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Best thing ever is something that you put time into and that will give you both nice memories. What about organizing a sort of small treasure hunt with all of the most meaningful places you have together and place clues? The thing is you often have to ask people in shops to help you so that your clues don't get stolen...…

Thanks everyone for your nice messages. I will take your tips and make sure to re-read them on my darkest days. Today was okay thanks to all of the support, but I anticipate next week will be bad with the begining of the semester... One day at a time!

Thank you very much - everyone - for your kindness and your advices. It feels good to know that even though we're strangers, you care and were willing to give me some of your time writing your messages. Please know that I am very thankful! Since I received less than 10 responses - which is good, because it's not…

Hi! I'd be more than happy to be your friend! I need some new friends I think... A bunch of the ones I had seemed to have given up on their diet, so I need people with strong determination, people who are reliable and who will also encourage me the way I encourage them (I do write a lot of encouragements... it's just nice…

This is awesome! Congratulations! Going back to my doctor's is one of my motivations. She'll be really happy when she sees the progress I made! I went for blood tests today and I hope to get improvements next year. As soon as this darn semester finishes, I'll start working out again and will try to run the way you do. I'd…

I agree!! And by throwing it away, you'll realise that you're losing money, which you probably don't want, and you'll stop buying them. And if you are not the one buying them, ask your family to hide them from you if they insist on getting them. You can do it! Another trick: try to find a book about sugar addiction and all…

Wow!!! I rarely comment to say that, but although you were already very beautiful, you turned hot! :-) Excellent job!!

Don't forget about sodium! Very often, restaurants use a lot of salt to make food tastier. Well this salt doesn't help for water retension... Make sure to eat less salt today and with that workout, things should be back to normal in a couple of days! And I agree for the body fat. Muscles are heavier than fat, and while…

I'll send you an invitation to be my pal. :-) I can totally relate to what you live. I did the same thing and am back for a bit over a month, already lost 11 pounds (first month is the easiest...). Now things will get trickier by the week and we'll all have to help each other. If you feel responsibility towards your pals,…

My doctor told me that 155 would be the weight to aim. But I know my weight fluctuates A LOT during one year so I will aim 148 to make sure I won't go over 155. We have heart diseases in the family and I want to lose weight while I'm young and it's easier to do it.

Of course you can call it a success! Don't give up, I really see a difference in the before and after photo! Every person needs a different amount of time to lose weight, and just the fact that you're on this journey IS a success! You can do it!! :-)

Before he met me, my husband had a history of meeting women with eating disorders. He was together with a girl who was anorexic, another one who was bulimic... And he met me. When we met my BMI was about 23.5, which is normal. Then I put some weight on. My husband is SO scared that I end up developing eating disorders like…

WendyBlendy Celery topped with Neufchatel cheese (low-calorie cream cheese) and chopped green olives. AMAZING!!! Wow... I really have to try that! I've been looking for nice ways to eat celery since I usually don't like it much. The ingredients are now on my grocery list, thanks for your tip! :-)

I'm *SO* happy to know I'm not the only one who feels this way!! And when you say it out loud, people say: "No.... you look absolutely fine! You're tall and beautiful!" But it's easy to say...

I haven't read everything that people wrote, but I'd say that for some people - I include myself in it - eating disorders are part of life just like alcoholism is part of other people's life. And alcoholics learn not to ever drink again and enjoy life in a different way. Why not see MFP as a sort of AA meeting for people…

Thank you very much!! I'll support you as well! :-)

I'd like to be in too, please! But I REALLY need encouragements!! Last winter I tried to diet, and it didn't work... My pal was too easy on me. ;-) I now put back all the weight on... plus a little. I am a student, atteind conferences, have a job, but I can't make excuses for myself all the time! Yes, I'm busy, but I NEED…

That's exactly what I do as well! Do not deny anything to yourself if you're still under your calorie goal, else you're going to empty a bag of cookies the following week. Good luck and you can do it! :-D

I am extremely sorry to read your story. What that man yelled is absolutely unacceptable and he should have been thrown out for his disgusting conduct. He probably has no self-esteem and wanted to get attention from other low self-esteem people in order to feel good in his douche bag life. I am convinced you looked…

I am 5'9, 172 (just starting on this site) and my doctor told me 155 would be the ideal weight for my size considering my height for a body mass index of 22,5. This should be approximately what you're aiming for (according to my doctor, anyway). Do not try to lose your weight too quickly, because I am pretty most people…

Hi! I'm 25, 5"9, weighting 172 and wanting to weight about 155. That's the weight my doctor told me I should aim to if I want to be perfectly healthy. I try to go to the gym with my sister about twice a week and do another cardio activity during the week. I'm precisely in your situation : I'm so close to being on my health…