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Marie, I am glad you are okay! I hope you're fine from the fall too. What a day you had. {HUGS} <3 Becky

Barbie, Thanks for your reply. Do you still use Isagenix shakes as meal replacements now. I know you've maintained your weight loss for quite some time. I'm going to look into the loopholes you mentioned. :-) Becky Update, I took the test on Ms. Rubin's website and I am definitely an obliger. I can easily keep all my…

Connie, congrats on the loss! Vickie, Happy Birthday! I hope it is wonderful! <3 Esther, So happy you're uber crazy ballet week is finally finished. Great job with all the walking you've been doing!!! Well, I finally owned up to getting back on the scale after a while of avoiding it. I knew I would be up and I was. I am…

Barbie, You lost a large amount of weight in the past. What was the plan you followed? And thank you for the encouragement to all of us who are not losing at the moment. <3 Becky

Shirley, thank you. We are over the moon in love with our grandbabies <3 Connie, hang in there with not losing. I agree that you are gaining lots of muscle with all the incredible exercising you are doing. Are your measurements showing losses or are your clothes fitting better... those are what you are likely seeing! :-) I…

Cristina, Congratulations on getting into the 150s!!! I must admit I am a bit jealous of your success. :wink: Is it primarily the green smoothies you attribute your WL to or simply calories in vs calories out? You are really doing great! you and Ray are both down from the 180s! Fabulous :smile:

Tami, Nancy, and Marie. Thank you for your kind words. You are all very sweet <3 Becky

Marie and everyone else, a BIG THANK YOU for your wonderful birthday wishes!!! Jessica and Joseph and Emily came over and we went out to lunch, shopping for sandals for me and Jessica, and then back to my house for a little play time. It started with Joseph walking up the driveway with a bunch of flowers saying, "Happy…

Ray, I think bumping your calories up now that you are nearing your goal is the right thing to do. Especially since you work out so often. Great job! Faye, I definitely feel the same as you lately! I am going to try keeping my carbs low (30-50) and move to the 5 days eating at TDEE and 2 days eating 500 calories. I think…

Great news, Marie. Just be sure to drink lots of water to prevent a drop in blood pressure from losing the edema. Your doctor sounds like they take good care of you. <3

Marie, Please let us know how your visit went. 5lb in a week is definitely cause for concern with CHF! *HUGS* Becky

Nancy and Connie, I am right there with you with wavering resolve. I am still not sure what to follow with my eating plan at this point. I suppose I'll go back to simple calories in vs out and focus on regular fat foods (not fat free or low fat), increasing my veggies for "volumizing" with fewer calories, and lean cuts of…

Thanks, Ray. How long has it been since you were at 184? Becky

Thanks, Vicky! And great job with your weight loss!! Becky

Happy Sunday, Everyone! Esther, GREAT job on nearly 50 lbs!! Woot! Marie, I hope you're feeling better today. :-) Shirley, SUPER news from the doctor and your grandson is so cute. LOVE chubby baby cheeks. <3 Ray, you plant seed potatoes that you've quartered in bales of straw that you have either conditioned to break down…

Esther, CONGRATULATIONS on your 7 lb loss!!! You are doing a great job. Your homemade moonshine sounds fun! You never cease to amaze me with your talent and your northern living experiences! LOL Becky

Janice, I was so sad to hear about your loss! And while waiting to be seen, no less! :-( In our 34 years of marriage thus far, David and I have rescued and loved 29 dogs and cats and have had to say goodbye to 22 as they crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Most enjoyed fairly long lives here in the country with a family who…

Hello, friends! Another busy week at work so far. Nervous about weigh in on Friday, but we'll see... Great job to all who are seeing losses this week! :-) Our veggie gardens now have many varieties of lettuce, cheddar and white cauliflower (never tried cheddar before), cabbage, beets, carrots, rainbow swiss chard,…

Good morning, everyone! So much to catch up on from all your posts! :-) Esther, I see my chiropractor twice a week right now from the car accident I had in Jan. Once that's settled down completely I will go back to twice a month as I have for years now. I, too, have an old back injury from when I was 21 (30 years ago!)…

DRUM ROLL....Well, ladies, I have a non weight victory today. I absolutely HATE clothes shopping and avoid it at such a high rate that I end up wearing old, now loose, and almost thread-bare clothes. I always feel fairly frumpy, but can't stand shopping so one day turns into the next and years go by... Thus boring Beck.…

Good morning friends! Esther, congratulations on your great losses!!! Connie, Nancy, and Ellen, I will be here for the Thanksgiving challenge, too as I'm a slow loser. Rachel, congratulations on becoming FIT! Woot! You work so hard and are seeing great results! Fortunately, sweets have never been something I want. For me,…

Connie, are there still 27 of us in this thread? Love our small size!! Becky :-)

Ellen, I think increasing your calories on the LCHF plan sounds like it might work better for allowing a loss. I've been focused on the <20 net carbs and let the calories be what they are. My big downfall is that I enjoy wine with dinner which undermines the plan. So, I'm going to try to eliminate it entirely for a few…

Hello, long "lost" friends! LOL Connie, thank you for messaging me about the Easter thread continuing for those of us who found a welcoming, warm, friendly home here on MFP!!! The other thread is SO big and feels impersonal to me as we've all learned much about each other here. On the 4th thread, I feel lost in a sea of…

Happy Easter, friends!!! Well, I am pleased to report that I've lost quite a bit of weight this past week and my BF% has dropped by 1.4%! I am going back to something that worked for me for ten years in the past. I had simply wandered away from it for no particular reason. I plan to continue eating this way for the July…

Shirley, I am SOOOOOO excited for you and your husband becoming new grandparents to your daughter's first child soon!!!!! Our daughter, Jessica, had Joseph Harrison Aug 2012 and Emily Claire Aug 2014. They are the LIGHT OF OUR LIVES!!!!!! I had no idea how God could expand our love to a new degree beyond that of our love…

Good morning everyone! So excited to begin our new challenge on Monday. Hoping for at least 11 lbs lost for this challenge and then... 20 for the next challenge! Love reading everyone's posts. Barbie, your weight loss is so impressive! Congratulations on achieving your goal. How long have you been maintaining your loss?…

Thank you for sharing the story of your son and how well he did in the end! We are very hopeful for a good outcome. He texted me this morning and said he thinks it may be turning a little pink. He sees the surgeon again tomorrow and I'm excited to possibly hear good news. :-) Thank you, everyone for your well wishes for my…

Thank you, everyone for the well wishes for my son. When we visited yesterday, I looked at the injury and am hopeful (yet skeptical) that the tissue will revascularize and heal well. If not, they can try a skin graft or even grafting the injured area to the finger next to it. They suture them together and the blood supply…