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Holy Cow thats a big change for 30lbs down! Great Job!
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Thanks to everyone! It is great to hear what other folks are doing and having success with!
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I started last year around 40 BMI (which is just barely morbidly obese) and got under 35 BMI only to regain some of it. I am currently at BMI of 35.2. When I started I had vicious acid reflux that would wake me in the middle of the night and that has gone away almost completely so losing just a small percentage does seem…
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I cut out caffeine and that seemed to help tremendously. I have also been seeing an acupuncturist for lower back pain 1x/week for the last five weeks and I think that is helping as well (but could be all in my mind).
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You're lucky that you don't binge on fruits. I buy a big bag of clementines and I eat them ALL IN ONE NIGHT :-( I can't be trusted with anything sweet.
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You are not alone at all. I have been fluctuating between 170 and 200 lbs for the last 5-ish years but before that I was sitting around 120/130 and the weight slowly crept up to around 150/160 and then I drastically gained up to 200. Since I'm short that was just a couple lbs shy of morbidly obese (or just barely into…
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Great advice and so true. I actually started walking this week because I joined a walking challenge at work and I noticed that it's helping with my back pain which was unexpected. I'm planning to keep it up after the challenge ends as I'm finding its really helping my back. I'm hoping this will also help me get back on…
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With Intermittent Fasting you eat during a certain window of time each day. For me I do 16hrs fasting and 8 hrs eating. My eating window is 11am-7pm. Supposedly it helps with insulin sensitivity. The other benefit I'm finding is that I find it more satisfying to eat two decent sized meals (for example 600 each) instead of…
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Thanks! :)
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Wow, really interesting update. I have been battling the same 30lbs for 5 years now so I'm extremely impressed at your ability to keep it off. One of these days I hope to reach my goal (another 60lbs) and fight the fierce battle of maintenance. I can completely appreciate and respect the struggle. I hope to one day be in…
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Holy Cow! Congrats on your commitment and progress!
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This is spot on!
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I have had an extremely stressful two weeks at work to the point I've been bordering on anxiety attacks and then to top off an already crummy couple of weeks my mom just told me and my brother she has cancer this weekend. My brother got stupid drunk (addictive tendencies run in my family) but I just cried it out. I'm proud…
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My husband and I got married soon after we started doing Whole30/Paleo lifestyle together because I wanted to be the absolutely perfect wife. We had about 6 months where we were 100% on the same page and I worked so hard to be a different/better person. The problem was exercise and being really disciplined had always been…
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Wow, I can totally relate to you. My first cabbage soup diet was when I was maybe 9 or 10 years old because the doctor told my mom I was too fat. I've been going on crash diets my whole life ever since then until now. I have tried literally every "diet". I went into my twenties with lots of health problems caused by…
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Yes to this! I literally was just having the same revelation myself! I have been eating mixed greens with tomatoes, chicken and whatever else I have on hand with a balsamic vinaigrette I made myself and I literally can't even wrap my head how something so simple could be so delicious and why I never realized it before! I…
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This is related but I used to go to lunch with some girls who were skinny in my office and they would order soup and half a sandwich and eat like half of each and then go "Oh I'm so full I really can't eat anymore" and pack it up and put it away. I always thought ugh those skinny girls putting on a show of being full cuz I…
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I gained 30lbs before I started my job a year ago due to stress (ie major stress eating) and it has taken me a year to get myself settled in and in a place mentally to get the weight off. I am pretty obese and I have a coworker who is also pretty obese but just a little less than I am and she is a very competitive person.…
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My Saturday Success: After quitting my workout classes a year ago (and consequently gaining 30lbs) I finally decided to get serious about getting back on the health/fitness wagon. This week I walked almost 3 miles two days, 1.5 mile one day and over 2mi today. I also contacted some pilates instructors today so that I can…
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I went to a wedding and a baby shower this weekend and didn't eat any cake, cupcakes, alcohol or any other junk food :D
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A friend who hadn't seen me in about a year told me how great my skin looked and then yesterday the folks who work at the front desk in my condo bldg told me my skin looked great too. Even if I'm not getting overnight results with my weight loss its good to know that good nutrition has other benefits too :-) I just turned…
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I was shopping for workout clothes and there was a cute top in the clearance rack that was XL and REALLY CHEAP! I tried it on because despite losing weight I have typically been able to fit in a size XL and I buy large instead. This time the XL looked TERRIBLE not even worth buying at 70% off. Kind of a bummer because I…
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Congrats to everyone. I have been reading these stories whenever I need motivation and its just so inspiring and keeps me positive! I've been eating Paleo pretty consistently for a year and a half now and have had some ups and downs on the scale and went from 39.7 BMI (almost morbidly obese) to 34.8 BMI (just regular…
