Hello! I have been married for 18 years and have two teenage daughters. We also have a mini dachshund that turned 2 in May. I started a weight loss plan in April 2007 and have lost 48 pounds. I reached my goal weight (of 130) on December 17, 2007 and now have lowered my goal to 128 so that it's an even 50 lbs to lose. I have so much more energy and though I still HATE to exercise, I'm more willing to do it. I joined a gym in Feb 08 and it seems to have been the best thing I've ever done. ...

Hello! I have been married for 18 years and have two teenage daughters. We also have a mini dachshund that turned 2 in May. I started a weight loss plan in April 2007 and have lost 48 pounds. I reached my goal weight (of 130) on December 17, 2007 and now have lowered my goal to 128 so that it's an even 50 lbs to lose. I have so much more energy and though I still HATE to exercise, I'm more willing to do it. I joined a gym in Feb 08 and it seems to have been the best thing I've ever done.

5/26/08 I ran in my first 5K race. My blog talks of the race in detail but bottom line is I finished in 38:51. Not the best time, but I'm just happy that I finished.

UPDATE: I took a break in December 2008 due to taking care of my daughter after a hip surgery and having a difficult time being here on spark, tracking my foods & exercise, and shopping and preparing for the holiday. I was totally overwhelmed and took a long needed break. As a result, I gained almost 10 lbs so now I'm back to it, tracking my foods and getting my weight back down to goal again.

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For anyone interested I'm on Facebook quite a bit. Feel free to add me as a friend for chatting.

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4/23/07 178.................5/7/07 171
4/30/07 174.................5/14/07 167
.................................5/21/07 166
6/4/07 160 (met 10%)...5/28/07 164
6/11/07 160
6/18/07 156................7/02/07 154
6/25/07 155................7/09/07 152
.................................7/16/07 151
8/06/07 145...............7/23/07 148
8/13/07 146................7/30/07 146
8/20/07 145
8/27/07 141................9/03/07 141
.................................9/10/07 140
10/1/07 137...............9/17/07 140
10/8/07 136...............9/24/07 139
10/15/07 135
10/22/07 134.............11/5/07 134
10/29/07 134.............11/12/07 134
................................11/19/07 134
12/3/07 131..............11/26/07 133
12/10/07 131
12/17/07 130..............1/7/08 129
12/24/07 129..............1/14/08 129
12/31/07 130..............1/21/08 131
................................1/28/08 134
2/4/08 134
2/11/08 138..............3/3/08 133.5
2/18/08 134..............3/10/08 135 UGH!
2/25/08 133..............3/17/08 132
................................3/24/08 134
................................3/30/08 132
4/7/08 130 yea!
4/14/08 130............5/5/08 132
4/21/08 130............5/12/08 133
4/28/08 132 :(.........5/19/08 132
.................................5/26/08 130
6/2/08 132 UGH!
6/9/08 131.............7/7/08 130
6/16/08 132............7/14/08 130
6/23/08 133............7/21/08 132
6/30/08 130............7/28/08 130

8/4/08 129.............9/1/08 130
8/11/08 129............9/8/08 130
8/18/08 vacation!......9/15/08 130
8/25/08 130.5.........9/22/08 130
............................9/29/08 130
10/6/08 131
10/13/08 131........11/3/08 133
10/20/08 130........11/10/08 134
10/27/08 133........11/17/08 135
...........................11/24/08 134
NEW SCALE, now 5 lbs more...UGH!
12/1/08 138.3
12/8/08 139.4
12/15/08 TOOK A BREAK!

Back to it:
1/19/09

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Accomplishments:

In all, I've lost 48 lbs.
I've lost 5 3/4 inches from my hips
I've lost 7 inches from my waist (wow)
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my chest (sad...I know)
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my right thigh
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my left thigh
I've lost 1 1/4 inches from my neck

I've also dropped from a size 16 to a size 6.

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Here is the amount of weight I've lost in terms of food with the following formula: 1 lb = 4 squares of butter, 5 lbs = 1 sack of potatoes, 10 lbs = 8 medium cantalopes, 25 lbs = 3 gallons of milk.

I have lost:

3 gallons of milk
16 medium cantalopes
12 squares of butter

When you think of it that way, doesn't it sound amazing??

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WWAH Challenge
Never Give Up November Challenge
Encourage and support my buddy team!

Goals: follow GHG for the month as well as stay OP and focused. Drink plenty of water! Get back to weight of 130.


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"Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen us and make us strong."

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