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yay good for you. The non scale victories are the most important because the scale is such an unpredictable thing. Best to let your clothes be your guide as you are doing :) Congrats!!

Oh and make sure you have a really good pair of shoes. I have plantars fasciitis due to running in bad shoes.

5 will become 10 minutes before you know it. You don't have to run a mile right away. Good for you for caring about your body enough to begin this process. Being patient is the key!! Keep up the good work. It will get easier and you will begin to love it. Those endorphins are pretty powerful.

and too add to this, it is sad jumping right away to "there are other fish in the sea". I would never talk like that about my husband. He is the man for me, period!! No matter how mad I get at him sometimes, I never say that other guys find me hot. Why add instability to our relationship and play games??? Who cares, I am…

Why decide now when you are nowhere near goal?? Who knows how you will feel. If you have done this before, this time may be different. Your quest may evolve into fitness instead of a certain weight goal. A number on a scale cannot and should not define you. Like others have said, it is what you want that is most important…

I think it has to do with body types too. The only predictable thing is that it is unpredictable. Regardless, as long as my sizes are getting bigger at home instead of smaller, it is all good. I let the size be my guide, not the scale. As soon as the clothes get too big, I donate them to charity so I never go backwards. :)

try vitamins and minerals. They are most defnitely essential for health and well being.

If it is always in repair mode it doesn't have time to rest.

not sure if I am a pear or an hour glass. I will get some pictures together eventually once I get a bit closer to goal. I carry most of my weight in my hips and thighs.

try to eat clean instead by limiting the processed stuff. Diets that you cannot keep up for life never work in the long term. Get frozen fruits and veggies if the cost it too high. I would avoid canned if I were you. I personally do not believe in high protein diets although a lot of people on MFP will disagree. Your body…

add fruits and veggies yumm

Or the people that don't understand why they are fat?? I believe there are some here like that too. I can't figure out how to eat enough calories lol. That certainly wasn't what got you into the position of needing to lose a lot of weight. The first step is admitting where your issues are so you can change them. I have a…

That intermittent fasting doesn't mean that you are starving yourself. I actually am a very clean food eater and get completely grossed out by what people choose to consume. I keep that to myself though and am silently disgusted except when it comes to my kids. Most people do not wish to be aware of what they are consuming…

now that is interesting, maybe getting an infusion every few years is what it will be for me too. I hadn't thought it could take so long to go down. Thanks for sharing your story. I figure if I continue juicing things high in iron, it will continue to stay up for me. :) I had gastic bypass too 11 years ago and that is also…

Didn't get the final results but my blood percent is up .2 percent due to all the juicing of iron rich foods and egg eating that I have been doing. :) I was pleasantly surprised. Looks like I will be avoiding another iron infusion :) and I am not taking supplements. Just eating and drinking real food and fruit/veggie juice.

I have a very large appetite but along the way I have figured out that what I choose makes a really big difference in weight loss and how I feel. I allow myself unlimited fruits and veggies throughout the day and never gain an ounce. Everything else I limit. It works for me. I just got my blood work and it is fantastic :)

I get my blood taken tomorrow. I haven't had an infusion since May. I have remained borderline ever since. I believe my body couldn't recover from having my children. Looking forward to getting the results next week to see if I need more iron or now. I have been drinking a lot of beet and spinach juice and eating a lot of…

I hate it because it makes my stomach do flip flops and then empties itself out rapidly. lol. I gave it up years ago because the price for a couple minutes of good taste was just too high. Ice cream and I are not friends. However, I don't have any issues around others enjoying it.

I am so sorry about what you are going through. Please watch this video before thinking about giving up. It is so inspiring. http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/fat_sick_and_nearly_dead_2010/ It could get you to the point where you could get the surgery and then you can take it from there. Hang in there. Sometimes eating…

Health has become my focus above all but I still can't help from time to time getting bogged down by the scale. Speaking for myself, it is next to impossible for me to lose weight the normal way that everyone says works so easily here. We are all so different. For me it is 100% what I eat that makes the difference. The…

set little goals in increments of 10 lbs each time, then it doesn't feel so daunting. It isn't easy but the process can be fun. Enjoy it, you will learn a lot of great info and you will hopefully also find a love for fitness too. I am 41 too and almost to my ideal weight. I have been heavy my entire life. It just depends…

Rabbits eat carrots and celery, not chips and chocolate.

I Just read your diary. You eat a lot of processed food. Where are the fruits and veggies?? All I can see is chocolate and chips and diet coke? If you really want to make a life change, you have to choose better food to feed your body than that. Plus you are not eating nearly enough. You have to change what you are eating…

I am gluten free but I rarely eat processed gluten free products because of how I feel after I eat them. Not sure if it is the flour or the sugar. Best to get a piece of fruit instead. We are all different and obviously your child 's reaction should be alerting you to something he might be allergic to.

I like to know what I am eating so I rarely go out to eat and if I do it is clean and sauceless food that I order.

trial and error. Give it a go. The basis of my diet is fruits and veggies and everything else is secondary. I feel fantastic!!

Spinach, beets,quinoa, wild rice, red meat if you eat it, eggs etc etc. Processed iron pills cause constipation. Eat the iron in it's natural form and your body will thank you for it. I am anemic and drink beet, and spinach juice daily with vitamin C. The vitamin C helps the iron absorb. Caffeine stops it from absorbing.…

thanks for the help. Glad I didn't poison myself or my family lol.

maybe it is safer to make soup with them instead of eating them raw. I have a pretty strong stomach lol. My kid ate some black eyed peas and was fine too. But better to be safe than sorry. Maybe a bean, veggie soup is in order :) I read boiling them more than 10 minutes is adviseable.

and most bigger beans. I think I will boil them for at least 10 minutes before eating them and then they should be safe. What about seeds? Are there any seeds that are toxic?