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At 6:05 AM this morning (Wed 5/14/08), I weighed 119.5 lbs; a full week after I originally met my goal. I wanted to wait until I could maintain the weight before I celebrated. My goal was to weigh 120lbs by my 40th birthday-5/24/08; I did it with more than a week to spare. I really did it. I am so happy. I can finally relax and focus on maintenance. Thanks to you all for your continued support & encouragement.  This feels so good!

-Wanda

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I am in the challenge to loose 10 pounds by May 24th (my 40th birthday).  Here are my stats...

age: 39; height: 5'1"; weight: 125; frame: small

normal daily calorie intake: 1100-1300; I usually drink about 120 oz of water daily and I put in about 1 hr of cardio/strength training (this is new ~ 1 wk)

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I'm 39 years old, married with one daughter and one step-daughter; I am 5'1.5" and weigh 127lbs. In 2002, I weighed well over 200 lbs and have lost more than 80lbs since then. I look perfectly fine right now (considering I'm a breast cancer patient and am currently on chemotherapy and steroids as well as several other medications). My problem...I have the motivation to loose the last 10-12 lbs, but the energy isn't there and I'm so frustrated. I work outside the house (CPA/Realtor) and run most of my own errands, but beyond that, I'm at home and normally in bed by 8 PM. I do cardio about 4-5 days/week and eat relatively well. I also drink more than my share of water (about 130 oz/day). I still can't drop these last few pounds. I don't have the time in the day to add additional work-out routines to my schedule. I wouldn't mind substituting cardio for something more fun and engaging... Any suggestions?

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My husband surprised me with a trip to Arizona, Las Vegas and N. Carolina for St. Valentine's Day. We left Wednesday night and returned to DE yesterday evening. It was the most amazing trip and we had a wonderful time. He golfed (of course) and I layed around, got massages and shopped - a good time was had by all.  I ate so much, I was afraid to get on the scale...it did yell at me this morning.  I am back at 127, but it'll drop off once I start my workouts again after work this evening! The weather in Scottsdale, Las Vegas and Charolotte was great; hated to come back to cold Delaware. Any way, hope everyone is having a great week so far...

Wanda

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I know I'm not overweight (5'1" @ 124.4lbs), but I still see the big girl of 2002 when I weighed 212 lbs.  I hate when my friends look at me with disgust because they don't understand that simply because I've lost weight doesn't mean I've lost the mentality of the girl I used to be. Don't get me wrong, I know I'm not as big as I used to be and I know I'm healthier, but occasionally I still see the other person and that makes me crazy...I do still want to loose a few more pounds (more for a fluctuation cushion than anything else) but what I really need is to find a way to see myself as I truly am and not as I feel I am...know what I mean? I look at myself in the mirror sometimes and see that I really look amazing; stomach is flat, boobs are still pointing up and look well in my tops and my behind looks relatively good.Considering my health issues, I really have no reason to feel the way I do, but the other girl does show up from time to time and I allow her to make me feel bad and insecure.  I'm working on that, though.  Hopefully one day soon she'll leave and I'm have a healthy self-image.

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In 2002, when I first started to loose weight, I thought of it like a chore; something I had to do for my health and I wanted to make my daughter proud.  Now as I am nearing my ultimate weight goal of 120 pounds, I've learned its not so bad striving to do something that is really good for me. So many times, I've made goals for things that weren't necessarily bad for me, but not really beneficial either. Accomplishing this goal will be so great and I'm finally so close. I know that after this goal is met, I have to work on maintenance; that's a new goal for another day. Right now, I need to focus on what's at hand and I'm almost there - it feels so good!

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I just really need to vent right now. I am a 39 yr old woman who is in my 18th year with breast cancer. I am in my 10th recurrance and a new lump was recently found. I probably could manage that if not for the chemotherapy, steriods and pain management medicines. Besides making my hair fall out and the weight fluctuations they cause mood and behavior swings like you wouldn't believe. I have a great husband, two amazing daughters (20 and 21) and phenomenal friends. My problem?? I am so tired of being the sick friend and my daughter only knows her mother as being in some phase of cancer. She has no recollections of my being completely well. We have moments when I'm fine, but not nearly enough. I just want to be done with all of this. When is it going to be enough? And now, a new lump was found and I have to undergo additional treatments and another procedure. I'm so tired - so so tired... That's why I joined CC - it gives me something else to focus on. It allows me to have control in at least one part of my life. Like I said, I just needed to vent...

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Okay. yesterday started my cycle and I had a chemotherapy treatment over the weekend. I also am still on these crazy steriods; which cause my weight to sky-rocket. I sort of over-ate this weekend - everything I saw, I ate. I wasn't too concerned; figured I would just do extra cardio and it is TTOM, so really - who cares, right?! I got on the scale this morning and it read 128.6. How amazine is that? I called my doctor right after I re-checked the scale and he said that the weight loss (which is being managed by his office) is more than acceptable. I am so excited. I haven't weight this little (the right way) in such a long time. I feel so good - even though I feel so sick right now. September 17th is a good Wanda day!

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Last night for dinner, my husband made salmon filets topped with crabmeat and shrimp. It was so good, but I only at half of the meal.  The rest will be my lunch today. Normally, I would have eaten all of it and gotten a little more as a night time snack.  Very proud. 

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Yesterday was my daughter's 20th birthday and we took her to dinner. I ate pretty well; probably should not have had the pasta or the mushroom cap, but all in all, I did pretty well.  Although the scale indicated I gained 2 pounds, I think by week's end, I'll be okay. I am not going to beat myself up for it. My baby turned 20 yrs old.  If anything is worth 2 pounds that occasion is.

Wanda

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