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If I was driving with her in the car, I’d aim for a tree. Babs’ imitation of her daughter was priceless.

My favorite line so far is in the beginning when she said she couldn’t understand why she couldn’t walk an 8k. Um .... Caught up on social media during the long, drawn out Heather stuff.

I'm not quite the person you're looking to hear from, but wanted to answer anyway. I'm Whitney's height, with PCOS (but 20 years older). Five years ago I weighed 248. BMI was 45. I've been fat my whole life, lost weight on WW in my 20s, gained it all back. Family used to give the not helpful "you have such a pretty face, if ... " Got told to lose weight at my physicals, etc etc. I knew I was fat, (people tend to think you're clueless sometimes), I knew it wasn't healthy (did have normal blood pressure and only high cholesterol in my late 30s), but for whatever reason I wasn't ready to change. And having anyone, even family, tell me these things, would not be the catalyst for it. I think her family isn't helping her, it's not like she doesn't know she's fat, having mock funerals or coercing her to run is only making it worse. I had no big wakeup call. I just got tired of being big and a fat belly getting in my way. I live alone and didn't want to be that woman in the commercial who has fallen down the stairs and can't get up. There was no lightning moment of motivation, all the comments from people over the years didn't make me want to lose and if anything hindered me starting. I was just done with being what I was. Now 100ish pounds lighter, I'm so much happier, inside and out. Still have some pounds to go, but I'm focusing more on lifting weights and getting some muscle. Those are the numbers I'm trying to focus on. I wonder if Whitney watched "My 600 LB Life" last night? Or at least heard about it.

You ain’t kidding. The worst that happens is you don’t finish. No big deal. I was hesitating signing up for a 5K in March due to some Plantars fasciitis issue, although I am signed up for a four mile race in April. Registering after this circus is over.

I was eating vanilla yogurt with brownie bits. I used to like it. ...

Someone needs to make a gif of Todd’s face.

I was working out with my trainer this morning (new and temporary deadlift record 165 lbs, yay me) and talking about the show but referred to it as My 600 lb Life and confused my trainer. The titles are interchangeable, I guess.

I do too. I don’t want to waste time on my vacation looking for things to do or see. And if I want to skip something, then I do. I don’t use a binder like that, just a folder.

In Labor and Delivery a peanut ball placed between the legs with the woman on her side will help turn a baby that's facing up or to the side, to face down, which is the easier way of being born (smaller diameter of the head coming out first). I was skeptical when we first got these things at my last job, but they really do work, sometimes in just a few contractions.

Thirty year Labor and Delivery nurse here. I heard one break while a patient was pushing. Few things work related made me cringe. That was one of them. As for the baby smell, it's not pretty in the beginning. And the trend now, is to delay the bath for hours, (24 where I worked - it helps with temperature regulation and breastfeeding) so the little people are not exactly smell worthy. Unless you're Whitney apparently.

I have a feeling the labor nurse in me is going to throw things at the tv. None of this spicy stuff works, and she’ll just spend her labor puking. If Whitney mentions nipple stimulation, I’m out.

I call myself a casual runner. I don't love it, just felt like it was something I should be able to do, especially while I was trying to lose a lot of weight. I've done a little over a dozen 5Ks, some large, some really small (my subdivision does one every year) and there are always people who are there to walk it. Some follow a program that does run/walk intervals and a lot of people are out to just walk, support a charity if the race was for that purpose. and get some fresh air.

She's 5'3. Whitney is the same. I was struck by how close in size they looked, especially when she went down into the 500 # range. Whit's still claiming to be in the upper 300s. I think not.

I hope it's okay to chime in here, since I mostly lurk. There are two fitness movements you may be interested in looking into. Functional fitness teaches exercises to simulate moves we do in every day life. And Silver Sneakers is another big one. A lot of insurance companies cover classes. I don't know all the details but it might be worth Googling to see if it can help you. And kudos to you for working on improving your strength :-)

Just want to say how much I love you guys. These comments are just what I needed after yet another stressful day at a new job. The inability to walk a 5K at her age is pathetic. And it's hard to tell if she's wearing running shoes in the beginning (and I really don't want to watch this again) but that shot of her bent over and moaning shows flip flops. Not a wise choice for any kind of distance for anyone, let alone someone carting around all that weight. As a PCOS woman, I lost most of my 100ish pounds by walking as a main exercise. But I went out and did it consistently, not just once in a while when there are cameras around. And ran my first 5K still morbidly obese and doing the beginner's mistake of starting too fast so I did have to walk short distances a few times, but still managed a time of 42 minutes. I stay around 30 mins now and have gotten under that twice.

She and I are the same height. Four years ago I was 248 and my BMI was 45 point something - morbidly obese class II. Being too big to do things at my weight was hard enough, I can't imagine how it feels at hers. Now, 100+ lbs later, the difference is incredible and seeing her excuses and how difficult the simplest tasks are, has been a great reinforcement for me to continue to lose those last few stubborn pounds and not to backslide. Oh, and I have PCOS too. Yes, it's harder, I'll give her that, but it's certainly possible. You just gotta put some effort into it. (I"m also 20 years older than she is)

I agree. If you have nothing to hide then why not just prove it? On the flip side, as a long time labor and delivery nurse, I've seen many instances where you know the guy you're putting the 'father' ID bracelet on, is not. I don't blame him for wanting proof, as they weren't in a committed relationship and constantly together. Why support a child who is not yours with a woman you're not with?

Wow, this woman is terrible. I'm reading a column where someone who was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri and was advised to lose 5% of her body weight to help prevent the blindness that can occur, asked Ragen if she should do it because it would mean modifying her body size. Ragen advised against it. WTF?? As someone formerly morbidly obese, I'm all for not hating yourself because of your size but risking blindness??? Wow.

I just read through a lot of them. As someone with PCOS who was morbidly obese for many years (down 104ish lbs with changing diet and exercise), I just can't imagine thinking how she currently is, is healthy by any stretch of the imagination and being such a rabid defender as most of her followers are. I get and support the idea of not being body shamed (and I've experienced that for about as long as she's been alive) but I was never happy with how I looked and more importantly how I felt. It took a long time for me to get my act together, I wish I would have done it at her age. My life is so much better now.

June 28th <insert Happy Dance here>

You'll find you start parking a little further back from the store or taking the longer route from point A to point B at work. A bunch of the coworkers have them now, our unit is square shaped so we do laps when we have downtime (20=1 mile). They used to laugh at me a few years ago, now they're doing it.

Well, I have a bird and he takes tiny steps so I don't know if he'd be of any help to me :-) I am grateful my house has an open floor plan. I do laps when I'm downstairs cooking - 24 from the kitchen to the front door. I have a Fitbit Charge HR. It records steps, calories, distances, stairs, sleep quality and continuous heart rate. You can also set a timer when you work out and see the info for that specific time period. I used to have the Fitbit Flex but wanted the continuous heart rate and the timer so I upgraded. On the website/app you can add friends and see where you fall on the leaderboard, do challenges and you can learn a lot from the info each day. It's got fun parts - when you take it off the charger it gives you a little message like "you rock" and when you hit the 10K it vibrates and gives you a little image like a smiley face or fireworks, it changes each day. There are a lot of different brands out there, I stuck with Fitbit, their customer service is great, they've released mine if there's an issue. I'm happy with it and it definitely helps me in this weight loss journey.

I was and sometimes can still be, but over these past 1134 days now, I've learned to find the middle ground. When I first got my Fitbit, I was nutso about hitting 10K each day, but sometimes it's just not possible. It would make me crazy until I finally slapped some sense into myself and realized it's okay. Same with food and other parts of this. I still get a little obsessed once in a while, but I'm better at realizing it sooner and talking some sense into myself.

Aw, thanks :-) As for workouts, I agree wholeheartedly. I love to walk outside, there are some small lakes nearby. It's good for my brain as well. I go to a local gym and my favorite is TRX class. I did the C25K running program and have done some 5Ks. I finally did one under 30 mins so that's off my fitness bucket list. I have two more races this year, one's 5 miles which I haven't done yet. I like running, but don't love it. It felt like something I should be able to do, so I set out to do it. Marathons are not in my future, but I'll keep doing the 5Ks. I weight train, losing so much weight caused some muscle mass loss as well, and that reduced my resting metabolic rate. I'll be retesting it in the next few weeks to see how much that has changed. I also recently started doing HIIT and Boot Camp classes and actually not dying, so that's a win. I like the variety of exercises, it's helping me get more comfortable in this body. As for the PCOS, I definitely agree it's hard to lose weight and easy to gain. I give her that. But it can be done if you want it to happen. I'm a NYer living in NC. I love my bagels and pizza, but those are a lot of carbs. I don't eat them regularly anymore, but will enjoy the real stuff - just went to NY and those were my meals, my family just went and brought me home a few bagels. There are a couple of bagel and pizza places here run by NYers and they're pretty close to the real thing and luckily not too close to my house. I'm learning that quality is more important. Work people ordered a chain pizza the other night. I declined. @Ocean Chick Nice start - good for you! As for the water, I used to do the 8 glasses, but my dietician follows that rule of drinking half your body weight in ounces of water which worked out to 12 8 oz when we did the math. I was going down a little when I lost more weight, but she told me to stay at 12 since I workout a lot and need the extra fluid. I include naturally flavored seltzers in this amount, I drink 12-16 oz with dinner. I like water, but sometimes you want some bubbles. Keep going with what you're doing, it's really worth it.

Glad to see this thread. I love talking about this stuff. I'm 52, 5'2" and have PCOS. 1333 days ago I weighed 248. I know that number because I use My Fitness Pal to log my food, exercise, water, get community support and tons of education. I'm down 108 lbs with a few to go to reach my "normal BMI" range. I can't speak highly enough of this site. I did WW years ago, lost a lot but never kept it off. I attribute that to a lack of education, of just learning why and what to do. I also check in with the dietician at the wellness center I go to, mostly when I need some tough love or to get my metabolic rate checked. I eat real food, I keep my carbs on the lowER side, not exactly low. I limit things that I may have issues with, and these change over time. Currently that's ice cream, so I don't buy it at the moment. Although today I was in a frozen yogurt store and only measured out a 5 oz cup, so yay me! I log all my food in MFP for the day, so it gives me a guideline to follow (you can change things anytime, it's not permanently entered). I drink 12 8 oz glasses of water a day. I stopped drinking soda a few years ago and no longer miss it. I've become a fan of naturally flavored seltzers (artificial sweeteners are known to aggravate PCOS symptoms, so I've stopped eating/drinking anything with them). I think it's the education that's key. I understand *why* things work the way they do and now I get it. These are permanent changes, it's not like I'm going to hit my goal and then go back to the habits that got me to 248 lbs.