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This for me too. I've loved my best friend for seven years, but I always respect and support him no matter what his choice in life, but I'd love for him to see me one day and think "dayamn girl...".

Born This Way - Lady Gaga, because I was born disabled and I consider it a strength, not a weakness. Vicious Delicious - Infected Mushroom, because hergarblflagrationaplemorephileacreatorinalible (translation: I'm a bonkers psychedelic hippie).

Anything L'Occitane! Right now I'm enjoying their green tea and jasmine. Their plain green tea, cherry blossom and verbena perfumes have been my other faves. I love them because they don't smell chemical or sickening, they're really feminine and as humans I think we're all really attracted to natural plant and flower…

I have problems with after dinner snacking, so I'd love to try this! However, I think my room mates might think I'm a nut. Or rather, more of a nut than they already think I am. I like to write up reminders a bit like this on my computer desktop, since that's where I usually am, along with other motivations like "Keep…

I want the animals I rescue to look at me and think "thank you for saving my life". Gotta get healthy to get there! Best motivation ever.

I gained massive amounts of stretch marks when I became obese, they're all over me! What I can tell you though is that in my experience (and as a qualified beautician) they DO become a little more prominent as you lose weight... AT FIRST. As your skin starts recovering they can look redder, more swollen, all that jazz.…

Gonna second skinny cow ice cream, I have one almost every evening just to shut my sugar cravings up. Other things that work for me are caramel flavoured wholegrain rice cakes (only 33 calories a cake!), low fat muffins or cupcakes (usually only around 100 cal for one if you get the right recipe/mix) and drinking a big…

I'm recovering from brain surgery and a few years of disability, so I'm not as active as I'd like to be. Nevertheless, I put time aside for 30DS several times a week, I enjoy practising yoga and I'm a belly dancer, so I can't be that bad! I'm not well toned, but like I said I'm not unhealthy :) This family member does know…

Thank you everyone for your advice, it's been really helpful :) Other people have noticed this family member always commenting on my weight. Some try to mediate by reminding them that I've done very well and lost a lot of weight, and others are very angry about it but don't say anything (probably for the best, anger wont…

I'm 5'4" and my goal is 120lbs. I have a very petite bone structure, so at 120lbs I tend to look my healthiest. Right now I'm 136lbs and I do significantly look like I have extra weight to lose (I even get called overweight sometimes. It's amazing what bone structure can do).

Consider grabbing yourself a Thermos! Then you can have things like hot soup without the need of a microwave :)

I quit smoking about three years ago, cold turkey. Went from 25 cigs a day to none in the blink of an eye, and immediately began my weight loss journey and lost over 40lbs. I can really sympathise with how hard it is, but I can tell you that as time goes on you'll notice one really great weight loss benefit: you can…

If I'm way under, it usually means I had a migraine for the day and spent it all in bed sleeping. Otherwise I'm quite often maybe 200 over or under my 1200 limit, but it's only because I listen to my body. I eat when I am hungry. I'm not going to just eat for the sake of eating just to obsessively reach a calorie limit…

Mine is almost always clothing :P I have two reward systems in life, I get tattooed when I get through a crisis, and I get clothing when I lose weight! When I get to my goal weight (or goal size, whichever comes first!) I'm buying a galaxy printed dress. I'm also just really looking forward to losing weight in general…

For the Aussies on here, I wholeheartedly recommend Tony Sfeir's Naturel whey protein isolate. This stuff is 100% tasteless and almost textureless! You can add it to anything! I mix it in with my juice, my oatmeal, my cereal, smoothies, hot chocolate, the list goes on. Nothing artificial in it, it's low carb and low cal.…

I lost 20kg eating 1200 calories and under. That was three years ago and I haven't gained it back :) I never get hungry or sluggish on a 1200 calorie diet either, and it encourages me to eat healthier (more veggies!). I'm 5'4". The trick for me was learning to eat five or six small meals a day rather than trying to eat one…

I used to have a horrible obsession with the scale. I'd weigh myself several times a day, and be afraid to do tiny things like even wash my hands before stepping on the scale because I thought the water might add extra weight and tip the numbers up a bit. It made me so miserable and was very disordered, so I had to find a…

Epic nerd here. Born and bred trekkie, studyholic, gamer (Guild Wars 2 anyone!? It's amazing!), electronic musician, programmer, graphics designer, web designer, history nut, neurology nut, physics nut, astronomy nut, shiro lolita at cons, crazy cat and snake lady :P I'm not really the fangirl type of nerd, more the "You…

You look amazing! *high five*!

I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and PCOS three years ago and put on Metformin (at various doses throughout the years). It did wonders for me! On Metformin and a lower GI diet I lost 20kg, 45lbs, and it never came back. The weightloss was extremely easy, easier than it had ever been in my whole life. Loads of other…

Haha this is ridiculous and very judgemental. What's with all of this magical "don't go below 1200 cal" nonsense? Nutrition is what matters, and there are certainly ways to have a low calorie diet that has all the nutrition you need. I've been under the strict care of a dietician (one of the best in my country if not the…