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Cheeks

Start Weight:	(26 Mar 08) 208.0 lb
Current Weight:	(12 Nov 08) 164.6 lb
Goal Weight:	150.0 lb

following: Weight Watchers
performance: losing 0.3 lb a week

Just got married in August 2007 to the most amazing man (gbags on this site) that I met at work of all places! Recently turned 39, and we are trying to have children...and having difficulties…a week after we were married, I found out that I'm in early pre-menopause/ovarian failure, so its less than a 1% chance that we'll be able to have kids on our own. We are on the journey of going to fertility clinics, acupuncture, whatever it takes, because we know we will have a family, just trying to figure out what way that will be. I'm an emotional eater, and as a result of finding this out, I put on about 30 pounds since August. I've done the Weight Watchers Flex Points plan in the past, and its worked for me (I'm a lifetime WW member and had lost 65 pounds) and I know it will work for me again!

I love hearing about peoples progress...like with the Biggest Loser, because I love seeing people transform...and before and afters! =)

207.9 = Start
200 = Reached (4/7/08)
190 = Reached (5/12/08)
10% weight loss (5/26/08)
180 = Reached (6/14/08)
170 = Reached (8/2/08)
160
150

Infinity and Beyond Challenge
Total Weight lost on Challenge: 9.9 pounds =)

B.E.A.C.H. Challenge

FatSecret member since: 26 Mar 08

Cheeks's Weight History

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Cheeks's latest member challenges

Cruise to Lose

status:	In Progress
currently:	Week 6 of 6
end date:	Friday 21 Nov 08
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Cheeks's buddies

	Janelleas on diet The South Beach Diet
	last weighin: gaining 1.2 lb a week

	ImLuuvd on diet The South Beach Diet
	last weighin: steady

	chefchristabug on diet Weight Watchers
	last weighin: gaining 0.6 lb a week

	bullytrouble on diet The South Beach Diet
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Cheeks's cookbook

cals: 111kcal | fat: 2.63g | carbs: 19.04g | prot: 3.29g

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins

A light and lovely muffin, especially for the fall.

cals: 219kcal | fat: 8.80g | carbs: 21.10g | prot: 14.52g

Eggplant Lasagna

If you love eggplant and lasagna, you'll love this no pasta, no fry casserole.

cals: 252kcal | fat: 13.65g | carbs: 16.89g | prot: 17.51g

Mexican Spaghetti

A delicious twist without regular noodles.

cals: 76kcal | fat: 2.33g | carbs: 4.20g | prot: 10.13g

Spinach Pie

An excellent, addictive spinach pie recipe.

cals: 160kcal | fat: 1.82g | carbs: 10.94g | prot: 25.08g

Flavorful Chicken Soup

Just a quick, basic chicken soup.

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Cheeks's latest posts

Trip to Vegas
Greg and I would go too for the 14th =) His side of the family typically has a family reunion every year in AZ the week of President's Day....so we'll be out in that neck of the woods anyway and could swing through there on our way! =)

posted 26 Aug 2008, 14:57

Summer B.E.A.C.H. Challenge!
GREEN SEA TURTLES:

Despite my great eating week. Weighed in at 169.7, a GAIN of .6 this week, sorry team! =( =( =(

Sat: 5
Sun: 5
Mon: 4
Tue: 5 (should be 10+++!)
Wed: 4
Thur: 5
Fri: 5

all that goodness....and still showed a gain for this week Sad

Hopefully my official FS weigh in on Monday will show a loss...or it will be my first gain I'll be recording since March!

posted 08 Aug 2008, 10:31

GREEN SEA TURTLES
GREEN SEA TURTLES Weigh-in and Week total:

Week 2: Weight 169.1 (lost 2.2 pounds)

Sat: 5
Sun: 4
Mon: 5
Tue: 5
Wed: 3
Thu: 4
Fri: 5
Total: 31 points

posted 02 Aug 2008, 08:30

OPRAH SHOW! Gone WILD with FATSECRET!!
Okay, I just wrote up and submitted my letter to the Oprah show...I had to downsize it tremendously due to the 2000 character maximum!! Here it is, so you can see what I posted...not sure what everyone else sent.
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FatSecret.com (FS), its more than just a weight loss community; its an outpouring of support on all levels.

I encourage you to log onto FatSecret.com & check out my profile, Cheeks. I got married this past August 2007, a month later we found out that I was in pre-menopause/ovarian failure at age 38. Turns out, I have a genetic defect called Fragile X. Being an emotional eater, this news was devastating, & before we knew it, it was 7 months later, & we were both 30+ pounds heavier.

March 2008 my husband did a search & came across the FS site. We logged on, created profiles, & after a week of moving through the in's & out's of the site, we realized how beneficial the site really was. You could add food values, it would calculate points, keep a running tally. I found myself commenting on other members journals (one of the best features on this site in my opinion). Before I realized it, I was sharing my life with "strangers" on the site, and letting them into a part of me that I wouldnt have necessarily shared with someone I knew at say work. I read other profiles & realized that some were also experiencing things I was. As a result, I have actually been connected with someone who knows exactly what I'm experiencing because she also has the Fragile X gene.

Again, I ask you to log onto the site, see all the benefits it has, read journals, profiles, see all the encouragement everyone gives to other members, no matter what type of diet they are on (Atkin's, South Beach, Weight Watchers, etc.). Everyone is on this site for the same reason, to lose weight & receive support that they weren't getting elsewhere.

Oh, did I mention its FREE? Well…it is.

I'm not sure who created Fatsecret.com, but I can tell you that there isn't a day that goes by that I don't silently thank them for creating such a fantastic, supportive site.

posted 01 Aug 2008, 08:55

OPRAH SHOW! Gone WILD with FATSECRET!!
I'm in as well Smile

I'll write something tonight and send it in to Oprah as well to join on this fatsecret Oprah band wagon Smile

thanks for getting this started! =)

posted 31 Jul 2008, 09:13

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Cheeks's journal

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04 November 2008

Day 3 of being on track again! So far so good, the scale even showed a loss this morning. Hubby and I went and voted this morning to beat the crowds…then ...

on diet Weight Watchers

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03 November 2008

=( Ugh!!!! I just saw that its been a week since I've recorded anything. I have a gain...not that I'm surprised in the least. I could give a laundry list ...

on diet Weight Watchers gaining 1.2 lb a week

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Cheeks's Recent Food & Exercise

	0.17 cup, unpacked brown sugar
	2 servings brummel
	1/2 cup blueberries
	Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph
	Volleyball
	Volleyball

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Cheeks's Groups

Photographing FatSecret
As an aspiring photographer who loves to do portraits I would love to see what all you lovely FS people look like.

Weight-Loss for Busy Professionals
A group for professionals who struggle with balancing weight-loss with careers. Support, tips & friendships are encouraged.

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Cheeks's Recent Activity

Cheeks's own activity

	commented on balance's journal.
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	recorded a weigh in.
	commented on JulieC's journal.

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	Densible commented on their journal.
	ranchwoman updated their exercise diary.
	ImLuuvd commented on Densible's journal.

Weight Watchers Recent Activity

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	kimlarson joined challenge 25 lbs by New Years Day.
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