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^^ I want sleep!! I second the trashing the foods you don't want in your diet. Then planning out meals and going to the marketto stock up! Make sure you eat right after your workouts. plan your snack times and stick to them. There are some great gluten-free groups on here and are very supportive! They can probably give you…

Hi! Welcome! First off, good for you for opening up. It's hard to share painful stuff sometimes. And you're right, you're not alone :):) I hope you're getting your vitamin D shortage taken care of. That can really mess with women for sure. If you really want to try medications to help with your mental health, see if you…

I do not have a therapist. I did, when I first broke down around 2008. I did again around 2010 but only briefly as my insurance SUCKS and the co-pays are ridiculous. That second therapist, however pointed me towards some books and gave me homework. I do pretty well with workbook type self help books. That's also how I…

hahaha I love whiskey too. But it shows up in the house no matter what I weigh!

I love apps. *nerd* I'll look this up! I use Forsquare and and stoked I'm the mayor of my gym. It really does get me going! man I'm a nerd. hahah

I've tried to avoid using food as a reward simply because I'm a binger, BUT like tonight I'm going to do some extra workout out because it's Friday and I want a beer! :)

When people notice and tell me I've accomplished something good it makes my day! My family pretty much ignores it which makes me sad but friends and workmates often remind me of what an accomplishment I've made. It's nice. It's also really rewarding when people ask me fore recipies and exercise advice (and actually use it)

for real! I was pushing diabetes at 25. I still have to be careful, but with the extra weight gone I'm less at risk.

I see in your pic you wear glasses. take em off and go for it! When I workout I don't wear my glasses, I can't really see. I mean, I can see well enough; I don't run into things or anything, but if I look at someone, I can't really see their face. SO I end up in my own little world. Put on some headphone and blast some…

hard boiled egg with soy sauce. yup. snack time!

ooo what kind of gravy?!? I like gravy on fries. Which are kind of like hash browns.. hmm...

Ah yes! I'm totally with you! You get it!! That's what I wanted too. I'm able to run a mile, I can buy clothes in the regular section now (not plus sized), I know how to cook and eat properly... Now that I'm much closer to my goal I guess I can just think of other things :):)

nerd. I'm too young to be afraid of egg yolks. I'm pretty sure that's a 1990's thing. 1990's: "Yolks are baaaaadd." eff that. I love eggs. Maybe not on a burger. But I love burgers too.

I just had an egg sammich! I put mustard on mine. Check out sprouted wheat or sprouted rye bread. and Mustard. because it's awesome.

lol I dated a guy who said he didn't want me to lose weight because then I'd look good and other guys would want me and I'd leave him. I left him. :) We are too awesome!

Dear 16 year old me: Your parents don't hate you, they are both just crazy. Your sister doesn't hate you either, she's just dealing with a lot of horrible things at the moment. You're a bit crazy too, everyone who tells you to "just get over it" is wrong. Please go seek help and don't stop until you find it. Don't be a…

I don't really know much about the Bodymedias, but do you use it as a hrm sort of while exercising? If you do, then whatever it says you burned during your workout it what you should go by, if for nothing else but consistancy. Obvs having a desk job means you'll be burning less cals throughout the day. If you have lost…

check out ratebeer.com they usually have the calories for beers listed. some sites you can get the carbs as well like fatsecret.com I think. Light beers tend to make me more bloated than regular beers, so even though I'll drink a beer that has more than 200cals in it, I feel better and dont' end up burping at my boyfriend…

Hey! Ranch dressing is awesome! But I gotta say that yellow salad cream stuff they use in the UK is also bomg. Bud light is so gross. People like it becuase it's the most fizzy of all the cheap ****ty beers. I'm still confused about Diet Coke. The same way I am always surprised when people like meth. That being said, I…

I make brown rice better by eating any rice other than brown rice. I think it's gross. There's so many other kinds out there. ***HOWEVER - cooking your rice in broth or even just adding spices to the water while boiling will make it much better better.*** my favo is to make curry rice. Add curry powder, turmeric, salt,…

So, my friends and I are similar and some of us are on different levels of how committed we are to losing weight. I'm good most of the time, but some weekends I cut lose and I drink too much and eat chips or whatever. Sometimes I don't. For *me* It's more important to live my life than alienate myself. AT fisrt when I'd go…

me me me! I started off never exercising in my life. I always failed thos fitness tests in school. After school I decided I wanted to lose weight. I found a pair of old rollerblades in the closet and just... started skating. I did it almost every day. It was so hard, but I just loved it! I still do.. I had NO IDEA about…

AT the moment I can't wait to fit back into all of my work pants that are sadly too tight. My ultimate goal is to buy the next size down in my favo brand of jeans. Hell, to buy the next size down in ANY pants would be awesome. I'm with you on the muffin top as well. :):)

If you're at or near your goal and just trying to burn off the fat, bust out some strength training, resistance and/or lifting. check your cals, water intake, nutrients etc. Maybe change it up. Try swimming. :):)

In the book "He's Just Not That Into You" the author states that if a guy is really interested in you, he will call. I read that after a few failed dating attempts. It rings very true.

Hope it's not too late to reply! I LOVE LOVE LOVE making my extra lean ground beef into a sort of stiry fry and eating it will seaweed wraps (the kind of sheets you use to make sushi) Or just in a bowl with a fork! Brown the meat - season with pepper, salt, garlic, cumin, ginger and a spalsh of soy sauce. cook up stiry fry…

Different birth control pills affect people differently. Some of them increase your appetite and I'm sorry if some of you think it's easy to sit there starving - I'm not a fan of that. I've been on more variations of BC than I can remember. Some of them made me moody, some made me hungry, some made me bleed for days and…

thanks everyone. I truly appreciate the support and internet hugs. I'm doing a bit better today. Refilled my meds last night. I can't believe lost my bottle of pills. *sigh* Hopefully I can get in some sun and exercise today. xx

:( When you are injured youi should not work through the pain. Obvs I don't have any idea what's wrong with your back, but perhaps you should look into some physical theray. Your back is probably just weak. Think about it, unless you live that kind of life where you do work to gain a strong back, your back is probably…