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  • Lefroy, Thank you for your answer! Congratulations on getting married. I believe that no matter where I am or how I got here, I can move forward. Understanding that I eat for comfort has been an essential tool in enabling myself to believe I am worth fighting for. So, I don't view it as an "excuse," but as a valid reason…
    in Big Ol' Over-50 Fatty With Optimism! Comment by HelenTheZ August 2013
  • Good for you! I am "old to the app" too - it took me two years to even think seriously about using it. I deleted my old account and opened this one. Feel free to add me as a friend, if you'd like!
    in Old to the app, New to the community Comment by HelenTheZ August 2013
  • Joyce: Aaaah, if "shame" were only put in pill form, and worked to combat weight loss ... we'd all be healthy and fit! I'm sorry you're struggling. My wish for you is that you remember you are a wonderful and worthy person. And as someone who has avoided my very nice, very expensive gym since the day I joined it, I relate…
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013 Comment by HelenTheZ August 2013
  • Hello! Very happy to be here in the *elite* 50+ Women's Group! I'll be reading people's posts so I can "catch up" a bit. Looking forward to it.
    in WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR AUGUST 2013 Comment by HelenTheZ August 2013
  • Hi - all I can say is, from my experience as a junk food junkie, just make slow changes! I felt a big shock and sense of deprivation when I first learned to eat foods that would nourish my body more successfully. I tried and failed so many times, because I am an emotional eater, and I would literally feel "grief" at having…
    in Calorie shocker! Comment by HelenTheZ August 2013
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