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One doctor, who knows nothing about me beyond one urgent care visit, insisted I need to weigh five pounds less than whatever my lowest adult weight ever was. About 25 years ago, I was 108 lbs at 5'9" at the time. I'm 5'8.5" now due to a broken back (compression fractures L4-L5) about 10 years ago, and age, I'm sure. So…

I went to urgent care for a completely non-weight related issue. Someone had accidentally knocked a piece of furniture over onto my foot, breaking it. The doctor, whom I'd never seen before, entered the room, glanced over at me, his eyes grew as big as his head and his jaw dropped to the floor. He said with shock and…

Sounds delicious. Hoping to persuade my cauliflower hating boyfriend to at least try it. If not, then more for me :)

I lost more than an inch in height after having my back broken (L4-L5 compression fractures) and then a bit more when I gained weight during treatment which included Prednisone for other health issues. After many years of struggling to lose most of that weight, I regained about an inch back, most likely due to better…

This was very similar to my experience, back when I logged any exercise calories at all. Now I don't bother with that and try to only eat maintenance calories for my goal weight (only 20-ish pounds away), regardless of exercise/activity. This may not work for anybody else, but even though it's very slow, it has been…

Summer 2013

People seem to assume that if other people don't find them attractive, it's because of whatever quality/trait/characteristic they're most uncomfortable with or self-conscious about. Sometimes it's true, but in my experience, it's usually something else entirely. I've always been most attracted to the big cuddly teddy bear…

Excessive cortisol can cause a belly to look like yours (and mine), so that might be something you might want to ask your doctor about. There are lots of ways for people to reduce cortisol, like get enough sleep, eliminate as much stress as possible, cut out caffeine, and others your doctor should be able to explain to…

When people used to do that to me, I usually just told them that the moment my food choices started to have a negative effect on their goals, then we could discuss it.

I'm most afraid of outliving my children.

Long soak first, not usually much "filth" from just soaking (I guess I don't get as dirty as some people?), then after, once there's more hot water, shower to get my pre-soaked self clean. It's like hand washing dishes... I wouldn't wash and rinse them under running water first, then leave them to soak in the sink after…

Dealing with pretty severe chronic pain, permanent nerve damage in my hands and wrists (no heavy lifting for me, per doctor's orders), other mobility challenges, in addition to some other non-weight related health issues, I find "real exercise" to be much more difficult. I refuse to be lazy, so I push myself as much as I…

My ex husband was so skinny I could watch his heart beat through his chest. That was not what I found attractive about him. Even when I was painfully thin (most of my life), I was always much more physically attracted to big cuddly teddy bear types.

I couldn't agree more.

This :)

This is what I do, too.

I won't miss being mooed and oinked at in public.

One of my uncle's has already claimed my "spare" as his whenever he needs it... lol Someone else who replied to this thread also has three kidneys, so she may have a different answer, but yes, all three of mine function. Not quite as they should, but they do work. I also have three fully but improperly functioning adrenal…

Same for me, but people tend to not believe me when I say so.

I have three kidneys.

Kwik Trip here, too. And potatoes, onions, bananas each for $.39/lb, real butter for under $2/lb, and other great bargains (eggs, bread, etc) vs double or nearly triple that in any supermarket in the area. Also, Kwik Trip is two blocks away and the nearest grocery store is more than two miles away. This might not be a big…