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LOVE your story!!! So very inspiring and motivating:) God bless you!!!

WOW!! You are so beautiful:) Congrats on all the weight gone!!

Just be his friend. And be very clear to him that's all you are looking for right now. If you've hinted at more than that, just be honest and tell him you need to straighten out things in your own life before you can get involved with anyone. Other people have said this and I agree: you won't change him and if you're not…

It's not easy at first, but stick with your calorie goal and after one, maybe two weeks of dealing with the hunger pains that accompany denying yourself the calories you usually consume, your body will adjust and you won't feel those hunger pains anymore!! Stick with it!!! Can I add you as a friend?

^^^Excellent advice!!! Don't give up! You can do it:) It's not going to be easy, but you have a huge support group here!! Feel free to add me if you want:)

Thank you:) It just seems like there's always SO much to do!!!

Ugh!! Totally know what you mean...this happened to me in high school all the time!! My best friend would ALWAYS have a boyfriend and other guys interested at the same time while I remained single and unnoticed...totally sucked! Praise the Lord, I am married now to a wonderful man, but I do know what it's like to feel…

I hate it when at the end of some days I feel guilty for not having spent enough time with my kids!!!

Anyone feel free to add me:) 32 with 3 kids: 10, 5 and 3!!

WOW!! You look amazing:) Thanks for sharing...very inspirational!!

Okay, so I started 30DS on Tuesday...very hard to keep up but so worth it!! I already feel smaller:) Anyway, it's Thursday and I'm still so sore I can barely walk!! I hope to get back on it tomorrow, but I won't be able to today...really wish I could though!!!

^^Amen, sista!! People are quite a bit snarkier (is that a word?) online than in real life. After all, they can hide behind their computers!! But this quote had me laughingXD Can I add you as a friend??

Couldn't have said it better myself. Who knows who this guy is?! I hope and pray he is truly a good man. Poor kids.

^^Awesome...love it:)

^^This is really good advice. Just enjoy the rest of it:) Thanks so much. I don't have to worry about it for a few years, but I just got to thinking about it after a slightly unpleasant FB interaction with a guy I went to H.S. with.

Lol...they probably will want your number!!! You are so beautiful:) Thanks for responding!

Thanks so much for sharing:) It must've been so hard to experience that rejection after all those years and after spending all that money!! I am sorry you had that experience, but the fact that you left with an accomplised feeling is awesome:) You did it. You rose above it:)

That is a very valid point. I think the reason I would go is to see some of my friends I haven't seen in years and to just say that I did it, or at least I tried. I can always leave if it sucks. I am not wildly succesful by most people's standards, but I am very content with who I am and where I'm at in life:) Thanks so…

I love this!! ^^ I believe I will go:) Someone else said that if it sucked, I could always leave!! Thanks so much for your input:)

Thanks, Lora:) I like that..."If it's awful, you can leave. But you might regret not going." If there's a bad vibe, I can always make a beeline for the door!! Amen, sista:)

That's very good advice:) You're right! We don't need their approval. If I go, it will be because I don't want to regret not going:) Thanks for your post!!

I am so sorry. That hurts. I was often invisible in H.S. as well, that is, until some bully felt like being a jerk:S Anyway, it's all good...our experiences shape us into the people we are, for better or worse. Rejection sucks, but we can become stronger from it and choose to reach out to others going through similar…

Thank you SO much everyone!! I really appreciate all of your feedback and thanks for listening to a bit of my H.S. story. I see many of you have had similar experiences and I empathize with you:) Some of those wounds can take a long time to heal. I wish I could quote everyone because you ALL have a story to tell; if I did…

My school wasn't very big, so there weren't all kinds of cliques to "fit in" to. You were either popular or unpopular. I was unpopular and at that time in my life I was obssessed with being liked. The more I wanted to be liked and accepted, the more I was rejected. I had a few good friends, though, and I still consider…

^^This made me laugh out loud!!! You, my dear lady, are amazing!!!

How do your pants fit? I went to the doctor the other day for an unrelated issue, but I mentioned to him that I was frustrated because it didn't seem like I was losing anything!! He reminded me that muscle is denser in weight than fat. He said to gage my success by how my clothes were fitting to start out with. It may seem…

^^This^^

The last time I looked at my fat gut in the mirror...lol, no just kidding;) Um, this is a tough one...my girls are always doing something funny!! Earlier today, my 2 1/2 year old was holding the cat and she (the cat) playfully bit her. It made my kiddo SO mad, she bit the cat back!!! I had to call my husband at work on…

I have done something similar, in fact!! I have kiddos, though, so I can't get rid of ALL my goodies...lol. Also, I keep one (and only one) cupcake/cookie/slice of pie for myself. This way, I get to indulge a little...just not too much!!! Recently, we made Chocolate chip cookies and gave a bunch to my neighbors. They…

Thank you so much for sharing your pics and story!! You are such an inspiration to all of us out there who have some poundage to lose:) I know exactly what you mean about not wanting your picture taken. I currently do not like having mine taken!! Stories like yours--from REAL people not trying to cash in on the weight loss…