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I've lost 25 pounds! Since January 3rd!





In "weight" not in British money!

Yep - I've decided that this is the year to get this weight off.

So wish me luck - as I'm a great "starter" and not a good "finisher"

Well done.

Keep exercising! Apparently it's good for you.........

we shall watch this space very carefully and expect a true and honest report

What a fantastic start - well done - I am sure you can stick to this one!

what are you doing differently?

What kind of exercise?

And how long do you exercise, and how many days a week?


And why are my scales stuck? Stupid things must be broken....

My scale seems to be stuck too ... I've been bouncing around among the same darned 3 pounds for over a year now ...

Well lets see...

I'm eating right - low carbs, higher (leaner) protein,(but not as protein dependent as the Atkins or Southbeach diet) fresh veggies & fruit - staying away from bread, pasta, potatos, rice, cheese, desserts etc. and walking or swimming at least three times a week.

And no - it's not easy as I have one HUGE sweet tooth! So I try to grab something that's low in suger or is suger-free when I want something "sweet" (trying to wean myself off of suger - not that I'm diabetic or anything).

So everyday is basically:

Breakfast: Sourdough toast and an egg.
Morning snack: apple and protein bar (Zone bars are great!).
Lunch: chicken/fish/cottage cheese w/2 cups raw veggies & crackers.
Afternoon snack: an orange & a protein shake.
Dinner: beef/shrimp/chicken/fish and 2 cups cooked veggies (or combination of cooked and raw, and twice a week I get 1/2 a baked potato. I can only have beef twice a week. And no pork!
And at least 10 glasses of water every day - and I can only use light salt.

Yes it looks strict - but the bars and shakes are taking care of my "sweet tooth" and I don't get hungry as long as I remember to drink all of my water. It's medically complete and I take vitamins and Essencial Fatty Acids to make sure I'm getting everything my body needs. It's a program called "Slim-4-life" and you weigh in every week (like Weight Watchers).

Only this week I was sick - so I threw a little "pity party" and I had chineese food and a brownie! Oh well - back on the wagon today!

Okay guys - as of this morning I've lost 35 lbs!!!

Woohoo!!!

I'll update you again in another couple of weeks. My goal is to have 50 off by the end of May.

You're losing too fast, Michele. Five pounds a week isn't healthy ... it must be that your spinal fluid has drained away.

That could explain why the floor looks so much closer...

Ah well ... you were sick. That's understandable then.

I lost another 3.5 lbs right after my "25" post, but then was actually up 3/4 of a lb last Saturday when I weighed in. So that means I've lost 6.5 this week - but last week I wasn't losing anything because of all the cold pills I was on... so a lot of it this week could be weight that wanted to leave last week - but decided to stick around to see if I would survive the "AW flu"!

Well ... keep up the good progress, Michele.

If you'd like, I could scrape up another pestilence to help you along ... may I recommend disintery?

Weigh to go Lady M!!

Just remember to take all your large clothes to charity. NOW!! Do it NOW!!!
Soon muscle will add weight. Do not despare! Or disapear!

Update: 48 lbs to date... and still going! WOOHOO!!!! And I'm going to the gym four times a week.

Ah, I bet you're going to the gym because the pool is ice-cold, which beats the summer heat.

But congrats anyway.

Good for you!

Michele, you can write a book about your diet, and become rich and famous.

Good thing I'll be thinner when I have to do that appearance on Oprah!