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Good stuff! I know what you mean. Good luck in your quest.

. Don't worry! I had mine out about 12 years ago and never had any trouble since and I don't eat only healthy non-fatty foods by any means. I know plenty of people who share my experience, while reading these posts is the first time I've heard of people having pain after the surgery, so it can't be that common and you'll…

Toronto. Welcome to the site; it's great!

Good one!

I don't plan on having cheat days, but now that I've read about them, if I overindulge, that's what I call it and then I'm able to say, "Well, maybe that was a good thing." (based on what some others have said about them having a good effect on one's metabolism). I don't think it would mesh with my psychology to actual…

No, no, no - I did that yesterday and it wasn't worth it! Learn from my experience, instead of the hard way!

I share some of your characteristics and I hadn't seen them articulated so well here, prior to your post, so I feel compelled to friend you. (Not that I'd particularly welcome snarky comments, but someone who intends to lose (as opposed to loose) weight is someone I can appreciate, at least in part!

A biking and walking tour of Provence!!!

Mine was just as happy with me being fat - I'm glad he is/ was accepting of me. Part of it was him feeling more secure that way, to be perfectly honest, but once my doctor let me know that my health was being affected, he was totally on board and supportive about exercising et al.

Develop an acid reflux problem and you won't want to eat or drink before you go to bed - LOL!

I've noted the incorrect use of loose and lose also. I think it would be great if people would use them correctly; the world would be a much better place - LOL. And please don't call those of us who feel this way "grammar nazis". You can see that's not true, because I started a sentence with the word 'and'.

The doctor reported a blood test result to me that indicated I was heading towards being a diabetic. I know a lot about that disease and I want to avoid it, if I possibly can. I want to enjoy being active and healthy, especially when I can retire and do as I please, in about seven years. I wasn't motivated so much by…

This is so cute!

Yes, I think most of our married life I've weighed more than him. We are into nature e.g. gardens, birds etc., so one of his pet names for me derived from what we learned from one of our bird books. The Latin name for birds in the buzzard family is buteo. One of the characteristics of buzzards is that the females always…

Not very long, because so many foods are already entered in the database. Because of using MFP, I now, for the first time, have a fairly accurate idea of the calories I am consuming. I was really out to lunch before (pun intended). Bringing the facts home to me is the only reason I've had any success.

That's wonderful. Twenty pounds is nothing to sneeze at. I will be thrilled when I get there.

I always find working out while sick seems to prolong my sickness. Once you're into working out, you may have a compulsion to do it though and if you're young and basically healthy, it doesn't seem like it should matter too much if you want to work out, but if you want to get better faster, you may want to lay off the…

I wanted to tell people my so-called porn star name, but what you said was also what I was thinking, so I have refrained. I'm referring to the person who said revealing all this info could lead to identity theft.

I have a fairly nice scale and it is always telling me different weights, when I step on it a few times within five minutes. It is very annoying and I never know what is right - I tend to think the heaviest reading is the most correct, but who knows...I have been tempted to buy another, but fear I'd just get stuck with…

I'm from the city everyone loves (to hate- LOL) - Toronto! Yes, we have fat people here too.

That is so wonderful! You look amazing and you've done wonders for your health. Way to go!

Are you eating enough fiber? I hate to mention the unmentionable, but constipation can really screw everything up in regard to weight loss. If, right now, the major fiber loaded foods do not appeal to you, take some metamucil - it comes in pills now and taking them forces you to up your water intake at the same time, which…

Cooking class. I realized it was about time my friend and I learned to cook and he knew how to cook, but was there " to meet chicks". That was 24 years ago.

This is an awesome start to a much more gratifying way of life for you. Congratulations and keep up the great work!

Just got mine and I'm only sorry that I was too busy and therefore waited this long into the flu season to do it. It really doesn't hurt like some other injections. I never used to get it , but about seven years ago I got the influenza and was wretched for two weeks. The flu is awful. Much of what people call "the flu" is…

I haven't participated in anything like this, but would like to join this one. I know I'll need to rededicate myself to losing weight after the holidays!

This is so amazing. You have done a fabulous job! I'm starting to wonder if this site could be the answer to the obesity epidemic in North America - seriously!

This is so amazing. You have done a fabulous job! I'm starting to wonder if this site could be the answer to the obesity epidemic in North America - seriously!

This site will be a great help. Just want to add one point though that might not be appreciated, however here I go. Everyone here wants to LOSE weight resulting in LOOSE clothes! Almost every post using the phrase " lose weight" gets it wrong. Please lose the extra o in lose as your clothes become looser! I love reading…

That's wonderful and inspiring; not sure you fifty more pounds to lose though. Congratulations!