Featherweights For those with just a few pounds, or trying to lose those last few pounds.

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Old 06-12-2006, 07:43 PM   #1  
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To get to know each other better. Let me see ....
1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

2. How tall are you?

3. What's your family situation?

4. Where do you live?

5. One GOOD book.

6. One GOOD song.

7. One GOOD TV show.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
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Old 06-12-2006, 09:22 PM   #2  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
My top weight was 150. I'm currently at about 124. My target is 115 or a flat stomach, whichever comes first.

2. How tall are you?
5 feet, 3 inches.

3. What's your family situation?
Not married but in a long-term relationship (going on 11 years). We've lived together for about six years. No plans to get married and no kids.

4. Where do you live?
Fremont, CA

5. One GOOD book.
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. Also the entire Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin series by Rex Stout. Also Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Also California Rush by Shirwood Kiraly. Sorry, I can't name just one; I love to read.

6. One GOOD song.
Guitar Town by Steve Earle

7. One GOOD TV show.
Lost

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Peanut butter! I don't know why. Before I started this diet, I never ate peanut butter. Now I crave it. I eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch almost every day (I measure out 1 tbsp and use low calorie, multigrain bread-the whole sandwich is 290 calories).

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Every ad for every diet product that I've ever seen, particularly the ones that feature "after" pictures in bathing suits. There's no way those women look like that without a lot of airbrushing and/or surgery.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
To count calories. I was really resistant to the idea at first (I was hoping that exercise alone would be enough; I didn't want to change my eating habits). But restricting my calories has really worked. It also hasn't been as hard as I thought. There are some foods I've had to give up (cheese, desserts, sugary breakfast cereals ) but overall I don't feel deprived . I found a number of low calories foods that I really like and I enjoy looking for new recipes that fit into my calorie plan. I feel like this is something I can continue doing (for the rest of my life--I hope! The idea of maintenance is very scary! ).

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Old 06-12-2006, 11:24 PM   #3  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? - My top weight was about 80kgs or 176 pounds. My current weight is 59kgs or 130 pounds and my goal is around 57-58kgs 125-128 pounds.

2. How tall are you? - I'm 5'6

3. What's your family situation? - Foot loose and fancy free! Single as they come. Broke up with an inconsiderate boyfriend a little over a month ago. I currently have one daughter - My 10 month old baby girl, Lexus. She's one gorgeous calico cat and I love her to death.

4. Where do you live? - I live in Canberra, Australia. I'm currently living with two guys in a share house.

5. One GOOD book. - Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan or Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.

6. One GOOD song. - Flaunt It by TV Rock - it's a motto to live by!

7. One GOOD TV show. - Red Dwarf

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. - Yoghurt

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. - Diet pills. Period.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. - Eat when you're hungry to when you're full and MOVE.

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Old 06-13-2006, 01:01 AM   #4  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Top weight:214 Current Weight: 143 Goal Weight: Somewhere between 125 and 130

2. How tall are you? 5 feet and 2 whole inches

3. What's your family situation? Happily married with three children (7 year old son and 5 year old boy/girl twins)

4. Where do you live? Mississippi

5. One GOOD book. Bridget Jones' Diary (I wasn't a huge fan of the movie though, thought it was just okay). Fight Club is another good one and I actually did like the movie just as much.

6. One GOOD song. Easy Money by Todd Snider

7. One GOOD TV show. Lost for regular channels, Entourage for cable

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Well, I don't intend to live without ANYTHING but the one food I would fight for would be cheese. Any kind of cheese. And Pasta. Oh, and pasta with cheese!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Any claim that promised weight loss without consideration of calories in vs. calories out. "I ate whatever I wanted and dropped 5 dress sizes in 5 weeks!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

That every bite is another chance to get it right....weight loss is NOT an all or nothing game.
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Old 06-13-2006, 04:18 AM   #5  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

Highest - 226
Current - 176 have been as low as 162 in the past month or so
Target - 140

2. How tall are you? 5'8"

3. What's your family situation? Engaged - getting married in November

4. Where do you live? London, En-ger-land

5. One GOOD book. A Brief History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson

6. One GOOD song. Anything really but I keep going back to Meatloaf

7. One GOOD TV show. Don't watch TV

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

Nothing springs to mind - I'm feeling fairly balanced today. Edited to say - I found one!!! Cottage Cheese!

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

Heard 'em all! Can't think of anything specific! Probably "You'll get bulky if you lift weights!"

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change

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Old 06-13-2006, 09:45 AM   #6  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
173/147/135

2. How tall are you?
5'8"

3. What's your family situation?
married, two kids, two dogs, work full time with DH

4. Where do you live?
the deserts of Southern California

5. One GOOD book.
anything by Jodi Picoult

6. One GOOD song.
too hard to answer, I like soooo much!

7. One GOOD TV show.
Criminal Minds

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
sour cream (it goes with anything--especially Mexican!)

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
any OTC diet aid

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Glory's goal thread, about eating superfoods. I've even turned my MIL onto it
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Old 06-13-2006, 10:28 AM   #7  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?

165/124-126/120

2. How tall are you?

5'4"

3. What's your family situation?

I've been living with my boyfriend for about a year.

4. Where do you live?

Baltimore, MD

5. One GOOD book.

Rule of the Bone by Russell Banks

6. One GOOD song.

To Live is to Die by Metallica (I absolutely love Metallica)

7. One GOOD TV show.

MASH (I can't seem to find anything decent, so I've been collecting the dvd box sets, even though I'm too young to remember the pre-rerun days)

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.

CHEESE! My affinity for cheese borders on creepy. I'd rather be fat than give up cheese.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.

I was told by the wonderful GNC employees that Trimspa and Hoodia would work.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.

Attitude is everything.
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Old 06-13-2006, 10:41 AM   #8  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
199/180/165

2. How tall are you?
5'10''

3. What's your family situation?
I live with 4 other girls in a house, and currently have a touch and go relationship with my bf of two years

4. Where do you live?
D.C.

5. One GOOD book.
Power of One - Bryce Courtney (anything by him for that matter)

6. One GOOD song.
99 red ballons

7. One GOOD TV show.
Law & Order! I love them all!

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Refried beans

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything that claims it's fast and easy and requires no effort.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Calories matter! Exercise alone is not going to do it.
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Old 06-13-2006, 03:37 PM   #9  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
256 149 140

2. How tall are you?5'6"

3. What's your family situation?Married, 9 yrs, 1dd 1ds

4. Where do you live? Lethbridge, Alberta

5. One GOOD book. The Highlander series.

6. One GOOD song. I can't name just one.

7. One GOOD TV show. House

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. chocolate in moderation of course

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Where to start?? I've heard them all.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. The best tip I've heard is that it's okay to screw up, just hop right back on the wagon.
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Old 06-14-2006, 03:06 PM   #10  
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1. Top weight 140, current weight 133, and target 120

2. How tall are you? 5'4"

3. What's your family situation? Single, live with roommates

4. Where do you live? Brooklyn NY

5. One GOOD book. Only one? Nice Big American Baby (short stories)

6. One GOOD song. "I Just Want to See His Face" by the Rolling Stones

7. One GOOD TV show. Gilmore Girls

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Cheese, definitely

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Any of those weeklong fast-type diets are such a crock.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. Make exercise a habit.
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Old 06-14-2006, 04:11 PM   #11  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target? 183 lbs. (9 mo. pregnant and 3 days before my daughter was born), 134 lbs, 115 lbs.

2. How tall are you? 5´4"

3. What's your family situation? Married (2 years) with a daughter (10 months).

4. Where do you live? Bonn, Germany

5. One GOOD book. For God and Country by James Yee

6. One GOOD song. Ebb Tide

7. One GOOD TV show. CSI

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without. Lasagne

9. One weightloss lie you've heard. Oh my...there are just too many...how about the diets say that you have to cut certain foods out of your diet for the rest of your life???

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness. If you must fill your stomach, fill it with 1/3 food, 1/3 drink(water) and leave 1/3 for air!


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Old 06-14-2006, 06:13 PM   #12  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
145/133/125

2. How tall are you?
5'2 1/2

3. What's your family situation?
Living with boyfriend

4. Where do you live?
Canada

5. One GOOD book.
The dogs of Bable

6. One GOOD song.
Unwritten

7. One GOOD TV show.
CSI, House, Bones...

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Cheesecake

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
every claim from every diet pill

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
eat healthy 90% of the time and don't worry about the 10%, exercise daily
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Old 06-14-2006, 06:38 PM   #13  
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1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
151/129/115

2. How tall are you?
5'3"

3. What's your family situation?
Single, no kids

4. Where do you live?
Tennessee

5. One GOOD book.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

6. One GOOD song.
Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty (Actually, just about anything by Tom Petty)

7. One GOOD TV show.
24

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Brownies

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Carbs are bad for you

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
Count calories and exercise regularly.
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Old 06-16-2006, 08:19 AM   #14  
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Ooo! My first post! I'm positively giddy....

1. What's your top weight, current weight and target?
155/130/122

2. How tall are you?
Five feet, three inches, though I'm three inches taller on my driver's license.

3. What's your family situation?
I live in a dorm, single like a slice of cheese. My mum is at home, renting out my room. My sister is in Banff, working at the Fine Arts Center. My Dad is in China indefinitely, teaching English.

4. Where do you live?
Saskatchewan.....Easy to draw, hard to spell.

5. One GOOD book.
Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes, Godhead, Brave New World, The Color Purple, Portrait of the Walrus By a Young Artist, Skepticism Inc, The Astrological Diary of God (Can you tell I'm a dork yet?)

6. One GOOD song.
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows

7. One GOOD TV show.
Anything with the Prefix CSI: or Law and Order....except for criminal intent because that guy is so damn smug...and House.

8. One awesome food you don't want to live without.
Chocolate anything....and good ice cream.

9. One weightloss lie you've heard.
Anything to do with carbs being evil.

10. The best tip you've received with regard to long lasting slimness.
'If you have a bad day, don't make it a bad week. If you have a bad week, don't make it a bad month. No matter how much you've screwed up, you can always get back on the wagon.' and '(Healthy eating/excercising) is a life-long commitment. Don't lose hope if you get off track. You aren't going to be perfect every day for the rest of your life.'

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Old 06-16-2006, 11:25 AM   #15  
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The Saskatchewan thing? that's funny!
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