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Check out FoodAddicts.org It is a strict eating plan that will help to free your mind and body from the obsession and addiction to food. OA s for Over Eaters while FA is for Food Addicts :)

Food Addiction is absolutely real and like every other addiction, is a disease of the mind and body. Alcoholics don't simply "enjoy alcohol" and can't stop by willing their desire away. When they have one drink, their brain is sent a signal that says, "GIVE ME MORE!" There is also the mental component where alcoholics have…

Hey! I've lived most of my life with a similar struggle. Exercising for hours at a time just so I could eat a certain food or try to "undo" what I had eaten, only to remain obsessed about food in my mind. I didnt realize until joining the program and becoming abstinent how crazy my mind was and how much I thought about…

I'd just like to add that now that I know more about the program, I've learned that we aren't suppose to weigh ourselves other than once a month, so I stopped keeping track, but my clothes are getting bigger on me!

I stopped hating myself for every poor food choice I made and let go of excuses. *If I decide to have candy/something unhealthy, I eat it and think, "you're doing this now, enjoy it, and adjust your calories to compensate tomorrow/this week/whatever." I don't beat myself up for the decision. *I remind myself that if I…

LOL! Hilarious Pic! Incredible Job!!

And congrats on your incredible success! That's truly amazing!!!

@Tequila09, I was floored by how many "normal" sized people there were. There were about 4-5 of us who were obese, about 5 who were "normal" size, some who had a few extra or a few less lbs, and 3 that were really thin. It was a group of really warm people. It was a bit dreary; lighting, weather; the feeling of "struggle"…

Thank you guys so much for your responses @RosaliaMarie Thank you for your message! From what I have learned, OA isn't about diets or weight loss, but finding a healthy lifestyle free from compulsive eating, so for some, that might mean no weight loss takes place, but that the compulsion to binge or overeat is instead…

I've lost a sperm whale’s brain and a rack of ribs! WOOO!!!! ...I hope they have really big brains, cause it makes me feel like I've lost even more! *lol*

I'm so happy to connect! Thank you both for the add!

Love to!!!

Thank you DDavies! Glad to connect!!

I'll be your new friend! I'm just getting back to it too and am also looking for great new friends who comment and encourage the way I do! Congrats on starting back up and to anyone who wants to add me to commoent and encourage one another, I love new friends!

Incredible Job! You look healthy and totally stylish in your new clothes and body! Way to go!! Hugely inspirational!

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I was a vegetarian for 12 years and had an iron deficiency because of it, despite eating rally well and making good choices. I started supplementing with Proferrin, an awesome iron tablet that doesn't called cramping or constipation, like all the other iron supplements. It is uncommon that you will get it all ina day, so…

I've struggled with binge eating disorder for almost my entire life and have tried diet after diet only to have things work for a while, allow me to drop 30 lbs, and then I fall back into old habits. There was at time in my life where I used calorie counting in an obsessive way, using the calories to log the smallest…

Check this guy out :) He is a diabetes specialist with a goal of helping people to lose weight and get off medications. He has a 3 step program where he cuts out all carbs, sugars, and dairy int he first phase and then starts to allow those foods back in slowly. He has a book about the lifestyle and research and also has a…

What an amazing achievement for such a great cause. Congratulations on your run; 10 K is unbelievable! Amazing Work!!

Hey kimberliiw, Thank you so much for your kind words <3

Welcome to MFP! You're going to LOVE IT HERE! Congrats on 14 lb weight loss!!

Incredible work and logging of your habit! What an inspiring story, not only because of the change you have made, but because you have turned the results of quitting into stats for everyone to understand how this habit consumes your life. Amazing Job!

Thank you all so much <3

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What amazing weight loss and positive health shifts in such a short period of time! You are incredible and a total inspiration for making so much change in your life! You have been working so hard; you are proof that MFP works and helps to change lives! Congratulations Matt!!

There are some weeks that I "cheat" every day and others where I will only have 1 treat in a week. If I am going to have something that might put me over my calories, I make sure that I have a big enough deficit in advance to offset however many calories a treat might have. I have found that when I limit it to 1 day/meal,…

What an incredible change you have made! You are totally inspiring!! Thank you so much for sharing and Congratulations!!!!