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You can add me (both of you)as I've been where ya'll are now. I'm 53, was 295 and am currently 205 with about 80 left to lose. I am a mom of two, who are now 18/19. Can't say I have everything down pat but I will listen and encourage your journeys along the way.

You can certainly see a difference. Way to go.

Lol, glad to know I'm not the only one who feels the "extra fat suit", but sorry were all experiencing it. Hopefully we will all tighten up as we progress.

Now that I've lost 90 pounds, with 80 still to go it's like having a double body. I feel the muscle and bone structure underneath the fat. I can grab fat and skin and feel where when I finish losing weight my body might be. My fat just seems to jiggle more now, but I can feel the muscle underneath. Does anyone else feel…

You must be so proud of yourself. You've worked really hard to be so successful. Congratulations !!!

Have you kept any of your thoughts in a journal or even just on your status? Try to remember why you've stuck with it for a year. That's a huge commitment you've already invested. You can do it !!

@47Jacqueline What is an aquatic conference consist of?

I went to a woman's conference this weekend and had to climb two flights of stairs several time a day to get to my seat. In the past I would have taken the elevator, but I walk the stairs every time and wasn't gasping for breath when I reached the top. Nor did I have to stop because I didn't have the strength to continue…

I went to a woman's conference this weekend and had to climb two flights of stairs several time a day to get to my seat. In the past I would have taken the elevator, but I walk the stairs every time and wasn't gasping for breath when I reached the top. Nor did I have to stop because I didn't have the strength to continue…

@Ms_LisaKay I've just reached that point in the last month and was feeling how weird it felt. Glad for the loss and happy to see there are muscles underneath. Lol

Hi all, I am impatiently working through the next month. I've lost 86 lbs so far and only have 9 more lbs to go to be in the 100's and then 5 more till I have lost "100" lbs. I truly can't imagine that fact. I have talked about losing weight for years and now I'm here. I'll still will have about 55 - 65lbs to lose after…

I'm low carb because of blood sugars, I make my own packages of mixed nuts. About 225 calories, 3 grams of carbs and when I'm hungry that's my go to meal/snack. If I'm eating vegetables/fruit I subtract the fiber from the total carb count to give me (my total carb count). The MFP nutrition counter doesn't do that, so I…

Good morning everyone. Hope you all have a beautiful day and remember you are special and loved.

@cityjaneLondon That's a great NSV, the positive power of the mind.

I needed to lose 165 pounds to start with: SW 295, CW 213, GW 130 I'm almost to two major goals: losing 100 pounds ( about 20 to go) and being in "onederland". I started my journey August 2014. I practice a low carb ( 30 -45) a day, don't worry about the fat way of eating. I average walking about 1 mile a day. The last…

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@TeresaMarie2015. Love that you are open to trying new things. That's the side of my personality that's coming alive. Lol, I was standing on a 16 foot ladder when I noticed the weight limit sticker and it hit me I was under the limit. I haven't been to an amusement park in years because I didn't fit in the seats. When I…

- my pants are "longer" now as I've lost weight around my middle and hips, - I look at the one pair of smaller jeans I've bought and think "those are way too small" - I used to (love) bread, I can now do without it so much easier it seems to be a texture issue, it's gummy? I still love a good piece of crunchy toast though…

@epido that was fabulous ! I'm on the second half of my weight loss journey and gaining physical strength is much more of a focus on this half. If I can do at least one body pull up like you, I will feel accomplished. Congratulations.

Walked 2 miles today. Yea!

I understand what you meant by not liking tea. I used to drink coke then sweet, sweet tea. But my blood sugars were high so I cut out the sugary drinks and went to unsweetened green tea. It took a couple of times before I developed a taste for it, but now I love it. I have tried several of the Teavana Teas. The staff have…

Oh my, I'm so far behind already but I'm going to catch up. I'm only at 4 miles

@jenbo83 that's fantastic! 100 pounds is something to be proud of.

@RobinsEgg How did your nights sleep go? I was concerned about your taking two sleeping pills.

@hansea47 That's a great idea. I'm going to start taking my measurements monthly as my weight loss has slowed down "a lot" but keeping a record of my measurements would hopefully encourage me.

@cblue315 way to go! Dropping from a 22/24 to a 12/14.

@natalie3505 an NSV is a non scale victory.

Didn't make 100 miles this time but I'll try again in April

My largest shirt was a 4x. I bought an xl yesterday. Wow, I'm not sure my mind is ready for that.

@ILikeToMoveItMoveIt I can't but help to sing your name and smile. I'm sure with a baby it's an appropriate name :) good job on your loss.