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Congrats! I remember that day as well! It's great to be out of that obese category and on the way to a healthy BMI. Great work!

What a great story! You should be proud of yourself for inspiring your son to live a healthy lifestyle, and for all you have accomplished.

Congratulations on your success overcoming your eating disorder. That's a huge accomplishment, although it can be an ongoing battle. I agree that a lot of actresses and models are too skinny and don't look healthy. Don't worry about achieving some ideal look. Focus instead on making yourself the best, healthiest person…

You look fantastic! Congratulations on your success!

You have persevered through all the negativity and discovered your inner strength. You have done a great thing for yourself with your healthy lifestyle. You should be proud of your accomplishments. Give your family and friends time to get used to the new you. If they come around, great! If they continue being negative, you…

Thank you for posting your amazing and inspiring story. Already you have made a positive impact on other people by showing them that it is possible. You look great! You should be proud of your accomplishments.

That's great! You should probably keep him, he sounds like a good one! :D

A great sign of your improved health! Victory indeed!

They sound great! Thanks!

7/1 - 189.0 starting weight for the challenge 7/8 - 189.8 7/15 - 187.4 7/22 - 186.2 7/29 - 184.0 8/5 - 182.0 8/12 - 180.8 8/19 - 180.6 8/26 - 178.6 9/2 - 178.4 9/9 - 177.0 9/16- 175.4 9/23 - 174.0 9/30 - 173.6 10/7 - 172.4 10/16 - 171.4 10/24 - 170.2 10/31 Total lost to date 18.8 lbs. Only a week left! Good luck everyone!

October 1 - 174.0 October 8 - 172.2 (-1.8 lbs) October 16 - 171.4 (-0.8 lbs) October 24 - 170.2 (-1.2 lbs) October 31 - Total lost: 3.8 lbs Only 1 more week to reach 5 lbs! Good luck everyone!

Congratulations on sticking with it to achieve your success!

Big congratulations on the size 12 pants! That's great! Yes, sizes have changed over time. The manufacturers try to keep size 10 as about average, and as the average woman has gotten larger, so have the measurements for any given size.

Cosplay is a fine reason to lose weight. You get the health benefits as well! Congratulations on your loss so far!

I can believe that cars would stop more for a thinner, more attractive person. Congratulations on your faster walking speed, less waiting, and shorter commute! Extra time in the mornings is priceless!

That's awesome!

I'm a definite pear, with at least a full size difference between my upper and lower halves. Starting weight 211 lbs Size 20 pants Waist 37" Hips 50" Thigh 30" Current weight 172 (or so) Size 12-14 pants Waist 28.5" Hips 40" Thigh 25" I've mostly just dieted and stayed as active as my schedule permits. It's tougher now…

It's a free country. Folks are free to eat what they like outside of cities that want to impose restrictions on unhealthy foods. I wouldn't have it any other way, and in fact I disagree with countries that put a "fat tax" on butter, ice cream, and the like. That's not the right approach to improve public health. We eat out…

That's a fan-damn-tastic accomplishment! I bow before you! :drinker:

My family supports me, but my friends never say a word. Most of them are more overweight than I was, so I understand that it can be hard to see someone else losing weight. It makes it harder to accept the excuses that we make for ourselves. My MFP friends are here for me, and this really is a personal journey.

Lol, that's awesome! I agree that most pastries don't appeal to me now. They are too sticky sweet and don't really taste good enough to be worth the calorie cost. Now home-made cinnamon rolls would be another story, which is why I haven't made them in a year or so. My willpower only goes so far!

Potassium is not required to be listed in the nutrition facts, and so many foods in the database list zero potassium when they actually do have some. It's very hard to know how much potassium you are actually getting because of that. I consistently come in low on that, and wish it were listed with more foods.

October 1 - 174.0 October 8 - 172.2 (-1.8 lbs) October 16 - 171.4 (-0.8 lbs) October 23- October 31 - Total lost: 2.6 lbs. I need to step it up just a bit this month. I'd like to make up for losing only three pounds last month.

7/1 - 189.0 starting weight for the challenge 7/8 - 189.8 7/15 - 187.4 7/22 - 186.2 7/29 - 184.0 8/5 - 182.0 8/12 - 180.8 8/19 - 180.6 8/26 - 178.6 9/2 - 178.4 9/9 - 177.0 9/16- 175.4 9/23 - 174.0 9/30 - 173.6 10/7 - 172.4 10/16 - 171.4 10/23 10/31 Total lost to date 17.6 lbs.

My final weight for the challenge is 172.4. Thanks for posting this, and I wish everyone good luck on their weight loss.

7/1 - 189.0 starting weight for the challenge 7/8 - 189.8 7/15 - 187.4 7/22 - 186.2 7/29 - 184.0 8/5 - 182.0 8/12 - 180.8 8/19 - 180.6 8/26 - 178.6 9/2 - 178.4 9/9 - 177.0 9/16- 175.4 9/23 - 174.0 9/30 - 173.6 10/7 - 172.4 Total lost to date 16.6 lbs. [/quote]

October 1 - 174.0 October 8 - 172.2 (-1.8 lbs) October 15 - October 22 - October 29 - October 31 - Total lost: 1.8 lbs. Some of that was weighed I had gained that week, probably water. Here's to keeping it off!

Congratlations on reaching ONEderland!!! :flowerforyou:

Impressive! You look fantastic! Love the kitty. :)

You look great! What an accomplishment!