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I am excited to try this. Tomorrow morning is the big day!

That's incredible. You inspire :smile:

Bump-a-roo!

You're doing awesome. I totally understand about the picture thing. I've been a yo-yo dieter for years, and at the heavy times I wouldn't let anyone take photos of me. The only time of year I would let people take photos of me was at vacation. Now that I think about it, that was a good motivation to lose weight for summer.…

Hmmm....my mad mathematical skills show that you will have to lose 4.8333333333333333(and on) per month to reach this goal. My very wise reasoning skills tell me that this is doable. But you should work out, too! Otherwise you might look like the saggy baggy elephant (I've gained and lost and gained and lost, so I know) I…

The love and support from all of you moves me to tears. I can't tell you how much it means to me. It seems strange that it would matter, coming from strangers, but somehow it means more. I think it is because friends and family have to say these things, but when a stranger tells you, they are going out of their way to try…

Thanks for your support, guys. It is one thing to know in your head what to do, and another thing to do it. I know that thought patterns like these are based more around control than anything else, and because I feel like my life is slipping out of control I'm thinking this way. I just can't seem to focus on what is going…

I know, I have an appointment with a counselor scheduled. I'm 30 now, so my eating disorder was years ago, but I feel my brain slipping into those destructive old habbits.

Stop eating! There, are you happy? lol, just kidding. Don't worry--sometimes you just need a cheat day. Don't beat yourself up.

Oh no! don't give up! It's about being healthy first and foremost. You should make your food diary public. I bet if you cut your carbs back you would start to lose. Stick with it---these things take time. It's not a race. <3

According to modern church law, you can eat one full meal and two small meals (collations) during the day. The two small meals should not add up to more than a regular sized meal. Also, you are supposed to abstain from meat. You are not required to eat nothing all day long and I've never talked to a priest who recommended…

You cannot BE fat. You can HAVE fat. I have lots of it, but there's a lot more to me than that. I never know how to respond when people complain about their weight; it puts the listener in an awkward position. I usually say, "Well, everyone's beautiful in their own way. Besides, it's what's inside that counts. Have you…

Get ketone testing strips. They are fairly cheap in the pharmacy section of your grocery store. You simply pass the end of the little strip through your urine and compare the color to the picture on the bottle.

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I hope so! ^^^

I was kind of thinking the same thing....It seems like the more intense the workout, the worse it is. Maybe I just build muscle tissue more easily than most people. idk. Good luck to you too! (@albayin)

I am about 180 and I'm very curvy. I have big boobs (36DD) and wide hips and thighs. I wear size 13 pants mostly because my hips and thighs are pretty thick. My pants are forever slipping down because my waist is narrower, but they are starting to get tighter on the waist. I usually do 4 sets of twelve varying exercises…

Think of this as a lifestyle change---a long term goal. Just because you mess up a little in the short-term it doesn't mean you have to call it quits. I am a perfectionist, so I fall into this trap a lot. If I can't do it perfectly, I don't want to do it at all. I get discouraged and lose faith in myself and my ability to…

@missbis You are the closest I found; I am: GW: 150 CW: 190 SW: 209 Height: 5'7 1/2 Age: 29 Sex: Female

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Try doing Atkins. It's the only thing proven to work for me. Try staying under 20 carbs a day for 2 weeks and see what happens. (Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, vegetables and certain dairy like cheese). I go over on my calories every single day, and have lost 17 pounds in less than a month. Good Luck :)

Homemade burger 8/10 I had string cheese!

Sniff, me too! It would be nice if my meds made me skinny, but obviously not since I need to lose 50 lbs. And I'm way wackier with out my meds. (@ FatassFairy, below)

Atkins says to start at 20g carbs.

Try doing your leg lifts standing up and using a chair for balance. Sometimes my hips hurt when I do lifts laying down, too, but if you stand up you can still get a good workout. Also you can do leg lifts on your hands and knees. Keep your knee bent and slowly lift it up to the side and down again, then alternate legs.

Why types of food are you eating? Make sure you eat more protein and fat than sugar/carbohydrate. And lots of fiber can help, too. Meat and vegetables are the two best things for losing weight in my experience, and some high protein dairy. If you have trouble getting all of your fiber you could also take supplements or…