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I'm starting this journey again. Feel free to add me as a friend.
I made some great changes in my life but things have been hectic. Now that things have settled down, I wanted to focus on getting healthier, stronger and thinner. I'm inspired by the success stories on the message board and would love to be able to post a success story next year. It would be great to add some more friends…
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Does anyone have any good motivational quotes?
I'm looking for some good quotes to put up on my fridge and bulletin board to keep me motivated to work out and eat healthy. Thanks.
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Looking for more friends to help motivate each other
I started working on my goal of getting fit in April. I have lost 11 pounds so far. I'm hoping to lose around 80 in the next year and a half. I want to lose weight in a healthy way. I also want to get stronger and more flexible. I have been checking in every day for 50 days now. I have been watching my calories and trying…
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Women 35 to 55 success stories.
I'm looking for some motivation. I would like to hear from women around my age who have successfully gotten in better shape. I have lost 9 pounds since I started 2 months ago. I would like to lose 70 pounds or more in the next year and a half.
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Did anyone else measure their inches when they started?
I took a tape measure and measured pretty much everything when I started and recorded it. I also took a before picture of myself. I measured my thighs, waist, hips, chest, etc. I'm just wondering if anyone measured how many inches they lost.
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My goal is to lose 30 pounds by new years eve.
I have a lot of weight to lose. I decided to break it down into smaller goals. If I lose more weight, that is great but I think 30 pounds in 7 months is doable.
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Did you take a before photo?
The day that I decided that enough was enough and I was going to finally work on becoming healthier, I had a friend take a picture of myself. I hope to be able to put it up here next year with a new photo of myself. I also made notes of all of my measurements.
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What do you track in your food diary?
I currently track my calories, fat, sodium, sugar, fiber and potassium. It is amazing how much sodium and sugar I was eating.
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First day of my healthier life
I'm going to try this again. I have signed up for an exercise class, gone grocery shopping for healthy food and logged my food for the day. I'm hoping to lose weight, get stronger and become more flexible. Let me know if you want to be friends.
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Fun list of how much things weigh
In case you haven't seen it. Here is a good way to think of how much weight you have yet to lose or have lost already. When I lose 60 pounds, I think it will be more fun to tell people that I have lost an elephant's penis or 5 cats and a chihuahua 1 pound = a Guinea Pig 1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts 2…
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I'm hoping to lose 100 pounds.
I have tried this before but now I really going to commit to it. I would like to lose around 100 pounds in the next two or three years. Let me know if you would like to be friends. I could use all the motivation that I can get.
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Favorite Healthy Foods
Here are some of my favorite healthy foods. What are some of yours? Black Beans (I use them in a lot of recipes) Sweet Potatoes (They can also be used in so many recipes) Blueberries (I eat them when I'm craving something sweet. They are delicious and healthy) Avocado (Good in a sandwich, salad or made into guacamole)…
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How much weight are you trying to lose each week?
There is the option of .5, 1, 1.5 or 2 pounds of weight loss a week. I'm starting with the 1 pound a week amount of calories while I get used to eating healthy. I may change it to 1.5 or 2 pounds later.
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Nothing is going to stop me this time.
I decided that I want to be in better shape by new years. Every year, I decide that this is the year that I get in shape but my resolution doesn't last. There is still about 6 months left to this year and I would like to lose 20 to 40 pounds by new years eve. I have been at it a week now. I have been eating healthier food,…
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I'm inspired.
I signed up a long time ago but I didn't really do much to lose weight, get strong, become more flexible, etc. I was looking through some of the success stories. I thought about how great it is that they lost the weight but I can't do it. Then it hit me that if they can do then so can I. There is no difference between me…
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I'm going to try again.
I decided to focus on losing weight and getting into shape. I'm currently 216 pounds. I would like to be around 150 pounds. I was on here a couple of years ago and I was doing pretty well but I stopped and now I have gained the weight back. I thought I would give it another try. I think that I can do it this time. I'm…
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Things I won't miss
Things I won't miss now that I have lost 32 pounds. 1. Shopping at plus size stores. 2. Control top pantyhose. 3. Shapewear. 4. Unsolicited weight loss advice. Especially from random strangers. I'm sure that there are more things. I still have thirty more pounds to lose to get to my ideal weight.
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I'm five pounds away from being overweight
instead of obese. I lost 30 pounds since December. I went from 215 to 185. I want to lose 40 more pounds so I'm going to try tracking my food on this website. I like the encouragement and motivation that I see on here.
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I lost 22 pounds.
I went from 215 to 193. I had no idea that I lost so much weight until I stepped on the scale. I checked it twice to make sure. I don't see any difference in the mirror. My clothes feel too big on me though. I haven't been on this website in awhile. I decided to start checking in every day and keeping track of my calories.…
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I was walking two miles a day last week
I noticed that my one of ankles really hurts now when I walk about half a mile. I guess I must have overworked it last week. I normally walk a lot. I want to do some other activity then walking, dancing or running this week. I don't want to not exercise but I don't want to hurt my ankle. Would swimming be a good idea? I'm…
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I'm going to try again
I did this awhile ago. I did pretty well but then life got crazy and I stopped. I want to lose 30 pounds. Hopefully by January or February. I've been working out for an hour every day and eating healthy. I weigh 209 right now and I'm 5'5. I would like to eventually be 130 but that is a long way off.
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NSV I walked at least seven miles today
I had three job interviews today. I took the subway into Manhattan and went to my first interview. After it was over, I realized that I had I had 2 and a half hours to kill until my next interview. It was located across town. I started to get on the subway but then I decided to walk a little of the way towards my interview…
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NSV
I planned out all my meals including snacks for the next month. I have the meal plan and recipes all organized. I printed them out and put them in the kitchen. I also bought my groceries for everything. I have tons of healthy and delicious snacks to choose from. I also threw out all the candy in my candy bowl and replaced…
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What are five staples in your kitchen?
I have been cooking a lot more since i started exercising and eating better. Here are my five: Black beans. I like to use it in stews, veggie burgers and burritos. It tastes good and is healthy. Cherry tomatos. I eat a pint like it is candy. Bread crumbs. It can be used in so many recipes like stuffed mushrooms. French…
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Who is the most supportive person in your life?
The person who encourages and supports your weight loss. My roommate is skinny but she is exercising with me. She also got rid of all the junk food in the house and bought healthy snacks. She helps cook healthy meals for us to share.
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Any other slow eaters out there?
I'm a slow eater with a small appetite. I can't eat a lot of food in one sitting. American restaurants give you such a large portion that it is too much food for me. Whenever I go out, everyone else is finished with their food when I have half left. I always get a doggie bag to go for my meal. They also want to get…
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This is weird
I did my hour of dance central 2 video game today. Instead of feeling tired and hating exercise like usual, I really have to urge to dance more. I'm going to go do another hour. I don't know if this counts as a success but it feels good.
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Fun Activities
I just tried ice skating for the first time ever. It was scary but really fun. I didn't notice how much exercise I was getting until the next day when I felt my sour muscles. What sports or activities do you do to get in shape that are more fun and less work?
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I'm going to try this again.
I was keeping tract of my calories on here, eating healthy and exercising every day. I was doing really well. I lost a little bit of weight. A few months ago, I stopped and fell into my old habits. I'm going to try this again because I really want to lose weight. My goal is to lose about 30 pounds or so by St Patrick"s Day.
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Small NSV (Non Scale Victory)
I ran for 30 minutes without stopping. The first time I tried to run 30 minutes, I had to stop a few times. I also lost an inch and a half from my waist.
