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I think I understand what the OP is saying, I find it harder (more uncomfortable) to deal with family than with friends etc. I try to accept it with the intent it’s given. I think what the OP might be saying (not that I can speak for her) is that sometimes you just want to be who you are. For instance I described it like…

Tag so I can find this later!

What are these cheat days of which you speak?

If you like it and it makes you happy wear it, if not don't. Fashion doesn't really matter.

Did she have a "Booger Life" sticker on her car?

I take the batteries out of my scale and force it to reset just to make sure, true story. LoL

You're weird as hell... But, I'm right there with you. Pulling a size XL shirt out of the dryer and thinking what the hell happened to this shirt, it must have shrunk. Then I put it on and it fits the way it should, but my mind is still telling me I need a 3XL... Oh yeah, it takes a while to get your head around it...

Not offended but sometimes curious, especially when it's someone that you seem to get along well with. Lets face it, we're all just an image on a screen and a handful of electrons floating around somewhere so how can you get offended because some other electrons delete you? LoL

I use a $30.00 digital scale from Walmart, keep the batteries fresh and it's very important to have it on a stable surface IE; tile or concrete. Any movement or flex will cause variable readings, I pull the batteries and clear it about once a week just so it doesn't gain a memory.

It seems to me that you've answered your own question. If your head isn't in the game then why bother? You have to be able to dedicate yourself to the idea of losing weight and maintain that idea, otherwise you're just wasting your time.

Quest bars? Way more than a candy bar and very dense so they tend to stay with you a bit.

I can't promise that I'll try, but I promise that I'll try to try.

My cats breath smells like cat food.

How many times do I have to tell you to stop flashing the guys in the gym it just never ends well!!!

I'm consuming around 2000 per day +/-. A lot of exercise, 6-7 days per week, mostly cardio. 8.5 months so far I don't "notice" a lot of differences as things happen slowly so the changes don't take place all at once. How do I use MFP? I don't understand the question... I used the counting feature to track, and other people…

I use Wusthof, for the money I find that they're hard to beat. I like the look of the ones you pictured, the Damascus look is cool, I'm not sure about how the handle would feel but it looks very nice.

Ok OP I have a question for you. Seriously... HOW??? are you going to change things? You have 10 pages of responses and who knows how many PM's telling you what works for others, people have taken their time to offer answers to your question. You've been given loads of information, now what are you going to do with it?

Own it.

If it wasn't for white/grey hair I'd have no hair at all. It's not that big a deal, don't worry.

OK, I hope you're exaggerating here if not I'm calling BS on the 5lb gain unless you're somehow binging on 17500 calories.

I had one recently, this is a re-post of something I posted on my feed a short time ago... As many of you who have lost a lot of weight know, sometimes making your head understand that your body has changed is a more difficult thing than one might imagine. I’ve been pretty happy about buying some T-shirts for work and just…

Odd but true... One of my co-workers called me skinny yesterday, made me want to kick him right in the jimmies... Edit: Sorry I neglected to answer the OP, to me being "Buffer" is a compliment, and honestly so is skinny. Perception is everything...

Thanks for the info, "Natty" now makes sense. I don't understand why straps would be an issue but I'm sure I'll learn more as I progress, like what "bench shirts" are. LoL

Questions please.... What the hell is "natty" and why would lifting straps (I assume for your hands) be a bad thing? Help a fella out!

Way to add something constructive! LoL

LoL Relax... I agree with everything you just posted with the exception of the selfish part. You and I are a lot a like concerning our weight loss, I could have easily cut and pasted your response and said this is me. But I find it odd that so many people who are vehemently against it only have 30-40lbs to lose, not that…

I've look at a few of the WLS threads and I find it amusing that many (not all) of the people who are calling it a "Cheat" or an 'Easy way out" would never qualify for the surgery because of the lesser amount of weight they need/want to lose. Assuming that their ticker is correct etc, I have to wonder if there's a bit of…

Anything you use to your success is a tool. As to whether you have the surgery or not is a personal choice, I seriously looked into it and discovered that while the surgery would help if I don't change my habits and learn to live "right" all the surgery in the world won't solve my problem. If you look around this site…

I guess it's one of those things that if I have to explain it you wouldn't understand...

I'll have to let the Eskimos weigh in on that one, do they have a place to attach the spurs? :laugh: