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The wibbly wobbly, timey wimey rollercoaster of maintaining a 90ish pound weight loss – 5 years on
Another year of maintenance, another post from me with a year in review. I’ve come to look forward to this little tradition. Five years ago this month, I hit my goal weight. But as has been made clear to me (painfully at times) over the years, losing the weight is only the start of the journey. The goal weight isn’t a…
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Five years ago, I changed my life
Five years ago, fresh off my divorce, I trundled down to Chicago to hang out with fellow Doctor Who geeks at ChicagoTARDIS. I had my first fancy cosplay and a ticket to meet three Doctors. I ran around all weekend, meeting new friends, hearing actors talk about my favorite tv show, running around in costumes and getting my…
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A tale of 2 bike rides - 5 years apart
2013, I set out on my first endurance event - a 53 mile tour around the city of Minneapolis with my dad. I weighed just north of 200 lbs, my highest weight ever. It took roughly 5 and a half hours, at a pace of 9.5 miles per hour. 2018, I completed my first half ironman length event last weekend, an aquabike (ie a…
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4 years on - conventions, costumes and the roller coaster that is keeping the weight off
So, after being miserable and overweight throughout my 20s, I started to come out of my shell after I turned 30. Got out and did things, met new people, started to enjoy life. In 2013, I went to my first ChicagoTARDIS, a 3 day Doctor Who convention in Chicago the weekend after thanksgiving. I was so psyched to meet doctor…
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I did it for the cosplay - 2 years on
Previously on the adventures of UmmSqueaky: * http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10207001/i-did-it-for-the-cosplay-7-month-maintenance-check-in * http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10028516/one-year-on-mfp-82-lbs-lost-so-much-more-gained/p1 So here we are more than 2 and a half years after hitting…
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Vacation - before and after losing weight
Three years ago, I went to Costa Rica with my sister and had a blast. But, if I'm honest with myself, my weight and lack of fitness limited what we could do. We hiked, but it was hard. And when it came to the pictures we took, I didn't want to share any of me. A few months later, I started CICO, logging, weighing and…
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May 2016 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
Welcome to our May Cycling Thread! If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to cycling, We welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, We welcome you, too. This thread is for anyone who rides a bike. Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you…
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I did it for the cosplay - 7 month maintenance check in
So, a few years ago, a friend took me to my very first geek convention. I fell in love with the culture, the people, and most of all the costumes. Over the years, I slowly waded into the costume (aka cosplay) scene myself. While I had fun, seeing pictures of myself made me cringe. Hovering around my highest weight,…
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I did it for the cosplay
Sure, health, fitness, overall general wellness, blah blah blah. But what really motivated me to lose weight was wanting to look fabulous in costume. And now that I'm at my approximate goal weight, I've gotten my dream costume. Ever since the new Ms. Marvel was announced in the fall of 2013, I knew I wanted to cosplay her.…
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Whovian Progress Photos
So, I had a lot a lot of bad photos taken of me last year, but the final straw were those that were taken at Chicago TARDIS last November. I was so super excited to cosplay, hang with fellow whovians and meet Doctors, but when I saw the pictures, it took all the wind out of my sails. This one was ok, but the second really…
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One year on MFP - 82 lbs lost, so much more gained
So this is it. The post that has been bouncing around in my head almost since the day I started on MFP one year ago. And now it’s here and I can’t believe I made it. Be forewarned, this post is long and picture heavy, because I’m so darned excited, I just have to tell the whole thing. I have been overweight almost my…
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2 trips to Lambeau - 321 days, 72 lbs (with pics)
So last year, after avoiding pictures being taken of myself my entire adult life, I started to actually get out and do things I wanted to remember. So I let people take pictures of me. Witness my trip to Lambeau Field, November 23rd 2013. This was the beginning of the end for my old, fat denying self. These pictures, along…
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NSV - cute cheap dresses (with pics)
I live in the land of Target. You go to Target to pick up some eggs, and end up walking away with some new shoes, a scarf and some lightbulbs too. It's insidious, but I've embraced it. Before beginning my weight loss journey 10 months ago, I couldn't fit into Target's "normal" clothing range (ie xs-xxl). I could fit their…
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Whovian flirting question
Say there is a guy I'd like to attract the attention of. I know said guy is a big fan of a certain tv show, say Doctor Who, which I happen to love as well. Said guy has at least 2 UNIT costumes that he wears to Doctor Who conventions. I happen to have a UNIT tshirt that I think will look good come the next convention.…
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50 mile bike ride, one year, 65 lbs
Last summer, I took up bike commuting. I did pretty well, got in a hundred or two miles a month. Didn't watch what I was eating, so didn't lose any weight, but I enjoyed it. I signed up for the Minneapolis Bike Tour last September and completed 50 miles in 5 hours. I knew I was terribly overweight, and making the hills…
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Whovian weight loss illustrated
TARDIS graphic from http://dragonsloth.tumblr.com/post/63568699804/moriraty-transparent-tardis-made-from-this-post
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9 months, 60 lbs (with pictures)
268 days ago, who would have thought that I'd be here, and actually succeeding? Certainly not me, who had spent my entire adult life on and off again with the diet and exercise. But for some reason this time around, it's stuck. I'm 15 lbs away from that initial pie in the sky goal I set last December, and baring a major…
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Doctor Who Cosplay
I can't be the only DW cosplayer in the house, can I?
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NSV - feeling fabulous in public
Last night marked the Third Annual Cat Video Festival here in the Twin Cities. As a dedicated crazy cat lady, of course I've gone every year. Last year there was quite a bit of media coverage of the event, and I was excited to see my picture on the news or in the paper. That was, until I actually saw it. OMG, so awful that…
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Her Universe - geeky clothing for women
My favorite clothing brand of all time http://www.heruniverse.com/ Although I've finally left the plus sized clothing realm (forever I hope), I can't say how much it means to me that Ashley (Her Universe Owner) has listened to her fanbase and is providing honest to god plus sized clothing designed for women. When I was at…
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Season 8, Episode 1 in Theaters!!
http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/doctor-who-series-8-episode-1-to-be-screened-in-cinemas-around-the-world
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Chicago TARDIS
Billie Piper is the main guest this year. Sadly no doctors, but after having 3 last year, I guess we needed a year to recover. Anyone going? http://www.chicagotardis.com/
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7 months, 50 lbs, an excuse to cosplay (with pics)
Long story short: I had a lot more fun at my favorite convention this last weekend than I have in the past. This is due in large part to the fact that I weigh 50 lbs less than I did at my last one, and love how I look in my pictures. For comparison, this is a year ago. Not my highest weight, but hovering in the 190s. I…
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Whovian Related Rewards
Do you have something DW related motivating you to hit a goal? Share it here! When I reach my goal weight, I'm buying this https://www.etsy.com/listing/181166278/dr-who-bow-suspenders-skirt-themed
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Aspiring triathlete
Is one a triathlete even if they're slow as molasses? Maybe a triathlon participant instead? So I got this crazy idea in my head that I'd like to do a triathlon at some point. I mean, I can swim, I bike a lot a lot, and I'm working on my running. Why not do them all together? I almost acted on my crazy thought and nearly…
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Classic Doctors, New Who
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjv9Wo6uTMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcXQrDqMCmQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJBB52qdzaQ&src_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIzyETdOSTA https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=812855908727434 I may be a little bit in love with the Classic Doctors. No, scratch that. I'm a lot in…
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The Official Series 8 Thread
August 2014! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYN6ruU672Y
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American Whovians - coming soon to a theater near you!
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140514005342/en/BBC-Worldwide-Fathom-Events-Celebrate-David-Tennant#.U3PByIFdV2B The people who brought us the 50th anniversary in theaters are bringing us 2 nights of David Tennant! Watching DW has been, at least for me, a solitary experience. I sometimes host a viewing party, but…
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40 pounds, a tale of two conventions
In the last few years, I've embraced my inner geek and started to cosplay, ie dress up in costumes of favorite characters and hang out with other geeks doing the same. At first I did closet and thrift store costumes, hunting through racks of used clothes to make the outfit. But last fall, I decided I'd commission a…
