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Before and After Photos - Throw 'em up!
125 pounds gone forever! "Get fit, don't quit!"
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Healthy eaters living with non-healthy-eaters. The struggle is real!
There have been quite a number of posts about the struggle of living with someone who eats "regular food" versus those of us who eat healthy. We love our loved ones, we know they mean well. There are good intentions behind the "treats" they bring us and of course we appreciate their thoughtfulness. But it is a struggle…
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Mind Your Own Plate.
Do you ever get those negative, pushy people who think they know it all? They think they know your body better than you and like/love to tell you what you should or should not eat? "You don't really need to eat that piece of cake, do you?" "Please at some cake, you're making the rest of us feel guilty!" No, I don't really…
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Parties and weight loss
Ever since I have lost all this weight, something strange happened: I went from people telling me to stay away from the sweets at parties to practically begging me to have a piece of cake with them. Last time I went to church, a lady literally yelled at me to stay and have some cake. She actually yelled at me, true story.…
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Words you never thought you'd say...
Weight loss changes so much in a person. What are some things you never thought you'd say? Mine are: "I love the gym." (I used to be a total couch potato before this journey!) "Salad is one of my favorite foods." (I used to HATE salad, now I love it.)
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To anyone who is thinking of giving up...
... don't quit. Think about why you started this weight loss journey in the first place. Be it for family, health, nicer clothes, a better job, more energy, travel more... whatever "it" is, the most important reason you can lose weight for is you. I know this isn't easy, but I also know it's rewarding in so many ways. If…
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Restaurant portions
Just wondering: has anyone else noticed how ridiculously oversized restaurant portions are? Ever since I've started losing weight, it has become increasingly obvious to me how grossly disproportionate the sizes are. It's like 3 servings in one, if not more. The other day, I split a chocolate chunk cookie from Barnes and…
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Weight loss is the best decision I ever made.
It changed my whole life. It changed everything. My journey started with a pair of pants. I was down to my last pair of pants, so I headed into Avenue. I went for my usual size 22s... only to find I couldn't get them past my knees! "Okay, I've gone up to a size 24..." NOPE! Size 26, and they were TIGHT, as in suck in the…
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Wholesome Meme Thread
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If you could be anything in the world...
If you could be anything in the world, have any job you wanted, what would you be? I would be a plus size model for Avenue and Blink Fitness, because I love Avenue's clothes and Blink Fitness gym. They really inspire me. Or a personal trainer for Blink, but I have yet a long ways to go for that one. Ya never know!
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HealthyWage?
I recently came across this website called https://www.healthywage.com/ where you place a "bet" against how much weight you will lose in X amount of time. The idea is to motivate you financially to lose weight. It sounds like an interesting idea. Just wondering if any of you out there have tried something like this before?…
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Workout Playlist
What songs get you all fired up for a workout? My #1 workout song is: Within Temptation feat. Tarja- "What About Us? (Paradise)"
