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douknowjello said:
I haven't lost anywhere near as much as you but I've had a few co-workers ask me the same thing. Soon as they hear they have to keep track of how much they're eating somehow they stop though, lol. Oh well maybe when I've lost alot more I'll be more inspiring.
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I haven't inspired any of them to start their own journey, hehehe; people who want to will do so in their own time when they're ready. I was obese for years and years before I finally conjured up the willpower to actually do something about it. :leaving:
 
Hey, just thought Id stop by and say congrats on your progress so far!!!

txsqlchick said:
I was obese for years and years before I finally conjured up the willpower to actually do something about it. :leaving:
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Same here..I tried so many times aswell to lose weight, but looking back on it, I never really tried that hard!!

I haven't inspired any of them to start their own journey, hehehe; people who want to will do so in their own time when they're ready.
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My sister is morbidly obese, and her husband is obese aswell...They've taken interest in how Ive lost my weight, but because there not ready to actually do it, I dont think its gonna make any difference...hopefully they will do something soon though....

Congrats again :D

:seeya:
 
SyNyStEr14 said:
Hey, just thought Id stop by and say congrats on your progress so far!!!



Same here..I tried so many times aswell to lose weight, but looking back on it, I never really tried that hard!!
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Oh I know...I even whined about it, saying "I don't even eat that much" and "I walk/bike everywhere". Bull to the shit! It's amazing how powerful denial is. :leaving:

My sister is morbidly obese, and her husband is obese aswell...They've taken interest in how Ive lost my weight, but because there not ready to actually do it, I dont think its gonna make any difference...hopefully they will do something soon though....

Congrats again :D

:seeya:
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Hopefully they will. In my generation of my family I have one brother and four cousins; of the six of us, two of us were/are obese (myself and one male cousin). Hopefully when he sees me next month he'll get inspired to do something about his size because diabetes and cardiovascular disease both run in the family. I won't hound him about it though; he knows how big he is. Pointing it out to him won't do anything but piss him off. The one I'm most worried about is my uncle (mom's brother); since he retired, he has gotten HU-NORMOUS. :cry: Having seen how diabetes is wrecking my mother's health I think it's high time he did something about it...but like I said, people aren't going to make that change until they're good and goddamn ready. It was definitely true for me! People'd be like "You need to lose weight" and I'd be like "I know" but I was completely inert in terms of taking those first steps. Once I did, I was surprised at how easy it has been. It hasn't been EASY, but it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be.
 
So how is the house hunting going? You going to buy? And that is so awesome on your b/p being normal now :D I'm lucky to have good b/p but my hubby isn't and his weight is going up right now...worrying me but like you said I can't really say anything without pissing him off or hurting his feelings. I'm cooking healthier but he just eats more so...yea.

Anyway gratz on the new clothes too! I don't think I've gotten to get clothes from a regular store since...EVER! I can't even imagine how cool that'd be. You should really post some pics of you in your new clothes...even if you blur out your face I'd still like to live vicariously, lol.
 
txsqlchick said:
Over the Christmas holidays I barely lost any weight and thought I might be stuck in a plateau, but after a VERY well-behaved weekend I am down to 192 lbs.

Onwards and upwards.
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I haven't been on in a while, but wanted to say hi, tx. You and I are about neck and neck so I always feel kinship to you and LilyoftheValley who is right htere with us. I went through the same thing over the holidays with a bit of stall. The last 10 lbs I lost was over the last month or so actually when I kicked it all back into high geer(diet/exercise)--last week kinda sucked though since I've had flu and haven't worked out obviously. What I have noticed is my clothes are getting looser though(you and I are even in teh same size! lol--I fit most 12's now and some 10's really tight as in I wouldn't dream of wearing them in public tight yet--lol). What I was thinking is that a lot of the strength training is really paying dividends here so I use the scale as just one of the tools and remember my body is also reshaping not just losing weight. Plus, when you get to this place, girl, it's going to budge a heck of a lot slower then it did 40 lbs ago. I think on average when looking at the big picture, I'm losing the a healthy 1.5 lbs a week.

Hey, I had one of my skinny girlfriends tell me I am not hippy the other day. What? Me not hippy? :svengo: :smilielol5:

Hang in there...I think the toughest thing of it all is really busting your ass in the gym and seeing little or no progress. Just keep at it. If you are like me, you find some other reward for getting that workout in anyway when you've been doing it for this long--whether it be stress relief, a time to gather your thoughts or tune them out, etc. Try to find reward in that when the weight loss stalls. I've committed to a lifestyle and I think you have too and the body will follow continue to move towards the new way you live. I try to recall that I didn't get overweight in even a year. It took years of eating crap and sitting on my dugg to do that and the body did eventually follow that abuse as well just as it will follow the lifestyle changes you've employed for hte long haul.

Best wishes and keep at it!
 
txsqlchick said:
I'm being treated very differently....better service in restaurants and stores, people are opening doors for me when previously they let them slam in my face, and I'm getting hit on a LOT.

It's actually kind of upsetting because I KNOW it's because I've lost almost 60 pounds. No other reason.
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Boy, can I relate to this! LOL
 
txsqlchick said:
I'm being treated very differently....better service in restaurants and stores, people are opening doors for me when previously they let them slam in my face, and I'm getting hit on a LOT.

It's actually kind of upsetting because I KNOW it's because I've lost almost 60 pounds. No other reason.
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Actually, same here. I don't know if it's just me finally being a little more confident (probably not- I'm not that much more confident!), or whether I've lost over 50 lbs... because suddenly waiters are being much... friendlier. At the Chinese restaurant we go to every other Friday for dinner, the waiter has my drink ready before I even order it. And it's not like it's a conventional drink order (diet pepsi with no ice, odd right?), so it's kind of like... am I actually getting cute?! haha. I don't really mind though, because I know that's all boys my age really think about. :p

:D

Overall, I like it. It's a good place to be. :cheers2:
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txsqlchick said:
People at work keep coming by my desk wanting advice. It's kind of weird to be an inspiration to other people; I feel like sometimes they are disappointed with my answers to their questions, like they are expecting me to give them some magic potion. Nope, healthy living. Healthy eating + plenty of exercise + discipline. Simple formula.
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LOL, so true!
I get that all the time now. "Tell me the magic secret....... Me: I just goto the gym for two hours and run 6 miles a day"... Them: oh, really thats it.....


LMAO
 
GregOlso said:
LOL, so true!
I get that all the time now. "Tell me the magic secret....... Me: I just goto the gym for two hours and run 6 miles a day"... Them: oh, really thats it.....


LMAO
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roflmao! Ok now I really need to start my exercise program so I can say something similar when people start asking :X Not that I'll ever be able to use the "run 6 miles a day" though, lol
 
douknowjello said:
And still no sign of txsqlchick...not posting here or your blog either! Hope you're ok, come back soon :)
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I'm here now, I was just busy last week :) And yesterday. No, no fancy Valentine's Day doings (I'm still painfully single), just a friend who came over to help me hook up a Blu-Ray player.

Glad everyone's doing well; I've now lost 74.6 pounds. :Angel_anim:
 
Wow, awesome on the weightloss. Everytime I log in you've lost more and more. So excited to see you're almost there. Gratz on the new computer too :) I still need to file my taxes :X
 
I've been putting it off because we bought our first home last summer so the taxes are going to be a little more complicated. But tonight is my friday at work so over the next few days I gotta just sit down and do it. Oh and I was reading your blog. I LOVE cici's and the calories in the pizza are surprisingly low for alot of them. Problem is I could eat a whole pan of those cinnamon rolls by myself :X.
 
douknowjello said:
I've been putting it off because we bought our first home last summer so the taxes are going to be a little more complicated. But tonight is my friday at work so over the next few days I gotta just sit down and do it. Oh and I was reading your blog. I LOVE cici's and the calories in the pizza are surprisingly low for alot of them. Problem is I could eat a whole pan of those cinnamon rolls by myself :X.
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I love their pizza but I don't like the dessert stuff...too sweeeeeeeeeeet, yuck!
 
Zomg...you don't like their cinnamon rolls? WOW That's like...not liking chocolate!! Uh oh...don't tell me if you don't, we'll have to stop speaking. j/k lol But seriously you're lucky on that one. Although since my blood sugar has been balanced out I haven't had as bad a sugar cravings. I'm out of fruit at the moment though so if one hits I'm in trouble. Time to go grocery shopping.
 
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