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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 3:48 pm
Welcome, Vacanick! The more the merrier. 8 pounds is a remarkable initial loss in 1 1/2 weeks. Congrats! Staying away from the carbs wasn't as difficult for me initially as it is for me now 9 weeks into a low carb diet. I remember feeling somewhat tired at first myself, but I am not sure whether that was due to the low carbs or the increased exercise I was doing at the same time. From what I know of the South Beach Diet, it is only the first 2 weeks where the carb intake is severely restricted, too. After that you'll get more again gradually, right? Hang in there! Those two weeks are almost over for you already.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, June 03, 2005 - 3:57 pm
Oops I meant 2 1/2 weeks. 8 pounds in 2 1/2 weeks. I'm through the second week and have just started eating brown rice and some fruits. Thanks Lumbele for the encouragement!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 06, 2005 - 11:48 am
Still a pretty good loss, Vacanick. Nice and steady losses seem to last better than the big drops. This week I've been a bad girl. Low-carb cheese cake turns into 1 1/2 lbs gain when you have too much of it.LOL Just needed that "completely sated" feeling for a change. Back to the straight and narrow until that gain is gone again. Hang int here, everyone!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 11:48 am
Smiles on all 4 cheeks here. That 1 1/2 lbs is gone again and then some. This week I lost 5 lbs. Not sure how, because I had a little cake every day, but I'll take it. So now I'll have to push back that "break time" a little again to get the 25 lbs total. With this increasing ambition I may never see a decent carb again.LOL
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 5:20 pm
Congrats, Lumbele! Thats a great loss. I am down 3lbs this week which was quite a shock. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that I have been eating poorly. I think I am choosing bad foods but the moderation I am holding myself to is working. I didn't go to my WW meeting this week because hubby shut the alarm off so I ran up there just to weigh in while the boys were at karate. When I saw the numbers, I went to my car and actually cried. I know its queer, but to see 45lbs gone and to see that my weight is 238 and when I started it was 283...wow, that was something. I was a little emotional. To be so close to 300 and now I am closer to the 200 mark. You'd think that that would have motivated me NOT to eat the kids leftover tater tots a few minutes ago...lol Keep up the good work, everyone!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 5:27 am
Yay, Fab!!! I am impressed. Like you I need to lose quite a few. These 25 are only a start. Sometimes I get impatient, wanting 5 lbs losses every week. Then I have to remind myself that I didn't put this extra poundage on in a couple of months, but over a couple of decades. Sure hope it won't take me that long to drop it again, though.LOL It's important, I think, not to let slip-ups or the occasional day of indulgence discourage us from continuing in our efforts. A few tater tots here, a piece of cake there are not the end of the world, as long as we get right back on the horse the next day. Keep sheddin' 'em, everyone! Here's to a skinnier us!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 9:00 am
Lost only 1 lb last week, and that I found again overnight. At least I know where it was - in that Father's Day cake I cuddled up to.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, June 27, 2005 - 9:00 am
2 1/2 lbs last week, but I forgot my runners, so it really was just 2. Today, I declared a moratorium on the diet for a while. Break time, just going to diet off whatever I put on! Back at it seriously in September. Hope everyone is doing well!?!
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 4:15 am
Okay it's been quite a while since I've checked in here but here I am. And as of my Monday Night Weigh in - I've lost 101 lbs. I'm .2 (that's right point two) from my weight watchers goal! They gave me a certificate for the 100 lbs milestone - and a magnent.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 5:57 am
WTG Puppylov. Thats amazing you certainly have done a great job with sticking to it. You are an inspiration to all of us! I for one am at my high weight again. Just cannot get motivated to get it off. I like food and I like eating food. Just have to get my butt in gear again.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 7:16 am
YAY, Puppylov!!!! That is unbelievable! You'll drop that .2 in no time. Congratulations!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 8:53 am
A big congratulations, Puppylov3!!!
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 11:26 am
Great job, puppy! I'm taking advantage of my limited money while in Germany to get in shape and lose weight. I found an online planner at www.fitday.com I don't know if it will work, but I do pretty well with these things, as long as I have time to enter in what I eat. I'm also walking quite a bit more than usual. And it feels good. I'm tired of looking at all of the pretty thin people and remembering when I used to swim in a size 2. WHERE is that skinny girl I used to be. Goal: 40 pounds by Christmas. That is a little less than 2 pounds per week. Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? My only problem is that I don't have a scale over here. I think that I look a little smaller, but who knows! All I brought with me are stretchy clothes, as you never know what will happen with your weight when you are traveling for two months. I have a belt and know where my waist is by the notch. Unfortuneately, it won't go around my butt, and that is where I want to lose some inches. I usually keep motivated by the scale. I'm hoping that this online thing will do the trick until I get back to the scale.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 11:40 am
Congrats, puppylov3!! You're such an inspiration!!! WOw, I can't wait for that day. Whats the exact time it took you to lose it and how many weeks since then have you gained or maintained? I have gained two weeks and maintained once, since January. I was just wondering what the average was. Skootz, the thing I learned was this- when you're ready, you'll do it. I know it sounds trite but its true. When I saw my high weight and KNEW I had to do something about it, I thought i would be successful yet I still wasn't and I didn't understand why. You just have to wait for something to click inside your head and then you'll know you're ready. Good luck, Schoolmarm. Pick out one item of clothing that doesn't fit right and have that be your form of measurement. I did that with a pair of pants. I put them on every two weeks and get excited as I feel the difference in them. I am down .2 this week. 46.4 total now lost since jan. I will take anything, as long as its a loss. I look forward to when I get to give the three kids back to their mom and I can concentrate on good healthy eating and exercise again.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 12:02 pm
Shoot, All I brought with me to Munich were stretchy clothes. Maybe it will work with a pair of pants that I have...they are belted. I think that everyone here is doing a great job!
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Sunday, July 03, 2005 - 7:10 pm
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=7817879&uid=929286&members=1 thought I'd share these with you.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 12:30 am
WOW, Puppy...that is incredible! You are an inspiration. So how did you do it? Exercise? Eating healthy? Gastric bypass? Something else? I am feeling thinner, and am happy with how firm my legs and lower arms are. My face is thinner. I still have a 'curvaceous' (As Juju says) backside, and a belly. I may be imagining things, but I think that it's smaller. On fitday.com I have discovered that I am burning about 800-1000 more calories than I'm consuming. Since I can't be too picky with what I eat, 1/3 to 1/2 of my calories are coming from fat. But at least I'm only eating about 1500-1800 calories and I don't feel like snacking! Someone please eat a BBQ rib for me....there is NO celebration (of course) here in Germany.
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 6:37 am
weight watchers!! I've switched back and forth between flex and core depending on where I'm at weight loss wise (ie am I on a plateau and need a kick to get me past the hump or am I drifting off program and need discipline (aka need to be counting points again)). and a lot of hard work - I am a walker excercise wise - but have been forced to add twice/day core strengthening excercises prescribed by physical therapists for degenerative disk disease and arthritis (diagnosed back in May). They have me doing things like bridging, squats, stuff that is hard to describe and a lot of crunch variations on a giant excericse ball (which I have at home). Oh yeah and I started taking a once/week 90 minute yoga class back in January.
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 7:50 am
puppylove, you look phenomenal! I was 283 when I started in Jan so I see you as the person to emulate in this quest. I can't help but think that I can actually do this after seeing what you accomplished. Thanks so much. I needed that today before going to our party!
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 10:22 am
awwwwwwww (and that's one of the reasons why I anted to share my pics). Glad to help others in their weight loss quests.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 10:42 am
Puppylov, That is an incredible achievement! Congratulations and thanks for sharing it with us. You are an inspiration!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 11:56 am
Puppy, Congratulations again! That was quite the picture show! Isn't it funny how much more one can notice the loss in pictures than by looking in the mirror? Well, I am hanging my head in shame. It only took me 1 week to gain those 3 lbs (and then some, 4 actually)over my limit before going back to Phase 1. 20 lousy grams of carbs until they are gone again. Yikes!!! The strange thing is that according to my scales at home I had only gained 1 lb, but the Curves scales told a very different story.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, July 04, 2005 - 1:31 pm
You can be very proud Puppylov3.
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 6:42 pm
i'm on a roll. down .8 - which puts me at GOAL! 102 lbs total gone!
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Fabnsab
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 7:53 pm
Congrats, puppylov! That must be a lucky number because I lost .8 this week too...lol Don't get discouraged, Lumbele. It'll all come off. Just look at pupploves pics for motivation.
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