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"You don't look as big as you are". Ummmmm....thanks?

You look fantastic!!! Good job. I don't know why, I'm the same way. I think I'm so focused on the negative, that when I look in the mirror I notice my face is getting thinner, but then scroll my eyes down to my belly and the moment of happiness I had from noticing I may actually have cheekbones under there fades and I harp…

Dentists office-though I hate going to the dentist, horse stables and auto garage/shops

I started out needing to lose 85-90. It sounded like such a big number and I have a history of yo-yoing and giving up. Been on MFP since July, and it feels like its going so slow but, I've lost 18 pounds, and just the difference I feel in my body makes me keep going and stay focused. Pick up a 5lb dumbell and see, how even…

I've been wondering the same. I have a high-ish A1c and insulin resistance. I'm going to look into it!

Squirrels!

Expresso instead of Espresso!!!! Someone else mentiond this on the thread-drives my husband and I NUTS!!!! They were even saying it on Master Chef, etc. that way!

ValentiMe's Day

Or, you could just say you are a fan of amoebic dysentery. :)

The Accountability Diet. Being responsible for everything I eat, and it's effect on my body.

Yes, absolutely. Even if you have nice legs, you need to. A cocktail party? No. Interview? Yes indeed.

You've worked hard and look great, don't let anyone steal your thunder!!!!

I knew my jean sizes were getting bigger and bigger, but then I saw a picture of myself at a wedding, next to my husband who is 6'4" and a solid dude. I looked bigger than him, with rounded shoulders and moon face. It was the realization for me, and it was time to say out loud, to my husband first "I weigh 265 pounds and…

I go by if someone has similar goals as I, or achieved what I aspire to. People who seem positive, focused, and are doing it! ("It", I mean, making the changes, doing the work. Not necessarily doing IT. LOL)

Well you did say he's "basically everything I am looking for. " And he does get along with your kids and parents" .But, it sounds like you aren't feeling settling down with him. Workaholic is better than a non working bum. Maybe you go for the guys that you end up having to support? Makes you feel more secure when someones…

I haven't done it in years-but did Atkins and lost 40 pounds very quickly-then I took the train to carbville and gained it, and then some, back! It was realllllly effective and I felt great-but I just got my hands on pasta one day and willpower was gone. Now I am counting calories, cutting down on simple carbs/white pasta…

Good job! I can totally see the difference, esp. in your face and middle. Keep it up!

I can relate. I was a very thin kid then gained weight quickly when I broke my leg badly at age 11. I was never able to keep it off. My brothers, family mocked me-in a "loving" way, but it hurt. My mom was supportive-but my dad actually said to me once "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig". Over the years…

Sounds like she wants attention or to slight you to make herself feel better. Her issues are her issues. Focus on you, your goals. I wouldn't have gotten anywhere in life had I taken to heart all the things various people had said to me, in an effort to make me feel like crap!

I hear ya. I could go all day with just drinking 2 cups of morning coffee and that's it-can even eat meals without a drink. I live in a hot, dry climate and have gotten myself dehydrated, but I just do not have that desire to drink water. I don't hate it, I just don't reach for it. For the new dietary changes I am making,…

Hey-you can friend me! I'm trying to change my day to day habits-and that's hard when I haven't exactly been a veggie eater. I'm one week into a new regimen, and have a past of giving up. I have 80-100 pounds to lose, but need to take it step by step.

I'm pre-diabetic, with some insulin resistance going on as well. I switched out barley instead of rice/brown rice with my veggie dishes-very filling and working for me. Eating 6 small meals with lower fat proteins and complex carbs throughout the day. It's hard making changes, though. And I tend to plateau. I can do 1300…

Hi! I've been on a week. Have 80-1`00 pounds to go. I would eventually like to be marathon ready-but, I can't even think of that right now, overwhelming!

You can add me! I'm one week in, with 80-100 pounds to go!