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I was doing really well and got back to a healthy BMI back in 2017, but then I slacked off and gained half of those pounds back. I had all kinds of excuses and told myself I didn't care and was tired of obsessing over calories and how I looked, etc. Then, last month, I developed some breathing problems, and I was really…

You look great!

It would be really interesting to see an experiment performed in which some participants were eating American food and others were eating, say, French food, but the calories in/out and macros were basically the same, and then see what the weight loss/gain outcomes might be. The research is not conclusive on this, but there…

Friended you!

I stopped drinking beer (and all booze) two weeks ago. I quit to make weight loss easier, but it's also just made my life better overall. My brain works better, I'm less depressed, and I'm more motivated to get up and start my day every morning. Now I'm the weirdo with the glass of water at the pub with my friends, but…

You look amazing. Very inspiring. :)

It does get easier! I've been there and have made progress, and the healthier choices do become more natural with practice. Saying no to things or cutting yourself off also becomes more natural. It's like a muscle. You just have to exercise it, and it gets stronger! I was doing great until I had some stress and illness…

Wow! It's awesome to find so many others who are at a similar place in their journey. I've sent or responded to friend requests for all of you so far, I think, but if I have missed you, please feel free to send me a request. :)

Another round of friend requests sent! Thank you for all the responses. Feel free to keep them coming. The more the merrier! :)

So happy to make all of your acquaintances and to know that there are many at a similar place in their journey with a similar destination in mind. I believe I’ve sent friend requests or responded to friend requests from everyone, but the MFP app is really wonky on my phone, so if I missed you, feel free to friend me! :)

magicmarigold, we sound so much alike! I haven't been lower than 148 since 2012. Friend request coming your way! :)

Ovo-lacto vegetarian here who tries to avoid dairy when possible but isn't strict about it. Feel free to add me. :)

Former vegan and current minimally ovo-lacto vegetarian here. Feel free to add me if you don't mind seeing the occasional scrambled egg and feta cheese breakfast in my food diary. :)

Me too. :) This is definitely not my first rodeo, or my second, or even my third. But every time I come back with just a bit less damage and a bit less shame for having fallen off the wagon. Considering how long it took me to finally quit smoking for good, I've just come to accept that changing habits is not a smooth,…

Just so you know, I'm not the OP. I didn't post an "attack rant." I don't know if that was entirely clear based on your response, which seemed strongly directed at me as if I was the OP. What I wrote was a very long, thoughtful response that acknowledged some gray area and some points on both sides in addition to trying to…

We must be, because all I'm seeing in this thread (with about two exceptions), is a bunch of people responding with things like, "No thanks. I'll take my chili cheese fries over your broccoli" or "Fall on your face eating organic chia seeds, you weirdo. I'm gonna go eat buffalo wings and chocolate and pizza." Those aren't…

Yes, someone with any eating disorder should absolutely get help. MFP will never be an appropriate stand-in for a qualified mental health professional. I am glad to hear from a fellow emotional eater. I know that our perspectives and experiences probably vary in spite of that. In my own experience, removing the foods that…

1) Of course learning to fit in treats in moderation is the best approach long-term, but it may not be possible for emotional eaters until they start dealing with the underlying issue first. 2) If you read what I wrote there more closely, you'll see that I acknowledged that I don't think "eat junk everyday" is what most…

I actually kind of agree with the OP about it not being great "blanket advice," but for slightly different reasons than those given by the OP. First of all, some background: I do not restrict any of my macros and am, for the most part, a CICO adherent...with some caveats: (a) I HAVE been experimenting with calorie cycling…

I've been trying to not spend too much money on clothing while losing weight, since I don't know what's going to fit once I reach my goal, but I finally decided to reward myself for almost twenty pounds lost by taking advantage of some season-end sales that are going on right now. When I got to the store, I honestly had no…

Omg, I'm dying. So funny! When I was little I actually tried to name my cat P€$$¥ Willow (altered to avoid the mod bots), because he was really fluffy and reminded me of the plant...and I was pretty determined about giving him--yes, him--that name, so my poor parents had to stumble through the most awkward explanation ever…

Yeah, I've been messaged by some serious creepers on here lately...one of whom thought it would be cute to make a joke about physically threatening me if I didn't keep working out. (It was actually worse than this, but I'm leaving out details on purpose.) If I could have reported him, I would have, but you can only do that…

Next month, I'm going to be traveling to a conference in a city I lived in over six years ago. I have actually been there several other times in the past few years (usually on my way to visit family elsewhere), but I have never once looked up any of my old friends there, because I didn't want them to see me fat. When I…

My halfway-point reward is contact lenses and a martial arts class. My finish line reward? Maybe a bikini? It's been a long time... :blush:

I randomly had my outfit complimented by several different guys today. I don't think that that was all they were complimenting. Lol! They were very polite at least, thankfully.

Thank you all so much for sharing your stories! You have helped to dispel any lingering doubts I may have had about whether smoking kept me artificially under some imaginary higher weight that my body wanted to be at and whether I could ever hope to get to my pre-quitting weight again without cigarettes. I've been…

Maybe start a fitness and/or diet group on Meetup.com so you can meet lots of folks from your area who are interested in the same things as you? Or, better yet, see if someone else has already started a group so you don't have to pay a fee to maintain the page, lol. I always see lots of hiking groups on Meetup everywhere…

First off, congrats on your fantastic weight loss so far! Your progress is truly amazing! Now, regarding your ongoing plateau, one thing that comes to mind is that your BMR (basal metabolic rate, aka what your body needs to function) and your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) have both probably gone down significantly…

That my own lifestyle might be dramatically influencing my partner's. I've been working on only eating until I'm full, while he has always been notorious for wolfing down all his food long before me, even when I wasn't actively trying to change my ways. Well, the past few times we've eaten out, both of us have eaten more…

I never really had issues with food until my 30s. As a kid, my dad kept tons of junk food in the house, but I usually ignored it and went for the raw fruits and veggies, mixed nuts, and lunch meats that my mom kept in the house. Most candy, especially chocolate, made me sick to my stomach. When I was a teenager, I ate…