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#19348 - 12/19/05 05:37 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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Registered: 11/15/05
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JJ.....
Many years ago, when I weighed a wopping 180, I read a book called "Staying Thin". This was in the early 80's ONE thing stuck from reading that book.(I cannot tell you anything else I read)
He said, "Just tell yourself that if you do not eat that (chocolate cake, candy,chips etc) you will not die! That was the KEY to my successfully losing 60 lbs. I changed my way of thinking.
Now, being 48, I am comfy at 140 lbs. Granted I gained some back, but I'm really feeling great. Also, after my hyst. nearly 12 years ago, my weight has been steady, give or take a lb.or two during holidays.
The nice thing about not eating "that thing" is that you can always have it later. They are NOT discontinuing chips,choclate cake. It'll taste better when you can afford to eat it!!
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#19350 - 12/19/05 07:04 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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That is the key. what works for YOU. Nothing worked for me as a kid. My poor mother used to bribe me to lose weight. One year I was promised this beautiful leopard coat if I just lost 14 lbs. Never got the coat. I was a fat kid. She'd always say, "di, have some fruit instead (of that fudge pop, or something)". too bad she never saw me thin. (she died when I was 18) I weighted myself daily; measured all parts of my body daily and had a chart. I HAD to see what I was doing was working or I'd stop. I know what they "say" about things, but it worked for me. I needed to SEE success. Another thing I did was after the weight was off, I had all my size 17/18 clothes altered to size 10/12. Some people buy new clothes. Not me. I wanted to see my fat clothes skinny! It was so beautiful. Here I am now...........I love they way I look and will never go back to fat again! Most embarrassing when your older sister would shop in the 5/6's and you are in the 17/18's. NOT fun! That book was by Dr. Paul Linn or something like that. GREAT book I recall.
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#19351 - 12/19/05 07:11 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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Registered: 09/20/05
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Loc: Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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Di, good for you! You look great. How did you put a photo up here? I've been wanting to do that.
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#19352 - 12/19/05 07:15 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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Thank you for your compliments!!
I use imageshack.us
Just locate your photo file, resize it to thumbnail and use the html code (without the spaces) Place your link that image shack gives you between the center close and open brackets...like this
[img ]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7813/dsc09847li.jpg[/img]
Of course with the extra space after the "g" you will not see the pic. Also, "quote" my thread with my pic and see how I did it! [ December 19, 2005, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Di ]
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#19354 - 12/19/05 10:04 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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Hi JawJaw, it's been a busy day getting ready for company this evening but had to stop in to say hi!
You know why it's working for you? You were just plain old ready. You'd had it and everyone here helped you get psyched up for it. You're the only one who can make it happen for you but I've got a feeling that hearing everyone cheer you on is a boost too. You're really a beautiful lady.
Look out cause JawJaw is going to knock your socks off!
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#19355 - 12/19/05 10:15 PM
Re: Diets - The Final Frontier
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I think when we have our first boomer meeting, we should do a Boomer Hot Mama Calender, with JawJaw the feature Hottie. I'll be the photographer, since I do not feel like a hot mama yet.
Way to go JJ, I'm trying to get myself into the right frame of mind to eat right also.
Daisygirl
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