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I swim at the community center by my home during the free swim/lap time. It is very reasonable! Do you have a community center or a park owned indoor pool? Those are likely to be cheapest. :)

Calories and points are not the same, at all, period. I am using the current weight watchers program which reformulated their entire points process! I have used it before and the points system is totally different now. On the new weight watchers programs all fruits and most vegetables are 0 points. Points are calculated by…

I've never really done measurements of myself. Maybe I will give myself a measuring tape as a scale reward, and then track inches lost for a good NSV! Great ideas and congrats on the vanished back roll. I wish mine would go too! Haha.

Great inner dialogue you had with yourself! Super impressed and proud of you for pushing through!

March Goals 1. To never skip my planned workouts 2. Have family dinner, at the table, at least 5 days a week. 3. To decrease my laptime at the pool. (Not that I will go to the pool less, but I will be faster at my laps! Haha). :-)

Welcome to all of you! I really hope that this group provides something that I felt was really missing on here. For me it makes me really excited and motivated when I hear all the great stuff that is happening in your lives. I think you all addressed things that really effect all of us, whether it's putting ourselves last,…

Nice job with creating your own meal plan! How did you go about that? Do you feel deprived? Does it meet your nutritional needs? Thanks for sharing. :) And I don't know what a rolling side plank is, but it sounds impressive and that is a lot of inches! I might have to youtube the move so I can see what it looks like and…

Hey there! First off thanks for sharing your journey with us. I have seen in my reading and heard from other people that the closer you get to your proportionate weight the harder it is to shed those last few pounds. Kudos to you for not giving up and for noticing that there still were changes happening, even if the…

It's it amazing to see the ankle bones!? Great NSV! :D

Woot for jaw bones!! :D

I really find your journey so amazing. I have so far to go on the scale that I get discouraged sometimes. Seeing your progress really is motivational to me. Thanks for sharing Diana.

Thanks so much to ALL of you for joining up. If you have friends that could benefit from this group, feel free to spread the word! I think all of you are completely amazing and motivational in your own ways. By spending time thinking about all the amazing things that ARE happening with our bodies and not just looking at…

Thought I would start things off! I was able to actually buckle the seatbelt in my future MIL's car the other day. I know a lot of people don't know how horrible it feels to not be able to close a seatbelt, but it's rough. It was a big and exciting moment for me in my journey. :)

I hit a Zumba class with my amazing future MIL and we work it! I love dancing and Zumba seriously makes exercise just feel like fun. I think that has been huge for someone like me that isn't really an ''exercise person''. I am so glad that she stumbled across the internet coupon for Zumba last Christmas and that we decided…

Hey everyone! My goal for march is 10-15 pounds. Fingers crossed! :D

Hello! My name is Tara and I live in Oregon. I am a 24 year old, full-time college student, fiancé', and mom to a 5 year old little girl. I spend a lot of time on the go so fast food in the past has been a problem! I have been obese my entire life, literally. I was born a 10 pound baby and it went up from there. I have…

I got 250 to lose. If you are a positive supportive person, feel free to add me.

From the beginning with my daughter I have fed her a healthy diet. Mine was crap, but hers was good. Now that I am eating healthy as well it's a one meal deal. She gets smaller portions but we are all eating the same meal. I personally don't think it's benefiting anyone to make different meals for kids than adults (unless…

I'm an emotional eater and there are some things that have worked for me (if they don't apply to you, cool, just suggestions. 1. If you THINK you are hungry, drink a glass of water. Sometimes you're not actually hungry, you're thirsty and this will alleviate ''hunger''. 2. If you are still hungry or find that you want to…

Hey! I'm Tara and I am from Portland.

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Hello, my name is Tara. I am a 24 year old blogger, full-time student, mom, and fiance. I have been obese my entire life, I was even born a 10 pound baby, and it went up from there. By the time I was 13 I could barely fit into the rides at amusement parks. I have about 250 pounds to lose which seems rather daunting. I have…