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| Really far to go? |  trashleyf |
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| #1 |  decarswell |
Jul 07 2008 23:18 |
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I'm not in a similar boat but I came across a thread you might want to join a conversation in. http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/post/78312.html Enjoy! |
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| #2 | trashleyf |
Jul 08 2008 15:01 |
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Thanks a lot! I really appreciate that. |
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| #3 | itsbutters |
Jul 08 2008 15:51 |
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I used to be. I was 360+(scale died at 360). I am currently at 240 and began to finish my loss after a long break. I wish I didn't stop, but personal relationship stuff got in the way! 40-50 more to go! |
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| #4 | trashleyf |
Jul 08 2008 20:39 |
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Oh wow, that's absolutely amazing. Congratulations on that! How did you do it? Did you have to change your whole life style? |
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| #5 | trashleyf |
Jul 08 2008 20:41 |
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I just read your profile, you're doing great. I hope I can get the motivation you've got. |
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| #6 |  faieriesunshine |
Jul 09 2008 04:44 |
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Hi! I just started my weight loss in January. I was at 277 pounds and currently am 225ish so i definitely have a long road ahead. If you'd like to chat sometime, email me! Andrea |
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| #7 | justg |
Jul 09 2008 05:01 |
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Hey, I was about 300lbs and got down to 180lb, had alot of drama and kinda ate my way through it :P so Im back up to 220, but It wasnt to hard to get down to 180 at all. I just ate right, excerised when I felt I needed too, and it pretty much fell off. But I think everyone has different needs and results. I've been trying to do what I did last time again and having a hard time getting back on track, its pretty hard to give up bad foods. What I did before is pretty much cut out all red meats, any bleached flour products, I ate relatively high protein, most carbs I ate were full of fiber, and fats were good fats from fish or nuts. I cut out any sodium I could, a great way to cut out sodium is when you eat veggies ( which you should be doing ) make sure if their canned you get no sodium added or organic. For protein I ate mostly chicken. You'd be suprised how much you can do with with chicken to not get sick of it. I ate alot of egg beaters, I'd make a little low carb high fiber wheat tortilla egg beater boritto alot of mornings. I really like spicy foods and they are supposed to boost metabolism so I made home made salsa alot and made quisadillas with the tortillas and salsa and some fat free cheese and some chicken. I didnt drink anything but water. Its gonna be hell to go back to that :D |
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| #8 | laurabow |
Jul 09 2008 09:09 |
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Hello. I'm a 6'1" laydee- and I started out at 329 last year. I am currently at 251 so I've done it steadily. I still have a way to go- would like to get down to about 189 (I would be a "healthy" BMI). But as I'm tall, and have always looked lighter than I am I will assess the goal when I get to around 200. I eat a lot of lean white meat (Turkey breast, chicken, pork loin) and fish, lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains etc.. I switched from beer to vodka and diet coke!! I still allow the odd weekend off, which you need to do otherwise you will end up miserable :) I tend to exercise a lot at home, as gym membership is too expensive for me at the mo. lots of aerobics/boxercise, weights, and squats/crunches etc.. I suppose the biggest problem I have encountered is plateaus- my body keeps getting used to my intake. But then again everyone has these if they are losing a lot of weight, you just have to tweak your intake and exercise. Good luck- feel free to keep us updated with your progress :) |
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