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  • Name: MissyBelle
  • City: Bluefield
  • Region: West Virginia
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 162.6cm
Start weight: 255.00lb
Current weight: 230.25lb
Goal weight: 150.00lb
Lost to date: 24.75lb
Remaining: 80.25lb

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02/02/2012 21:00

2/2 - Reporting In. Lost.

Hey.  I lost 1 3/4 lbs. this week.  I'm still watching what I eat, still doing a little bit of aerobics and also a little bit of weight-lifting.
 
I've now lost MORE than half of my previous weight-loss back again!   Yeay!!!  I'm over the hump!!!
 
Whenever I lose weight, I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to do.  When I'm not losing weight, or even gaining, I feel miserable and the world is an ugly place.  I choose to keep on losing weight and feeling happier in a better world.
 
Well, on to next weigh-in!  Later

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01/26/2012 21:10

1/26 - Back on. Lost 5 lbs. in three weeks.

Hey.  I'm feeling pretty good today, because I just got back on to post my new weight and found that I've lost 5 lbs. since I was last on here.
 
My weight-loss still isn't going very fast, but Hey!  It all counts!  It's so much better than gaining or maintaining.
 
A few days ago, I started lifting weights a little bit.  At my age, I have to go easy to start with or else I'll hurt myself and then won't be able to do much of anything.  So . . . I'm re-starting slowly and carefully.  Patience.
 
I'm trying to get all three aspects of losing weight going for me:  1. food   2. aerobics   3.  muscle-building,
 
I also have started telling myself that "I'm pretty."  (Hey, God says to call things as though they ARE, doesn't He?  LOL )   I give myself nothing but positive "self-talk" with a "can-do" attitude.
 
Well, that's enough for now.  Be back another day with results again.
 
Bye for now.  Good luck, all.
 
P.S.  I just realized that I'm halfway back to the amount that I lost before!!!   (I HAD lost about 45 or 46 lbs., then life hit my husband and myself hard -- right between the eyes-- then I regained almost all of my weight-- and now I've lost half of that ---- again!)    Whooppppeeeee!!! 
 

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01/03/2012 05:59

1/2/12 - Still Struggling

Hi.  Today, I recorded my present gain.  I haven't really wrapped my head around making all the effort to change my lifestyle again, yet.
 
My DH didn't go to work today, as I expected.  I forgot that a lot of people had the day off today.  I just can't even start to lose weight with him home all the time.
 
Hopefully, I can start tomorrow, when he WILL be back to work and "Out of My Hair".  AAAARRRRgggghhhhh.    What am I going to do whenever he retires?!!
 
I think I'll probably go CRAZY!  Heh-heh.
 
Later.

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01/01/2012 07:05

1/1/12 - Happy New Year!

Hey.  It's now 12:55 AM here in WV.  This is the first time, I've used the year 2012.
 
I haven't been on here for about two weeks now.  Ive been eating out quite a bit (which is how I usually gain my weight the most).  My DH has been off work a lot, and that makes it impossible for me to lose weight.  Hopefully, he'll be back to work on a regular basis by Monday.
 
He hurt his back pretty badly a couple of weeks ago and has taken quite a bit of time off work.  He had to go to the doctor for a steroid shot and some pills for inflammation and pain.  He's good enough to go back to work now.
 
We did have to cancel his pet scan appointment.  Now that he's better, we need to reschedule it.
 
As far as my weight goes, I haven't been on the scales for about 5 or 6 days now.  I think my weight is either the same as two weeks ago, or I've gained a little.  I'll let you know when I weigh again.
 
I really need to get on the ball, if I'm going to look good and go to my 50th class reunion this fall.  (Never been to any of them before.)
 
I'm starting some serious thinking about how I regain my weight -- and how to get control of those situations from now on.
 
Later.

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12/18/2011 04:29

12/17 - Started losing again.

Hi.
Since my last post, I hadn't entered the weight I gained into my weight log.  Well, today I did.  I updated my weight log.  I'm now at 7 lbs. heavier than I was a few months ago.  (Last week, I was 8 1/2 lbs. heavier.)  I lost 1 1/2 lbs. this week.
 
I'm still having a hard time sticking to it.  Hopefully, being on EP again will help.
 
My DH is scheduled to have his petscan this week.  Please continue to pray that it isn't cancer.  He has already decided that - if it IS cancer - he's not taking chemo.  We've heard (from natural medicine resources) that chemo is absolutely worthless!!!  Instead, he'd try a natural healing approach.
 
I'm still going to TOPS, btw.  I need all the support I can get.
 
Later.
 
 

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12/12/2011 06:43

12/12 - Back, again.

Hi.
 
I've been gone from EP for about three months now.  I've been very busy, plus going through another rough time for the last couple of weeks.  (My husband may have lung cancer.  His biopsy didn't provide us with a clear diagnosis, so he needs to have a PET scan soon.  Please say a prayer for him.)
 
I haven't tried AT ALL to lose weight, in fact, I've GAINED.  I hate to even say how much.  (No, not all of my weight back.  Ha-ha.  Thank goodness!))
 
I'm just about ready to start trying once again.  I'm trying to "get my head in the right place."  It's really hard to start over when you haven't tried at all for quite a while.  But, I can do it.  I've done it before, and I can do it again.
 
That's all for now.

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09/02/2011 18:38

9/2 - Weighed in = lost 2 lbs in 2 wks

Hey.
 
I haven't been on here for about two weeks, I think.  I've been knocked down healthwise, but I'm on the mend.  Besides a stomach virus, I hurt my back and couldn't do ANYTHING for a while.  But I'm up now and can do a little very light housework.  I'll be glad when I can exercise again and do good weight-loss food prep.
 
I've managed to lose 2 lbs. in the last couple of weeks.  (It's easy to lose when you can't get up to eat or snack anytime you want.  Ha-ha)
 
Anyways, back a few weeks or so ago, when I was keeping my two grandsons for five days, I took them bowling once.  It had been about 30 years since I had gone, and I'm telling you, my body felt COMPLETELY different!   I felt like I only had HALF the body that I used to have.  (So, this is what it feels like to be old and feeble!)  I asked the alley manager how old his oldest customer is - and he told me a 91 year-old woman!!!  Well.  If she can do it, so can I -- again --  someday, of course.
 
I've known for a long time that I need to re-develop all of my body's muscles.  I think that all of the "diets" that I've been on (plus years of not enough activity) has robbed me of muscle tissue.  Plus, I'm older, so my bones have gotten a little thinner, too.)
 
Well, when I went bowling, it REALLY hit home, in a BIG way, that I need to "bulk up."  So, I've decided to do muscle-building workouts three days a week - when my back gets better.  (Plus aerobics, as usual.)
 
Sorry if I've bored you.  That's just what's been on my mind lately.
 
Wishing you success!   Later. 

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08/19/2011 18:55

8/19 - Weigh-in - Gained 3 lbs.

Hey.  This is me, facing the music.  Paying for my sins of the past week.  After my last weigh-in, I started out the week with a little gain from eating out, (which is typical of me).  Then, I usually try really hard to lose before the week finishes out, but this week I didn't do it.  Two reasons.  One - I guess I was a little tired of working so hard at it.  Two - I've had my two grandsons () with me this week.  I always gain more weight whenever I have people here to cook for and eat out with.  So, I've been a  bad lady.
 
The boys will be going home on Sunday, () so I have some hope of having a small loss this week to come.
 
I hope you are doing well, whoever you are.
 
Later.

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08/11/2011 17:50

8/11 - Weigh-in = Lost 1 1/2 lbs.

Hi.  This morning, I got on the scales, and they said that I lost 1 1/2 lbs.  Yeay, me!  You know, one of the best feelings in the world is when you're losing weight!!  When I'm not losing (and also gaining), I feel very DEPRESSED.  But when I'm losing, I FEEL GREAT!!!   What a difference a "pound" can make!!!

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08/05/2011 04:09

8/4 - Weigh-in - Lost 1 lb.

Hey.  Today the scales said that I lost 1 lb.  Okay.  I accept it.  But this week to come, I want to lose more than that if I can.  I'm wanting to lose at least 1 1/2 lbs. per week on average.  Oh, well.
 
I have a goal-date in mind.  My 50th high school reunion will be in the fall of 2012.  I've never been to a single one of them before, and I REALLY want to go to that one -- looking like a "hottie."  Yes, a 68-year-old hottie!  Hey!!  If you're looking good AT ALL at that age --- you're a hottie!
 
I've got a LOT of losing to do.   Later!  Success to all of us!

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