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The Prairie is Unforgiving
That is the slogan on the tee shirt I just earned. Today, I ran in the Sludge Trudge, a 5k put on by the local museum of prairie life. We ran through tires, climbed hay bales, carried logs, crawled under wire, climbed fences, walked through grass taller than me (5'3"), crossed a river (4-5 feet across, mid-calf deep,…
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Newest NSV!
For several weeks now, I've been saying I'm a size 14, but I think soon I'll be a 12. Well, today I went shopping for shorts (yes, shorts!) and swimsuit bottoms, and I fit the size 12s! And when I got the clothes home, and tried on the swim bottoms with the top I already had, I looked dang good! Looking forward to beach…
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Latest NSV!
Back when I got started, I had to write out goals at the gym I was going to. One of the non-scale goals I set was wearing shorts and feeling good about it. Today, I am wearing shorts! On purpose! And, they're size 14! Woo hoo!
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100 Pounds! (with pic)
I've been on this journey to get healthier over the past few years. I started after my daughter was born, but got derailed when she was not gaining weight as an infant. Unfortunately, I took that as an excuse to go completely back to my old lifestyle of overeating and no exercise. Then in November of 2009, I stepped on a…
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NSV! (Or, wow it's been a long time since I've planked)
It's been a while since I've done much exercise. I've mostly been focussing on eating for the past several months. Recently I started back to walking, bit hadn't added back in my floor exercises. So today, I decided to do some an work. Not a ton, just a few sets of crunches and some planking. I was actually able to get up…
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Real Before and After (well, during)
I found this pic of me that was taken 2 weeks before I started my weight loss journey. I've lost almost 94 pounds in the 2 1/2 years since it was taken. Still have 55-65 to go.
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9 month before/after
I have been on this journey since November 2009. I have lost about 92 pounds. Unfortunately, I really can't do much of true before/after pics because I never liked having my picture taken before. I'm trying to find out if any of my family or friends have one I don't know about that I might be able to use. BUT, I've been…
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Back at it
Well, I have been away from the site basically since the beginning of November, when my father in law, who lived with us, passed away. I basically stopped counting and exercising. I tried for awhile to eat basically the same as before, but I knew I was getting lax and eating more. Was kinda depressed, and didn't really…
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So Happy!
I mentioned the other day that my brother was in need of a liver transplant. Well, thank the Lord, he got one this morning! He still has a lot in front of him, but he's at least got a shot now! Thanks to those of you who prayed for him and our family:)
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Not good, but ok
I'm not usually a night eater, never really have been, but last night I couldn't sleep and was actually hungry so I headed down to my mom's kitchen (I'm spending the night due to some extreme health issues w/ my brother). Thankfully, she and her husband are also on a weightloss journey, so all I found were some mini…
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Too Fit for That!
I have been going to a gym since November but have recently made the decision to stop going there and workout at home. I'm trying to get into a new routine that will work well for me. Yesterday I popped in my old standard "Sweatin' to the Oldies" w/ Richard Simmons. I was wearing my HRM, and after 13 minutes if warmup was…
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Vacation results...
I got home this week after almost 3 weeks away. My goal was to not gain any weight (at least not any that stuck around), but to enjoy my vacation and make good food decisions. I was up 1.5 pounds when I got back on Wednesday, and am now at a net loss of about half a pound. I call this a success. Now back to actually…
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"Bruschetta" style pizza!
Tonight I tried something new. I like to make pizza at home, and it fits in my nutritional goals as long as I only have it once a week, or so. Usually I make it pepperoni, because that's something we all enjoy in my family. But the other night I picked some basil from the garden and was trying to figure out what to do with…
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Vacation...and trial:)
Tomorrow I start my 2 week vacation! I'm excited for it to start :) I will not be updating my diary while I'm gone, due to the tedious nature of updating by phone. So, I have decided to try something. I will weigh in before I go. I will log everything I eat, but will not be "calorie counting". I'll just be making the…
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A little pick-me-up!
So, I was a little discouraged this morning when I was only .4 pounds down from last week, even though I was lower last Saturday. I know all the stuff, weight varies, I'm probably retaining a little water from having really sore muscles, since I took last week off of the gym, but still...discouraging. THEN! I was looking…
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52 pounds down!
I weighed in this morning, and I am finally over 50 pounds down!!! This means I'm a third of the way to my goal and lower than I was last time I was on MFP:) This is so encouraging!
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Friday is coming:)
I have to keep telling myself that. Friday is my weigh in day, and I've been wanting to jump the gun every day this week. I hadn't lost last Friday (for reasons I could identify, not for lack of reaching my cal goals). Then I weighed myself on Tuesday, and I was down. I wanted to record it, because I wanted to see that…
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It's been 6 months
I've been back on MFP for 6 months now, following nearly a year off. I had gained back every pound and then some. I quit for a good reason- I was nursing my daughter, and she was losing weight. I was not making enough milk for her, partially due to my weight loss efforts (I'd not had a problem w/ my other kids). Then I…
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starting to be a little concerned
Last week I lost 3 pounds between Friday and Tuesday, but then leveled out through Friday. Now I am down another 2 pounds already. I'm sure it could level off again, and it isn't like I've lost 5 pounds a week, but I'm worried that maybe I'm not eating enough or something. I am always within 100 cals of my goal, including…
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Glad I bought those:)
I've been trying to get as close to my calorie goal as possible recently, but I had 122 left after I planned my day and entered my exercise. I couldn't think of what to have, if I should add something else at dinner, or a different snack. But what I usually have as a snack would be too many calories. Then I remembered I…
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handling awkward questions from children
Last night at dinner, my 7 yo son asked (not meanly) "How did you get so fat?" My initial reaction was to tell him that you don't ask questions like that because it is rude. Then I decided to take the opportunity to really discuss it with him , while reaffirming that he is not to ask other people that kind of question. I…
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2 weeks in...
...5 pounds down! I still have so far to go, but it certainly helps keep me motivated to see that loss:)
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Back on Track
I was on here about a year and a half ago, after I had my daughter. I lost a good 30 pounds, but I had to stop because my daughter was losing weight. Thankfully, everything turned around for her, but I had gotten out of my routine at the gym and on here, and it's taken me a year to get back. In the mean time, I gained…
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Small Successes
I had been at 1850 net calories (to lose 1 lb a week) since I joined in June. I went back through today and it's now 1820. And my exercises are netting fewer calories burned for the same time. It may seem small, but needing fewer calories and burning fewer for the same work means I'm making progress. And that is good for…
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which food when?
I've been eating kind of a big lunch on the days that I do my most exercise. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I do Zumba and the circuit, which from the numbers on MFP, equals about 1100 calories burned. So usually I have a spinach salad and 2 chicken roll up things (whole wheat tortilla, cheese, and 1/2 chicken breast each).…
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New to posting...
I've been using the site for about a month now. Thought I'd say "Hi!" This is the longest I've stuck with anything before (3 months at the gym, WhooHoo!) so I really feel like I'm actually making changes that will stick. Baby steps, right! (One thing I learned from Bill Murray.) But I've lost 4 pounds since I started…
