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Need Motivation right about now?
I hope this image will help you! This is me at my highest weight 330 pounds. and Me a few days ago. No surgery, Just proper diet and TONS of exercise
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On TV Tuesday about my weight loss, Clip inside!
I was on NEWDAY Northwest yesterday, there is a 5 minute clip to watch if you have the time and want to see!! :) http://www.king5.com/new-day-northwest/Finally-Fit-at-40-113300134.html
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2010 results, Pics amd measurments!
40 pounds lost in 2010, ( 187 total, reached weight loss goal in Nov) and a total of 29.5 inches lost Breakdown of inches Neck -1.5 chest -5 ( 5 not POINT 5!) not happy about that one bra band are -3 waist -6 ( WHOO HOO!) hips - 6 thighs -2.5 ( x2) biceps - 1.5 (x2) Started 2010 in a tight size 12, still a 14 in most.…
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Do you have an "end goal"? well you should!
If your just starting out, I HIGHLY suggest you have an end weight goal. Why you ask? Because. If you are just starting out, and you do not have a goal weight, but you 'plan to stop when you feel good'. Chances are you will not get to a healthy goal weight , AND you are selling yourself short. and while losing any weight…
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2 years ago today I changed my life
and started my new healthy lifestyle of food and exercise. I have lost 186 pounds, and reached my goal weight in Nov, 2010. I was teaching bootcamp at my gym tonight when I realized today was my "anniversary". Happy day to me!! If your just starting out and you dont think you can do it, think again. I am proof that you…
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Who is going to post 2010 results?
I will next week, measurments and weight. I cant wait to add up all the inches lost! If your just begining your journey, I highly suggest you measure ,and write it down, it will keep you motivated and excited when you see your inches going down. Cant wait to post all the minuses !! :drinker:
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12 hours of exercise this weekend COMPLETED!
my friend and I thought it would be "fun" to workout 12 hours this weekend, 6 hours both days. We thought it would be a challenge that we could see 1, how many calories we could burn, and 2, what our bodies could endure. We burned over 4700 calories in the two days, and our bodies endured the following : 2 hours of spin…
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reached goal weight today! - 185.5 pounds!
I am just on cloud nine! With the Today Show next Monday, and reaching my goal weight today, I can't even begin to describe how I am feeling! I did it!! I did it!! Don't forget to tune in monday the 15th to the Today Show to see me talk about it all! 10:30 ish they say !
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I got my cycle certificate !
So excited, I passed my test with 97% ! I was so nervous about it , but it was fine! I dont have a class that I will be teaching, but I am already on as a group fitness instructor at my gym so now I will get in the system as a cycle instructor and if anyone needs a sub I can pick up those classes. So excited! cant wait!
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SET your DVR's to see ME on the Today Show Monday AM!
I leave in the morning with my dear friend Maegan, for NYC and the Today Show on Monday morning. They say I am slotted for around 10:45 ( saving the best for last :wink: ). I am so excited to go and get to share my weight loss with the Country!! This is just so AH MA ZING !! I plan on mention MFP, and what a huge key this…
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I am Going to be on the TODAY SHOW, JOYFIT Club!! Nov 15th
OMG so excited, I cant contain myself ( cant sleep either) I found on WED that I am going to be on the Today show for the JOYFIT club segment . I cant wait to get my story SO OUT THERE, and hopefully inspire many people who see all my before pictures and realize they can do it too! OMG You guys!! This is crazy!!! I will be…
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-181 pounds 4 pounds from goal
well 4.5 actually. see ya in two months. cause that is how long it will take, lol Seriously. I said it a couple of times today to customers and could hardly believe it myself, after all I have done I have less than 5 pounds to go. What an amazing journey this has been, and just the start of another one. I figure it will be…
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Friend Requests, I am MAXED OUT
I have over 80 people on my Friend request list, and I am maxed out at the 250 you are allowed before your newsfeed stop working, and I love my newsfeed. If you would like, please find me on Facebook. Tami Jones-shumate is my name on there. Thank you ! Tami
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Old jeans, Pics inside!
I had saved a few things of the old me.... took these tonight :) I can have a new mini skirt if I want :flowerforyou:
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Did someone say Cheesecake?
a girl came into my work yesterday looking for me, someone had told her about me, She wanted to congratulate me, but to also tell me she has lost 140 pounds. I asked her how she did it, and she said " I stopped eating grains and rice" thats it... She proceeded to tell me how she can eat cheesecake as long as she doesnt eat…
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when counting carbs do u count
Net carbs, or actual ?
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My Zumba review
Ok, so I finally took my first Zumba class. And I took it more to give myself some information on it. People have been posting insane calorie burn from 1 hour of zumba, with or without a heart rater monitor , and I just had to know for myself. I wear a HRM when I exercise. I am 5 feet 4 inches tall and I weigh 155 pounds.…
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Biggest Loser Matt Hoover came to my work to share his Story
Tuesday , he came to speak , he was going out to local business's this summer, and I asked him to come to mine. I shared it with pics on my blog, here is the link http://finallyfitatforty.blogspot.com/ this is the second time I meet him, some of you may remember in April my friend and I got to workout with him and Suzy, I…
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My youtube video of my speech on my weight loss
is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIsRdCeAvUI Its about 4 mins long, and its the version I wasnt sure if I wanted to share, it has the bit about how my husband isnt the most supportive here with the weight loss, but then I watched it again, and thought " I am not saying anything that isnt true, and its not mean, so…
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I am sharing my story next week!! So nervous!
Its finally here! My speaking engagement that I was asked to do way back in DEC, lol. I am glad I have had this time to prepare for it. Yet, I am still at a loss of what to say exactly. Someone gave me the advice of making sure I had someplace to come back to, in case I get off track. Any suggestions from all you wonderful…
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Veiny arms and hands Why?
anyone know the answer to why it happens? I dont like it one bit!! :huh:
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Ran First Official 10K!
this morning, ran it in 71:40. A little above my goal, I wanted to be under 70, but that can be my goal for the next one! Great to have done it, and , had anyone told me even last summer that I would have done this I wouldnt have believed them, in fact, I would have laughed at them. Last summer When I started C25K I…
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My workout with Biggest Loser Matt and Suzy! pics inside
MY friend Jenn and I had our work out this morning with Matt and Suzy from the Biggest Loser 2, and Kevin Theis, from Biggest Loser 3. It was an INSANE bootcamp workout with the 5 of us working out . Loved it! completely out of my comfort zone, but thats a good thing! Here is the Before the workout picture And then us…
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who is in your Profile pic?
ME ME ME ! lol, But I notice alot of people that dont have pics of them, so I wonder, if there are people in your profile pic, and its not you, Who is it, and why?
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-158 pounds compare pic!
in Case anyone is in need of some inspiration after the Easter holiday, here is a new compare pic!
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Members waitng for my friend request confirmation
I talked with Mike, and you cant have more than 250 friends or else your newsfeed wont work :sad: I love my news feed, so I am needing to keep my friends at 250. I am going to be going thru and deleting the people who are not active, the best that I can figure out , and as I do I Will accept new Friend requests. So if you…
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Pic inside of my Birthday Cake!
Didnt know where to post this, I didnt think the diet board was the right place, but I had to share such a beautiful cake!
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Tomorrow ( 3/16/10)
is my 40th birthday. Is the day that I have had in my head as a goal for the past 15 months. 15 months ago I made a choice to not have this day upon me , being 120 pounds overweight. I , for the first time in my life made a goal , and stayed with it. I am turning 40, not 120 pounds overweight, in fact, only 24 pounds away…
