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I'll add you! Any other positive motivating people can add me too!

I'm getting married in June and hope to look 10 pounds by then (have been working on weight loss for a long time now but have put on a little stress weight recently). I will friend request all of you!

My biggest size for pants was a 16 (which were, admittedly, loose), and now I'm in that weird inbetween where 12's are pretty baggy and loose but 10's are uncomfortably tight (but I can zip them!). Tops used to be large and now I can buy a medium!!!! I even have a dress in Medium!

Ditto.

Did you eat a lot this weekend? I ask because last weekend was my birthday weekend and I ate all my favorite things. Now this week I'm feeling really deprived and munchie. It sucks! I'm trying to drink more water but it's not easy to stay on track.

One time I really wanted a piece of chocolate cake but there was no way to eat it without going over my calories, so I would take a bite and then spit it out before swallowing. Then I realized this was approaching eating disorder behavior, and I never did it again. Also I'm pretty sure it's super damaging to your stomach…

I can relate to those comments, I know it feels kinda crappy like they're judging you. You could either say "Well I lost a bunch of weight eating like this, so I guess I'm doing something right!" or you can just shrug your shoulders and ignore it. But if you're maintaining then keep it up! I would recommend a couple…

I agree with what others are saying. I usually only have one/one and a half heavy days, but I try to do my regularly scheduled workouts anyway, ESPECIALLY as I tend to indulge in cravings a bit more at this special time. I still make sure to track and drink TONS of water. A good time is to do your exercise as soon as you…

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Wow. The perseverance this requires is truly impressive and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

Just remember that small changes add up over time. Try not to do everything all at once - if you're used to eating fast food and processed foot and lots of sweet treats, eliminating all of that right away might be a little too drastic. You don't want to set yourself up for failure. Celebrate the small successes - like the…

Well first of all you should forgive yourself for your slip ups of recent weeks. I find that when I beat myself up it's just harder to break the cycle. Everyone gets stressed and lets their diet slip from time to time - you're human! You can't change anything you've already done, but there's a quote I like: "you're only…

I was just on maintenance mode and then got REALLY sick, then I went on vacation, so I've been offline for a month. This morning was the first day I've lifted weights in over a month, and I am NOT looking forward to the soreness tomorrow morning. But that's okay. I'm back to my workout routine, back to logging calories. I…

You look so great! Congrats and keep up the good work!

Hi all, thanks so much for the encouraging words. I think it's really a matter of me being too hard on myself, too critical, and too IMPATIENT. I have lost some inches but not all over, and not as much as my goal was for the end of the program. I have been working out consistently for YEARs, and with the CE I didn't eat…

Thank you Sarah. I hope today is a better day for both of us. The most important thing is how we feel about ourselves, not some number on the scale. I have made huge strides when it comes to the psychological aspects of eating. A few years ago (maybe even one year ago), I would also have binged in reaction to feeling like…

I'm guessing you ate the cake because you were feeling guilt about eating all the other stuff. I used to have the same problem - if I "cheated" on my "diet" I would say F it because I already "blew it for the day" and I would eat badly for the rest of the day. It took awhile to change that mindset. I read a quote that I…

I vote NO MORE watching the Victoria Secret fashion show. :smile:

Everyone has their own issues, and I can kind of understand where you're coming from. I'm still on the losing track, but I've recently upped my calories because I've been working out harder, and I also dread comments from certain people in my life who are judgemental and have really bad relationships with food and their…

That's AWESOME. Way to be a role model, your kids will be better off for it!

I'm doing T25, mostly modified, and following MFP for calories, not doing the double days. SO awesome to see your results as I'm going for similar. Congrats, you've earned every pound!

That's great! Happy for you!

Wow - what an amazing transformation! Between the second and third pics you're like a whole new person! WTG, you are my inspiration of the day!

CONGRATULATIONS! I did the C25K program last summer and I remember how it felt the first time I ran the whole thing. I was more proud of myself than I think I'd ever been! You're awesome!

You look fantastic! Great job!

Great job! You can really see a difference.

I'm no expert on this, but I'm a super slow runner. I always walk for five minutes before I start to run. Actually, I lift weights for 15 minutes and then I walk for 5 before running. But I don't see why you can't just walk a few minutes and that be your warm up. I think if you FEEL okay doing that and don't notice any…

I know it's better to eat the most at breakfast and the least at dinner, but I just cannot help it - I LOVE dinner and that's when I have my most free time, so I notice that I'm hungry more.

I don't really weigh myself. I'd like to fit comfortably in a size 8 (really a size 6, but I've learned that setting smaller goals produces better results for me). Basically I just want to look at pictures of myself without crying. :)

Wow! You not only look thinner and healthier - you look at least 10 years younger! Congrats on your hard work paying off.