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Kat, this is beautiful. I am so happy for you, and so impressed and inspired by your bravery and tenacity on this journey. Here you are, someone who truly understands the kinds of issues I, too, have with food - and you have rescued yourself! I feel like crying - this resonates with me and gives me SO much hope! Thank you…

@Lumpy, not everyone has the exact same issues with food/exercise. I compare myself only to myself. Original poster: I startrd by tracking just for ME. I didn't even try to eat "right" (whatever that is) initially, because of my old, scary issues around food scarcity and abuse. I tried changing things just a little at a…

Hi, MomRN2B - Sometimes I add a "shot" of pomegranate juice to my water bottle. If you like Pom, that might be something to try. And I think you're quite sensible to just get the water into you however you can. Good luck with your pregnancy! Helen Z

Exhausted and bumping.

Hi, and welcome! There is a special forum here for people who want to lose 200+ lbs., which might help you. I did find it hard to start, and what helped me was to work through A TON of my emotional issues stemming from my childhood. Yes, how tedious! I know! That might not help others, but it helped me. The next step was…

Congratulations! What a fantastic lifestyle change. You look very fit! I am inspired. thank you so much for sharing your story.

I agree with the OP because if someone's comment is triggering ME, I bow out. It's part of my self-care. Probably the comment has to do with my old "stuff," or "baggage" - so I see no use in arguing. I often go away and think: "That was an interesting reaction I had. I wonder where my reaction came from?" Sometimes I get…

THIS x 1,000. So many fat-judgers say ugly things about just having to be AROUND fat people ... but we apparently aren't entitled to buy workout clothing or show up at the gym, either! HA! I LOVE ordering fatty workout clothes online, putting them on, and then going out and being all FAT at people while I exercise!…

Those men were abusers, and you are NOT worthless. Do you have insurance/can you get counseling? Or, can you find a "Co-dependents Anonymous (CODA)" group that's just for women? I am not a big 12- step proponent, but CODA has helped me SO much. You know deep down that you are worth a great deal, but that voice has been so…

Pre-MFP, and in ALL cases, more than once: - Family size bag of M&Ms - bag of Chee-tos - pint of Ben & Jerry's - Box of Thin Mints Gosh, I womnder WHY I gained so much weight? I guess I must just have a slow metabolism, or something.

Hi! With the great support and help from everyone at MFP, I am finding my latest health venture to be very pleasant and encouraging. My approach is to find out, through trial and error, which foods make me feel satisfied and which foods don't. I avoid foods with sugar added for now, because I have found out that I do…

OMG Sylvia, I think I love you. In fact I love everyone here! What a great community! Thank you all!

Hi, Cheryl - I just wanted to say I'm so sorry about all your heartache of late. I am SO glad you are going to counseling for/with your son! My son was victimized under different circumstances, and it is SO HARD to deal with. My life derailed for 2.5 years after we found out, and I went into a deep depression. You can…

PS: Lookingforward2, you're not a pig, by any means! You're just human, alas.

box of hideous snack "cakes." More than one time, too.

Grace, I'm so sorry for your loss and the stress you are under. I had a TERRIBLE year two years ago. I found that the stress sneaked up on me in very insidious ways. You are grieving and busy and you need support. Can you find someone to talk to, one-on-one? That helped me. I know it can be expensive. If that's not…

I love this! Congratulations on your weight loss. I am looking forward to creating my own "bad things" list in the future!

vjw221, I get what you are saying and I agree that there's no reason to belittle people who come to a forum for help and support. And I agree that everyone loses weight "differently." If that were not true, we would not see so much contradictory advice, "scientific" or otherwise, about How To Lose Weight This One Exact…

There is a lot of prejudice against very overweight people. Somehow, people feel free to make moral judgments about prople because of their size. In my judgment, body weight and composition are morally neutral. The group you contacted may very well gear their workouts to people within a certain weight range. I know that…

OMG "You can't do that, it's illegal" and "Uh, yeah, you DO actually have to pay your payroll taxes on time."

Oh, yes. I do bookkeeping for small companies and nonprofits. Payroll just makes me want to take to my bed with a cold towel over my eyes!

You are amazing and I am very impressed! Your family is lucky to have you? GREAT work on your weight loss. What an inspiration! Congratulations.

Bless your heart! You are absolutely a worthy person who is entitled to good things. I have a philosophy: If I wouldn't say it to a friend about herself, I mustn't say it to me! Love yourself unconditionally! You are lovable. I took 52 years to finally get that message, and it's very freeing!

That is FANTASTIC! Congratulations. And thank you for your kind words of encouragement and inspiration.

All I can say, from my place of needing to lose well over 100 lb., is GOOD FOR YOU. The more I read and get to know others, the more I hypothesize that there is not just one right way to lose weight. How can there be, when so much "diet" info is contradictory? I say, bravo for listening to your body and basing your…

Just for Today: I will say nice things to myself, about myself.

Good ol' Weight Watchers has some "hand" measurements - a 3-oz serving of meat or fish is about the size of your palm (depends on your hand size, of course) - a thumb is about an oz., etc. I'd say a food scale would be a good way to start accurate "eyeball" judgment of what you're eating. You could see how the measurements…

YES! Thank you! Feel free to gently remind me of that ANY time.

Lefroy - Forgot to add, I am impressed and inspired by your "insanity" self-challenge.

Muse - Thank you! I LOVE your answer. I've logged a lot of time on the internet, mostly on feminist websites, so your rundown of the "types" I will meet made me laugh out loud! The only thing i've figured out is that the only person who knows how to get and keep my body healthy is ME. Experts, shmexperts. So mich "diet"…