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Do you fool yourself?
I have been thinking about resetting all my goals and my tickers back to ZERO.. I wonder if sometimes I just think "I can eat/drink that because I've lost 34 pounds" ....so if I went back to zero, I would not be able to let myself slide..... and then maybe I would get back to losing again.....what do you guys think??? Do…
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Help… Motivation and Commitment missing.
I think my Motivation and Commitment (Dynamic Duo) have flown the coop…..Please help me find them. A little background first….I was cruising along, losing weight, working out, eating right. Then I got sick with a terrible, terrible head cold/flu….you know the drill, coughing, aching, runny nose, congestion, sinus headache,…
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Can my hypothyroidism make me depressed?
I just wondered if my thyroid problem can make me be depressed?? Has anyone out there had this problem? Maybe my meds are not working anymore...my hair is starting to fall out in handfulls again!! Please let me know if you have heard of this.....
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overshot my goal!!
My goal for August was to lose 5 pounds.....got on the scale this morning and I am down (drum roll, please) 8, yep, 8 pounds for the month!!! TOOT TOOT !!! (tooting my own horn):laugh:
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my tiny success
Today I officially have lost 20 lbs in 4 months......2 inches off my hips and 4.25 inches off my waist.....just a small step compared to the huge successes that others have had on MFP but it is very big to me .....Just wanted to toot my own horn....TOOT TOOT!!!
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donut dance
Today, being Friday, a vendor brought us donuts. My co-worker (skinny male) brings the box in and puts one on a plate for me. I guess it sat there for 10 minutes or so, and a co-worker (heavier female) stops at the door to say "hi".... I ask if she wants half of the donut, but no she does not (not a sweet eater)....so I…
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New "old" pants
My youngest daughter is here for a visit and commented on how "thin" I look....I'm not thin but am thinner than the last time she saw me....anyway, she was commenting on how "baggy" my pants were and that I needed "new"....so we went "shopping" in my closet, found pants a size smaller and........THEY FIT!!!! I did not…
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horse shows and cookies
Yesterday I was in my role as a 4-H leader, and helping to run a horse show.....90 degrees sunny, and humid... I was fine with all the donuts, candy and junk that everyone brought to share. (I brought celery, salad fixin's and apples) ... I drank LOTS of water but toward the end of the day (10 hours later) I had a…
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It's not weigh in day, but....
I weigh myself everyday, and I know that many say that is wrong but it works for me....I'm a organizational freak and made a spreadsheet for my weight, type of excersize, calorie intake, etc., anyway today I was down 10+ pounds!!! So I had to change it on MFP so that I could be in the "double digits" for the first time…
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New also
I have been a member for 4 days now....I didn't want to say too much until I saw if I liked it or not. This site is FANTASTIC.....inspiring stories, trackers, food database, exercise database....everything I need. thanks for being here.... I want to lose about 90 pounds but it is not easy at 59... I would like to have 50…
