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SLOW DOWN AND.....
...walk in something soft with bare feet. ....touch a face with your eyes closed. ...watch the wind. ...feel your breath in your nostrils as you inhale and exhale. ...eat slowly and taste your food. ...feel your heart while you smile. ...smell flowers. ...listen to water. ...watch the moon rise. ...touch a baby. Try one or…
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The NSV's are outweighing the scale victories
Usually as I began to lose weight I'd get to a point and get comfortable then go back to my old eating habits and gain everything back plus some. This time for the first time in a long time I have taken myself past that point. I have not stopped and gone back to my old habits. I'm seeing things I haven't seen in years,…
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Started in 4X sweats, now in
When I was at my largest size I wore a size 4X pair of sweat pants, in inches that was 60+ inches around. This morning I was at a Walmart and knowing my pants were extremely loose decided to try on a couple pairs to see where I was. I grabbed a pair of 2X's and a pair of XL's. I started with the 2X's and was surprised they…
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my yahoo messenger
Anyone wanting to add me to their yahoo messenger and chat on there from time to time please feel free to add me also it's my email so if you want to email just let me know you're from MFP, since I will start a section for MFP friends. jerbear1962@sbcglobal.net
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Living Fat in a Skinny World
About a year or so ago I started to write down things that I saw through my eyes as a fat person. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it and kind of forgot about it till today while looking on hard drive and there it was. Remember these were thoughts I had before I started this new lifestyle. There is no plan of us…
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How has your thinking changed??
I know as I got bigger and bigger my thoughts changed. I remember going to a zoo and wondering if the swinging bridge would hold me. I remember walking across a floor in an old store and feeling the flooring move up and down as I walked across. I had to go to an interview and they had one of those plastic outdoor chairs as…
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just for a laugh
Many, many years ago my parents told me if I lost a bunch of weight they would buy me a whole new wardrobe....I'm thinking of asking if there was a statute of limitations to that promise....just to see the look in their eyes...I wouldn't even think of asking with any seriousness...I know that was one of their tactics to…
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Why did I wait so long?
I've been gaining weight for a majority of my life. I literally can't remember what it was like to be thin. I should have done this 30 years ago when it would have been easier and I wouldn't have had to live with my disease. Well at least I have it going now and I can hopefully enjoy the last 1/4 or so of my life. I've…
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What has surprised you the most?
Even though I still have a very long way to go I'm surprised how much more energy I have. I thought for a fat person I had a lot of energy. The healthier foods I've been eating have increased my energy twice fold. I used to drag my butt out of bed, now I jump right up even before my alarm. I used to plop down in my chair…
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My Goal for January 1st
I have a couple goals for January 1st. 1) To cut my meds in half... 2) to lose 50 pounds. I'm starting at 302. Goal set and ready
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What is your deepest trigger food
I had a relationship with Reese's, three and a half years ago I had to finally give up on eating them. As a kid we would buy the box of small ones...(the only ones available then) put that box in the fridge. after a few hours I'd eat them one or two at a time. Of course I had to drown it down with a soda. As the years went…
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today on Good Morning America
This morning I missed a telecast of a new pill being approved by the FDA for assistance with weight loss, did anyone happen to see it? Know anything about it? I wanted to research more about it I'm not looking for a miracle pill but if it can help with the exercise and eating healthier then why not.
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Clothing as I got bigger
I've been a fat man for a lot of years, it started a year or so after high school. Video games and cable tv, VCR's then DVD's. They all gave me the opportunity to sit and do nothing. I would go on diets and lose weight only to gain it back plus some. I hated to get rid of clothes because I didn't know where I was going to…
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What is your little noticeable change
I happened to look down at my hands today as I was typing and noticed they look different...there are veins showing not just fat stumps at the end of my arms. I've noticed my ring is loose too...fingers are thinner. Just a little something you wouldn't think of normally. Let's hear what you have noticed about yourself as…
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Great for those on low carb diets or those needing gluten-free I did it because I'm on a starch free diet. Ingredients 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped ( I've used just chocolate chips and peanut butter chips too) 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup white sugar or sweetner if you desire, try agave it's great I've also…
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Starting to use a Total Gym tomorrow
I've been watching the infomercials for Total Gym for years, thinking to myself I need to buy one. I looked online and knew i didn't have the money to order one. I was in a section of Craigslist and noticed an ad for one at a great price. I called and the person selling it just wants it out of their way. So I'm picking it…
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A new Beginning
Over the years I've done a variety of diets, Cambridge, Low Carb, Low Fat, Cottage Cheese and Grapefruit, All the Potatoes you want, each diet I had different results I had myself looking fairly good at one time. The bad thing was once you stopped drinking the shakes and soups you gained everything back plus some. A bout 3…
