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I let myself eat chocolate
I let myself eat half of a chocolate bar today and felt no guilt. In fact it felt good because I had control. I had enough calories let and then some. Not to long ago I was not able to do this. Chocolate and sweets was always followed by guilt. I still have my days when I binge a little on sweets, but they are getting…
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SOOOO CLOSE!!!!
I have been a size 16 for like three years! Well I have only lost like nine lbs and 2 inches, but I wanted to try on a pair of size 14 LEE's at walmart. THEY ZIPPED and BUTTONED. I just need to lose about 3-5 more lbs so that my gut itn't peeking over, but they actually fit. Then I tried on a pair of LEVI"s and they were…
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6.3 lbs GONE 1st week! YAY
Im doing something right! For a change! lol BTW, just got my Wii Fit today and LOVE it!
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I turned down Pringles!!!
ok, this may sound corny but this is not an easy feet for me :laugh: Yesterday I had a bunch of jugglers over for dinner (We have a clown / entertainment company) I ate pizza in normal amounts and then when one of them offered me pringles (which would normally be a large-can-a-day addiction) I politely turned them…
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Dodged a Bullet!!
After all this talk about cookies and pizza and nom-ful things.....I was seriously starting to struggle.... And then... the boss lady asked me to pick up her Chinese lunch for her.....oye.....talk about TEMPTATION!!!! (BTW, for those who don't know, I'm in the first phase of SBD....no carbs. lordy!) I had been fine til…
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A mile in 12 minutes, 30 pushups.
WOW! I just jogged a mile in 12 minutes. When I started this journey I walked a mile in 30 minutes, and was winded. I could not do 1 pushup. Today I did 30. What have you accomplished this week or month? Have you challenged yourself to do something new? Something you dont THINK you are capable of? I challenge you to pick 1…
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Vegas!!!!
I qualified for the National Championship for the 1/2 Ironman in Las Vegas!!!! We are heading out next week!!!!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
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Down 20 now
I posted when I had lost my first 10 and now I am down 21. I still cant see it but I do feel some of my clothes fitting loosely now. Now I have 126 more to go to make it to my original goal of 150. I can do this. If I did my calculations right I have lost 7% of my weight so far. I used this method. weight lost / starting…
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Bridesmaid Gown Alterations
Just sharing this victory... I'm in a wedding at the end of the month, so decided yesterday would be a good day for me to make sure the gown fit and all that. It did but it was really roomy. So I called some local alterations places this morning (first one was a bust the lady was SO rude!) second place the customer service…
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Hit first goal
I just wanted to brag that I hit my first mini goal.....3 weeks early. I wanted to lose 15 lbs by the END of October and here it is only the 6th!!! My next mini goal is 10 lbs by Christmas....I think I will hit it by Thanksgiving at this rate! I'm so excited!!
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One month!
Hey y'all, I've been here on MFP four weeks as of today, so I took my measurements this morning. I've lost 10.2 inches (I only started with 4 measurements, but I have added more for next month) including 4 inches off my waist! ... that salsa dancing must be doing something! :laugh: :laugh: That is with 5.4 pounds lost ...…
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Driver License weight
Hey I was looking at my driver's license the other day and I actually weigh less than the weight I lied about on the stupid licence when I got it. Now when I go in to get it renewed I get to put a new lower weight.:bigsmile: And thank God I get a new picture, one with only one chin:happy: Now what is the rule about lying…
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Feeling good
On saturday I blew my diet, but the thing is I felt good about doing it. I spent the afternoon and the evening with my friends that I hadn't seen since I left highschool in June. Between college all week, work all weekend, homework and sleeping I don't get to hang out that often. People feel neglected,:brokenheart: They…
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It's about freakin time people!!!
I'm finally under 170!!! I weighed in last night and I'm between 168 and169...I'm so happy I could cry. I started at 183 at the beginning of July and have been steadily losing a pound per week, I didn't experience any drastic changes in the first week or two....just a measly pound per week. But that's okay because it…
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Things we have learned along the way......
1. Drink lots of water. 2. Ask for a to go box when you order your meal in a restaraunt., put 1/2 of it in the box before you start eating. This excites my DH as he will be the one finishing it later! 3. Dont be afraid to ask the server what is in the food you are ordering, it is their job. 4. Look up the food you will…
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I don't care if I lose another pound......
Ok. Got your attention. Today I am looking back on 4 months of life changing. I started on MFP while looking to sign up for a site that would help me keep track of my calories and costs about $20 a month. I googled 'calorie count free' and found this site. I decided to give it a try before investing more of my money in…
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I broke the 150 mark!
It was sooo nice to see a 4 for once! :) That's it Im just excited to be under 150
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Proud of myself again!
Once again I am in competition with my husband. I HAVE to make it at LEAST 2 weeks without going over my calories once, then I get $100 and I really want a hair cut.. sooooooo... I really want that $100!! Today I had went over by 140 which isnt much to burn off so I wasnt worried. Then later on I went over to my moms and…
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Losing weight already!!!
I started my weight loss journey full blown on Monday with diet and exercise and I have already lost 3lbs !!! :bigsmile: I am heading for my exercise bike right now I AM SO EXCITTTTEEEDDD!!!
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5 Pounds Lost
I Started in September and I lost 5 Pounds since then, working out every day, sticking to my meal plan. this seems to be working for me. I feel great all ready!!! Very Happy with myself! Hob :bigsmile:
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yay me!!
Today was Lee Denim Day at work for breast cancer awareness, so I donated dough so I could wear jeans and support breast cancer research. I got to wear jeans that I bought 2 1/2 years ago--and they fit better now than they did then!! Hooray! Also, the staff I work with started noticing that I've lost weight (they actually…
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I beat the caffeine addicition!
Its amazing to say, but I have finally beat my addiction to caffeine. I started drinking coffee when I was 11 years old. That summer my mom (a teacher and TOTAL coffee addict) broke her ankle. Every morning I would help her get up and dressed and out to the kitchen table, and then would make her a pot of coffee. It didn't…
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did you ever...
buy something at a heavier wt and say to yourself, this will look hot once I lose wt? and then you go to try it on and its just about unwearable cause its too big. That just happened I have a shirt I have had for a couple years that I wore and shouldnt have but thought when I drop pounds I will be a killer hottie???? I…
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Weight Goal Met!!!!!
Well, I started this journey in Oct, 2007. I have officially met my weight goal of 170. If I go a little lower that's ok, but I don't want to get below 165. I am still working on my physique. I am at 24% bodyfat & would like to get below 20%. The last time I was below 20% was 15 years ago when I was 25. I feel like I'm in…
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I did it!
Well, since June 1st I've been able to get my weight down by 35 pounds from about 208lbs to around 173lbs and my body fat down from about 23% to about 9%, and I feel great. People told me that they could see the weight loss especially in my face as I was losing the weight, and people that haven't seen me in a number of…
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Excitement!
I am so excited. I got on the scale this morning for my weekly weigh in. I really thought I had gain weight this week, because I went to Texas last weekend and indulged on mexican food. Well I got on the scale, and I guess because of my work outs and healthy eating the rest of the week, I lost a pound! I have now lost nine…
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Small Success....
Last night my husband told me my "britches" were drooping (we're in the south so we do wear britches and pants too) and he said he was so proud of me - I was GLOWING!!! Here's to all of us who are smiling cause we're proud of ourselves...:drinker:
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Black team member checking in...10/3
1 lonely little lb lost. 89 down 11 to go.
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Test Results
I went to the doctor to get the results from my chloresterol test today. Last year I was at 248 (Very, very bad) This year since watching what I eaten since June I'm at 133. The doctor even asked what I was doing.
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BIG GOAL REACHED--1/2 WAY TO GOAL!
If you will direct your attention to my ticker, you will see that I have, as of this morning, LOST 70 POUNDS! THAT IS 1/2 WAY TO MY GOAL!!!!!!!! And, it is now exactly 6 months and 1 day since I joined MFP--thanks all of you for helping me get to this point! I started dancing already and will be dancing all day! But I'll…