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Finally a Runner!
See this photo of me? I took this last Saturday, after I ran THE FIRST MILE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. My husband ran it with me, and when the C25K app told us we had completed our 20 minute run, we hugged and high-fived. It was one of the most awesome moments of my life. I'm turning 40 in two weeks. I couldn't run a mile when I…
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JM 90 Day Body Revolution
I just wanted to hear about some other people's experiences with this program. Yesterday I started Week 3 on this. I'm actually extending Phase 1 out another week because I'm way out of shape and still have some stamina and balance to build up. My clothes are a tad bit looser and my husband swears I've slimmed down a bit,…
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Runners Who Never Thought They'd Run
I really need to hear from folks out there who were just like me at one point. I need to hear that it can be done. I'm obese. I need to lose probably about 90 pounds to be considered healthy. But I've always wanted to be a runner. I've tried a few times. A couple of years ago, I even got up to a slow jog for five minutes…
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A little worried....
About two and a half weeks ago, after gaining back 2/3rds of the weight I had worked very hard to lose a few years before, I started working to lose weight again. I've been eating right, weighing food, watching calories, and walking A LOT. As of this morning, I was down 11 of those pounds I had gained back. Here's the part…
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Starting over, dissapointed in myself
In August of 2011 I started eating right and exercising. Within about nine months, I was 47 pounds down, almost halfway to my goal. Then something happened, I really couldn't tell you what, and I lost focus. I went back to old, bad eating habits and stopped working out. Now here I am, three and a half years later, and I've…
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Small success after massive failure
After spending most of a year sabotaging my success (i.e., gaining back half of the 47 pounds I spent a year working hard to lose), I started eating better and exercising again this week. Maybe this should be more of a "motivation" post than a "success story," but I'm feeling pretty successful today. This is my third day…
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JM Body Revolution
Hi, everyone. I just purchased Jillian Michaels's 90-Day Body Revolution. I've been reading great reviews on Amazon, but I was wondering if anyone here had any feedback or could tell me what their results were. Thanks!
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Who else has a weight loss blog?
I'm keeping one. It's at bigfathopeful.blogspot.com. Anyone else? Reading other people's stories helps keep me motivated.
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Unexpected NSV
I was standing at the counter in the cafeteria today, waiting for my turkey wrap. The cook, who I see two to three times a week but never really talked with aside from pleasantries, says to me that I have lost a lot of weight and I'm looking really good. I almost cried because I needed to hear that so badly. I've been…
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Where did my motivation go?
A little under a year ago I started eating better (and less) and exercising. I was doing so well. I lost 27 pounds in the first three months, then the loss slowed and I lost another 20 pounds over the next four months. Then, starting about four months ago, my motivation just started to leak away. Since that time, I've been…
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NROLFW and weight loss
I started the NROLFW program a few weeks ago, and I think it's going pretty well. I know I'm getting stronger, and I'm following the author's advice and eating more to promote muscle growth. I'm trying to not pay as much attention to the scale, as I know that I will be gaining muscle weight and I don't want to make myself…
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What????
This weekend I went to my niece's birthday party. It was the first time I'd seen some of my family for several months, and I've lost a lot of weight since then, something like 25 pounds. Pretty much everyone was really impressed and complimentary about how well I'm doing. The only person who didn't say anything was my…
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NSV **blush!**
Someone at work today told me I was "hot." Never a word I've heard applied to me. Probably not entirely PC to hear that in the workplace, but I was WAY too flattered to care. :) :)
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When Will I Learn?
So yesterday I had two different people come up to me and tell me I'm looking really good, and in both instances I said the same thing. "Thanks, but I still have a long way to go." Which, of course, was followed with some awkwardness. And I wondered to myself later on, why did I say that? Why doesn't it sink in that I'm…
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Kinda Sorta an NSV
So the other day I was at work and a coworker who knows I've been working hard to lose weight was talking about my exercise routine. I mentioned that it's really working, as I've lost nearly 40 pounds now. He said, "Oh, you've got a long way to go." Ouch. The NSV part comes in because, while I definitely won't be…
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NSV!!
Finally, as of this morning, I weigh less than my husband. That has NEVER been true before. Yay!
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"I Can't Believe This is Me!"
I already crowed about it on my home page, so I apologize to my friends who might see me going on and on, but I thought it bears repeating. :) Yesterday I actually RAN. It was just short 30-second intervals every two minutes for half an hour, but I never, ever thought I'd see the day when I would be running. We're talking…
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Feedback on P90?
Has anyone here tried P90? I need some input. I need to lose about 70 more pounds, and I read somewhere it was better to start with P90 and not PX90. I've gotten much stronger with the 30 Day Shred, but I know I still have a long way to go. These sets are kind of expensive, so I want to hear what you all think before I…
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Why has the weight loss stopped?
I'm getting frustrated. For the last two months or so, I've barely lost any weight, like only four pounds. About 90% of the time (I'm being honest), I eat pretty clean and keep my calories under my 1600 goal. I rarely eat back all of my exercise calories and I exercise six days a week. I've been doing strength training…
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Feeling Stuck
So I've lost 32 pounds since I started this whole journey in mid-August. About three weeks ago I started the 30-Day Shred because I decided it was time to start building some muscle, as well. In the first two days I lost two pounds, but then it stopped. Now I'm stuck in the same 2 pound range, gaining and losing the same 2…
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NSV I never thought would happen
A few people at work know I'm working out and eating right, trying to lose weight. A few days ago another co-worker walked into a conversation I was having with someone about my progress. Yesterday that same co-worker sent me an email asking me how I'm doing it, she needs help. Someone was asking ME how to lose weight!…
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30DS -- YIKES!!
Okay, I managed to fool myself into thinking I was getting stronger. Then today I did the first workout on the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. I thought I was going to puke, then die. I actually had to stop twice to breathe. I'm ashamed of that, but proud that I at least started up again and finished, even if it was a limp,…
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Thinking about the 30 Day Shred
So I'm really thinking about doing the 30 Day Shred, as I've been mainly focusing on cardio but really need some strength training and can't afford an expensive gym membership/trainer. I'm just wondering if it's right for me. I'm certainly stronger than I was when I started losing weight and exercising three months ago,…
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Sorry about that
So I got a little angry about a post the other day and got a little snarky about it. Never speak or post in anger. Lesson learned. The post is completely gone or I'd reply directly to it. Someone even pointed out that I sounded angry, and they weren't wrong. It was a personal response to something that personally angers…
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Everyone should watch this
Good morning, all. This morning I saw a link to this video posted on my Facebook page, and I wanted to share it with everyone here. We are all on a journey to fitness for our own reasons, and the support and encouragement that I have seen on this website time and again is truly wonderful. But some of us have found our way…
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FINALLY!!! Thank G*D.
More than two weeks ago, after watching the scale go up and down within the same 2-3 pound range, I got so depressed and obsessed I made my husband hide the scale. I haven't weighed in for about a week and a half and just concentrated on eating right and exercising. This morning I asked him to leave it out, and I finally…
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Am I Eating Clean?
Hi, everyone. I'm pretty new to this better eating/exercising lifestyle. Could a few of you take a look at my diary and let me know if I'm eating clean? I'm not 100% sure about what that means, and I'm looking for all the help I can to keep on the right track. Thanks!
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Condundrum--what do you all think?
Okay, so my husband and I have been doing the diet and exercise thing for a little under a month. We've only been out to eat once in that time, and tonight we want to go out. We want to go out for steak, which isn't the problem, as a nice 6 oz filet actually doesn't have that many calories. The problem is that this place…
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Small NSV, but made me feel great!
I've only been on MFP for a little under a month, but I've lost about 15 pounds so far. Last night my husband put his arms around me and said I felt smaller. That was a real victory for me since he's a big part of why I want to get healthy. I'm trying to cherish the small victories since I have such a loooong way to go!
