh or how much you want to lose - INSTEAD wrap your head around getting healty, doing EVERYTHING you can to live the productive fit lifestyle, work your *kitten*…

I force it down my throat as I hate to drink water and look at it as a medication my body needs instead of something I like or want. I play a psych game with myself and don't allow myself to have any other drink for a meal or after exercise until I drink my one bottle of water. That totals 5 bottles of the vile stuff a day!

Weight loss and exercise both can lower your BP for sure. I was off my water pill after I lost fifty and other medication I am still on has been lowered. I hope to be off it by my next appointment, but like another poster said it will most likely be a slow process. When I was taken off the water pill I gained 6 pounds in…

Fluid for sure!

I personally don't care, although I always wonder why they ask to be friend for modivation and then they don't share. BUT don't you dare whine to me about not losing weight if you are not giving me all the information.