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Frustrated
Well here I am 6 weeks into eating healthier and exercising and I'm only down 5lbs. My boyfriend of course is down 20lbs and hasn't exercised at all. I have not been perfect for the whole 6 weeks but before I started eating well I was eating at least 1 donut a day, easy packaged dinners like frozen pizza, a ton of ice…
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Taking Responsibility
I am the Queen of excuses!!! I can find 100's of excuses as to why I can't exercise, why I can't eat healthy, or why I'm over weight. I've been doing it for years!!! No longer! I am going to take responsibility for my weight. That means taking responsibility for what I put in my mouth and stopping the excuses!!! I am a…
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Learning to Run
Hi there, I have a 9 month old baby and really want to get into better shape before I have another one. I was at my heaviest when I got pregnant and it was a difficult pregnancy. I am already 15lbs lighter then I was when I got pregnant but have a good 40-45lbs to go! I am trying to learn to run. I am on my 4th week now. I…
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I'm Back
Well, I was on here for a few months in 2008 and was very successful in losing 20lbs. I started a new job and and quit using the site. Well I'm back now with the 15lbs I've gained back. So here's to a fresh start! I know I can do this and will definitely need some support along the way! thanks Shauna :flowerforyou:
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Smurfettes and Papa Smurf 10/20-10/26
Hey everyone, I didn't see a thread started so thought I'd get it going. I'm not sure if we are doing daily threads or not but it seems as though sometimes we use a daily thread for more than a day so I thought I'd set this up for a week...see how it goes. I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I volunteered at a rodeo…
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Smurfettes and Papa Smurf 10/15
Hey everyone, Didn't see a thread started and it's already 9:40am my time!! I have been a bit absent in the past few days. I lost my wagon somewhere and it took me until today to find it!!! :laugh: :laugh: I had a pretty bad week as I'm sure you've guessed by the comment above. For the first time in this challange and in…
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Happy Thanksgiving Canada
Just wanting to wish all my fellow Canadians a Happy Thanksgiving! :drinker: Enjoy your ham or turkey in moderation and back on track right after!!!....lol.:laugh: Shauna:flowerforyou:
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No Longer Obese
Woo Hoo! :bigsmile: I started this journey at the end of August fed up with my weight and my lack of effort to lose it. Something in my brain clicked and I decided to stop dieting, stop looking for a quick fix, and do this the right way for once and all. now here it is not even 2 months later and I've not only lost 16 lbs…
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BWL Smurfettes & Papa Smurf 10/01
Morning everyone, Either I'm blind or noone started this thread yet today so I thought I would.:smile: Has everyone got their weights in? I just sent mine this morning. I've already posted my measurements as well. It seems like every two weeks is so often to do measurements. :grumble: I kinda find it discouraging because…
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Smurfettes 09/27
Good morning everyone!! :heart: Everyone must be having a busy few days with so few posts lately!!...lol. Hope all that busyness in part is from exercise!:bigsmile: I've been busy myself...off to babysit my friends daughter with cerebal palsy today. Hoping it clears up so we can go for a walk in the park...maybe a picnic…
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Smurfettes 09/27
Good morning everyone!! :heart: Everyone must be having a busy few days with so few posts lately!!...lol. Hope all that busyness in part is from exercise!:bigsmile: I've been busy myself...off to babysit my friends daughter with cerebal palsy today. Hoping it clears up so we can go for a walk in the park...maybe a picnic…
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Down 10 in 6!!
Woo Hoo!! :drinker: I just have to toot my own horn for a second here. I started this 6 weeks ago today and I am officially down 10lbs as of today! In the past if I had lost weight this slow I would have given up by now!! I know feel this is the right way to do it and I'm ready to do it right this time and keep it off!!…
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Cartoon Before & After Pics
Hey everyone, I see on alot of peoples profiles these cartoon looking pics of before and after....where do you get them?:indifferent:
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Welcoming All Newbies!
Hey there, I just wanted to welcome all the new comers to the site. There is so many it's hard to keep up with!! I'm sure you'll all love this site and find it has a ton of info and support. I've only been doing this for a few weeks myself and am completely addicted! Again...Welcome! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
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Low or No Carb Snacks
Help!!! I'm looking for some low or preferably no carb snacks. I tend to eat popcorn,fruit or carrots as a snack but that's really eating up the carbs I'm allowed. Any suggestions?
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Body Fat
OK, I have a question. I have one of those scales that is suppose to measure your body fat %, your water %, etc. I know I have a lot of weight to lose but it says I am 40.5% fat and 40.5% water. Does that mean that all the muscle, bone, organs, etc in my body only make up 19% of my weight? That seems shocking to me!!! I…
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Getting started
Just wanted to say a quick hello. I'm new to this and am always looking for a new tool for weight loss. This site has been wonderful for my Mom so I thought I'd give it a shot. My motto is 'Always focus on sucesses and they will happen more often' :smile:
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More than the recommended 1200 Cals?
Ok, I think I saw on one of the threads somewhere where it said 1200 calories is very low. I have 55lbs to lose and know that I tent to plateau easily. With the 1200 calories I'm at a deficeit of 790 or close to that.....is that about right? Or should I be working with 1300 or 1400 calories so I have room to lower it if I…
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Addicted to this Site!!
Ok, so today is the first day of my new weightloss journey. I signed up to this website this afternoon and can't get off it!!! I've learned alot today reading the various forums and seeing what food add to what as well as how much I could eat if I just got off my butt and exercised a bit!!! But one problem....how do I get…
