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Where has everyone gone?

[MommaCristy]

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted but around the 19th or so our phone service got cutt off yet AGAIN (not our fault, the phone companies) and since this was the 3rd month in a row I decided to say screw the phone company and get a new one lol you can only pay so much in reconnection fee's and still not hold a grudge!!!

Anyhow, I hope that everyone is doing ok and sticking with their plan :0) Easter was hard for me but after binging on candy (and I don't believe in depriving myself from eating anything for some reason I just couldn't control myself with it lol). Here is an update I sent to my journal:

Monday I took my measurements for the first time since before I left for NC and I'm VERY happy with the results. Since March 26th (few day's before going to NC) I've lost 5 1/2 INCHES (total, not in one place) and I am hyped about that!!!! Since I've started my "healthier living, non diet program" I've lost a total of......come on guess!!!.....

nope, guess again.....

getting closer.....

yep you got it

7.5 INCHES!!!!!!

Talk about making some progress. I just started the beginning of March!!! Here's where the weight loss, or inches lost I should say occured:

Waist: - 3 inches
Hips: - 1 inch
Breast/Chest: - 1 ½ inches
Buttocks: + 1 ½ inches (think I measured wrong on 3/26)
Neck: - ½ inch
LeftArm: - ½ inch
RightArm: - ½ inch
LeftThigh: - 1 inch
RightThigh: - 1 inch
Total inches lost since 3/12/01:
7.5 inches!!!!!

I'm still weighing in at 213lbs, which is a loss of 6lbs since I started, but those inches are coming off and that's just as, if not more important! And at the VERY least, I'm maintaining that's important too!! :0) I'm so excited to be fitting into my "old" clothes that I didn't even fit into last summer, not all of them, but a few pairs are better than none :0) Here is my updated webpage for my weight loss (this page will take you to my progress so far in pic's)
Weight Loss Progress: http://fairfamily.virtualave.net/wtlosspics.htm

Ok, thanks for letting me brag!! :0) I hope that everyone else is doing really good :0) Talk to you all soon!
Cris

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GOOD JOB CRIS!!
You are doing well!! I've heard that more muscle burns more fat.... and that gained muscle makes it easier to maintain weight loss. WoW!!!! 7.5 inches!!!! You must be feeling soooo much healthier!! All I can say is congratulations! Debbie

I just wanted to come on and say that over the winter I've become addicted to my treadmill! If something happened to it and it couldn't be repaired I'd go out that very night and get a new one--without hesitation! The weather's great now and I have a beautiful place to walk outside but I just can't get the same speed and sweat that I get with the treadmill!

I have the TV set up in front of it and I watch something really trashy as my reward!!! For the last 2 weeks I've set myself a goal of walking 30 mile a week and that's been fun. It's challenging enough without being crazy. I'm also doing run/walk intervals----with the walking predominating, believe me! It may just be my imagination but I think my legs are finally getting leaner and that feels really good---I come from a long line of big-thighed women!

I'm pretty close to my goal weight. About 10-15 pounds away and I'm determined to get there this year because I've been on this journey for 3 years now.

Happy treading, everybody!

[MommaCristy]

Debbie,
Thanks for the congrats!! It does feel great to have lost these inches!! Too bad it's not all in one spot but hey that is nearly a foot of fat I've lost all over so I'll take it lol It's amazing how much healthier I feel just from trying to live healthier and not eat so many bad things :0) Now if I could just get all the way back into the swing of things I'll be really happy!! :0) Oh well little by little right? :0)

Goddess,
Welcome to the board!! I love 3fc's and everyone I've met has seemed sooo nice!! I'm addicted to my treadmill as well, although finding it hard to get back into the routine of walking on it Mon-Saturday since I took a vacation for my best friend's wedding in April :0( Oh well I'm still trying to eat right so that's a good thing :0) I don't get the same speed without the treadmill either, I dunno why. I always find excuses to stop (tie a shoe, fix my bra, fix my shorts/pants anything!) and I can't even get close to walking as fast or I get out of breath and sound like I just ran a mile. I wonder why some of us do that?? You certainly walk alot more than I do lol 30 miles in one week?? YOU GO GIRL!!! I only walk about 1.50-2 miles each time I get on there, usually it's in between that. Which is still good considering I haven't been walking that long, but I'm slowly working on making it longer or atleast further I should say :0) Congrats on getting closer to your goal weight, you'll be there in no time!!!

K, this has gotten long enough, talk to you later girls!
Cris

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Hi everyone!

Welcome, Goddess. My you certainly do walk alot! YOu must have the healthiest heart! Good for you!

Cris, You are doing so well! A foot of fat-I like to picture it as sticks of Crisco. That gives me areally good mental picture. Keep up the good work! You are on the road to a lifelong healthy lifestyle!!

SkinnySherrie, Kermit, Danielle............where are you? We miss you!

bye now
Debbie

[MommaCristy]

How have you been doing? I was beginning to wonder what happend to everyone myself, did they all move to a new board and forget to tell us?? lol I think of my weight loss in stick's of butter, because before my healthier living change of life I used a ton of butter on EVERYTHING :0) it really does make even 1/2 of a pound feel like a greater success.

Hope to hear from the rest of you soon!!

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Hi Cris,
Life has been really hectic lately. Sorry I haven't been posting......
I have managed to loose a total of 4 #. Notice I said total...But that is 4# I will never have to see again. It has been sooo slow, but I can't say that I've been really always eating what I should. But I have been eating better than I have in a long time. I'll get there eventually ........and when I do I'm STAYING! How are you doing? How much "butter" is gone now?
HI to everyone else!!!!!!!

[Sherrie66]

How is everyone here? For some reason I couldnt find the treadmill board. I thought I had lost you all. Thanks so much for posting Debbie cause I probably would of never found ya I am so computer illiterate! LOL

Things have been sooo busy around here. I havent been walking on my treadmill cause it has been so beautiful around here and I think I have summer fever. However, when I am out I get my exercise by mowing, weed eating and gardening so those things are helping me to maintain. I hit a plateau but that is ok for now since I am maintaining. I will get my self together I promise.

Till then....lets get this board jumping again Seems like everyone here has "summer fever"!

Hugs to all, Sherrie

PS. I miss u Debbie!!! I hope things are well for you...

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Hi all!
I think summer fever has hit!
I know I am really busy right now. I didn't walk on my treadmill for over a week-that is not normal. Unless I am walking outside, that is. We have been remodeling our house-it is for sale. Great time to do fix-up, right? No pressure...... But it is done now and things should quiet down till we move. Weight is not budging, but it's not going up either. That is good, I am usually a real stress eater!
I will try to post more now. I have missed you all!
Debbie