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hips and pants size
When I was in high school, I honestly thought that my... womanly... Hips would prevent me from wearing jeans smaller than an 8. Now, I'm losing weight I'm starting to think that isn't true. I do have Hips... broader now that I have had kids, but I think that if I lost enough they could fit in any size I wanted. What is the…
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Did losing the weight make you look older or younger?
People always think I'm 10 years older than I am. Curious if losing 100lbs will make me appear more youthful or less.
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closer to goal and losing my motivation
I'm less than 10lbs from normal. I still want to reach my goal, but I'm already itching to move into maintenance. I know I wouldn't be truly satisfied yet, but it is so tempting to up my calories and slack some. I think it just feels nice to be almost normal. I feel attractive, healthy, and happy. And thus less driven. Any…
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sickness. Bodies doing odd things?
Anybody want to share an odd scale experience? I've been at a plateau for weeks on a low carb lifestyle. Then I got sick with strep. My throat hurt, but I was hungry. So I ate anything cold. Which included ice cream and slushes. But I needed food and it Sucked to swallow anything equally much so I decided to get as many…
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Could you always fathom reaching your goal weight?
Could you picture it? Or was it a vague hope until you got there? I'm almost halfway and finally feel confident that I will achieve my goal but I can't picture what I will look like. I remembered being at my current weight a few years ago, but I haven't been my goal weight since junior high. I can't picture what adult me…
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reason for a scale stall?
Not for me specifically, but just in general, what are all the reasons why a still obese person who has been losing consistently could see a several week long stall in weightloss? Diet is still a deficit, amounts are weighed, no change in inches, exercises were added but mostly using body weight and cardio. Obviously the…
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waist to hip ratio
Prior to kids I had an hourglass shape, but since having them my hips widened and now I'm a pear. I have been losing weight, but my ratio has been staying the same. 40-37.5 (measured at belly button)-46. I know you can't spot reduce, but I was curious what results others had had after kids. Did you return to the same body…
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Seriously the BEST NSV evah! Health related
My blood work was done last year and my doctor wanted to put me on cholesterol medicine. I was 24 and flat refused to go back to my doctor because I didn't want to redo the blood work and get a prescription. Instead of losing weight, I gained another 25 pounds and ate worse before getting my act together this fall. 18 lbs…
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Alfred Angelo resizing question
Not sure where to post this, but hoping somebody on here knows. I'm going to be a bridesmaid at the end of feb. I have lost about 40 lbs since getting fitted for my dress. Yay! But I was told they could only alter it and guarantee the same look for up to three sizes. I'm down about 2.5 sizes. And I plan to continue losing…
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I KNOW I'm getting sexy because...
What are some of the ways you knew you were starting to get your sexy back? I knew because I went from being invisible to getting the admiring up and down look from strange guys. Those types of things don't make me get healthy but make it a little more rewarding along the way.
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Who forgot your old weight first?
Did you or your coworkers or family forget how big you used to be first. I want others to see me as I am now and not constantly think of me as the previously fat girl (when I get to goal). I just saw a pic of me 40 lbs more and it is even hard for me to remember being that big. But is that how others still see me?
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Water weight questions- advice needed
Feeling a little discouraged today. I had some tortilla soup and chips yesterday (when I have been eating a very low sodium diet), I anticipated some water weight gain, and sure enough, I was up by a pound this morning. But what surprised me is I woke up feeling especially skinny. And when I feel like that I am usually…
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When did yall first see your collarbone?
At what weight/body fat percentage did you first start to see your collarbone peep through ? I can see my collarbone when I stretch, but I'm wondering how much more I have to lose before I see it all the time. I'm 5'4" and medium frame.
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Starving all day today= metabolism is finally revving up?
So, I'm on a special diet- high protein low carb sort of thing. I have been on it now for almost two months and have felt super full all day every day since starting it. But today, I have been starving all day. Everything else is the same- amounts of food, exercise, eating times. Wondering if it means my sluggish…
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Now that you're not eating as much ...
What did you do to fill your time today? I used to polish off a plate and go back for seconds or thirds. Now that I'm mostly about the protein and veggies and watching portions, I polished off my food in record time. So I had to find ways to fill the time. I have done two work out videos today, and visited more, and helped…
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QWLC Anybody?
Hey all! Just starting my 3rd week on the Q. Looking for others doing the diet to encourage and to be encouraged by. I have to do a plateau breaker tomorrow- protein days- not looking forward to it!! Anyways hi all!
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Eating 800 calories per day??
I am doing the 6 week makeover right now. It consists of 5 meals every day. I end up eating 6 servings of fruits and veggies, 10 oz or so of lean chicken, and two carb servings. I feel full all day... and eat all day, but when I add up the cals on here I find out I eat about 800 calories. And I know that I am not supposed…
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Emotional Eater needs HELP!!! SOS
I tend to eat when I am stressed, angry or upset. Most of the time my hold on my strict diet is pretty strong, but when I get upset I start to crave comfort food- any fast food, anything fried, cheesy, sweet and or/chocolaty.... and ooohhh the Dr. Pepper calls to me... Well my one year old fractured her pinky and today we…
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New, but moving fast
Hey! I have been on the lose weight bandwagon for years (since my first child was born in 2008) but never saw it go anywhere. I guess I never hit bottom where I realized something HAD to change- even if it wasn't fun. I would start a diet or exercise program and then give up the first time a chocolate bar came my way. I…
