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So inspirational! Stroke runs in my family, and I am a great candidate to having one myself the way I am (was?) heading. Thank you for sharing such a heart-felt and personal story.

wow... what's with all this "do it 100% or don't do it at all" stuff? Not everything in life has to be 100%... do you really do everything in your life 100%? What if 50% is also great? Do you save 100% of the money you could save? Do you keep up with friends 100% as well as you should? Do you give your work 100%, 100% of…

I totally get what the OP is saying in the original post. I am "big boned", and although I lost a bunch of weight once (from 260 to 190), it was extremely hard to keep it at 190, to the point that my life was miserable. I rebounded to around 210-220 and was there for a couple of years, feeling great but still "overweight"…

thanks for recommending it, I watched it this weekend. To me, the real hero is the truck driver he just happens to meet at a truck stop... now THAT GUY really changes his life! I am not sure I could do juicing, I would be too hungry. I need to fill my stomach with salad, etc... hopefully my stomach is gettign smaller... :-)

well, I am a social, late evening, night out kinda drinker, so what I have found is that when I go out and drink, the extra hours being up, talking, walking from place to place, etc, probably make up for the beers I drink. A trip to the IHOP on the way back will definitely kill any chances though... (IHOP salad at 2:30 AM…

RESPECT!! congrats man!! and thanks for posting, i needed that

oh, and Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp at The Cheesecake factory... 1400 cals!!! ouch

So true!! i have thought about thsi often! When I first came to America I thought a Big mac was HUGE! Now it looks tiny. I have often wondered if it has been reduced in size, but I guess not!!! My personal shocker: Boneless Buffalo Wings... OUCH!!!!!

No kidding! I thought you were the same person! You could be twins based on your profile pics! :-) and good luck OP!!! you got this!!!

A new version of Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp from The Cheesecake factory that has 200 calories total and tastes the same

Mine is my goal

wow, congrats everyone! I can't wait to post my pics here when I reach my goals! you are so inspiring! thanks

RESPECT! thank you.

feel free to add me man, I just re-started my journey.. long way to go.. let's do this!

I actually have this list on my weight excel sheet... just copied and pasted it: knee pain sleep apnea snoring high cholesterol high blood pressure clothes don't fit stretch marks Mind you, I have been working out all along too... For me, the ONLY way is to decrease food intake... MFP is awesome for that

not too shabby

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I lost a bunch of weight before and gained it all back and then some. Same experience. The kudos when you are thinner are less than 5% of the "concerns" when you are bigger. I think it's a combiniation of things: 1. Those who have always been thin see it as the "normal" state. Nothing to discuss, you are just "normal".…

I worked for a company that was develping a diabetes drug, so I know how tough this is!!! 99% of teh time, metformin is a "for life" drug... congrats!!!!!!

you are describing me to a tee. This is awesome to hear! Curious, how did you know when to get off the BP meds? did you start to get dizzy? thanks

a.ma.zing. :-o you are a true inspiration. Thank you, I needed that

great change, congrats! and thank him for his service!

great transformation! you can see the pride in your face! awesome

this is nothing short of heroic. You, sir, are truly an inspiration. Thank you

I am in the exact same place, lost a bunch a few years back, gained it all back and then some, got 100 to lose, just (re)started seriously here. Open diary, log everyday. Feel free to add me. I got a long way to go, and I want to also do weights, tone my body, not just lose the weight (I think that will be even tougher…

absolutely inspiring for the rest of us, thanks

oh yesss, the self-loathing monster rearing its ugly head... hey, the mere fact that you are here menas you are waay ahead of most people, who couldn't give a flip. We all go through this. I lost >60 pounds a few years back and gained it all back and then some... do I hate myself for being so stupid? yes! Hang in there!!!

Is "choke" really a good choice of words here??? come on... dunt rub it in!

"Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer to the end, the faster it goes"

There are probably as many women out there saying exactly the same thing in reverse.