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Looking for encouraging friends!
I have a pretty small friends list on here. I feel like I'm talking to the wall when I write status updates, so it'd be nice to have a larger group to interact with. :) I do tend to write a lot and brag a little, but only because I've spent 21 years hating myself. I'm done with that! I love my body and who I am now and I…
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Started running tonight...
Someone on MFP mentioned Couch To 5 K as a way to start running, so I did my first run tonight. Figured out how to turn my phone into an mp3 player and took off, alternating between 2 minutes of walking then 1 minute of jog/running. Then I tripped over my own feet and and face planted on the roughest gravel in my…
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My ring fits!
I'm so excited I could scream! Last Christmas my dad took me to a pawn shop to pick out a ring because it was the only thing I had asked for. I chose a white gold one that was very simple yet elegant. It was way too small on me though. It wouldn't even fit all the way on my pinky! He said we would have it resized, but we…
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It's true what they say...
On Pinterest, I saw a pin that said, "It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice." This has been so true for me! Each of those things happened right on time. This morning marked 13 weeks and I'm finally in onederland for the…
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Show me your new faces!
I'm despairing a little bit because I've looked at one too many pictures of my own face. The double chin, the double cheeks (face fat!) have got me sad. Would you inspire me with some pictures of how your face has changed with your weight loss?
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A Slew of NSVs
1. My belly doesn't spill over onto the table when I go to class. 2. I can put my hands on my waist. There is a waist there to put my hands on!! 3. One of my nice shirts shrunk in the dryer - and it fits better than before! 4. I can flap my arms without jiggling. 5. It's confirmed - there are bones underneath all that…
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Ladies - Hair advice?
I'm on MFP for self-improvement, and that goes past just my general health and weight. I want to be more stylish in my clothing and hair as well. I grew up in a private school, so for 18 years I never had to really worry about what I wore, and I just put my hair in a ponytail every day. I've only recently learned how to do…
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Busty Girl Problems?
I realized this morning that even if I reach my goal weight, chances are I'll still have a chest too big for normal clothes. Which means one of the main motivations to lose weight goes out the window. Which makes me a very sad girl. :( Are there any formerly-busty ladies out there who have lost significant weight in their…
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Loose Skin?
I'm planning on losing 70 pounds (hopefully). I'm worried because when my friend lost a bunch of weight very quickly (just from calorie reduction and without any exercise), she had a lot of extra skin on her stomach and arms and it was almost as bad as being overweight. If you exercise and lose weight steadily, does that…
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Irrational Fear?
Ok, so this is probably silly because it's based on TV, but I saw an episode of House where this girl got really sick because she finally got in shape and stopped eating sweets and she had this condition she wasn't aware of where her body needed sweets. I've always been a really unhealthy eater and now that I'm dieting…
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Stomach Flab?
I'm really new to exercising, most of the time I just sit around on the computer, so I don't know exactly what to do. My legs are fine because I walk and bike a lot, and I'm doing the Shake Weight for my arms. My question is, what are some exercises to do for my stomach? That's where ALL my weight is, and I'm too weak to…
