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Thank you and congrats on your success so far. I'm sorry to hear about your strokes, but I am glad you have found what works for you...I hope to find the same for me as I don't want to live life on the sidelines any longer. :)

Thank you. :)

Thank you and congrats on your success so far. I'm not quite sure what my goal weight is either. I'm 5'10 and can easily carry around a bit more weight, but it's really just a wait and see thing at this point. Ideally I'd like to be between 160 and 180, but we will see what happens as I get closer. Keep up the good work!!!

Same here...we can do it!!! You've done great so far...keep up the good work!!!

How inspiring!!! Congrats on your amazing success!!! Thank you for your support. :)

Thank you and congrats on your success so far!!! 17 pounds is how much I have lost too since starting over (11 since being on MFP), slowly, but surely we WILL get there!!!

I can hear your excitement through your post and it just made me really excited as well!!! We got this...we CAN and WILL do this!!! I'm taking small steps this time to change my current habits every day so that I learn the new ones that will sustain me for the rest of my life. Congrats on your success so far. I'm down 11…

Thank you and congrats on your success!!! I have been trying to find a therapist to help me with the issues I have with food. Still haven't found a good fit, but I will keep trying, because before I moved many years ago I had a really good one and that's when I was doing my best at losing and keeping it off.

Thank you for all the advice. I am definitely looking at going to a pool we have in the area. I luckily don't have joint issues yet (another thing that shocks my doctors), but I find it much easier to just move around in the pool. It's just my fear of wearing a swimming suit in public I need to get over. :)

Thank you and congrats on your success so far!!! Awesome. The good and bad thing is what I really need to remember. I tend to run from wanting to track when I do bad, but it really does need to be the good and the bad.

Wonderful advice and you are right. And I love the re-define normal. I've lived this way for so long it's *normal* to me, but not to many others, so I have to learn what is *normal* eating actually is like. I'm definitely noticing a difference in my choices I'm making now that I'm tracking my calories. :)

Congrats on your success so far!!! And you are right, it will be long, but well worth it when we do it!!!

Added you. :) Congrats on your success so far...I'll be here rooting you on for the rest!!!

First off, congrats on quiting smoking cold turkey, that is wonderful! I don't personally smoke, but my boyfriend is trying to quit and I watch him struggle with that. He doesn't need to lose weight, so he watches me struggle with that. I too want to be proud of myself...I want to accomplish this first and foremost for…

Thank you...you are quite right. With how much I have to lose I know this is going to be a long journey and it's not going to happen overnight. Congrats on all your success, that is awesome! :)

Then we can do this together...I have much more than 100 to lose. :) I will definitely root you on!!!

Welcome to you as well! I see you're already down five pounds, that's fantasic!!! :)

Thank you and congrats on your success so far...keep up the good work!!!

Thank you! Congrats on your success so far and on being near your goal...very exciting!!!

Yes, portions are a huge issue for me, especially since I don't have that switch to tell me I'm full. If I don't really pay attention I can eat and eat and eat. Thank you for the info, I'll definitely check it out.

Thank you for the support. :)

Congrats on keeping off 240 pounds, that is AWESOME!!! And very inspiring. And yes, I have learned that I really need to not just focus on the weight alone, but on the issues that caused me to turn to food and got me to this point. It's a struggle, but one I know will be worth it.

Thank you for your kind words and this is a great idea! I didn't even think about that...I am definitely an emotional eater, so the next time I feel like turning to food I'm going to get out and get some fresh air!

Thank you and congrats on you shrinking sizes. That's a good way to look at things. I try to only weigh once a week (since I know we can flucuate so much from day to day and that would drive me insane), but I also take my measurements. I think sometimes seeing those numbers change is even more exciting. :) P.S. Cheese is…

If it were easy, the diet industry wouldn't exist...I keep having to remind myself that. Little changes every day to break old habits and learn new ones. We CAN do this!!!

Wow, that is awesome!!! And you are completely right. That is what I'm doing this time...small changes over time, rather than trying to do everything at once and failing. Thank you for reminding me. :)

Congrats on losing 12 pounds in 4 weeks, that's awesome. I too look at old photos of when I thought I was so fat and I'm really not and would give anything to be that size again. The good thing is, we both WILL get there again. I'll be rooting for you. :)

That is wonderful advice. I never thought of it like that, just one pound at a time. Thank you! :)

You CAN and we CAN do this!!! I wish you lots of luck on your journey, I will be cheering you on. :)

Thank you and congrats on your success!!! I know many who view surgery as an easy fix, but I like you, know it is a tool. VSG is what I would do if I end up going that route (need to lose 170 pounds first), so I'm glad you have found what works for you. Keep up the good work!