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11-12-2007, 10:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 305
S/C/G: 190/132/135
Height: 5' 7"
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Congrats, Mel! You are proof positive that it IS possible to keep off the weight. You (and many of the others at 3FC: Meg, Robin, Glory, et al) are my role model!!!
Pam
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11-13-2007, 06:11 AM
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Leaning out of Lurkdom ;)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Misplaced Michigander
Posts: 455
Height: 5' 7"
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Mel what a marvelous achievement. Thank you for not keeping it to yourself but sharing it with the rest of us here at 3FC. 
I remember the first time you responded to a post of mine I was so giddy that a woman of your stature, long standing, and physical awareness, would deem me a newb who hadn't even lifted her first pound... You were instantly transformed into my Goddess of Grunt!  I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for you and the rest of the Maintainer's here.
From the bottom of my heart... Thank You! Thank you for being here for us!
Here's to 6 more years! 
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11-13-2007, 06:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 1999
Posts: 8,974
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The Goddess of Grunt! Mel has a new name!!!  (and we're not going to let her forget it)
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11-13-2007, 08:25 AM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: West Chester, PA
Posts: 6,963
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Yikes! Goddess of Grunt? You must workout when I do... I've discovered that I really shouldn't use an ipod and lift heavy because I can't hear the obnoxious sounds that I make 
Thank you all!
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11-13-2007, 08:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2,158
S/C/G: 175-180/ 120-125
Height: 5'7
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WOW!  6 years?  CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This is VERY inspiring to know that it IS possible to keep all the weight off and stay fit. You are my new weight loss hero 
Out of curiousity, how much weight DID you lose, anyway?
Last edited by NightengaleShane; 11-13-2007 at 08:30 AM.
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11-13-2007, 08:42 AM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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Congratulations Mel
Goddess of Grunt, I like that!
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11-13-2007, 10:35 AM
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Chuggin' along...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: middle of nowhere, Northwest Florida
Posts: 2,719
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Congratulations Mel!!! You are always inspiring. Thank you for the never-ending support and encouragement you give to myself and everyone else here.
And I must admit that I lurk over in the former "Ladies who lift" section of the site, and I do believe "The Goddess of Grunt" is a fitting nickname. Maybe you should add it to your newly changed signature! 
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11-13-2007, 10:47 AM
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I AM healthy!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt
Posts: 2,095
S/C/G: 270/196.2/135
Height: 5'4
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That is great! Congrats!
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11-13-2007, 02:27 PM
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Carolyn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 566
S/C/G: 146/113/110
Height: 5.1
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Mel - 6 years of mind and muscle power is awesome. Congrats.
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11-13-2007, 06:31 PM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: West Chester, PA
Posts: 6,963
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Shane- I lost about 65 pounds. I never weighed myself at the very start because it felt too dreadful, so I'll never know for sure. I also have NO before pictures...the typical "here I am at the start of a diet" kind. If I couldn't face the scale, I certainly wasn't about to stand in front of a camera!
Thank you!
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11-14-2007, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2,158
S/C/G: 175-180/ 120-125
Height: 5'7
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65 pounds? WOW! You made it sound like you didn't lose that much... 65 pounds is A LOT of weight! That's AMAZING that you have kept it off for 6 years. Don't undermine your accomplishmentS
****, I think my 40 pounds is a decent amount. People seem floored to hear about anyone losing more than 20 or 30
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11-14-2007, 01:28 PM
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Working My Way Back Down
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 4,982
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Whoops, I thought I had responded here, but I see I haven't. Just want to add my congratulations to 6 years of maintenance, Mel!
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11-16-2007, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,617
S/C/G: 266 / 179 / 165
Height: 5'7"
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Mel, I just found this thread while picking thru threads tonite.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You have been one of the constant faces in my personal quest - I thank you for every encouraging word and not-so-subtle educational moments too (thwonk!) I'll never forget the "I'm working my major muscles groups post" when I was new, to which you quickly let me know quite kindly that I had left out about 25% of them!! LOL
THANK YOU for your consistent presence on our forums! 3 cheers for the GOG!!
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