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I was pleasantly surprised this morning with a weigh-in of 182.6!! That means my little ticker should be blue again!! Now ... get through the weekend without floating back up. A year ago on this same date I was 185.2. I have been a fatsecreter for 20 months!!! Incredible. I have NEVER maintained a significant weight loss like this in my life. Feeling excited today. Thank you FATSECRET!!!
So yesterday's interview went fine. I wasn't even nervous. I don't know why I thought I might be. Of course I thought of all kinds of things I wish I had said after we were done. But they seemed pleased with my comments and so it goes.
I had to chuckle. I posted something on facebook about a film clip being shown on CNN as a joke. I have a niece who says "There is a little princess in everyone, there is just more in me" who replied to a comment by a fellow FS buddy about wishing she had a TV so she could watch me!! She said ... who doesn't have a TV?? ... in great shock and wonder!!! Of course I get that a lot. We actually have TVs but we do not pay for cable or satellite and get no reception up here in the boonies. Quite frankly, most of the time I do not miss it. We use Netflix so we watch what we want but we are totally not up-to-date on the latest commercials or shows!!! There are lots of ways to live ... not everyone has TIVO!!! LOL!!!
So ... I need to get going to get to the office but I just couldn't wait to see if my ticker turns blue this morning. I am grateful for much ...
1. FRIDAY and PAYDAY ... always a good combination!!
2. filming is done and now we'll all get back to work as usual ... it was actually fun but still stressful
3. Just a couple of visits today and then heading home for the hills!!!
4. Regaining my perspective today that I have done quite well with taking off 50 or so pounds and keeping it off (more or less) and that I really can do this for the rest of my life. I am not MEANT to be an overweight person!!
5. All my buddies here ... new and 'old' ... that keep me company on this journey ... not sure I would have been so successful without each of you!!!
So ... kindness reigns. I continue to be kind to myself. Sometimes it is easier than others but it pays off in so many ways. I find that I don't melt down as quickly when I make a mistake (I HATE making mistakes), I don't feel helpless as much as I have in prior phases of my life, I like myself more and actually catch myself feeling good about me, I am not in such a dang hurry all the time ... I enjoy moments much more and seem to get through the difficult moments with greater ease. It is worth the effort. You are each worth the kindness. None of us is 'perfect' we are all human and fallible. Food is not 'bad' and there is no 'magic' to weight loss or keeping it off. Thank you each for your sharing here ... let's be good to ourselves today and greet this day with love in our hearts (credit to Info ... I love what he says in his journals and often tell myself the same thing though I don't write it here)!!!
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182.6 lb
Lost so far: 76.6 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 06 August 2010:
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1481 kcal
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Fat: 50.55g | Prot: 145.02g | Carb: 133.92g.
Breakfast: water, Kraft Singles Fat Free Swiss, La Tortilla Factory Low Carb Tortilla, large egg. Lunch: Weight Watchers Yogurt, banana, white turkey meat, Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins, Kraft Singles Fat Free Swiss. Dinner: dinner roll, kfc grilled chicken breast, kfc grilled chicken thigh, KFC grilled chicken. Snacks/Other: Special K Protein Bar, peach. more...
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3062 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 9 hours, Driving - 2 hours, Precor Elliptical - 46 minutes, Resting - 4 hours and 14 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 12.6 lb a week
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Hi Carol! Great journal and great job with the ticker. lol Time really goes fast. I can't believe I have been here so long myself and how our interactions with our buddies have grown and flourished. For this I am so thankful. Here's hoping Friday goes quickly. Damn I am way too tired. I didn't even exercise this morning. Put it on but just couldn't move my body. Later definitely later! Have a great Friday!
06 Aug 10 by member: chattycathy1955
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Yippie 182.6!!!! That is so great...your keeping that 50 pounds off. ( I sure hope to join THAT club someday!!!)
I can really only imagine....once the losing part is over....maintaining is going to be NO picnic either. BUT your so REAL about it.....when it goes ups....it goes up and YOU know you can bring it back down!!! Your attitude is always so fantastic!!!! You can obviously see that....by your adoring "fan club".... :)
Hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!! :)
06 Aug 10 by member: Klannoye
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Let's hear it for kindness! WOO Hoo!!! Love that perspective...oh and I hate making mistakes too! Perfectionism and all that. I am glad the interview went so well (not that I had any doubts!)Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
06 Aug 10 by member: dawn0001
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Awe, very nice journal as always. I sure appreciate you and my buddies as these friendships are hard to describe but miraculous. One day I am going to say I have completed one year of maintenance too as that has never happened to me before. I lucked into a family of Maintainers on this site and know my day is coming:) I didn't know if Information was male or female and it was so cool because it doesn't matter because this site has brought together people on this earth who are on a different level so to speak:) Recently thinking of Information I found myself thinking the lines of Wizard of Oz.. where Dorothy said, "Out of everyone, I think I will miss you the most" lol. (I hope no one is leaving or going back to Kansas lol) Information, the Great Oz of Maintainers! I think it is because information was the one who invited me as a buddy into our fabulous group of specialness. Life is hard. F.S. has become sprinkles on my cupcake of life! I am gaining much more then I am losing! TOWANDA!!!
06 Aug 10 by member: Lisa Online
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(BIG SMILES!!!) My 'loss' has been over a number of YEARS actually. It is just the most recent 50 lbs that has happened and stayed off these past 20 months. My top weight was probably close to 300 at one point. Boy that is hard to write!! I went through a series of 'diets', losing and gaining pounds like many of us here. McDougal's, Atkins, Medifast, Nutrisystem, and many more. It took me a long time to do the obvious ... track my calories and move my body at the same time!! I was always vehemently opposed to calorie counting because I was CERTAIN I would feel 'deprived.' Wonder of wonders ... this go around has been the ONLY time I have NOT felt deprived!! There are no "forbidden" foods. I know 'diets' are attractive. I understand wanting something 'easy' and 'fast' ... I understand the impatience and the feelings of being 'stuck.' I also have made peace with myself ... and finally realized that being conscious about what I do with my own body is freeing ... not confining. Do I sometimes still wish I could be "done?" Yes. But those moments pass and most of the time I feel "in charge", "empowered", "energized", and so forth. I do not believe I would be where I am today if it wasn't for the support I have experienced here though. Being able to be forthright about how I feel and what I am doing/going through has been essential. Buddies who helped me over the 'fluctuation' hump, who have gently encouraged me to 'face the music', who have helped me understand the concept of being on a journey instead of simply focused on a destination I believe has been one essential ingredient I had been missing all these years. I may not be the most svelte person in the world but I feel "normal" in my own skin. I no longer see myself as the "fatty" that I saw myself as for so many years. So for those of you who are just getting started, or still feel like you have a "long" way to go ... take heart!!! Fluctuations are 'normal' for most of us. The scale is simply a tool. Simple math does win out over the long haul. Adjust your attitude about yourself and the rest follows. Thanks!!
06 Aug 10 by member: madaboutmoose
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Wow.....being a "newer" one on this journey.....I NEVER realized your weight was so high at one point!!! Then you get even MORE praise and respect from me!!!! I always KNEW you knew what you were talking about....but man You've come a long way baby!!! ;-)
And I have to tell you....when I'm having one of those "ugh" days .....your journals always make me rethink and help get back in the right frame of mind train ( all aboard!!!)
Thanks!!! And whooot whooo YOU!!!
06 Aug 10 by member: Klannoye
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LOL about football. It's the game with that funny shaped ball, right?
06 Aug 10 by member: madaboutmoose
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You are a wonder. I truly enjoy reading your journal entries, even when I don't comment! Have a great weekend, and yes I am trying to be kinder to myself!!
06 Aug 10 by member: ctlss
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I didn't have a TV for about 10 years. It was great. Now I have it again and I watch too much. It's all crap but I watch it anyway. Why? I don't know :) I think about getting rid of it, but my boyfriend does love his sports shows and football, so I feel like I can't. Nobody is forcing me to watch though, but I do anyway (usually while also internetting, yes I invented that word!) Have a great fri-pay-day. Me too! Happy day :) (And congrats, now you weigh less than me again!)
06 Aug 10 by member: k8yk
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Lisa: I saw that! :-) You are too kind. We *do indeed* have a wonderful community of friends here and you are no small part of making it that way and keeping us aware of that fact. Towanda!
06 Aug 10 by member: information
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06 Aug 10 by member: information
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Kidding of course. I know what you mean about Fatsecret without which I don't know if I would have been able to maintain either. Thank God for the organization and for those buddies that always stood by me.
06 Aug 10 by member: information
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I am still at work so I have to get back to your journal tonight. Looks like there has been lots of action and I don't want to miss it. lol
06 Aug 10 by member: chattycathy1955
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You inspire me and continue to amaze me...you ROCK...! hugggs darlin and have a restful, relaxing weekend....
06 Aug 10 by member: drd3775
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I so-admired you for your incredible weight-loss; I admire you more for the maintenance. Hey, what's brewing for the weekend? Enjoy!
06 Aug 10 by member: doit2it
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nothing special ... laundry and maybe listing a few things we have cluttering up the house on ebay!!
06 Aug 10 by member: madaboutmoose
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Congrats with your time here on FS! Thanks for always being there for me also Moose. You are wonderful. Also, congrats for keeping your weight off for so long. You have worked so hard and I am proud of you.
06 Aug 10 by member: Deana Garcia
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