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I, too, constantly struggle with binge eating and once weighed 300+ because of it (although I've lost and maintained a reasonable weight for six years now). I agree with Nancy that it's probably related to perfectionism. I was anorexic as a pre-teen/teen and have always struggled with food...

RE: Thanks! I really hate to rain on the parade, but I'd dislike even more seeing that little boy miss out on his protein. I've always heard that cooking the protein powder destroys it somehow. I hope someone can chime in and tell me I'm wrong??? Shari

>Shari, have you tried the minerals from either of those 2 >websites and if so, do you like them? Even though I didn't >see the shipping charges, the total cost may be a dollar or >two less than the bare minerals purchased at the store but >would love to know how they are before trying...

How interesting that this subject should come up. I have really bad posture myself. Even when I stand up as straight as possible, as in against a wall, my shoulders round forward considerably. My grandmother was built exactly the same way, so I'm certain it's a hereditary trait. I'm...

I don't have any suggestions or advice. Just wanted to say I've been there, too, and I'm sorry you're going through a hard time. Shari

Here are a couple. Shari http://www.jlynnecosmetics.com/ http://www.melangecosmetics.com/index.htm

I eat a lot of vital wheat gluten and/or wheat protein isolate. Prepared, it's called seitan. Most people I know don't like it, though. It can be pretty . . . chewy. I make mine into "cookies" with oatmeal and a little bit of Splenda, but there are many other ways to choke it down. It's not...

Missy, You're lovely! You look like someone who's never carried an extra pound in her life. And you have three children? No way! Wow! I'm with the others, though. Show us some before pictures so we can see your progress. Shari

Hi Bunbun, When I was very young (and stupid), I went to a "diet doctor" who gave me drugs to help me lose weight. Turns out, one of them was thyroid medication. I literally thought I had a brain tumor. I had tremendous migraines with fabulously beautiful auras -- flashing lights, even...

Bwah ha ha! Snort! Love it LauraMax! Shari

This happened to me. I lost 99 pounds then hit a plateau that lasted well over a year. Turns out I wasn't eating enough. Shari >Everyone is differnt. Some people eat all their flex points >and AP's. Once on the program, an individual may have to >adjust it to fit them. Alot of...

Could she enroll at a university? She'd end up with a degree that would help her make a permanent improvement in her situation, and while she's there, she can get grants and loans to see her through. The university might even offer free or reduced price childcare and a job that works around the...

I sneak in my own popcorn in a baggie. Gotta have the popcorn, just don't what theirs -- although I agree it is fabulous. I usually sneak a bite or two of DS's anyway, but just a bite. Then I eat my own air-popped corn with just a teensy bit of real butter. Shari

I got Dance Dance Revolution! I've been wanting it forever. The bummer is, I also got sick and don't feel like playing it. My son made me the best present of all, though -- a DVD, set to music, of some of our old family pictures. He made it in school and took a lot of time with it to do...

I was never vegan, but I did go vegetarian ten or fifteen years ago. You have to be very careful with this, though. I initially lost about 35 pounds. (I needed to lose more than that.) However, I gained all that back and more because I didn't eat enough protein. I was always hungry from too...

Erica, my experience was very similar to yours. Like you, I lost control when I allowed myself that one taste, which led to one meal, which led to one day, which led to all weekend, which led to a full-blown binge-eating disorder that left me at over 300 pounds. I think I've got it under...

. . . quit smoking (3 packs a day for nearly twenty years) . . . lose 130 pounds . . . get a degree before I was 40 (got two degrees, before I was 35!) Shari

I just showed this site to my sixteen-year-old son. He needs to know right now that the women in the magazines don't really exist. I want his feet firmly on the ground. Shari

As a teacher, I was shocked at the behavior of some of my fifth graders regarding gifts, prizes, rewards, etc. From many, I heard variations of "Is this all I get?" or "Oh" (in an obviously, even exaggeratedly, disappointed voice), or "Can I trade this for something else." I used to be angry...

1. Go on an Earthwatch expedition 2. Publish a book 3. Slow down Shari