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Really..... 1400 calories??
Okay... so just starting out paying attention to everything and whatnot.... now if I wasn't watching myself and did my usual eating/snacking/drinking soda all day/night I could easily hit 2,000 calories or more hence the weight gain. Now that I'm logging I'm finding that most of the time if I avoid my soda addiction and…
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Fit into Size 10 Shorts!!
Was quite a few months ago when I dropped from a size 16 in womens pants to a size 12 and was quite overjoyed. Now that summer has come around I have definitely been slacking. Intaking too much soda, portion sizes are non existent, little to no exercise, and too much time spent working as a cashier. I ended up gaining 2 -…
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My Motivation isn't Mentally Healthy
I guess I just needed to post this as a rant and in hopes to make myself see how poor my thoughts are. As of a few days ago, my motivation to lose weight turned from wanting to look and feel good for me into wanting to look good for my boyfriend. He's a bit of a lady's man and sometimes too overly flirty. I've told him I…
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Those three "little" words.
In my first relationship EVER, at the age of 21..... and this past weekend he dropped the "I love you" bomb. I remained silent. Needless to say, that was an awkward minute or so of my life. Ever been in this situation? Any tips on what a good response to that might be if you're not ready to say it, meaningfully, back yet?
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How do you stop eating away your emotions?
A certain someone in my life said something today that upset me greatly.... and I have not stopped eating/snacking on things since then. Mainly it's been fast food, junk food, and desserts. Just wondering if anyone has developed different techniques or hobbies to participate in when faced with the problem of emotional…
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No longer size 16 in pants?!?!?!
For as long as I can remember I've been in size 16 jeans. At some points they even started to get way too tight. Since the beginning of my journey I've dropped 32 lbs. (8 while on this site). Once I joined this site and started losing weight and toning through the 30 day shred, I noticed my pants were getting really loose.…
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Where did you notice the weight loss first?
Just curious. Generally when I would look in the mirror I wouldn't notice anything different... except in my face. Seems like everything's disappearing there first, which isn't necessarily a great thing... I still think I looked better with a bit more substance in the face.... Now I'm finally starting to notice that I'm…
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Why are you losing weight?
Health reasons? Unhappy with your appearance? A combination of both or some other reason? This was what I was thinking about... that and why I was gaining weight. I was sick of literally hating myself and what I saw in the mirror every day. And I wrote a blog post to get out that frustration. If anyone cares to check it…
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First kiss....
Happened a few moments ago..... and needless to say I had no idea what I was doing, and I most certainly wasn't impressed/didn't see all the hype. Please tell me I'm not/I wasn't alone.
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I Don't Drink Coffee.....
Everytime, which isn't at all often by the way, I get asked out it's to go for coffee.... and I don't drink coffee. I generally will offer alternatives, but nothing comes of it. Ugh.
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Day 7
No one started a Day 7 topic yet? Or no one has completed day 7? I as of yet haven't done it.... probably will walk to Target near my campus (2.4 mile walk roundtrip) to pick up some snack foods and maybe see if I can work a smaller pants size, and then do it when I return or after dinner.
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Looking Back at "Weight" Memories....
As I'm losing weight, I'm recalling various little emotional stages in my weight gain as I hit those numbers again, only.... backwards. Started losing before I joined this site..... started at 182..... Once I hit 175 I remembered how I was uber-depressed that I couldn't find a prom dress I looked good in, during my senior…
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850 Calorie Meals
Just pondering this because I thought it was hilarious that with the new school lunch regulations teens are complaining of being hungry, when now that I've started counting calories, many of my lunches average 300 - 550 calories and I would consider them to be a better than decent sized meal. I feel as though they're just…
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Giving Up on Certain Foods... yay or nay?
I am a soda and sunflower seed ADDICT. Well, junk food in general, but those are my main two addictions. Have them everywhere. Heck, I'll eat salted sunflower seeds in the shell until my tongue goes numb from all the salt. Beginning to see that it's my main intake of sodium. Soda.... well, it's not AS bad as it used to…
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Comparison Picture
Hope this works, first time posting a photo. Not great pictures, could hardly find a decent old one...... but the first is from 2009 when I was around 182 lbs I believe.... which was my heaviest. As you can see I wore a large jacket in order to feel more hidden from the world. Next picture is from a few days ago at 163…
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Fitbit...is it worth it?
I'm considering purchasing one in the future, but I would like to know what others think about it.
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What's on your playlist?
So I'm guessing there are many like me who are motivated by music. Just curious what others listen to, what gets them moving.... My recent passion is swing dance, so I've been listening to Candyman by Christina Aguilera, while practicing outside of the lessons/club. Otherwise I definitely love upbeat things, especially…
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I only joined this site 4 hours ago and....
you all motivate me. I've never been on a site with so much positive feedback and comments about each other... so much support.... so much sympathy and advice.... I find myself smiling consistently as I jump from board to board, topic to topic. Just makes me feel even more confident in myself and my ability to become a…
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Have you ever purchased....
an outfit or article of clothing that you knew you couldn't fit in, but used instead as motivation to lose weight? I always have had the mentality that something like that wouldn't work..... but on my latest shopping trip trying to find some workout clothes for my swing dance club, I found this really great looking hot…
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Just joined
Hey, I'm Lisa, I'm going to be 21 in less than two weeks, and I just joined this site. So about myself and pertaining to fitness..... I was at my heaviest when I started my first year of college in 2010... I was 182 lbs. It slowly crept up on me starting in middle school.... my weight would be consistent during the school…
