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The phone in the way makes it a liiiittle harder than it would have otherwise, but I can still tell your face is noticeably slimmer. Fantastic work.
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Donna thank you. If they can entertain, it's totally worth it. Thanks everyone, again, for your kind words. Hopefully this will lead me into C25K nicely, and who knows what else.
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Appy, thank you so much! I wanted to document this transition in my life in some kind of way, and this is what I managed to come up with. Fun, if nothing else! Beezil, the sweet nectar of flattery makes me warm and smily; seriously, that's a huge compliment :). Only forward momentum from here, folks!
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Tracey, Etoiles, thank you both so very much! Amy, it definitely is a struggle, but I think for the first time in my life it's just become a part of my life, rather than feeling like some new "attempt". It's here and it's happening and although my progress is definitely not without screwups (I had a binge relapse a few…
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That's awesome, Matt. That's a great amount of progress in that amount of time. I'm excited for you, man. It still hasn't completely hit me yet about being below 300. As for just obese and not morbidly obese, I'm practically in the same boat. I've always teetered between 5' 11" and 6' 0" (so I just go by the 5' 11"), and…
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I've been wanting to see a therapist for some time in order to help get my compulsive eating disorder under control. I've dealt with gambling addiction, which I was able to kick years ago, and the compulsions were very similar, mechanically, so I imagine that it translates across the concept of addiction regardless of the…
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You make it seem like Human Resources is a punitive measure alone. It isn't. The fact that we (and likely OP) doesn't know both sides of the story is the whole point of why she should go to HR! It's not their job to point a finger at someone, yell, "Bad!" and slap them on the wrist. It's their job to solve problems between…
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Okay, seriously, now you're getting absolutely terrible advice all 'round. It doesn't matter if the people are teenaged girls or elderly women. Disrespect is disrespect and it hampers the work environment quite equally. The idea that you shouldn't bring this to the attention of the administration because it doesn't seem…
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Your human resources department.
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I'll be honest. I'm in a lot of trouble and aside from going back to a ****-paying wage in retail or food service (I'm a freelance voiceover artist but the living is incredibly meager because of little opportunity in my area as well as a lack of professional experience and connections), I'm not really sure how I'm going to…
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Have to agree with jjjewels. Most people on my FL who get Quest Bars love chocolate chip cookie dough, and while I was hooked on the vanilla almond for a while, the density and texture of the bars just works perfectly with a cookie dough flavor. I still need to order a box.
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Saw the depression simulation game and then this video shortly after. Scary the kind of parallels one can draw from one another, yet issues like these have such a disgusting stigma attached to them and are far too often trivialized.
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The ridiculously huge changes in personal perspective. The biggest and most recent one has been that I can actually enjoy eating slowly. I don't know if it is a measure of my compulsive eating disorder or if I had just grown accustomed to eating quickly and eating with large mouthfuls for so long that it truly was the only…
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If I lose 100 pounds by July 1st, I'll be committing to my first. I'd be the last one in my immediate family to get one, too. Probably not going to make that goal, but it's still something I'm seriously considering when I get closer to my goal weight.
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My first relationship, which lasted four years, began online and continued long-distance for four years. Sounds doomed from the start, right? It probably was. And while there are still a lot of negative emotions and things I'm still struggling to come to terms with and accept, I will always stand by the reality of my…
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There's nothing wrong with honesty. People tend to get presumptuous about one's intentions when someone seems to go against the grain or even slightly come off negative, because a lot of people actually do exactly that. It's annoying, but I try my best to broach those kinds of situations with care and kindness to show that…
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I want to be an open person. I've led a debilitating, introverted lifestyle for as long as I can remember due to a mixture of anxiety, depression during my youth, addictive behaviors (gambling—which I've kicked, and food—which I'm in the process of kicking), and a compounding negative view of my emotional and physical…
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Men who are genuinely intimidated by successful women likely reflect the character and lifestyle of that woman back onto themselves. Perhaps they don't feel that their successes can measure up and feel inadequate because of it. If they happen to hold the concept of gender roles in significant regard and have in turn tied…
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Hot damn there's a lot of us. It's super-daunting trying to send out a friend-request to every poster. Wish it were easier to do so. Played numerous MMOs (usually on RP servers [NO, NOT ON MOON GUARD] ) over the years. Occasionally hop into Guild Wars 2 and play a little console from time to time, but I'm shying away from…
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24, M 5'11" SW 361.6 CW 309.2 GW 220
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This isn't directed at anyone in particular. Just a rant of my own. With the exception of medical professionals (and that has its limitations), no one has the right or the knowledge to look at another person and dictate to them the relevance, necessity, or worth of their personal endeavors. No one. Presumptuous judgments…
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I do once per week for the time being, as I've still got a lot to lose and thus it's going to tend to show a lot more in shorter amounts of time for a little while. But yeah, I can understand once a month if you're dealing with some stubborn weight or plateaus.
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On Keto as well (I'm over on /r/keto, /r/loseit, /r/fitness, etc.) under the same name as here and wouldn't mind some additional connections here. It's really inspiring to see other people in the same boat. I began my newest weight loss endeavor in November (there have been so many), when I was at my highest weight of…
