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Can't wait!
Well, I started at 249 lbs and I am down to 224! YAAAAAY! I can't wait to be under the 200 mark. When I reach that "mini goal" it will be the first time in 24 years that I have seen a "1" in the first digit!!!!
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Ain't that just a . . .
Okay, so I was sneaky and weighed early this week. My check-in day is Saturday; I weighed on Monday night. Weeeee! I had lost 3 pounds. :bigsmile: I felt so good that I got that emotional lift I needed and I went wild! I stayed outside for three days basically. I was enjoying the good weather, family, you know, the stuff…
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Dear God . . .
"If you can't make me skinny, would you please make all my friends fat?" (message on a refrigerator) :laugh:
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It's been a long haul!
My current success story does not involve my weight; it involves my health. I have an autoimmune deficiency called Hashimoto's disease. Hashimoto's typically affects only the thyroid and causes goiters, (swelling of the thyroid) nodules, (lumps) and hypothyroidism, (under active thyroid.) However, there is a symptom that…
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A Tonka game. . . .
Okay, I'm sure everyone has heard of a Haiku; but what about a Tonka? (Not the toy) Basically, it is "chain" haiku. One person writes a haiku; then the next person adds the next two lines to it using Tonka syllable rules. That creates the 5 line stanza called a Tonka. The next person writes the haiku; the next person adds…
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In the Beginning . . .
God created everything. And he asked us to give him the best fats during sacrificial ceremonies. (Check the Old Testament if you think I'm kidding) And now, fats are no longer the "best." They are downright sinful, according to man. Sucks, don't it? :sad: This is the beginning of my third day. I'm grouchy.:grumble: But I…
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I Never Met A Carbohydrate I Didn't Like. . .
Carbohydrates, Caloric Intake, Oh, For Pete's sake, Bring on the food! Life-style changes, The fat rearranges, Please, oh please! Where is the food? Metabolic rates, Good carbohydrates, Decreasing body weights. Get thee behind me food! How do you gain Five pounds in two days? I can think of several ways. Two bagels for…
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I can run a mile in 12 .5 hours flat!
Hello. I am actually very nervous about going public with my weight struggles. I have been overweight all of my life; I weighed 171 pounds in the sixth grade. My physician recommended this site and so far it seems easy enough to navigate. I love food and I am a compulsive eater. My highest weight was 290. I lost 70 pounds…
