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Thank you, success story posters
Hi there, I just want to send a broad thank you to everyone who has posted success stories. I've found these to be the most inspirational part of this experience. I just bypassed my original goal weight and may reset my goal weight for a third or fourth time soon. I'm shooting now for a goal that never seemed possible…
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Benefit of being old(er)
There's a lot of talk about why it's harder to lose weight as we get older, etc., but I found a perk! I recently realized that as we get older and time seems to fly, what used to seem like forever actually goes pretty quickly. So the fact that I want to be at my goal weight by the end of the year (or at least March, my…
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Kind of embarrassed by how much oil I was putting in things
I've never done strict calorie counting before, but I've learned quickly how much oil I had been using vs how much I really need. Examples: When I made pierogies with onions, I used to use a lot of oil (mostly because I learned the meal while in Ukraine where oil seemed to be a food group). I made it recently with onions…
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Married, 42, no kids--looking for similar friends
Hi there - I've been active out here for a few weeks now, and I'm really enjoying it. While everyone's story is unique, I think there can be some commonalities based on our demographics. As a married woman with no kids, for example, I can relate to husband stories, but not so much with having to cook for kids (or dealing…
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New here
Hello all, I'm posting because I think doing so will keep me on track. I've never been active in an online community before. Almost 10 years ago, I lost 50 pounds. While the scale tells me that I've only gained a couple of pounds back, my clothes (that I can't even wear anymore!) tell me that I've gotten lazy. There are…
