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Congratulations!! You look so happy and fit! It is really hard to shop after a big loss. I shop at thrift stores a lot and I pick up things from a size 6 to a size 18 thinking it *might* be my size until I look at the tag. They all just look teeny tiny! Its like Alice in Wonderland!
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Beautiful!! I love the dress and it flatters you perfectly!
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I took Wellburtrin more than 20 years ago when I weighed over 300 pounds and dropped 40 pounds in 6 months without even trying. I felt SOOOOOO much better that I had energy to do more. I actually kept most of it off for a while. I quit taking it when I was pregnant with my first child (who is now 18) and gradually gained…
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I used to say 1400, but I've upped that and now I say 1550. That is based on my TDEE or BMR or RMR or one of those numbers. Whatever it is, some folks say if a person goes under that (not 1550 specifically, but whatever set of letters it represents) it causes a person to burn more muscle and less fat. After 2.5 years of…
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That's pretty much what I was coming up with. I'm hoping it isn't really that high! But I think my trainer's estimation of 28.9% sound WAY low. As I said in my last post. I just don't look anything like the pictures of the women on line who supposedly are 40%+ BF. I'm going to call on Tuesday and schedule a DEXA scan just…
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It won't change a single thing. That's what I meant by saying it was silly et al. Mostly it is curiosity. Partly I'm seriously wondering if my metabolism is much slower than normal. Partly I wonder how close I am to some sort of "ideal" weight. I think a big part of it is wondering how much of the hanging skin is fat that…
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That would be awesome if it is true. :) I hate that I can let so much importance get wrapped up in a number. I know that whatever I am, is what I am, and either I need to work harder to make it better or be happy where I am. But it is just about impossible for me to not get all caught up in wondering about numbers!! That's…
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I have fallen in love with this recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/02/slow-cooked-jerk-pork-with-caribbean_19.html I use peaches instead of mango, because the mangos make my lips itch. :) Sometimes I eat it over rice, and sometimes I eat it without rice. Recently, I found red sprouted jasmine rice at Trader Joe's that…
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Thank you all for your help! I've been wanting to do a DEXA scan for years, but keep putting it off for various reasons. I guess I just need to go ahead and have it done. My trainer used calipers and came up with less than 28% BF a few months ago, and I just can't believe that. It just doesn't seem possible given my…
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:) I just wanted to reach out to you and to encourage you. I remember sitting on the exercise bike at the gym, with tears running down my face, saying prayers of thanks that I was sweating so much that no one would be able to tell I was crying. It wasn't that it hurt, but just that making changes is SUCH A MENTAL THING!!…
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Thank you all for the encouragement and so happy I could be encouragement for you, too. :) That picture of my daughter and me is one of my all time favorites. :D Thank you for the kind words! Shannon
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I try hard to not drink calories. And I try to eat food as close to its natural state as I can stand. So I often eat an orange with my breakfast, but I don't ever drink juice. The orange comes with fiber that the juice doesn't have, and I know it is still fresh enough to have micro nutrients in it that the juice may have…
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When I started I didn't think I could lose weight. I thought if I made healthy changes and started getting more exercise, I MIGHT drop 40 pounds or so... maybe. I was 304 pounds My husband I decided to work with a personal trainer just so we could get a little more fit. The trainer asked me to set 3 goals, including a…
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This has been my experience, too. It FEELS like it makes a difference to me. I feel better and my skin looks better. I have discovered things that make my weight loss more consistent, through clean eating, but it has more to do with the balance of macro nutrients I suspect than anything else. But I'm trying to eat as…
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I've always thought I was large framed but I've figured a few things out since I've been losing weight. 1) I've begun to suspect that it isn't exactly my frame/skeleton that is bigger than average, but my muscles. I think my metabolism/hormones are such that I build bigger, bulkier, muscles faster than average. The result…
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I know this is an old post... are you still around? Many cities have Cancer Survivor dragon boat teams that have a wide variety ability levels among their members. Actually, there are teams all over whose primary goal is to be supportive of their members, not to be overwhelmingly competitive. I've joined a cancer survivor…
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Sigh... I'll repost this when I figure out how to change the picture sizes.
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I do pretty much what dbmata said to do, but I also pull the skin away from the meat a little bit before I rub the salt on the outside... it is a little difficult to get it started, and slide thinly sliced garlic pieces under the skin over the breasts and the legs and near the neck. Also, sometimes I put rosemary in the…
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:( I'm sorry. I haven't even seriously considered seeing a plastic surgeon because I'm sure I can't afford it... and I thought it would be about half what you listed!! But I want to share a blog post that a friend of mine wrote, because it is the most inspiring thing I've seen about this. I hope it helps:…
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I feel bad for you, but this made me a teeny bit better. :) I was thinking that maybe part of my problem is that I'm getting old and hormonal. If you're male and only 24, maybe there is a much more appealing explanation. I'm looking for one that is also more appealing than I need to eat less and move more. :) I think I may…
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I have PCOS. I started this journey a little over 2 years ago and I'm down 118 pounds. I'm about 20 from my initial goal. I've tweaked my diet a little at a time and have found that the types of food I eat matter as much (if not more than) as how many calories I eat. I also don't lose unless I exercise. I try to eat high…
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This one sounds sort of insane: I miss the feeling of the tension leaving my body and the calm sliding through me when I eat cakes/cookies/candy bars. It was only recently that I was able to identify what I was missing. When I had it, I didn't even know I had it. But now that its gone, over time, I've realized what I'm…
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I'm so glad you asked this! Great advice above! I'm going to try the positioning thing on the bench press to see if that helps me, but I wanted to tell you what I did that helped. I bought a pair of weight lifting gloves that have wrist support. They have a strap on them that wraps around the wrist to keep it stable. Based…
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My children's school does, too. In middle school they stop enforcing it quite as well, and by high school no one says anything to them. But in the elementary school the teachers walk around the room during snack and lunch and monitor what the children have. But it amazes me what passes for okay, given the rules that they…
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Fantastic! You look great! You'll be in the 200s before you know it! :)
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I've tried various things, and the only thing that works for me (doesn't make me nuts) on a day to day basis is wearing my wedding ring on my middle finger. It took a few days to get used to it, though. I'm getting to the point that I don't think my finger will get much smaller, so I've looked into resizing. Just so you'll…
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That is so awesome! I'm especially impressed with your BF and LBM changes! You have been working hard!!
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Okay... Just figured out what I was doing wrong with the pictures: Me at 304, or maybe 299, about the time I started MFP: Me at 204, 15 pounds ago:
