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almost half way to my goal! (PIC!)
I started my journey at an outrageous 230#, and at 5'3", it really showed. I hated pictures of myself, and avoided them at all costs. Since I'm a photographer, it wasn't that hard to do, I was always behind the lens. I went to a bachelorette party at the end of April, and the next day, some tagged pictures showed up on my…
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C25k nsv
June 27th I started c25k, and could barely run the 60sec intervals with 90sec walk in-between. Today I did w7d1, a 20 min straight run. Not only did I do it without stopping, I jogged an extra 3 mins to get a total of 2 miles ran. I may not be the thinnest I've ever been in my life, but I am definitely the healthiest.
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feeling quite ONEderful today!!!
198.2, that's what the scale said when I stepped on it this evening at the gym. I'm down 3.6lbs in the last week and 31.8 since the beginning of June!! It can be done people!! Persevere!!!
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WOW, just made a torso side by side and....
I can't believe it! I superimposed (new) self on my (old) self, and I AM shrinking!! Ignore the text on the right, I can't promote any items on this site, I just didn't want to make and resize another composite. Feel free to friend me or message me though if you ever want to talk about...anything ;-) eta* HA! it cut off…
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Great NSV Weekend! pics =)
So for the first time in 2 months, people are starting to notice my hard work! All weekend at work, I kept hearing, "Michelle, I hardly recognized you!?!", "You have lost so much weight!!", "Wow, what are you doing?!" etc. I'm glad all my slave time at the gym is paying off! I have lost 25 lbs in just 2 months, and…
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Medical nsv!!!
I gave blood today. Part of the screening process is a set of vitals (temp, pulse, blood pressure). Now, I've always had high blood pressure, exacerbated by the sight of doctor-esque people, so I warned the guy my blood pressure runs high. He told me not to worry about it, but he had a concerned look on his face after he…
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Absolutely nothing to do with weight loss...but if you have
I'm a photographer, and I'm going to a wonderful workshop put on by amazing Children's photographer, Sandy Puc, in a couple weeks. She's going to do a live photo shoot on stage while explaining her techniques, and the kid models will be children of attendees. They're having a caption contest to determine the winner(s) for…
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NSV--Target heart rate
I've only been going to the gym religiously for a little over 2 weeks. I've been doing 30+ mins of cardio on the elliptical 4-6 days a week, and am on w2d3 of the c25k, and do whatever else strikes my fancy at the time. I always look for machines with built in HRMs (I know they're not 100% accurate, but hey, they're better…
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30 days, can't believe i'm posting pics! 13 lbs
Today is day 30 for me, both on MFP and my lifestyle change. I've been going to the gym for two hours a day, 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks, and have cut out as much processed food as I can possibly do. Things are getting easier, and I'm starting to LOOK for MORE ways to exercise (when I'm not stalking the success…
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5K Runner Iphone App
So, I know they saying "You get what you pay for" usually holds true, but has anyone else had problems with the timer on this app? I did W1D3 today, and instead of 5 mins of warm up, it gave me 5 seconds (which was fine, since I was already warmed up from an hour of elliptical), but every time my phone locked, the time…
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Reaching your daily calories
I've been on MFP for 3 weeks, and am officially down 10 lbs and 9 inches. I'm having trouble though, with even reaching 1200 calories a day! I'm allowed 1540 or so, but, especially on work days, I have to force myself to break 1000. *I work in a fast food type restaurant in a resort, and haven't even THOUGHT about touching…
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My first 7 days...
Last Monday night I made a commitment to myself: no more excuses. The weight must come off. I'm half way through phase 1 of the south beach diet, and have put in some serious exercise time every day. I weighed myself last Wednesday, and the scale whimpered, (or was that me?) as it spun around to 230lbs. Tonight before bed,…
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My journey to here--
I blogged it all out this morning, for anyone who is interested. It's kinda long, kinda funny, and all true-- Enjoy! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mnsmith83
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New from WA
Hi everyone! I was recommended to this site by a few friends, so I downloaded the app the other night, and poked around the message boards yesterday. I LOVED having a message board when I was pregnant (when I gained all my weight), so I'm looking forward to the same support going the other way! Anyway, about me: I just…
