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My first ten pounds
Well I have lost my first ten pounds so far. I have been on here for a little bit less than a month I think. It feels really good to see that scale going down. I still have a lot more to lose but right now I will take 10.:love: :smile: :wink: :laugh: :happy: :tongue: :drinker: :bigsmile:
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Cholesterol down 60 pts thru diet and exercise
First...If you have not had your cholesterol checked recently-do so. It is very important we know what is IN our bodies. Mine went up due to early onset menopause, and most women do not know that the lowered estrogen in our bodies increases our cholesteral levels. The main reason I started on this journey was for my…
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Its official!!!!
My TOM is done and i am offically down 50 pounds!!!!!!!! OMG i have been waiting so long for this...!!!!
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Me equals happy
Yesterday i felt so bad for myself at work. It was sample day and I'm always in charge of the sample counter. We where sampleing chocolate covered almonds and salt water taffy!!!!! i had soooo darn many!!! I couldn't stop. They where soooooo gooood!!:brokenheart: Thanks goodness we got really busy about an hour before…
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Life Is Good!
It's truly not in my nature to post something about myself (eek!), but I want to encourage everyone out there to keep working hard to achieve your goals. It is so rewarding when you start winning the battle with yourself, especially when it's a battle you've been losing for years. I didn't do that much really. I only set…
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Yippee for Me!
So I just got back from an office BBQ, and I wanted to share how proud I was. There were huge bins of Eggplant Parm, Hotdogs, Cheeseburgers, and BBQ Chicken Sandwiches. I took my plate and filled it with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and two BBQ chicken breasts. I skipped the chips and the pasta / potato salads. They…
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its about fricken time!!!!!
FINALLY!!! all summer i have been stuck at 226-230 pounds ... stupid plateaus!!!! So the past few weeks i have stepped up my exercise i do Zumba 2 times a week plus the past few days i have been walking for about 1.5-2 hrs a day.... and TADA i weighed in this morning at 225 yay me!!! AND its that time of the month too…
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I knoooooowwwww....
I have posted 73482782 pictures of myself, but seriously, i'm having another skinny and feel pretty day! Why shouldn't I share it with you guys? I have been at a stall for like forever and a day (over a month) but I still think i'm losing inches! It's a good body image day for me...and this time, i have make-up on! LOL!
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Hard lumps in my legs and arms???
I was scratching my leg today and felt a hard lump. I asked my DH to feel it and tell me what he thought it was. He said " That my dear, is a muscle!" For all of us who are working our butts off to be healthier, Cheers! :drinker:
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another lil milestone
well i am officially no longer "obese" lol now i'm just overweight :happy: .... i'm now down 20 pounds since joining this site, and 38 pounds since last year- :huh: <--- thats my real life excited face :laugh: :drinker:
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7 pounds down this week?!?!
It's not official yet, since I do my weigh in and measurements first thing on Sunday mornings, but I just did a preview weigh and I think I am down 7 pounds this week...tomorrow will tell for sure but I am so excited!
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My First Week!
This is really working for me! I did my first weigh in this morning and lost 2.5 pounds this week. I actually busted thru this plateau I've always gotten stuck at. Thanks for everyone's support my first week in!
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Feeling good
I'm wearing the suit today that I'm wearing in my profile picture and it feels so good, because it is so loose on me. I can actually pull the pants down with out unbuttoning them. I keep stepping on the hem because they hang on me. And I can actually button the jacket with out the buttons pulling. It is a feel good day. I…
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This is a big success for me!
I went to the gym today and burned 900 calories... yes, I said 900 calories! That is the most I have burnt in my life! The weeks grand total is 2,354 and my goal for each week is 880. I'm so proud of myself. I was determined to burn as much as possible bc when I weighed at the gym this morning it said I had gained 3 lbs…
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End of first week
I've lost 3 pounds my first week. With a goal of a pound I feel like I'm on my way! Jackie
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3 LBS this week!
i've only been here a week - but i've lost 3 pounds! i am so so so excited. i've finally come over the 255 lb hump i've been at for 4 weeks!!!!! :) thanks for everyone's encouragement!
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Goodbye 200's
I finally did it, I am out of the 200's. The scale kept toying with me for a few weeks, when I was almost out, I GAINED 2.5.....than last week I was smack dab on 2 (though I WAS happy with the loss) but this week I am at 199!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never thought I would be so happy to see that range of numbers. Whohoo!!:bigsmile:
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OMG
I really love the wii fit!!!!! I told myself when I got it, I would get on it everynight and low and behold something ALWAYS comes up!! You have those days also????? Today was my sons first baseball game of the season, I ate subway, which has WAY WAY TOO Many sodium grams to count. So I was getting ready for bed, I said I…
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I DID IT . . . for now
I got down to 150. Actually 150.8 but 150 nevertheless. My dd set a goal that whichever one of us gets to 150 first the other has to buy the winner a new outfit not to exceed $40.00. I won!!! :happy: I'm sure the weight loss is because I'm sick from a cold, but I did it anyway. Now after I get better, I just have to not…
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1 Year Anniversary!
So I've been a 1 year MFP'er now! WoW, where did the time go???!!! Anyway, I can't complain, this site is the BEST! Glad I could have everyone around to help me, and maybe give back a little! Yay MFP!!!! And thanks to MIKE who got this whole thing started, keeps it going, and is the REAL man of the hour!
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First Goal!!!
My normal weigh in day is Monday but as I'm on holidays from tomorrrow I noted my weight today and I have reached my first goal of a healthy BMI, well I'm at the very limit and I'll probably gain some back over the next week but today my BMI is 24.9.... Yeeeaaaaaaaah!!!!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
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I made my mini goal
I bet myself that I could lose to 210 by my birthday and I did it a day before........ I have been able to cut my Lantus insulin to 60 units in the morning and am not using any of the Novalog unless I am going out to eat (in other words, hardly ever!). lol But now that my birthday is here, I find that I want a piece of…
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The Sparkle Kilt Does a Happy Dance!
Zowie!!! did my weekly weigh in.. and lost 4 lbs from last week YEAAA!!!! I haven't been down to this weight for YEARS! I owe it to (first and foremost) Ezzie :love: , for finding this site, and showing me how to use it :flowerforyou: , the site for giving me all the tools and resources :glasses: , and, of course, My…
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Small YEAH!! for me
Okay this isnt really a "Success Story" but its a start for me. The last time I weighed my self was probably the begining of last week, and I was 220. I was attempting dieting and excercise then but had not joined this amazing site. Since then I have lost... (drum roll please).. four pounds. Okay not amazing but it was a…
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Karilynn Inspired this....
What are some rewards that you are treating yourself to when you reach a goal? I have found 3 SEXY pairs of boots that are just screamin my name....Is 10 lbs to small of a goal for a pair of boots?
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I surprised myself yesterday!!
I have noticed a shift in my perceptions regarding food. I was out with a friend shopping yesterday and she was eating McD fries......offered me some...I took ONE and actually ended up spitting it out into a napkin- I just could not force myself to eat that fry....and I was absolutely weirded out that I was able to make…
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A hole in the belt.
Just a short update here... took a notch in tighter on my belt today.... one more and I gotta buy a smaller belt.... gladly I might add :drinker:
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Back From Vacation!!
OK so i got on the scale this morning after my one week vacay!! I was really expecting the worse, WOW!! I actually lost another 2 pounds. I ran 4 out of the 7 days i was away, but i thought the worse because i drank just as many days as i ran :drinker: I am actually in complete SHOCK!! I ate almost anything i wanted, but…
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Sooo proud of myself.
Alright, so as many of you know I am a home ec teacher....which entails a plethora of classes. My biggest weakness class....Food Production. I pick random recipes and my kids cook them, well typically I end up wolfing down at least one plateful. Today, it was breakfast burritos (My biggest weakness these days has been…
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YAY!!!!!
So, today I hit 40lbs lost!!!! That's 40lbs in 10 weeks, so 4 pounds a week!!! I actually started out very fast (recent 20lbs gain that was easy to lose and also with a lot of weight to lose) and it made my already failing gallbladder attack me every single time I ate. Because of this (and testing to prove that my…