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If you aren't logging all the random bites, you are eating more than you think.

Whatever you've done in the past that hasn't worked, attack it a different way. Don't give up. Just find a way that works for you.

I've had my Flex for over two years with no problems. I think it is a helpful tool for weight loss and fitness.

How did it go?

I'm back there as of today! I had lost 35 pounds, gained back ten and now have taken 4 of those off. I'm back and feeling motivated!

Consider it practice. Open up your diary, log your food, become accountable. You can do it!

Do you really want to be sharing this on the Internet? Maybe to your friends list? Not really forum material.

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You're right. You are worthy.

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Has anyone found a book that they thought was helpful in battling their depression?

I was on Celexa but for me it wasn't very effective. I find that exercise helps and practicing positive thinking. I know that sounds simplistic, but for me it works better than medication.

Looking good! Congratulations!

Check out the menu of the restaurant in advance so you have an idea of what you might have. Totally ignore the bread basket. Don't clean your plate unless portions are small. Try to order something that is recognizable so you can log it. If your client drinks, order one and only one. You don't want to be pounding drinks…

What I find exhausting is looking in my closet for something that will fit me everyday. That is more mentally draining to me than anything (especially coupled with the continuous thought that I look fat). Nothing worse.

Just keep trying. It will stick eventually. One step, one meal, one day at a time. If you can get through a day, the next will be easier. You can do it.

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Agree. You know this.

I suffer with fatigue as well. One thing that I can do no matter how lousy I feel is the recumbant bike at the gym. You're sitting, so it seems easier and even on my worst day, I can stand to do 1/2 hour. Also, I find that as I pedal, I feel better and better. Put on some "Get on the Floor" and you'll find yourself racing!…

Then there are the people that claim to be well educated in diet and nutrition that talk about fat turning into muscle.

I agree with the "just do it" theory. I suffer from depression and sometimes struggle to get out of my pajamas and off the couch. I know I have to so I just do. It isn't easy sometimes. But the results of not doing it are too awful to accept. So just take a step, then another. Some days will be better, some not so great,…

Weigh food and log everything. Even when it is way over my plan.

Try to figure out your triggers and then avoid them. For me, television can really trigger eating. If I see people eating, I want to eat. Some shows I had trouble with: Sopranos (always eating), Bluebloods (the show focuses around a family dinner each week, anything Food Network. Just remove those things that stimulate…

I don't know what kind of "diet" you are on, but I eat normal foods and just count calories. Granted, I try to sneak vegetables into everything, but I'm really not eating different foods than when I'm not dieting. Roasted chicken, meatloaf, chili with lean beef and beans, tacos with ground turkey, lots of roasted…

For me, what keeps me motivated is knowing that I will spend more time worrying about my weight and whether or not my clothes fit than I do weighing and logging my food. (1) (2). Wanting to look like I belong with my slim, attractive husband. (3). Knowing that if I don't work at this I will wind up diabetic and handicapped…

Be careful about overestimating exercise calories. Maybe invest in a fitbit

What happens at the end of 16 weeks? Don't you think it is better just to make good choices for life? I've crashed off hundreds of pounds over the years. Better to make good eating and exercise a habit for life. And don't put a time frame on it. You are setting yourself up for disappointment.

You don't want to spend the rest of your life with a partner that you can't trust. It has nothing to do with your weight and you deserve a husband who lives up to the vow he took. What he did isn't acceptable, regardless of your weight. I'd confront him, let him know you heard him, and find out what is going on. Don't let…