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This has been an awesome experience so far! I retired on 1/31/18 and started this journey earnestly on 6/1/2018! Still have a ways to go to reach my BMI goal weight (174 pounds). Starting weight was 288 pounds! 50 pounds down! I can not tell you all how good I feel emotionally, physically and mentally!!

@bluffgirl67 thank you so much for the tip on looking for grams. I’ve actually started using PAM to cook some things. I also have started measuring the olive oil and mixing it in the veggies (in a mixing bowl before putting it in the frying pan).

@Tarzan37 I literally get the shakes if I don't eat enough protein. It took me a while to figure out that I didn't need to eat a burger to get the healthy protein I need. I tuck little protein packs in my purse or put a protein drink in my cooler. A small meal packed with the good nutrients and a bottle of water does the…

@mmdeveau I am absolutely in love with the coffee from Cafe Dumonde in New Orleans but I have no idea how to make it. YYYYAAAAAASSSS to the hummus! I really try to go by serving with that for sure! I mix it in with my avocado and spread it on my Dave's Killer Bread! So I've got a secret to tell you all about my husband's…

@L2HS Hello my dear! You are in the right place because we are all here to help each other run this marathon no matter where we are in the journey! The wonderful thing is that you are here. One step at a time and one day at a time. I completely understand about wanting to be here for your family! You can do this!

@MsDollyDimple Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your journey 🥰. The fact that you only gained 11 pounds during your pregnancy was amazing to me! My body was all over the place. Studies have shown that breastfeeding helps you loose weight..I joked with my daughter (whose turning 22 soon) that she didn’t take enough…

@CupcakeCrusoe this evening I actually pulled out the measuring spoon to measure out a tablespoon and it blew my mind how much olive oil I was using but not really recording🤯🤯🤯🤯! My coffee creamer!!! SAME! The serving is 2 tablespoons...I’d been recording between 4-8 because it’s my sweet tooth and tastes so good😬🤪! Girl…

BOOM 💥 @CupcakeCrusoe I just had this revelation! My use of olive oil and coffee creamer!

@phayzed WOW! Dude! Great Job!

@CupcakeCrusoe Look At Those Guns! You go girl!! Welcome!

@Terytha and this is the wound that you have so bravely shared with us. It had taken me a very long time to acknowledge that seeing myself through society’s lens can cause me to spend way to much time walking outside of my best self....until one day I had the honor of meeting a beautiful soul. I was a single parent working…

@sharpdust My best friend is a Clemson alumni so...not a good game 😬 but Joe Borrows was unstoppable for sure.

Watching the college football championship game! Stressed!!!

@kmalik5 Me too! When I smiled you could barely see my eyes! You are so beautiful!!

“The elimination diet: Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry. Then watch your health, and life, improve.” - Charles F. Glassman

@sharpdust I’m proud of you for recognizing the positives👍🏽 and making a plan for the next time.

@speyerj Thank you so much! One of things I'm trying to do is share the "peaks" and "valleys" of this journey. A while ago I heard a saying from a pastor of a church I was attending. He said "You witness through your wounds". We are all wounded souls in some way or another. The wound that woman opened....I'd been putting a…

When I am working out and I'm tired (like this morning when I had to peddle really hard to get up a hill) I think of myself accomplishing a goal. Seeing myself at my goal weight, getting off blood pressure medication, seeing our sweet girl graduate from college, staying on the Jacob's Ladder for 30 minutes STRAIGHT!. I've…

Road out to the horse stables today on the long part of my Sunday bike ride! It was beautiful. I normally ride four - two mile rides from one point to another until I get back to my house but one of my MFP friends (@Bari_Tone) inspired me to push myself this morning. I’ve just finished the long part and it was wonderful!!

50 pounds so far! Still a ways to go but I can not tell you how happy I am to be alive! From a size 22W to a 14W! With each and every day I’m getting stronger!

@torihudson6 I’m so so proud of your success in your weight loss journey! I have received your friend requests and I’ve sent you messages each time. One of the things I changed just before the new year was making sure everyone on my friends list have open diaries. While I completely appreciate others who have decided to…

I had a wonderful day hiking with my Slim Sexy😜😂😊!

@theleadmare I’m so proud of you for recognizing this. My pitfall was fast food either just before or after grocery shopping. When we decided to cut our eating out to 1-2 times a month we started packing a small cooler with lunch and healthy snacks. I also tuck some trail/nut mix packs and fig bars in my purse/back pack. I…

@MuttiNM aaahhhh I remember those days when we were living in Indiana!! It was hard to do anything in the cold months🥶

@MsDollyDimple yes! The Cookie Monster got to me earlier this week! And I had to practice eating one serving of Lays chip😬at a time! Now cooking at home and packing lunch has become the fuel that’s really helped me run this marathon. When I started this journey we ate out 3-5 times a week (mostly lunch after working out).…

I’m so excited about tomorrow! My hubby and I are going hiking! It’s more like a six mile walking trail but it’s gonna be so awesome to do this with him! We are gonna have a hearty breakfast (egg, avocado, cheddar cheese on brioche..with scrapple for me and bacon for him) and pack some water/healthy snacks in our backpacks…

“Do not judge. You don’t know what storm I’ve asked her to walk through.” -God (From Hota Kotb’s “I Really Needed This Today”

Thank you all so very much! @aliciap0116 thank you so much for suggesting this book. @torihudson6 you are knock it out of the park! I can see you now Kicking Butt and Taking Names💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽! @DaniMerc72 I was born and raised in Delaware (Seaford) and graduated from DelState! @theleadmare You can do it! After having my…