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I'll play. We owe about $145K of our $185K home loan. We have a new car and a new boat that we owe roughly $50K on. We have no credit card debt. We worked our butts off following Dave Ramsey and got rid of a ton of credit card debt quickly. We currently put 10% in 401K's and $500 in savings each month. Our current…

I am too back on the journey of starting over. Life caught me off guard last fall and I've struggled ever since. I was down 32 pounds and gained 24 back before I got my act together again. Life has a way of knocking us off the horse when we are in full running stride. I beat myself up for months before realizing I can sit…

Boy do I know all too well how you feel. I have been a 20 pound yo-yoer for years. In 2014 I had a tragic fall during a mud/obstacle course run. I was fit and felt wonderful. I was close to my goals. In that fall I broke my foot. Bad. I had reconstructive surgery with a plate and 13 screws. I was non weight baring for 5…

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was 30 years old. I was put on all kinds of medications. I did pills, injections and IV infusions. The absolute best thing I've found so far is a clean eating diet. I avoid beef and pork most of the time because red meat has high inflammatory markers. I still ache with…

I don’t feel like diet Mountain Dew excellerated or decelerated my progress. I just never drank water when it was an option. My dear friend has aspartame poisoning and it made me rethink the amount I was drinking. Literally a 2 liter per day on the weekend and almost as much thru the week. I had excessive heartburn so one…

Thanks everybody for the compliments. I'm pretty proud of my arms but unfortunately the rest of my body isn't catching up very quickly. lol A friend and I work out with a personal trainer 2 times a week. Mostly just using body weight to tone the full body. Unbelievable how well it works. We started in June and have been…

I am 5' 4". I didn't think about adding my height! I am pretty proud of my accomplishments thus far. I don't have a desire to be super muscular but toning never hurt anybody! 60 pounds is super impressive! You can get there again. Just be patient and put one foot in front of the other!

Hi! My name is Misty. Feel free to add me! I opened your post because I love the title! I started out at 200 pounds, 5'4" with a % body fat over 40. I can't remember what it wasexactly because I was so obsessed with weighing in at a flat 200. I unlike you did not love myself. Something I am still learning to do. I started…

Thanks everyone for the tips. I should point out that I'm 5'4" and 38 years old. I am not defeated. I am just trying to understand all of this so I can be successful. I was in the best shape of my life prior to my injury (stated above). I felt defeated after that and spent a lot of time couch sitting. I declared that 2018…

First let me say this. I weigh everything with a digital scale. This isn't my first rodeo with dieting/lifestyle change. By clean eating I mean I am eating less processed foods. I did this because I have rheumatoid arthritis and I am trying to combat the disease without medication. The medications were affecting my liver…

I am on a clean diet right now. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis several years ago. I did all of the fancy medications that make your immune system work like garbage. They didn't work much for me. My doctors wife (who was diagnosed recently) recommended a clean diet. I quit drinking diet mountain dew in January…

I was bullied by my friends cousin. I rode the bus with him and he was relentless. I was nerdy, raised in a strict Pentecostal home. I had to dress conservatively and only knew old Christian music. I had frizzy permed hair,braces and glasses. I was the girl you saw in the movies that was picked on constantly. I feared him…

I needed to see this today! I myself am in the boat with you girl. I too have been struggling with depression and find that I am an emotional eater. I find comfort in food. I have tried multiple times to lose weight but have managed to gain and lose the same 20 pounds more times than I care to admit. I need to lose about…

I can't chew gum. Even when I'm trying my best, I forget and swallow it. Big League and Bubble Tape are my favorites.

Thanks so much for the info! I'll check it out!

hahahahaha! Good one!

Awe man I already did today... Well poo! What about the zero point apples?

Pizza Natzi's who knew... Sorry you are being attacked. Any topic on low sugar, fad diets, helpful tips and now even pizza will bring out the worst in obsessive MFPer's. I stick to google when I have questions. Google doesn't attack me. ;) Edit-I saw someone attacked a few weeks ago on a thread about arthritis and diets to…

THIS IS AWESOME! "throat punch him" haha!

I say play dumb and give him access to lots of junk foods while you are secretly taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Then when is pudge gets pudgier, tell him he's too fat for you and move on. All kidding aside, every woman deserves someone to love her regardless of her weight. What happens when you have…

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A few weeks ago a stranger asked me to grab a beer for her during a concert since I was running out to the restroom. I hate beer with a passion and the concession stand filled it to the rim so I couldn't walk without it dripping down my arm. I let another stranger in line sip the beer down so I could walk with it and I…

Ditto! My husband made a comment to me once about how many sweets I was consuming. It was meant well but it hurt my feelings so bad! I knew I was gaining weight and eating bad. We all do... If she's gaining, she knows she changed her eating/work out habits. I would ask her if she wants to workout with you. Working out…

Everyone I know that's had gastric gained it back after a couple years because they didn't learn how to eat properly. It seems to me to be more like a Band-Aid. I don't personally have experience with it but if a person doesn't gain a healthy relationship with food, I'm sure it won't work long term. P.S. Most struggle with…

I literally just typed a post about running after a major heel fracture and reconstructive surgery. I decided not to post it (because people in the forums can be cruel) but here's what I'm dealing with and how I'm attacking it from my angle. On April 26, 2014, I fell off a 10 ft. wall during a Spartan race and severely…

I would like to confess that I like tincanonastring's beard. It's fascinating! My husband just shaved his off... Maybe that's where the beard envy comes from. Who knows. lol