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you got your hair did!! isn't it amazing how once you lose the weight you want to actually "dress up"??? congrats on an awesome job!!! :)

i'm a "short" 5'5" and currently hover in the low 150s...haven't picked my ultimate goal weight yet but this is really making me think about it...think if i can get anywhere below 140 i'd be ecstatic but ultimately i'm thinking about 132-34??

i know what you mean about looking at old pics and remembering that you thought you looked fine...my brother in law showed me a few pics taken a couple of summers ago and i was in shock at how much heavier i looked (and of course was). at the time i thought that i was hiding my "extra lbs" fairly well but the camera don't…

WOW!! what a difference (less than) a year can make!! you look absolutely fab! congrats!!

love the happy ending to your story! there are lots of great guys out there...it's just that they get looked over to often due to the jerks who are out there and are making most of the noise! lol

loved reading your post and seeing everyone's comments with their own awesome tickers attached! this is why i stay on MFP even when i start "slacking" a little with the tracking of my food and exercise. the posts by other members are always so inspiring!!!!! they bring a smile to my face everytime (and even a tear on…

i do this too so i try to drink lots of water or green tea...fills me up and kills the urge :)

i lost over 25 lbs with WW about 4 yrs ago and then met my (now ex) boyfriend...started eating larger portions cause that's what he'd cook us for meals and promptly gained all of it back (+ a cpl extra lbs just for the heck of it). we broke up in nov '10 and i joined MFP two months later and have had great results through…

what great stories/pics from ALL of you!!! i am still working on my weight loss but so far i have done it like most people on MFP...holding myself accountable for what i eat and being more active! i have also dabbled with the 17 day diet over the past month or so but it kind of lost me/my interest at the start of cycle 3.…

congrats! you look FABULOUS!!! LOVE seeing these before/after pics! i really wish i had taken a good "before" pic (full body) but, unfortunately, i was so embarrassed of how i looked i didn't want any "evidence" of what i looked like at that time even for the sake of something like this :( sad i know...

congrats on your success!! you can TOTALLY see the diff in the close up pics of your face! i can't wait to get to my 40 lb weight loss goal...half way there :)

would LOVE to get in on this if still able to...sending you my current weight :)

i started the diet on sunday may 1st (so am on day 13 of 1st cycle) and have lost about 6 lbs thus far...my gf started it on jan 3rd and is down just over 40 LBs (has about 15 left to get to her goal weight). am feeling great and very optimistic about being able to get to my GW using it. i haven't read past the cycle 1…

DATE: (05/06/2011) Week: 4 SW: 165.6 lbs Week 2: 165.1 Week 3: 166.6 Week 4: 163.3 CW: 159.4 GW: 150 lbs (by friday May 27) was a bit shocked this AM when i weighed myself to see my CW (in a good way). as most of you prob know...i had started the 17 day diet two weeks ago yesterday but am changing the official start date…

DATE: (05/06/2011) Week: 4 SW: 165.6 lbs Week 2: 165.1 Week 3: 166.6 CW: 163.3 GW: 150 lbs (by friday May 27) starting to see some results (finally) still doing the 17 day diet and am finding it SUPER EASY to follow/stick with although this saturday i'm crossing the border for a canucks playoff game so we'll see how…

DATE: (04/29/2011) Week: 3 SW: 165.6 lbs Week 2: 165.1 CW: 166.6 lbs UGH!! dang TOM!! GW: 150 lbs (by friday May 27) not gonna get to my goal weight at this pace...def need to kick up the cardio (again) just started the 17 day diet as of yesterday so hoping that might help me with my GW. i took a road trip last weekend to…

hello everyone! i just rolled in to boise idaho around noon to surprise my lil sister for her bday (i live in the VERY nw corner of wash...boise is FAR) so my weight is actually from yesteday AM as i wanted to use my "regular scale" and figured i wouldn't pack it ;) down .5 lbs. not a big loss but at least the # is going…

don't feel "out of place" at all! this is EXACTLY the place that you should be right now (on mfp). we all have our different SWs but our goals are all the same...to lead a healthy and active lifestyle and enjoy our time with the ones that we love...which for most of us entails losing some of the "extra" LBs that we've…

thanks to all those who got this group/challenge organized and off the ground (shandke, wagsgirls and ggut i think...sorry if i forgot anyone) :) this is just what i need to get me off of the "plateau" that i've been on since the first of march. here's my check in info. ==================== DATE: (04/15/2011) Week: 1 SW:…

let me know if not to late to join as well. i am always needing that extra accountability to help motivate me :)

welcome welcome welcome!!!!!!

i read fast food nation a while ago and def changed the way that i eat!

def see your resemblence :)

mine too :) i have been told this is a "predominant trait" so therefore we are further along in evolution than others with a shorter second toe :)

i'm TERRIFIED of tropical birds!

this thread got me curious so went to check out if "sex" is in the exercise database....no such luck :sad:

if you're shopping for a HRM, amazon is a great place to go. they have such a wide selection with a wide range of pricing, almost all of which have user reviews which i personally find extremely helpful. i bought a timex HRM on there for under $50.

you know what they say...40 is the new 30 :tongue:

just found this thread as well thanks to my BFF right above me here. looking forward to getting tips and inspiration from all of you!