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ME, too!

What a transformation! Congratulations on all your hard work! You look great!

Congratulations! You have made amazing progress and you look great! :) Keep it up!

^What they said. What I did was go to "edit previous entries" and adjust my very first entry to my starting weight two weeks ago (even though that was not my weight at that time). Since MFP compares with your very first entry, that's how the ticker counts. Good luck! :) Congrats on dropping some lbs! :)

Hi thread! I've had out-of-town company since Friday, but I'm so glad to see posts! Will come back tonight or tomorrow AM and catch up! SO proud of everyone and glad to see you! :)

Hi there! Good luck on your journey! I posted community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10088820/no-fear-of-commitment-here-will-lose-125-lbs-to-live-life-more-fully-at-40#latest]this thread (click to view) a week or two ago, and it filled up with very supportive people so quickly we started a group. Most of us have quite a…

@Boe4Life‌ - Good question, and good suggestion! Someone up thread had suggested this, and I meant to sit down and consciously identify a string of goals. I know I'm focused for the first two weeks on *staying below my calorie goal.* I had to get my stomach used to much less quantity. Today's day 11, and I've been under so…

@Amerdee2 - Welcome! Here's some helpful info (I think) from a bit up the page: So glad to have you!!! I want to clarify that you (as a new person) can add yourself in multiple ways: 1) Bookmark this group! There's a star up to the right of the title of the thread. If you click it, it'll turn yellow and you've bookmarked…

@IrishChik‌ - Join our group! Info in post slightly up thread! Welcome!! We're glad you're here! :) @RillaVanilla‌ - I don't know, but I'll see if I can figure it out! ❤️

Sorry for the double post, but I have a f/u question. I "announced" the two threads I meant to "sticky," as that was the only option I saw. You guys can respond to those, right? If not, I did it wrong. ;) ETA: Ok, I see now that folks have responded...it just doesn't update in the list the same way as the "discussion"…

I agree. I *think* I just made it private (I've not moderated a group here before). We went from 32 to 34 members in the past 15 minutes. IF anyone makes a compelling argument to keep it public longer, I'm all ears. Having just posted something pretty personal over there in the Intro thread, I'm happy to keep it with the…

Hi all!! Wow! This group has taken off!! There're over 30 posts already in the GROUP by the same name. I'm trying to catch up on reading posts, but I already see that it's pretty unlikely I will be able to maintain the same level of personal commentary with this many people - especially if we continue to grow. That's why…

Hi wonderful people! Had a fantastic and much needed day of downtime and relaxation. These days can be tough on diets, though. But despite thinking I might end up going over on calories, I was still able to stay "within budget"! Thanks to all of you for joining the thread, and for the continuing momentum and encouragement…

You guys are doing awesome in here! @shirayne‌ - I love the idea of portioning out all of your individual meals for the week in separate containers. I keep meaning to do that, but just haven't. Great reminder! :)

And, sorry for the double post, but it's time for my daily, personal commentary!! @portlandsundevil‌ - I've started the group. The link's above! Come on over, and we'll learn together! :) @kismea‌ - So glad to have you here!! Please join in the fun (and now the group, if you like!)! Oh, and WOO-HOO!!! You have made AMAZING…

I started a group! It's called (big surprise): No fear of commitment here! Daily motivation toward living life more fully! :) I set it to "Public," but wonder if anyone wants to do private since we're starting to get to know each other here. Thoughts? Great idea about the group, those of you who suggested it! Individual…

Hi all!!! I'm jumping in as promised, but I've had a wicked migraine all day so I can't stay long. Will put out personalized messages tomorrow! Keep on keeping on!

You can!! Click the star at the top of the page (next to the title of the thread) to "bookmark" it (star will turn yellow)! You'll get notifications of posts like you get for comments to your home page! :) In my browser (Firefox), I get pop-ups telling me who posted even if I am not on the MFP tab- that's how I knew to…

@goofydee30‌ - Good questions! First - welcome!! Glad to have you! Feel free to friend me! I think a lot of people in this thread have already friended me and each other - all the support we can get on a CONSISTENT basis is gravy! :) My thoughts were that we'd all post in this thread daily, but I am totally open to…

Hi there, @RillaVanilla‌ et al! Looks like things are sailing right along today! Interesting comments about TOM and calories, etc....glad I popped in! Also, I think you can meet you goal by your birthday! Somehow I missed that you have until NEXT year...you can do it! :)

@jrline‌ - Thanks for dropping in! I hope to be able to say the same - that I am in better shape @ 41 than I was at 21! Excellent inspiration! :) @lgb1‌ - <3 Thank you for your enduring support. As with most things, I couldn't do it without you. We will both be the better for it! And, you've been through your own share of…

@mrscapri - Wowza! You're an inspiration! Good job and thanks so much for popping in! Having some folks at different stages of their journey around is such a resource! And, Tony is a ham! He always cracked me up, even though I was watching the same handful of videos over and over again! Great work-out, eh? @Bexyf - One of…

@lizzmiller8‌ - Nice to "meet" someone not only with similar goals, but who is willing to share them with others! Hope you'll stick around the thread! :) @txcraftr‌ - I love your avatar! The colors are awesome, but I guess I always love a good castle! I look forward to moving forward together! @Nikeolie - Yes, we CAN do…

Every word of this post is fantastic. Thank you for the encouragement and the reality of living more fully. You are truly living your success. :)

Congratulations! You look great, and more importantly, you seem happier! :)

Hi all! This seems like a perfect thread for me! We all share a desire to make meaningful change and I am so motivated to find buddies to go on the journey together! @shirayne - you had the same idea I just wrote about in the thread I just posted: No fear of commitment here! No matter where it happens, I hope all of us…

You have made so many important observations about and commitments to your life in your thread so far. I just finished reading through it. I'm really proud of you and hope to cheer you on. I laughed when reading your NSV goals, because I share so many of them. Here's another: *Not having to worry about whether I can sit…

You look absolutely amazing! I think your "after" pic suggests that you are healthy and fit at this weight - definitely not fat (per your perception of what others might think given the number). Remember that the number on the scale is not always the best representation of health or fitness. In this case, you look…

Good for you guys for setting goals and checking in on them! I'm late, but would still love to join in. I was doing pretty regular journaling of food and working out until things hit a snag a few months back...and I just STOPPED. So, my goals for July are: 1) log in to MFP daily 2) record my intake daily 3) exercise (for…

I'm really sorry you're having such a rough time. I understand how paralyzing a devastating loss (in addition to what sounds like several other things) can be. Add the use of food as a coping strategy and you've really got yourself a conundrum. I get it because I had a very similar alignment of WTF about one year ago this…