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GettingThin08 Posts: 370
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  • GettingThin08
    GettingThin08 Posts: 370
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  • GettingThin08
    GettingThin08 Posts: 370
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    Name: AMANDA
    Starting Weight: 200
    Current Weight: 200
    Goal Weight: 130
    Favorite thing about dieting: PROVING TO MYSELF THAT I CAN DO IT IF I PUT MY MIND TO IT
    Worst thing about dieting: FAILURE
    Favorite diet food: PREZTELS
    Favorite thing about exercise: THE FEELING AFTER YOU DONE IT
    Worst thing about exercise: GETTING GOING
    Favorite exercise: WALKING
    Most important thing about losing weight: MY HEALTH
    What made you decide to lose weight: THIS IS THE BIGGEST I HAVE EVER BEEN AND IM SICK OF NOT HAVING ENGERY TO DO ANYTHING AND BEING EMBARRASSED TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: DONT LET ONE BAD DAY MESS UP YOUR WHOLE DIET!
  • Livi_Loves_Pink
    Livi_Loves_Pink Posts: 754
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    Name: Olivia
    Starting Weight: 230
    Current Weight: 203
    Goal Weight: 150-140
    Favorite thing about dieting: Feeling good when I eat healthy.
    Worst thing about dieting: Wanting to eat more.
    Favorite diet food: Salad
    Favorite thing about exercise: The feeling afterward
    Worst thing about exercise: The feeling durring :laugh:
    Favorite exercise: Walking
    Most important thing about losing weight: Being healthy, feeling better about myself
    What made you decide to lose weight: I just couldn't stand how I looked and felt
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Just stick to it! Even if you make a few mistakes, if you just keep going you will do it eventually!
  • j_g4ever
    j_g4ever Posts: 1,925 Member
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    Name: Jessica
    Starting Weight: 213
    Current Weight: 195
    Goal Weight: 140-145
    Favorite thing about dieting: Seeing the scale go down
    Worst thing about dieting: All that yummy food that made me fat :bigsmile:
    Favorite diet food: Mock Ice Cream sandwichs
    Favorite thing about exercise: Being able to do more and more everyday
    Worst thing about exercise: Doing it all the time
    Favorite exercise: 30 day shred-even though it kicks my butt everytime
    Most important thing about losing weight: being healthy and feeling sexy
    What made you decide to lose weight: kids, myself. I want to have those men give me "that" look
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: one day at a time. If you fall off the wagen jump right back on. Its just a day. Everyone does it. :flowerforyou:
  • AmberElaine84
    AmberElaine84 Posts: 964 Member
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    Name: Amber
    Starting Weight: 175
    Current Weight: 168
    Goal Weight: 130-135
    Favorite thing about dieting: Feeling good about myself
    Worst thing about dieting: the temptations
    Favorite diet food: a good salad
    Favorite thing about exercise: feeling accomplished
    Worst thing about exercise: I always have the kids in my way and it makes it hard to do.
    Favorite exercise: Running/jogging/walking, crunches
    Most important thing about losing weight: getting healthy
    What made you decide to lose weight: the way I looked in the mirror
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Ber persistant, be consistant! A healthy diet and exercise are the only things that will help you lose weight and keep it off!
  • LokiFae
    LokiFae Posts: 774 Member
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    Name: Mary
    Starting Weight: 260
    Current Weight: 225
    Goal Weight: about 150. It really depends.
    Favorite thing about dieting: Being in control of myself
    Worst thing about dieting: The time it takes to portion everything correctly, especially when I'm hungry!
    Favorite diet food: I don't really consider any of the food I eat "diet" food, just yummy and healthy
    Favorite thing about exercise: Everything
    Worst thing about exercise: Getting my butt to the gym
    Favorite exercise: Chasing my son around :tongue:
    Most important thing about losing weight: Health...Oh, and tight pencil skirts :bigsmile:
    What made you decide to lose weight: My son growing up
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Give yourself a day off once in a while.
  • beckylynn
    beckylynn Posts: 22
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    Name: BECKY
    Starting Weight: 157
    Current Weight: 150
    Goal Weight: 110
    Favorite thing about dieting: SEEING THE SCALE MOVE
    Worst thing about dieting: NOT GETTING TO EAT EVERYTHING I WANT
    Favorite diet food: SPECIAL K BARS AND BOCA BURGERS
    Favorite thing about exercise: THE SATISFACTION WITH MYSELF FOR DOING IT
    Worst thing about exercise: FINDING TIME TO DO IT
    Favorite exercise: JOGGING/RUNNING
    Most important thing about losing weight: GETTING HEALTHY
    What made you decide to lose weight: REACHED A HIGH, CLOTHES WERE NOT FITTING ANYMORE
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
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    Name: Tami
    Starting Weight: 270
    Current Weight: 152
    Goal Weight: 135
    Favorite thing about dieting: How it's not REALLY a diet...but I have changed my entire relationship with food and feel so much better for it.
    Worst thing about dieting: The word "Die" being in it.
    Favorite diet food: Soup (very filling)
    Favorite thing about exercise: Endorphins make me feel awesome!!
    Worst thing about exercise: That after workout fatigue that hits you a few hours later!
    Favorite exercise: Elliptical and weights
    Most important thing about losing weight: Making yourself as healthy as you can
    What made you decide to lose weight: Knowing I wasn't living up to my full potential and wanting to be around as long as possible for my son.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Don't stress out. Take it a week at a time and slowly educate as you go until you are living an entirely different lifestyle.
  • psyknife
    psyknife Posts: 487 Member
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    Name: MELANIE

    Starting Weight: ABOUT 180

    Current Weight: 150

    Goal Weight: ABOUT 140-ish should be good

    Favorite thing about dieting: I DON'T "DIET"... MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT EATING HEALTHY FOODS IS HOW THEY MAKE ME FEEL AND HOW MUCH MORE ENERGY I HAVE.

    Worst thing about dieting: AGAIN... I DON'T "DIET" :D

    Favorite diet food: I DON'T CONSIDER ANYTHING "DIET" FOOD... SOME OF MY FAVORITE FOODS INCLUDE: HOMEMADE WHEAT CRUST VEGGIE PIZZA, FISH, VEGGIE BURGERS, BUFFALO BURGERS, KASHI CEREALS, HUMMUS... I COULD GO ON, OF COURSE.

    Favorite thing about exercise: THE ENERGY I GET AS WELL AS HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL.

    Worst thing about exercise: NOTHING!

    Favorite exercise: I LOVE TURBO KICK, YOGA, PILATES AND BELLYDANCE... ALL OF WHICH I TEACH... AND I'M ALSO A BIG FAN OF TURBO JAM, P90X AND THE SLIM SERIES.

    Most important thing about losing weight: THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT "GETTING FIT" IS HOW IT WILL PROLONGE YOUR LIFE AND POSSIBLE SAVE YOU FROM DEVELOPING A TERMINAL ILLNESS.

    What made you decide to lose weight: I DIDN'T LIKE THE CLOTHES I WAS WEARING, I DIDN'T LIKE LOOKING IN THE MIRROR, AND I DIDN'T LIKE BEING CONSTANTLY TIRED AND DEPRESSED.

    Best advice you can give about losing weight: BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELVES AND DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
  • tamazinglee
    tamazinglee Posts: 186 Member
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    Name: Tammi
    Starting Weight: 175
    Current Weight: 162
    Goal Weight: 140
    Favorite thing about dieting: Being proud of myself at the end of the day.
    Worst thing about dieting: I miss junk food
    Favorite diet food: Fruits
    Favorite thing about exercise: The energy. Feeling Alive.
    Worst thing about exercise: Finding time to do it
    Favorite exercise: Jogging
    Most important thing about losing weight: Being healthy
    What made you decide to lose weight: I want to look good in clothes. I want to be healthy. I want to be confident with myself.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Don't think of it negatively....as a diet or that your giving something up. It's a positive lifestyle change.
  • rethun01
    rethun01 Posts: 167
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    Name: Rose
    Starting Weight: 170
    Current Weight: 160
    Goal Weight: 145
    Favorite thing about dieting: Not feeling bloated and icky inside; keeping my tummy problems under control and being off medication
    Worst thing about dieting: Not eating French Fries :sad:
    Favorite diet food: All natural peanut butter... OBSESSED!
    Favorite thing about exercise: Waking up the next day and feeling so skinny!
    Worst thing about exercise: Forcing myself to work through the mental blocks
    Favorite exercise: Spinning!
    Most important thing about losing weight: Keeping the end goal in sight and knowing how GREAT I'll feel when I get there
    What made you decide to lose weight: I want to know I have the will power and ability to get to my goal weight before I start having kids
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Take joy in cooking new things! Explore new recipes and figure out ways to make your favorites more healthy!!
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
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    Name: Becky
    Starting Weight: 210
    Current Weight: 169
    Goal Weight: 145
    Favorite thing about dieting: The way I feel.
    Worst thing about dieting: I miss my junk food!
    Favorite diet food: Anything Fiber One
    Favorite thing about exercise: Love the endorphins
    Worst thing about exercise: not sure
    Favorite exercise: walking & dancing
    Most important thing about losing weight: Health!!!!!
    What made you decide to lose weight: A picture I saw of myself...never realized how big I was becoming.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Take it one day at a time..when you fall off...get right back on! YOU are worth it!:flowerforyou:
  • lizard9800
    lizard9800 Posts: 474 Member
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    Name: Liz
    Starting Weight: 182.5
    Current Weight: 142
    Goal Weight: 140
    Favorite thing about dieting: Knowing I made the decision to do something good for myself and that I have kept up with it for almost a year. Oh, and my fiance thinks I'm smokin' hot now!
    Worst thing about dieting: Not much, except being a little obsessed with it at times
    Favorite diet food: Fruit, and lots of it
    Favorite thing about exercise: Positive feeling during and afterwards
    Worst thing about exercise: Trying to find the time when busy
    Favorite exercise: Hiking, biking or snowboarding depending on the season
    Most important thing about losing weight: Great health and rockin' self-esteem!
    What made you decide to lose weight: Found out my cholesterol had gone up, and I couldn't keep up with friends when doing outdoor activities.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Take it slow, realize that everyone will have bad days, do the research to make sure you are going about it correctly and make it a lifestyle change.
  • His_Kelly
    His_Kelly Posts: 248
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    Name: Kelly
    Starting Weight: 230

    Current Weight: 192

    Goal Weight: 145

    Favorite thing about dieting: Feeling better about myself.

    Worst thing about dieting: Sometimes feeling like I am fighting an uphill battle.

    Favorite diet food: Fiber One bars (oats and chocolate!)

    Favorite thing about exercise: It makes me feel strong and like I can accomplish something.

    Worst thing about exercise: Not being to keep up to the person next to me and feeling inadequate.

    Favorite exercise: Weight lifting or running.

    Most important thing about losing weight: Gaining self confidence.

    What made you decide to lose weight: A picture of me with a couple of my friends where I was the same size as the both of them put together!!! :sad:

    Best advice you can give about losing weight: If you slip, pick yourself up a soon as possible and get back on track. Patience is a virtue!
  • Renae_Nae
    Renae_Nae Posts: 935 Member
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    Name: Renae
    Starting Weight: 152
    Current Weight: 148
    Goal Weight: 135
    Favorite thing about dieting: watching the scale move and knowing I'm closer to my clothes fitting
    Worst thing about dieting: that TOM
    Favorite diet food: I eat the same...it's about portion control!
    Favorite thing about exercise: the rush I get when I'm done
    Worst thing about exercise: when I have to do it alone
    Favorite exercise: elipitcal machine
    Most important thing about losing weight: Keeping myself from getting more overweight since that was the original direction of the scale
    What made you decide to lose weight: Tired of crying every time we went out because I didn't have anything to wear (I bought a lot of new clothes less than a year ago that I want to get back into!)
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Keep going
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
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    Name: Betty
    Starting Weight: 178.8
    Current Weight: 148.8
    Goal Weight: 140 (I may set another goal after I get to 140 though)
    Favorite thing about dieting: I don't consider it dieting. For me it's a lifestyle change. My favorite thing is losing the weight and feeling healthier. And buying smaller clothes is a big plus. :happy:
    Worst thing about dieting: Exercising. I have to get off my lazy butt.
    Favorite diet food: Fat free yogurt.
    Favorite thing about exercise: Feeling so proud of myself afterwards.
    Worst thing about exercise: Making myself do it.
    Favorite exercise: Sweatin' to the Oldies with Richard Simmons
    Most important thing about losing weight: Being healhier.
    What made you decide to lose weight: I was sick and tired of being fat and seeing the way I looked. Also feeling unhealthy and feeling like I was killing myself by being so unhealthy.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Don't give up and don't think of it as a diet. Think of it as a lifestyle change.
  • raincloud
    raincloud Posts: 405 Member
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    Name: Jess
    Starting Weight: 260
    Current Weight: 211
    Goal Weight: 136-160 (haha, I'll see what I get there!)
    Favorite thing about dieting: Losing weight and under-growing my clothes
    Worst thing about dieting: Not drinking like I used to :drinker:
    Favorite diet food: String cheese!
    Favorite thing about exercise: The energy I get!
    Worst thing about exercise: Only if I get sore
    Favorite exercise: Elliptical, swimming and treadmill
    Most important thing about losing weight: Being healthy
    What made you decide to lose weight: I just am finally doing it....
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Just do it, motivation will help you day to day or hour to hour.
  • LonelyPilgrim
    LonelyPilgrim Posts: 255 Member
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    Name: Casey
    Starting Weight: 152
    Current Weight: 142
    Goal Weight: 130
    Favorite thing about dieting: Disappearing Tummy
    Worst thing about dieting: Disappearing boobies
    Favorite diet food: soups/boca burgers
    Favorite thing about exercise: sense of pride/accomplishment I carry the rest of the day
    Worst thing about exercise: getting out the door
    Favorite exercise: running
    Most important thing about losing weight: feeling pleased with my body
    What made you decide to lose weight: Shock! Didn't know I had gained so much over 1 year.
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: Slow and steady! don't be discouraged if you don't have a huge loss the first week or two.. it will come off. Some weeks you'll lose more than others and not know why. The body is a mysterious thing.
  • jojo52610
    jojo52610 Posts: 692 Member
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    Name: Joanne
    Starting Weight: 195
    Current Weight: 186
    Goal Weight: 168-170
    Favorite thing about dieting: feeling better about my self
    Worst thing about dieting: plateaus
    Favorite diet food: Chicken and Salad
    Favorite thing about exercise: Increased endurance
    Worst thing about exercise: nothing really
    Favorite exercise: eliptecal
    Most important thing about losing weight: being happy with my body
    What made you decide to lose weight: I had lost 30 lb and when I had treament for my cancer I gained it back - my clothes didn't fit .
    Best advice you can give about losing weight: don't get discouraged if you really want something keep trying and you'll suceed.
  • Poison5119
    Poison5119 Posts: 1,460 Member
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    bump.... it's time to work out now, but I'll do this later!!! xoxox Julie

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