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I too have done all the "fad" diets (Jenny Craig was the one that really worked when I followed it). But like most fad diets, the results were instant, but didn't last. I have learned since that what happened was I was eating at a huge deficit; but I also lost all my muscle too (since I wasn't working-out at the time).…
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Hahaha! I love your response! Some people can be so judgmental!!! It's all about making this work for you, as an individual, so you can stick to a lifestyle! If you are happy, keep doing what you be doing!
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Working-out is key!!! It helps to be able to add some more calories through-out the day for me since I have a hard time sticking to the 1390 calories a day I have set for myself (on a .5lb loss a week plan, realized trying to do more was unrealistic and would only make me crash and burn ultimately rather than making this a…
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I hear yas twin-shorty! I'm 5'0.5" (I totally get the half inch thing, I say it all the time!!) and 29 years old. Weight has never been a struggle for me until very recently... I've been at this for almost 5 months now, and just keep at 156ish... So frustrated! My lbs weight isn't so much the issue for me, but more so that…
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I totally can relate to this!!!! Ever since I started dating my boyfriend (a year and several months ago), I have steadily put on sooooo much weight due to alcohol! He LOVES to drink, as do I... Craft brews, wine, mixed cocktails; you name it. I try to limit my drinking during the weekdays as much as possible; but I have…
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5'0" - I weigh 155 approximately, in size 10.... I want to be back to a size 4 so badly!!!
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Hardest part for me is realizing that this is a lifestyle change, and not just something I can do temporarily. My problem is that I never had a problem with my weight growing-up and I could eat whatever I want with no worries. Even in college, I would go on temp diets and lose it quickly; but it put back on again after the…
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I feel you!!! Although, I do think my issues come from when I do not log and I have unrealistic expectations for what I am actually eating/drinking. I started to record early February and lost about 6 lbs between Feb and March, but had a lot of life events going on in April and May that it got hard to record, so I stopped.…
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Eek! The best you can do is cut-out all processed foods and just eat clean for the next week! Make sure to put in 30 min of cardio a day and do some strength training as well. Drink your weight in ounces of water! Do not go starving yourself though!!! That would be the worst. I also read that taking an anti-gas pill helps…
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Live in Lincoln Park area and work downtown! I also work-out at LA Fitness in Loop and take a lot of their fitness classes at 5:45!!!
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Love all of this!!! I'm on a plan to try and lose 35 lbs! I'm 5'0 and for the first time in my life saw the scale above 150!!! I'm still at 153 currently and working to get down to 120... I'm so impatient! Even though I know I shouldn't be... I guess I am one of those people who thinks that once I start eating right and…
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http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html I'd check this website too as well to make sure you know what your BMR is! Its important to make sure you are getting enough calories! Don't be so focused on the weight maybe either after just two weeks... There is too many factors that could be the cause of this. Be…
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100toloose don't give up!! Never give up!!! You can always go forward!!! SW: 158 CW: 155 GW: 148 UGW: 120 Weigh in Dates: (since I do a Thursday weigh-in day) 3/06:154 3/13: 153.5 (half pound away until I get out of "obese" and to "overweight" BMI) 3/20: 3/27: End of Month (or whatever weigh in days you use) Total weight…
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I'm a HUGE fan of their Skinny Mocha (I think its even better than the non-skinny mocha)! I also really enjoy their Skinny Caramel Macchiato (it tastes awesome, I don't even realize it's a skinny version) and the venti clocks in at 160 calories!!! Their Venti Caramel Flan Latte is awesome too, if you order it non-fat with…
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Loving your success!!! It gives me real some real inspiration! I also know the feeling with having a slimmer body, but bigger arms... I used to be muscular and toned as a teenager, but losing my muscle it's turned to flab/fat which makes my arms bigger... I hope to be like you soon!!!
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Yay for Chicago people!!! I also live in this crazy city! (And actually do live in the city, on the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview.) I'm sooooo over winter/cold/snow!!! At least day feels nice out! I didn't have to wear my ear muffs or gloves without feeling like I'm going to get frost bite!!! Too bad Saturday says…
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SW: 158 CW: 155 GW: 148 UGW: 120 Weigh in Dates: (since I do a Thursday weigh-in day) 3/06:154 3/13: 3/20: 3/27: End of Month (or whatever weigh in days you use) Total weight lost:
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Yep! I swear by my at-home work-outs! I currently use YouTube videos and subscribe to ToneItUp, JessicaSmithTV, Blogilates, XHIT, Fit Sugar... Some others as well... It helps so I never get bored! Wish I could subscribe to a Zumba streaming one... I can never make the Zumba schedule classes by me and the DVDs get boring…
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Tell me your secret!!! I have a wedding to be in the bridal party in May... I would love to lose at least 20 lbs for this! I started at end of January at about 158, currently at 155, and want to get down to 120 eventually. If I get down to 135 by May, I'm that much closer to my goal! (And bathing suit season is fast…
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I've been weighing in on Thursdays too!!! (Although I cheat and weigh myself a lot more, but only count my Thursday weigh-ins as the real deal!) I started out end of January/beginning of February... Its difficult living in chicago and having a social life to keep at the strict 1200 calorie diet... But I am doing my best. I…
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I'm so the opposite of you!! I found some awesome fun videos on YouTube, I could honestly do them all day long! i just don't have the time... Have you tried Zumba? Or Tone It Up.com? Jessica Smith TV? Jazzercise?
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Awesome!!! What were your secrets?!?! I'm trying to lose about 38 lbs currently... Been working at it for a month and only down 3... It's super frustrating. Although I'm trying my best to not let it get to me, since I may not be following a strict 1200 calorie diet. I just thought I would maybe lose a lot faster than I am.…
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OMG! I just discovered Jessica Smith TV for the first time this week and am obsessed!!! I previously watched Tone It Up all the time as well! I also like XHIT Daily and LivestrongWoman
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Yay for weddings!!! Although I'm not getting married yet myself, I do have my first ever wedding that I'll be a bridesmaid in on May 17! I am the shortest & chubbiest of all the bridesmaids, and I want to be as confident as possible for the day and pictures! I started beginning of February at 158, and currently at 155. I…
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I was looking through your diary, and I think the issues aren't in the exercise being counted differently... I believe nutrition is the thing you need to look at more closely. Now, I'm not going to sit here and say "don't eat mcdonald's. don't drink alcohol." because I would be a hypocrite! But I do think you need to look…
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Yay for weddings!!! Although I'm not getting married yet myself (Been with my boyfriend for a year at the end of this month. I'm convinced he's the one, but I know it'll be a while before a proposal happens), I do have my first ever wedding that I'll be a bridesmaid in on May 17! I am the shortest & chubbiest of all the…
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I LOVE the Tone It Up girls!!! I wish I were better at sticking to their work-out schedules... If I did, I probably would lose all my unwanted fat so fast! But life is what it is at the moment, so I do my best to follow as closely as possible. I usually log their work-outs as either calisthenics, home light/moderate or…
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Exactly what everyone else said about relaxing about one weekend. Just cross it off as a blow-off weekend and move on! Now as for the fact that you say you are starving all the time, does cause for concern. What exactly are you eating? What kind of a calorie plan are you on? Are you making sure to munch down on…
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I have the Yogi green tea with blueberry with the garcinia extract.... it's gross. Save yourself the money!
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Culinary Circle (I believe this is a Jewel Brand) has an amazing Acai berry pomegranate green tea!! Seriously, its AH-MAZING!! I could drink it all day every day.
