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Add me to your friends. Having friends here has helped me stay on track and keep going! :happy:

I agree...Without all my MFP friends not sure I could make it so far. This is the best thing that has ever happened to me to find this place! You all motivate and inspire me to keep going! :happy: :happy:

• Being stared at when ever I ate anything ever like I was never supposed to eat. • When talking with someone and they we’re looking me over and I could tell they were disgusted. • My ex going out having fun and leaving me home. ( By the way he dumped me after I lost 110 lbs, go figure that one) • Wearing ugly baggy…

Love Moe's....I eat there for lunch a lot because of that.

I got gel nails and a facial... It was awesome! I buy clothes a lot because I've dropped 6 sizes so far and heading for #7. I don't use food for rewards ever.

I very rarely eat all my calories for the day, but I don't go under 1200 either. If I work out I may use a few of them but I don't eat all my workout Calories. I have my calories set at a 2 lb a week lose so they are not high anyway, 1350 a day. I've gotten pretty good at keeping my cals about the same each day. Good Luck!

I hear ya... I painted my toe nails too... Its been years since I could do that! Its the little things that mean so much...

They are only right if you let them be right. You HAVE to believe in yourself. Quit the negative talk and don't let ANYONE dictate your life for you. You can do it if you set your mind to it...Good Luck!

Best of luck to you! :)

You CAN Do it but you have to want it enough AND it has to be for YOU! I have been overweight since childhood. I could never lose the weight for any other reason and keep it off. This never worked for me till the day I decided I was Worth It!!! I've been at this since the end of July and have lost 123 lbs now. This is the…

I got some Biggest Loser and Jillian Michaels workout DVD's. The Jillian Micheals one is great cardio. I also get Exercise TV on my Cable and do some of the Cardio workouts. Some of them have really kicked my butt too!

Me too, I eat what I want just don't go over my calories for the day. I only hit one big plateau since I started that lasted 3 weeks. I ate one meal without counting calories (Thanksgiving Dinner) and that jump started the weight loss again. My biggest challenge is sodium....

Probably just water weight. Did you eat a lot of sodium? Sometime I can go up a few pounds if I eat to much salt. Just drink lots of water today and watch your salt intake and you will be back down.

I was in Lane Bryant one time and this group of people were coming in as I was leaving. One of them said very loudly, "Oh this is Fat Peoples Clothes"....I walked by and said loudly....Wow, Thanks Jerk! The other people with them were very embarrassed and told that persom they were rude. In the past I would never have…

Still on my journey and need to lose another 113 lbs. I plan on surgery to remove it. There is no way it will bounce back. have just had it to many years.

I have gained... Energy Confidence Positve attitude Great MFP Friends And for the first time in my life...Love for myself!

Trust me, you CAN do this!!! Best of luck and friend me if you want. I still have 116lbs to go!

Welcome! This is a great place. I have made great friends who have helped me make it as far as I have. This is the best I have ever done losing weight before and its all because its easy and there are so many people behind you helping you stay focused. Best of luck! Mystycrose Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie…

Lost 2 lbs... starting weight was 291 ending 289

My Starting weight is 291 Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter See ya Saturday! :)

I hardly ever use all my calories for the day. But make sure you don't drop to low or you will go into starvation mode. That is not good and you will stop losing. It’s also very unhealthy.

I try not to eat the extra calories after I workout but if I eat a few more than normal it doesn't hurt me. You wont get an error message if you don't consume them, only if you go below 1200 calories.

It Feels like its going to be an awesome year! I am starting it lighter than I have been in 7 years.... Going to be even less soon!

I have a pair of the Shape Ups, I thought I would just give them a try. Like the others not sure they really do much but they did help me with balance. When I first got them I walked slower than the group of walkers at work and I felt like I was working harder. I wear them all the time now for shopping and just general use…

For Me my motivation this time was finding out I was going to be a Grandma. I wanted to live to see my Grandson grow up. I also had a Doctor who told me that if I didn't do something to get my weight lower I would have a heart attack. The Doctor suggested surgery but I don't want to alter my insides. I have tried every…

Exactly! I am excited to see where I am in a year. For me its July 2011. I love the way I feel now, can't wait till I see where I'm at in 1 year. Great words to live by, thanks you!

Great message! I understand completely. I recently had a situation happen to me at the gym. I am new to all this exercise and started out slow. I could barely walk aroung the building at work one time. Now I'm doing the treadmill, the bike and the elliptical almost every day. When I joined the gym I got one free session…

Thanks, my only problem right now is not eating enough. Sounds weird but I can't seem to eat enough calories in the past week. Might have something to do with the fact that my boyfriend of 7 years left me too. It seems that when I started to improve myself and become health is when he decided it was time to leave. I know…