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That's awesome!! :smiley:
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@NovusDies Hug! That is quite a change! Having no expectations is a good start. You’ve got the tools, the data; when all else gets hard you know the process and how it works. That’s your strength! You’ve got this and we are all rooting for you! I tell myself to remember this: 2lbs, 1lb, 0.5lb —> as long as it’s moving in…
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@merph518 What a difference!! Great progress and it FEELS great to be able to do the things you want to do, I bet!
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@NovusDies Living vigilant is key. I lost 80lbs, kept 60lbs off for 5-6 years. The 20-25lb regain is attributed to medical issues and a loosening of my vigilance because I was focused on the medical issues. But I consider myself a success for having kept off the 60 for so long. Despite the medical issues, I still managed…
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Congrats!! You look awesome!
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A VLCD may sound enticing if you are looking for a quick road, but if you look at the effects the lack of eating proper nutrition give you... they are terrifying. Appetite can be tricky. If you are not hungry and you are not losing weight rapidly, it might be a good sign you're also not tracking truly at only 600 calories.…
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@jafinnearty Do it! Use it! Whatever makes it fun, and engaging, is what will make it stick! Because if you find ways to enjoy something, you find ways and excuses to DO that thing you enjoy. Go be bold! Be excited! We only get this one life, might as well feel epic living it! Good luck and you're welcome! Get out there…
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My goal today is to be able to eat (without pain). Food poisoning or some stomach virus took me out Thursday night. Eating is torture right now, but I don’t have time to be sick! I had fun things planned for this weekend and I had to cancel. :( So this weekend is not going according to plan. Boo.
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@real_change hug! Camping sounds fun and don’t beat yourself up for not being able to focus on weight loss. Eating at maintenance sounds perfect. You got this! 😁
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That’s AWESOME!! Congrats!!
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@NovusDies I also have low days (not from starving myself, but just as you say, natural low days). I also have natural high days -- so while I try to keep my 'at-a-glance' daily numbers good, I really look at the weekly limit. In my mind, calories are like money: I balance them with the same level of energy as I do my bank…
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@NovusDies Honestly, that’s what I’m playing with. That and meal timing. The problem is that with little buffer, I can’t have an unplanned snack without serious cost. My husband and I have dinner together, that’s our thing. So that means dinner is special and where I want to spend the bulk of my calories. It also means I…
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Congrats!! :smiley:
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I've been struggling, ngl. When they say the last 20 pounds are hard, it is no joke. One choice can undermine a week's worth of progress so easily -- not to gain, but just to maintain. Times like this, focusing on the positive is hard, but I try to do it anyway. What we tell ourselves in our inner monologue directs how we…
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Congrats on the loss!! :smiley:
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Awesome!! Congrats!!
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I have what I call "magic week", it's the week between ovulation and my period where I lose ALL the weight. I don't lose much, if anything the rest of the month... but come magic week... it's like weight loss Christmas! All the changes all the time! I know it's all the water draining from me from the water dance of…
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What a great post! Thank you for sharing and you look amazing! :smiley:
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@RelCanonical That app is cool! Thanks for sharing!
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I do remember that!! I, also, can pinch handfuls from my rubber duckie floatie, as I like to call it, that sits around my middle. XD
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I am starting to run into this in some stores. I’m long legged, narrow hipped, and short-waisted. I discovered that petite tops work for me but I need longer pants. My legs are holding onto the last of my weight but already I’m starting to find issues finding my size in some stores. Especially my favorite one! I used to…
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The only thing I notice with lack of sleep is that my water weight goes up. (I attribute it more to stress-related -- when I'm exhausted, I'm more stressed, and then get more stressed thinking about being stressed, etc, etc). Once I start getting regular sleep, my weight whooshes all the water weight off. (I can tell…
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It so can be a tease. 😑 I’m waiting to see that magical 100lbs lost again. c.c
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@NovusDies Exactly. Only you can define what is good for you. I read, absorb, and learn. And then I deconstruct it and put it back together sobthat it fits me. Like food scales. Great tool, but I’m far too lazy for that so I do it once or twice to get a good idea and then I don’t really use it much. So far I’ve been…
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I lost the first 80lbs eating mostly Taco Bell, Wendy's, and other fast food options. XD I'd still be eating them if I could (food allergies / celiac). I also approach this as living. I eat, I enjoy, I live; I do the things I love to improve my health (I tried the gym stint and I don't like it. I like nature and the sun --…
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@pinuplove I just got this. I was staring at my hands wondering why they looked weird and then I realized. I freaked out thinking my fingers had like gotten mutilated somehow without my knowing (DID THEY TWIST IN THE NIGHT). Then I realized that nope, they just shrunk. :lol:
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Man, I need to get in on these overnight oats. That looks DELICIOUS!
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@NovusDies First, thank you for sharing. I'm also pretty private and baring anything online (even in the guise of anonymity) is daunting. So, thank you for taking the leap and sharing some details. Second, I truly hope your surgery goes well and that recovery is quick. I also hope that once it's all said and done and…
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While I'm still losing, it's slower now since I'm on the last 20lbs. I can easily fluctuate up to 7lbs of water weight (if I have a week like last week: 20-30k steps, amusement parks in the heat, plus high-salt, high-carb food). So I go by measurements AND weight. So if my measurements aren't up (more than a few cm) but my…
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@NovusDies They do! And I used it! But I am very fair (irish blood is strong in me) and no matter how much I slather on, the sun will cook me like no tomorrow. XD I can get a sunburn in less than 30 minutes outside if I'm not careful, ha! At least I was smart and did remember it -- so it's only mild (thank goodness!) and…
