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Honestly, if it were not the clothes fitting differently, the extra skin, or the comments made by people I know, I don't think I could see the 45 I just lost. I find it hard to believe actually. I saw a picture recently and it was really obvious. Our body image is often not very accurate.
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My height is fine. I just don't care for my proportions. My legs could be about 2" shorter. I have long legs for a man.
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I set it to two pounds and it has been coming off at 2 pounds, but it isn't precise on a week span. It may be a day or two more, and I swear it doesn't reflect slowly. The scale will read the same, then I will feel my pants suddenly feel like they fit different, weigh and see the loss.
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Get rid of soda and cut back on sugar. Your pallet will change. Occasionally try eating something you didn't like. I am able to eat way more vegetables now than I used to.
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Unsweetened iced tea.
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I am 38. I would like to get a good start to my 40's with some good habits. I look back and just eating whatever I wanted, as much as I wanted was not good. It is time to grow up and become responsible.
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Yeah, my man boobs, thighs and face show the loss first with saggy skin. My gut seems to want to be the last in line to shrink.
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February 2013. Had one taken the other day and I look like i am ill. My skin is sagging on y face making me look jowly.
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I am single as well.
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Well done! Congrats!
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It is no different than quitting smoking or drinking. It is something you genuinely have to want to do deep down inside. But I also must say from experience. Once you get rid of certain things from your diet, your pallet changes. Things you once hated taste great, things you once loved start to taste too rich, or maybe not…
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When I was a teenager 25 years ago, we used to call it "the gap". We erroneously believed it meant a girl was sexually active. So naive.
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I was a member of the crew that restored the very first General Lee Dodge Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard. Golfer Bubba Watson owns it now.
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When I was 14 i got a under the table job at a veterinary hospital cleaning at night. The worst part of the job was I had to run the furnace.
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I am surprised at how much I was taking in. Calories are lurking where you don't expect. Most appetizers are packed with them, Look at what a shake has in it. Or fries. Once you know these things, you can make smarter choices.
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I have made 3 major move in my life, so Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with my family and friends from around the country.
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I still eat there from time to time as I am on the road all the time. 2 hamburgers, no fries, and an unsweetened tea.
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I do not follow any religion. My beliefs are Atheist (which is NOT a religion). .
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Jewish. Usually by Jewish people. I have some somewhat Jewish looking features as well as a last name many Jews "Amercanized" to years ago. I am really Irish/Italian.
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My best friend is a ginger and had two ginger kids with two different ginger women. I am really a ginger. But my hair pigment got stronger in my pre-teen years and looks brown/black. If I spend a lot of time in the sun (which I must avoid) my hair bleaches back out to red. My facial and body hair are still red all the…
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I end up eating out often. Research the menu before you go. There are some surprisingly decent food items out there with moderate calorie totals. I avoid sugary drinks, fries and mayo.
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It worked for Jared because: He was young, inactive, ate 10,000 calories a day, was in walking distance to his dorm, and was cutting edge at the time in that they put nutritional info all over the restaurant so he could calculate his calorie intake on the spot. We are doing the Jared diet here. Just expanded to encompass…
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I have an unrestored 1969 Dodge Charger that is still on the road. I can't say how many miles it has as the odometer rolls back to zero after 99999.9. But looking at old titles it had to have rolled at least 3 times.
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I am 6' 2". I felt tall until my mid 20's or so. The generation just behind mine seems to be taller on average. These days 6' to 6' 4" is not all that special for a man. As far as families go. My brother and I are the same height and tower over all other family members on both sides. We look like our father, but he is 5'…
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I have some good news for you. You will get better. I too had damaged vocal chords and sounded like I had a cold for a while. I had to use my diaphragm to add bass to my voice until it healed. My vocal range is somewhat limited now, but my speaking voice is normal. The puckering gets better too. But it can take a while. I…
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No to nut huggers.
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Aww Stacey, I have the exact same trach scar. I am very self conscious about it and grow neck/chest hair to conceal it. Does yours kind of "pucker" if your head is turned a certain way when you swallow? Every single part of my body has some sort of scar. Yes, every single part...lol. The most obvious is a 10" straight one…
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I too have taken up drinking unsweetened iced teas. I also drink diet green iced tea sometimes if I want something sweet. Regular iced tea unsweetened takes a little getting used to, but it didn't take me long. It was a hot summer and I was building a nightclub attached to a restaurant and someone brought over a pitcher of…
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Because I am tall, they have me at 1940 calories to lose 2 pounds a week. I usually eat somewhere around 1100-1400.
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Around 36 my skin started to change. Even mild drops of weight create a little wrinkle on my chin that lasts a few weeks before the skin snaps back.