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A lot of you came here many moons ago when I left Sparkpeople.  I loved the community of that place and the support I got there.  It was at the height of us being on our game.  That motivation you have in the beginning when you're consistently rewarded with weight loss, smaller clothes, compliments to keep your motivation high and you somehow begin to step out of being invisible to the public to people smiling at you, opening doors or striking up conversation.  You start to feel human.  You don't have to worry about going to restaurants or 'fitting' somewhere.  You can go to a wedding and see those God awful thin folding chairs and while you still don't like them, you're not concerned.  Many of your worries that fit people never had to think of, have faded away.  We started for the long haul in our 30's and that's when we had the most success, losing 226 and 190 lbs respectively.  When we went on vacation, as long as we came back and got rig...
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A happy wash - Weigh In

So the first week I had pneumonia, I lost 6 lbs.  We all knew THAT was too good to be true.  But like an idgit, I logged the loss anyway.  The following week, 4 of it promptly found its way back even with exercise and angelic eating.  It also forced me to look at my calories and was I eating enough for the kinds of workouts we do.  I upped my calories and staying within the 2200-2300 range has worked for 3 weeks in a row now.

I'm down 2 lbs, which puts me back at the "pneumonia loss."  A "wash" if you look at the calendar but a happy one I guess.

A milestone is looming close.  The last time I lost a significant amount of weight (1998- I lost 85 lbs), I got down to 285 lbs.  I've got 3 lbs to go until I hit that again.  I'm looking forward to surpassing it and starting look toward things like "this is what I weighed the longest in high school"  (250) or this is what I weighed when I met the Mr after I lost 40 lbs (220).  As long as I keep going in the right direction, I'm not going to stray from what's working right now since consistent weight loss has not been the name o' the game this past year.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

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  1. BrandNewBuffyMarch 31, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Yayayay! Congrats mama! Have a fantabulous weekend!

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  2. another layerMarch 31, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    That's great news! I know it puts you at a "wash" - but this is real loss instead of sickness loss. I hope your new plan keeps working.

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  3. DebbieMarch 31, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    Congratulations! That is awesome news and I can't wait to hear about all these milestones you have coming up...You are incredible!

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  4. UnknownMarch 31, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    It's so exciting to pass those milestone weights! I mean, look at you. You've lost over 200 pounds, and I am in total awe of that!

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  5. MarenApril 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    You are doing so well it's just incredible! I am cheering for you!

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  6. DeniseApril 1, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    Nice--this time you know those pounds are outta here for real! You'll be cruising past that next milestone in a short time, then it's on to bigger, er, smaller things. So glad you have found what's working for you again; part of the problem for many of us is the rules seem to keep changing, so we have to keep changing things up, too. WOO HOO for you!

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  7. Kimberly CooperApril 1, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    Wooooohooooo! Great job! So proud of you. Keep up the great work.

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  8. CzesiaApril 1, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    You are doing so amazing!!! I am so glad I get to follow you in the process too!

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  9. CzesiaApril 1, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    LOL I love the week of the spud!!!

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  10. AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    WOO HOO!!!

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  11. Kiersten @ Oh My VeggiesApril 2, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Congratulations on your loss! And hush, it is not a wash--losing weight from being sick doesn't count!

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