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I was scared as can be to get rid of it all. There was literally nothing left in my closet that fit me...it was all falling off. But I was terrified I was just going to gain all the weight back and I really didn't want to let go of all my clothes. I made the decision to get rid of the safety blanket that was my old…

This. If I were to put anything off limits, I'd be more likely to binge. I allow anything, but I account for everything. And have learned moderation is key.

Right now, my drive is about 5 minutes. I could walk it if I were desperate. I wouldn't join a gym that was more than 10 minutes away. I'd be coming up with too many excuses about how I didn't want to go that far. ETA: I live in a major metropolitan area, and the gym I go to is affiliated with a local hospital. I do have…

Of course it does. Not only can it be different day to do, but it can be different hour to hour. It's influenced by things like what you've been eating in a day, how much water you've had, how much retention you're having, etc. It's not necessarily fat gain that keeps going up and down. That happens on a more consistent…

Wait until you get a chance to digest some of it..you're not going to be able to work out successfully on a full stomach! Then, just get back up on the horse. Go back to your normal workouts, get back on a normal eating pattern, and just let this bit of overeating go. Many of us have done that over the past couple of days,…

My reward is knowing I pushed myself and got through this whole month, when it was also one of the busiest performance months I've had. (I don't have funds to buy something, and I don't need more *things* right now, so I'm totally cool with this. :))

Today I added a fourth and final tab for your end results.

And absolutely THIS! LOL!

This. Mazel tov! What a great post to read.

My gym is open 24/7/365. But I probably will do a quick video on Tuesday instead. The next three days, I'm going to do a 30DS run (Level 1 tomorrow, Level 2 Sunday, Level 3 Monday). Tuesday I'll do some other aerobic video. Back to the gym on Wednesday.

Thanks!

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Oh give me a break. Do you know how often this sort of thing happens with asteroids? Very often. And what looks like close to us is so far that the chance of it actually hitting us is slim to none. But I suppose we've got to have another faux-apocalypse to focus on now that the 2012 one proved to be a bust. :P

Uh. 5 pounds lost in a month is GOOD! Celebrate it.

Terrie: It's so hard to remember that it DID take time to gain all of this, and therefore it's going to take time to get rid of it, too. Patience is not my strongest virtue. :)

I log them as light aerobics, too, since you're doing more than just walking.

I don't have an open food log, and that is because I log my food elsewhere. I move my calorie count over at the end of the day. I like the site I use for food logging better than the logging here. I log every single thing that makes its way into my stomach. So don't be so quick to judge just because someone doesn't have…

Again, thank you everyone. The kind words are nice, especially considering this week's weigh-in wasn't where I wanted it to be. SCALE QUIT GOING THE WRONG WAY! I think I might start doing a monthly weigh-in instead of weekly. Trying to keep focused on how far I've come, not one week being silly.

Amazing job!! You were beautiful before, and you are beautiful now! But you have done such a wonderful job to get fit! It's an excellent inspiration to keep me going on this week where the scale didn't cooperate. Thank you! <3

Hee, thank you! :) I've been doing two things: 1) Watching how much I eat and WHAT I eat. I log EVERYTHING. And I'm not hard on myself if I have a day where I go over my calories, because I know that's likely to put me in a binge. I also don't have any "forbidden" foods. If I want a brownie, I have one. But I log it. The…

My boyfriend is quite skinny. Doesn't really make me feel any different about myself...I do that to myself. He never gives me a hard time, he eats more than I do, but that doesn't bother me. Actually, he's lost some weight because of the dinners I prepare now. I tell him he has to take the initiative to eat more throughout…

Thanks everyone! We can all do this! :)

I haven't read all the other comments, but I'm sure there will be some similar to what I have to say: Let yesterday go. We all make mistakes, we all have bad calorie days. Just keep moving forward. Eat a little less for the rest of your week, but don't drop below 1200 calories, or whatever minimum your body needs to keep…

Yep. I finished Day Seven of Level 3 today. I took Saturday and Sunday off because of the crazy performance week I had (Saturday I was out of the house from 7am until 11pm, and exhausted from having sung three concerts, and Sunday, I thought I could squeeze in the workout when I got home from the final matinee, but there…

Added bonus: today the smaller pair of jeans I bought that wouldn't let me wear them have FINALLY let me! Woot! :D

I make our bed every day. It doesn't take long, and just looks more put together. And then the kitties won't get kitty hair on the sheets. :)

Size 12, depending on your body frame, could be fine. Size 22-24-26 (which is where I was at my highest) is fat. At size 12, I will probably still need to lose a little weight to get to my goal weight. I think that basing being "overweight" solely on clothing size is a big crock. Clothing size is not a standardized thing,…

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This! I was sedentary for basically my whole life until I decided I needed to get my life in order this past March. I did exactly what this person did. Put on shoes, opened (well, my back) door, went outside, and walked. At first, I could barely make it around the block. Then I went farther and farther. Then I joined a…

This. I just started Level 3. Quite a workout! Will probably need to supplement with extra cardio though.