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I've never told anyone this before but the totally honest answer would be that I'm a bit terrified that I'll still be ugly when I lose all my weight. I looked good as a slim 20 year old but that was years ago. I'm two years off thirty so damn, it's gonna be crushing if I look like an old, saggy baggy skinny person.

I'm the old lady here at 28! You're all free to add me :)

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Thank you all so much for all the advice. I know the smoking is a huge problem. I literally have been smoking for more than half my life - I haven't gone a day without a cigarette since I was 14. Totally honest (and kinda long) explanation in regards to the smoking: ]I've started to see a psychologist recently just to sort…

You look so great and have come such a long way! Also, you look so young! I'm 28 and I totally thought you were about my age before I saw in your stats you're 41. You're very pretty too!

That is so bizarre. I've been saying forever that I'm going to get a Lisa Simpsons tattoo when I lose all my weight. I came into this thread to say exactly that. The odds, seriously!

Most of the seats at my fave local cafe have armrests and dayum, my gargantuan *kitten* made for a tight fit. On Easter day this year I could barely fit in the chair. I've avoided those particular seats ever since. But a couple of days ago I met my cousin there and the only seats available were the evil Armrest of Doom…

Oh you poor love! It sounds like you're having a really rough time! If your doc checked you out and everything is fine, chance are the high heart rate is anxiety - I have it myself and it really sucks. But just remember that YOU are in control of your life and your body. Anxiety can make one feel that they're doomed or…

I read your story and was so touched by it I read it to my mother. She started crying by the end of it - as did I (and I'm usually an unfeeling stoic robot! I rarely cry in front of anyone). My mum and myself both put on a lot of weight as a response reaction to grief. It's unspeakably cruel that your brothers were taken…

Thank you all for the lovely replies. Feeling a bit better but still went over my calories a bit! I should specify that it's NOT a stomach bug. Just sniffly, saw throat and achey. I am phobic about vomiting so believe me, I never eat much when it's THAT kind of sick.

You look awesome dude!

Some friends would be great. I've been doing this almost three months now - I'm committed and I'm happy to share the wonderful (and bizarre) journey with others. To motivate and be motivated.

I'm still on a big learning curve (and I'm not much of a cook) but in terms of low cal meals I have come across no meal simpler, yummier and low cal as mini "Pizzas" that use the big portabella mushroom tops as the base. Basically, break the stem off, roast them until cooked then spread a standard tomato paste on the…

Much like everyone else, I don't log diet drinks or spices. I do log the milk in my coffee but it's really a rough estimate most oft the time. Also - sometimes - I can't be arsed logging the broccoli.

I measured my hips/stomach area and - in 10-ish weeks - I've gone from 144cm to 132cm. So fecking happy!

I got chatted up today by a random stranger for the first time in, damn, at least a year. I've put on so much weight in the past 2 years that I'm very used to feeling invisible. What stunned me today is how absolutely terrifying I found it. I really had no clue what to say to him. I just crammed up. I'm so out of practice…

I refuse to weigh myself until an old pair of jeans I have are super loose. Well, I tried them on yesterday and couldn't believe it when I could actually do them up. Ive been logging consistently for over 2 months and damn, they would barely go past my thighs when I started. They are bloody tight - still far from loose! -…

I used to be a BIG drinker. I partied at least 3-4 times a week. I know they say alcohol is basically a fat pill but honestly, I never put on weight back then. I actually lost weight. I was very active and I ate right. That was enough. I usually stuck to vodka and various mixers. Sadly I started getting really fat when I…

I've got the same problem but I'm controlling it. My weakness specifically is chocolate. I've found that eating a couple of choc ice creams (Skinny Cow is THE BEST) is a relatively low cal way of satisfying those cravings. It's much more satisfying than limiting myself to 5 squares of chocolate or the like. I prefer…

I too am looking for friends for motivation. I added you!

There really is. Early this year I had one girl tell me how "gorgeous" I look in some of my Facebook pictures. Her words: "You were so pretty when you were younger" The pictures in question were only 3 years (when I was 25) and 70lbs ago. I tried not to take offense because her intention wasn't to offend. It's about…

If a Chocolate fudge Sunday at McD's is in the vicinity of 415 calories then that's what I'd pick.

Rupert Murdoch is basically the spawn of Satan. Best to avoid anything he touches these days.

Back in '05 I went to my aunt's 50th bday party. She's a director so there were a lot of well known Aussie actors there. I'd just turned 18 and drank way too much. Ended up vomiting everywhere - over the table, chairs, ground. EVERYWHERE. I then accidentally caught my finger on a bit of stray wire on the staircase, forcing…

Coffee, without question. Skim flat white with no sugar is basically my heaven. Favourite guilty pleasure movie?

You look really incredible! I'm roughly the same stats as you before the weight loss (5'7-ish and 120kg) so this is massively inspiring to me. Also, I'm jealous of your hair!

You've got such an amazing body! Your waist is tiny! I'm the same shape as you - or was. Difference is I looked roughly the same as you in your "before" pic a couple of years ago and kept putting off getting in shape to the point where I ended up another 50lbs heavier. Put it on so fast! I don't know if I'll ever get my…

I drink gallons of water in Summer. I LOVE it. I order 24x600ml bottles when I do an online shop. In Summer I can go through 2 of these a week averaging about 4litres a day. Now it's moving into our Aussie Winter I'm lucky if I go through just 1 of these in 3 weeks. It's hard to drink when it's cold! So congrats - it…

No, definitely no calorie surplus and I log EVERYTHING and use a food scale etc. The only thing I estimate on is very low calorie thing - broccoli, unsweetened peas and corn etc and even with that I tend to drastically overestimate. For everything else I weigh and log.