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| Weight Loss | My Christmas present to me is the new me: group weigh in | Nov 22 2009 17:06 (UTC) |
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A little late, but I would still like to lose 12 by christmas! SW 241 CW 216.6 GW 204 22nd Nov 216.6 27th Nov 4th Dec 11th Dec 18th Dec 25th Dec MERRY XMAS! |
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| Vegetarian | Dating a non-vegetarian? | Nov 18 2009 17:29 (UTC) |
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I have been with my husband for seven years and became vegan during that time period. As vegans/vegetarians we have to understand that our convictions are our own, and not push them on others. I feel good that I can save the lives of many animals every year, but not everyone believes the way we do. If you love the person, in my opinion, this is a small issue that can be worked out. As long as there are animals, people are going to be eating them. |
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| Weight Loss | 21yrs, 5ft 8, 221lbs want to lose weight 10lbs at a time. Looking for motivation buddys | Aug 13 2009 00:17 (UTC) |
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I am going to join up with you ladies! I am excited that some people in this group have made goal and others have lost significant weight! It gives me hope that I can really do this. I gained alot of weight in college and its time to take it off for good. Starting weight 241 Current weight 229 First goal weight 219 Ultimate goal weight 165 |
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| Weight Loss | looking for a buddie to lose around 50 lbs. Is anyone out there??? 29 years old 245 lbs. | Jan 04 2009 15:56 (UTC) |
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Hello everyone! I'm Leslie and I am a 21 year old nurse who is looking to lose alot of weight! I started on CC in August, lost 24 pounds, gained back 11 and have relost 4. The holidays are a really hard time to lose. I vowed that I would get back on trac kthe 26th and did. That day I was 231. SW 241 SW 26th- 231 CW 225.6 I am determined! It is my goal to lose 31 pounds by April 10th. My hubby and I are taking a vacation to Vegas. Lets keep each other going! Good luck and exercise! |
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| The Lounge | Happy New Year EVERYONE!!! | Jan 01 2009 15:28 (UTC) |
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Although I should be celebrating, I am not because _______________________. Because New Years is very sad where I work (7pm to 7am)......I am a Postpartum nurse and we had 2 Mothers come into the hospital with dead full term babies becuase they thought that Cocaine and alcohol were more important than their children. :( So many people die unexpectedly on new years.....its such a poor excuse for a holiday! Why does it have to be a big drunk/drug fest! I rang in the new year giving antibiotics and pain medicine. I am so not working New Years Eve or day next year! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Oct 17 2008 12:17 (UTC) |
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Well, at least I am headed back in the right direction and a half a pound from where I left off! I'm chiming in early for the first time in 3 weeks! r4eboxer- THank you for the advice! And I do need to be all or nothing. All of this started when I allowed myself a huge cheat day at the fair. Hooray for healthy! CSW- 234.8 CW- 218.6 = total loss of 16.2 pounds I am still confident that I can lose 35 pounds by christmas if I step it up! Is everyone else rockin along this week? Hope we have alot of big losers (L to forehead like r4eboxer said!) |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Oct 15 2008 19:00 (UTC) |
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I am so sorry about your MIL! You and all your family will be in my prayers. Well ladies I can say that I have officially fallen off the wagon, and I mean really fell off! I am up 4# of well deserved weight because I ate everything in sight for the last 2 weeks. I have been through 3 birthday parties and 2 baby showers, the third baby shower is at my house on saturday for my little sister. I have eaten cake, pizza, french fries, enchiladas......it was all wonderful. I feel i have almost completely reversed my progress. Not in pounds yet but in will power and clean eating. I am so disgusted and dissappointed in myself! I have gone from 23 pounds lost back to 19....bummer! I need help. I am not hungry but I am craving everything! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Oct 05 2008 13:40 (UTC) |
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GSW 234.8
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| The Lounge | PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk--Eww? | Sep 30 2008 12:27 (UTC) |
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Ok guys.....I am a nurse to new moms and babies and I can tell you that diseases and viruses....specifically aids...can be transferred in breast milk. I don't know about you guys, but I haven't heard of a cow with aids. Humans as a whole are filthy....1/3 of patients have an STD, not exactly what I want to be putting in my body! It is a bodily fluid, we use condoms for safe sex.....why would anyone readily expose themselves to another presons breast milk? Speaking of hormones and antibiotics, humans are the most overmedicated creature on the planet. Just trying to explain the "ick factor." |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Sep 29 2008 13:29 (UTC) |
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I second all the congrats to all the losers v, alle, lets to name a few. It's great to lose on vacation! Oh ladies........this week was not good! I saw 219.4 one day...but that was it. I am up 1# but I am fluctuating so much I don't know where to say I am right now! I am kinda in a motivation rut. I know what I have to do to lose the weight and I want to do it, but I still ate what I wanted and didn't exercise!( I am going to give myself a little break, I had the flu!) Help me stay on track this week! I hope to be one of the big losers next friday! |
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| New Members | had to stop the pat,pat,pat myself on the back | Sep 25 2008 10:13 (UTC) |
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I have a beautiful picture of me in a pink formal gown that I looked absolutely to die for in.....of course at my optimal weight that is still 50 pounds away. I have put one on the fridge and keep one in my purse. Knowing what I looked like once and will look like again is a major motivator. Another think I do is list what I should weigh if I stay on track for every weigh in. Knowing that in 4-5 weeks I will be down another 10 pounds keeps me plugging away. Best of luck! |
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| Weight Loss | Another Tall Club- 5'9" + 50-70 pounds to lose (Now ANY amount to lose) | Sep 22 2008 09:57 (UTC) |
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Hey everyone! I've been meaning to join this group for a while and just hadn't gotten around to it! I'm Leslie and I am 21 years old. I am a nurse in a postpartum unit and have gained 70 pounds in 3 years....yikes! I am now on a mission to get the weight off mostly for my health but a little for my vanity! I love tall women because we understand that beauty truly isn't in a number on the scale or a pant size! I will be jumping for joy to be a size 12 again....anyone with me on that? Our shorter friends who are crying because they are a size 8 have no idea how that can make us feel. I'm 5'10 SW 241 CW 220 GW 157 (my favorite number and right in the midde of my healthy weight range) I need motivation to exercise! Help Ladies! |
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| Weight Loss | Fair season is here.. | Sep 22 2008 09:46 (UTC) |
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The fair is also open right now where I live! I had been looking forward to 2 items....a corndog and a wonderbar (in case you don't know its a piece of frozen cheese cake dipped in chocolate and rolled in peanuts). I ate a small breakfast and a salad for lunch so I could eat my two craved foods for dinner and still be under maintenence. Some people will say that you should avoid these foods but for me if I hadn't eaten them I would have felt deprived! I shared each item with my husband and ended up eating about 1000 calories. If you can save the room in your diet I say eat a favorite food and dont feel guilty about it! Enjoy the fair! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Sep 18 2008 23:09 (UTC) |
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GSW 234.8
Oh wow guys....this week has not been that good! I lost but I didnt do very well with exercise or eating. One positive is that I have lost 20 pounds from my original SW! That is big news to me. My #'s to lose has dropped from 80 to 60 and that is exciting! I need help eating better.....and exercising! Hope ya'lls week were cleaner and more active! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Sep 11 2008 21:10 (UTC) |
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SW 241 (234.8 with group)
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| Weight Loss | Getting the Family Involved | Sep 05 2008 16:15 (UTC) |
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I understand your concern completely! I started CC in july and have lost 18 pounds so far, my hubby said that if I stuck with it long enough to lose 15 he would join me. Well, 15 came and went and he isn't interested in changing his habits right now. I encourage him to think about what he is eating and to start exercising at least a couple times a week. I just figure that if he isn't ready he won't stick to it anyway....better let him decide when he wants to commit to a lifestyle change. He is very supportive of my though! :) They will change when they see fit, or they develop a health issue that opens their eyes to how much they need a change. Good luck and you are doing great! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Sep 05 2008 11:50 (UTC) |
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SW 241 (234.8 with group) CW 224.8
10 pounds lost so far!!! This week I lost 1.2 pounds which is good because it is a loss while I am dealing with TTOM issues! My fingers are so swollen right now! I am excited to lose the water weight and see how much I have really lost. 3 days ago I was at 224.0...I started to put that today, but don't wanna count my chickens before they hatch! I have definately reached the 10#'s lost mark...yay! I am going to go for a 35-45 minute walk this morning and then do some strength training! |
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| Weight Loss | WHEN did it happen? | Sep 02 2008 13:47 (UTC) |
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I got very frustrated in the beginning because I was being very strict with my diet and had started to exercise and saw no movement for the the first three weeks! In addition to that I was starving because I cut what I was eating in half! (and I eat 1600 cals to lose weight!) It can be really tough to get started, but once you do its a lifestyle....not a diet anymore. I have been doing this for a month and half and have lost a total of 17 pounds so far! It's not always easy...but you are really ready to lost the weight, nothing can stop you! Best of luck and believe me....the scale will move very soon! |
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| Weight Loss | my weight is jumping around.... | Aug 30 2008 14:26 (UTC) |
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Actually, this just happened to me last week. I started my C25k workouts and my weight jumped up 2-3 pounds, stayed that way for about a week and half......then all of a sudden went down by 6! I think it was water weight kept in my muscles after using them so vigorously. It will come off....and you are supposed to eat more after working harder! Just make sure your deficit isn't more than 1000. BTW how tall are you? If you are tall them 144 is a good weight for you and you could just be gaining muscle and toning, just a thought. Good luck! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 30 2008 13:16 (UTC) |
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Hey at_one! You are doing great! You have lost 7# so far and that is alot for someone already so close to goal! I totally understand your feelings of continuous hunger! The only way I've found to beat it is get rid of all sodas, especially diet. The carbonation makes our stomachs stretch and hold more so they are harder to fill up! I cut the cokes and now feel hungry only when time to eat....or when craving something bad! (the half or less rule works for me...ie only half of the chocolate chip cookie!) I also increased my protein....if you will eat lots of protein for breakfast....sometimes I eat 50g in that one meal...I stay really full for a long time! Good luck....I know we will all make it to our goals! Edit: Needed to tell you my motivation! I have made a chart of every weigh in and beside written what I should weigh if I work hard and eat right. Seeing that number go down to 199 from 234.8 is my major motivation!It also lets me know that in 3-4 weeks I will be out of the 220's and into the 2teens! All of these things excite me! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 30 2008 02:48 (UTC) |
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SW 241 (234.8 with group) CW 226.0
8.8 pounds lost so far |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 22 2008 08:16 (UTC) |
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Hey everyone! I'm gonna jump on early this week! I have felt like I fell off a little this week with the clean eating, but I will get back on track. Still managed to lose fortunately. Can't wait for next friday! SW 241 (234.8 with group) CW 228.0
6.8 pounds lost so far! |
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| Weight Loss | How much should I be eating? | Aug 22 2008 07:40 (UTC) |
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Hey Kelleigh! Thanks for the reply! My burn according to CC is 2200 at sedentary and 2500 on lightly active. I am a nurse who works 3-4 12 hour shifts every week, and spend a majority of that walking. I exercise every day off, about 30-40 mins of cardio and 20-30 mins strength training. About an hour alltogether. But outside of work and exercise I am not very active. Should I be lightly active or sedentary? If I put myself as lightly active do I still log my exercise or is it already included? Any input is appreciated! Thanks in advance! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 15 2008 22:45 (UTC) |
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Oh wow! We are all doing just fabulous! We just have t keep at it and we will all make our christmas goal! SW 241 SWG 234.8 CW 229.6 Total loss so far: 5.2 pounds Yay!!!! Made it into the 220's!!!!!
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 15 2008 02:12 (UTC) |
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I think alot of us had a bad week! Not that we didn't try....but the scale just isn't cooperating! Great Job Alle and everyone else. The weight HAS to come off if we are doing good in our eating and exercising. This week is TTOM for me....so my weight is just staying still mostly, and also I have alot of constipation despite drinking lots of water, exercising, and eating fiber. As of right now I am down .2 pounds from last week....I am hoping that alot more water weight drops off over night! We'll see in tomorrow's weigh in! Good Job everyone! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 07 2008 19:49 (UTC) |
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Ok guys, I am a night nurse so I am going to weigh in today before I go to work because I will be heavier when I get off in the morning. SW 241 SWG 234.8 CW 230.8 GWG 199 I am on track to lose 35 pounds by christmas!!! 2.2# shed this week! I am so proud, I also just hit my first 10# shed mark too! This group is exactly what I needed, thank you so much everyone. Can't wait to celebrate everyone else's #gone this week! Let's keep up the good work! |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Why is my belly not growing? | Aug 05 2008 22:03 (UTC) |
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Hey there, congrats on the pregnancy! I am a nurse in a postpartum unit so I work with alot of pregnant and recently delivered mommies. With your first pregnancy your body has not yet "stretched out" (terrible I know) so your ligaments and everything are really tight still. Most first timers do not show until 20-25 weeks. Now when you have your second one, be prepared to show at about 15 weeks- the hormones pick up right where they left off with the first one! No need to be concerned, just make sure you are eating enough and aren't having any changes related to the pregnancy such as bleeding, leaking of fluid etc. Can't wait to see you post some pics when you do get your tummy! |
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| Games & Challenges | 25-35 Pounds By Christmas? ***GROUP CLOSED*** | Aug 04 2008 10:02 (UTC) |
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Ok guys, I had a pretty bad weekend. I weighed in on Friday, down 1.8# woohoo, then our company arrived. Of course we had to go out to dinner, I did fine by ordering grilled tilapia off the low fat menu, but then we went home and had drinks! I didn't count calories any more while they were with us. My overeating ended up being 2 margaritas, 5 dessert shots, and dinner the next day of 6 boneless wings and a few french fries. I am dreading friday even though I have been working hard today to get back on track! The difference between this lifestyle change on past diets is that I actually want to get back on track, I didn't lose any motivation whatsoever! I am drinking water like a camel and exercising with incredible intensity. We'll see what friday brings! Good luck and do well this week! |
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| Weight Loss | Sooo Hungryyyyyy | Aug 01 2008 21:30 (UTC) |
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I went through the same thing. We are used to overeating so when we restrict out calories to below maintenence (Which is probably lower than we were eating anyway) our stomachs feel empty because they are stretched out. I am in week 3 and 8# lost!!! The first week was miserable, but my stomach is adjusting. In addition to what the others said and eating more filling foods, you can cut out carbonated drinks- the carbonation stretches your stomach. I did and it has really helped. Good luck and stick with it. |
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| Weight Loss | weight loss men vs. women | Aug 01 2008 21:26 (UTC) |
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Men lose more weight, and should stay thinner in general because of their physiologic makeup. Their heart pumps more blood through their larger vascular system thus burning more calories. Their lungs are larger than women's meaning they burn more calories simply by breathing and exchanging oxygen throughout their bodies. I actually read that a man would have to overeat by 40% more than a woman in order to become overweight. So yea.....men burn more, and have to worker harder to gain weight! Not fair. |
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