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6 Months of Growth on MFP
It was the end of December, when I decided to count calories and found the free counter program on MFP. That's all I wanted...something to track my food. I had already began to lose weight, using just meal replacement bars and shakes during the time from Thanksgiving through Christmas; but my doctor said that I should be…
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Pushing My Doctor...Please...Please...Please
I went digging through my medical folder this morning and came across the last appointment card that I had with my surgeon, Dr. Yu...a good looking, Chinese gentleman that I like to call 'Handsome Jack'. (Note: One of these days, I have got to get a photo of this man.) Dr. Yu is the one who will actually be doing my knee…
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This may be the only safe place to post...
I am coming to this small, Christian group area of the Boards, hoping to share something that has me hurting today...something that continues to upset me. This morning, I read a comment on MFP friends status. Her words were 'training for life'. Those words struck a cord in me. It made me realize that MFP is not just for…
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A Heroine In Our Midst.
Some of you have read about my friend Ellie who was to be a part of a 127 mile bike race today, called the Diabolic Double. Earlier today, she called me to say that she was on the final leg of the shorter detour of the race, which was ONLY 100 miles, because she reached the cutoff point "just a bit too late" and was forced…
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Counting Laps or Counting Miles
Today was the big day for my MFP friend Ellie. She is riding in a bike race, called the Diabolic Double. This is a 127 miles bike course, much of it uphill. Ellie lives in Maryland; so I knew, that the race was taking place on the opposite coast from me...and beginning 3 hours earlier even than what I call 'an early day'.…
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Just One More...
I post this as a blog. Then, I realized that it also needed to be here...on a Christian Group, because it is a message about faith and our spiritual battle with Satan. ***** JUST ONE MORE... One more of what? That depends on you. What are you facing that seems to be too big, too much, too far, too hard...and out of your…
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Giving My Sister The Bad News - I'm Losing Weight.
Though my Dad always hoped for a son, he ended up with 3 girls...3 very different girls. I was born first in 1949. Dad was in the US Navy during the World War II and met my Mom, while on shore leave in West Australia. My birth went terribly wrong; and Mom nearly died, because she delivered quickly and without a doctor…
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Planning ahead for a big day at the Fair
It has been 9 years, since I last took a trip to the annual event in San Diego, known as the Del Mar Fair. A few years back, someone insisted on renaming it the Southern California Exposition, but most of us will not give up that old name that we associate with this great place to go in the summer. I grew up visiting the…
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Spousal Abuse...or Just A Good Coach?
It is so hard for me to believe that last week, I got my first swimsuit in the mail...after avoiding them for 50 years. Only one week ago, I entered the pool at our senior club house for the first time. Last week, I struggled to do 8 laps of the pool on Tuesday, then 10 laps on Wednesday, and 15 laps on Thursday. By Friday…
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Covering Up A Multitude Of Sins...Really Scary
I have seen so many before and after pictures on MFP. Most folks didn't start out quite as bad as me. The majority of my life was spent carrying well over 200 pounds. My 68 years and all that weight did a lot of damage that may or may not be FIXABLE. Yes, I have lost 52 pounds in the past 6 months; but I still have a long…
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Burn...Grannie...Burn!
No...Not that kind of burn, though I did a bunch of laps in the pool today. This burn is something I haven't had, since I was in my teens. I actually put some color on my lily white upper arms and even my legs. For me, this is another success. I had wanted some 'color' for a while, but I wasn't willing to put so much flesh…
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BATTLE OF THE SCALES...Old vs. New
Yes, this really happened. Enjoy! Many of you know that I have been dealing with a scale that my hubbie even called DEMON POSSESSED. Despite moving it from room to room, feeding it new batteries several times and even stepping on it BACKWARDS, this fickle scale would give me outrageous readings. Those morning weight ins…
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Overcoming My Fear Of The Swimsuit
Yes, I am the lady who did the blog entitled 'Fear of A Swimsuit'. I was so afraid of having my plus size body exposed to the world in a swimsuit. I thought that it might cause nightmares for some folks and laughter or rude comments from others. Either way, it was a scary proposition for me. :noway: Here is a link to that…
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A Little Bit Like The Book of Job
Tonight, our bible study group at church will begin the story of Job. This is definitely not my first time studying this well-known, old testament tale. Every Christian and even a lot of non-Christians know something about the story of Job. Often people use this unfortunate man as the example of a person who suffered and…
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A Bargain For $50
My hubbie Ed (aka Special Ed) has been so supportive of everything that I do. Losing weight is no exception. He is always looking for things that might please me or make life easier for Mama. That's what he calls me. Yesterday...while getting to know some of our neighbors in the local swimming pool, he met a woman with…
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Just Talking To God
Isn't it sad that so many Christians are willing to pray for other people...for crisis situations in their lives...but don't know how to talk to God about the simple, everyday things that they confront? I didn't grow up in a family that prayed or even went to church, though my mom made us go to sunrise service on Easter. I…
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So...What's My Excuse For Today?
I didn't get to be 280+ pounds without learning how to make excuses. I have made up some of the most outrageous reasons to justify being fat. In my youth, I was constantly looking for excuses. When I was about 12 years old, someone asked, if I had a THYROID CONDITION. Sure...Why not? That sounds good. Especially, if it…
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A Message From God...
I didn't put this on the open Community boards, because I already got cautioned about that, when I made the mistake of talking about my beliefs in post in the Motivation section. This post is for my CHRISTIAN Sisters and Bothers. Today, I did my usual morning stuff: checked in with MFP friends, posted my newest weight…
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Eating So Little...Are you used to it now?
One of my MFP sisters made a comment in my food diary for yesterday. She was concern that I only eat 1,000 calories per day. I had to explain (as I quite often must do on MFP) that I am not like other MFP folks. My age (68 years) and my current confinement to a wheelchair most of the day with only an occasional use with a…
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Doing things backwards. Yeah. I'm a little crazy.
I know my morning routine. It rarely changes. About 9AM, I get up...go potty...pull out the scale...say a prayer...step on the scale. Then, I get the 'first reading' of the day. It is always higher than it should be. My scale is determined to add at least 1/2 to 1 pound to my weight each morning. Today, it said that I…
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Big Foot...Little Foot...True Or False?
This may be one of those NVS's, but it is more of a question. For more than 30 years, my favorite footwear was thongs. Note: This in no way relates to those undies that disappear between the butt cheeks and covers next to nothing. This isn't about flip flops either. In my mind, flip flops are those plastic shoes that are…
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The day that you don't lose weight
After a week of losing weight...ranging from 0.2 to 1.2 pounds every day, I am fianlly on one of those 'no weight loss' days. Yes, I am a scale junkie. I look for my 'fix' every morning. Do I let the scale determine my mood? Hmm? Maybe a little. I certainly get happy, when I see the numbers going down; and I can't wait to…
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Movin' On Up...and the Most Honest Photo I have ever posted
For some of you the idea of a workout with ONE POUND WEIGHTS would be a joke, but that is what this old lady has been using. Today, I took a courageous step. I went Walmart looking for 2 pound hand weights, but they were sold out. The next size that was available were these THREE POUNDERS. I picked them up slowly, worried…
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What does Onederland mean to you?
When I first came to MFP, several folks talked about Onederland. At first, I thought that they had misspelled the word 'Wonderland' and were looking for Alice and the white rabbit. Then, I realized that the term referred to a weight loss goal; but what goal? In the beginning, I was sure that it mean 'any weight that began…
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Memorial Day Brings Back Memories
I wasn't quite sure where this post belonged, but the word "Support" seemed fitting. Like many of you, I had family and friends who served in the military at some time in their lives. My Dad was in the US Navy during World War II; and he met my Mom, when his submarine was using Perth, West Australia as their home port.…
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'Big Butt' surprise
Don't tell me that God isn't watch over me and laughing at the same time. I just got 3 bundles of clothes delivered to my front door. I had ordered some pants, some tank tops and 4 blouses from Roaman's and Women Within. I opened the first bag from Womens Within, which included a pair of size 16 teal blue pants. When I…
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"Aren't You Hungry?"...My Favorite Snack
I am blessed to have lost almost 43 pounds since last Thanksgiving. I am blessed even more to have found MFP in late December. Commitment to a food plan each day and actually learning the calorie count for so many foods has given me a better understanding what to eat and how much to eat. I am no nutritionist, but I know…
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The empty closet is filling up again.
This was my closet about one week ago, when I got rid of more than 40 tops and blouses that no longer fit me. I had only 4 new blouses that were size 24/26. The sales lady at Lane Bryant said that I probably should have got size 22. She was right. Here is my closet tonight, and there are more than 20 new blouses in size…
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New Clothes For A Shrinking Body...and bit more.
At the time last year, I wouldn't step on a scale, because I knew that I had already passed 280 pounds some months earler. I hated what I looked like in photos. This is the picture from November 2011 that shows me at near my top weight. I could still stand without support back then; but my weight was doing a lot of damage;…
