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    Hi Everyone! I’m back online, though still in Michigan visiting friends and family. I weighed in today at 148, making it 60 pounds lost since January 5

I admit I was very surprised at the continued loss, since I’ve been eating out quite a bit since I got to MI and not exercising more than a time or two a week. But then I thought about it and I have been continuing to count calories  and sticking to 1500 to 2000 a day so even though the weight loss has slowed I think it’s completely appropriate and I’m happy where my metabolism apparently is at the moment.

Anyway, it’s been a while and my internet here is kinda slow so if buddies wanna message me it’ll help get me back into the cycle and swing of it all It’s great to be back and I hope everyone is doing well

Start Weight: 208

Current Weight: 158

Goal Weight: 140

Today’s Measurements

Waist: 29 1/2    Goal: 26

Stomach: 31 1/2   Goal: 28

Hips:  37 1/2   Goal: 36

Thigh: 22   Goal: 20

Arm: 12 1/2   Goal: 11

I wore one of my bikinis for the first time at a pool yesterday. It felt great to be in a two-piece again, even if when I sat up I still had a roll lol

Hello all! Long time no log-on Hope you are all doing great. I’ll try to catch up on messages in a bit.

 I finally did my measurements for the first time today. Haven’t gotten on a scale in a week or more and was going nuts so even though I never did initial measurements…here’s where I am after 50 pounds lost.

Bust: 36   Goal: 34

 Stomach (at belly button): 34 Goal: 30

Waist (thinnest point): 30 Goal: 26

Hip: 38   Goal: 36

 Thigh: 22 1/2   Goal: 20 1/2

P.S. Jessica, thanks again for the advice to name the negative voices in my head when they start up with the “you’re still so fat” nonsense. I call it “litterbox”, because like a litterbox, it is full of…

I’m leaving tomorrow morning to visit my aunt in Indianapolis, Indiana for 3 weeks, and then I’m heading up to Michigan to visit family and (mostly) friends for a month. I haven’t seen the MI people for 3 years (since graduating high school) so I’m excited to show off the fact that I’m basically the size I was in 9th grade

I’m not too worried about re-gaining, since I’ve gotten used to running outside (instead of at a gym which I’d have to find in both IN and MI) and since my eating is generally what my Aunt has been trying to get me to switch to for years (six to eight small meals a day, lots of fruits and veggies) but naturally the idea of only having buddyslim once or twice a week is a tad scary.

I went to a thrift store today to get a few summer items. I haven’t bought new clothes for myself in two years, because the last time I did it was incredibly depressing having to purchase size 14 and 16 pairs of jeans, and don’t get me started on the prospect of wearing short shorts back then. But today at Savers I only bought size 8s! A few of the pairs of shorts are tight on my stomach but everything “gets on” lol which is awesome. I went in intending to only get “goal clothes” but managed to get a bunch of stuff I can wear starting tomorrow! that’s a pretty great feeling. Size 8s were my goal all along (the lowest I ever got down to since I was twelve was a size 6) but I figured it would take getting down to 140-145 pounds. I can’t believe that at almost 160 I’m wearing them. bizarre right?

okay I’ve blah blah’d on enough. Just letting you all know I won’t be on as much for two months or so but i’ll booster and comment as much as I can, and I’ll think of you all everyday. Here’s to a great summer of weight loss and health!

I’ve been losing weight healthily and consistently, and been feeling great. Loving my body, loving myself. Being proud of my body, being proud of myself. And then a couple days ago, it started. The thoughts. “I am fat.” “I look so gross.” Grabbing at parts of my legs and my stomach and mumbling or thinking “Look at all that fat. Gross!”So sure that I’ve gained weight, that my clothes are getting tighter and tighter instead of looser.

Just like when I was younger, these thoughts have nothing to do with facts, and everything to do with mental self-hatred. I have only continued to lose weight, not gained but I’m “sure” it’s the other way around.

Yes I still have fat, yes I still want to lose 20 more pounds, but even so I’ve been feeling nothing but positive for so long, because for the first time in my life I’ve been losing weight through exercise and reasonably healthy eating, instead of through general starvation. I even measured myself again this morning and I’ve lost another inch almost everywhere but I still was going “I’m getting bigger. I know I am!” It’s those old anorexic (yes I said/admitted it) thoughts and mindsets that caused me to starve myself and f*ck up my metabolism all throughout middle school and early parts of high school. It’s so hard to fight off those thoughts, and I absolutely HAVE TO, because if I let them continue I’ll end up crash dieting and that’ll only lead to weight gain.

Help?

swore I would take my first shots in a bikini once I got under 160. Now you buddyslimmers are the only ones who will see it until I get down to about 150 but still. It gets on and I don’t wanna die wearing it so that’s progress right?

so for the past two weeks my buddies may have noticed my tracker moved down almost every other day. Crazy right? I’ve been trying from the start to switch things up as often as I can, normally trying to be a little healthier every couple weeks, and the past two weeks the update has been that I absolutely get my 5 fruits and veggies every single day, with at least two of the servings being carrots (carrots and green beans and brocoli are the only veggies I actually like). And even though my calorie intake has basically been the same as always (even eating a couple pieces of candy or a couple cookies about every other day), I’ve been losing weight like crazy.

Case in point: This morning I weighed 158.8, or 159 technically This means I’ve lost 49 pounds of fat! and have only 19 to go. I’m officially in the “less than 20 to lose” bunch now.

I’ve been jogging 30-40 minutes 5 or 6 days a week for about a month now, and along with my little changes in dietary habits, this has made a huge difference. Even without doing weights like I did in the beginning, my body is getting very toned and my stomach and back are much flatter than they’ve been in a loooonnnnng time. I also do 300 crunches and 50 push-ups 3 days a week, and I’m sure this has helped big time as well.

Okay I’m just in a really good place had to brag to my buddies who have been there in all the tough times as well. I know the last set of pounds are the hardest so I’m prepared for it to take a bit, but I’m so excited for the final lap of weight loss and continuing my journey after