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I see an enormous difference! The first thing I noticed was how much thinner your face looked, and your neck looks longer, I know you have a different pose, but it still shows a lot. Then, not trying to be inappropriate, but on down, you see ta-tas first then the tummy, not tummy then ta-ta's. You are doing great! Keep it…

I've known a person or two like that. They are great and fun and even pretty nice, but totally a flake when it comes to showing up, following through and communicating. If something "better" came along they blew off any other plans.... and even did that to others when they were with me. I guess I really rated at that…

I haven't tried it just on it's own but I like to put it in my oatmeal with either a few grams of walnuts or with a scoop of protein powder.

I understand about the back pain, it's very intimidating and makes you want to do nothing but sit; but that's a reason we've gotten to this place!. Barring any injuries, keep trying, keep going, even if you have to only exercise or walk for 5 minutes at a time. Then increase it a little bit each week. When I started this,…

You are not alone.. I didn't even know there was such a thing until I was looking to find out when I would fall below morbidly obese. It was kind of a slap in the face (a much needed one) that caused some painful (and again, needed) reflection on my part. Hang in there. Those 20 lbs are do-able. Then you can attack the…

Hi and welcome! When I started here last year (Aug. I think) I was Super Morbidly Obese @ almost 370, now I'm Morbidly Obese, lol, but will be at Severely Obese soon. I will be very happy to hit severely obese... not something I thought I'd ever say. I only told a select few that I was changing my lifestyle and losing…

Yes. Definitely. - I know it can be a drag to measure, log etc. but it gets easier and it is definitely worth the effort. It makes it so much easier to see where you are messing up and or doing well. A scale is really a great thing to have, especially if you get one that you can tare out. It makes building your plate of…

I would definitely check the things the others have said first... but I'm wondering if maybe you threw off your inner ear balance. The little crystals in our inner ear can get out of whack and lead to dizziness. The best remedy I have found is to sit at the edge of the bed and then fling yourself backward onto the…

That's fantastic! I just passed under in the last week or two myself.. Its a fabulous feeling. Great job! Keep on truckin'.

Well thank you all.. I still cant imagine it, but we'll see, I guess. It's not like I'm ugly really.. I guess just plain or something.

I can't imagine having men oogle me. I guess I've never been oogling material, even when thinner. Somehow I did manage to land a husband and I was told I had a sexy phone voice- once. Apparently sexy stopped there. Now that I'm just past 50 I would imagine it's too late for oogilation.

I sure hope you are right about the endurance and it will be ok in the end. I need MORE energy, not less.

Ya, I do cool down... No sure on calories. I never paid attention to how much I had eaten vs whether or not I got dizzy.

A person should always ask before giving treats and sweets. 1. allergies 2. you don't know what the kid has had to eat that day 3. to sneak them food only teaches the kids it's ok to be sneaky. 4. IT ALL DEPENDS!! -- Are the kids going to be out running around for hours or sitting in the family room playing video games.…

I am thrilled for you! I too started within a lb or two of 370. I'm in the 320's now with my eyeball on the 290's. I know I've got some time yet, but I'm inching closer every week. I can hardly wait to join you on the other side. Let those tears fall, you've worked hard for them. Congratulations to you. *stands to applaud*.

What I'm reading here, sounds more like work-out snobbery than gym snobbery. People who take lifting weights more seriously and are into body building want somewhere that they can accomplish that without the judgment of noises in exertion or how they lift weights. I get that. People more like me, who are overweight, obese…

I'm only down 40 lbs, with LOTS to go, but I'm already suffering from negative stuff. 1. I'm feeling like a slob most of the time because my clothes are getting so baggy, where as before it was because I just felt huge. My esteem has taken such a hit because of it. 2. I'm getting socially awkward because now when I talk to…

I suppose what is "weird" to one, may be normal to others and we don't do anything that seems too weird. Growing up, it was at my grandparents house, and in the afternoon, weather permitting, we would go for a walk out in the country, or around town (very small town) or even a bike ride. On cold wintery ones, we played…

My opinion is that Mio is ok to switch to for now. If you are concerned about the chemicals then you can change from that to something more healthy when you are mentally ready to do so. The diet pop already pumps you full of nasty chemicals. I agree that what is best for our bodies is the organic, chemical free way, but…

I would try the suggested mixed sprays, sprayed on the tree and all around it. Perhaps choose a small enough tree that if it gets knocked completely over, it wont take out 1/2 the living room. We can't really blame the furry ones for their exuberance, after all, we've brought their habitat inside and hung shiny toys on it.…

I went through a time period of doing this because I wanted to know REALLY how I compared to other bodies. I drove my family nuts with it. I still don't know and I don't feel as big as I am. I claim that is my thinner / healthier person inside of me who I want everyone to see. But yes, pictures are the truth tellers, but…

Great job!! I'm sure it feels amazingly wonderful!

I weigh most everything, except when eating out and mixed things like soup. I had / have such a messed up idea of what a portion was; it is important for me to retrain my brain. I can easily see me continuing to measure things for the rest of my life' however; because I can easily see me doing it the rest of my life…

Yes, a couple of things. In my defense, this was the worst day I've had since starting on MFP. I had cranberry juice at my already larger breakfast. Then since hubby was fussing for lunch and I was out running errands, I stopped in Arby's drive through thinking I would get the grilled chicken sandwich and side salad for…

Nicholas Cage-- except I did actually like the movie he was in about weapons dealing. Owen Wilson Jennifer Anniston Her and Owen are the same person in every film... they can't act! Tom Cruise Uma Thurman irritates me for some reason.

Yes but it's ever evolving. 1. Travel by train into the Canadian Rockies. 2. Hike when I get there. [with someone slower than me so that the bears won't eat me. lol] 3. Take a cruise into Alaska 4. Whale watching [the real ones, not what I see in the mirror] 5. Travel overseas - I'll be doing this one this coming spring!…

Beautiful words and well stated. I struggle with keeping him a priority.. so many things scream for attention in my life. Yes, all this weight loss stuff is constantly on my mind - it seems like anyway. I hope that it will become new routines and habits that wont take up so much mental space, but that is not an excuse for…

I can get to the top of our stairs without being so out of breath I have to stand at the top for a minute. Went from panting to just breathing a little hard. I can almost put my fingers flat on the floor when bending over, 30 days ago I could touch and just bend a little. I've went from wanting to sit down every 5 minutes…

My pic is fairly recent (July, I think) but it was a proud moment. I had just been inducted into an honors society at school. Pretty sure I started looking even more fat in the months that followed this.

Growing up in a small town, I had a smaller class and there was one boy, and his minions that made my school life a torturous affair. He called me heifer, a cow, a whale, fat***, He would moo behind me. He also tortured me physically, tripping me, punched me in the arm, knocked my books out of my hands, and when we played…