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Thanks for the great comments. I suppose it is true what that say old habits die hard. Being self conscious and shy for the better part of 10+ years Is going to be hard to kick. Even know I have become a lot less insecure I guess it is going to be harder to get away from think of how i used to be.

Yeah, I have been there many times before. It's good that you are recognizing what you are doing, thats the first step. Whether it be eating from boredom or more likely eating from stress it can be hard to get away from that sometimes. Sadly it happens now and again. Just collect yourself and start again. I don't know…

Thanks for the all the answers and encouragement. I should try to explain myself to them better. Either way If they can't except me for who i am now, then maybe it wont work. It would be nice to have a group of friends that are encouraging and as active as me.

@TwistedFun I can relate to that. I still catch myself sometime bingeing than making up for it by eating very little the next few days. It can be a hard habit to kick. I think it also helps to allow yourself little cheat days now and again so that you don't have pent up food cravings. I have had that happen before. Thanks…

Wow... StepC That was really sad and upsetting. It's horrible to think that people could treat you like that. I can't say that my story is the exact same but i had a similar situation with my father calling me worthless. I have come to realize that people like us are worth it even more so. All we can hope to do is put our…

Its nice to see that others like to give motivation help. If i can ever help i'd be happy to.

It really depends on what is truly stressing you out. If its work, figure out what or who is causing it and try to make little changes at a time. Also it does take a bit of doing, but do your best to not let it affect you and just try not to concern yourself with what ever issue there is. Life is too short to be stressed.…

In my opinion you are the farthest thing from fat. I think it's funny that you bring up being brainwashed by the media because the sad part is that the media does play a huge role in people becoming self conscious. I've been there and i know the feeling. Keep doing what your doing it looks like your doing great.

Thanks for replying Krista. I'm glad that i know people can relate. It's also great to know there are a lot of people that are serious about getting healthy and trying to better ones self for that i applaud you. If you ever need words of wisdom or whatever help i can provide i am always happy to help. I have been working…

In my opinion you seem to be doing a great job with how you doing your weight loss. What i can say from experience is that make sure you don't over do it with working out and give your self some rest which you are probably doing right anyways. Also make sure to keep your protein intake up so you can build some muscle to…