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In June, I will have been married to the love of my life for 27 years. We got married when I was 14 and he was 18. In those 27 years, we've been through heaven, hell, and everything in between. We've experienced birth and death, and that whole "richer, poorer, sickness, health" thing? We've run the gamut on that too. We…

Your story sounds a lot like mine... Edited to add: Not only did I weigh 300 pounds when I started this whole journey in 2011, but I too am an ex-smoker who quit stone cold turkey - in 2008. So our stories are very similar, only I've got 17 years on you... Walking is a good start for exercise Please stop thinking about "if…

We met in September 1985. I turned 14 in October and we started dating 3 weeks later. He turned 18 at the end of November. He asked me to marry him on December 1st. He officially got on one knee and proposed in front of my mother on Valentines Day. We got married at the end of June. I was 14, he was 18. We've been married…

I count water as water... If I squeeze a lemon wedge in it, I count that as water... If I add flavoring packets, I don't count that as water, I count that as koolaid I have a place on my diary for Beverages other than water I used to track my water intake religiously... I don't track it as stringently now...

I have the answer to all these questions... After years of research, I have deduced that 99% of human males suffer from a disease called "Man-itis". Man-itis is a terrible disease that causes all the symptoms you mentioned in the opening post. Man-itis is the side effect of testosterone. Testosterone kills brain cells,…

If I don't have my coffee, somebody gonna get hurt real bad... Maybe not, but I do have coffee at least a couple of times a day... sometimes plain black coffee, sometimes peppermint mocha creamer or pumpkin spice creamer added... sometimes chocolate caramel pecan cappuccino added to my dark roast... I'm not going to do…

Don't have time to read through right now but I am called GiGi (pronounced jee jee) My mother is Nanny My mother-in-law is MeMa I know others called Grammy, Gammy, and one of my dearest friends is called Lolly by her grandson (he calls her husband Pop, so they are lolly and pop, so darn cute) Tutu is Hawaiian for…

I don't believe I'm beautiful at all But I rarely wear makeup unless I'm going somewhere "special" But no, I don't put on makeup to go to the grocery store or docs office or whatever.

My daughter's now ex-boyfriend came over for Thanksgiving dinner several years ago, the first year they were dating, and when it was time to eat, he made a comment along the lines of "oh great, another dried out turkey" to which I told him he would NEVER find even a piece of dry turkey in my roasting pan... He conceded…

I'm not embarrassed about my weight loss, but I do get embarrassed when I get introduced to people who never knew me when I was fat as "This is my daughter, a year ago she weighed 300 pounds"... I mean... Really??? *sigh* I just suck it up and gripe about it when I get away from her...

trying to get pic to post... and well done!

You are worth the effort it will take to do this. You, and only you, have the immense power it takes to do this. You are strong, you are beautiful, and you got this!

Gotta love those NSV's

Southern North Carolina, USA born and raised... For those evening meals, if I'm having a home cooked meal, no matter whose home it was cooked in, it's supper. If I'm going out to a restaurant, it's dinner. Which is funny, because even in deciding to go out, it's usually prefaced with "what do you want for supper?" But,…

I've lost 130 pounds and have never ever set foot in a gym. I started walking. First walk was 3/4 of a mile and took me almost an hour to walk it and I thought I was going to DIE... a couple of weeks ago, I walked 8 miles in 2 hours and 18 minutes and felt AMAZING afterwards. Healthy food isn't more expensive... you just…

I quit cold turkey, January will be 5 years ago... I cut drinking straws into cigarette sized sections and kept one in my hand or mouth for about 2 weeks... then I just ... didn't...

Took me just under 10 months to lose 100 pounds... Took a total change in every aspect of my life - food, exercise, even relationships...

I want to be that mother!

I've already gotten rid of 130 pounds... I still have around 15 pounds to shed... I've learned that what one person considers a mountain, another may consider a mole hill... and vice versa... What is important isn't the number you want (or need) to lose. It is the fact that you're here, working toward your goal... and…

K-Mart 1986 $15 Was just a blue and white dress. We didn't have a big wedding.

I'm not different. I am Angie, all I'll ever be. Since I've lost weight, I've lost the filter between my thoughts and what I speak a lot of the time... but I've found myself... The me that was always inside waiting to get out...

Yes. I was a freshman, he was a senior. He graduated in June, we got married 2 weeks later. We have been married 26 years, have 3 children, and 3 grandchildren. We belong together.

I read this quote several months ago, and this post reminded me of it. "Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them it has always been big stuff." -…

I was 13 and he was 17 when we met. I was a freshman, he - a senior. My mother had told me I either had to take auto shop or home ec, and I didn't want to take home ec. I walked into the auto shop, smelled the dirt and oil and decided to go get a schedule change. Then the TA walked out, and he had the most gorgeous…

I know how you feel. I was a size 26-28 at my largest. I am now in a size 10. My mind still makes me think I need to be in the plus size women's department. When I pick up what I actually fit into, my brain can't compute and the voice in my head says "no way that fits your fat *kitten*" But it does fit, comfortably...…

Everyone needs a "Craig" in their life. Not so that they will be left lots of stuff in a will, but someone to inspire them, to lead them, to be in their corner, even if they don't know it. I can only hope to be someone's "Craig" someday

My butt hurts if I sit down for too long. On the positive side of that, I've lost enough weight that I can stand up for prolonged periods without it making my back/knees/feet hurt. My breasts dangle... like tube socks with bars of soap in them. :grumble: But - I've gone from a DDD to a D cup. Excess skin on my belly,…

My husband and children and my closest friends are very supportive. My mother tells me that I have lost enough weight, I don't need to lose anymore. Even though I tell her my doctor wants me to lose at least 15 more pounds, to get to a healthy weight range. She finally snapped one day that she has been smaller than me…

We went and bought plain gold matching bands the weekend before the wedding. No diamond. No engagement ring. We were young and poor. He's given me a couple of diamonds in the 26 years since then. But you know what? I have lost enough weight that I can finally, once again, wear that plain gold band that he gave me on the…

I did not try to actively lose weight, but with my second child, I weighed 21 pounds less the day I delivered him than I did the day I conceived him. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. He was perfectly healthy and happy. My third, I weighed 1 pound more the day I delivered him than the day he was conceived. He weighed 8 pounds…