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Planning a Birthday Party
I'm planning my daughter's first birthday party, and realized what a change I've made mentally in the past 5 weeks, since I started on MFP. Yes, there will be cake and cookies, but I was writing down all the things I wanted to have for our guests to eat and I really wanted a big ol' fruit salad with the desserts, and a…
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Today's Doctor's appointment
I had my annual (ok, it has been 2 years) physical today inclusive of blood work. Having lost over 30 pounds since January I am thrilled to report that my cholesterol dropped a full 30 points, which puts me in the overall good bracket NOW!!!. The good cholesterol (HDL) increased by 20 points, the bad cholesterol (LDL)…
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half way there!!!!
I learned about MFP at work back on March 12th from co-workers. I went home and got signed up and quickly discovered this is exactly what I needed!!!!! Here I am, 9 weeks later, and I am half way to my goal! I wanted/needed to lose 65 pounds. I'm now beyond the halfway point ( 37 pounds). MFP has taught me nutrition and…
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My first 5 k
I'm 43 years old and ran my first 5 k yesterday. I was a soccer player in high school but had never in my life even run 1 mile much less more than 3 at one time until after I lost this weight and a friend introduced me to C25K. Not only did I finish, I made it in less than 30 minutes. This was much faster than I thought I…
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minigoal complete.
i had a mini goal of 135....i passed it the other day. I am 134!!!!!!!!!!! WOOT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOTT!!!!!!!! 14 pounds to go! :smile: :smile:
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Set backs Conquered
After a couple of stretches of "falling off the wagon" I have got back on track and have reached the 50 pound loss plateau! Feels great! "When there are mountains in your way, take a step every day!"
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25 ilbs is next!!!!
I'm down 24 lbs, and when I started I never thought that the community here would help me as far along as you have, but you have. I have so many friends here whose stories, problems and successes have fueled me. whether your are my "friend" or not, you have probably been an inspiration to me, so I just want to thank…
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Old Weight Loss
Hi! I lost about 60lbs 6 years ago and found this site a few months ago to help maintain that weight loss. I'm always encouraged when I see other people's before and after pictures to continue eating healthy and exercising. I know the pictures are old, but hopefully it'll encourage others that it can be done! This site…
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52 pounds down!
I weighed in this morning, and I am finally over 50 pounds down!!! This means I'm a third of the way to my goal and lower than I was last time I was on MFP:) This is so encouraging!
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Maintenance calories
I am now on weight maintenance. I am eating about 1700 calories a day and maintaining. I exercise 5 times a week (cardio and strength), sometimes more. Every site I use including MFP says I should consume about 2200 cal on exercise days and 1900ish on non ex days. Am I not eating enough and should be anyway??? I do put…
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Success since March 25th
This is when I really started using this site to track everything. I use a heart monitor to get the calories burned per exercise. As of today I have been tracking for 51 days. Since March 25th (51 days) - Weight 227 Logged 51 hours of exercise - Avg 1 hour per day Only Missed 6 days with 0 minutes of exercise Logged approx…
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Went shopping yesterday
Cause all jeans were falling off and i found bit uncomfortable holding them with one hand while cooking. LOL
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'Tasty Treats' table in the office.....
Hey - a light hearted one here. We have a 'Tasty Treats' table in the office - can you believe that's its' official name - and it is always choc-a-bloc with food (pardon the pun folks!). This week for example, we had chocolate fingers, a large Cadburys dairy milk chocolate bar, doritos and various dips, crisps (chips in…
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business jacket!
I started my job in january and brought in a business jacket in case i needed to look fancy. It's been in a drawer because it was so tight it was uncomfortable to wear. I would throw it on and not button it up unless I was standing and "sucking it in." Well, today the AC was too high, so I grabbed my jacket, buttoned it up…
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Half Way There
Am I allowed to post a success story when I haven't actually reached my goal yet? Because I realized today (my flower moved over enough for me to see!) that I'm halfway to my goal! It only took a year and a bit to get 42lbs off (ONLY - because I haven't been as stringent and careful as some, I think this is a pretty…
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38 lbs before and after- with pics!
So back in October 2009, my husband decided he wanted to "bulk up" for our new years trip to Dominican... well I figured I might as well try to lose 15 lbs myself so I joined a gym that focuses strictly on a 30 min kettlebell workout 6 days a week. I fell in love with the fact that it was always different and only 30…
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Compliments!
So I've been chugging along since 15 Jan losing weight and have lost 18 pounds so far. Last week a female coworker noticed and gave me a compliment. Well, fast forward to yesterday where I got two more, one from a friend and another from my husband's cousin's wife, and today from a different coworker. Guess it's easier for…
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Good-bye 200's
Hello onederland! Weighed in this morning and I lost another pound to take me below 200lbs! Had to weigh myself twice just to make sure it wasn't just the scale :happy:
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Results after first 30 days of P90x
I just finished my first 30 days of P90x and these are my results Right Arm down from 14 to 12.75 total lost =1.25" Chest down from 44.5 to 42 total lost = 2.5" Waist down from 41.5 to 38.25 total lost = 3.25" Hips down from 46.5 to 42.75 total lost = 3.75 Thigh down from 26 to 24 total lost = 2" Neck down from 15 to 14.1…
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I've made it to Onderland
I started this journey at 215.6lbs just over 4 weeks ago - weight as of this morning 199.2lbs. 16.4lbs gone forever YEY :)
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Non Scale victory- not trying to brag but proud lol
wowza! Today I decided to combine all the things I will be doing in my half triatlon to see how far I need to go.. I started off the morning my with usual 30 min kettlebell class, then heading to my gym for a 40 min spinning class, jumped right off the bike and onto the treadmill for my 2km run -took me 15min :( , then…
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Tiny Success... after 5 days
I have been using mfp for about 5 days now and LLOOOVVEEE IIITTTT! I've already lost 3lbs and am beyond excited. I have a ridiculous amount of energy and drive to earn as many calories as I can every day, lol. So, I put on my fave jeans yday... fresh out of the DRYER might I add, and they fit. They fit perfectly... so…
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Before and (almost) after pics
So here is my attempt at posting pictures. Hope it works..... My before picture is a NASTY shot of me but it's all I have. My after pic is me, 16 pounds later. I've since gained a couple pounds and would like to go back, but I felt like I just needed to post these now. I don't NEED to lose a little more, I would just like…
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7 lbs in 18 days.
I just started doing this 18 days ago., and I'm down 7lbs, way ahead of my 2lbs/wk goal already. Everything that goes in my stomach goes into the iphone app. No exceptions and super convenient. And it is working. It is kind of frightening how dependable this is. It wants me to do 1210 cal/day and with exercise I've usually…
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Day one, done!
Without smoking! Not a huge milestone, but I have to do the happy dance here! While technically not a "fitness" success in the typical sense, it's a step in the right direction towards a new, healthier lifestyle!:wink:
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My sis and me
My sis and I have both lost 23 lbs in the last 60 days...yeah!!!!
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4 month mark
So, 4 months ago today I decided to join the biggest loser competition that was happening at my community center. I had lost weight before but I was beyond frustrated with my yo-yo dieting and exercising. I wanted to do something FOR REAL this time, so even though I was very intimidated I decided to sign up anyway. I did…
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Not much of a victory but I'm still happy!
As of this morning I am one pound away from my pre pregnancy weight! It's been 6 months but I'm almost back to my original weight. Not much of a victory but I'm still happy about it! :)
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As of this morning ...
I am back in the 150's!!! (Well, 159, anyway) I haven't been under 174 or so for the last 2 years -- I'm a few pounds away from being the lightest I've ever been in my adult life...
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It's my 50 pound-iversary!!
I have lost and maintained my weight (and lost a bit more in the last few months) for ONE YEAR!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I made the decision to finally do something about my weight when I peaked out at 199 lbs. (at 5'3") in the summer of 2008. A lot of things finally came together to make me decide to change. I can't…