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welcome texaschick43. It is a great place to be held accountable. Chipgal

Hello JeanaLK I am near Lubbock as well.

Been near Lubbock for 15 years.

Moved to the high plains as a child and grew up here.

Hello, I'm back on treadmill and bicycle. Glad to read everyone's posts. Lost 20 pounds in 2011 will double that this year. Chipgal

Glad you got tan lines.:bigsmile:

At least on a treadmill I never get lost.:laugh: I did 1.5k in 20 minutes last night, so it will be around 2013 when I'm up to 5k. I try to do 20 minutes 3 times a week. It is getting easier and I go further. Good luck on the 10K Chipgal

EEKis4Keltinator, Congratulations :flowerforyou: I barely make it 1K in 20 minutes I would never last 5K. I am getting better but I'll stick to my treadmill for now. Have a great weekend. Chipgal

Eek, I started using a 6" plate and not filling it full and I have noticed great improvement. I have made it 10 days recording everything that goes in my mouth and I am amazed I'm under calories. Also started weighing food before I eat and using lots of cup measures. It is surprising how much a full cup is, I barely get…

Would like to see thinner pics of you Myth. Glad you have a partner that helps you get in shape. My husband brings home Burger King and wonders why I'm not losing weight. Go figure? Eek is not school just about finished for the semester? Graduation weekend was this past 16th and I have been busy with all the properties…

Hi Myth, Glad you checked in sounds like your life is busy busy. The specialist is a Dr for my diaibeties. The Dr is trying to get me off of insulin and control blood sugar with diet, exercise, and pills. So far so good. She like the reports from MFP to see what I'm eating and tracking exercise. Will start imputing food…

Glad you had fun in Europe. Missed your posts. Have not seen any new posts in a long time hope everyone is alright. Chipgal

:flowerforyou: Will power is a goal that is obtainable. You will find helpful advice and encouragement from the people here in the forum. Just keep posting and track every morsal that brushes your upper lip. The moderators here are the greatest and keep this site true to what eeryone needs: A place to succed. Keep up the…

My new Dr. is going to scold me I missed 3 days worth of logging in my eating. I completed a complete half mile on new treadmill (took me 15 minutes) My ankle is doing much better, I think the walking helps. Let me hear how your week is going. Chipgal

I would not be able to resist mini donuts.:wink: EEK. At least we are keeping the thread going noticed we were up to 350 now and should let everyone know we need to start a new Topic at 500. Hope everyone is doing ok. Chipgal

Hello everyone, Started tracking food today. I go see a specialist Dr and I am sure that they will want to see what I'm eating. I always lose when I keep track of intake so I hope it helps with showing them what I am doing. No outstanding news today just thought I'd let you know I'm back on track. Chipgal

EEK my ankle is much better. Hope your tendon is as well.:flowerforyou: Been walking about a mile every other day. Working on doing it faster every time I'm on the treadmill. Seems like it is working. Hope everyone is doing well and will let us know how things are going? Chipgal

Just received a new treadmill for walking indoors during this bad winter. Hurt my ankle first day. Will let ankle heal and try again, takes some getting use to. Chipgal

Congrats to EEK for logging in so long. Hope I can achieve some sort of goal. Just trying to stay on track for February. Glad to see Myth. Good luck. Chipgal

Hello everyone, Do not know what happened to January, but I'm back on target and keeping a food diary this month. I gained a few pounds between Jan1 and Dr visit but he was still happy with a loss for year. Glad to see everyone still posting. EEK I too can tell when I eat the wrong foods. Seems our bodies are trying to…

It has been an interesting year for this group. I have enjoyed every minute of time I can spend with fellow weight controllers. I weighed Jan 1 2010 at 345lbs and Jan 1 2011 at 314lbs. That is about 2 pounds a month is what my Dr wants me to lose. It will take forever to get below 200, but I will keep posting and with any…

Drjei, welcome aboard. Always glad to have new faces. Proud of EEk I wore size 8 jeans in High School (35 years ago). I will just be glad to get into 18 and shop at regular size shops, instead of Fuller figure places. New sorry you were sick. I have streep throat and can not talk much. I am starting to feel better after a…

Myth you encouraged me, I started tracking my food today to see how much I overeat. Will watch sugar and charbs for overeating. I am ready for an end of the year challange.:drinker: Chipgal

Family get together was full of visiting and playing games. Ate salads at dinner both days. (just letuce and tomatoes with itailian dressing) Not many snacks and very good meat and salads. Think I did very well. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Chipgal

I try to take an after meal walk instead of hitting the couch. Working out in advance; willpower will be gone. I still think using a small plate and tasting little bits of things helps me the most on special occasions. I try to visit with folks more and not visiting in the kitchen. Happy Thanksgiving. Chipgal

Myth - Welcome back to regular routine. The vacation pounds will melt away. Glad everything went well. Thalia - Keep up the good work so far the extra 20 will come off much faster than the 70 did. EEK - Glad school is back in session, know it keeps you on your toes. I will be gone next week to Lake Leon for Thanksgiving.…

Chipgal lives in Lubbock far north of the coast. I am half way between I-20 and I-40. Thanks for asking.:wink:

Glad you are enjoying your vacation. I-10 is near Houston and is far far away. Have a great drive. Chipgal

Just a note that my goal of flying without an extender by March 2011 has changed. We are not going due to tax season being a week away from when I would return. I now bookkeep for 7 businesses and they have a tax deadline of March 15. We will fly somewhere next year but after tax season. Chipgal

Myth, hope your trip went ok. I agree with new beginning you need several days of R&R in San Diego. Chipgal