cindibutler80 Member

^^^^ I love the house metaphor. It makes perfect sense. OP: I am where you are exactly. Any one little thing can be a trigger for me. I admitted I am a food addict. While others can eat a piece of chocolate per day to satisfy their cravings, I cannot. It always leads to more bad stuff. I am just starting back and learning…

Add me! I just started and my ultimate goal is to lose 150+ lbs. I need accountability as well.

I am sorry about your miscarriage. I would like to be your friend.

You can add me. I'm 5'7" and have over 150 lbs to lose. I can use all the accountability I can get and would love to help others.

I'd love to be your accountability partner! I need it as well since I bounce back and forth. I just got back on yesterday after a 7 month absence. I have a long ways to go and the encouragement on here is the only thing giving me hope right now.

Thanks for all the awesome information! I'm taking notes!

Leipzig sounds awesome! I do love music and didn't even know that was there! When I research online for travel spots, I mostly get the "tourist" destinations like the castles and big cities and of course Oktoberfest. I'm so glad I asked on here for information! Thanks so much!

Thanks everyone for the advice! I love the old country, medieval type stuff. I'm not big on crowds so I want to try and plan not-so-tourist-like activities. I'm thinking I would love to hike then because that's what I'm losing weight for. I really don't want to go to the big cities like Berlin because of it being so…

Thanks for the tips!

I'm in. I need all the support I can get. I have 150 lbs to lose and I just started.

Everyone on here is so encouraging. Use that. I'm just starting over again and I have very encouraging pals on here. When I feel like getting junk food, I post and they reply with such support that it makes me want to do better. I even prelog my food for the day and at dinnertime I mark it complete so I can't add anything…

I appreciate the input. According to the formula I found, I should get 142 grams of protein per day, one for each pound of lean body mass. That I'm okay with. It was just the fat that seemed high. I prefer whole foods for overall health, it's just my cravings/binges that have me eating junk. I don't want to eat the bad…

Those are great suggestions! I am definitely more motivated after everyone on here has been so supportive. I've done meal planning a couple times, but did it before shopping, only to find out how expensive making certain recipes was. I'll have to start with the grocery store ad and then make my meals plan. I can't wait.…

I appreciate everyone's support in this. I am pleasantly overwhelmed with the response I got from my post. Update on my back: last night I got up to use the restroom around 2:30 and I couldn't even get myself back in bed. I took 4 advil and placed a heating pad down and maneuvered my way back into bed somehow, through the…

I appreciate everyone's comments. This morning I slipped a disc in my back. Needless to say, I'm laid up for a few days...but the pain has made me lose most of my appetite at least. This is another reminder of why I need to lose the weight and get healthy.

Thanks everybody! You all are so encouraging!

Thank you all so much for the encouragement. That's exactly what I needed. I have to start on those baby steps.