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MelanieAnn
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Congrats, you are doing an amazing job. 
Where'd you get the green (or is it blue) halter?
Where'd you get the green (or is it blue) halter?
LoveHolyGod
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Good Going!
You seem to be happy, and it looks wonderful. What is your success story, how is the way you are getting healthier?! Thanks and keep up, it is going good!
You seem to be happy, and it looks wonderful. What is your success story, how is the way you are getting healthier?! Thanks and keep up, it is going good!
BIG_CHEESE
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your going to be killing dudes when your done.
storm_knight
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Congrats! How long did it take you to lose the weight and what kind of workout schedule do you have?
Morgannn
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Thanks! Y'all are super sweet. I'm going to try and knock out all the questions in this reply, but if I forget someone's - please let me know.
I started losing weight right after Christmas - December 26th. Sometimes I just say "New Years" - but, I wanted to make sure not to fall into the New-Years-resolution-cliche. Y'know? I thought that might make me doomed for failure because most people give up on their resolutions in February, hahaha. Since December 26th I've lost a total of 63 pounds. I could've lost more, but this past month has SUCKED for me. I don't know why, but it's kinda put my goals a little off wack. I've been doing good for the past week, though. I'm back on track, but I wish I hadn't messed around for the past month.
My weightloss plan is simple - nothing complicated about it. All I do is eat less and move more. I try to make good food choices and I count calories to an extent, but I'm not a Nazi about it. I don't eat many refined sugars - I've tried to switch everything to whole grain. Whole grain bread, tortillas, pasta, rice - everything. I love turkey bacon, baked cheetos, Luna bars, Ezekiel bread, etc. I honestly will eat just about anything in moderation. Ben and Jerry's makes their ice cream in these little baby size cups for like a dollar. I buy those and eat a little bite out of it when I'm craving some good ice cream. Stuff like that. I'm not hardcore about my diet because I love to eat. But I also know that nothing tastes good enough to screw up the progress I've made so far.
What I am hardcore about is exercise. I know that I love food and if I want to continue to eat whatever I want [in moderation, of course] then I'm going to have to work harder at the gym. So I work out 6 days a week for a minimum of an hour of intense cardio. Normally I go more than an hour - sometimes 2-3 hours. But 6 days I have to do a minimum of an hour. And when I say intense - I don't mean lallygagging around. I'm talking sweat-pouring-down-your-neck intense. I figure I can owe myself an hour out of my life each day to get in better shape. It won't kill me - but staying as fat as I was will I try to mix up my exercise, too. I have a love-hate relationship with the elliptical. It's a great exercise and it's the one I probably do the most. I also do a stationary bike, treadmill, swimming a mile, water aerobics and sometimes Tae Bo. I think the key to weight loss is weights. I've lost 63 pounds relatively quickly and I've yet to find any significant loose skin on me and I think that's because I strength train several days a week.
I'll continue to update this as I lose weight. It's nice to see my progress first hand.
Thanks again for all the encouraging comments!
I started losing weight right after Christmas - December 26th. Sometimes I just say "New Years" - but, I wanted to make sure not to fall into the New-Years-resolution-cliche. Y'know? I thought that might make me doomed for failure because most people give up on their resolutions in February, hahaha. Since December 26th I've lost a total of 63 pounds. I could've lost more, but this past month has SUCKED for me. I don't know why, but it's kinda put my goals a little off wack. I've been doing good for the past week, though. I'm back on track, but I wish I hadn't messed around for the past month.
My weightloss plan is simple - nothing complicated about it. All I do is eat less and move more. I try to make good food choices and I count calories to an extent, but I'm not a Nazi about it. I don't eat many refined sugars - I've tried to switch everything to whole grain. Whole grain bread, tortillas, pasta, rice - everything. I love turkey bacon, baked cheetos, Luna bars, Ezekiel bread, etc. I honestly will eat just about anything in moderation. Ben and Jerry's makes their ice cream in these little baby size cups for like a dollar. I buy those and eat a little bite out of it when I'm craving some good ice cream. Stuff like that. I'm not hardcore about my diet because I love to eat. But I also know that nothing tastes good enough to screw up the progress I've made so far.
What I am hardcore about is exercise. I know that I love food and if I want to continue to eat whatever I want [in moderation, of course] then I'm going to have to work harder at the gym. So I work out 6 days a week for a minimum of an hour of intense cardio. Normally I go more than an hour - sometimes 2-3 hours. But 6 days I have to do a minimum of an hour. And when I say intense - I don't mean lallygagging around. I'm talking sweat-pouring-down-your-neck intense. I figure I can owe myself an hour out of my life each day to get in better shape. It won't kill me - but staying as fat as I was will
I try to mix up my exercise, too. I have a love-hate relationship with the elliptical. It's a great exercise and it's the one I probably do the most. I also do a stationary bike, treadmill, swimming a mile, water aerobics and sometimes Tae Bo. I think the key to weight loss is weights. I've lost 63 pounds relatively quickly and I've yet to find any significant loose skin on me and I think that's because I strength train several days a week. I'll continue to update this as I lose weight. It's nice to see my progress first hand.
Thanks again for all the encouraging comments!
purpleshirt
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Congrats on the weight loss. You look gorgeous