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Forum: 100 lb. Club 09-24-2014, 12:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 652
Posted By BASarp
I've been working on making pages for a journal...

I've been working on making pages for a journal (binder style journal) for my own fitness/weight loss. I also have an account online that I can track my foods. I've seen some really interesting...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 09-23-2014, 03:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 652
Posted By BASarp
Journaling

Anybody keep a fitness/weight loss journal? If so, what all do you keep track of. What do you include in your journal. Motivation pages, photos etc?
Forum: Pregnant - Nursing 11-18-2013, 04:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,290
Posted By BASarp
Wow really? so basically your DR said as long as...

Wow really? so basically your DR said as long as your eating is healthy and you're getting proper nutrition then weight loss is ok after all? That is encouraging to me. Thanks :-) I don't actually...
Forum: Pregnant - Nursing 11-18-2013, 01:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,290
Posted By BASarp
Advice, Encouragement

So...recently (ok...11 months ago) I had our first child. I'm not really sure how much I gained during that pregnancy because the clinic here has OLD, unreliable scales and they didn't even tell me...
Forum: Pregnant - Nursing 11-10-2013, 12:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,531
Posted By BASarp
I needed to read this a few days ago...wow! I...

I needed to read this a few days ago...wow! I was at the lowest weight I've been in my adult life (still way too high) when I got married nearly two years ago. A month after getting married I got...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 07-16-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,356
Posted By BASarp
Don't remember......

Anyone else here been overweight long enough that you literally, don't remember what it's like to be a healthy/normal weight? I started getting big when I was around 7-8 years old. This month I'll...
Forum: Calorie Counters 07-03-2013, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 550
Posted By BASarp
Opinions/Advice please!!

I live in Ghana (West Africa) and the only yogurt I can get home-made fresh yogurt. It is not thick and spoonable like "normal" yogurt. It is very watery and in fact most people here drink it sort...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-28-2013, 06:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By BASarp
punkrocksong, you are SO right. It really got on...

punkrocksong, you are SO right. It really got on my nerves when I was still in the States that I had to spend nearly twice as much money on groceries if I wanted to eat REAL food like fresh fruits...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-26-2013, 06:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By BASarp
Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I know...

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I know that it will be much harder for me to eat right than if I lived in the U.S. but I also know that I can eat BETTER than I was eating and I've started...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-25-2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By BASarp
I do make my own meals sometimes, but buying some...

I do make my own meals sometimes, but buying some foods here is incredibly expensive. Good meat is really expensive. One can of Tuna is about $12 USD ( I think it was last time I bought it at least)
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-24-2013, 03:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By BASarp
For exercise I have been mostly walking, but I...

For exercise I have been mostly walking, but I did do a few weightlifting sessions. Not quite enough to the muscle to be on the scale yet. I'm pretty sure if I get my eating straightened out I will...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-24-2013, 06:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 872
Posted By BASarp
feels like starting over...

So, today I'm starting over. I got really frustrated and discouraged when I stepped on the scale Friday and it was up 2lbs from when I started this journey on June 1st. Both of the previous weeks I...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-10-2013, 09:16 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,623
Posted By BASarp
I set my goal weight to 130. That number scares...

I set my goal weight to 130. That number scares me. I honestly (like you) have no idea what it will be like to be that weight. I might have weighed that much at the end of elementary school for...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-10-2013, 08:48 AM
Replies: 639
Views: 313,533
Posted By BASarp
First name: Beth Ann Geographical location:...

First name: Beth Ann

Geographical location: Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa )

Age: 30

Marital Status: very happily married

Children/Ages: One Daughter, Ara 5 months old
Forum: Faith Based Support Groups 06-05-2013, 06:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 773
Posted By BASarp
music

Music really has a way of motivating me and helping me set my mind.
What are some of your favorite Christian songs/artists to listen to when you're working out?
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-05-2013, 12:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By BASarp
Well, so far I've gone for a walk (at least 45...

Well, so far I've gone for a walk (at least 45 min) or gone to the gym every day this week....yes, I realize it's only Wednesday, but hey, it's something. :-)

I think I've been averaging about 3...
Forum: Faith Based Support Groups 06-05-2013, 07:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 976
Posted By BASarp
just a thought..

Sometimes when I walk I pray. As I was praying yesterday on my walk, asking God to help me lose weight and get into shape I remembered something. My body is God's temple. There were several times...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-03-2013, 04:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 612
Posted By BASarp
Officially getting to work

So, today, my husband and I went to the gym together. It was his idea. He's really fit. Athletic, football (soccer) player, muscle-y guy. He wants to help me lose weight, because I want to be...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 06-03-2013, 09:55 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 5,192
Posted By BASarp
I remind myself of this verse; "I can do all...

I remind myself of this verse;
"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me"

When it comes to exercise if I'm in the middle of something really difficult I tell myself "You can do this for...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-31-2013, 05:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,267
Posted By BASarp
I dont' know if this should be a separate...

I dont' know if this should be a separate thread....but how do you get past the problem I've noticed in my 20+ years of buying plus sized clothing that the makers of the clothes think that all plus...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-31-2013, 05:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,613
Posted By BASarp
To tell....or not to tell....that is the question

I want to lose around 130lbs. My wonderful, supportive (very fit and slim) husband knows this. He doesn't, however, know my weight right now. I'm sure you all know how it feels to be...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-31-2013, 05:35 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,632
Posted By BASarp
By the way, I want to lose about 130lbs so I'm...

By the way, I want to lose about 130lbs so I'm aiming to lose a whole person too :-) you're not alone
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-31-2013, 05:34 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,632
Posted By BASarp
Hey, welcome! You're doing great so far. Keep it...

Hey, welcome! You're doing great so far. Keep it up! I'm working (hard) on adding present positive affirmative statements to my thinking this time around. So I tell myself "I am fit" or "I am...
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-30-2013, 04:04 PM
Replies: 522
Views: 20,780
Posted By BASarp
*my loving, supportive husband *our beautiful 5...

*my loving, supportive husband
*our beautiful 5 month old daughter
*Grace...in all it's many forms
*Rain that cooled the day off here (it's hot in Ghana!)
Forum: 100 lb. Club 05-30-2013, 04:00 PM
Replies: 496
Views: 21,270
Posted By BASarp
I just discovered this forum so I'm pretty new...

I just discovered this forum so I'm pretty new around here. I actually don't even have a scale....I live in West Africa and a decent scale is nearly impossible to find unless you bring one from the...
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