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Reaching One-derland (Pics) 61 lbs.
I realized tonight that I am finally no longer "the fat girl" in the pictures. I can't be singled out of a photo anymore with that distinction. To feel like an average person means more than pictures could say! I started this journey in July 2011; the before pic is actually from February 2011, so I don't know the exact…
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Doctor's Office Victory!
Anyone who has talked with me about my general health knows that I was diagnosed with PCOS a few months ago; at my heaviest I was 260. Before I got strict with MFP and before my doctor prescribed Metformin, I lost 10 lbs. all on my own in about a month. After I started taking Metformin, the weight loss seemed to take…
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Walking with "weights"
Just a funny story from yesterday; my sister wanted to take a quick walk around the neighborhood after work for 20 minutes or so after dinner. I, being the brilliant maximizer of opportunities that I am said, "We should carry weights, we'll burn more calories!" We do not own any sets of weights, but we DO live in a very…
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Does drinking 8+ glasses of water flip a "thirsty" switch?
Hey y'all, I've been playing around with MFP for about 5 weeks; just to track what I was putting in my mouth at first. Of course, its summer and vacations/weddings/parties happen and I got away from it. I still noticed a change in the way my clothes fit, and my first true weigh-in after 5 weeks was 9.2 pounds down (woot!).…
