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My Top Ten Keys to Weight Loss - #6: Getting Well
It's been a while since I added to this list. It's been a busy holiday season. I was very fortunate to lose 110 lbs in 2015. So far this year I have lost another 3+ lbs. Need to lose a total of 200 lbs so I have a long way to go yet. When I started at just under 387 lbs, one of my major issues was my various health…
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My Top Ten Keys To Weight Loss: #4 - Accountability
Truth be told, if I was prioritizing these top ten keys, I could make an argument that this is #1. It is at least the "glue" that holds all the other keys together. Accountability certainly is key in staying motivated through the process, that is, if the threat of dying early and the frustrations of a poor quality of life…
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My Top Ten Keys To Weight Loss: #5 - Consistent Metric Checking (weigh ins and MORE)
As you work toward your weight loss goals (notice I say goals because you need interim goals in addition to your long term goal), it is critical to regularly and consistently check your health metrics. Everyone focuses on their weight which of course is the main metric we are checking, but we need to be checking other…
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"Left" the group?
So by the name of this group only, I left the group today because just checked in at under 300 lbs for the first time in at least 15 years (probably longer). HOWEVER, I am NOT really leaving. I am still one of you! We are on the same journey together.
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My Top Ten Keys to Weight Loss: #3 - Education
Sorry if I am boring anyone with these, but this is therapeutic for me to write these. So you were able to motivate yourself to start and get going, and you started logging. Then like me, you are on your way. The next step for me or for anyone is to understand what you are logging, what your goals need to be (MFP helps a…
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My Top Ten Keys to Weight Loss Success: 2 - Logging
Ok, so again let me emphasize that these keys are just the things that have helped me succeed so far. Everyone is different. It helps me stay motivated to write about this; call it personal therapy of sorts. But maybe it will help someone else, maybe not. I'd love to hear what worked or is working for you. So I started…
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My Top Ten Keys to Weight Loss Success - #1: The Motivation to Start
Hey all, Today was a big milestone for me: loss of 75 lbs. so far. Yay!! It has been a long, long journey, but I still need to lose at least another 125 lbs. I have been pondering what the keys have been to my success so far and thought I would share what has been working for me. Hope it may help someone else. I started at…
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Has anyone used therapeutic tape?
I am sure many of you in this group are like me and have or had physical limitations and various aches and pains that limit your ability to do physical activities. My problem areas are my left ankle and my right hip. Has anyone tried using therapeutic tape like athletes use? I am thinking it may be a tool to limit the pain…