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That is very interesting; I have been seeing a therapist for years and she suggested at one point that I showed tendencies of adult ADD, but I was never officially diagnosed. I wonder if it has to do with latching onto something to focus on instead of having scattered thoughts? Anyway thanks for the reply.

If I may ask, what sort of treatment did you go through? How intensive was it? I would really love to have a healthier relationship with food and any information on this would be welcome.

I used to play a MMO that was basically a watered-down WoW clone for a couple years, quit that, got addicted to League of Legends, and now am playing actual WoW as well (both introduced to me by my boyfriend haha). Console stuff is too expensive, plus my faithful Xbox 360 finally died last summer :'( but my favorite games…

That one on the left is AWESOME!!

I don't see how this relates to anything, but this gif made me giggle

Confucius couldn't multitask, apparently! :tongue:

No, thank YOU, OP, for starting a Monty Python gif thread :heart:

Oh I dunno, maybe when people stop being so needlessly sarcastic all the time ...so basically never

^This.

Wow, still defending yourself? You could have saved yourself all this drama and retaliation against you (which is no better than the snarky comments, I'm not going to place anyone on a pedestal here) by simply adding a "...but welcome to MFP!" to your initial post.

Your words are falling on deaf ears, honey. Because the people who always have a snarky response to everything aren't going to change their behavior one bit simply because someone is offended by it. In fact, that usually gives them a gleeful sort of satisfaction, because then they get to say "you're being oversensitive"…

It's not 'basic human nature' to be rude to someone, period. I 'maxed out' at 300 pounds too and I would not consider OP's post elitist, so you and the rest of the snarks need to dial down the attitude.

But often it's not the fear of the food itself, but the fear that one indulgence will turn into that string of bad days, and that they will snowball out of control. It's not usually a rational fear-- and it is almost an excuse, that one minor "mistake" is somehow a reason to call everything off and give up-- but in some…

I agree 100% with this, and it happens a lot unfortunately. I feel like when people post these "should I eat my birthday cake" threads, they are posting because they are terrified that this exact scenario will happen to them. Whether or not it's likely for the OP in any instance doesn't really matter-- fear is often very…

...lol seriously though: There IS a wagon: you either live a healthy, reasonable lifestyle, or you don't. Whether that second option is hyper-restrictive dieting or constant overindulgence doesn't matter. You simply have to choose which wagon you want to try to be on, in the end.

Are you ****ting me? I am DREAMING of the day that I can start dismissing losers who are looking at my tits instead of awkwardly at my face (and avoiding the rest of me). Bring it on, I WANT the attention :tongue: But like many others have said, simply because you are thinner does not automatically mean you're going to GET…

I first joined MFP in the spring of 2011, but it took me a year and a half to finally get serious about it. And I "tried" to lose weight just about every summer before that as a college student and teenager, but as soon as things got difficult (i.e. as soon as I passed the 2 or 3-day mark) I'd dismiss it as "too hard" and…

You are awesome! I haven't reached that point yet where nothing can lure me into bad habits... but one day, I really hope to get to that place where certain foods are no longer binge triggers for me, but simply food that I can choose to enjoy or just as happily choose not to. :smile:

Absolutely. I may have hated exercising at first, and the cravings I had when I started to limit my calories and to NOT give in to my every indulgence, but, I also hated feeling crappy on a daily basis when I was at my highest weight of nearly 300 pounds, when simply getting out of bed was a huge chore! It wasn't easy to…

You've already lost more than 30 pounds, though, that's great!! You've come this far, you just need to remind yourself why this is all worth it. :smile:

The thing of it is, I always knew what I 'wanted' (to be at a lower, healthier weight), but I never thought about it in realistic terms. I set myself up for failure with my expectations that were too drastic for me to achieve in what I was willing to put out-- and I'd get frustrated, give up, and then wonder why I'd failed…

But your icon... ...I call shenanigans. *narrows eyes* :laugh:

I injured my arms (took a bad fall rollerblading lol) a few months ago, and was popping as much Aleve as I safely could for about a week straight. The pain was dwindling, but I felt like crap! Then I finally realized... Aleve is Naproxen SODIUM. Lol! I was drinking water, but definitely not enough to compensate. I was so…