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Nicely stated and very moving.

Congrats on a wonderful NSV!

Welcome to the site. Be proud because you've made a very important decision and from the way you stated it you are determined to get healthy. I don't know if 10 lbs a month is a good goal to shoot for but if you want to do it you can. If you are looking for people that have succeeded in their goals try to search in the…

Welcome to the site and congrats on your weight loss so far.

You don't have to have a gym membership (though it's nice and I wish I had one). Walking is a great exercise as suggested by matty2361, also get your kids involved if you can. They have great energy I would imagine, try to gather yours and make a game that you can play with them so that you can exercise. Racing games or…

Well since you need breakfast ideas that are cheap with good protein but avoiding nuts and milk have you ever tried to make a breakfast burrito? Putting a link of brown and serve sausage with some scrambled egg and maybe a little cheese into a whole wheat tortilla shell can be filling, fast if you have it pre-made (just…

Like your statement. Sorry you had so many problems while you were trying to lose weight over the years, but also congrats on deciding to stay with it and finding a way that suited you and your lifestyle. I would agree that there are some very judgmental posts on here, some are trying to state what worked for them and…

I wish I knew if it would go away. I have some as well, but when I did research on the treatment of it I found a few things that made me hopeful and disappointed at the same time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulite According to a quote of a doctor in this wikipedia article there is no outstanding treatments for…

I'm not sure if everyone goes through it, but I think the mind set eventually fades. Since you have known your body as one way for so long it makes sense to think of yourself that way even though you are becoming a thinner and healthier person. You look great in your profile pic by the way :)

What a difference! You look wonderful.

Though I don't like the thought of having floppy flabby skin (especially where my arms are concerned) I think that having a thinner and healthier body is well worth it. My mom told me another way to think about it. Look at the flab as a success and a reminder- this is what you have done to make yourself better, this is…

Awesome accomplishment! Congrats on the major loss

Honestly nothing really makes me that mad on MFP, I may become disappointed or shocked at certain things but not mad. It's easy enough to walk away from it rather than get upset. However in real life that is another story entirely.

Congratulations on your first 20 min run! Awesome story. I hope that you will get a chance to run in honor of your grandmother. Keep up the good work and remain an inspiration to others.

I've found fruits like apples and oranges very filling, veggies like potatoes celery and cucumber healthy alternatives to chips as well as filling, whole wheat oatmeal also helps, but surprisingly enough the best thing that helps with my appetite is water. Drinking enough if not a little over the recommended amount for me…

Like all the thoughts of how you have come to cope with saying no. Portion control has got to be my biggest one. I know that I have so many calories and I try to think of how many a certain food is. Most of the time I'm the one that cooks so I don't have much problem with this, however if we go out to eat I do have to…

I suppose there are a couple of things that could happen, all depending on how you are accomplishing your weight loss goals. If you are remaining hydrated and exercising then some of your skin will tighten up. This also depends on how long you have been overweight. If the skin has been stretched for a long time and you…

I don't know about books but I love http://allrecipes.com You can look up anything you may be interested in, the recipe is there with the calorie count and comments from people who have tried it. They even have a section for 1200 calorie menus and how to prepare section for those foods that are more on the rare side to…

I have a few things that keep me motivated; My family, they log in everyday and keep up exercise. My dad has lost a lot of weight with a breathing problem. A saying from a trainer and friend of my dad's "I think that in your heart you are a quitter" I don't like being told that I can't do things or that I will fail My son,…

Congrats :)

I got mine for a birthday present, a Norse Valkyrie on my right shoulder. I did research on what I wanted done, drew it out and took it to the artist to have it put on me. It meant something to me because I created it, and my family line comes from Norway. Slightly off subject: The artist knew I drew it and what I did it…

Inspirational. You look amazing!

You can buy sugar free jello. I'm with the above poster though, I use koolaid for popcicles - recipe is on the back of the envelopes and you add the amount of sugar you want.

I've heard there is no such thing as spot reducing exercises. If you aren't already- start taking measurements. Even if you don't SEE a difference in an area you may be losing inches there. Congrats on the weight loss so far by the way.

It could be that the people that are deleting other for not having enough food in said friends diaries could be; upset that they aren't being honest about it and not doing themselves any favors are trying to make apparent to the people that their ideas are not the same as theirs and there for don't get along anymore have…

Welcome and congrats on the weight loss you've already accomplished. I don't have many pointers but they are: remember to drink at least the recommended amount of water a day, make sure to eat enough food to fuel your body, don't get too upset if you end up messing up a day on your calories, take advice willingly but do…

fruit, water, rice, steamed veggies without added salt

Suggestion: depending on what moves you are doing you can search through your cardio exercise database, find the exercise in the drop down menu then add the time to each one that way. You can also search the database by typing what the exercise is called (somethings will be in both strength and cardio but some only in one…

I take things too personally and am paranoid about almost everything.

Keep going you are doing well :)