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Amazing results. You look like a different person and definitely have something to be proud about. Keep it up!

Thanks again everyone! It's a new year and I wish everyone the best of success in reaching your own goals. Cheers! y.

Juicing two apples, 1/4 ginger, and then top off your glass with a little cinnamon - it's a fantastic treat!

Awesome commitment. I look forward to watching the progress.

I can understand not counting fruits and vegetables if you are transitioning from eating mainly processed foods to introducing fresh, raw foods. The transition can be difficult and unwanted and the last thing anyone needs is an excuse not to include a healthy dose of fruits and veg into your diet. If it takes disregarding…

Great commitments!

There is plenty of information about the benefits of water. Here are some links I've found with a quick Google search: http://allwomenstalk.com/10-ways-how-water-helps-you-to-lose-weight/ http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/10/water.losing.weight.jampolis/index.html

When I first started I absolutely hated water. I was so use to sweet drinks and I came up with every excuse in the world not to drink plain old water. From ice tea, to "healthy alternatives" - I tried them all - anything to avoid water. For health and dietary reasons, I slowly incorporated water in my life. I started with…

Jael, I am glad to see that you are making a commitment to not only yourself, but to your family and the environment. Choosing to go organic is a rather fun and exciting experience with so many wild and unimaginative benefits. I am intrigued to hear your story on how the transition is effecting your lifestyle and your…

No one has any meals to share for the holidays? =0)

Very interesting videos, thanks for sharing!

Just finished two books last week, not about Eco but they were good enough to share: The Hunger Games, and Catching Fire. Now I need to get the third in series =0)

No problem! I love videos like this. I can only hope that she grows to be an influential leader in the future =0)

Great job!!

Stunning results, well done!

Absolutely amazing!

Thanks a lot for everyone's comments, they fuel my desire to keep going. :wink: I hope in the future my next success story will be reaching the goal of a satisfied BMI, time will tell =) Enjoy your weekend, y.

There isn't a lot of excess skin, but I do carry some. I am looking to work on doing some toning which should help with the excess skin. To be honest, I rather have some excess skin then to be the size that I was. To me, this is a minor problem only noticeable when in the nude =0)

Funny what simple changes in food can do for you, isn't it? Have you noticed that your sodium levels have went down as well? :smile:

Thanks again everyone! Your kind words put a smile on my face for the day!!!

Hi Lisa, Sorry for such a long time before a reply, I've been super busy myself! I think I will start a new thread for favorite organic meals. Maybe this will bring some insight and be a fun way to open up for new things. I hope you contribute!

Hi Havalinaaa, We had an organic Thanksgiving - and also Vegan! EVERYTHING was homemade from fresh, raw ingredients. The menu was: Sweet Potato Soup Almond Feta Cheese with Crackers Stuffing Roasted Vegetables Biscuits Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Corn Green Beans The desserts were Apple and Pumpkin Pie (the pumpkin pie…

You look like a different person, amazing work! I wish you the best on your "end of the year goal"! y.

AWESOME!

Thanks so much everyone! You all are amazing support!

Thanks everyone! @silvergurl518, I made the gif in Photoshop =0) @24man, I don't know but I sure in heck don't miss it!

Hi ya, Here is an article from Time Health that addresses your exact question: http://tinyurl.com/6hwter4 Hope this helps, y.

Thanks everyone so very much. For those of you in a similar situation that I was in - take each day by day and never get discouraged. While there were days I struggled, or days I was disappointed on "weigh in" day, I found ways to make the process fun, interesting, and ongoing. I set realistic mini goals that helped get me…

Welcome to our group Lisa! I am so glad you joined us. You are dead-on with saying that current processed foods have hormone altering ingredients. Have you felt that going organic has overall improved your health? I encourage the same information djk was asking, to share what products you've found works best for you! When…

Thanks everyone! @daydream - me too! =0) @Mara - Keep in there! One small step at a time is how I did it =0)