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Great Shelly. Right–now is your time. Define your boundaries and do not tolerate trespassers. This is YOUR time. Time to get thin and healthy. Go, Go, GO!!

Yes, Gayle! Even though you just started again, and are probably a little empty and hungry, it feels AMAZING! Right? You can’t duplicate that incredible feeling any other way. AND rightly so: your body has so much more energy when you start to use up the inflammatory and fatigue-causing fat. Great!

GREAT!! :woohoo:

I am so sorry, Sharonmarie. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I love the post 6 hours ago; the last one not so much. Understand the those good aromas will ALWAYS be around and they will ALWAYS tempt you. You’ve got to be stronger then they are. You have to want to be thin more than the food wants to be eaten. You’ve got this. Right–get up and leave if you must–but don’t let anything tempt you. Hunger…[Read more]

Great.

Right!

Indeed, I really want you to succeed, 5Bite. You haven’t updated your tracker in awhile. Would you mind doing so? I want to know where you stand today and how things progress over the next few days/weeks. Thanks!

Ah, Shelly, but you can’t blame God for making you splurge on Ice Cream. Not EVERYTHING is under his control. He has given you free will. It is your responsibility, then, to make good choices with your free will. Splurging on ice cream is a bad decision. The ice cream will always be there. You can always eat more of it later. If you just…[Read more]

Fine. Did 2 bars a day make you nauseous? I can’t imagine that 1 bar a day makes that much of a difference. But, you will feel uneasy, perhaps, whenever your body starts to break down a new depot of fat.

HI HT …

First, you didn’t need the saltines–water would have been fine. But the extra salt does cause water retention (in the short run) so that is probably why the scale isn’t moving much. But, just to finish this thing once and for all, why not go back to bars? One for lunch, one for dinner, and that’s it. Water and coffee. You’ll be…[Read more]

I actually like that … because when you bought the size 14 you also bought the size 8. I think I would have preferred it more if you had bought all the way down to size 2; I don’t want you to stall when you are in your size 8’s because you don’t have skinnier jeans to work into.

I like that attitude!
Hopefully, it time for us all to get serious!

It is a definite victory when you go on vacation and return without gaining weight. Great job!

YES! Even one little health issue puts an end to the discussion. You HAVE to do this diet until you cross the finish line lest suffer the consequences of that health issue for the rest of your life.

I also like the idea of learning to go without having something in your mouth–even gum. While gum is a good tool for those who aren’t ready to…[Read more]

Ah … but this isn’t about what your mom thinks. This is about YOU and what really is. Science–nature–dictates that you are healthiest at 108. If your mom wants you to stop short of that, she wants you to live less long and with more morbidity. SO, be strong. You are here for a reason. Innately you KNOW this is the right thing for…[Read more]

Then do it, Shelly! Go for it! If you say you can do it, I believe you. Live up to that assertion. I’m here for you!

I like what you’ve written, Shelly. You are putting things in perspective. Indeed, it is hard to lose weight. But NOT losing weight is even harder–it tears your body apart. AND, in terms of hunger, the hunger is far more manageable then, say, breaking your leg from a slip and fall accident, that’s more likely to happen because of the extra…[Read more]

Great, Shelly! Let’s see how all this works. 5BD + OA may be your secret formula!

Shelly, I always want you to pursue whatever you think will work for you. If you join another group, like Weight Watchers or Overeaters Anonymous, though, I always recommend that you incorporate as much as you can from what you’ve learned here. Still, I fully supportive of you trying other avenues if the current one isn’t working for you. Of…[Read more]