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Thanks for sharing your story! I have about lost about 60 lbs and started feeling complacent as I am not "obese" anymore and think I look pretty good...but I have 40 more to lose to be healthy so your story is helping me see that 40 can make a huge difference and it's totally doable :) Congrats and keep up the good work!

I just saw this article on Buzzfeed and have been dreaming of eating all this amazing food...I've never even tried most of it! Dreaming about it is enough sometimes :) http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/27-turkish-foods-that-will-ruin-you-for-life

Add me! I'm looking to lose that much too.

Motivation doesn't really exist. It's not some magic thing that pops into your head, "ooh I'm ready to do this". At least not for me. Discipline is the only thing that I can say actually helps. You just start the action with your body without letting your mind tell you not to do it. As for feet hurting - swimming,…

Oh man, those Costco samples always get me, I never track them and then, like you, give up for the rest of the day. I mean, someone should make a calculator for that "How many calories in ___ samples"!

I hope all the messages of support and love are doing you good - This was a beautiful story to read, a journey of epic proportions. Although you have 7 pages of messages - If you'd like one more friend, I'm sending the request. Have strength and keep on truckin'!

It sounds like you are emotionally eating which is a problem for many people. Maybe it would help to really sit down and reflect on your relationship with food, even get some therapy. It does sound like you have done some great work, take a moment and recognize that. It's okay to lose focus sometimes, it's okay to take a…

It's very hard for some people to take compliments (myself included). I'm not sure why that is, perhaps it's our culture, we want to be modest and attention is seen as us being selfish or egotistical. It could be because as overweight people, we are uncomfortable with attention as it is often negative. It's a process to…

Sure, but next time, I won't be so easy to forgive a broken promise of free pizza.

In the beginning it was: Slow down when you pass these people so they can't hear you gasping

Wow. I thought this forum was for supportive and motivating people, not snarky judgement. OP - No, this, in fact, isn't bad. Starvation mode does not exist as commonly thought, MFP is just covering its butt with a disclaimer. A quick search of this forum for "starvation mode" will be helpful and explain the concept/myths…

I have PCOS, too. I and many others have found that a low, or very low carb diet is the fastest and (relatively) easiest way to lose weight. It's something to do with how carbs are processed as sugars and your glycemic load (idk, google :) ) I've tried lots of other diets or ways of restricting calories and they have left…

Definitely add me! I log every day and have about 30 lbs to my first goal, about 60 more to my ideal dream omg this is amazing weight.

I am 5'2 and started at 210 lbs too. At first I ate just when I was hungry, making good choices and working out. I was consistently under my calorie goal by 2, or 300. This resulted in massive weight loss. Great! But then it slowed down, probably because the initial loss was mostly water and just making such huge changes…

One thing no one's mentioned... I don't count whipped cream. I know it has about 15-20 cals in it but I can't bring myself to measure it out. Plus, it's kind of hard to measure how much fits in your mouth, if you know what i'm saying. It's my one "freebie" but I'm usually under my calorie goal by a couple hundred so I know…

You said that you notice the difference in the mirror and inches are coming off. Focus on this positive NSV and forget the number on the scale. Also, if you are lifting heavy, you may be replacing fat with muscle and this is why the scale isn't changing. I'm not an expert but I think adding some more cardio might help,…

IMO if you try to go low cal / low fat, you're going to be miserable. Low carb /high protein and fat is far easier. I started cutting out bread and other refined carbs and eat as much protein as I want. I'm never hungry and after a few weeks, I don't even care about the bread I'm missing from my burger. As others have…

I run about 3-4 times a week with the C25K program. Feel free to add me! Just starting out though...excited to be able to run the whole thing - my body's constantly surprising me with how long I can go.

Absolutely! Italian meatballs

I was in a very similar situation up until this week. Almost 3 weeks with no loss even though I was working out and eating well. Then i realized what was missing... Water! As simple as that sounds, I was dehydrated and holding on to water weight. I would suggest drinking at least 8 cups a day and another 2 for every hour…

Hi, I'm short too, 5'2 1/2 and started MFP at 220 and have lost 25 lbs so far. I definitely credit this app and community for helping me get on track so congrats on starting out and best of luck with your goals!