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I've been reading through this thread for a couple of days (started at the beginning, I think I'm still in 2015). I wanted to jump to the end and say it is seriously the most motivating thread in the world. I just had dinner and had been tempted to go back for seconds (even though I'm not actually hungry anymore and doing…

All of this is precisely why I DO weigh every day. My weight can fluctuate so wildly from one day to the next. If I weigh only on Saturdays, for example, I might spend the week doing everything right and see myself 2 pounds up from the previous week and get incredibly discouraged. If I weigh every day I might know that my…

Adin & Attie. They previously belonged to a lady who apparently never really socialized them or trained them in any way, so they're both kind of a mess. But they're sweet as pie (unless you're a stranger on their territory and then they bark like lunatics) and just about the cutest things I've ever seen.

Seems silly to me as well. Water is in every kind of food, to some degree. Saying that any drink doesn't count because it's not pure, plain water straight out of the tap (or bottle), is sort of like saying the sugar in a donut shouldn't count because you're not eating a spoonful of pure sugar.

The thing about the fitbit that I don't understand is how it's supposed to accurately measure calories burned without a heart rate monitor (I know the more expensive models do have one). According to their website they estimate based on the info about yourself you put in...but I can get that by going to any number of…

Name: Shannon Height: 5'6" Starting Weight (1/1): 288 Goal Weight (1/31): 280 1/1: 288 1/8: 1/15: 1/22: 1/29: 1/31: Loss/gain for the week: Loss/gain for the month so far: Struggles or successes of your week:

Oh why not. Let's give this a shot. Name: Shannon Height: 5'6" Starting Weight (1/1): ? Goal Weight (1/31): ? 1/1: 1/8: 1/15: 1/22: 1/29: 1/31: Loss/gain for the week: Loss/gain for the month so far: Struggles or successes of your week:

Haven't read all the responses here, but I noticed that you said one of the worst offenders is your best friend, who lost a lot of weight and dealt with anorexia. I would think something like that might leave a person overly sensitive to seeing things like a dramatic weight loss in their friends. It may be coming from…

This is so silly. Men, regardless of your body, wear whatever you want and are comfortable in. Same with women. I may think it's unflattering if I see someone who doesn't have the best body in a speedo or a bikini, but you know what? It's no one's responsibility to dress in such a way that they provide pleasant scenery for…

See, I disagree that he doesn't mean anything by it. This is behavior designed to wreck self-esteem and increase dependence, implying that he tolerates it but she's clearly subpar. I don't know the OP's situation other than what has been said here but this, on its own, sounds very much like abuse. Putting her down, then…

Every day. I can see how some would get obsessive about it or get discouraged, but for me it's very motivating. I have an app on my phone that records each day and tracks the general trend of your weight loss. I fluctuate a lot from day to day, and seeing that red line going down helps me to see that I'm generally on the…

I could watch this for days, cackling the entire time.

Vienna Sausages. D: Ugh. Loved them SO much when I was a kid.

How is she binging? She inaccurately measured her ice cream, that isn't a binge. And eating it every day for three weeks isn't a binge either, as she's clearly trying to be very careful about making it fit into her calorie goal.

True enough. I guess I'm optimistically hoping she at least stops with the breatharian nonsense, which I believe actually has killed people.

Well she's got the dead eyed stare down pat. What I wonder is what is going to happen when she starts to age. Gravity always wins.

You must be loading those potatoes up to get that many calories. lol I'd rather have my potatoes baked anyway, that crispy skin is heaven, and there's good stuff in the skins too.

Not yet, I took the opportunity of a day off work to sleep in a bit, then had to run around getting some stuff ready to take to a get together with friends this afternoon. But when I get home I'll bust out my weights. :)

I know the feeling. I have some old sweatshirts that I used to wear a lot a few years back when I was about 60 pounds heavier than I am now. They're huge on me now and I still sleep and bum around the house in them but they're really too big even for that. I keep them because they're warm and soft, but also because it's a…

That horrible Christmas Shoes song.

I can't think of an instance where vomiting is a good sign. You're overdoing it. Pull back a little, give it some time, and you'll be able to go a bit farther eventually if that's what you want to do.

Reduced Guilt Guacamole, made with greek yogurt. So yummy. Also their Spinach and Cheese Tortellini is amazing, too.

Does he want a dollhouse? If so, just get him a dollhouse. The boy/girl toy divide is ridiculous and if you don't want to get him one just because it's a 'girl toy' then you're only perpetuating it. I remember one of my male cousins playing with dolls when he was little; my favorite toys were matchbox cars when I was…

I started out at 325 pounds. I'm down about 50 pounds but still heavier than this and it's kind of freaking me out. Think I'll go downstairs and hit the elliptical tonight after all...

Honestly just go to your doctor, tell him or her what is going on, and see what is wrong. Then figure out what you need to do to fix it. That's the only way you're going to know for sure.

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I find PB2 revolting, frankly. Just use peanut butter, a little more sparingly if you're that worried about the fat.

Motivational quotes and all that sort of thing just annoy me. I must be the only person in the world who sees some motivational quote and immediately forms a sarcastic response to it and is less motivated than before I read it. :) Usually I just put my inner Sheldon Cooper to work. "Okay, you've been on this elliptical for…

I've never really understood why some people don't count things like coffee or juice as water. That's sort of like saying yeah I ate a donut but it wasn't pure sugar so I ignore how much sugar was in it.

Wanted to quote this because, you say two boyfriends dumped you because you were too fat. Well...unless you have been dropping and gaining a lot of weight before and between each boyfriend, I'm going to assume you were about the size you are now when you met them and started dating them. If you weren't too fat for them to…