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you are awesome and have been such an inspiration to me just by having you as a MFP friend! Keep going on your journey because I am going to be following right behind you all the way! Congrats on meeting such a big goal!

fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your story!

Thank you for posting this. I am back and tracking TODAY... not tomorrow! It is posts such as this that remind me why this is such a great support! no wonder when I stopped hanging around here I put the weight back on... might be saying something!

that is a fantastic weight loss! Amazing - great work!

Fantastic job - all your hard work has definately paid off. And I love what you wrote about why we do this. I agree! Thanks for the inspiration and motivation!

Sounds familiar - I just turned 40 this past month. I also have a 6 and and 8 year old and am married, I work full time as well. What seems to me has been the change this time is that I just decided that I had to do this for me. I had to make time whether that is at 5am or 11pm, I have to eat right and excercise and not…

I am in too!

I think this is an excellent motivator! I hauled out all my summer clothes that were too tight last year and a lot of them are too big this year so you might be surprised how quickly that little dress might fit! Good luck!

I want to get in on this month too! I was doing really well but then took a bit of a break at the end of May. I am on to refresh and get back on track for June so this is perfect for me right now! SW: 300.4 CW: 243.9 GW: 235 for the month I'd like to be down 9 lbs. My ultimate goal is a lot farther away! Weigh in Dates:…

I am a very visual person so looking at that was really interesting! You can eat a lot of carrots for the same calories as those few chocolate kisses!

32 lbs since February is excellent. Don't get discourged at how far you have to go but look at how far you have come already! You are doing great. If the gym isn't for you try something else, a walk in the park, an excercise class, a dvd - you have to find the thing that works for you and that you will want to do. It takes…

You are right, you look fantastic! And I am loving that dress!

If I post my food for the day first thing in the morning it really helps to keep me on track. When I don't I tend to slide a bit and not track everything I am supposed to!

I am 258 and we do insanity based workouts at my excercise class. Definately a work out. I just do it the best I can. Some of the things are too hard for me, especially the pushups but I can do a whole lot more of them than when I started. I can see a difference and I only do it a couple of times a week for the last month…

I am in - My SW is 258! This is great because when I started MFP in January I wanted to lose 40lbs by my 40th birthday at the end of May and I actually reached that goal last week! Now I need a new goal and this one is perfect. I can't wait to get started!

Congratulations! That is so close you can touch it! Keep going strong!

Yep, this is me this week too. March break last week and I ate too much and excercised too little. But today is a new day and a new week and I am back to recommit to logging and keeping better track of everything that goes in my mouth - accountability! That is the key! Good Luck!

Fantastic! You are such an inspiration to me - I can't wait to see where I am at my year mark - hope I look half as good as you! Thanks for posting this!

I love thrift stores. I just spent my lunch hour at Value Village and picked up 2 shirts, a sweater, a pair of jeans and a pair of work pants for less than 35$. What I love about it is just like so many of you have said, as I am losing weight, I don't want to be spending lots of money on clothes I am only going to be…

That is a fantastic mini goal to reach! Congratulations!

fantastic! Congratulations on the great job!

That is fantastic! I really think that I need to find out more about that lifting program. I can really see changes in my body with just simple toning excercises but I am a long way away from my goal and I want to be fit and toned! Thanks for the inspiration!

congratulations! What an inspiration!

that is a great victory! I know how hard driving by that drive thru can be. McDonalds has always been my weak spot too but congratulations for holding your own today!

great job! You look fantastic!

I am in PEI, representin' the east coast!

Congratulations! That is a fantastic accomplishment!

Congratulations! Great things to remember to think about as I go through this journey myself! Thanks for the inspiration!

Congratulations! That is amazing and a good reminder for the rest of us too that it really isn't about being skinny (although that might be a nice bonus!) but it is about being healthy! Great job!

That is a wonderful NSV! I love a great pair of brand new sneaks to get the behind in gear! Congrats!