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Dearest Oedipa, Thank you for taking the time to put your heartfelt thoughts and memories out in public for others to share. I feel honoured to have had the opportunity to read and absorb the message of this. My life too has felt the brutal bite of the 'Black Dog' ..... Depression is a Soul destroying endlessly ravenous…

Hey there, Everyone that has had success has had their own unique ways of doing so. Time and time again over the years that I have lurked around MFP, the difference between "Success" and "Hi....I'm back again" people is finding something more lasting than motivation. I know that sounds somewhat counter productive and…

Sorry to hear that this is happening for you. Maybe for you hubby seeing you transforming yourself over this time while he has remained much the same has given him a bit of a jolt and made him feel a little vulnerable. You are a lovely looking lady, who is basically rocking a new body and an awesome new style..... could it…

All of what you have written is thoughtful and in my opinion true.... But I don't think that it will stop the endless debates and arguments on MFP....weightloss brings out PASSIONATE responses which then quickly descends into a dog pile of like minded supporters on each others sides. Nicely done, Mr Burro :drinker:

Hmmm, interesting question. There have been turn around moments throughout this "journey"..... But the VERY 1st one when I was at my highest weigh of 268 lbs approx. was made alongside a decision to refuse to take a whole bunch of really strong medication that was supposed to help :noway: me cope we being abused as a…

Hi there, Sorry to hear that you are struggling. What about instead of trying to find motivation....find COMMITMENT. You know in your heart how you feel, make the commitment to yourself that you are WORTH the positive life changes that you want to make. Sometimes just starting can be overwhelming so break it down into bite…

Hi there, I have to agree with YF 92, you DO care but you are struggling to translate that 'care' into actions that are going to help you achieve all the list of ideas in your profile. Maybe you are just stuck in a bit of a rut at the moment and your vision of what you want for yourself has become clouded. I have found in…

Dr Oz is a great Doctor......and he isn't ALL about the money, he only wants the best for the peeples......

Perhaps have a couple of nice big glasses of water. Then try distraction....... Read a book, go for a walk around the garden, file your nails, anything. But if you are seriously ravenous have something to tide you over.....veggie sticks, bit of apple and cheese. Goodluck.

Hey there, Wanted to say sorry to hear that this happened to you. As many others have noticed the strange human phenomenon that weight loss invites others to have an opinion and voice it. Maybe it is the case that due to you heavy involvement with the 'biggest loser' comp at work, your openness about your own 'journey',…

Hi there!!! Oh Yes I can relate to many of the situations and their accompanying feelings of dismay, embarrassment and downright worry. I thought about adding in one of the 'smiley' icons.....but am having a difficult time figuring out which apply to the feelings I have gone through when I was at my biggest. I found,…

I add my voice to the chorus of Congratulations!!! May this be one of many, many positive steps for you on the way to health. :flowerforyou:

Hi there, I'm just chiming in to let you know that you are not alone with having struggles with just budging the last portion of weight. Everyone, unless of course they are very lucky, the closer they get to goal the slower the weight loss and it REALLY tests one's patience and fortitude, also plateaus and stalls are very…

Hi there, Maybe you have answered you own question as where your motivation has gone as I notice the words "Eating Clean ALL the time" and maybe to a lesser extent the running x3 a week....maybe your are burnt out. It's possible that you have put so much pressure on yourself to be 'perfect' that you have exhausted yourself…

That's awful....what a spiteful comment for anyone to make, let alone your daughter. I know that you are trying to let it pass and I'm all for keeping the peace in family (probably too much for my own good at times) but seeing that this has cut you deeply do you think you should stay silent?? I only ask because this type…

Hi there, Perhaps you could try thinking of it this way, having a supportive network particularly with your family is a BONUS not a necessity for you to be successful in your endeavours to lose weight. Somewhere deep inside those who make the decision to lose weight, stick at the often long and tedious process and claim…

Hey there, Sorry to hear that you are dealing with such negativity and from people in your life who should treat you with respect at least. The advice that has been given is awesome.....I tend to agree more with those that have said things along the lines of following your family's way of being WASP'ish perhaps the…

Hi there, I don't know how to access Blog posts from here (not computer savvy). Still tho' I wanted to respond to your idea of motivation being DOA and all the issues that it's causing you. Now this is just my opinion but I honestly think "Motivation" is highly overrated. If you can't summon this feeling don't let that…

Aw Darlin'....you were already on edge over the lady coming for tea and you feel self conscious, so your little one's innocent comment put you over the edge. Try not to take it to heart....kids are honest to a fault and don't have the adult filters we sometimes need when our feelings are raw but that's our problem not…

Dear Luke, Thank you for sharing your story.....I too have been on this road, travelling along carrying my own burdens trying to drown them in food. Thankfully you are well along on another road now.....don't look back with regret, it isn't a time that is wasted, don't believe that, please. You have grown so much as an…

No 16lbs lost is definitely NOT poor progress. Wow, I mean that's a lb lost every week....and weight loss is never linear so maybe you have had times where there the scale shows no loss and then the next time double before. Developing patience (I know this sucks) will really help you in the long run. It took me around 2…

Hi there, Fellow taker of Prednisone for Lupus.....I have never had to take the high dosages that you have talked about but I too noticed that as the dose was reduced one time that the hunger pangs seemed to be more determined. For me what helped was focusing more on satiating those cravings for comfort carbs with more…

Congratulations Mate!!!!! :drinker: This is an awesome story of Success.....Please, please think about posting it in that section. Really well written, funny and there is ALOT of top ideas to help others too!!! Again Well Done.

Oooh there are some awesome ideas in this thread....love the idea of watermelon and feta, must give that a try. Currently, in my part of the World it's Winter so we have been thoroughly enjoying some baked fruit particularly Apples and Pears. I usually marinate them in a mix of orange zest, and juice, with vanilla bean,…

Lost inches at random. I tend to agree with those that say the first place you put weight on it the last to go though. Over the time there have been some losses that I've had in places that I didn't really think were carrying that much extra and that was surprising. For me it was the calves and my neck.....who would have…

I'm going to guess that you are calling your spare butt what I referred to as my 'love handles' :grumble: but there was a severe lack of loving anything about them. I started out at weighing around 248 lbs and was very bottom heavy. Truthfully every lb, every inch lost made a difference......it just seemed to take forever…

Aw Darling you are going thru a tough time and your anxiety is making everything worse for you. Perhaps you have just caught a tummy bug just recently and that explains the upset tummy. You are doing a great job of getting any food into your tummy under these circumstances..... keep on trying, especially with adding in…

Hi there, Sorry to hear that you suffer with pain, Chronic Pain is debilitating and tiring. :flowerforyou: It is great that you are looking to incorporate a regular exercise programme into your life as in the long run your pain levels will hopefully decrease and of course there are so many advantages to having strong…

Terribly sorry that you and your whole family particularly your daughter are going through such a distressing time. I love animals myself have always had pets. Saying of Goodbye to our beloved companions is dreadfully hard and heartbreaking and you have experienced this multiple times, the stress and strain would be…