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I agree with this ^^^ 100%...I was told once that I needed to "Face My stuff, and NOT stuff my face"...I already knew that stress and arguments within the home, along with a lot of thoughts about the emotional and sexual abuse as a child triggered my secret binges...I was bad...had it down to a science, even with juggling…

Hi! I did some looking back in Sept 2012 and found at that time that the "Eat Smart" scales...both body, and food, were there highest 5-star rated online. So I went to Amazon and purchased this one:…

^^^^That's neither silly or odd...but felt like I needed to share :)

My 4 yr old grand-daughter was the motivation 134 pounds and 2 yrs ago, and still is..(don't go by my ticker, I lost about 30 before joining MFP). I am 20lbs, give or take, from goal now, but my biggest motivator is still her. AND here is one example: She now weighs 41Lbs. (she will be 5 in Dec). Every time I take her…

I use to buy the fage with the little spoonful of fruit attached to the side of the container...one day my son did the grocery shopping..."e'nuff said" LOL...anyway he came home with a big tub of 0% Fage...PLAIN....I had a jar of Organic strawberry preserves in the fridge I use with PB2 (powdered peanut butter), I decided…

I second that...jeeeesh! TIP # --- A POUND of FAT and a POUND of Muscle, BOTH weigh...um...errr....A POUND!

I have been using Quest for months....not as a replacement, just stumbled on to them over the summer, and thought they looked much better than the "glorified Candy bars" that are out there, and would come in handy over summer vacations, trips to the beach, etc...... I have lost 101 pounds, in this year, 2013, and 126…

^^^^^ This^^^^^! There is a reason it's called an "ENTRY LEVEL" job! If you want to make more, then go to MAC U, and become a manager, asst manager, supervisor! People who want to do nothing, but always get more more more...is one of the BIG reasons this world is in the shape it's in!!! So foe everyone who is in agreement…

I use to buy Applegate at our local Earthfare all the time! Excellent!...But then they began carrying Plainville Farms, Very good also! But Earthfare and Wholefoods are both over 30 miles from my house, and when I went to my local Publix grocery store, and asked them about carrying either, they were able to get Plainville…

^^^^ AGREE!! I was using Equal brand for about 15 yrs. I was having fainting spells, went thru an 8 yr bout of depression, had to be medicated for that, which did not work in spite of trying approx. 8 different anti-depressants over the time frame....gained mammoth amts of weight during that time. bad skin, hair wouldn't…

I am 51, and have a host of blood related diseases....I had a full hysterectomy when I was 45, I was 304 pounds and miserable....I joined MFP on Jan 1 of this yr....I am down 91 pounds...secret? NOPE!...just reduced calories to meet my VERY sedentary lifestyle, and here's the BIG ONE? Eating healthy, very little restaurant…

Beautiful eyes!

You are absolutely glowing!!! An inspiration to so many! I feel honored to have you as a friend for this leg of your journey. Hugzzzz girl!

Last year I was 304LBS, I started MFP on January 1, 2013 @ 280.4 LBS. ..... 2 minutes ago I was 193.6LBS..... I am 5'6", and have 45 to 50 pounds to go....will decide when I get there! :)

For me, and this journey, I read something last year that got the ball rolling, it was so powerful in its simplicity. "She believed she could......, and so she did"

I am a career dieter, and on ALL past diets it was all about the calorie number.....as long as I was under it didn't matter what the food I ate was.....and water? What's water? Did I lose weight? Sure I did! And at 150 pounds I could wear a medium to large in blouses, and a size 14 in pants or skirts. My hair was thin, my…

having had an Aunt who lived in the Broadway district of NYC in the late 60's into the late 70's, I was raised on musicals, and I never saw one I didn't love. BUT for this journey I have a song, it's from Burlesque. This is the song that has stopped me from reaching for that cupcake time and time again, the song in my car,…

"You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" ~ Cher ~ From the Movie ~ Burlesque

I went on a "quest" a while back for a protein bar with no sugar substitutes...high protein (more than 8 or 10 g), and decent fiber...Every search I did took me back to Quest....So I bit the bullet and went to our local GNC....expensive, but I bought 4 flavors I thought I would like...Lemon cream pie, chocolate brownie,…

The dress is a beauty, but for someone else's wedding?....hrrrmmmm... not so much....

Oh for the love of Pete~!!! I see little innocent children being told to "shut the F---K up" in public, on a daily basis, In my line of work I have witnessed 12 year olds pregnant by their Father, kept in the basement, a dog pen in the backyard, starved, beaten, burned with cigarettes,..Christ, some people are so stupid…

Y.M.C. A. = Young Men's CHRISTIAN Association......hmmmm..... seems to me they need to drop the middle name!

My hips have always been 3 to 5 inches bigger than my CHEST, and at least 10" bigger than my waist...HELL YEAH it's sexy! It's what separates us from the males!!! :)...Think "Sponge Bob SQUARE PANTS", There's a reason that's a Dude living in a pineapple under the sea! Do not look at it as "Big Hips", look at it as a "SMALL…

Thank you!...my thoughts precisely...way to much nose in others stuff. How we all manage to "face our stuff, rather than stuff our face" is an individual choice...:)

Your story, especially the "Plan" sounds very much like mine...also the being winded, afternoon nap, and just not feeling well, no energy, etc.. I am so proud of you! And you are right, it has got to be something we can do beyond "goal". The days of quick fixes, fad diets, get to that "magic number", then back to business…

^^^This is me also.....Never drank in my adult life...(Had a few peer pressure moments in high school, but that's it.... The a friend introduced me to a ver SWEET Jewish ceremonial wine in 2007...Manachevitz<<<Or something like that...anyway, I was going thru a very rough spot in my life and a love affair was born...one…

^^^^^This This AND THIS!!! Especially the part about picking a "set point"....following it for a week or 2, then "tweaking" based on results....Tweaking has been the key to my success since the beginning....what works for some does not work for all...some need more carbs, some more proteins, etc etc.....I also think the…

I know if it comes in a box, it's processed to a degree....but we gotta eat, and sometimes "on the go" days with family, job, responsibilities, things come up that were not planned for....I use Panera bread....I had read 2 years ago, long before I began this journey, that it was the number 1 healthiest "fast food" chain In…

I am no doctor...but my 2 cents is this: Breakfast being cereal, and fruit..and fruit for snack...is basically all sugar/carbs.... Tomorrow or even tonight for dinner....have protein..... I always feel much better when my day starts with scrambled eggs, and 3 strips of bacon.....as opposed to oatmeal/ porridge with let's…

Breakfast has NOTHING to do with metabolism!!! GAWD