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Best of luck to us all, well, come to think of it, it's not luck, it's just making new habits.... but, i wanted to let the OP know, there are multiple groups of members who are striving for, or have achieved, over 100 lbs of weight loss. If you click on the "Groups" tab, and then type in 100 lbs, or 150 lbs, etc etc, tons…

Most atheists today do have religious families. An atheist who was raised by atheists, and has a mostly atheist family, is still a relative rarity in USA anyway, but not uncommon in other countries like Norway. One place to get great support, and hear a variety of ways to deal with this, is AtheistUniverse.net. Tons of…

Yes, do check out atheistuniverse.net, they have several "recovering theist" subgroups, "ex-christian" subgroups, etc. You will be well understood by others there.

KUDOS on the progress, FourLynne! I gave up 'real' soda years ago, when i found out each glass contains about 26 teaspoons of sugar. Plus, sugar makes me sleepy,:yawn: always has. I get a lil rush and then i crash.........zzzzzzzzzzzz I do drink diet soda now and then. Lol, i like FLAT diet soda. It's what i drink when i…

yeah, what she said. as someone who is still struggling to eat better, i love it when i DO go under my calorie goal for the day. If YOU dislike it, just click "Remove" by the post, and it is gone off of your page.:wink: simple.

This is good you have a doctor, nutritionist, and behaviorist all monitoring you. It sounds like this would be effective, but, like someone on my friends' list said, it seems like the weight loss done through gimmicky things ends up being the type of temporary weight loss, and the person usually re-gains the weight back…

If the poster above's remarks are accurate, all those vitamins can be bought very inexpensively, so why pay 10x as much to get same vitamins in an expensive bottle?? btw, if someone wants a nice lil rush of energy, many ppl find the B vitamins can provide that. Unfortunately, overtime, you adapt and no longer get the lil…

fascinating. Please cite one. Not a subjective, "I was worried, and then i prayed, and i felt better emotionally from focusing on something (gods) that i have been taught are good." CUZ there IS something to be said for self-hypnosis and distraction, as well as the mere passage of time to soften our upsets. but, do list an…

no, i do not pray. I take action. and prayer can not cause the gods to break the laws of nature, anyway.. For example, gods won't help amputees.

//" Do you think Christianity will die out?"// IT DEPENDS ON WHERE ON THE GLOBE YOU ARE REFERRING, imo. Atheism is on the rise, and far more common in some nations than others, and although atheists are hard to count, lol, in USA atheists are the largest of all USA minorities at over 20% to 24%, and it has been counted to…

TO THE OP: My vote is no, there is no universal moral code, which is unbreakable. There can be scenarios where doing what is right, may require one break a rule that is otherwise seen as a good rule.

Some rules of behavior are almost innate, seen even in toddlers and in animals. some rules of behavior have links in our past, as survival mechanisms. We humans are the ONLY animal on earth, that does NOT know when it is time to mate to produce offspring. No easily detectable scent changes, no bright red butts, no…

TO THE OP You have to join a subgroup to discuss that, or else you may risk being attacked in main forums for only eating 1200 calories a day. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/2601-eating-1200-1300-calories-per-day

btw, there are also subgroups for various illnesses or conditions, like groups for those with arthritis, diabetes, heart troubles, etc etc. as well as groups for those who have over 50 lbs to lose, or over 100 lbs to lose, etc etc all types of SUBgroups,:bigsmile: where the discussions are almost invariably polite and…

I think you have "Join Group" to be able to post a new thread, or reply to an existing thread. After you click on "Join Group" the "Post Reply" button WILL appear. You will then be among ppl you might relate to better. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY AND CONTINUED SUCCESS!!!

I agree with this person, but i see a difference, between free speech, and personal attacks, like calling the OP names or stating she has lost her mind. I see a difference, between free speech, and giving up my right to question what has been said. I say let this WillNorton post his ideas, but, as we all know, if one DOES…

actually, WillNorton's ideas are repeated throughout the entire bible, in both OT and in NT. It actually IS a very christian type of mindset, strongly endorsed by the biblegods.

okay, i will stop, just wanted the OP to know, she is not alone, and wanted to even begin to introduce a shred of insight into how some atheists do think. We are a minority, and the most poorly understood and least trusted minority in USA, as demonstrated by poll after poll. Show me an atheist who HASN'T rec'd emails like…

What is required to get into heaven, depends on WHICH part of the bible you are currently reading. Several places it states, one has to have faith, or believe in the gods of the bible to get the big prize when you are dead. yet, tons of places state is one's behavior, or deeds, which will be rewarded after death. many many…

No, not really, there are TONS of immoral laws, and stories, throughout most holy books. (however, civil law overrides scripture, (EXCEPT when there is no separation of church and state, in theocracies) and thus, christians can no longer sell their daughters, murder their sassy children, avoid eating shrimp, can work on…

I get this all the time, too, if someone does not believe in a god, it is almost automatically assumed you do not know about the god. The vast bulk of atheists in USA, at this point in time, were previously theists. I am VERY well versed on most religions, more so than most theists. I once was a very devout theist myself,…

TO THE OP, whenever a religious person offers to "pray for me" i offer to "think" for them. Most religious ppl have NO IDEA what IS actually IN that holy book they profess to love> http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/atrocities.html Most of them have NOT read it, and have only heard the good snippets, or gloss over the real…

why lump older people all together like that?:noway: WHAT???????????????????????????????????????? The main forums are often filled with threads like, "What's hot about the person who posted above me?":yawn: and "Who is sexiest gal here?":yawn: and "Help! Help! My boyfriend said my tits are too small, what to do?":yawn: and…

TO THE OP, To me, i had to believe it WAS possible. I HAD TO HAVE HOPE. I had to be able to picture myself succeeding, being healthy again, being fit again, and BE ABLE TO really really BELIEVE that picture. It wasn't i didn't want it bad enough, it was i did not really really believe it WAS possible. I had somehow, come…

i WAS going to go buy the old coil-driven "old-fashioned" kind, too, til i read more on those.....said those are just as likely to give a false number, too. My last spin-dial scale, told me i was ten pounds lighter than i actually was, for years. and some of those can not accurately weight over a certain amount.

Havent' read the other replies, but, to the OP, i had same problem, at first, but, i washed the floor of any bits of sand, lined up my scale along some tile lines, to mark where it "should" be, So when i stand on scale, i can see the lines of the tile just along the borders of the scale, to know it IS in same spot, Even…

Just made these, i did swap out a few things, like i used canned black beans (rinsed off and very well drained) instead of homemade black beans, and i used teaspoon or two of cumin instead of the hot peppers that you used. I also used Progresso bread crumbs, instead of crackers. I WISH i had used oats instead of bread…