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I've never smoked but I just wanted to congratulate you for taking this step towards a healthier life! Good luck, you can do it!!

YES! I'm in !!

Yes please...I could use all the help I can get !

what works for me is the "slow and steady wins the race" saying. I've lost 40 pounds over one year instead of some of those fast "get skinny quicker" schemes. Just take your time, be aware of the type of food you should be eating and how much. Don't beat yourself up if you slip up once in a while. Sign up at a gym to start…

I recently read a quote regarding their weight loss challenge (can't remember who wrote it) and it said "Wake up each day with DETERMINATION and go to sleep with SATISFACTION". This will be my motto for 2019 and I'm hoping I can also receive lots of member's support to help me along this journey!

Hi Valerie. Well, been there, done that!! Most of my life I've been a big gal and my weight yo-yo'd all the time. I would lose some weight then life would throw me a curve ball and I'd eat to make myself feel better and the weight came back which made me feel like crap. My self esteem would be shot and I felt gross, ugly…

Hello everyone! I actually joined a few years ago but lacked the drive to continue and gained weight back. But through my bad eating habits I ended up having a scary health issue due to my obesity and decided to get back on track. I had enough determination to lose 40 pounds slowly over the course of one year but…

you look FANTASTIC ! way to go girl ! you're my inspiration for the day !

I wasn't thinking about actually using it for myself...and yes I do know there is no magic pill...just was curious if anybody knew about it...

I need to lose 100 lbs+...so far I've lost 11 since beginning of Sept...feel free to add me to your friends list...good luck !

mamma mia what a difference! You look great !! keep it up ! :happy:

I can see the difference. Your stomach is smaller as well as your face and your arms look more toned...for sure a difference! You're looking good! Keep it up!

life would be so boring (and stressful) if we felt deprived all the time of the foods we love or crave...for me it eventually just won't work if someone tells me what I can and can't eat all the time...its about portion control and just being aware of what you're putting in your mouth....instead of eating 3 cookies eat…

you look absolutely fantastic ! what a success story !

wow thats fantastic !! I hope to look as good as you do some day !! keep it up! congrats !

congratulations !! You're an inspiration to us all !! keep up the great work!

thanks so much for all of your responses....it was very interesting to get so many different (and many times funny) opinions. Obviously we're all in the same boat to a certain degree and after reading everything I decided NOT to try it. Whether he's a quack or not I've decided that I'd rather ask for YOUR help in this…

Wow...what a difference! You look great !! Congrats!!

Please DO NOT go to the gym right now..give your body a rest until you get the proper medical attention...even though we are all strangers to each other many of us DO CARE!! Good luck and God bless!!

that is absolutely FANTASTIC !! way to go...you look GREAT !! keep up the good work !!

no way...don't get depressed...my scale goes up and down too...so I finally decided not to beat myself up over it..I just say tomorrow is a new day and a chance to make better decisions...there can be so many factors why our bodies do this but just remember that you're a winner because your first step was to join MFP and…

Way to go!! I have to lose 100 pounds myself and you have given me the inspiration to continue...you're doing great...keep it up and your confidence and smile will grow each and every day...keep on letting us know how you're doing...we care because we're in the same boat as you!!

Way to go !!! I need to lose at least 100 pounds also and I've just started my journey. So far I've lost 8 pounds but the weekends are my downfall. When I'm at home I have more time for temptations and overeating so when I weighed myself this morning the scale went back up instead of down!! What a downer! But I'm going to…

Hi there! I'm from Ontario Canada too and I just joined yesterday! I read about this site in Women's World magazine and it just clicked for some reason! I think it'll work with this one since you're forced into tracking everything that you eat down so it'll make you stop and think twice before eating that piece of…

Ontario, Canada