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You rock!!!!:glasses:

Me too! Lets go for a walk on the beach!!:glasses:

Hollah!!

Interesting question. I don't rate myself or other people. Well not until I get to know them. I have seen 10s go to 2s in 3 sentences. :huh: I tried, I just cannot do it. Keep back spacing and changing my answer.:blushing:

HI! I have deleted a few of the responses, as they had gotten way off track. OP has a question, let's concentrate on that question. 2. No Hi-Jacking, Trolling, or Flame-baiting Please stay on-topic in an existing thread, and post new threads in the appropriate forum. Taking a thread off-topic is considered hi-jacking.…

The odds are against us, so why not shore up those odds with keeping track of food? The very few people I know who have kept the weight off for a long time have either logged until today, or became very active during their time here. For me, when I quit logging I started gaining.

congratulations on your weight loss, and keeping it off for 3 years! You look wonderful. I have always said the only way to keep it off is to log each day. It became a habit for me and has saved my life when I was eating too little after a divorce and chronic health issues. Your post makes me feel more secure in my…

I actually am there

Good for you! I have mine in the trunk of my car, cannot seem to let them go :tongue:

I wore shorts, belt and tucked in shirt to a concert last night. Right in front of all the humans! :drinker:

How long did it take you to reach your goal weight? The first or 2nd time? :laugh: About a year the first time, and 6 months the 2nd. I lost weight steadily over a 1 year period. I never ate 1200 calories a day. I set my number for 1 lb a week (at high weight of 169) and ate every single exercise calorie I earned!! There…

:love: loving father

:love: I love them both!

OK I really want to DO that !!

I am with this poster. If I could go back 5 years, I would take them ever week to 2 weeks. You can be surprised if you are working out and see one week to the next. Maybe not now, but in the end you will have awesome progression photos. Now we have so many digital options it is a breeze and doesn't cost a dime.

Thank you everyone that has complimented me. It was hard to share this story, and the pictures. You have all made me feel so happy. :flowerforyou:

Yes :happy:

L Love ya Tobester! :love:

:angry: will too! I didn't think so, and it happened. Little by little. Small decision by decision. :smooched: you can do it!

Thanks again, everyone. It is amazing to me that I think others have nothing else to think about but whether I should wear a bikini! LOL

Thank you! I seem to forget that often myself. LOL

I lost 35 and gained back 20 during my divorce. This time I kept losing, never thinking I would hit under my goal weight. What I didn't expect is that 10 lbs lighter than I ever anticipated, I still cant look in the mirror and like what I see. Saturday was an epiphany for me. I realized the time is NOW. We are not promised…

Alyson, good point! I hope I learn to 'accept' it. Loving it, IDK if that will ever happen. But to just walk out there with no thought would be awesome!

I have lost 45 pounds, so an elephants enlarged heart. He better jump on MFP!

thank you divain! ileen, WOOT for the smaller pants size! Bit by bit, it changes! I decided if the people on the beach saw me, then my MFP friends should too. LOL :tongue: so I uploaded pictures (with a small push from a friend) :glasses:

I have found that ocean air is the best. I have lost 45 lbs on ocean air. Best if inhaled while enjoying the walk along the shore (I find spoons and bowls inhibit my stride) :flowerforyou:

Absolutely, but the medical profession made tons off the prior generation for their issues.

No, we would other way to kill ourselves off

When I was 175 lbs (5'2") my cholesterol, BP, and every other test was perfect. Never an issue. Now I am 125, eating healthy and losing the right way for 3 yrs to lose almost 50 pounds. My BP is up, my cholesterol is 297, I have IBS, Reflux, and chronic migraines. So I think there are people who are obese and have all…

Sandy, I figure I look just like this............it is just hidden by a layer of fat! Working to bring the GRRRRRRRRRRRRR out! :drinker: