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I'm so sorry to hear about your SO. You just have to remind yourself that eating won't take away your emotional pain. It may numb it for a while but in the long run you're only hurting yourself. Praying for you!

I just have to resurrect this old thread because I've had it bookmarked since I started this journey in January 2013. It served as a great source of inspiration for me, I read it time and time again! Now I can finally join in... i'm not done yet but I finally got below 200 (197.4 this morning) so wanted to post. :)

Thank you everyone! I am blushing at all your nice comments!

Thank you. :) I am 5'8". As to collarbones, to be honest, I hadn't really noticed they were visible! I see it now that you mention it! I'm not really sure at what point that happened... looking back at my photos, in September's ones I can't see my collarbone. I was about 225lbs then. By December photos, (210lbs) I can see…

I LOVE IT! Thank you!

Thank you all! I am overwhelmed by all the positive responses to this post. :) I so appreciate it. I used to spend hours looking at every thread on this board back in the early days, I'm sure that's what kept me going - I just knew I had to be that person one day!

Well done! I just hit onederland too, so I'm rejoicing with you!

Sorry so late in replying but thank you all, I really appreciate all your comments!

Sorry I'm late replying but I just wanted to say thank you. :)

From January 28th (the right hand side anyway!)

Thank you all so much! To those who asked, my hubby has lost 30lbs too... started with calorie counting on MFP but has graduated to plant based eating like me. ;)

Holy moly, these pics are AMAZING! Every single one is fantastic, so inspirational. You all look like different people. Here are some of mine - before and 'in progress'. ;)

Sorry, wasn't on here much over Christmas and New Year. As for my fitness routine, well when I started I was doing NO exercise. Even walking up steps tired me out. As I lost more I noticed I could walk more, and in early August I decided to do my first exercise class. My friend had been going for a few weeks and raving…

In answer to the fibro question, I don't eat processed foods except as the occasional treat. I actually eat a whole foods plant based (vegan) diet now but even before that when I was eating "clean" (basically, just real food!) my fibro was gone. I feel like not eating so many chemicals has really been the key. I've seen…

Thank you all! I will definitely hit my goals this coming year... I'm sure of it! :D

I started at 270. I know how daunting it seems at the beginning, like you can't imagine ever having the 'after' pictures. That's how I felt anyway. But I just took it one day at a time, and nearly a year later I'm here, 62lb down, still got a long way to go but here's a post I shared just now: This year has seen me…

Thank you! I'm 5'8".

Thanks! My main thing I'm struggling with is roast vegetables - these are a staple part of our diet, and I love them, I used to shake them in a little bit of oil and they were perfect. Now I'm trying veggie broth like suggested by Engine2 and they just didn't taste good. :/ Any suggestions?

I wish they were on Netflix!

What an amazing difference, well done!

Thank you all. I think I need a full length mirror. All I have is small ones for face/hair. So I never see my reflection, so I still view my body as the same.

Just uploading a couple more pics..

Thank you all. I know you can't see my body too well but I still think you can see it in my upper chest just below my collarbone - less rounded now if that makes sense!

Brett

Have you been exercising?

Wow, that's amazing... and what value for money you've gotten out of it! :D

I was vegetarian for a couple of years as a teen, because of ethics. Therefore I really enjoyed 'fake meat' as I felt I wasn't missing out so much if I could still have sausage and eggs, or 'chicken' fillets etc!

Now I'm confused on who's talking to who.. lol.

Go to a concert, preferably at an outdoor amphitheater and dance away a warm summer evening!