OMGitsaLisa

When I was really poor and out on my own for the first time, rather than learning how to cook, I would just buy those cheap cartons of ice cream from Wal-Mart and eat that for dinner with a big wooden spoon, straight out of the carton. I'd been living with other people my whole life up to that point so I would always try…

I'm in sort of the same boat. Lost around 70 pounds until 5 months ago when I stopped logging, ate like a piggy, and gained over half of that back. At least the main reason for my failure to care about myself isn't likely to come up too often (death in the family) so I can just focus on getting back on track and doing it…

It's my first day again, too. Lost 70+ pounds then had a string of really stressful events that led to me packing at least half of that back on. I, too, am afraid to step back on the scale, but today I decided to start over. My pants almost don't fit anymore and I'll be damned if I buy a whole new fat wardrobe.

Calm yourself, madam. Micromanaging your weight is a fantastic way to drive yourself crazy. You are going to have to learn to stop worrying about it on a day to day basis, especially if you have a lot to lose. I've lost 70 pounds so far with another 70ish to go. Some weeks I'll seemingly gain a pound or two even when I've…

I'm going to be 30 next month and I'm pretty sure I look it (the heavier I got, the older I looked) which is why I was so gobsmacked when I answered the door the other day and some guy asked if my mother or father were home because he needed to speak with the owner... I used to get mistaken for way younger when I was…

I've wondered the same thing, but prefer not to think about it because I haven't yet come across a story like that where the ending didn't require surgery or simply living with it. I've heard a lot about how it will be much better the lower you push your body fat percentage and increase your muscle mass, but I've resigned…

Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that no overweight people should wear swimsuits in public and I do wish I had your confidence. I just have a hormone disorder that has led to disproportionate weight gain in my upper body so I have abnormally large, and sort of lumpy arms which are really embarrassing to me, coupled with not…

I started off at 285 last summer which was by far the most I had ever weighed. The lowest I've ever been in my adult life was 200 so I set my goal for that. I have no idea how it feels to be thin and able to wear a swimsuit in public since I've been fat my whole life so I'm not even worrying about that now because the…

I haven't recalculated since I started 35 pounds ago. I'm still losing weight just fine, but then I'm not really that anal about having to lose 2 pounds every single week. Sometimes it's only 1, other times 2.5. I just know that the weight is going to come off one way or another and if I had recalculated by now, it would…

And she gave her opinion on your opinion. It's called a response and it happens on the internet *all the time*. If you don't want someone criticizing your opinion, don't post it on the internet. It's kind of what we do here. As for the topic at hand, I think a date seems more like going somewhere to do something while…

I try to cut my calories a bit in the days following a major cheat, but sometimes you just can't make them all up. A couple of bad days won't make you gain anything if you're good the rest of the week. Worst case scenario, you don't lose this week (but you still probably will, just less.) Just hop back on the wagon keep…

I exercised for the first time today! Well, I mean, I've exercised before but not in the 2 years since I jacked up my tailbone and I got plantar fasciitis in one foot and broke the other. Basically it's been a while. I only managed 10 minutes of a yoga warm up, but it's better than nothing and I'll manage longer next time.…

I have lost 25 pounds so far and today was my very first day of exercise. Weight loss is 80% diet and while yes, you don't want to neglect exercise entirely, you can still get started with one before the other. And you know the thing that I found motivating enough to finally start my diet again and get serious about it…

I'm OMGitsaLisa on the forums. I made it to my heaviest weight ever not too long ago (285 and I'm 5'4") and I was about to have to start wearing 3x shirts and that simply won't do. I've been huge all my life and I have PCOS so I have a lot working against me. If I could just get back down to 200, I would feel a million…