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How can someone get to 538lbs?
(Just wanted to share something i wrote last night) How do you get to 538lbs? Whenever I share how much weight I have lost one of the first things that people ask is…How did you get that big? People can’t seem to fathom how someone could get that large. Obviously it does not happen overnight, it takes years of emotional…
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Study on stomach stretching related to eyelids.
So on Thursday I am having my eyelids tightened. I have floppy eyelid syndrome and when I started my weight loss I had some seriously bad dry eye set in over time. It got to the point where I could not work because my eyes would get so bad. After a year of trying every kind of drop and medication nothing worked. So I have…
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Need some more dude bro MFP friends
Hey guys, I have a lot of MFP friends and I really love all the support I get from people on here. But I noticed that almost all my friends are women, which don't get me wrong, I love that, they are all amazingly supportive. But I feel like I need some more male friends so if any guys out there who need to lose 100+ pounds…
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A bad source of motivation?
So something that has always separated me with the other overweight people in my family was the fact that I was always the biggest. But I am well within a year of being smaller then all of them as long as I stay on track. One thing that always bugged me growing up was the fact that my family felt fine making fun of my…
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Suggestions for replacing Wheat Thins
When I started losing weight I basically just began to gradually take away all the bad foods. For the first month I ate anything I wanted so long as I stayed within my calorie limit. Slowly and surely I got rid of almost all the bad things in my diet. After a year I no longer drink soda, I don't eat red meat, and I have…
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NSV - Treadmill no longer an asthmatic.
So I have a treadmill that I bought a while ago. I used it every now and then but I did not use it much because I was so big that it would make such an awful noise when I got on it and walked. So I instead lost all my weight so far by just walking a lot. Now that I am down a lot I decided to start using the treadmill more…
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Any suggestions on walking footwear.
Hey Guys I lost my first 140lbs by doing a lot of walking and during that time I had to deal with a bad case of Plantar Fascitis. Through steroid injections and taking it easy for a while I have managed to get rid of the PF. I really would like to keep it from coming back so I was wondering if anyone who may have had this…
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I keep hitting the same plateau
I have lost over 140lbs so far, and I got down to 402lbs last november before being injured and gaining 40lbs of that back. I got back on track once my foot was better a few months ago and have lost that 40lbs I regained. My problem is that every time I get close to the scale going under 400lbs I hit a plateau. Was the…
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Burning my 5XL Shirts
I am not yet quite ready to get rid of my 4XL shirts as 3XL is still a little tight, but today I took all my 5XL shirts and gave them a ceremonial send off in a large metal trashcan. They feel like I am wearing a dress when I put them on and I am very happy to get rid of them. Anyone else ever destroy some old clothing for…
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Staying Motivated When Alone
I think one of the hardest ways to lose a lot of weight is when you are alone. When you have nothing to look forward to each day things can get rather dreary and bleak. I have been alone for the last 10 years, mainly because I couldn't stand to look at myself so I figured why would anyone else want to look. For lack of a…
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High Protein / Low Calorie Options
I am looking to add some more protein to my diet and was wondering what are the best foods/methods to add some protein that are relatively lower in calories. Thanks
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My Progress so far...130lbs down.
Hi everyone. I felt like posting a pic of my progress so far, I can hardly call it a success story quite yet as I need to come down at least another 200+ pounds. But I thought I would share. Its been rough adjusting to eating right, I consumed nearly 9,000 calories a day before and now I eat just around 2500. I never ever…
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What I used to eat in a single day.
As of today I eat a relatively healthy diet compared to my past. I try to forget what I ate but the memories of all the delicious food are hard to make go away. So I decided to share what I would eat in a normal day before I changed everything. After writing it all out I was horrified by how many calories a day I was…
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Ever feel you are too old to start living?
One of the worst things about living with a severe weight problem is that It can stall any life that you wanted to have and by the time you get around to doing something about it you may feel that by the time you get healthy your life is too far over to start over. I am 36 years old and its something I think about…
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The cycle of my obese mind.
I want to talk about the cycle of thinking that I and many other obese and overweight people fall into quite often. When you get so large that you start thinking of yourself as a monster unworthy of love and attention (yes, those were actual thoughts I have had) it becomes a vicious cycle of self abuse that causes many…
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106 Down, hell of a lot more to go.
Hi. When I started using MFP and fitbit to lose weight I had to weigh myself on a shipping scale. I weighed over 530LBS. I am very tall and muscular so I held my weight better then a lot of people my size, but still I was obviously very obese. I have been able to get my weight down before but never been able to make it…
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Need ideas for regular lunch.
I have been working out and using fitbit and so far have lost over 100LBS. I have been eating nearly the same lunch every single day for the last 6 months. I have been slowly changing my eating habits over time and I have come to a point where I only drink water, 90% of the bread I consume is whole wheat, and I am eating…
