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Great loss! CONGRATS!
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You are so awesome! :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart: :flowerforyou:
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Oh sweetie - don't let those girls get in your way! I remember trying to lose weight years ago, and I was doing pretty good, moving right along. My boys were small, and one day one of them was riding on a Big Wheels and we started up a hill, so I started pushing him, and running, to get him to the top. I was laughing...it…
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I think everyone needs to find their own way...what works for them. Advice is always that...the person on the receiving end ultimately must make the choice whether to take the advice or not. Its their choice, not yours, and you can't get annoyed when they don't take it. They just need to find their own way. Maybe your way…
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YOU GO GIRL! :drinker:
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LOL! I weigh myself everyday. The only time I didn't was over the holidays...and guess what...I gained 10 pounds! We are on a journey, and the journey probably makes us a little obsessive/compulsive. No worries! We have a plan and a goal and it is the major focus of our lives right now. Its what we need to do! SO...I weigh…
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LOOK AT YOU, GIRL! You are AWESOME!
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Yes...life happens sometimes...but not all of the time. Just make sure your reasons for missing workouts are legitimate, and that you are not making excuses to miss them. If you find you are missing more workouts than you are getting in, you are probably making excuses. My advice...begin with a weekly goal...say, 3 hours a…
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Between Thanksgiving and Christmas - 11.2 pounds. Lost 1.1 of them already. I had a difficult time since the weather got cold, but I'm back on track now. :ohwell:
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Yes...this. ^^^
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Walking is, in fact, the best exercise for getting started. Its enjoyable and ITS GOOD FOR YOU! So...for all you nay-sayers out there...PSHHHH! I don't know why you couldn't find it, OP. Several options for walking should have appeared under cardio, including "Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace" or "Walking, 3.0 mph. mod. pace,…
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You write this as though it is true for everyone. In actuality, it is not. When I began this journey last year, I went through a horrible depression for the first several months. Yes, eventually I got over it and felt like myself again...but those first few months were extremely painful and difficult for me. I remember…
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First - STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP! You are where you are, but you don't have to stay there. YOU REALLY DON'T! The power is in your hands...and only your hands. Next - stop relying on that initial motivation. IT FADES. Become DETERMINED. Make this your new motto: "Success is achieved through EFFORT, DETERMINATION, and…
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I am so looking forward to reading your posts next year at this time. How much more you will be able to lose when you can ride a bike and walk with your hubbie once again...free of your chair and your walker! You are an amazing woman, my sister. :heart: :flowerforyou:
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Fantastic job! And give yourself the credit you deserve...for you are every bit as awesome as any other success story you've read! As for the pictures, if you are using tinypic.com, there is a resize option on the download page. Select "Message Board" here. Then, when you download the pictures, they will be the correct…
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It is our culture to celebrate with food. Think about it - every holiday, every special occasion, every memorable event - the first thing we plan is the menu. The wedding cake...the cookout...the holiday meal...the birthday cake. If they look at you funny, its because you are bucking tradition, stepping outside of the…
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In her book, "Lean In", Sheryl Sandberg asks, "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" I would tell myself, "Just do it. Don't be afraid."
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The difference between a sugary chocolate chip cookie snack and a sugary piece of fruit is: (1) the sugar in the cookie is processed (2) the fruit also includes fiber, which expands in the stomach, making you feel fuller longer So...the carbohydrates in the cookie will make you want more cookies. PLUS, if any of that sugar…
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I used to have a D belly. Then, as I lost the weight, it became more of a B belly...with the bottom of the B looking like a deflated balloon. Now I am getting more solid, losing the B. I'm not sure if you can tell by the photos, as I have clothes on, but I think you can kind of see. The first one was taken in April, 2012,…
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The difference a year makes is AMAZING! From shapeless to shapely - you look FANTASTIC! CONGRATS!!
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:huh: Its called Black Friday because, supposedly, it is the day when stores start operating in the black...at a profit...no longer in the red. So you see, it has nothing at all to do with race. We are allowed to use the color names black, yellow, white, and red...or even purple, orange, green, and magenta, without it…
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The only plans I have are to go the Y and run on the elliptical for an hour. Than I'll go home and study for the final that I have to take on Tuesday. That is all. :wink:
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Never had one...never will. :sick:
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You are truly an inspiration, Sue! My journey didn't begin until December 27th last year, although I hit the point of desperation at the beginning of November, when I weighed in at the endocrinologists office at my all time highest weight ever. I was not as strong as you were - I waited until the end of December and my…
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A single friend of mine was given this advice the other day, "There's only one thing worse than being single, and that's being married to the wrong person. Take your time and don't rush it!" Excellent advice! I have been married for 26 years - to my best friend. And I wouldn't want it any other way. But I know what a bad…
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HI! I don't weigh 230 lbs. anymore...but I used to. In fact, I had to lose a bit to even get there! I now weigh 180.3. YOU CAN DO THIS! I know everyone has doubts in the beginning, but once you KNOW you WILL do this, you stop putting roadblocks in your way. You just do what you know you have to do to get there, and take it…
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Well, Vivian - I have lost his penis...plus 2 gunea pigs! LOL! :laugh:
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Hello everyone! I just saw this thread...don't have time to read all 17 pages...but since I am 50+, I think I fit right in! BTW - what's a DH? A Dear Husband? :heart: I guess you are looking for goals for November. I have been stuck in a plateau since October, but I fear it may be of my own making. Its cold outside - and…
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I have the best husband in the world, but that is because I have communicated to him through the years, and he has learned his lessons well. I'm not sure what you are dealing with when it comes to your spouse, but I hope that this can be turned into a learning experience for both of you. Life is all about journeys. Your…
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You and your wife are such a beautiful couple - and an inspiration to us all! CONGRATS on being featured! It is through stories like yours, and the knowledge that weight loss is not an impossibility, that we will overcome the obesity epidemic! Thanks for sharing!
