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Thank you, you don't realize how much your reply gives me such great hope and mental strength. I am quite nervous because of friends and family who have told me the opposite. What I do notice is however, most of them quit fighting to lose the weight.

Awesome, thanks for replying, just reading everyone's responses helps me to mentally prepare.

Thanks :)

Thanks, I have been bleeding for more than four months and no-one has any idea why, hence the upcoming op. I am hoping that is nothing abnormal. I will remember CICO.

Thank you for that, I hope I have a weightloss too and not the other way. It does give me hope then :)

You are gorgeous! inspiring!

Unfortunately its true, as soon as I lose weight I get the evil eye from my mother in law and only sister in law...who both bigger than me. When I was bigger they always made cruel jokes about me in public, however, they only did it when my husband was not there to defend me. I always held my tongue, but secretly vowed to…

Hhaaha some people don't want to believe that IF actually works...:)

OMG! hot!

I agree, notice how much more gorgeous everyone looks after weight loss?...to everyone else? (I know so, because hubby just can't keep his hands off my love handles hehe)

You are amazing and makeup looks great on you :)

Fast:five is my WOL :)

my husband is happier lol

congratulations that you took ownership and that you are starting to heal. Today begins your healing :) and thank you for sharing for although I am not in the same situation but it takes guts to share.

I am still struggling with how I look also and its almost a year. I often have to look twice in the mirror to recognize myself...and I agree with everyone else, get rid of the clothes :)

Hi, they have a group on here that you can join, and you can read the success stories they have posted already on this link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10047153/55-65-year-old-womens-success#latest :)

Yes definitely, I am able to say "no" more and I like the power :wink:

My grocery trolley is no longer burdened to the hilt with unnecessary food :)...and that I now use the express check out lol ...and that cooking can be an exciting adventure of discovery to new flavours...

Totally agree...I have had friends (now ex-friends) say the same things and even imitated how I looked too...not only do we lose weight but people (toxic) ones too...

LOL, at the hubby laughing, I totally can relate. My DH laughed and always shook his head when I started this journey everytime I weighed my food. He would make a big joke about it being another diet phase that I would soon fail at (as he witnessed so many times throughout our marriage)...but nowadays, he looks at me with…

Hi, I am in the exact same boat as you I keep losing and gaining the same 5lbs over and over and everytime I hit 220lbs I stall, and yes, the mind definitely has a lot to do with it. In the past I used to quit because it was easier, but as soon as I realized the battle was more in my head, I now, surround myself with…

That the old pics I used to hate actually help me stay motivated...

As my body detoxes from all the toxins I experience a healing crisis (old wounds or aches happening again or flu like colds but after some research found that they are only detox symptoms)...

You give me hope for the future lol!

You are doing a great job and you have a wonderful wife!

Definitely! I do five hours of eating but from 5-10pm so that my sleep time can factor into the 19 hours fasting time and it really helps to make it easier. Fast:five has helped me to control my eating and I no longer feel hungry until just before my window opens. However, on days I eat with family and friends I change my…

Congratulations!

Still a long way to go yet :)

I love IF, my profile pic says it all. I lost all the weight with little or no exercise through Fast:5 and interspersed with 3-5 day full water only fasts...in the past I lost with exercise but always gained weight back as fast as I lost it. IF maybe is much slower but I know it will be permanent loss because its a…