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Hello! and Welcome.

I know the feeling... I have MANY more awake hours than sleeping hours, and sometimes the munchies attack like little ninjas out to assassinate my healthy plan...

I think I have been here... a week? Sent you a friend request!

Just like my daughter. <3 She is now 19. I have been trying to encourage her to join me on this journey, but she's just not there yet...

True memory? No. But when I see the pictures, I cry.

I see you have made some GREAT progress... you can do this. Try changing something up... try different foods or new exercises. Dance like a lunatic around your living room in your pajamas to your favorite tunes... go for a walk or hike or run in a place you've always wanted to go... skip rope... gather some friends to play…

Hi! We've all hit a brick wall at times. Don't worry, THIS SLUMP WON'T LAST. What will last is the pride and satisfaction you feel when you realize you kept hammering at that wall until it crumbled in front of you and you leave the rubble behind you as you move forward toward your goal.

AWWW!... I'd have taken them off your hands... D:

Add me!! :happy: I'm shooting for 90, but may decide to cross the triple-digit line. Been here less than a week. Lost 3 lbs so far, even though I'm not into the exercise bit full swing yet. Walking on the treadmill is about all I can manage after every 16-hr work day. But in this short time, paying more attention to my…

Hello and welcome!

I will be 48 in October.

Beautifully worded... thank you for sharing.

Thank you.

You are absolutely right!! Being inconsiderate, disrespectful and hurtful is a one-size-can-fit-all condition. I don't see this as a battle if "skinny vs. fat", I see it as more of a reminder that what we communicate to one another can have a profound effect (good or bad), and in a virtual venue like this, where tone,…

Perhaps, but those with fitness knowledge to share might do better to learn tact before attempting to edify the rest of us...

Topping that... working from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow. *sigh*

None here. V-day used to be my anniversary. Haven't celebrated it in years.

I think most of us stumble sometimes. I know I have, a lot. Occasionally, that stumble has turned into a pretty vicious fall. I'm still nursing some of the wounds. The fact that you are here, sharing your trials, is a sign that you care enough not to just shrug it off. Reaching out is a good thing, and it pleases me no end…

Thank you for being an inspiration!! My daughter is 19, 5'7", and struggles with weight. She has been reluctant to join me on MFP, even though I told her she could lose 20 lbs by summer. Her argument was, "What difference would 20lbs make?" I showed her your photos, and now she understands. She still has not decided to…

Ahh... all of our well-intentioned friends! Bless their little hearts. Smile and nod, dear; you are doing just fine.

I am an identical twin biologically, but you could SO be my MFP twin! I had managed to lose down below 230 last summer/fall (was up over 260 at the beginning of 2011), and by New Year I was back up to 252. :grumble: Started MFP @ 249, now down to 246. Looking to reach the 150-160 range and re-evaluate. College weight was…

Hi my name is Tari (pronounced like Terri) sw 249 cw 246 gw 160 or less You can add me, too!! :)

That is fantastic! Great progress. I am looking forward to your future updates. :happy:

I have recently read a lot about it. It doesn't sound healthy to me. :(

Congrats!! Great going. I will be happy when I am able to log my first ten percent loss. :)

Listening! Feel free to add me...

As one stranger-friend to another, I have to tell you honestly... YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Our size is not our beauty. I struggle with the physical self-loathing, mirror avoidance, and other issues that many of us do, but I can acknowledge beauty when it shows, even in myself. Beauty radiates from the inside out, and you, my…

^ this And I would add, try drinking more water, as well. But - kudos for being completely honest with yourself in tracking. The first time I started tracking food, I wasn't. Needless to say, that past effort at weight loss failed miserably.

You are to be commended! Being able to acknowledge a pitfall, and then being determined to circumvent it, is very admirable indeed. You will do great the rest of the week. :D

Lovely eyes, shanlynt.