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Wow...not only do you look incredible, but you also look 15 years younger. Awesome!
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Consistency is HUGE! (Inconsistency was keeping ME huge.). :bigsmile:
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Check out my profile pic...I'm exactly 5'8". I'm hoping for 15 more pounds...but the change so far has been drastic. Since it was gradual, I didn't know how drastic until I put together the after/before pic.
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Love this!! :D You ever catch yourself in the mirror or in a large window and not recognize YOURSELF? Awesome....
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I let stress and anxiety, and million other things keep me from being healthy, so I know where you're coming from. Remember that it's not a race, and you want to change things forever. I kept stressing myself at first, thinking I wasn't losing fast enough, and certainly not as fast as others I see on the success stories…
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I have lost 57 pounds and I am 49. It IS possible! But I felt the same way when I started. Don't go too low on calories, and I had to watch carbs. Oh, I eat carbs, just nowhere near what I used to. You'll figure it out. Myfitnesspal is the best tool I've ever used for weight loss, because as long as you're logging every…
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Excellent!! I've had similar experiences this past month...all of a sudden, everything's too big, but only a couple pounds down. Love it!
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You absolutely did the right thing. I have been doing this for a year, and didn't log a couple of bad weekends while was away. But I learned that I SHOULD, and I looked at how many days in a year I really blew it, and logged it...it was about 25 days. And I still lost 55 pounds in a year, because I got right back to it. I…
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HA! Love this!
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This applies to EVERYONE. I made the same mistakes starting out, and wasn't losing at all at 1350 calories (I'm 5'8"). I thought I would never succeed because like you, I couldn't possibly eat any less...I was already SO hungry and tired. I did some research and experimenting, and now, I eat around 1650-1700, and I'm still…
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I'm 5'8"ish...check out my profile pic.
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Right where you are...25 pounds. And boy was I mad!! LOL. But honestly, the next 30+ really did make a much bigger difference.
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I started to weigh myself every day a long while back because I could see the ups and downs more clearly and see what my food issues might be. Carbs are a big problem for me. I've slowly figured out the right level, and if I go over it, I gain immediately. Since I weighed every day, I could see that and change things.…
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OMG!! You look amazing! Well done!
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Congrats!!!! You look amazing! Well done. I'm 50 lbs down, heading to 65 or so, so I know for sure all the hard work involved. It is SO worth it. YOU are so worth it. Push through the bad days, and you're going to succeed. I've had many bad days, and honestly, those were the days that taught me what I was made of! And…
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Making yourself and your health the absolute highest priority...that's the key, and you found it. Bravo.
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Shelley - I recently was told to do a 3 month trial of GF. My blood sugar is high, I am very sensitive to high carbs (eat too many, and I gain significant weight), and I have one of the celiac markers. Honestly, bread/baked goods are a problem/trigger food for me anyway. I don't care for the GF breads much, and keep some…
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If you are still losing, don't worry about. I personally stop losing if I do the same exercise routines and eat the same things. Whatever is working for YOU is fine.
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I am also 5'8.5" and am now down to 182. I want to go to the high 160s. And as others said, it does depend on your build...I have a fairly boyish figure...not big up front, not really curvy, thinner legs, so I think mid 160s is a definite for me. If you are curvy/large chested, you may be able to be a bit higher and feel…
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You are dead on here. In order for ME to get PERMANENT weight loss, it needs to be sustainable. Why go super low when I'm losing a healthy pound a week? I did find less than 1300 kind of slowed down my loss (not sure if it was "starvation" or not), and I did feel a lot hungrier, so I couldn't sustain it. Go by what your…
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Awesome loss!! You did lose it quickly, so I guess it's natural they'd be concerned. :happy: Keep up the good work. Feels good, doesn't it?? :D
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Someone who works at my office whom I barely ever speak to said "You are getting SKINNIER every time I see you!". I thanked her profusely...it was AWESOME. :D
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I don't have any friends on here, but just wanted to encourage you. I'm reading through all this, and it is SO familiar. I'll be 49 soon, and all the things that used to work just DON'T anymore. My loss has been extremely slow (compared to the old days, but my doc is happy!). Hang in there, keep going...change things up,…
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I have one friend - my daughter...who really hasn't committed, but I sure as hell won't delete her! LOL. I do read blogs and message boards when I can (not often with a full time job, 3 kids and 2 stepkids, a dog, a ferret and a fish!), and offer encouragement and kudos all the time. It's tough to commit to my food,…
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Great info, geekyjock76...much appreciated. (If 76 is your birth year, damn I'm getting old).
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I can see that you don't discard the importance of carbs and the role they play. I kept stalling in my loss until I found the level per day that still allowed me to lose weight...usually under 135g a day. It's definitely doable, but I still must be very careful. And I agree with those don't subscribe to "a calorie is a…
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HA!! I've done that a couple of times...if my weight is up, I just won't log it until it comes back down!
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I, too, am losing very slowly, and regardless of "averaging" at my calorie level (which I've changed a million times), most of the time I still have a bunch of food indiscretions that are just not doing me any good. All of Jones137's advice is dead-on. Eat as clean as possible, watch the sodium (it's ALWAYS high when you…
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You look completely transformed! Great job!