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That's right! Good job!

That's pretty amazing. Congrats!

To travel to Italy, Scotland and Ireland....hike around, sight see, do the tourist thing using every minute of daylight to see it all...and NOT have to slow down due to weight and fatigue.

I held a friend's Zumba DVD hostage for months last fall. I love it! So I finally got my own copy and when I use it twice a week I lose inches more so than weight. I also use the elliptical at the gym, but think Zumba has a greater effect.

Thanks! I have been dealing with sinus tachycardia for about a month...diagnosed last week....cause as yet undetermined because it happens at rest and during sleep. So for now I'm stuck with a heart monitor and trying different beta blockers which so far help, but have no resolved the issue. To combat the fatigue from the…

Congrats! you have done an amazing job! :)

Seeing levels getting high like that on my bloodwork is what prompted me to get serious about this whole thing, too. Who wants to have to purchase and eat pills when it can be reversed without! Sure there are tough spots, plateaus, but they key is...press on. :) Congrats on your victories so far and good luck!

congrats! This is an amazing thing you're doing and it is DO-able. Keep at it. :)

Amazing work! :) Congratulations.

I wanna be you! Haha really I started MFP at 280 lbs so I can relate to a lot of stuff you mention on your page. Congrats and I'm proud of you!

Thanks for sharing this post. I know just what you mean! I think it is wise to indulge on a small scale now and then like Max said.deprivation all the time is no way to live.

pasta is the big one for me along with finding ways to cut back on the stuff I put in my morning coffee.

A few folks (I'm blessed!): Mom and circumstances taught me that you are not a product of where you are or have been, but rather what you are willing to strive to become. YOU decide what you do, when and with what type of attitude. No one else. My sister is an awesome inspiration! She worked so hard this past year to get…

Hey congrats on passing it up! Little victories count, too.

whoo hoo! Congrats!

Bravo! :)

Thanks, Max! I think I needed to hear this after a few rocky days of wavering devotion.

I am committing to: 1. lose the pound I didn't lose this past week :grumble: 2. eat more than one veg or fruit daily 3. zumba 3 x (20 min or more each)

I thought I was eating healthy until I started logging food here. What a shock! Now I'm choosing better foods and I'm more familiar with what is really good vs not. My next challenge is measuring. My sister lost 60 lbs on Weight Watchers last year and she said one key was to measure everything. I laughed at the time. I'm…

Quite honestly I haven't thought about this. Reaching that ultimate goal seems so far away that I've been looking at the smaller , short term goals that I've set instead. This is a tough question! I guess I haven't stopped doing things as I got more and more overweight. I think for me it isn't so much about how I'm going…

Not every day can be a stellar one. I find that sometimtes I have a bad couplel days or a week, but then I look to my friends here and I find it's ok. Everyone hits a funk at some point. So, when you're ready, you decide "now" is when you're going to get back on track. Until then, your trek isn't over...it's taken a…

Yep! Thus, I've only lost a few pounds over a couple months. Change is damn hard, but it's going to be soooo worth it!

keep busy...excercise, reading, buy a new box of crayola crayons and a coloring book! It's amazing (and cheap!) therapy!

pasta! Some italian heritage here sooooo it's a given...I adore pasta, but I've gotten to the point where I eat it maybe every other week or so instead of twice a week. Now that I don't cook it as much, I don't crave it as much. Same with sugary snacks like cookies...if I don't have them except sparingly, I don't crave…

To eat at least one fruit or veg every day. Baby steps....

:) congrats!

I'm a label reader...he is not. So, I stick to a list, take time to compare, etc. Not so bad, but if I ask him to go to the store? It's all about what's quick to grab and just...STUFF. We have 2 very different ways of shopping. I hate shopping for anything, but try to take the time to do things right.

Welcome! You have a plan that sounds reasonable and doable. :)

Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor. - Jackson Brown For me, this means if I'm doing something...anything...to help myself get healthier, I am that much better off than not doing anything at all.

lima beans. I really didn't like them as a child, but recently I bought them again and they aren't bad. I'm finding as I eat healthier that more "natural" foods taste better. Processed food really doesn't taste good to me anymore. By the way, raw spinach is amazing for salad instead of iceberg. Raw spinach doesn't have a…