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Thanks so much, everyone! :) You're all too sweet. I couldn't do it without you honestly.

LOL now if I could just find somewhere to get one of those done ...

Something similar happened to me. I was at a 42 DDD at my absolute biggest, then dropped down to a 40 DD. My 40 DD bras started fitting me weirdly, and upon doing the measurements again I discovered I'm a 38 DDD? Which should correlate to 40 DD, according to the rules of bras, but doesn't at all. :P That said yeah I've…

Thank you! Yeah, I think that's probably it. Really, though, about the calipers? :o I've always heard they were one of the most reliable ways. Although they were putting me at a higher percentage than both measuring tape measurements AND the notoriously unreliable BMI ...

Nerdy 23-year-old looking to lose about 50 pounds here. :) Loooove Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games. Not into cosplay myself (hey, maybe if I reach my goal weight!) but I enjoy going to cons.

both 314ish vs. 230ish. :)

Kind of silly, but: I was planning to meet online friends at Comic-Con and didn't want them to meet me and see how fat and disgusting I was in real life. (I also wanted to look cute taking pictures next to celebrities! I'd went the year before that when I was in the 300s and I can't even be proud of those pictures because…

August 2010 ... July 2012, minus 80 pounds :)

5'8" here, started at 314 a year and a half ago, 226 now. :) 220 is my benchmark, after that i want to try to make it to 190 and then evaluate.

I did walk out feeling incredibly happy! :) That may have been because I lost five pounds since the last time I weighed myself too, though ...

5'9" girl here. My highest weight was somewhere in the 320's, and I started my lifestyle-change at 314. My short term goal weight is 220, just because that was the thinnest I can remember being in high school. (I'm currently around 240.) Ultimately I want get below 200, and just see what's comfortable for me as I slide…

There are so many reasons I'm not even sure I know where to begin. When I was a kid, I hated "healthy" foods, mostly vegetables, and my parents eventually gave up on trying to feed them to me because I was so unbending. And they never tried to stop me from eating too much junk food. I got to eat whatever I wanted whenever…

EVERYTHING. I was one of those "one serving OBVIOUSLY equals one container" people. I'm ashamed now to think of how many times I used to sit there and just ... inhale an entire bag of chips or package of oreos or something. OH and those freaking Odwalla drinks!

Ooo, I like the idea of cream soda or ginger ale. Or club soda, I forgot that even existed LMAO. So many enticing choices :3

22-year-old college student here. :)

Hips and thighs, or at least that's where I first noticed it if only because I have SO MUCH to lose there. And most of my exercise is walking. I've slowly been losing it in other places at this point, such as my upper arms, face, and it's finally getting to my boobs. :( Thighs and upper arms are my biggest problem area,…

You look beautiful! I have the same height, starting weight and goal weight as you, so seeing your awesome results gives me hope.

I don't have much experience with this personally, but from what I understand, excess skin is more likely to happen when you lose a huge amount of weight in a short period of time (eg, contestants on Biggest Loser). Since most of the people on MFP lose weight in a slow, gradual way, that's probably why there isn't a lot of…

I guess I don't have a lot of seriously negative comments, just random small things that stick with me. When I was ... I don't know, ten maybe? I was being heckled by other kids on my school bus and one of them kept asking me questions like if I jiggled when I walked. Seriously??? I know kids are dumb and everything, but…

Exercise. I love junk food, but it was surprisingly easy for me to adjust to eating in moderation while throwing in some healthier choices. However, I'm soooo lazy, sometimes it's hard for me to shove myself out of bed and go do something active. ;P

On the very far end, teal skirt. About negative 70 pounds later :) I hope one day I'll be awesome as some of y'all :p

Oh wow, awesome! You're totally inspirational to me.

Thanks you guys! :) Sometimes it helps just to hear a little encouragement.

I want to lose 38 pounds by July, for my 23rd birthday and hopefully a trip to Comic-Con. I have to look hot next to all those celebrities! :P I have 50 more pounds I want to lose after that, but the 38 is a benchmark that would put me at my high school weight.

I used to be able to click it (barely), but the last time I flew I had to ask for an extender and it was so humiliating. The next time I fly probably won't be until this summer, and by then I'll hopefully be at my goal weight and that freaking thing better buckle! And, about roller coasters, oh my god I think half my fear…

It's not eating precisely after 8 p.m. that's the problem, it's eating too close to before you go to bed, whenever that may be. Your body digests food differently in sleep-mode, and it can cause weight gain. As long as you don't eat any actual meals a couple hours before bedtime (small snacks should be okay), you should be…