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Shellj685

Start Weight:	(13 Apr 07) 264.8 lb
Current Weight:	(27 Jun 08) 227.0 lb
Goal Weight:	199.0 lb

following: Weight Watchers
performance: losing 0.1 lb a week

Hello!!
My name is Michelle. I'm 23 years old. I have actually been on WW since March 2007! I started out at 264.8. I still have a ways to go, but I LOVE WW!! It has changed my life and I can now actually fit into an 18 (they're still a little snug - so I wouldnt wear them out yet - but they button!! haha) When I started, a size 22 was starting to get tight! (Yikes!) I have lost over 30 pounds! I am so proud of the progress I have made! Looking at old pics shows me that my face has changed a lot - I just have a lot more to lose. But, I'm truckin along!! I am so glad that I found this site to help me keep track of my journey!

fatsecret member since: 13 Oct 07

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	last weighin: losing 2.0 lb a week

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	last weighin: losing 3.6 lb a week

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2 published recipes

Shellj685's cookbook

cals: 185kcal | fat: 9.75g | carbs: 3.22g | prot: 20.36g

Turkey Burgers

These turkey burgers are totally tasty.

cals: 74kcal | fat: 1.11g | carbs: 6.11g | prot: 9.77g

Creamy Egg Salad

An easy, Weight Watchers friendly egg salad.

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Shellj685's latest posts

One Week Positive Thinking CHALLENGE!
Day 2

I am beautiful.
I am strong.
I am capable.
I am healthy.

posted 29 Jun 2008, 00:38

One Week Positive Thinking CHALLENGE!
Ok, Wow! I know this think began like a month ago - but I just now noticed it - and I feel better about myself just by reading all your comments! It says that we can start anytime and I want to be a part of this! So...

This is Day 1 for me. Today I weigh 227.0 pounds.

I am beautiful.
My body is changing.
I am making wise choices.
I dont have to overeat to feel full and satisfied.
I can be active.
I am loving and kind.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Very Happy

posted 27 Jun 2008, 23:22

50 LB WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - WELCOME
I dont know what happened this week... but i gained! ugh! Crying or Very sad

This week I'm gunna try to drink more water and do a different type of exercise. I really dont know how I'm gunna do this week's challenge cuz I live SO FAR from everything! But, maybe if I go somewhere, I'll park farther away and make myself walk more - something like that. Maybe next weigh in will be better! Crying or Very sad

Well, my biggest barrier is... hmmm... probably the urge to snack when I'm bored. Watching TV, on the computer, sitting around, it doesnt matter - I like putting things in my mouth. I dont really know why. I try to keep low point snacks in the house - and I dont buy junk food.
I also dont care for exercise. Sometimes I go through spurts where I'm really into it, and then other times I just dont want to at all! I dont think that I've ever even stuck with it long enough to see any results. Except for stretching and stuff - I have noticed that I feel better when I do that regularly - my back especially feels better.

I am committed to this challenge - even if I fall off once or twice. I'm so happy for those of you who lost this week! And as for the rest of us who didnt - I'm kinda glad I'm not alone! Maybe we'll catch up next week! Smile

posted 13 May 2008, 10:53

50 LB WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - WELCOME
Hey Everybody!! Y'all are doing so great!! I am 80 minutes into my 140 min/wk goal and still going!! I know its not as much as some of you movers and shakers! haha! Laughing

But its pretty good for me! Very Happy

We're gunna make it!

posted 08 May 2008, 21:30

50 LB WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - WELCOME
I have not been exercising at all, so I am not going to set too high of a goal right away! I think I'm going to start with 20 minutes a day. I think I can handle that. I have a stationary bike, so I will just use that for 20 min and do some stretches. So that is 140 minutes for the week. I know its not as big as other people's goals - but I know myself and I have to start out small or it will be hard for me to stick with it. Rolling Eyes

Ok... the final straw... hmmm... its a long story, but I will try to condense it! Well, I was heavy all of my teenage years. Once I hit puberty, my weight shot up! (And so did my boobs for that matter - basically overnight!) I didn't yo-yo, I just consistantly gained from that point on. It wasnt long before I was over 200 and still climbing. I was an overeater, an emotional eater, and I made poor choices. I used to raid the pantry at night and hide rappers under my mattress. I became a food addict. Well, this behavior progressed and we eventually found out that I had hypothyroid disease (which contributed to my hunger and weight gain). I was put on medication but it took a while to get it leveled out. May 2006, I got a job as a social worker at a residential care facility for children and moved out of my parents' house. That year, my weight skyrocketed. I reached 264.8! I was a mess. I became lonely and depressed - and I just wasnt taking care of myself. One night, I was at my parents house and my mom and I had a talk on the back porch. She asked me if I loved myself. I told her I didnt know, and after discussing it further I realized that I didnt. It started to make sense. The loneliness, then the eating, the guilt and shame from it - the cycle - it made sense now. I realized that my weight was the only area of my life that I had not given over to God. It was the only area that I didnt trust him with. So my mom helped my figure out what I needed to do (cuz I had no clue!). I took the scripture "Ask and if will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be openned" and I followed that. I started asking God everyday to teach me to love myself and take care of myself. Then I started seeking Him through His word. I looked up and wrote down every verse about seeking God. Then I knocked - I joined Weight Watchers! And God changed my life through it! I am now in control of food - and not the other way around! Its amazing! And I love myself now more than I ever have. Now I know that I am worth it - and I cant stop - God is not finished with me. Thats why I'm so thankful for this website and this challenge! You all remind me of that everyday! XOXO!! Very Happy

posted 05 May 2008, 16:34

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02 July 2008

I have to confess that I ate way too much pizza tonight - I still feel all full and blah... At least it was thin crust with just ham and pineapple. And ...

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27 June 2008

Slowly but surely - its coming down!

on diet Weight Watchers losing 0.1 lb a week

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Shellj685's Recent Food & Exercise

	1 serving pizza
	1 serving fiber one yogurt
	1/4 cup spinach

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