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Since dropping around 50 pounds... 1. I'm surprisingly colder all the time, but from what I've read, probably need more Vitamin A and iron. 2. I'm wearing smaller clothes. 3. I've never felt more alive and confident in my life. 4. Medication-free for the first time in almost 20 years! 5. My doctor called me "disgustingly…

Getting married is an excellent motivator for losing weight. With about 2 years to go, though, I would start for a more short-term goal, and it doesn't necessarily have to be losing weight. Start with changing your eating habits or increasing exercise. Do those two things, and you've already gotten on your way to losing…

You want support, you've got some from me! Feel free to add me into the mix, since we're all on the same journey! :flowerforyou:

Ninerbuff's exactly right. The motivation for me came from getting diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year. I started making changes and stayed committed to those changes. Today I'm down nearly 50 pounds! If you need more positivity, just send a friend request. :flowerforyou:

After getting diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year, the most effective change is watching exactly how much I'm eating. Logging everything here has made a huge difference in losing the nearly 50 pounds. I can also add drinking a lot more water and doing more exercising to the effectiveness. My doctor last month called…

I agree with everything said here. It's not the workouts, just the extra stuff BB pushes. I've lost weight on my own with some help from the P90X and 10-minute trainer workouts, but I'd rather take my time losing weight than have the bars and whey protein.

Amen to this! Dr. Oz is not someone I bother watching because of all these so-called quick fixes. It took me more than a year to lose 50 lbs. just by changing my eating habits and exercising more. I have fallen off the track slightly, but instead of going for the quick fix, I'm gonna get myself back on track and lose the…

That's simply amazing, and the way you did it...it actually became more simple. What's even MORE amazing is the date of your last big meals: January 25th, 2012. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes the next day: January 26th, 2012. That gave me the wake-up call to change my life forever. Now, I have been blessed with never…

^^This. I share my diary in public because I don't really mind, but I try my best to be honest about it. I also don't like calling it a "diet." I prefer to call it my lifestyle plan and after losing 50 pounds in over a year, I'm sticking to it. However, what I do works for me, but it may not work for you. Whatever plan has…

She's right about weighing in part. It stays a lot more accurate, and you will fluctuate during the week with food, water, the works. It's normal. Don't weigh yourself every second, or you will go mad. Anyway, since I've joined MFP in June 2012, I've lost nearly 20 pounds, but nearly 50 in just over a year. The food…

Currently between the 5000 BTU air conditioning unit and the elephant's er...you know. (I don't like to use that word.)

Indeed, it is from the reboot. This version was a whole lot darker than the original. On top of that, the original Lion-O went from being a cub to a full-grown cat fast after a problem with the pod. The newer Lion-O was about 17 or so when the reboot started. (Sorry, the 80s kid in me knows a lot of this stuff!) :laugh:

This is exactly what I did to get even. The only person you should think about is yourself. Don't let others dictate how you should live your life. Your life is your own, and you get only one of them to live. These two quotes are from a 2011 episode of ThunderCats, but they've become two of the best motivational quotes…

I was also diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes a year ago in January, right on my brother's birthday, the 26th. My doctor put me on metformin and lisinopril (for high blood pressure). I've lost 50 pounds in a year, and two weeks ago he took me off all the meds. Knowing it runs in my family, I didn't take it as hard as most…

I try my best NOT to add too many friends. I'm happy to say I only have 52, and all of them post something. I do respond back as often as I can, particularly for weight loss and days logged in. :smile:

I didn't have that many friends growing up because I was intelligent. I have had a good amount of friends no matter how much I weighed. When I started losing the weight, I actually didn't lose any of my friends because they all knew I had Type 2 Diabetes and wanted to take care of myself. Of course, there was the one…

Hey, if you need a friend for motivation, just add me! I won't be the food police or anything, but I'll be glad to help. And remember this: If you fall down, just get right back up. There will be days like that, but as long as you don't give up, you can do it. :smile:

Maybe I'm confusing myself, too. I guess the question is, to keep from adding more carbs than I already had this morning with the cereal, just have eggs and a piece of sausage for the protein, since they don't contain any carbs at all? I know protein is supposed to help keep from becoming hungry between 9am and 12noon…

This'll sound weird, but if I don't eat anything by 7:30am at the latest, my stomach growls badly, and I turn into one very mean grouch. It's just the way my body works for me. I've always had a problem with an angry stomach, even BEFORE I got the diabetes diagnosis last year. Sometimes it growls EARLY in the…

Got a question. How on Earth do you determine your cup size? I'm currently wearing a 40C, but I'm down to 131 pounds. Should I be going a lot smaller at this point, because I'm not so certain.

Just take it one day at a time, and spend quality time with your little one first. If and when your little one gets to sleep, then try to get some work done and DON'T overdo it. A little exercise can go a long way, even if you can get only a few minutes. Besides, I think you'll be getting plenty of exercise with your…

Hmm...I like the idea of the homemade protein bars. Where can I find recipes for those? Also, I LOVE Chobani's Greek yogurt! I just did recalculating my goals here, and made sure my carb and sodium intake were not changed. Thanks for the tips! This should help me get used to keeping at 130 because I don't want to gain that…

I would do what everyone else suggested. Start slow and work your way up. One of the biggest mistakes most people make when starting out is thinking they have to run 5 miles on the very first day. That is absolutely wrong. You're risking serious injury going that route. When I got diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes last year,…

This looks like something I have to consider myself. I'm very close to the 130 goal and really don't want to go any further. However, I also have Type 2 diabetes AND high blood pressure, which means I must watch both my carbohydrate intake (not supposed to be more than 156g per day) and sodium intake (no more than 1500mg…

Welcome aboard. You've already taken that first important step. You know what you need to do. When I started on MFP, I had already lost the first 30 pounds, but then I started tracking my foods much better with MFP. Because of this, I've had no trouble tracking everything and watching my own numbers. Ever since I was…

I just have two words: YOU ROCK!

Oh, I know it! There's a history of diabetes in my family, and when I got diagnosed last year, I actually did not get upset. I just realized it caught up with me. Crying about it wouldn't have helped, getting angry would've done nothing, and I certainly didn't want to make myself worse by eating more. I started making the…

Sorry, but when Mom and I buy green veggies, we always wash them before we even start cooking with them. I love my broccoli, spinach, okra, lettuce, collard greens, cabbage, and kale. All of these things have low carbs and good potassium and have been crucial in helping with my weight loss. :smile:

This is true. It's not illegal to post it. I think what companies need to do is show exactly what the privacy policy states, since it differs from one company to another. Employees need to understand posting on a public forum can make them subjected to violating that privacy policy. It would almost be like me posting…

Now this is something that may get this slightly off-topic, but I've learned that in tonight's episode of "Undercover Boss," one employee is going to get fired because he clearly says, "I hate serving customers." He has no earthly idea he's said that to the CEO of Boston Market, who's posing undercover! As for this issue,…