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Met my first goal: I made it to onederland!
Hi MFPers! I am still a newbie here, but I'm really finding that this works for me! I am a 25 year old grad student, and I finally weighed in under 200 lbs for the first time since high school! My starting weight (about a year ago, before starting here) was 235. In July I was 211. Today I'm 199. :) It probably isn't a big…
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Looking for some MFP friends!
Hi everyone! I did an intro post about a week ago but I thought I'd make a new one here. I'm a 25 year old grad student, and I have just started a long journey toward a better life. After years of struggling with my weight, depression/anxiety, and PCOS, I hit a high weight of 233 in March of 2010. As of August 2012, I…
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Tips on swimming for a beginner?
Hi everyone. I'm a' newbie and have quite a bit to lose. I have been hitting the gym (and am getting more consistent now), and I have been concentrating on eating clean. I find that I get really bored/dread cardio, so I'm thinking about trying swimming. My gym has a nice pool with four or five lanes. I've read through a…
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Hoping this is the time.
Hi everyone -- I'm new here. I'm a twenty-something female hoping that this is the time my weight loss efforts will work. I've tried more times than I can count, but I've never managed to get beyond 6 or 7 pounds, and I usually gain them back. I'm finally starting to be honest with myself about how out of control I've let…
