I’ve never found diet books to be particularly helpful since the problem for me has never been about not knowing what to do. I don’t need one more food plan or another exercise routine. After more than forty years of trying diet after diet and… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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After watching a particularly disturbing episode of “Hoarders” the other day D and I attacked our garage and uncovered jeans and a tee shirt from my big girl days. In fact it’s the very same jeans and tee shirt I’m wearing in a photo here. As you… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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So how are those New Year’s Resolutions working out for you? If you’re still keeping them with a full week of 2010 under your belt then a tip of my hat in your direction. If I wore hats that is which I don’t because I look silly and slightly… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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I noticed the other day that I have a lot of coats and the sight of them hanging in row made me cry. Normally, outerwear isn’t a significantly emotional event in my life. I don’t break into tears and snot at the sight of a parka or sob… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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When I was 325 pounds I grew fairly irked listening to people on the other side of weight loss telling me that losing their weight had been easy compared to keeping the weight off once they reached their goal. I am of course equally irked to… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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Just one day short of a two weeks since surgery and my recovery is moving along great. Little pain. Minimal pain medication. More mobility. While I’m still spending much of my days in bed being attended to by my two furry nurses, I’m also doing a… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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On Monday I spent eight hours in the kitchen baking 7 different varieties of cookies and double batches of each for a total of 500 cookies, more or less. No joke. Our dining room table was hidden under plates, piles, and stacks of cookies. It… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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I didn’t weigh in tonight as I begin transition tomorrow and will begin meeting with a new group on Wednesday mornings instead of Tuesday afternoons and when I say transition I mean transitioning to FOOD! For the next four weeks I will s-l-o-w-l-y… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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. . . . . . . I know! It’s been forever since I posted which might have led you to think I’d fallen face first into a triple chocolate mocha cake with hazelnut buttercream frosting but contraire mon ami! I’m still… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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At the end of end of nearly two months of the liquid fast I’ve lost a total of just over 33 pounds. My BMI has gone from 37.1 to 32.0 and I’ve lost a total of 19+ inches to my overall measurements. This means from my highest weight back in 1999 I’m… Don’t stop now…keep reading!

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