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Fantastic! You look great!

Thank y'all!! I definitely agree - I would never have the courage to do that if I were a boy. Unfortunately, I'm heading back to college in 2.5 weeks, so I don't think I'll be giving him a call. I feel bad, but it was very sweet and very brave of him!

My victory was stepping on the scale and losing another pound! Yay for all of us!

Mouth watering. I'd shoot that stuff up.

I couldn't NOT lift. I do cardio every day and lift four times a week - I love it and know that I wouldn't be half as lean and toned as I am if all I did was cardio. Weights are our friends, ladies!

While I don't have much wisdom to share with you, I do have this: Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm barely 20 and have struggled with an eating disorder/distorted body image since I was 15. I often chastise myself, knowing that I should be enjoying this time in my life and appreciating the body I have. Your story really…

I get Natalie Portman and Anne Hathaway frequently. Must be the brown hair, brown eyes combo.

Absolutely phenomenal! You look like a completely different person!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! :) All of your advice is so appreciated!

Y'all are wonderful, thank you!!

While I respect your opinion, I disagree with it. As a slender girl who HAS been in therapy for an eating disorder that warped my self-perception to hell, it seems to me like you're making broad generalizations with little to no understanding of where certain people might be coming from. And honestly, if people "vying for…

Girly, that is AWESOME! And honestly - that's the only way I can run. I challenge myself, I turn it into a competition. "Just ten more minutes...okay, now ten more..." :) Keep it up, and congrats!!

Thank you, beautiful! It's definitely a small victory, but inches are so much more encouraging than that silly old scale. Best wishes toward your own goals! :)

What a difference! You look phenomenal - your hard work has definitely paid off!

Daniel Craig and Gerard Butler. Mmm.

You are looking fabulous, and your little boys are just PRECIOUS!! They look so much like their mama!

Yay! Love this.

Girlfriend, you look AMAZING. You look like you weigh somewhere in the 120s-130s now - keep up the awesome work!

Boys suck.

I typically do 1-1.5 hours of cardio every day and follow a weight training program that has me lifting 4 times a week. I'm wanting to up my cardio, though - I run 3 miles, but I think I'm going to start shooting for 4-5.

Aah, this is amazing! It really helps hearing things like this, because this is almost more of a mental process for me than it is a physical one. Thank you endlessly!

Also - Thank you so much to everyone who has responded! This site is such a positive, healthy support system for me - when I was anorexic, I was surrounded by other eating disordered girls, so you people are a breath of fresh air. It really means a lot!

My daily caloric goal is 1000 calories (subtracting my calories burned in the gym from how much I actually eat). I realize that that's low - it's just a product of my frustration at having been stuck in the same place forever. If it will help me healthily lose weight, I can definitely learn to eat more. It'll be difficult…

This is the story of my life! I have such a huge peanut butter addiction that I don't even let it in the house. It's as big of a temptation for me as ice cream is for some people - such a treat!

Aah, you and I are in the SAME predicament. I've been stuck in the mid-130s for what seems like forever and would absolutely freak to see the high 120s. Count me in!

Thank you so much for all of the responses! I appreciate everyone's advice and concern very much. After an eating disorder, it's much harder to recover mentally than it is physically (at least that's been my experience). I don't think I'm in any danger of a physical relapse, but you are all very right - I still…

I'm about a half inch shy of 5'6", but let's overlook that. At the peak of my anorexia, I weighed around 90-95 lbs, whereas my natural body weight gravitates toward the 125-135 lb range. I've been stuck in the mid-130s since losing excess weight gained during eating disorder recovery and am convinced that my metabolism and…

Aah, you people are fantastic!!

Wonderful! I would love to know what y'all's jogging/running schedule looks like so maybe I can try to mimic it. I will definitely add you - thanks so much, and good look training!!