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Weight Tied to Memories
As I'm losing weight, I've started to realize that I think of certain weights as belonging to a certain period of time or event in my life. After losing 18 pounds, I remembered I was at the same weight I had been when we moved states to our current (and permanent) location. Another 7 pounds down and I remembered that was…
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1st (really small but still) NSV
I'm only down 5 pounds, but I can tell a difference in my clothes. I have a test pair of pants that last weekend I couldn't get over my hips. This weekend, I got them up over my hips. Couldn't get them zipped yet, but that's STILL an amazing difference to me. Now I can't wait until those pants eventually won't even stay up!
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Just Signed up for a 5k!
It's a local race toward the end of April. I'm still so heavy that it kills my knees and lower back to run, but I'm hopeful that as I continue to exercise and lose the weight that I will be able to at least run a good percentage of it. My incredibly supportive hubby has signed up with me as well as another friend. I think…
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Suddenly I'm Feeling Fuller, Faster
Not really a question, just some observations over the last few days I've been on MFP, watching calorie intake, and working out. 1) When it's time to eat, it is TIME to eat. When it starts getting close to meal time I am absolutely ravenous. 2) Yet, I can't hold what I normally would be able to eat. I definitely reach my…
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Hello!
After a couple days of stalking, I thought I would go public and ahead and introduce myself. I'm 36, married to the most tolerant (and loving, although he wouldn't admit it) man in the world, have 2 awesome and amazing kids and 2 pounds ago I weighed the most I've ever weighed in my life without having just had a baby (my…
