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If something - a substance is ruining your life, who cares whether its an addiction, physical or psychological - its ruining your life - if you think it is - what YOU choose to do about it is YOUR path. I am a RN and I have seen thousands of people die rather than change. I am not such a heartless *kitten* that I can't see…

Mine was to be less cynical about my job, lasted to midday 1/1/14! Seriously, I'm working towards being ably to cycle and hoping my knee is going to continue to heal. Plus, just for today I am willing to give up old ideas that don't work.

I work regular night shift. Going into days off I can be awake for 24hours. Midnight is the magic hour for me. 2400hrs - new day. Works for me. I can go a bit hungry mental towards the end of a long period like that and sometimes the best thing is sleep rather than ravenous eating.

Thanks for the kind thoughts:laugh:

Talk to your doctor, ask for information. There's a lot of semi-information that's correct or partly correct. Statins work, statistically they've improved health outcomes for millions. Of course they have side-effects, so yes if someones health can be managed without it fine. My husband has genetically predisposed high…

If it was easy there would be NO fat people. I would be skinny just thinking about it. You've done it before you can do it again!:happy:

I feel that some days I'm not that hungry and don't make the 1300cal goal I have. Don't sweat it. You'll have days when you want to eat more. MFP estimation of calories burned is grossly inaccurate so get accurate measuring if you think you should eat your cals back. I doubt we'll starve. Since I've been eating…

I hope to lose around 50kg, currently have lost 11kg. Welcome, this place really works - weigh and measure everything - its the key.

You look FABULOUS!!!!! Congratulations!!!

I've been where you are at, just don't give up. Keep trying, plan a pancake meal or something. I have weight loss meditations I listen to most days to help me with stress.

Lost .8kg (1.7lbs). Planned my Christmas day as its the beginning of my journey and didn't want to derail.:smile:

For me - I feel emotionally empty and a bit sad when I am in all sorts of situations and I don't overeat. So thats what I am hiding. Over-eating is or was an act of self-love/ comfort gone mad.

I started in September, Happy to join you. Like someone else mentioned I call it highly refined carbohydrates - Junk food basically, added sugar and stuff made of white flour products as well.

You have lost a lot of weight. A lot of information on the net by barometric doctors conclude that people who lose large amounts of weight have to monitor calorie intake to maintain their weight loss. Some of these doctors have said some of them need to eat as little as 1000cals to maintain the weight loss. I guess you'll…

Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have achieved what I what to do. I'm just a 1/5 of the way there! Your photos inspire me!!!

Its calories in calories out. a glass of white (120mls) has between 80 to 120 cals. a nip of vodka has 65cals. beer has around 150 in 330 mls (approx 12 floz) bottle. Binge drinking is bad for you but you just do the maths its all in the data base.

thanking, thankyou for sharing.

Realistically I want to lose another 10kg by my birthday 9th April. In my head I want to drop another 40kg (88lbs) - total 50 kg (110lbs) by the end of 2014, however those numbers are so big I wont bank on them just yet. I have lost 10 kgs in 3 months so, the next 10 should follow hopefully. My knee is a problem and I…

You look fabulous!!!!!!

I'm 54. Menopausal and MOTIVATED. Motivation is everything. My L knee reminds me everyday to be motivated. I weigh and log every thing. Cause I just don't know how much I need or how much something weighs unless I weigh it. I can't exercise too much because of my knee but I am losing. Weigh and log everything. It works.

Well done! Keep it up!

Have some outside counselling, this could be stress related. At 20 I felt very insecure about myself, a lot of women do. Counselling can help you realize what is important and whats just stress related self-loathing talking. Poor eating and this kind of thinking isn't the solution - believe someone who has gone down that…

Know how you feel. Been an over eater, emotional eater most of my adult life. I weigh and measure my food cause I always want to eat more than I need, but everyone should find their own way. I had a long period of good eating for more than six months awhile ago and didn't weigh myself more than twice - it really worked for…

I think its okay. I want my friends to know I've noticed them but sometimes struggle to have a lot to say. It works in that way.

I always had large breasts and they are over-rated. Mine sagged badly after weight loss in my 30s. At that time re-shaping and re-construction was a semi-major surgery in that my nipple would have to be re-located and I would have loss of sensation. ie it would look good but feel numb (the nerve had to be severed) perhaps…

Its about measuring and weighing for me. I always want enormous amounts of red meat, I have to weigh it to know it.

ALL of the above (mainly) Goal weight is a lovely number to reach however maintaining that number requires an understanding that the smaller the body (weight) the less calories needed to maintain. So if you're going low work that maths.

This smart persons seems to have covered it all. (above) Just try using the goals page factor in some information and see how you go. Weight loss is predominantly diet. If you are on steroids for your illness, it will make it more difficult, but don't give up. Baby steps!

Thanks guys. I thought the spin might be stupid but hoped somehow it wouldn't. Can't see the doctor for sometime so will just rest it.

Wonderful, wonderful. Keeping it off and the commitment of time - you keep going girl!