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Old 05-05-2009, 12:45 AM   #1
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Hi!

Meg kindly invited me to start posting on the maintenance forum, even though I still got pounds to lose

I figure I might as well getting to know people in the maintenance forum, since it won't be too long (I hope!) before I reach my target goal

My weight loss journey started 2 years this coming May when I had my gallbladder removed due to gallstones (in relation to morbid obesity). I then lost 101 lbs over the course of the next 8-9 months (not doing anything crazy, just walking on a treadmill for 45 minutes on average, 6 day a week and eating a healthy diet of at least 1,200 calories or above).

I then was hit with reality and gained about half of the weight back since I just wasn't able to handle all the comments, along with depression, and some additional minor surgery that all occurred about the same time of reaching a 101 lb milestone.

I ate throughout the spring and summer of last year, then realized last fall in September that I wasn't happy eating starchy carbs or sugar (my choice of drug since childhood) and eliminated them via The Rosedale Diet (book is available on amazon and the author's website on this book is drrosedale (dot) com) which I follow to this day.

I've since lost the additional 50 lbs I gained, and nearly an additional 20 lbs more

Now, it's just a struggle to lose more in general as my weight loss slows to a crawl these days! I'm still losing, but it's not as much as I'd like to see these days.

That's my story in a nutshell about my weight loss journey.

Glad to meet everybody here!!

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Old 05-05-2009, 05:41 AM   #2
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tea

I haven't reached goal yet myself but have been in this forum for quite awhile. I think sometimes the "last 5 lbs." is the equivalent of maintenance - we keep losing it over and over again and staying within a consistent weight range.

Looking forward to your posts in the weekly thread.

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Old 05-05-2009, 07:03 AM   #3
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Welcome! The Maintenance forum is open to everyone--you don't have to be at goal, you just have to want to keep lost weight lost!
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Old 05-05-2009, 07:19 AM   #4
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Hey there Sunshine!! So nice to "see" You here.

I can't imagine just how much you've already changed your life with your weight loss thus far. Your quality and hopefully your longevity. Just amazing.

Looking forward to spending many happy maintenance years together.

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Old 05-05-2009, 07:22 AM   #5
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Old 05-05-2009, 08:11 AM   #6
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Hi Tea! Glad you found us here! We have a weekly chat thread that you're welcome to join or feel free to post any questions or comments in new threads. We're all looking forward to getting to know you better.
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Old 05-05-2009, 08:58 AM   #7
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Old 05-05-2009, 10:05 AM   #8
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Hi there, tea! Welcome!
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Old 05-05-2009, 10:11 AM   #9
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Welcome tea -

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Old 05-05-2009, 09:50 PM   #10
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Welcome! This section is so full of value and information due to all the wonderful posters! Glad to have you here
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Old 05-06-2009, 12:57 PM   #11
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Hi tea, glad you've joined us!
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Old 05-06-2009, 02:43 PM   #12
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Hi and welcome.
Glad to see you and look forward to getting to "know" you.
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April 2012 accountability:
April 1: 120.8
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Old 05-06-2009, 10:30 PM   #13
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Hello, I enjoy reading your posts and following along your journey
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Old 05-07-2009, 05:37 AM   #14
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wow!

Thanks for the "welcomes"!!

I'll be coming back here soon enough!

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