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Sharing some success
What a great collection of inspirational stories here! Motivation to the max. In September of 2013, on my sons 19th birthday, I looked in the mirror and asked myself..."how much longer are you going to go on looking like this?" I decided that his birthday was as good a place as any to start dieting and losing weight. I am…
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Plateaus and setbacks.
Been dieting for 3 months and lost 30 lbs. My goal is to lose 50 so the work is not done quite yet. So.... How does everyone here deal with extended plateaus and slight setbacks? 9 days ago I was at the 30 lb loss stage, and I stayed there for 8 days (a long plateau for me). Then this morning I had gained 2 lbs. I know…
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Chubby old man checking in.
I am 57 years old and have been dieting for a little over 3 months now (started September 3) and using MFP for 2 months or more. What a great program. I now tell all my friends about this program. I started out at 227 (I am 5'10") and on the three month anniversary of beginning my diet (December 3) I was at 197. I am…
