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You look great!
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Such a nice day I walked 3 miles in 52 minutes, pace 17:24 according to Map My Walk!
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Wow! You must feel amazing!! Congratulations on all of your hard work! You look great! If you want to build your friend base you can add me!
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I've been doing level 1 for 2 1/2 weeks, almost every other day (except weekends). I'm definitely still in the beginner mode, like modified push ups, etc... but I think I'm going to try level 2 because I need something different mentally. If it sends me running and crying into a pit of soreness and self-loathing, I can…
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Keep going; you are on the right track. Eat rationally, move more, have patience! This is my mantra. Even when the irrational side of my brain takes over (Ahem, that one week a month when no matter what I do I will NOT lose any weight. At all.). If in 2-3 weeks you are still in the same boat, then look to changing…
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Totally get it. Then I play the game. If I don't have much room left in my day, I'm getting a salad with chicken or salmon on top and skipping as much of the dressing as possible! (I can eat plain lettuce if there's something else on my fork too!) -- This gets me out of the restaurant with less than 500 calories! SCORE!…
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Bargain shopping yesterday I found that I have moved: From a solid 3X shirt size to between 1X and 2X (depending on size) From a 24/26 in pants to a 20 It is rather unfair that now that I am in a smaller size my economical practical side says... don't shop until you absolutely NEED to, like 2-3 sizes from here!
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Room in my day: almonds Less room in my day: -snap peas (the crack of the vegetable kingdom - and so low in calories!) -cherries (or whatever fruit is in season) -animal crackers -cheese stick -Old Wisconsin Turkey sausage stick (only 45 calories! for sausage! --- makes a Wisconsin girl's heart skip a beat!)
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Happy Birthday! Losing 20 pounds is a great gift to yourself! Hold that head up and be proud!!!! I'm not being creepy or anything, but you look very pretty in your profile picture, I hope the right people give you attention! Throw the tights in the corner and be confident!
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Whenever I am wondering what I could be eating, I scope out other people's food diaries. It gives me ideas of what to do and what not to do (not everyone here eats the way I want to, but whatever works for them!).
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Oh... I was the queen of baking. People far and wide know my cookies, they are extraordinary! Then the first week of this journey, I didn't eat any sugar. Triumph. Then the family decided to go to our favorite artisnal ice cream place. "What am I going to do?" -- all I could think on the way there. Answer? Smallest portion…
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When the week ahead is going to be busy I have healthy meals planned in advance and make sure leftovers are plentiful; I always try to have at least 4 plants on the table: one veg in main dish, one hot veg side dish, one raw veg, and one fruit. This helps enormously with keeping calories lower. More importantly, I am sure…
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I remember a similar post a few weeks ago... The OP said something about summoning all her strength to do a class at her gym. The respondent said something about seeing people who have weight to lose in her class: They work harder, they look uncomfortable, and she respects the sh** out of them! That THEY are motivating to…
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Weight loss is 95% mental. Make yourself mental happy: pride in exercise, confidence in knowing you don't HAVE to or WANT to eat a whole heaping plate of crap, smirking every time you pull up your now-too big pants. Don't think about how you "can't eat that". You can, you just have to work for it! The other 5% is just…
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I have been thinking about similar discrepancies ... Map My Walk gives me a much higher number than MFP. My neighborhood is hilly, so I think MMW factors in ascent??? I usually just manually enter number that is between the two! Good luck getting your numbers to jibe!
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A friend recommended Old Navy, but they were not my size (yet!). I bit the bullet and went to Lane Bryant and tried on everything I thought would fit (I had lost 25 pounds at this point, so I really had no clue what size I was anymore). Then I had the associate measure me, because sports bras are just.... weird. I ended up…
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When I started doing 30 Day Shred it about killed me. I began doing it in the evening when the kids were in bed. Then I recovered while I slept. (don't know if that was right or wrong, but it's when I had time!) I tried it one morning and I was so CRANKY all day because my body was tired! But now, suddenly, I can do a…
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Did just go to the Dane Co Farmer's market today. Three words: Fresh. Cheese. Curds. Squeak!
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Don't give up! You have made 2 humans in 4 years!!!! You are still here (MFP) , so you are moving in the right direction! Motherhood is the hardest thing! Always being needed sucks the life right out of you! Plus ,having a crazy schedule doesn't help! A few thoughts: Do you drink caffienated soda? I think that can go…
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I have been alternating 30DS with walking (with a bit of jogging thrown in for good measure -- what is that called, interval training?). Yesterday was my 5th day, and I finally stopped hating Jillian (sorta!). The thing I have noticed is that on my off days I am able to jog farther and easier. So maybe at the end I'll love…
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Thanks for posting this! I TOTALLY needed this today as I've been working my butt off for the past 2 weeks with very little numerical reward. But, I keep noticing firmness in new places and loose-ness in my clothes.... I need to start taking more pictures! Surely something is changing!
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I have been "easing" into 30DS. I have been alternating with walking and fitness blender. I intend to start doing it more often now that summer is here! That being the plan, it is way above my ability level at this point. I just keep doing the best I can and end up a sweaty, cranky mess... so I must be doing an adequate…
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I"m with the guy who said snap peas are like crack -- I tell everyone that!!!! Any fruit that is in season. Really, don't bother with crappy fruit!!!! Right now it is strawberries! And I have been lucky to get good melons lately (honeydew and watermelon) even though it is a bit early for their season, so I am winning at…
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Black coffee, dark roast, has always been my luxury. No crying kid or bad day at work can take that way (except for the time one of my students tipped over my travel mug! The room gasped, they knew!!!! But all was fine, I'd drank half anyway, and he cleaned it up!) In the summer unsweetened iced tea must pulse through my…
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Yes. I get cranky. And I think I don't want to do this for another minute. But I told myself that if I give up I HAVE to own it and send out the I GIVE UP email. And no way in hell am I doing that. The feeling usually passes in a day or so. And whoever said that success motivates is right. Today I am within spitting…
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I'm so glad you started this thread. I've been gearing myself up for a hard weekend with the family for a month, no getting out of it. My current mental work - getting those little comments out of my head while I gear to take care of myself. Funny how you have an internal ipod on repeat, isn't it??? I'm trying to replace…
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Do you feel comfortable telling your fitter to bring you dresses but not tell you the size? If you are like me, you know that it is a number that means something to a clothing manufacturer, and every one is different. Seriously, I was wearing size 22 - 28 pants all at the same time! That number was nothing about me and how…
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Yes. It gets easier! Be proud of your hard work, not some meaningless number. I once heard an exercise physiologist say that every time you exercise you are changing your muscles for the better (think cells, muscle fibers, blood vessels...). Your muscle cells don't know about numbers, they are just better today than they…
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I'm with you sister, pound #25 was such a b**ch to lose! My plan? I think I have the diet down food-wise. Goal for June? Exercise my butt off! (literally!)
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After a shower I wrap up in my IKEA bath sheet. Which used to gap open a bit.... now it overlaps. By. 3. Inches.
