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Being able to glide through a room and not feel like I have a huge gut or feel anything bouncing around. I got as low as 135 and I remember walking was so much easier. I felt amazing when I didn't hear the scrape of my legs rubbing together or feel like every step in high heels would strike oil from the force of hitting…

I've been on keto for 2 weeks and a few days. I've lost 11lbs. But it hasn't all been in one go, I'll be up three or four pounds for days and then finally the scale will go down a bit. And then it can go back up again before it comes back down. Water, sodium, hormones and accidentally ingesting too many carbs all effect me…

I feel terrible about how mine have shrunk. If the rest of me had also shrunk, fine. But I'm just as fat it seems while my chest got cannibalized. Take some off the thighs! Leave the ladies alone! :brokenheart: :sad: :cry: I would get surgery in a heartbeat but my husband is dead set against it. :explode: :sad:

I just started losing weight and my breasts look so sad that I went from unselfconscious about them to feeling really bad about them. :(

I wish I looked like that after 5 months!

With every rapid weight loss I find losing weight gets harder because sudden crash diets mess your body up over time. I usually gain all the weight back and plus ten because my body has learned to fear sudden famine and hold on ever harder and store more fat. Be careful to change your eating habits in a sustainable way.…

I drink a smoothie made out of 50% greens and 50% fruit in the morning with a tablespoon of chia seeds in it. this ends up at about 300 - 500 calories depending on what goes in and if I'm having a larger portion. Lunch is a salad made with greens and vegetables with a 30 calorie dressing. 2 cups of greens are only 25…

When unreasonably criticized I always try to think "I am a mirror, what does this person see in me that they feel bad about in themselves?" and then I ask the person how they feel about themselves in regards to their comment. If the person isn't willing to recognize that they are really seeing something they have a problem…

Have you already looked into new doctors? Whoever is managing your care is not a good fit. Being only 32 you are in a better position to benefit from any kind of therapies / surgeries than you will be later on in life. And you shouldn't have to be suffering like this with no options. Even if there really isn't any proven…

Surgery doesn't do the work for a person, which is why you will hear about people regaining or even putting themselves at a higher weight than before. The person has to choose the best, most nutrient dense foods without eating any junk or consistently over-stuffing themselves. And surgery will not turn you into a saint…

I'm on 40mg of paxil and I have lost weight and made friends because I'm not so depressed I can't leave the house anymore. Please, please start taking the medicine. I feel so much better now that I'm getting help. People cannot call you fat at work. Go get a supervisor and let them know. 1-800-273-8255 is a national…

Have you had your thyroid and testosterone levels checked? By your 50's you will naturally have a slowed metabolism but there are health factors that could slow you down too and your doctor can do blood tests to make sure you aren't working against a health issue that you don't know about. When you eat as many calories as…

I always wait until the food has been picked over and then think of all the unwashed hands and germs floating around. If you wait until it's cold or unappealing looking you could probably resist it better. If someone offers me food I go "Yeah, I'll come get some after I finish this thing I'm working on..." Then just…

I have depression and thyroid problems and just got a new doctor who wants to run all new tests because my current treatment isn't getting results. So I feel for you and I hope things get better for both of us.

I tried juicing and I tried using a regular blender but nothing really gave me the results that a Nutribullet has. I put almost two cups of spinach in, then a cup of mixed berries and a banana. Or I do the spinach, half an avocado, five or six large tart strawberries and tsp of honey. I've also blended apples and grapes…

If you are dehydrated your body will try to hold on to any fluid it can. When I workout I drink more water, get on the scale and go WTF! up three pounds in a day? The solution for me is to drink even more water. If your body learns it will get all the water it needs it will let go of the water it's holding and instead…

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I don't stock food I want to eat in my house. I stock nutritious things that I will eat if hungry. There is a huge difference. For example if I'm going to eat an apple, I'm really hungry. If I'm going to eat chips it's because I want the flavor, or I'm bored, etc. Don't buy food that you desire purely for the fun of eating…

How long did it take to put the weight on? Months, years? That's how long it will take to get it to come off. I want to lose 30 - 60 lbs. It's going to take hard work everyday for years to achieve that and then maintenance everyday to keep the weight from coming back. I'm committing to that. I don't want to be a sad sack…

Is your scale calibrated? Need new batteries or a new scale? My scale throws weird numbers when it's low on batteries or on the wrong type of floor (choose the hardest floor in the house) or someone has knocked into it during the day. I recently gave up on that scale and bought a new one and it's been much better.

And what is he willing to do in return? Relationships are about give and take and I'm sure he isn't a physical ideal of perfection. So if you have to meet his ideal for the female form what is he willing to do to keep things equal?

My five year old sister in law who i just met was fascinated by how 'big' I was. She kept going on and on about how big my stomach was and my thighs and squishing my fat while we were at the pool. She doesn't know anything about 'fat' yet so she doesn't know that this was bad (and I made sure not to react so as not to make…

I lost 20lbs on here and then binged it all back so I'm starting over :( I know how you feel.

I look at whatever comfort food I want and think of every single time I've over-eaten or felt fat. If I still want it I go try on a pair of jeans that are too tight or look at some of my thin pictures. I also have a weightloss pintrest that I work on instead of snacking.

Right on! Why reply at all if all you have to say is something negative? You work for your money so you spend it how you want.

I don't mention my weight loss unless someone else does. I figure if it isn't significant enough for anyone to have noticed, it's too soon to celebrate.

The message boards offer a good way to reach out and get responses from the community. There are different themes in the messages boards like nutrition or motivation so just post topics or reply to read up on what other people are doing. We use the food and exercise tracker provided by the site and it tells you how many…

Not always available but watermelon always helps me. About two cups gives me a nice full feeling. Also chugging water. More water than I could ever want.

Mine is in the kitchen and I get a lot of concerned / negative comments about it. Like "Uh do you weight yourself before you eat? hurr hurr"

When grandma wants her to have chocolate milk - get her chocolate almond/soy/rice milk or one of the healthy alternatives. That way if it's in the house it isn't super tempting or bad for your diet. There are organic fruit leathers and treats like that which have no chemical unpronounceables in the label. So your kid can…