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I'm wearing boots for the first time this fall and they fit so much better! No more wide calf boots needed for me! :)
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My mother used to think it was completely gross when I would dunk my peanut butter sandwiches in chicken noodle soup. She thought it was just a kid thing that I would outgrow - Little does she know that her now-35 year old daughter still does it lol
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I’m not ‘intentionally’ in maintenance right now, but my weight has been bouncing around the same 2-3 pounds for the last month or so. It’s totally my fault as I have been guesstimating a whole lot more, not tracking all my nibbles and not exercising as much. During that time, I have been hovering around 1,500 calories.…
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I've been bouncing around the same 2-3 pounds for the last month or so. It's my own fault as I've been nibbling here and there, not exercising as much and not logging as well as I could. The scary part about this though is that if I'm pretty much maintaining my weight at this level of calories/exercise, this is maintenance…
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Right there with you! I've lost almost 60 lbs, but look in the mirror and see no progress. I see it in pictures, I see the smaller clothes, I feel like I take up a whole lot less space, but I don't see it in the mirror!
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GOOD NEWS On July 5, 2016, I completed C25K. I was on top of the world! I cried on my walk home cause I was so incredibly proud of myself. I called my mother as soon as I got home cause she had been my biggest supporting of getting healthy again. I signed up for a race in October (next weekend actually) and another one for…
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It seems like lately I must be carrying an invisible (to me) sign that says “Please ask me for directions!” I work in the middle a very large city with tons of tourists. Up until about 3-4 months ago, no one talked to me as I was out on the street walking to get coffee, lunch, etc. Now, I’m sure I get stopped 3-4 times a…
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I’m currently 250+ days into this change and I’ve lost 55 lbs. In the same amount of time, hubby has lost almost 100! We have walked almost every single day since we started. If you’d asked me two weeks ago, I would have said “Maybe?” But, in the last two weeks, we have stopped walking (long story) and the scale WILL NOT…
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I have 32 days until I leave on vacation, so I'm starting tomorrow!
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I have a vague idea of a goal, but I’m still not certain if that’s where I want to be. I started at 215 with a goal of around 135-140. Right now, I’m 160 and wearing a size 6/8 and I’m feeling pretty good. A healthy BMI is 155, so only five pounds from where I am now. I had picked my goal based on my lowest known adult…
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It's so weird to me lately how my brain hasn't caught up to my size. Last week, I was shopping and picked up a bunch of size medium tops *hoping* they would fit. When I got to the fitting room, nothing looked right and everything seemed frumpy. I couldn't figure out why nothing looked right. The last top I tried on fit…
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That getting close to goal weight is really scary!
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When I make a recipe, I’ll put all the ingredients into the recipe builder and then bake. Once it’s done, I’ll weigh the finished product in grams and that becomes my number of servings. Then, every time I have a serving, I weigh it individually and record that many servings. For instance, you make a dozen muffins and the…
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That is no small accomplishment ! You should be so proud of yourself!
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Thanks everyone - I'll make a general FB post and see what happens! :)
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I'm wearing a skirt today that I bought 8 years ago, but never actually fit into! It felt so great to finally cut off the tags this morning!
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I started at 215 and I've now lost 50 lbs over the last 7 months with another 25 to go. Honestly, unless I'm fooling myself, I don't see loose skin. Maybe I got lucky, but I really don't see it. I'm 35 and the only exercise I've done is walking/running. Hubby started at over 300 (I forget the actual number) and has now…
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It took me 13 weeks to finish the 8 week program... You can do it! Just do it at whatever pace you can do!
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Right now, I'm 5'6" and 165 lbs and wearing a fairly consistent size 10, sometimes a 12. However, I'm currently wearing the same clothes as I was the last time I was at my goal weight (145 lbs). Which means that I'm now 20 lbs heavier, but wearing the same size. I hadn't realized that your body composition could change as…
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I started this diet in January, so was using Walk Away the Pounds in my living room. When the weather got nicer, I started walking outside. I've now lost 50 lbs with walking being my only form of exercise. I've also been carefully calorie counting.
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I started this diet on January 6 and haven’t had fast food in all of 2016. So far, I’m down 50 lbs. I know I could easily work my calories to include fast food. And I know it’s not great food health-wise, but I’ve certainly eaten worse since starting on this diet, so it’s not like I have the perfect diet. And I certainly…
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No one told me that my body shape would change over 10 years. I’ve been saving a pair of ‘goal jeans’ convinced that I would fit back into them SOMEDAY. That SOMEDAY is now cause they actually fit, but I’m still 25 lbs heavier than I was the last time I wore the jeans (at age 24). I used to carry a lot of my weight in my…
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How quickly would you notice loose skin? I've gone from 216 to 168 and haven't really noticed loose skin. I'd like to lose at least another 30 lbs. would it have started to show by now? Similarly, hubby has gone from 332 to 247 and also hadn't noticed loose skin. He wants to lose another 60 lbs. Did we just get lucky or…
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I'm 5'6" and currently weigh about 170. I've lost 45 lbs, so started at 215ish. At my highest, I was fooling myself into thinking I wore a size 16. It was probably more like an 18. The pants I'm wearing right now are a 12 and they fit great. So, 3 sizes in 45 lbs. I guess that's about what everyone else has said - 15 lbs…
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I started six months ago at 216. My current weight is 171 and I'm planning to get to about 135. It's do-able ladies! :)
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What nobody told me is that there comes a point that everything just comes together and it’s *almost* easy to continue to lose weight. For instance, this weekend, I was out of town visiting family. I passed up some treats without too much trouble while still having a few of my favourites. The scale says I’m up a pound for…
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Thanks for the suggestion! Hadn't really given it much thought, but an idea worth check out!
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In late April, I went shopping for a bunch of new spring/summer clothes cause I’d already lost 25 lbs and knew that my summer stuff just wasn’t going to fit and my job requires that I look put together. It’s now mid-July and I’ve lost another 20lbs. Most of that stuff already doesn’t fit or is starting to look sloppy. I…
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What kind of FitBit is is? I have a FitBit Flex and have bought some really pretty bracelets on Etsy that no one would ever suspect carry a FitBit. I’ve even worn them to a wedding! Check it out at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FUNKtionalWearables I’ve also seen a seller who makes hair bands so you can wear it in your hair…
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I started this at 216 and I’m currently at 172, so 44 lbs down! My lowest adult weight was about 10 years ago when I lost 40 lbs and weighed 145. Then I blinked and it started climbing again :( Ideally, I’m shooting for 135 this time around, but, honestly, don’t even really know what that will look like as I’ve been at…
