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Your are right to say she had no right to say those things because she had been fat before, but really, even if she had been skinny all her life, she had no right to say those things. That was just mean.

Hi. I have been there, I sort of still am, having only lost five pounds in three months HOWEVER- 1. I have lost three inches on my waist. 2. I have lost four inches on my hips. 3. I have gone from a size 12 to a 10. 4. People are saying I look like I have lost a ton of weight. 5. My husband loves my new smaller tighter…

For me, exercising at the gym is what keeps me motivated. I go to the classes they have at six am, like lifting and combat and cardio classes. It is an awesome feeling to walk out after my shower, full of energy from the exercise. It makes me feel great, and it is addictive. I didn't see anything in your post about…

Worrying about the scale from one day to the next will drive you crazy. A much better way is to measure yourself in the waist and hips, bust, and thighs. Also take pictures front and back. I have only lost five pounds in three months, but I have lost a dress size, and four inches off my waist and three off my hips. I…

I started in January this year, and my whole first month I didn't lose anything! But I lost in inches in my waist and hips. So you should take measurements and take photos, front and back. You will see a difference better that way. I still have only lost five pounds, but I have gone down a dress size, from 12 to 10, lost…

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I see a difference for sure. You should take measurements of your waist and hips, that way, if you really can't see a difference with pics, you can see it in the measurements. You look like you may have lost a couple inches on your waist and hips. Good job!

Aww, how sweet. I hope you two can somehow stay together even through school. It's amazing when you find the right one so young...you are indeed lucky.

Thank you for that. Maybe one day you will be blessed with one. As for me, I own a hair salon and work very hard supporting the family. My husband does not work, due to lung disease (emphysema). I support him and my adult son while he goes to school, and of course myself. So I feel several times a year that I am entitled…

It's good to know there are others out there like me! I love the changes, like my butt is tighter and smaller, and my hubby loves it, haha! Sorry if TMI! But it's little things like that that make me want to keep going and not worry so much about the scale.

The biggest surprise for me is how addicting exercise has become. And the fact that you can lose inches, body fat, clothes sizes, and visibly see a loss but not lose hardly any weight at all. I have only lost five pounds in three months, but I have been taking cardio, lifting, and combat classes at the gym every morning…

My first month, which was January, I lost nothing. And I worked out hard at the gym six days a week. It was so frustrating! But I didn't give up, and now I have lost five pounds, three months later, but the inches are really coming off. I don't know why the scale won't move, or at least it moves very slowly, but the…

I have found it nearly impossible to count calories from a restaurant, unless it's a chain restaurant that has the nutrition info on their website. I like to eat at Japanese restaurants and when I do, I pretty much forget about logging for the day, because I know I am probably way off on my estimates. So now I try to stick…

Yes, the internet is a cruel place. But you kind of have to expect that when posting pics of yourself. My daughter, a college girl, has many many pics of herself on facebook, which she figured was private, viewable only by her friends. But she has like 800 friends, many of which she really doesn't know, only met them at…

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I totally believe them, because my husband is that way. He is six feet tall and slender. He does not eat unless you remind him to. Seriously. He is a very hyper, busy man. He can not sit still for a minute. He always has to be doing something. So when he is busy, which is always, he doesn't think to eat. He just keeps…

You don't want it bad enough. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I am being honest and blunt. When you really want it, you will stop making excuses and move forward with your diet and exercise routine.

I didn't lose anything the whole first month! (Jan). But I was so determined not to fail, so I kept going and started taking strength and cardio classes at the gym and really pushed myself hard, for example, if I felt like I couldn't do one more rep, I did 10 more. You have to really work up a sweat and push yourself hard.…

Haha, I was wondering what that meant too....

Go to the success story threads on here and look at them. Say to yourself, "that will be me some day! I will post my before and after and be so proud! Take a picture of yourself, front, side and back. This way, in a month when you feel yourself slipping again, you can take another picture and study them side by side and…

This thread proves what binge eating does to people. It makes them cranky as hel. It makes you feel bad about yourself so you have to lash out. Take my advice and exercise, people. You need to release all that pent up... whatever it is.

I think you should continue at what you have been doing. Ten pounds in three months is not terrible. That's how much I have lost also in the last three months. I know it will be a long hard road and I am in no hurry. I say do what works. And whatever you are doing is obviously working. Good job on your eighteen pounds!

Just stop, pack a bag and head for the gym. Exercise is amazing, and you know that sick bloated feeling you get after you binge? Well the opposite of that feeling is the feeling you get when you get back from a hard sweaty workout. A happy satisfied feeling. Just stop eating and exercise. You can do it.

I just hollered to my husband could he transfer the clothes from the washer to the dryer and put in a load of towels and he said "Sure baby". Now THAT's romantic!

Tee hee.

This. For me, exercise has been my saving grace. I get it done early, like before dawn every day at the gym, I take cardio, combat and strength classes every day. This has helped me tremendously. I eat a small protein shake before I leave, and another when I get home, and I am not hungry again until lunch. There is…

Good for you for wanting a food scale, they are so amazing and yes, chances are you are over estimating I got a cheap one at walmart for four bucks. But there are many to choose from. A digital one is probably best. Good luck.

My sister is incredibly skinny and always has been. She is about 5'5" and maybe 110 pounds. She has three children, and still can't gain. She takes after her grandmother, so it's in the genes. She doesn't work out at all, but she is sort of hyper and works as a bartender, so she stays on her feet. She just can't gain for…

I'll try, but it took me since Jan 17 to lose ten pounds, so I don't know about ten in a month, but I will try hard!

I don't live in the UK, but dietchef looks pretty good. As far as teaching me to eat right, I sort of already know how, it's just a lot of work. I work full time and have a long commute plus gym very early before dawn, so I am tired at night. And too tired to be making lunches and dinners. So I find lately I 've been…