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Food as Fuel - and a Thank You
The idea of Food as Fuel has entirely changed my life. And I have MFP - and Mike who created and runs it, and every one of you who are vocal and contribute to the community to thank for it. It's only been about 2.5 months since I've really taken what I read here to heart, and I'm still learning. But with each new thing…
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9-9-9
My birthday is September 9th, 2009 which makes it 9-9-9! Just thought it was exciting and wanted to post it! Not many people can have birthdays fall like this in a lifetime! 9 is my favorite number and it just fits! Guess I am a little bored!!!! Thanks for looking!!! Have a good evening everyone! I meant to put this in…
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Thanks to MY counter
Thanks to my counter, I am happy... In fact for July since I was traveling I decided... yes DECIDED to take a month off from losing weight. So I programmed my counter for "maintaining" rather than losing weight. I sure as hell didn't want to gain anything. And it worked!!! I had a great month now I'm back on the losing…
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P90X Results
You can check out my results video from my first ever cycle of P90X on youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChF-jS1lXz8 Please leave a comment either here or there if you do check it out ;) Thanks!
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My turn to brag!
Okay I am not all the way there, but Today I bought 4 new blouses! Size 12!! I know, not a size 4 but that will never happen. I started out size 18 on the top, 14 on the bottom! Now size 12 on top, 11 pushing for a 9 on the bottom! Good bye Torrid! Good bye Lane Bryant, Good bye Roaman's catalog! Good bye Plus size…
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5 to go
After starting this in March of this year, I'm 5 pounds away from my goal but I will not be heart broken if I don't make it for some reason. Here is me in September of `07 at about 290. I don't have any pictures after that of me but I was right at 300 at my heaviest and stretching the waistband of 46 pants. On 4/18/09 at…
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It is official ...
I'm healthy!!!!! I finally got my perfect 25.0 BMI this morning when I weighed in at 132.3 lbs. I had to run off to work shortly after I found out but I thought I'd finally mention it. My body fat is also down another point to 28%. I became overweight eating an average of 1 meal per day. And I lost the weight by taking the…
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yay!
I just sat downand looked at all my reports. Since I started this journey on Dec. 28, I have lost a total of 23 inches off my neck, waist, hips, arms thighs, boobs. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET this is just the kick in the pants I needed today:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
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Making the right choices.
Today we are having a party for a guy that was let go last week due to a "reduction in force". He's been with our company for 17 years and I have worked with him for 8 of those. He was told on Thursday that his last day would be Friday so we couldn't pull a party together that quick. Anyway, for the last several years when…
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So Awesome!!!
I finally got to go shopping the other day after dropping 4 dress sizes and was so pleased to find that Forever 21, which offers really nice clothes for women in their 20s has a "plus" size section. Actually, these are sizes for normal women and even have normal sized maniquins!! All the clothes are made for curvy women to…
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Yay for sales people!
I was so stoked buying clothes yesterday - I am FINALLY back into a size 14 (Cdn.) and got the cutest little dress! :blushing: And then, just to fuel my ego some more, a sales girl sees what I have on, and hands me a different size 14 dress to try saying: "this is probably to big for you... I don't want to offend you, but…
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some success for me
I still have a long way to go on weight loss, I weigh in tonight. However, this is very important to me so I thought I would share. Today my family and I spent the day at the beach. For the past two years this excursion would have tired me out. I would have been tired and wanted to go home early. Not today! We walked up…
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What a difference a month makes................
Here is a comparison of 2 pics I took of myself about a month apart. The first one was taken at the beginning of July and the other one I just took the other day. I know I was not smiling in the first one and tried to smile a bit in the second one......... I can't believe the difference, especially in my mid-section!!!!
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Longhorns Steakhouse
I am thrilled!!! I ate out tonight and walked away under 500 calories for the meal... I had 3 slices of the the loaf of bread, Side Salad (which was huge) and 12 grilled shrimp. I was suprised that it filled me up but it did and I didn't blow my calories out..... So another weekend goes by and I did wonderful with my…
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Where I've been
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Sweeeeet! Hello 170's...it's been a while ;)
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I broke that 180 plateau!!! YESS! i'm SO happy - I've been sitting between 184-181 since APRIL :angry: and finally this morning I broke it! YES 179 flat! :happy: :bigsmile: I'm thrilled!
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I can't believe it!
Hi Everyone, I have reached a pretty significant marker and I have to share! As of today I have lost 50 pounds! :drinker: I am a little in shock because I never thought I could stick to it. My switch finally flipped at the end of January when I hit my highest weight that couldn't be explained away, or maybe I just lost the…
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Weekly Check-in
I'm down another 2 lbs. this week.:bigsmile: Only 22 more until my goal.:tongue: I've lost 32 lbs. so far. :wink: Here's to another good week.:drinker:
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Co-worker Sabotage!!!!
So at work today, I was away from my desk and came back only to find that someone had left a coupon for a $1 off any snickers ice cream products. I just stared at it, not because...ooh snickers, but because who would leave this? A few minutes later, one of my co workers who I talk to on a regular basis comes over and asks…
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They Fit!!!
:smile: Hi Everyone: I am new here. Just joined last night. Learning my way around. I have been working hard at losing weight all year, but really started a concentrated effort on April 16. Since then I have lost 15 lbs. and 14 inches overall. This morning, while trying to decide what to wear, I decided to try on a pair of…
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First week weight in
and I'm down 4.6 lbs.! :) Yay! :) This really works!!!!
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Holy Cow!
Lastnight at my parents I was looking through some old pictures of myself, and I found an ID card that was made at age 11. I am the same height as I was then, and only 10 pounds heavier! I haven't been this small since I was ELEVEN YEARS OLD!! Feels great.... now to weight what I weighed when I was around 8 hehe :)
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Yay me!
I wasn't sure which category to post this under, so I chose the Success Stories because, well.....for me....this is a HUGE success. I walked past the small (albeit, still there) stash of chocolate in the pantry and actually stopped myself mid-reach. I almost grabbed one, but stopped myself. As I sit here, still feeling…
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So I am cleaning out my closet...and decided to:
just for the heck of try on my only formal gown in my closet. I planned a glamorous party last march and felt sure my gown would fit and didnt try it on...I was mortified when moments before my guests arrived in formal attire as I requested, I slipped into my gown... It would even barely zip... I grabbed some spare…
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I Just Have to Brag a Bit
Today is my Two (count them 1,2) Year Anniversary of no smoking!!!! Yeah me!!! I have no idea of how much money I've saved but as of 10:00 a.m. this morning I have avoided 14,620 cigarettes and have not missed even one of them. Again, Yeah Me!!!
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Finally
I finally got past the 300 mark far enough to where I don't think I'll go back over. I weighed in this morning at 295 and have been fighting with 4 or 5 pounds for the last 3 weeks. I'm so excited. 4.8 pounds down from last Friday and I'm SO HAPPY!!!!!
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OMG OMG OMG
MY UPPER THIGHS DONT CONNECT WHEN I SIT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: my head still hurts:grumble:
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Feel sorta fat even though?
I have been working out everyday and eating those calories but sometimes a few extra so the feeling of being fat has been felt "BUT" today I pulled on my size 7 jeans and they are loose enough to where a belt. """ YESSSSS""" Tomorrow I promise to eat clean, with only due calories and do my 1.5 hour workout ! It feels so…
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Half way there
I am excited that I have officially lost more than I have to lose. Still a ways to go but I'm half way there. Wendy:happy:
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I lost
2 lbs. Woohoo!:laugh: Not much but it is a start! Now how do I update my banner????:ohwell: