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aliquotaliquot Registered Users Posts: 227
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This section of the forums is kinda a downer. Who has some kind of victory to share? Even a small one like avoiding the cookies calling your name in the pantry when you are PMSing and REALLY want something sweet. Or fitting into something you couldn't before. Anything! We need to stay positive!

This weekend my boyfriend and I went to NYC for a valentine's weekend...well, I ate like CRAP, but my bf took this picture of me and I actually looked at it and thought for the first time ever "OMG I LOOK SKINNY!!!!"

I started losing weight last year (2010) in January when I weighed about 245lbs (I am 5'5'' for reference)...here is my obligatory horrible fat picture from when I was in a friend's wedding.

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And here is the picture from this weekend at 187.5lbs, a 56 pound loss so far! (Ignore the hair...we were walking around the windy city all day!)

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  • murrrcatmurrrcat Registered Users Posts: 9,596
    DAMN!!! you look awesome!! and so does your hair!
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  • ShrekLoverShrekLover Registered Users Posts: 2,551 Curl Neophyte
    Wow! What a difference. You should share your tips.
  • yv0nneyv0nne Registered Users Posts: 372
    Wow! That's an amazing accomplishment. Congratulations :)

    Tonight I am indulging. I am going to enjoy some delicious supper then delicious dessert. I may eat away my almost-there 6pack. I have some hilarious photos taken for reference and here is one shortly after day 30 of starting p90x:
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  • aliquotaliquot Registered Users Posts: 227
    sdc wrote: »
    Wow! What a difference. You should share your tips.

    I already shared a bunch of my tips on this thread: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/curly-fitness/119004-what-some-easy-tips-tricks-eating-healthy-come-share.html and I use MyPlate - Food Diary & Food Calorie Counter | LIVESTRONG.COM to count calories!
    3a/b in Piscataway, NJ
    Fine, low porosity, loves protein!

    Cleansing - Burt's Bees or CJ
    RO - CJBSC
    LI - GDLI, CJCR
    Styling - Re:Coil and CJCQ
  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    This thread needs resurrection immediately!!! Post your successes and such!! I hit my first 20 lbs loss when I weighed in on Sunday. 7.6 lbs to go till I lose 10% of my original weight. Losing 115 lbs is the ultimate goal. I'm up to jogging for twenty minutes and I can float in and out of the plus size and misses sizing at Maurices


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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    TMI ALERT:
    I got armpit sweat for the first time ever in my life. It is so haaaaaard for me to sweat. I have had a trainer before and he would work me hard my dad was a maniac when I would workout with him.... If a dribble would come out. So yay I had two damp spots


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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    TMI ALERT:
    I got armpit sweat for the first time ever in my life. It is so haaaaaard for me to sweat. I have had a trainer before and he would work me hard my dad was a maniac when I would workout with him.... If a dribble would come out. So yay I had two damp spots


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    Lamo! Girl I bust a sweat just from sitting down sometimes so I'd love to be on the other side of the coin! But congrats on your armpit sweat!
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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Nappy_curly_crown wrote: »
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    TMI ALERT:
    I got armpit sweat for the first time ever in my life. It is so haaaaaard for me to sweat. I have had a trainer before and he would work me hard my dad was a maniac when I would workout with him.... If a dribble would come out. So yay I had two damp spots


    Curse you iPhone!!!

    Lamo! Girl I bust a sweat just from sitting down sometimes so I'd love to be on the other side of the coin! But congrats on your armpit sweat!

    Yeah my friends would look at me like I don't get it when we would hit the club. I would dance so hard jump around.... makeup pristine when I walked out while I am trying to make sure no napkin bits were left behind on their foreheads.


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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Went down in my bra size *whoot whoot*


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  • LAwomanLAwoman Registered Users Posts: 2,949 Curl Neophyte
    Everyone is doing great. I'm at a standstill in my efforts. GRRR. Need to kick it up.
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Went down in my bra size *whoot whoot*


    Curse you iPhone!!!


    That is great! I can't wait til mine go down. I miss being a "B".... I'm at a full C right now. The girls definitely fluctuate with my weight. :(
  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    LAwoman wrote: »
    Everyone is doing great. I'm at a standstill in my efforts. GRRR. Need to kick it up.
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Went down in my bra size *whoot whoot*


    Curse you iPhone!!!


    That is great! I can't wait til mine go down. I miss being a "B".... I'm at a full C right now. The girls definitely fluctuate with my weight. :(

    I am a DD trying to get to a C


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  • CocoTCocoT Registered Users Posts: 5,330
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


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  • vegas_curlsvegas_curls Registered Users Posts: 860 Curl Novice
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


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    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:
  • CocoTCocoT Registered Users Posts: 5,330
    vegas_curls wrote: »
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:
    Camelbaks are awesome! I have the groove one with the filter inside of the straw. Its really convenient. I highly recommend it!

    And congrats on the weight loss! I haven't been weighing myself either but I've been keeping track of my measurements. I feel like it's a better way for me because its easier to see the transformation that my body is taking as opposed to just looking at the scale. I weighed myself in January and I'll do it again when I go home this weekend, but I'm really much less concerned with the numbers on the scale.
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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    vegas_curls wrote: »
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:

    I wish I was where you were right now. Let me exit this thread to keep the positivity going


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  • vegas_curlsvegas_curls Registered Users Posts: 860 Curl Novice
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    vegas_curls wrote: »
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:

    I wish I was where you were right now. Let me exit this thread to keep the positivity going


    Curse you iPhone!!!

    Just take it one day at a time, hon, you'll get there!
  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    LAwoman wrote: »
    Everyone is doing great. I'm at a standstill in my efforts. GRRR. Need to kick it up.
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Went down in my bra size *whoot whoot*


    Curse you iPhone!!!


    That is great! I can't wait til mine go down. I miss being a "B".... I'm at a full C right now. The girls definitely fluctuate with my weight. :(

    I am a DD trying to get to a C


    Curse you iPhone!!!

    I must be the only member of the big tatas club that's mourning the loss of the girls. I was a DD/DDD and now I'm a D/DD and I'm sad :(
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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


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    Great job CocoT!!!! Keep up the good job
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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    vegas_curls wrote: »
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:

    Wow that's a big lose! Congrats!
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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    vegas_curls wrote: »
    CocoT wrote: »
    It's been about 3 weeks since I've last measured myself and I'm down another 6 inches. Since January I've lost over 12 inches. Most from my boobs and midsection. My waist is almost 30 inches!

    One of my coworkers actually commented on me slimming down today. The first non-family to comment. It feels really good for people to notice things like this. It really takes hard work. I mean I don't need the validation but it's just really nice.

    Hmm. What else? ...oh! I haven't drank soda or juice for over 2 months. My camelbak has had me fall in love with water. So it is now my beverage of choice


    Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

    You and Turtles - sounds like I really need to get a camelback, huh?

    In other news, I don't know how many total pounds I've lost, but I'm glad to say that I'm comfortably wearing size 14 clothes, down from 18W/20. :toothy5:

    I wish I was where you were right now. Let me exit this thread to keep the positivity going


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    You will get there...we both will! One day at a time! Don't try and measure your success by someone else's.
    We all go at our own paces. You're moving in the right direction and that's what is important.
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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Thx today was a lil rough.


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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Thx today was a lil rough.


    Curse you iPhone!!!

    We all have our rough days...trust me I know. You're doing great! Be kind to yourself!
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  • anonymous_103081anonymous_103081 Registered Users Posts: 492
    I'll share some success:)

    I'm only four pounds away from my goal weight and fit into my size 6 jeans. I'm very pleased.
    25", hennahead, CO, goal: hip
  • vegas_curlsvegas_curls Registered Users Posts: 860 Curl Novice
    Throwing out all my 42D bras... just replaced them with 40Cs. :blob5:
  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Yay!!! I need to be right behind you. I need to budget though to get some more. On another note starting jillian's ripped in thirty. Hoping to have enough money in a couple of weeks to buy her body revolution


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  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Today's run was awesome. I had not run in a week and I ran 2 miles in 30 minutes. Even when I took a break I did not finish two full laps around the walking trail. Yaaay!! AND I'm 3 lbs away from losing 10% of my body weight


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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    Lost 15 inches off my body last month (YEAH BOY!!!). Unfortunately the scale didn't move one lick. Up and down the same 2-3 pounds. It JUST moved this morning after 3 weeks of nothing.

    Had to purchase new bras (I'm not happy about this one). 42DDs are now to big...down to a 40DD and in some styles a 40D. I liked my tig ole bittys and they are fading into the sunset. Sigh.
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  • Nappy_curly_crownNappy_curly_crown Registered Users Posts: 4,162 Curl Connoisseur
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Today's run was awesome. I had not run in a week and I ran 2 miles in 30 minutes. Even when I took a break I did not finish two full laps around the walking trail. Yaaay!! AND I'm 3 lbs away from losing 10% of my body weight


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    Dayum that's great! I'm not even going to tell you how long it takes me to run ONE mile let alone two...lol.
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  • inheritedcurlsinheritedcurls Registered Users Posts: 2,954 Curl Connoisseur
    I'm so excited. I ran 3 consistent miles on Monday...at a 9:50 pace. I have not ran 3 solid miles together since before kiddos (2005). I was so excited. Now I just have to work on speed... I still want to hit my goal of running a 5K competively...but now at least I know I can make it that far.

    My weight is staying the same even with all the exercise and watching what I eat...maybe I need to measure inches. Do you guys do your own measuring? Have anything you follow?
  • gagirl09gagirl09 Registered Users Posts: 2,316
    Nappy_curly_crown wrote: »
    gagirl09 wrote: »
    Today's run was awesome. I had not run in a week and I ran 2 miles in 30 minutes. Even when I took a break I did not finish two full laps around the walking trail. Yaaay!! AND I'm 3 lbs away from losing 10% of my body weight


    Curse you iPhone!!!

    Dayum that's great! I'm not even going to tell you how long it takes me to run ONE mile let alone two...lol.

    Thanks. It was a running program I found in one of my vegan books. Literally jan 1st I walked 5 ran1 walked 5 and went from their


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