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10/17/07 3:18 P

Welcome to the group and good luck with you goals:)

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10/17/07 3:16 P

Welcome Char! Congrats on your weight loss so far.

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10/17/07 1:11 P

Hi, I'm 4'11", 149 pounds and just turned 60. I've been with SP for a year and have managed to lose 26 pounds but have been pretty much at a plateau for several months now. Although I still have another 25 - 30 pounds to lose I am extremely happy with the 26 pound loss. I'd love to hear from anyone who is close in age with ideas to kick-start the weight loss again.

Char

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10/16/07 8:56 A

Hello everyone. I am 5'0" and Currently 155 lbs. I am 25, married and a mother of 2 boys. About 2 years ago i had lost most of my baby weight and was down to 117. I gained it all back with lazyness, emotional eating, depression, and a new desk job. I am having a hard time even getting started loosing the weight this time. (Last time was easy i was deployed over seas and didn't have much of a choice or options on what to eat) So I found SparkPeople yesterday and Last night had a huge realization when i was so out of breath carring a small basket of laundry up my 2 flights of stairs. I am fat and out of shape... So here I am and I am glad I found some other people with the vertical height challenge like I do. Looking forward to loosing weight soon.

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10/10/07 2:59 P

Welcome Mallory. Don't be to hard on yourself....I think realization that you did have that many calories is a good first step:) I always used to deny I had a problem and felt I was strong enough to do it by myself. SP is a great place to get the support and motivation to really change a lifestyle. I have decided to take it slow this time. I have done Weight Watchers and LA weightloss programs and each time I felt pressure to hurry because I was forking out the $. Since SP is FREE, gradually/healthy weight loss is more likely to happen. I was eating less then 1500 calories for about a month but always had a binge once a week like what you described or even more calories. So I revamped my goals so that my calorie range is from 1450-1860 it's a much better range and I haven't binged since I changed.

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10/10/07 1:00 A

Hey everyone! I'm new to this team - I'm just under 5'1'', 23 yrs old, and trying to get back down to 115lbs. I used to be 110 lbs 2 yrs ago, but I gained 30 lbs when I moved in with my boyfriend. I'm a bored\stressed\emotional eater as well - pretty much any emotion you can think of makes we want to eat. I got a B on my statistics test, and my way of celebrating was going to Taco Bell. When I get angry or sad, I go to Jack in the Box. When I'm bored or stressed, I eat anything edible! I'm trying to learn to fight the urge to binge - I lost that battle today, though. I'm allowed no more than 1550 calories (thats the high end) Guess how much I ate today? and most of it was in the last 5 hours - 2,379 calories!!!! I'm so disappointed in myself! I need all the buddies, advice, support I can get, because I'm getting down on myself again, and I don't want to feel like this anymore!!

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10/8/07 12:09 P

Welcome Jenete! I'm pretty new here too and have really found that Sparkpeople gives me the motivation I need and even though I haven't lost too much weight yet, I have way better habits than I did before. Good luck on your weightloss !

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10/5/07 1:45 A

I am 5'4" barely, I am a newlywed and college student who struggles with emotional/bored/stressed eating habits. I have struggled with being overweight since I was in fifth grade. I have always been weight conscious. In middle school I did weight watchers with my grandma and then in college I did LA weight loss. The pounds did come off on those programs but I after the funds ran out so did my motivation to keep with the 'diet'. That's why I love SP it's FREE and it's a lifestyle change that I can adjust to my needs! I hope that this time I can stick with the program and really get to a petite size.

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