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thanks, everyone!! :) i have iced it - and been trying to keep it elevated. it hasn't even been 24 hours - and i know this will not last forever, so i think i will try to do my yoga routine today and maybe my upper body stuff - and get back to walking/jogging tomorrow ~ i just hate to skip bcuz it's such an easy slide :…

thanks for the responses! i live in a very rural area - closest yoga studios are at least 25-50 miles away ~ the big craze locally right now is zumba and i am soooo not ready for THAT - oh, and money is tiiiiiggghhtttt!! haha. i will check out yoga journal!! thank you so much!! :)

AWESOME!! way to go to you!! you look great ~ and i'm betting you feel so much better, too!! thanks for posting ~ so motivational ~ :flowerforyou: keep up the great work!!

i am 5'4" - 5'5" (depends who you ask) and started out at nearly 300 pounds. my goal weight at this point is 180. i know that that is still way over the 'recommended' healthy weight, but the last time i weighed that much i felt great and looked fit. so, for me right now, 42 pounds down, i'm sticking with that - FOR NOW!…

ahhhhh-mazing!! good for you! and keep up the great work, girl!! :) ps: you also look younger!! ;)

that is such a cool 'measuring device' you've got! haha - amazing - and keep up the good work!!

wowza!! you look amazing - and i'm betting you feel great, too!! thanks so much for posting ~ this is truly inspirational and just what i needed!! :flowerforyou:

i suppose all of these things are true ~ i'm graying, but my sister has been gray since she was 25 ~ i wear glasses, but i've worn them since i was 7 ~ i pee when i laugh/cry/yell/sneeze, but i've done that since i had my first child 16 years ago ~ i have aches and pains, but i've had arthritis in my back and other places…

thanks so much everyone! and sorry the pictures are so LARGE!!!!! eeeek!! it took me an hour to figure out the photobucket tutorial post and then i STILL couldn't get them to post - thanks for the help posting them to "w.l.431" :) i can't really see much change, though nearly 35 pounds is gone. then i saw someone in a…

sorry - must be i have downloaded the pics incorrectly. have to go out - will try again later - would delete this topic, but i can't even figure out how to do that. :( so sorry!!

great transformation ~ you look amazing and i'm betting you feel amazing, too! thanks so much for posting this!!

thanks so much for posting ~ and WAY TO GOOOOOO to you!!!! :) ~ we have the same starting weight ~ i have been sticking to this this time, too ~ your post is very inspirational!!

YAY!! good for you!! :) i also have hypertension and my doctor suggested that weight loss surgery was probably my only remaining option at this point to lose weight . . . sooooo i joined mfp and made some changes> i really, really, really want to prove her wrong!! so, thanks for posting this - it's very motivational for me…

i have learned: ** how to gauge true portion sizes!! ~ i used to eat 2, 3 or even 4 times the portion size amounts ~ gah! ** that i feel better when i drink more water! ** that i can "lighten up" almost anything i truly want to eat - and, if done correctly, the entire family eats better, too :) ** that i can pass up the…

me too!! two weeks: NOTHING - then one morning, down.

hi! i'm jamie - i'm 42 and in my first semester of grad studies working toward my MA in english and communications, having graduated in december with a BA in both sociology and in english writing. i graudated with an AA in secretarial science about 100 years ago and worked for 20 years as a legal secretary. i wasn't…

AMAZING TRANSFORMATION!!!! sorry for the all caps, but i was YELLING ' WOOOOO HOOOOOOO' to you!! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! you look amazing and i'd bet you feel amazing, too! thanks for posting!

i can definitely see the difference! yay!! :flowerforyou: keep up the great work!! and don't be too hard on your fiance ~ it's always hardest for those who see us every single day to notice a difference, i think! ;) thanks for posting!

WOW!!! way to go! and thanks so much for posting these pictures - they are my morning motivation today! :flowerforyou: you look fantastic and i would be a gazillion dollars you feel so much better, too! keep up the good work!

awesome! awesome!! awesome!!! ~ way to go to you as you are getting healthier and stay on track ~ you're doing an amazing job!! thanks for posting this : it's very motivational!! :) go GO GOOOOO!! :bigsmile:

AWESOME!! i love these kinds of nsv's because they sneak up behind us, tap us on the shoulder and whisper in our ear "you're doing great ~ keep it up!" :bigsmile: good for you!! and thanks for sharing this motivational post for all of us!

turkey dogs, mac salad, sliced cuke with fat free Italian dressing and muenster cheese - less than 500 calories and so "summery" :)

oh boy! do i relate to this!! i tend to work better under pressure (or at least i have myself convinced that i work well under pressure - lol) and this seems to happen to me all the time! :/ somehow it works out. i'm not even sure HOW sometimes. :)

good for you ~ you look amazing and i would bet you feel so much better, too! thanks for posting ~ very, very motivational!! :flowerforyou:

i definitely count all condiments - including bbq sauce - but never herbs and spices ~ ;)

way to go!! :) and i agree - if you're listening, MFP, please add either a "LIKE" button or a big "THUMBS UP!!" button!! :) keep up the great work!!

my 'go to' sweet treat these days is four twizzlers ~ sweet but not too too bad ~ and it does the trick! :) :wink:

wow! wow!! wow!!! CONGRATS on all of your hard work!! you LOOK amazing and i would dare bet that you FEEL amazing!! and your home gym is also just great ~ :) ~ i'm sooo jealous about that! haha THANKS for sharing this - so motivational and inspiring!!

i definitely see a great difference too! way to go - and keep up the great work!! thanks so much for posting this - i also started with a weight near 300 - and i've got 100+ pounds to go and your post and pics are a great motivation for me to keep going!! :)