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Old 01-27-2015, 03:11 PM   #1  
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Default Just met my first mini-goal!
So I guess I'll preface this with a little background about myself: I've been overweight ever since I can remember, and I've been told by my family to lose weight for even longer. That being said, I was never bullied for my size, was pretty self-confident in myself and my other aspects (intelligence, humor etc.), and was actually pretty popular in high school and university. As a result, I guess I was -okay- with being the size and living the lifestyle that I was (which mind you, was not healthy at all).

My father passed away from Non-hodgkin's lymphoma and my mom is still battling breast cancer. I guess at one moment a few months ago, I really thought hard about my family medical history and it clicked that I didn't want to become like that. That's when my weight-loss/healthy lifestyle journey began!

2.5 months later and I've reached my first (big) mini-goal - 25 pounds down. I'm so happy! This is the lowest I've been since middle school.
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Old 01-27-2015, 03:18 PM   #2  
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wow congrats! that is a BIG goal!! Keep it up!
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Old 01-27-2015, 03:48 PM   #3  
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Old 01-27-2015, 04:29 PM   #4  
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Congratulations! You are an inspiration!
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Old 01-27-2015, 05:51 PM   #5  
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That's a lot in such a short time!!! Wow, I hope I can do as well as you!!!
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Old 01-28-2015, 12:06 PM   #6  
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Thanks everyone! I hope my motivation doesn't start to fizzle out at this point...
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Old 01-28-2015, 12:58 PM   #7  
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Miriam, that's great!!! Congratulations on 25 pounds gone for good. YIPEE!
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Old 01-28-2015, 04:27 PM   #8  
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Well done!! Definitely inspiring
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Old 01-28-2015, 04:38 PM   #9  
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Congratulations! I would love to lose as quickly as you are!
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Old 01-29-2015, 11:07 AM   #10  
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Yay! 25lbs is a fantastic number. Congrats to you and all of your hard work!
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Old 01-29-2015, 11:13 AM   #11  
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Awesome, well done!!

Think of all the hard work you've done, how far you've come, you can't fizzle out now. You are inspiring all of us to keep going!
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Old 01-29-2015, 12:11 PM   #12  
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Congrats! You've done great so far. Motivation can be a tricky one.. just remember, one day at a time, and don't let one bad decision run you off track for days/weeks. You can do this
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Good job, mariam892! Awesome, the key points are never to give up and to keep going, however slow that may be!

btw: You have a beautiful face and beautiful eyebrows!
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Bravo ! Keep on, you look so young and a real beauty.
and all the best for your mum
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Old 01-30-2015, 04:53 PM   #15  
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CruiseChick, mojo321, dietcokehead98 - Thank you so much!! Encouragement like that keeps me going.

TheLastStraw323 - You're completely right - and I have indeed noticed that my willpower is a lot stronger than it was in the beginning (carb cravings still rear their ugly heads, but hey, you can't win 'em all).

sunarie - It's hard sometimes, but I'm trying to be more forgiving. The reason all my previous diets always failed is because I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and if I ever veered off track even a teeny, tiny bit, then I'd quit and all-out binge. I'm trying hard to shove the perfectionist aside!

BigNomore71, LolaParis1 - Wahh, I'm blushing. Thank you!!
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