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I do this, too. It took me a long time of forcing myself to eat breakfast when I'm not hungry, and then feeling starved at night and not having any calories left. Finally, one day, I put my foot down, and decided that my body should have a say in all of this. I've really learned to listen to my body more and more…
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Whatever you want to call it, my advice from experience would be to start lifting weights or doing body weight exercises now. I got to my goal weight and was very disappointed with how l looked. Imagine busting your butt day in and day out and losing tons of weight... and then not liking what you see in the mirror. I know…
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Time, patience, and as unpopular as it is to some people, strength training. I was VERY disappointed when I got to my original goal weight and still had my mama pouch and under arm wings. Everyone said to strength train, so I begrudgingly gave it a shot. I don't necessarily like it, but it is working, as promised. Also,…
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The tub of my old clothes were my motivation for a long time. When the scale wasn't moving but I was still working hard, it was nice to try the old skinny stuff on and feel a difference in how they fit. One at a time, the jeans ended up fitting again, and it was GLORIOUS. Even better was tossing them in the bag for…
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My ex-husband is one of these people. I have suspected that his caloric intake might be low enough to keep him skinny, despite the fact that ALL he eats is junk. He's not even 40, but I worry that he's going to die and break his daughters' hearts. For the longest time, I was frustrated that he could eat all that crap and…
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Yup, my boobs took a hike when I lost serious weight. I miss them, and refuse to find out what cup size I am right now. I don't even want to know. On the plus side, I don't need to wear a sports bra that is so tight I can barely breath just so I can do a little light jogging. I no longer hurt myself with my own chest. But…
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It's worth a try! Accountability is necessary for some people (like myself).
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Fantastic writing. And you are beautiful on the inside and outside!
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Once you've got your calories all figured out and you know you're in a proper deficit (not too low, yet at a deficit), then you're probably in a plateau. This is make it or break it time, because this is where so many people quit. They are doing all this hard work and restricting their sweet tooth or whatever, and not…
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Whenever I hear the, "Once you quit, you'll gain it all back!" argument, I giggle. It makes me think, "I lost all this weight after giving up twinkies, but when I started eating them again, I gained it all back!" If something works, and you quit doing what works and therefore stop getting results or get the opposite, why…
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I am getting to prefer MFP over FB for my internet socialization. It's just so much more fun on MFP because EVERYONE is here with the common interest of weight, whether it be to gain or lose for health purposes. There are many different sub-categories, like low carb, strength trainers, long distance runners, cardio freaks,…
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I have a 10 year old, 7 year old, and 14 month old, and my husband deploys... whenever he deploys. Sometimes I have his help, sometimes I don't. You don't have to do anything fancy; brisk walks with a stroller count. Lately my workouts have consisted of those and doing lunges down the hallway to empty a poopy diaper…
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Go WAY over on protein. Do some research on it to verify. From personal experience, I can tell you that I can lose weight fine without much protein, but could NEVER get any sort of toning in my muscles, much less definition. Now that I get lots of protein, I still lose weight just as easily, but lifting and working out…
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You look 170 already! What a knockout!
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I love the NSVs just as much as the number dropping on the scale. People noticing, clothes fitting better, my children patting my stomach and saying, "I miss how it used to jiggle." I also find myself looking at my body A LOT. Not like in a vain way, more in curiosity and wonder. I've never seen veins in my wrist before,…
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What an inspirational story! Thank you for sharing, and I hope to hear more about your journey.
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My highest weight was 235. I am now 10 lbs. lighter than my "after" picture. http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/theologynerd/?action=view¤t=beforeafter2.jpg
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This needed to be said! And yes, some people have medical issues, I get that, but most of the time it's excuses.
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When women stop posting pics of their boobs hanging out of their shirts because it's "sexy", then maybe we can talk about the nominal amount of skin shown during breastfeeding.
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I've met my goal weight and it was too high. At first I was a little disappointed, because I thought I was DONE, and it turned out I wasn't. However, soon I realized that you're never really done. What was I going to do once I was happy with my body, quit eating clean and stop working out? No. So, I got over the initial…
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Check out Jayme Bales' page (SPNluver83). She has never joined a gym, does all of her working out at home, and has had an AMAZING transformation. She's on here and facebook. I admire her from afar!
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Way to go, you look fantastic! Also, way to stick to it despite tough times. It is so easy to feel sorry for yourself and justify eating poorly or not working out when things go wrong. You are truly a new person now!
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Just a random piece of advice- some people don't tolerate Vit D supplements well. When I take them, or if a multi-vit has too much Vit D for me, I get really dizzy and have weird spells where I feel completely disconnected from my body. Sometime (if I continue taking the higher doses despite my symptoms, like when I didn't…
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I know it's impossible to simply not care what people say, when you obviously do. Your feelings were hurt, and that's completely understandable. Me telling you to not care won't flip a magic switch in your emotions that makes you forget what was said. However, I do hope you can focus on your beautiful profile picture, and…
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Me holding how much weight I've lost: my ten year old daughter and my one year old son put together!
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I have found myself to be an "all or nothing" person. I have to cut out things completely and cold-turkey, or it will turn into a 2 week binge before I get control again. Therefore, I haven't had fast food in over a year. I totally don't miss it now, and the thought of getting anything from McDonald's or Arby's etc.…
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I know it has been said already, but it looks like you have lost WAAAAYYY more than 22 lbs.! Awesome job, keep it up!
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Anyone can add me if they want. I hit my pre-pregnancy weight, only to realize that I'm NO WHERE NEAR my pre-pregnancy body :( I have no idea how much more weight I need to lose. I have a lot of strength training to do, so it's going veeerrrryyyy slowly. I don't know what my ideal weight will be, since I'll be focusing on…
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Nerdtastic right here.
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I am! I try to make sure my carbs come from vegetables and limited fruits. My ideal day is about 50 carbs. Once I hit my goal weight, I'll probably maintain around 100-150, whatever works at that time. Feel free to add me.
