Welcome to my online weight loss journal. I am on a program called Lean for Life. I started my journey on January 20, 2004 weighing over 363. I use this journal to post my successes, struggles, and trials . I hope that I motivate, inspire and encourage others in the process. I post once a week so come back and see how I am doing.
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Goals: 1. 180/185 pounds or size 12/14 (whichever comes first) 2. Tone and shape my legs, thighs and arms
Personal Motivators: • I will be able to wear my size 12 dresses for the Black & White Affair Dec 06 and on the cruise in 2007. • I will have maintained control in what I eat and my exercise. • I will reach my size 12/14 with all my 16's too big. • I will continue to shop at any store. • I will be able to wear my swimsuit with no skirt no wrap.
• My thunder thighs will be gone. • Self sabotage will be a thing of the past.
ITS NOT EASY , I CAN TELL U ,BUT UR DOING QUITE WELL !!! 
Just browsing the ring to see how everyone is doing. Keep up the good work girl, you are my inspiration!! 
I'd love to weigh about 170! I'm right at 218 now and I need to get back on the ball, ya know?! Good luck to you!
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I always get inspired to keep trying to lose the buldge every time I leave your site. 
No extreme challenges this week with food. I daresay I have found the determination to reach my goal. I feel as strong as I did in the beginning and that's saying a great deal. I never used the words "semi legal" in the early stages on my journey. I look at the things I had deemed "semi legal" and I have no desire for them - not worth the backtracking.
After keeping control during TOM last week, I felt empowered even more.
I like to post questions that have been asked on one of my weight loss support groups sometimes. Here is the latest great question:
What keeps you from giving up? I have been thinking of this a lot lately. There are some days I would just love to pitch it and not think of what I am going to eat and just eat whatever everyone is eating without thinking about gaining weight. But I think I have made peace with my head and can honestly say that what keeps me from throwing it all to the curb is all the success's that I read about. Some get to goal fast and some get to goal after years. I have been going at this 2 years as of June 1st and have no plans on ever ditching this WOL because eating LC is the only thing ever helped me lose weight and keep it off this long. What keeps you going?
My response:
The fact that I have been down that road before and I know where it leads. Giving up is not an option for me. After 2 1/2 years, this is the life I am leading now and I don't see a reason to change it. Again I know where my old WOL/WOE leads and I never want to be that person again. If I ever find myself wondering "what if", I always have a "before" picture near me to answer that question.
Weigh in - 186 down 3
. Yet again a new Lean for Life low and one pound away from my lowest . So I recovered from my 5 pound gain that I started this round at 197 and lost 6 more - now that's encouraging. Technically I lost 11 pounds this round even though 5 were relost from a gain. Now I would love to have an 11 pound loss after completing another round. For the next two weeks I will be doing the MA (metabolic adjustment) phase. Usually I maintain what I have lost - I have even managed to lose during this time. Either way I will be happy and ready to lose more.
My exercise was good. I can't give it the A+ plus of the past two weeks, but all and all it was a good week. After 7 straight days pf exercise, my body demanded a break then other things got in the way and I ended with 3 free days which goes against my guidelines, but I won't beat myself up about. I ended last month with 848 minutes - that's 15 more than May. I am starting July off with 206 minutes. I am still enjoying the walk/jog at the track at least once a week on the weekend. I am striving to make it to 1000 this month or at least in the 900's.
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