@Freend I'll be a friend. I hope it helps both of us to be accountable

@Homeflower<br><br>Awesome! I promise to be honest in my posts. I really am glad to have an accountability partner. Thanks!

@Freend I'm being very honest with my posts as well. Here's to mutual success :)

@AnnaMarieCifelli email info@tweetwhatyoueat.com with the screen name you'd like (as well as your current screen name so we can find you) and we'll try and change it for you.

@aressidi Thank you!

@yay500<br>I will be your diet buddy :) I need someone to hold me accountable too!!

@yay500 - count me in too!

@adierking<br><br>I added you as a friend too . . . looking at your recent posts, you seem to have a very balanced / healthy menu . . . I am still working on it . . .the green bean bok choy @ 3 servings for 87 cals sounds GREAT . . . i need a reciepe like that ;)

@Freend - Thanks for the compliment. My menu has been many years in the making, with several small adjustments throughout the way. <br><br>The green bean recipe was from allrecipes.com. I posted a forum question asking people to recommend some vegetable recipes (stating that my hubby and daughter like green beans and my daughter likes broccoli). That community came back with several awesome suggestions. Here is a link to the green bean bok choy recipe (I didn't have peanut oil, so I improvised with peanut sauce, sesame oil, and saki)...http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bok-Choy-Carrots-and-Green-Beans/Detail.aspx<br>

@adierking<br>My family's favorites happen to be greenbeans and broccoli as well as mushrooms. We eat a ton of veggies in our home, so I am definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

@honeypie83 some other people have mentioned this same problem. I need to add pagination controls to the weight page so you can get access to all your weight entries. I'll try and add that in the next day or so. Thanks for mentioning it @Honeypie83

@honeypie83, I've added the pagination controls, let me know if you can now access all your weight entries. Hope that helps and thanks for pointing out the problem!

@aressidi, it works perfectly now! thanks!

@Freend I hope everything works out for you and your mom. God bless her and good luck to you with your changing of eating habits !

@Freend - How awful for your mother and your family. But on the opposite end of the specturm, how wonderful that it will motivate you to make healthy lifestyle changes. TWYE is a great way to help. From your photo, it looks like you have a family of your own and you are giving them a wonderful gift by showing them how to live a healthy lifestyle. Plus, it increases the likelihood that you'll have a longer, more vibrant life with them. Kudos!

@adierking<br>Thank you very much for the encouragement!

@AnnaMarieCifelli<br>I sometimes will ask for a "to go" box as they bring out the food and immediately box half for home so that even though I am eating the delicious, less than healthy choices, I only eat half, and can have the rest tomorrow . . .

@Freend thats a good idea, because for some reason if its sitting in front of me i end up eating it even though im full. Thank you!

@AnnaMarieCifelli - I've got a few thoughts on the topic. <br>1) its okay to indulge on occasion, everything in moderation :-)<br>2) I find that I crave things more because they are talked up so much and not because they really taste all that good. When I indulge at restaurants, I'm usually disappointed with the indulgence because its often bland.<br>3) See if anyone will share an entree with you.<br>Good luck!<br>p.s. I don't eat salad enough at home, so I'm starting to find that a good salad at a restaurant is turning into an indulgence.

@adierking I was so dissapointed after i ate out last night. its hard but it will take time. thank you for thoughts !

@strawberrryblonde hay girl! im also 19 and trying to lose weight. i lose weight then gain it again. its very hard. i will keep in touch with you if you want to. i did very bad tonight but i am gonna keep up with it.

@strawberrryblonde - story of my life! <br>im 20 living in the UK, my weights constantly up and down but could do with some inspiration!! x

@charlottesmale yup story of my life! How are you getting on right now? Do you have any goals for Christmas?x

@strawberrryblonde<br>im doing ok - iv been sticking to around 600 - 800 calories a day. Want to drop back down to 8 and a half before Christmas - Ive never been this big before bloody student lifestyle!lol <br>what about you?xx

@charlottesmale wish I was 8 1/2! That would be my ultimate goal. How tall are you? I'm 5'7". My lowest weight was 9 1/2 stone this summer and I suppose I was happy with that but a lot of stress and being a student means I'm back up to 11 stone :O NOT happy about this funnily enough but I know its all my own fault. Have been eating 1000 cals and hitting the gym and walking to uni for the past week. I know I'll still be massive by the time I go home at Christmas and everyone will notice that I'm fatter (which is gutting after all the compliments I got in the summer!) But I dont want to be too scared to go out to parties like I am just now!xx

@strawberrryblonde<br>Ahh babe thats shitty =( <br>What uni are you at? Im 5'7" too! It's just so cold at the moment I'm struggling to run.. <br>Apparently if you under eat by 400 calories you will start loosing weight.. so i reckon if you stick to it your be sweet by Christmas babe!x x

@charlottesmale I'm at Glasgow Caledonian Uni. What about you? Yeah I just hope I can stick to it. I do work better with a deadline (thats why I leave essays so late haha!) so hopefully with Christmas in sight I wont give up so easily! I would eat less but I know I wouldn't be able to study for my exams if I did!xx

@strawberrryblonde<br>Fair comment Iv only got one exam - mostly essays and assessments yawnn .. Im at Bournemouth! I get full quite quickly so tend to snack more than eat actual meals.. have you been doing the little and often routine? xx

@charlottesmale For some reason ideally I want to just eat 3 meals and thats it because when I snack lots it upsets me. Like today I felt a bit weak because I walked to uni through this stupid deep snow after I'd been to the gym so I had some dried fruit and nuts then a dried fruit and nut bar on the way back. I still ate the same amount of cals as yesterday but it made me feel like I was getting out of control (and I know where that leads me - a 20 pound weight gain! crap!) But yeah everyone says eat every few hours to keep your metabolism up. I'm following you on Twitter btw! Hope you dont mind!xx

@MorganLeigh Good luck! :) how many calories are you eating now?

@strawberrryblonde - Yesterday I only had 600. But I ate plenty! It felt good. Today I think i'll aim just a bit higher, but I am trying to stay under 1000 :)

@MorganLeigh me too, if I go over 1000 I lose it and binge! Have had an up and down success with my weight. Lost over a stone in the spring with TWYE but gained it back over the Autumn. NOT GOOD. I was eating 800 cals a day and doing about 15 mins exercise DVD everyday and yeah that worked... but I couldnt keep it up hence why I'm back to where I started :( determined to loose a bit before Christmas. Can't face seeing everyone again when I go home if I look this fat!

@strawberrryblonde Wow, 800 calories and only 15 minutes? That seems like the way to do it! I am really hoping that by New Years I will be at my goal weight. I'm fairly active, I lift weights and run.. So hooopefully that will really help! I can manage eating right throughout the day, but once it's dinner time, thats when it gets hard! I'm hoping to stay positive though.

@Homeflower<br>The important thing is that there is always tomorrow, though it may be hectic, you have the opportunity to make better choices. I fall off the wagon a lot more than I should (especially when life is crazy busy), but I try to get back up the next day . . . best of luck!

@Freend Thanks for the encouragement

Helllokitty-<br> good luck I know how taughtning that scale can be

@Samsarah - Oh those days are so nasty. Reflect on the last time you had one and then remember how you made it past that day and all was fine again. Good luck at weigh in and good job on a good week overall.

@MorganLeigh I wouldn't take those pills but i do suggest fiber pills they give you that full feeling your looking for and it help expedite waste and knowing how many calories you take in everyday to maintane your weight helps you count your calories better and lose weight faster to find out how many calories you eat for the weight you are now take your weight and times it by 13 if your small frame but if your large frame times it by 15 and you will get your number if you take 500 - 1000 off that number you will lose your 10 pounds fast.

@MorganLeigh i agree, i wouldnt take those pills either. its all about portion control. i just started today also i heard about this site on the news. what worked for me in the past is weight watchers &amp; counting points. its really simple and helped me lose weight. so i am combining both. instead of counting calories on here i am counting points. hope everything works out for you. keep me posted!

Thank you both! I didn't have much faith in the pills anyway, so not taking them shouldn't be a problem! Portion control is the hardest for me... I eat for taste a vast majority of the time. The last two days I have done quite a bit better though, and I am going to try using the information you gave me to figure out my calorie intake :) Thanks!

I am happy to be your buddy and have just signed up today also. My target is to loose 30 pounds and decrease body fat to 25% from 40% and decrease BMI to 26% - wishing you success with your goals and will be here for you as support....Kathy

@mnwild - Count me in. I'm working to get back to my target weight after Baby # 2. I have about 15 lbs to go and I like taking the slow and steady route to weight loss. I'm still breastfeeding, so it has been a challenge figuring out how many calories I can consume for safe weight loss and to keep my milk supply up.

@mnwild-I will help you as well :) I am hoping to find the same things. I find it easier to reach a goal when you have someone else to help motivate you! I will get on here as much as I possibly can. Hopefully we can reach our goals!

@mnwild I'd love to be your friend! I need help with motivation and just somebody to hold me accountable for what I eat! I'll try to keep posting! Good luck :)

@_ineedtobethin<br><br>I've had an eating disorder and had to be hospitalized for it. I still have a lot of health issues (bone density loss, i just had surgery for my esophogus yesterday from bulimia, heart problems, teeth decay, hormone imbalances... just to name a few) I would STRONGLY suggest talking to a therapist about this to try in hopes of stopping it. I know how tempting not eating is (believe me, I've been there) but I also know that being healthy is much better. I really wish you the best luck, please take care of yourself and I hope you realize that being thin isn't worth your health! :)

@_ineedtobethin That took a lot of courage to share with the twye. I agree with yay500 about talking to a therapist. I'm not too familiar with anoxeria, but from what I understand it stems from the need to be in control when you have no control over something else that you are experiencing or have gone through. Please take care of yourself and good luck.