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It's been awhile...
Doesn't seem to be much action here but I just wanted to stop in and give a recap of my summer...ok, ok so I wanted to brag a little bit. My weight is maintaining. I am not where I want to be but with all the running I need to fuel my body and there is definitely more muscle definition. I am averaging 115 miles a month and…
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Just a little motivation...
There were so many times I wanted to quit. So many times I backslide and gain only to have to lose it again. I have been fighting the same 5 lbs for the last 6 months or so and feeling a bit down about it until a friend sent me the photo on the left from early on in the journey. I still have a long way to go but sometimes…
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My year in review
Very quiet in here but just wanted to post. I didn't make my goal. I had some big dreams about being at my goal weight (currently thinking 140lbs) by the time my birthday rolled around. That was set at the beginning of 2015 when I was 190ish. I hardly lost any weight this year. Yes I know any weight lost is good but after…
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Really struggling...
I know this board isn't very active right now, but I am just looking for a place to express my frustration. I can't lose anymore weight. It seems no matter what I do nothing is changing. I've cut calories, upped calories, changed routines, added strength training, weighed everything and even though the numbers say that I…
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My second experience with a half marathon
It has been really quiet in here but I just wanted to share my excitement. My first half marathon experience sucked and I am so glad I didn't let it stop me from trying it again. The half I did yesterday was for a nearby food pantry and it was so much more fun. It was a little bit bigger (113 runners vs 70) but just the…
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I can't believe I just did that...
I bought a pair of jeans in a single digit size!!!!!!!!!!!! The smallest size I can ever remember wearing was 12 and when I tried on 11 in juniors they were still loose. I tried on a 10 in misses that fit but were baggy in the butt so for the heck of it I tried on 9 in juniors. And they fit perfectly on all my curves...I…
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Oh what have I gotten myself into....
I am running a half marathon on Saturday. I have done the distance so I know I can do it but I am worried that I will come in last of everyone. This is a small school fundraiser and they only get around 100 participants so there isn't that many. The half marathon relay in august was supposed to be my first official run but…
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6/5/2013 - Today I celebrate....
Now that the weather has finally gotten warmer I cleaned out the closet again. I have a couple of tshirts and absolutely no shorts aside from my work out ones which I seem to keep buying even though I don't need anymore. So today I am celebrating going clothes shopping...and actually being able to find clothes in the store…
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5/26/2015- Today I celebrate...
Today I am celebrating sweat. My run this morning was brutal. Really humid and sticky. I used to hate sweating. I think mostly because I knew it was because I was so out of shape. Today as it was running in my eyes and stinging I realize that I actually kind of like working so hard that my body sweats. It is an immediate…
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5/19/2015 Today I celebrate
Yesterday I watched my husband take part in a marathon relay. Since his part was only 6 miles I had a lot of time for people watching and I was just amazed at some of the people who were taking part in the race. There was police officers in their full uniforms, old people, kids, people pushing disabled people in wheel…
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5/15/2015- today I celebrate
Today I am celebrating my new self-confidence. I used to hate leaving the house and talking to strangers was a nightmare. Now some people still bother me but strangers actually seem to engage in conversation with me. I don't find myself trying to hide in a crowd as much anymore. On a side note I am also celebrating the…
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Congratulations Cari!
Celebrating moving down to a new century deserves it's own post!
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4/30/2015 Today I celebrate
Today I am celebrating that I was referred to as a runner. At the park on a short run this morning and there was a large group of people with dogs on the trail ahead of me. When the last in the group saw me coming they warned the others "runner on the left". I turned around to see who they were talking about but I was the…
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oops need to read before i post
added my celebrate to the other thread
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5/4/2014- Today I celebrate...
This is kind of an embarrassing one to post, but according to my husband and son who were watching and listening from a distance, I was hit on on the bike trail yesterday. In my opinion it was just a pleasant conversation between two trail enthusiasts but hubby says otherwise. In his words "I am a guy I know these things."…
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4/28/2015 Today I celebrate...
Today I am celebrating going 24 hours without using my computer. I used my phone app to log calories but no internet or facebook. Sometimes it seems to become too much of a focus so I just wanted to prove I can do a 24 hour break.
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4/18 Today I celebrate. ..
Today I celebrate the wonderful weather by biking 20 miles on single tracks....and not eating back all the calories I burned. Saving them for the inevitable pizza night this week!
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Today I celebrate...
So I have been way too focused on the scale lately. Like really badly obsessed and getting depressed when it doesn't move. I have decided to try something a little different. I am going to try to come up with reasons to celebrate what I have accomplished and not focus on what I have left to do. I know we all have a lot of…
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Well here goes nothing...progress pics of some sort
I really don't have a lot of pictures at my highest but these are some that are within 20 lbs or so of my highest. Sorry if the pictures are really huge...if they are too big can someone let me know and I can try to resize them? These ones are at about 240 lbs (about 50 lbs lost)...yeah I don't photo well....at all. These…
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ROLE CALL
Just trying to get an idea of who all is still around and how things are going for everyone. I'm still here. Still chugging away and down 110 lbs. Things have slowed down a lot now.
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So disappointed in myself
I have been on this change of lifestyle for a year. I have been so careful and accountable and doing everything that I should be. Eating the right foods, exercising, not binging. I would have thought it would be second nature by now. I don't know what has come over me but in the last two days or so I cannot stop eating.…
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Holiday goals
How do you plan to handle the holidays? I have decided that I am going to try to maintain for the holidays. Between Thanksgiving and new year we have the holidays as well as three family birthdays. I have managed to go down five pounds since Thanksgiving but I think I will be much happier and less guilty if I change to…
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Calories per workout?
I am trying to figure out how many calories I should be burning in a workout. I know it varies per person based on many factors but is there a magic number you try to burn per workout and how many times a week do you work out.
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Bittersweet accomplishment
Today I accomplished something that I know I should be proud of but I just can't seem to get past the being ashamed that the only reason I have been able to accomplish it was because I let myself get so out of control in the first place. I am officially down 100 lbs. After the initial joy of seeing the scale finally tick…
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Best NSV EVER!!!
My 7 year old was amazed by the fact that he can now hug me around my waist and his hands touch!
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It's official!
For the first time in 16 years I weigh under 200 lbs! I didn't really think I would make it this far when I fist started and I had set a random goal weight of 200 lbs by new years. This small victory has been rewarded by my husband buying me a new bike...granted I can't ride it with the snow and whatnot but it is waiting…
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November 3,2014
Hope everyone had a good weekend. I am going to just ramble for a minute. For the first time since I started this journey for the last time in March 2014 I am really starting to doubt myself. This weekend I was bad. I went over on Friday but was still under for the week and managed to get in a ride everyday. I made the…
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October 16,2014
I no one minds I think I will start the daily today since I am here. I ran into someone the other day that I haven't seen in years. They didn't comment on weightloss but they did comment on my "personality change". They remembered me as being very quiet and reserved and always uncomfortable. Just very unsure of myself in…
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September 29,2014
Hello...Helloo...hellooooo...echo, echo, echo... Everyone must be really busy. I don't usually start threads because I seem to usually kill them but it has been really quiet in here lately so I probably can't really do much harm. That and I feel like rambling. My weight has been at a standstill the last week. My losses…
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elliptical recommendations?
I am looking to buy an elliptical to use during the winter months. Does anyone have any recommendations or things I should look for or avoid? Thanks!
