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Just a short post, not feeling well, but had to read what I could. Mimi, I read your story and it was inspirational. Very truthful and on the mark. I agree that this thread is about helping each other , support and more support. Welcome to the new people, best wishes for your success. Barbie, sounds like you had a great…

GOOD SATURDAY MORNING ALL. Deborah , HAPPY BIRTHDAY :flowerforyou: I hope your husband is feeling well and can enjoy your day with you. Joy, I had the same question as Michele, do you use any kind of sweetener at all. I read all the time how aspartame can be a negative when trying to be healthy. It seems to be in a lot of…

Dee, My heart goes out to Katy's family and to you. God bless Katy, she is at peace. :brokenheart: Star

Barbie, thanks for starting June with such wise words. Mary, Happy Anniversary. Deborah, Sorry about your husband. I hope you continue to find a short time to peek in. I believe your Birthday is coming up. I hope it can be enjoyable. Congratulations to all who lost pounds and inches. Keep up the good work. Have a good day…

Good Morning All, Mary, do write something and publish it somewhere. You held my interest completely and it is not easy to do. I skip a lot of short stories after the first two sentences. Like the way you tell it. :smile: Mamacindy, congrats on your loss of 1.6. good job.:flowerforyou: Natalie, I know how frustrating it…

DEBORAH, My youngest son had that problem and the doctor clipped the cord under the tongue and he never had another problem with it. I was so worried and it turned out to be nothing at all. i pray the same for your sweet addition to the family. Star

Back home. Thunder storm this morning = no walk, so I asked to be dropped off about a mile from my house and feel good about not missing my favorite daily exercise. I have upped walking from four or five times to seven. Amanda, That was my first thought, that you had locked the doors but the creep had some tool to get it…

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING ALL, Mary, have a great time today. Amanda, what a terrible thing to have happen. Thank heaven you and DH are alright. Do you keep the car doors unlocked? Or is there some way these creeps open the door? You don't have to apologize, glad writing here helped a bit. Take care. I would love to hear from…

Jeanne3651, You ask "why do I eat over everything, good or bad". I was an emotional eater all my life. I had to fight to keep my weight down constantly. What I learned about six years ago (better late than never) was that 1) it was a habit. 2) i gave in to it immediately 3) it never helped, it just made me heavier. While…

HI Everyone, Kackie, very sorry to hear about your uncle. :heart: Vicki, You lost 4lbs since last weigh in, wonderful.:flowerforyou: I know what you mean about getting under that 200 lb mark. For me it was one of the best days of my weight loss journey. I know you can do really well when you set your mind to it. I always…

Welcome Jane and 2youngatheart, I see that you both have lost weight and now find it harder. I, like Jane, find that health problems limit my exercise and it has some affect on the speed of losing. However, I think sometimes when we lose we then become comfortable at a certain weight and it all gets harder. In the…

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PEOPLE Michele, What is THE FOOD FOR THOUGHT GROUP? Barbie, As soon as you feel your friend is ready, tell her to join you here. She probably will do better if she does. She can benefit from you. I am sure you inspire everyone at MFP. Maybe your friend can just read some of the…

Hi all, Mary, I agree, if you are not a writer already, become one. I remember the days of the tab at the grocery store and the man who came to our house every week to collect his 1.00 for the bedding mom bought. No contracts, everyone just knew you and knew you would pay. Kackie, glad you feel much better. Deborah, Great…

KARLENE, My cats are cuddly ,fury, sweet, gentle and loving. I do know if any creature would enter the house, like a mouse, it would be killed. I know when I was a child in NY the cats were not so cuddly. They were something like what you described. They did not like a lot of petting and attention . They would scratch you…

Kackie, A closer look into this drug online helped me understand it a little better. Basically stay away from carbohydrates, fats, sugar, salt, anything that can be saved as glucose or retain water in the system. Steroids also cause weight gain, because they suppress the adrenal glands, which are responsible for…

Hi All, Welcome to all the new people and wish you all success.:happy: I notice that so many mention the abundance of posts. It really is hard to respond to so much information.We can answer or address those posts where we can help or offer support. Maybe the posts where you know you had the same experience. I don't think…

Good morning all, Natalie, hope the batteries do the trick. I weigh every morning , every day for sure. Whatever the number is that is it. The rest of the day I don't go near it. I also don't test it by getting on a second time. I might if something seemed really off. You are doing a great job and losing nicely. Mimi,…

Cynthia, twenty pounds gone in two months. Congratulations. Great job.:flowerforyou: Smwert, What a great present to give yourself. Joining curves will be a big help.:smile: Michele, Let us know how you did at the party. I am curious about suggestions to have just a little. You had mentioned that it set off cravings. I…

Mary, Very sorry to hear your mom is in the hospital. Prayers go out to you and your mother. Take care of yourself. Star

Debbie, welcome and HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Smerwt , HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Star

Michele, You are so right about keeping a journal. Also, I never realized how many calories were in pasta. I have switched to whole wheat and limit it to 1 and 1/2 cups. It' s my favorite thing. My way of handling eating with friends when there is not much on the menu for me is to eat only what I want and can have without…

Grace belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND CHICLET HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you too.:happy: Vicki, Your opinion is worth a lot. All on target. So many times people find reasons why it is too expensive to eat healthy. Now maybe eating out could be a problem, I am not sure about that, but buying healthy has not cost me a lot more at all. I…

GOOD MORNING ALL,:smile: LINDA, THE BOOK IS CALLED THE THIN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Stephen Gullo. Watch out for the author because there is another book of the same name out there. I used this book while losing over 100 lbs. I felt it really woke me up to so much that I was doing for years. I would regain the weight or feel…

Sally, I ate too many processed foods for so long. Last few years I have cut down a lot. This means more time in the kitchen, which I really don't like. I cook for the dog, so I guess I have to treat myself at least that well.:laugh: You will be doing a good thing for yourself. Mary, Thanks for all the help.:flowerforyou:…

Mary and Barbie, thanks, I added my Birthday under the ticker. Now , please tell me what bump means?? Joan, I use walking sticks too. Back when I was at my highest weight, I got to the point I needed a walker. .I could not believe it!! After losing some of the weight, I was able to toss it into the garage where it has been…

Thanks Mary, I will wait to see if the majority agrees and does it too. I know I need all the reminding I can get. I keep forgetting the Birthdays of family members all the time. My son is now reminding me.:embarassed: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHICLETGIRL AND SMWERT.

Barbie, Thanks for starting every month with such an upbeat post. You are my inspiration. Mary, I remember that song very well and enjoyed that play tremendously. Richard Burton and Julie Andrews were just wonderful. Very cute how you make up your own lyrics. Michele, Yes, I remember Airplane and the blow up, it was pretty…

Hi, I am a lot older and have been on "diets" my whole life. When I was 9 or 10 the school wrote my mother that I was overweight (13lbs). My mom knew zero about how to lose weight, so off to the doctor. He put me on diet pills and an 800 calorie diet. I was pretty miserable. Mostly because I never thought there was…