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  • I had the same thing happen to me with a dress! I was just starting to diet and the dress was on sale but it was a little tight and I thought well I will put it up for the next occasion I need a nicer dress to where somewhere. Anyway when it came time to wear it a couple of months later...it was way too big. That's what I…
    in a NSV that really made me mad! Comment by LCantrell April 2011
  • Thanks for sharing this story! I'm very happy for you. I have never heard of hula hooping class, but it sounds like fun!
    in Who's that skinny girl!? Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • It's always a great feeling when your clothes are too big on you! Congrats!:smile:
    in My pants are falling off! Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • Thanks for this...bump...
    in Top 25 Fitness Motivational Quotes Comment by LCantrell March 2011
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    in Slow-Cooker Salsa Chicken Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • I have a packet of instant low-sugar oatmeal and I put in a little splenda and a tablespoon or so of sugar free French Vanilla coffee creamer. Also sometimes have a cereal which is about 110 calories a cup with unsweetened vanilla almond milk which is 40 calories a cup.
    in Breakfast Options Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • Welcome and congratulations!....that is an awesome amount of weight to lose and inspiring!!
    in New here....Down 127 pounds Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • CONGRATS!! I remember when I first got under 200....it's a wonderful feeling!:smile:
    in Under 200! Comment by LCantrell March 2011
  • So some days you are eating 1200 calories a day and burning 900 calories???.....which leaves your body with only 300 calories to work with..? You have to have about 1200 calories "after exercise" or your body goes into starvation mode and stores up the fat. That is why you are told to eat back your execise calories. It's a…
    in Stuck in a rut? Comment by LCantrell February 2011
  • I want a butt too! I have more than enought hips, thighs, stomach and boobs...but no butt! I have been called flat butt in the past and other tauntings. Of course having been bigger with wide hips, that just accentuated the flatness back there...lol! I went from a size 24 to a size 12/14 now and my bf says he can't find my…
    in Dreams of a Bubble Butt - New from Philly! Comment by LCantrell February 2011
  • I have found that one of my PMSing signs is that I'm starving. A few days before my TOM I will wonder what is wrong with me, no matter what I eat, it doesn't seem to fully satisfy me. It lasts for a day or two. I started realizing the correlation after awhile. I have just tried to deal with it by trying to eat low calorie…
    in Those who lost/ need to lose a lot of weight Comment by LCantrell February 2011
  • Wow....great job....CONGRATS! You look great..and younger too! You are inspiring!
    in Bye Bye 100 pounds!! Comment by LCantrell October 2010
  • :happy: Well "Hi" back atcha!!
    in New to MFP Comment by LCantrell October 2010
  • Welcome Jennievh! I am also 46 1/2 and I joined in April. I joined the gym about the same time. I have lost about 40 pounds since then and have lost a total of 50 pounds since last year. You can work to make a change if you want it! Sounds like your friends know what it's like and can also support you, that always very…
    in Nearing 50, want to change direction Comment by LCantrell August 2010
  • Congratulation!! Keep going!!!
    in Under 300 pounds Comment by LCantrell August 2010
  • Well I've lost 47 pounds so far. I joined this site and shorty thereafter joined the gym. I have been able to stop taking my blood pressure medicine because I don't need it anymore! My legs are the smallest they've been in my adult life. However I'm still working on toning up the upper thighs...ugh! And under the arms is…
    in HEY YOU! Celebrate a job well done! Comment by LCantrell August 2010
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