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Overall been less than thrilled with the community aspects of this site. I now remember why I didn't sign up right away. I like the food log and burn meter, but I can safely say that if a couple of the other sites had these tools and if they were as easy to use then I would certainly head over to the daily plate or that other calorie king. The forums are populated by the usual "regulars" you get on any website. That would be fine, but on this kind of site you have a core audience of hurt, timid, shy, and/or quiet people. I have started blocking regular posters. Many moderators seem less than expert in their subject forums. You get what you pay for holding true here. The groups tend to suffer from too small an audience. A lack of participation or low turnout decimates the smaller ones. Personally, I feel alienated from my 300+ group now that my struggles are that of someone trying to drop below 200 pounds and training to run a half marathon next month. I neglect to post wh...

Weigh in today at 229, up three pounds from last month but still within the 224-234 ten pound fluctuation that began around the holidays. The holidays of 2009! Six months!!! Really, I'm not stressed. It was maddening at first, then it became funny, then morphed into something prison-like. You know, like accepting your fate. Now it is just the way things are. And being stuck here is better than being stuck there. Where is there? Back in the four hundreds, that's where there is. And it sure is good to not be there anymore. Trouble is, in this case, you can go home again. If you aren't careful. But why would you want to? Missing the diabetes? The high blood pressure? The constant sweating and fatigue? No, I don't miss it and I don't want to go home again. Sure, Hostess cream-filled-anythings are heavenly and peanut butter on a spoon may be about as good as life gets, but those taste sensations come with a price tag that is just too rich for my blood. So I will keep on ...