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Hi ell, thank you for your good wishes about my weight - and same back at you! :-) It really sounds like you accept your situation pretty well, although you also feel a bit frustrated about your clothes. I hope you follow the advise from someone here and look for a second hand clothing store in a nicer neighborhood if that…

Seltzermint, congratulations on such a great weight loss! Very impressive. :-) I am sure that with time you will build up a wardrobe again - but it can be expensive, so I am glad you have a job where more casual jeans are allowed.

I can understand that not having clothes that fit you now is difficult. Here in the US we have second hand stores like Goodwill; it looks like you live in the UK, and I don't know what kinds of "Goodwill-like" stores you have over there. If there are any stores like that, look around and sometimes when you go through the…

I think your post is by far the best one that I have read on this thread. You point out that "skinny" not only can be caused by illness or emotional trouble, but by physical abuse and malnourishment. We are too concerned about how we look in our society; instead we would do well remembering that how a person looks has…

Sanfly: intersting website you posted! http://www.mybodygallery.com, showing real women and their body shapes. I think weight is best wherever you are the most comfortable and healthy. Many years ago, during a stressful time in my life, I was 123 pounds (I am 5'8), and I looked like I was ill. Not a good look for me - but…

Great advise about the cheat day!

I think I understand what you were going through with the heart racing, full stomach and bloating. Similar things happen to me when I overeat, especially sweets, which is my big downfall. I stuff myself and I simply get incredibly sick. When I go to bed, I feel it in my chest, like my heart is very unhappy and my stomach…

Glad to hear that! Keep it up! And be kind to yourself. :-)

Keep going! It's human to fail once in a while - and I'd say you have done great keeping to your diet for weeks. So forgive yourself, and move on. It's not a tragedy - it's just part of the game. I feel physically horrible the day after I overdose on sugar and sweets, but eventually I feel better and pull myself up again.…

Wow - I have to reply to this. For decades I was told that my stomach complaints were "in my head" - in other words, that it was a "mental" thing. I finally did some testing and it turns out I have full blown Celiac, which I have now found runs in my family on my mother's side. There are at least seven of us, just in the…

New on the boards, wanted to quote, so look around for my reply to a poster...

Diet, as in a healthy diet that will last after weight goal is reached, not one to simply lose weight. Exercise is important, too, but I think many forget that by simply moving around as much as possible doing everyday stuff, you can also help your weight loss if you, for some reason, are unable to work out.

In a few days I am turning 61 - and have about 20-25 pounds more on my 5"8 frame than I want to have for the next 30 years. :-) One of my grandmother's lived until she was 98 - I want to follow in her footsteps. With a bad back, even a few pounds over my ideal weight is supposed to be bad according to my chiropractor, and…

Hi, I am a 60 year old grandma who has gained unwanted weight in the past 8-10 years; I have lost about half, but struggle to lose the rest. I would love some encouragement to get out and exercise more. I walk a lot, but the strength training (which I want to do at home because of time restraints) is only so-so... Any…