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Thanks! :flowerforyou:

Thank you for this OP! Grateful that I found this perfect thread today - I need to take stock and stop feeling sorry for myself! I'm grateful that my son is still so optimistic even though he continually battles severe health issues resulting from aggressive chemotherapy treatments when he was a little boy.. Grateful that…

Also a lifetime member of WW but really disappointed in the "free" eating. I hung onto the original version of tracking and lost all my weight. Best thing about WW was that it taught me to find the best food 'value' for the points. I looked at my points as dollars. Didn't take long to understand that spending 6 or 7 of my…

I packed on 7 pounds in the first three months after being diagnosed. It was a struggle for me - I thought everything labelled GF was what I was supposed to eat. Dumb....but I was kind of taken off guard with the diagnosis and didn't bother to research anything at the beginning (found out in December 2013). Realized much…

I'll feel the effects usually within 15 to 20 minutes starting with severe lower back pain on my right side. That pain migrates around to the front and then down into the intestine over the next minutes and then bam....I'm in agony and typically will be 'trapped' in the washroom for the next few hours. If it's not a big…

Also a former WW (hence my name) :bigsmile: Lost 63 pounds using WW - and I'm a lifetime member. Never had any issues putting weight back on other than recently after learning I have a new health challenge. It's all good though....I'm well on my way back to where I was and MFP is a really easy way to do it. I am really…

West coast here - - just outside Vancouver.

Oh, yeah.....this one.

I've had to be 100% gluten free since December and the first time I accidentally ingested some the pain was so intense my boyfriend panicked and wanted desperately to call 911. It only took about a half hour from the time I ingested to the time of drastic effects. Cold sweats, nausea, excruciating stomach pain and back…

I had a huge change myself after having to cut out all gluten-containing foods. The fiber issue suddenly was uppermost in my mind. I normally ate about 40 to 50 grams per day and if you're cutting out a large portion of the foods that provide fiber, you are going to notice a difference for sure! You may want to research…

I prefer the top from the first one and the bottoms from the second. Maybe wear one piece of each and call it a win? :wink:

Oh you are so right! I was recently diagnosed. I stopped eating gluten cold turkey - which was challenging as I ate a super high fibre diet with plenty of wheat and other gluten-containing foods. I didn't have any real information and ended up with the mistaken idea that things labelled gluten-free were going to be fine.…

^ agree! You're doing so well - glad you decided to do a check in with yourself. Nothing like picture proof to keep the momentum going!

Haha! This comment made me literally laugh out loud!

Amazing....truly amazing. :) Thank you for having an open diary. I have a recent dietary challenge. I was able to easily meet my fiber needs prior with eating all sorts of whole grains. Now I can't eat anything with gluten and any time I find an MFP member with an open diary I go through to see if they've found a good…

Just for today: I won't worry about things that haven't happened yet.

Just for today: I won't feed my sorrow over getting sad news - instead I'll just allow myself to cry until I feel better. (I love your post...thank you!)

I absolutely adore this! I am borrowing it to send to the weight loss support group I run at the office. I just told them about MFP on Wednesday so this will be another reason for them to come and check this out. Happy Friday to you! :heart:

I work for the provincial power utility and we're lucky enough to have a fully equipped kitchen on our floor. I bring my breakfast and lunch every single day. Today I ate my lunch for dinner at home. I managed to eat part of my breakfast at 1pm. On average, I'd say I bring home one or both the meals 50% of the time. It's…

My favorites: GIRLS Sadie Claire Hailey Sophia BOYS Jacob Noah Ryan Parker I have a daughter Shannon Elizabeth (middle name is grandma's) and a son James Michael + his grandmother's maiden name (both my brothers have two middle names and the maiden name is also the middle name of my ex and his brother so I kind of had to…

Totally agree! I was so disappointed when it was sold out in two different grocery stores - it's really delicious!

Wow, what a huge range! No wonder clothing manufacturers have to vary so much in their sizing - one size does NOT fit all. :bigsmile: 5' 4" SW: 198lbs. Size 16 to 18 pants and same for tops (or petite XL) CW: 140lbs: Size 8 to 10 pants and same for tops (or petite S-M) GW: 135lbs or so: figure it will be the same as now,…

I'm another convert to using a scale after reading all the posts. First thing I noticed was the huge difference between my idea of a portion and an actual portion! Oops! I have a particular food that has 42grams as a serving size and if I live to be 100 I'll never be able to eyeball that amount. I bought those little snack…

Spent my early years in a very poor family that couldn't afford fresh fruit or vegetables so didn't really know what they were until I was about 8 and started to notice what my friends' families were eating. Up to that point, I considered tinned peas a delicacy! :bigsmile: Discovered as a teenager that dang, I really love…

Aww, I'm so sorry to hear. I have a son who battled when he was just six years old. It's a frightening time. On May 28th he will be 17 years off-treatment. :smile: Feel free to friend me if you like. :flowerforyou:

Big difference so far! You look lovely. :flowerforyou:

After seeing all the amazing changes, I wondered if my own would be as remarkable. I had to search for quite a while to find a picture from back then as I was extremely camera shy. I had no idea I was so, umm, round! Photo on the left is 198lbs. Photo on the right is 140lbs. I put back a few which is why I'm here. :)…

Duplicate post. Note to self: read all responses in case you've already replied once! :bigsmile:

Only 100% positive on my mom's side: English, Irish, Scottish, Ottawa Indian Dad is adopted and never wanted to know what his heritage is. Based on where he was born though I'll wager a guess that he is also the "Heinz 57" background, as my mom calls it.

I can't seem to eat enough fruit and vegetables on a regular basis to keep me, well....regular, so I rely on a particular brand of coconut that has 14 grams of fiber in a small 42 gram serving (147 calories). The downside is that it has quite a bit of sugar. I eat a serving every morning and by the time I eat the rest of…