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  • I squeeze in workouts wherever and whenever I can. You can frequently see me lunging my meds down the hallway or doing jumping jacks on my lunch break. I always stand and chart. I can't workout after work unless I have the day off or I'll never get to sleep. On nights that I work I make an effort to get up early enough to…
  • That's a nice way for retailers to say that my dollars aren't welcome there. Even better is when the sales clerks direct me to the "plus sized section" which is really the corner farthest from the front of the store with three styles of blouses covered in large flowers, sequins, or appliqued snowmen. Occasionally there may…
  • There are so many! Luckily I have a sense of humor! The most recent was when I was outside sitting in one of those cheap plastic white lawn chairs that you buy at Walmart and when I stood up it came up with me. I was wedged so deeply into the chair it was stuck to my butt!
  • I take comfort in food of any kind. Whether it be of the healthy or of the not so healthy variety. If I am having any sort of emotion whatsoever I feel the need to eat. I eat when I'm happy, sad, mad, bored, content, sleepy,or because it is "meal time". Does anyone else struggle like that? Is there anything I can do to…
    in Welcome! Comment by aweltha August 2012
  • Great job! Sometimes its difficult for me to realize that I can't eat the way everyone else does. Its just the reality that I live with. Luckily I surround myself with incredible people who love and support me.
  • Week One: Starting weight 304.2
  • Lost 6.8# this week! Looks like everyone is well on their way to dropping 30
  • Oh wow. I just got serious about MFP despite being a member since May. I have quite a bit of weight to lose so I'm starting with small goals. I had decided that losing 10% of my body weight was going to be my first goal. I stumbled across this group immediately after that. It must be the universe telling me that I'm on the…
  • Me too!
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