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"you look like a giant Easter egg in a shop window" "humpty dumpty" "king kong Bundy" (pro wrestling reference) "kill yourself you f***ng fatass" "you look like you don't have long to live" (a doctor) but really, none of these are as horrifying as what the voice in my head is telling me.

all that modern caterwauling! What's wrong with a proper tune you can hum to? When I am feeling modern there is nothing like a good gramophone of Glenn Miller or Perry Como to get me moving around the house.

Ask her if she's a bloody parrot, and could she perhaps learn a new line.

Hi - I am a fellow newbie on this web site. Feel free to add me if you like, I am an obese gentleman of 44 who is trying to get healthy. It's a battle sometimes, so the more supporters the merrier! When I signed up I couldn't believe how many nice and supportive people there are in just one place. Good luck on the new…

Sorry - disregard that - I had a question that, had I read the entire thread, I'd have found the answer to. Wish I could remove this post.

Thanks for the words of support!! I am taking baby steps. Done a few days in a row of walking, lifting, and general stuff around the apartment. Although I hurt my back a bit, I will still make it worthwhile by keeping my calories down today and doing some exercises with the handweights, while sitting down, along the lines…

Thank you! My wife is getting a lot better about cracking the whip!. I am sure it won't all change from one day to the next, but rather it will be a gradual development. I want these changes to become permanent. For me as well as for her. And good on you for shedding weight while in extreme pain!!. That shows a lot of…

Hi - sorry I am getting a little slow with the replies! Lots of posts on this website. I am in the US physically, but I am Dutch and British (born in UK, raised in NL)!

I am addicted to fruit cups. Usually those tangerine slices in light syrup (half of which I pour out) or citrus (grapefruit and orange). Have them almost every day. The other thing is black tea. Hot, black, delicious Assam tea, that is. Usually two thermoses (1.5 litre) a day. Time to get new fruit cups - I'm all out!

car! Cat or dog person>?

ocean. Typical driving style: laid back or middle finger-based?

the cockerel crows at first light.

Oh the irony of describing the S****horpe problem on the Internet!

arsenal, cum laude, S****horpe.

Welcome - fellow big man here - just beginning as well! I found out I weighed 430 last Wednesday, and that threw me for a loop! Now the weight has to come off! Congratulations on your first weight loss of 40 lbs! I look forward to when I can even boast of losing 20!! Well done! Since you posted this in January, I do hope…

Hi - I am new here myself. Signed up a year ago but only 'came out' here as fat and unhealthy a week ago, and have already found tons of support, motivation and encouragement. I'm not known for following through on things, but with the support of my new found friends here I think I have a better shot than ever. I too am a…

I need to learn to reply to posts better! The last one I posted starting with 'thank you' was the reply to your post! Sorry bout the confusion - learning my way around!

Thank you! I decided I wanted to live. For some people it takes a heart attack or a stroke. In my case I have had diabetes for two years, and I felt 'OK' so it STILL didn't alarm me too much. One day recently, reminiscing about my folks, both deceased at a young age, I decided I didn't want to be unhealthy like them. And…

I weighed about 410 then. Some days the scale would say 408, others it would flash the message - "OL-D" at me, which I took for it's panicked cries of "Over the Limit, D***head!" I gave up on weighing for a year and decided it was counterproductive to keep on it. I learned, in the intervening year that everyone is…

Morning all, it's Saturday, eleven-thirty in the morning, and I must have slept ten hours. I welcomed my wife home from her business trip, and we had a fun evening together. Yes, we celebrated with lots of food and drink, and it would make the food log on MFP explode if I put it all in. I am talking wine, cheese, bread,…

Joined the group - thanks much!! See you there! Pascal

Yes - exactly the way it should be! For the moment she is the breadwinner, and she is quite bushed by the end of the day. It;s going to be nice to treat her to some home cooked and healthy meals that I have cooked, as opposed to eating sandwiches half the time because "I'm in too much pain to cook today". No more excuses!!

That is so funny - I was just on his website an hour ago. I actually used to be quite the wrestling fan, and, for those of you who know the old WWF, seeing Jake the Snake regain his health and conditioning was inspiring. Of course the non-wrestling fans think I've gone bonkers now. Hey, it's excellent drama! Or that's how…

I'm just copying blog entry two here to keep you guys up to date Don't want to get too big a head, so I won't keep doing this! Just wanted to let you all know all the support is appreciated and I hope to see a lot of you here on the boards! it's really making a difference! Day two: It's amazing how much one's weight can…

There's an expression in my native language, that, loosely translated, means 'more time is wasted on measuring and fitting than on any other thing', which means that all the calculating, measuring, projecting, graphing and planning is going to absorb so much energy and effort, you won't have any left for your goals. And I…

Hi everybody! When I logged onto the computer a few hours ago, I have to admit I didn't go to my fitness pal first, simply because I didn't expect much of a reaction. Instead I went to Facebook like I do every day because, and I am just going to come out with it, I am addicted to scrabble. There, I've said it! Then I…

Thank you for your interesting post – oh mean one :) No worries about making your opinions known – you make some excellent points. Where is the line at which the ship has sailed? Is it 100lbs ago? Fifty? Or is trying to shed weight solely within the purview of those who have just a few vanity pounds to shed? Or somewhere…

Hi - still getting through all these replies! It's unbelievable! Anyway, please do follow my blog. I'm here to help myself, but equally I would love to be of help to others as well. I think it's set to public, so please do check it out if you like. Glad to know I'm not boring people!! Hope to talk to you some more on the…

Hi - thanks for the kind reply and encouragement! This will be my very next purchase, a food scale! I've set up MFP to give me a deficit of, I believe is 700 cal or more. I know some people will think that might be excessive, but my starting weight is rather high. I was actually thinking of not only cutting calories in the…

Hi – good question. By the way, this is the first post that I am replying to. I've just logged on for the first time today, and I'm absolutely overwhelmed to see that there are 90+ messages in reply to my post. In fact I am still on the first page of posts! In light of the number of messages, I hope people understand that…