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First time in Ten Years - Amazing - I'm under 200!!!
I'm amazed...I feel so much better than April 2009 when I weighed 223. June 2nd I joined MFP at 214. And today I weighed in at 199.6. Okay, so I had to take off my wedding ring,earrings and necklace to do it...but 199.6 is just that - under 200! :blushing: I'm so grateful to "Fit By Fall" started by "mrsprazak05" and "Low…
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The Power of Compliments
I know we all love compliments. Well, I went to a retirement party today for one of my coworkers. I'm a teacher, but I've been on maternity leave since December. Therefore, I haven't seen a lot of these people since then. Almost everyone who was there complimented me on how good I look and how I don't look like I have…
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FINALLY............
After a couple months, I FINALLY broke my plateau... It feels awesome!!!! I added Doritos and a Coca Cola here and there to my diet. lol I didn't make a habbit out of it... just tried it to see what would happen and it worked!!!! I've lost a total of 79 lbs and I have 31 more to get to goal weight. Just want to thank…
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My first 3
Ok so this isn't any HUGE success story but I wanted to share anyway:happy: Five days into watching what I'm eating and literally working my butt off and I've shed 3 lbs! I feel so awesome! I work out as many times as I can throughout the day, I'm eating waaaay healthier and I'm so proud of myself. I'm even sleeping…
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I Did It .....and am Still Going Strong!
At the beginning of January, I was miserable, lost good friends to them moving away and had no direction in my life. I was a prisoner in my own body. Life just didn't have joy. I weighed 230 lbs. wearing a size 22 and hated myself for being this way. I have always been athletic, just never had the consistency nor healthy…
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My boss!!!
My boss just came to my office and said she was going to take tomorrow as a vacation day if it was okay with me.(she always checks with me first in case I need her to sign anything or whatever) And I said "Well, sure you can take a vacation day, but only because I am in such a good mood". And she said "You do seem to be in…
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Lost 12 LBS 1st Week
I was floored when I checked in at the weight loss clinic today when the nurse told me i had dropped 12 pounds ; I knew it was working but never imagined that it would be so motivating to have this site and the tools it offers to help you lose the weight you want to . A word of encouragement to others wishing to get…
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Hit my first goal!
I wanted to hit 200 lbs by August and I'm at 200-201. I started at 255, January 24th this year. I'm very proud of myself!! :drinker: Now I just have to hit my 185 mark by Halloween. :laugh:
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"Good" Cravings
I have recently noticed that I now crave good food again, I LOVE IT!!!! I crave my healthy fats like tuna instead of the artery clogging bad crappy fat. I am just not one for sugar at all now and crave fruit when i need something sweet. When I crave that "crunch" Its usally raw veggies!!!! Its wonderful to be back in the…
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Morning Genius
I'm real anal-retentive about packing a gym bag, cause I always feel like I forgot something. I have to go thru the bag like 8 times before I leave; OCD? I dunno. I always seem to get to the gym and forget the padlock for the locker, or clean socks. *kitten* really pisses me off. So I packed my gym bag for work this…
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Yay! Finally
I went to spin class this morning, as I do nearly every morning, and after class today someone that i see in there off and on came up to me and said that she noticed i was losing "alot of weight" and said that i "looked good" :tongue: Well, alot is relative when i have so much to go still, and looking good, well, I am not…
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Before and After
For those of you that get motivation from before and afters...... 100 pound club http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100241935&imageindex=1
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A Stranger Noticed.
:smile: I say "stranger" because he's a customer that only comes into the bank maybe once every 2 or 3 months. I didn't even know his name. Anyway, this morning when he walked out of my managers office he stopped at my station and said "you look different." I said "I do??" And he says "yeah, you've lost weight!" I just…
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WooHoo!!
Just have to share this with someone.....I stood on the scales this morning and have lost 4lbs this week!!! Wayhey! Not only that, but i got up before work and spent 20 mins on the treadmill and had a healthy breakfast. Good day so far! :bigsmile:
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No biggie. But every lil bit helps
I lost my first pound ;) Thanks to this site, I believe. Thank you all. It might not seem big, but baby steps is key :flowerforyou:
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I wore shorts in public!
WOOOO!!!! :laugh: :drinker: I would NEVER do that before! No matter how hot the weather or how uncomfortable I was. Too fat, too vain!?? :laugh: This weekend my bf and I walked at the river to cool off. I'm 30 lbs. down so I wore a tank top and shorts! He calls me 'Skinny Minnie'! I dig THAT the most! :laugh:
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Temptations today...
...included bagels chocolate covered glazed donutes tub of cream cheese muffins and a huge extra cheese pizza...at work if u couldn't guess. AND I didnt give into any of them!!! Wohoo
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Look at the difference!
I started out at 185 lbs. :noway: and now, i'm still not where i want to be, but i've lost 30 lbs, and i'm currently at 155. i'd like to lose at least another 25. and seeing this picture is my motivation. NEVER AGAIN! :drinker:
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Holy Cow...
Just uploaded a "before" picture of me from January and I compared it to my current profile pic... Only 30 lbs of a difference, but gees! Look how happy I was in January! :ohwell: -Ian
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OMGOMGOMG!
I have lost 10 POUNDS! Yaaay! :bigsmile: This is also exciting because now I'm out of the 190s and into the 180s! :noway: I was just so excited I had to tell somebody!
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4 Miles at 9 Minutes per mile!
Oh man! I can't believe it. I mean, I can but gees! So, I jogging on the treadmill down at the apartment community gym. It is renowned for throwing the circuit breaker because the treadmill, television and A/C is all wired into the same switch... I get past mile 1 and I'm thinking, "Okay, 25% done. I'll take a quick 1…
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My Middle Mark.........
Hello MFP. Hope everyone is having a great friday.. Well this morning I weighed in And I am 180.2 Im 2lbs pass my half way mark. I have 40 more to go, but the downside of it i still feel Like a turkey man ugh...I have fell off the bandwagon with excercise, Its like Im half way and Ive lost motivation to workout havent…
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What a year!!
A year ago yesterday, I quit drinking alcohol. I had a problem with it. I gave myself permission to eat every goody I wanted to answer the sugar cravings I felt. I gained about 10 pounds. About three weeks ago, I decided it was time to tackle the sweet cravings and watch the diet. Now I'm clear-headed and eight pounds…
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from last year to now
I hope I did this right, the first picture is of me and my best friend at her wedding showing a year ago(I'm on the left), and the second one is me and her and her baby shower yesterday (I'm on the right). I'm amazed at the difference, and I also thought it was ironic that I am smaller this year, and she is bigger…
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Just want to see the ticker update!
Woo hoo! I'm 4 lbs away from meeting my first goal. Wow...never thought I would get this far. Now I'm feeling unstoppable. Can't believe I had surgery 4 weeks ago and it did not derail my weight loss efforts. I stopped counting during that week and then jumped right back in the next week and I'm right on track. Today I am…
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1 month down, surpassed my goal!
I'm just very excited that I surpassed my goal for my 1st month! I wanted to lose 5lbs, and I've lost 8.5 :) Hurrah!:laugh:
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Size M
Went to Kohl's today for some new shoes, and I was looking for a goal dress... the only ones I found that I liked were way out of my price range. But I found this really super cute shirt in the clearance racks and it was a size medium. I figured I'd get it now cuz I know I'll fit into it pretty soon. So I get home and try…
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7 pounds lost!!
I've been working so hard and being so careful about what to eat, and I have to say, I'm soo happy!! I lost 7 pounds already! I'm really happy because I'm going on a cruise on the 29th of August and hopefully by then I'll be able to go swimming without a T-shirt. But I don't really "see" any differences. My clothes aren't…
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My hoodie...
So I had to tell someone about this, as it's late where I am and I'm sure no one would appreciate me calling to tell them this so... About a month ago we had my mums 50th birthday party, and I went in the house to get a hoodie, and my selection was limited, as I've moved out and taken most of my clothes. So i grabbed the…
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All I had to do...
was pull up the message boards, search key word "elliptical", and read some posts to find the motivation to get my butt on the elliptical when I get home. Funny how much I go back and forth about "well, it's Friday... I would love to go home and take a nap" or, "Well, I could go on my run, or do the elliptical, but... I…