I am so thankful that I found this site... I just cried reading a thread about AN (acanthosis nigricans) that was from july. WOW! I have never even met anyone who has heard of it; I was diagnosed in high school, but not topical or oral meds helped... So I have been struggling with self-esteem issues ever since; I always hated that i couldn't wear the cute clothes my friends and sisters can wear. Not to mention the questions, and the family members telling me i need to "scrub." I have had AN on my neck since elementary school, and when i was in middle school i use to scrub to the point...

chantyl03

Everything seems different to me right now. I don't know how to put it, but I've not cheated ONCE this week. But my interpretation of cheating can be broad because I'm following my own LC rules. They are basically to eat almost entirely clean, no processed flour or sugars.. In addition to this, I still avoid breads, starchy veggies and of course all candies and sweets. I eat very Atkins-like, but I'm not doing induction. Just eating good and exercising.

I feel really good this way. Maybe I'm not meant to follow one specific plan. Like I said before, we are all different and have...

Kamicryze

Well I've made it to day 5, and guess what? You aren't going to believe this. I don't believe it and it's happening to me! I weighed and I have lost 11 pounds!
How cool is that?
My energy is good and I'm past the cravings...although I did dream last night that I put a hot baked potato in my purse and layed a whole stick of butter in it to melt! LOL I'm glad you can't get carbs from dreams.
Yesterday I was busy on the tractor all day so I just drank crystal lite and water. Then for dinner I had two pieces of Talapia with a couple of slices of jalpenas and some...

Catarina

Well treatment last night was actually really good, and really beneficial. We started with a body image group and ended with discussing weekend plans and what can be done to avoid symptoms. I got some good tips and am going to make this weekend a good one. I HAVE to. I have binged 3 times this week (2 days) and my goal was 4x, which is 2x less than last week. I WILL meet that goal, I have to. I missed 2 of my 3 goals last week so this week I am determined to hit my goals and go to treatment feeling confident on Monday
So yesterdays group was good, but I still came home and binged ...

DisneyPrincess

My scale that is. It's stuck at 185 boooo, BUT I feel pretty good considering TOM is here but I've been doing a lot of body weight exercises the past few days, so I'm thinking that may also have something to do with it as well. Because my clothes are fitting better and I keep having to make new holes for my belt!

StartingOver