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Old 01-18-2014, 11:45 PM   #1  
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Smile Hello All! I'm new, stop in and say hi!
Well, like the title says I'm a newbie here. So hi everyone! *waves*

I've been overweight my entire life. I struggle with depression which fuels my binge eating habits. I've been on many diets but never had much success losing weight.

I have Hypothyroidism, PCOS and am considered Pre-Diabetic and Insulin Resistant. My CRP is insanely high and I suffer from Lymphedema. About 3 years ago I got my act together and I lost 60lbs. Then I lost my job and depression set in. Bad habits came back. I gained all my weight back plus a little extra.

Now it’s almost three years later and I’m at the highest weight I’ve ever been at. So here I am starting over! Down 8lbs (or 10lbs depending on what scale you use, haha) so far.

A little more about me:
I'm a vegetarian as well as am Gluten, Semi-Dairy, Soy and Corn Free. Married, no kids. I love cats (currently have one who is totally my fur-baby). Reading is one of my biggest passions. I also enjoy cooking and gardening. I’m a total geek and a proud girl gamer. I enjoying plowing through box DVD sets and my list of favorite movies is way too long to list. I love the rain. I hate hot weather and would be happy with fall and winter seasons year round. I hate bad table manners and I believe closed minds should come with closed mouths.

I hope to make a few friends here to motivate me and keep me company on my journey! I'm also blogging during my journey so if you have a blog or know of a good diet blog I'd love to check it out!

Have a good night everyone!
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Old 01-19-2014, 12:59 AM   #2  
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What a great start on weight loss! -10 is a great start and congratualations. I'm a newbie on the site too (less than 1 week) and always appreciate those members who share themselves and what led them here. Looking forward to more posts by you sharing your weight loss stories!
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Old 01-19-2014, 10:54 AM   #3  
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Welcome FitBegins and congrats on your loss so far!

Sounds like we have some things in common with dvd sets, gaming, and cooking so if you ever want to chat just PM me.

Good luck and good job!
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Old 01-19-2014, 08:49 PM   #4  
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Thanks Frantastic!
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Old 01-19-2014, 08:50 PM   #5  
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Jpiper, would love to chat sometime. Just picked up an Xbox/Kinect today, so Woo! All I've done so far is Zumba. Haha.
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Old 01-20-2014, 07:40 PM   #6  
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Old 01-20-2014, 08:53 PM   #7  
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Hello....Good luck with your efforts!! YOU can do this!!
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Old 01-20-2014, 09:12 PM   #8  
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I like your positive attitude!! Great luck!!
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:54 AM   #9  
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Welcome! I love your opening post, the "closed minds/closed mouths" made me laugh out loud! Lots of great people here, so jump right in! I will definitely check out your blog!

Good luck to you, YOU CAN DO THIS!
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Old 01-21-2014, 08:54 AM   #10  
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Heyo! Welcome back. =D I'm a cat lover myself.
Stay positive and work hard! And congrats on the 10 pound loss.
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Old 01-21-2014, 10:02 AM   #11  
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I'm a newbie, too! Congratulations on your 10 lbs...that's fantastic. I'll keep looking for your posts...love your positive attitude!
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Old 01-21-2014, 12:19 PM   #12  
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Thanks everyone! Love all the positivity on this site! I'm also on My Fitness Pal if anyone uses that. And if you click on my blog all my other social media accounts are linked from there, twitter, fb, etc. Have a wonderful day everyone. I'm off to Zumba my butt off! Literally.
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