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People notice I've lost weight and tell me I'm looking good. :) I like how for now I've able to lose weight without struggle. I think what is helping is that while I don't have a structured workout program, I am not really sedentary. Working retail has me on my feet almost constantly. (I think I am building muscle in my forearms because carrying half a dozen or more clothing items on hangers at a time gets to be a workout. I need to try and find a balance so that I can be effective at putting stuff back on the rack without overloading myself too much.) Also, I usually make it a point to take stairs versus taking an elevator. There's more I can do to really workout, but I am content with where I am at for now. As for eating, I feel like I am doing alright there too. I am not measuring portions or counting calories, but I try to take smaller portions when I am at social gathering meals and I find that I am able to stop eating when I am full or not hungry whether or not there's food still on my plate or if there's food available that I liked or looked good. So woo hoo! Bonus: I just realized that my driver's license weight is once again higher than my current weight! :) I haven't updated the weight since I first got my learner's permit 3 years ago. When I passed my road test and got my provisional's license they just transferred the old stats. (I may also have been heavier than 150lb and or not actually known what my weight was when I was at the MVA- what Maryland calls their DMV- to get my new license.) I kinda like knowing that my driver's license says I'm heavier than I am, so I don't know if I will bother to change it anytime soon. (Also, now that I have a full license my card doesn't expire until 2021 so I don't feel like paying for a replacement license before that to reflect what is only a difference of ~10lbs.)
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141.8 lb
Lost so far: 30.2 lb.
Still to go: 11.8 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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losing 1.4 lb a week
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Cleaning my plate is a habit that is ingrained from childhood. I haven't been able to shake it yet! So if I'm not careful with the portion control when filling my plate then I am doomed! I'm definitely a work in progress.
08 Dec 15 by member: rhontique
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rhontique, I wish I could help you overcome that. I remember the frustration and contempt I'd have with myself when I was struggling with that and failing (I find with myself that I have seasons of victory and defeat, so I know I could fall back into that. For now I am just focusing on enjoying that I'm in a mountain rather than a valley period). By chance do you know the motivation behind the behavior? (Do you know if this stems from a lack of security with having food available? Or guilt for the "starving children in Africa or China" who didn't get to eat? Guilt that food- and therefore money & resources- would "go to waste" unless you ate everything? Etc.) Perhaps if you discover and focus on addressing the inciting factor you will find you have more self control than you think you do.
09 Dec 15 by member: MrsTofu
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It is not wanting to waste anything. We didn't live in poverty or anywhere even close, but I was raised to waste not want not. Turn the ketchup bottle upside down so you get the last drop before throwing it away, use the scraper to get every last drop out of the can, save bread wrappers to save on buying storage bags, wash and dry baggies so you can use them again. You get the picture!
09 Dec 15 by member: rhontique
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In Iowa they stopped putting weight on license. I had 160 on mine for years even when way up over 200 pounds. They didn't bat an eye.
09 Dec 15 by member: Rckc
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