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I want to run for elected office one day, and strangely I got this on my to-do list. I don't want voters to see me as the overweight candidate, I just want them to see me. I also think that if I can accomplish this huge goal of weight loss, I can accomplish my other huge goal of winning an election. Yep, totally unrelated,…

There is a fabulous book on this! "How to Soothe Yourself Without Food" by Susan Albers. Wonderful resource.

50 pounds in two years. My doctor keeps drilling down that slow weight loss is the best for keeping it off. I feel very confident that the weight will not return, because I have gone long stretches of maintaining the weight loss and not losing, and because my mindset and habits are radically transformed.

Awesome job. I can really relate to your story. I'm now slimmer than I have been since I was 18 - that's 20 years ago. If I get to my goal weight, I will be slimmer than when I was 12 years old. Whoa, talk about a new perspective of oneself.

It's important to know that there are many ways to lose weight successfully. Calorie counting works for a lot of people. It doesn't work for me because the controling and regimented aspect of it triggers me to binge (clinical binge eating, not just overeating). I have lost 120 pounds, with only a few of those pounds lost…

Binge eating is not the same as overeating or unplanned eating. Binge eating is an eating disorder more akin to anorexia or bulimia. It is now considered a mental health disorder. From the Mayo Clinic: Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food. Almost…

I have a long history of binge eating, and I am very proud to say I have come out the other side. I haven't had a true binge for several years. I hear you about calorie counting, though. Calorie counting will send me into dangerous territory. Binge eating is a result of thought disorder. My brain is not "normal" when it…

I can't agree that the high failure rate means that it is inevitable to regain weight after a loss. I have sustained a 75 pound weight loss for nearly 15 years, and even through having two kids those pounds stayed off. Our culture has a crazy diet culture that does not teach sustainable habits. It is easy to lose weight on…