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What Mississippi Town Are You From?
We now have 43 members in our Weight No More in Mississippi Group. I am just curious and think it would be interesting to know the towns that we all represent. Lets all list our towns and see what we come up with. Mawskittykat ---Collins, Ms
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How much have you lost doing Atkins
Just curious how much everyone has lost doing Atkins. Any pointers for a beginner on this plan.
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What do you do for motivation
I have a progress chart behind my bedroom door and I connect the dots for every pound loss and gained. When I get discouraged I look back at the chart and remind myself that even if it goes up eventually it will come back down and weekly weigh ins show that my weight is coming down even if it is slower than I would like it…
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Body Media fit link question
I once saw someone on MFP say there is a way to access data from the Body Media without having to pay for the subscription. Do you all know if this is true. I was gonna write this person but MFP says they have deactivated their account.
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2 yrs of healthy living with a 114 LB Loss (PICS)
Many of my friends have asked me to post my blog info into the success story forum. Well, I just now got the hang of attaching pictures on the boards. So here it is. I have been overweight since I was in my early twenties. I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I would always be heavy. I was having a few health…
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Welcome and Guidelines
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each one for joining our group. We would like our boards to be fun and informative but please keep all posts clean and appropriate for all ages. Please introduce yourself as you join by letting us know a little about you and your weight loss journey. But before you tell us…
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Progress Pictures 113 pounds gone
I have worked on this all day but still couldnt get my pictures to show up on the forum boards. I have placed the link here for anyone wishing to view my before and after (but i am still going) pictures. If I can do this, you can too. Album link http://s1102.photobucket.com/albums/g443/Mawskittykat/113 pound Progress…
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ONEDERLAND is finally here---My Progress Pictures
Get this... I have lost a total of 113.4 lbs and I have finally made it to Onderland...I started my fitness journey at 311 pounds and as of today I weighed 198.6 pounds. I still have alot to go but I am proud of the fact that I am now in onederland which I havent seen on the scales since 1989 before I had my son. I have…
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pictures wont post
My pictures wont post and I have followed the instructions on the boards can anyone walk me through it please
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Clothes Swap
To bad there isnt a group so that we can swap off clothes that have gotten too big. And get some that actually fit without spending a fortune as we lose weight. I get disgusted with my clothes or lack of.
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Feel free to make challenges
Our challenges are open to all to participate in and suggest. All suggestions are welcome.
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WHY AM I DOING THIS
I'm doing this for me. Not for those who called me too fat to be pretty. Not for the snooty vendors who look down on me when I try on dresses. Not for those who say "Too bad, she has a pretty face". Not to make my parents happy. Not to fit in to a stereotypical idea of beauty. I'm doing this to get healthy. To show myself…
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816.5 Pounds Later and Still Going Strong
Congratualtions to all of our Mississippi Group Members of "Weight" No More in Mississippi. We have together lost a total of 816.5 pounds and there is nothing keeping us back now. All I can say as moderator is WOW you all are doing wonderful and I am so proud of each and every one of you. KEEP IT UP…
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Mississippi Group ---The Three Tenets of Weight Loss
The First Tenet: Eating Fewer Calories Taking charge of your weight begins with taking charge of the number of calories you eat. And you can do that by making small changes that add up to big differences. For instance, eating a mere 100 calories less per day can mean staving off a 10-pound weight gain each year. Here's the…
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DONT QUIT
Don't Quit When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down, And you feel like the biggest failure in town. When you want to give up just because you gave in, and forget all about being healthy and thin. So What! You went over your points a bit, It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit! It's a moment of…
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Mississippi Group --Week 7 Challenge
Well the holidays are finally over and everyone can get back to business. The challenge for this week is to exercise for 1 hour. This can be a combination of many exercises or just one. Do the things you enjoy and lets burn those calories Mississippi.
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Mississippi Group ---Week 6 Challenge
Christmas is over but New Years is coming. Thank God we get to have lots of cabbage!!!! This week we will try to burn at least 300 calories through exercise each day. All we have to do is exercise and then come to this post and record your calorie burn. Have a great week everyone.
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Mississippi Group ---Week 5 Challenge
This challenge will go until the monday after Christmas, That is to maintain or lose but not gain during our Christmas get togethers. We wont need to log daily but on Monday after Christmas put in our lbs lost, gained or maintained. Come on Mississippi you all can do this. :happy:
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Week 5 challenge is complete
Dont forget to go to our week 5 challenge and log Monday, December 26
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Mississippi Group ---NSV
Do you guys have any NSV's you want to share....(NON SCALE VICTORIES) I will share this one. I saw my nephew the other day for the first time in several months. He looked at me kinda funny but didnt say anything at first. Then finally he said Aunt, we are gonna have to get some food for you because you are gonna waste…
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Mississippi Group ---Week 4 Challenge
Our challenge for this week is to burn 300 calories per day. If you burn more please post this also. It really encourages others when everybody participates that possibly can.
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Mississippi Group --Week 3 Challenge
Sorry guys about being a day late posting this, but things have been crazy for us around here. Our 3rd week challenge will be to do 40 minutes of exercise, dividing it up between cardio 20 minutes and strength training 20 minutes. Good luck to all of you. Ya'll are doing great. LETS MOVE IT MISSISSIPPI
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Mississippi Group --Week 2 Challenge
For this second week our challenge will be to do at least 30 minutes of Aerobic Exercise a day. You can do the same thing everyday or something different every day to change it up. Just remember to be safe. "Let's Move It Mississippi"
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Mississippi Group --- Feel free to create topics
I don't want Weight No More in Mississippi to be my group - I want it to be OUR group. Please don't hesitate to post support questions, NSV's, polls, daily quotes - ANYTHING! This is especially for the residents of Mississippi. You can also create the challenge for the week. Our challenges start on Sunday. Just let me know…
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Mississippi Group -- Week 1 Challenge
Our first challenge of our groups first week together is this. We are going to try to burn 400 calories per day through exercise. This can be the exercise of your choice. I realize that some like walking, some like the elliptical, or others forms of exercise. Some may even like to do an exercise variety. But let's get up…
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Diet Sabotage
Do you ever feel like people say things to try to sabotage your diet? Like comments to try and get you side tracked or to make you feel like it is useless to try to lose weight.
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My NSV is also my husbands NSV
Can you believe that the changes we make can affect others. I started my journey 14 months ago, have lost 94 pounds, and have become very active. I changed the way I cook and the foods I buy and bring into our home. I would really like to be a good influence on my family. A couple of weeks ago after telling my husband that…
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Are you scared to eat more!!
I have always been scared to eat more even when people say that it will break a plateau. I was afraid that I would start gaining. But after four weeks of being at a plateau I decided to try it. I mean what could happen anyway. I was already playing with the same 2 or 3 pounds and had been for quite a while. So I upped my…
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My One Year Progress With Before and After Pictures -- 86 lb
I have been overweight since I was in my early twenties. I had pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I would always be heavy. I was having a few health problems, but nothing too serious. The thing that bothered me was that every time I went to the doctor, it seemed I had something else wrong or I needed a different…
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My Onr Year Progress
I think I now have my pictures so that you can see them. You can check out my success story now that I have them fixed. You all are GREAT
