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Let it GO! Decluttering (simplifying) your life of (people, places or things) success stories?
Decluttering and throwing away or giving away the multitudes of "stuff" I have or have had for years (without using) is really helping me so much in this weight loss mind-set. What I'm doing is, ANYTHING I have, that I haven't used in 2 years or more...OUT IT GOES. Now this isn't as easy as it sounds, but as I'm downsizing…
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Count it ALL joy success stories(in the midst of trials, troubles and UGH)how are YOU winning today?
Whew...with all that's going on in this ole world of ours--what are you doing or what's happening in your life that's causing you to win today/lately? How are you turning "lemons" into lemonade for yourself? What's going on good in your life, that you can meditate/think about and encourage yourself? MAKING yourself think…
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Is silence a "form" of consent?
I was taught by my parents, when I was growing up that "silence is a form of consent". When they taught me this, it was ALWAYS in regard to some serious matter. I was thinking about that today and was really wondering what you all think about that...IS "silence is a form of consent? AND If silence truly IS a form of…
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It aint over til the slim woman sings...I'm "SANGING", cause I reached my ultimate DREAM goal today!
I posted this in the "decluttering thread" but wanted to post it here with a few more pics because I'M SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GLAD/MEGA THRILLED SOOOOOO H :D PPYYYYYYY TO BE DONE/officially entering into the maintenance mode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NewLIFEstyle4ME last month Last recorded weight: 137.2 lbs on 12/22/2019 lost 1.4 lbs…
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BEWARE: I Was Nearly Scammed! You Might Be Next! SCARY STORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvrhVa2OxGE WOW and Just FYI/heads up... Kim Iversen2 weeks ago 1. The guy was American, he didn’t have an accent. 2. I sorted it out at my bank. The texts I received were actually from the bank, the first text was from when scammer was trying to log into my account, he didn’t have the…
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Give Y/OURSELF the "gift" of freedom and CHANGE starting today and forevermore!
Thinking about my lifechanging/eye-opening thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10620293/let-it-go-decluttering-simplifying-your-life-of-people-places-or-things-success-stories/p78 I've gone from obese to so-called normal weight (from 219.8lbs size 22w to 138.6lbs size 6/8 from doing these things here…
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Haircuts AFTER weight-loss success stories~Do you luv it or hate it&would u cut all your hair again?
This is a different kinda success story inquiry and thread. I've always had long hair all during my obesity and overweight times. Once I lost a substantial amount of weight, I got a substantial hairstyle/haircut to little longer than my neck-line bob and it's cute, but I'm REALLY tempted to get a...PIXIE CUT or super…
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I'm sooooo EXCITED...as of today, I'm 76 big ole pounds down. WOW!
I just posted this on my other thread, but I'm so excited that I am 76 pounds down--that's just so wonderful to/for me. YAY!!!!!!!!!! I edited this "vanity" pic post to post this FABULOUS NEWS! I'm getting soooooo close to my all time ultimate mega WOW goal of 140-137! P.S. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW DOWN 76LBS!!!!!!!!
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I'm/We're FINALLY slim(er) and trim(er)...at long last! Pls. Post some "then" and NOW pics here
I posted this on another thread, but am so VERY HAPPY with looking at these pics and after ALL these years on Mfp, I'm finally slim and trim and loving it soooooo much! I started Mfp wayyyy back in 2012 and I've finally made it and I am nothing less than THRILLED at reaching my goal(s)--well, I've reached a lot of goals,…
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"Be Kind to Yourself" Success stories...what does it mean and how do you do it regularly? Pls. share
Over my many years of being on Mfp, I've heard untold numbers of times people saying: "Be Kind to Yourself". I know most people know/understand what this means and it sounds simple enough to understand and do. But for YEARS, this "be kind to yourself" to me was a LOT like many things my father used to tell me a lot when I…
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Merry the rest of your life time...you are NOT alone~you're a success story because
You are trying or at the very least "thinking" about trying to get down to size or at the very least a bit more healthy. Not everyone observes the "holidays" ( I don't) and to those of you that do and believe you are alone and no one cares, it's NOT true---I'm posting this thread with YOU in mind. For those of you who…
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Times are a changing...I'm so GLAD they are!
My children brought home some Red Vines licorice today (a big ol bag of them), and I haven't had any of those in a long time. I used to "jones" on them things, for real. I had one and it was okay...I got nowhere near the "can't stop eating them" I used to. After eating/tasting one--it tasted like some artificial rubbery…
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I got screamed at (in public today) and I kinda liked it...
I got SCREAMED AT, in public today, about my permanent weight change/blastification (I like that better than weight "loss")...but it's "all good" as they say. It was a bit embarrassing, but so what, I can handle that type of embarrassment any day of the week. Today, I ran into an old friend, which I haven't seen in almost…
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Weight Loss 1st(Success Stories)since losing50lbs+(even if it's the1st time in a LONG time)
I'll start: I'm 52lbs down as of today (an amazing feat after 6+ years of trying) I'm 168.4 lbs down from almost 220lbs--my highest weight since joining Mfp wayyyy back in 2012. I haven't been in the 160's in many many moons. My body fat percentage has gone down from 48+ to 22% Today, for the FIRST TIME in more years than…
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Being "Transformed" by the renewing of your mind (Focusing) success stories please
Ya know, I've been in this battle for the past few (3+) years and haven't been successful for a multi-tude of reasons and today, I'm seriously thinking about one of the main reasons that I've been totally ignoring and not doing...positive self-talk/soul-talk and focusing. I LOVE to read success stories and many of them…
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When "bad news" is actually GOOD News...
Got on the scale this morning (having avoided doing so of late) and I'm UP almost 7lbs (and it isn't "water weight"). I know it's not water weight because I've been doing more snacking for the past couple of weeks as well as not logging diligently. I've also not been drinking the amounts of water I've gotten accustomed to…
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Inspirational thoughts/pics/quotes 2 help make U think,hope,triumph&SMILE-starting NOW(Pls add some)
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Any "Love, Mercy & Forgiveness Diet" success stories...pls. add and pics would be GREAT!
I "thought" I was a "real" Christian for more years than I care to mention, but I was "all-talk" and not much walk" Christian. I started Mfp over 5 years ago (started sometime in 2012) and tried EVERY diet, gimmick, latest fad diet, personal training, CICO, EVERYTHING you can think of. Had the same "small" amount of…
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ANY 1.5-2 lbs loses per wk success stories?
I know it's possible...but has it happened for you? Has anyone really lost 1.5-2 pounds per week who weigh(s) or weighed 190 pounds and lower? If so...(PLEASE, as tempting as it may be--pls. don't :yawn: or :grumble: ), but how did you do it and/or what are you doing to achieve this tremendous success?
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Any Success Stories using a personal trainer (losing 50lbs or more)?
Does anyone have a weight-loss success story using the help of a personal trainer who also will help with your nutrition--with the specific goals of weight loss and toning? If so, would you pls. share the details on how long you used them (how many days per week for how many weeks or months), how they helped you and if it…
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Yes Lord! Words shouldn't mean that much to me...but they do!
Yesterday, I saw someone I hadn't seen in sometime (on my afternoon walk) and they told me I look like I'm losing weight (I'm NOT). That was pretty encouraging, especially because I fought the desire to say something negative about myself (like I'm not losing weight, I'm bigger than I ever have been or something like…
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What do you think of the obesity epidemic in the U.S.?
Today, while I was out and about shopping...I saw something that broke my heart and then scared me. Almost everyone I saw, men, women, little boys and girls, teens and even babies...so many people, I'd say 10 to 1 people were/are obese, morbidly obese and overweight and while it sadden me greatly...it SCARED me too.…
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Hype or Healthy: What is a Superfood?
Hype or Healthy: What is a Superfood? January 10, 2011, By Amy Carson The concept of a "superfood" has been promoted since the 1980s, remaining mainly on the fringes of popular culture in the health food community. It wasn't until around 2004 that the word superfoods began appearing on everyone's tongues, when Stephen…
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Any Menopause weight loss success stories?
Any Menopause weight loss success stories? How'd you do it?
