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I have eaten paleo for stretches of time. I LOVE it and feel my best when I eat Paleo. It's just a hard transition but so worth it to be free of processed foods. I feel bad because I get sucked back in to processed stuff when I'm in a hurry and have to feed the kids.
IP-LB...do you do Cross Fit?? That is on my list of things to try after I lose a bit of weight.

5 months out. Down 79 pounds!

I just got an email from the center where I exercise asking if I would be willing to be the Spotlight Member for the October newsletter!!! ME!!??? I can not believe it. Granted I have been there almost every day since May 24th but Im soooo flattered and proud and just cant believe it!

5 months ago I didnt want to go to the grocery store and now I will be in the spotlight!! So crazy!

I'm sooo excited! I am working really hard and it's amazing when other people notice! Seriously never could have imagined I would be in the spotlight for a fitness article!! MIND IS BLOWN!!!

Push yourselves!! This journey is AMAZING and it only gets better!! This feels so much better than french fries taste!!

Feeling proud today that is for sure!

Just for fun I decided to drag out my old pants. I can fit myself and my kid in them! I've gone from a 24/26 to an 11/12. This was a fun little reminder of how far I've come.

5 months out. Down 79 pounds!

A little picture fun from my trip to Las Vegas. All of these are NSVs! Extra seat belt!! Pics with friends!! BATHING SUIT at the spa!! Taking the stairs!! Living life at a healthy weight could not be more fun!! I love reading everyone's NSVs!! Thank you everyone who shares on this site! It has been SUPER inspiring along the way!!

Just for fun I decided to drag out my old pants. I can fit myself and my kid in them! I've gone from a 24/26 to an 11/12. This was a fun little reminder of how far I've come.

My mind has wondered to all my NSVs of 2013 all day!! I had surgery April 5th and my greatest NSV was finally making the decision to have the surgery!! Overcoming that fear, financial worry and other people's opinions was by far the greatest non scale victory! That NSV has led to countless NSVs over the following months. I spent the summer at the pool with my kids in a bathing suit, I went back and rode a roller coaster I was kicked off of because I didn't fit, I am able to wear my wedding ring again, a bath towel wraps around me, I can tie my shoes with no problem, I started my exercise regime with walking and now I can sprint at 11 mph on the treadmill, my daughter shows me her muscles and says "look I have muscles like you", I can dry my jeans in the dryer, I can shop in the regular section (down to a 13/14 from a 24/26), I look forward to getting up every day and I'm not ashamed to see myself in the mirror, I don't avoid going grocery shopping and wait until after midnight when the store is free of people, I am active with my children. I can keep going for days! My NSVs have changed my life in ways most people can't comprehend. I work very hard and use my band as a tool to keep me from binging. I have never had a fill. I workout 4-6 days a week now and I loosely follow Chris Powell's carb cycling plan. The band isn't losing the weight for me, it sure helps but I take credit for every drop of sweat I have left in my gym since I joined at the end of May! Lol 103 pounds gone and never going back! 19 pounds left to lose!

Just for fun I decided to drag out my old pants. I can fit myself and my kid in them! I've gone from a 24/26 to an 11/12. This was a fun little reminder of how far I've come.

Just for fun I decided to drag out my old pants. I can fit myself and my kid in them! I've gone from a 24/26 to an 11/12. This was a fun little reminder of how far I've come.

My daughter is in college and she came down to visit this week. I haven't physically seen her for several months, she said that I looked "so little"! OMG me little (LOL). I still have about 45 more pounds to go - but I'm gonna take it! I've been overweight almost her whole life (she's 22)!

Sitting at the bar with my legs crossed!

I got a NSV myself and my 17 year old son went into walgreens and just as we got up to the register he calls out mom can you buy me so gym joking around i told him to get a job as he proceed to hand the girl behind at the register the gym she stops and saids wait did you just call her mom my son replys ummm yes why the look on her face was priceless she states i thought she was your girlfriend i just laughed and told her thanks feeling really good at the end of the month ill be 33 and im feeling better than when i was 23 lol

Beautiful....just beautiful.

Spectacular!!

LOL Thanks!! I'm always teasin' the guys at the gym not to forget "leg day". The legs have such big muscles...build them and burn more calories just existing. I love strength training! Won't get bulky but lean with definition is on it's way!

A little picture fun from my trip to Las Vegas. All of these are NSVs! Extra seat belt!! Pics with friends!! BATHING SUIT at the spa!! Taking the stairs!! Living life at a healthy weight could not be more fun!! I love reading everyone's NSVs!! Thank you everyone who shares on this site! It has been SUPER inspiring along the way!!

So I had the PLEASURE of flying for the first time since losing weight! Ohhhh the NSV's were COUNTLESS! Well not countless cuz you can bet your sweet bippy I noticed every single one!! Starting with the preparation...no anxiety about taking up too much of the seat next to me! Then going through TSA and the agent does a triple take of my I.D. so I tell her "It's okay, you can tell me that looks NOTHING like me!" ... and she says "It doesn't! I mean I can sorta tell it's you but...." so I said "I've lost 110 pounds!" She was sooo nice and told me how amazing I look and congratulated me! That was one TSA experience I enjoyed....probably the only one in the history of TSA. Anyway...then there was the removing of the shoes that I used to loathe because tying my shoes used to be a big chore...NOT ANYMORE!! I can take those puppies off and on and tie them NO PROBLEM!! I do it for fun sometimes! Well not really but I could if I thought it were fun. I couldn't wait to board the plane! When I got to my seat it was sooo awesome to see extra seat on both sides of my ass!!! Not a chance there was gonna be any of me spilling over into the passengers seat next to me! Then the seat belt...I heard the angels singing when I clicked the buckle and had to pull it tight...soooo much left over belt! I took a picture! LOL This was THE best trip of my life. I spent 4 days in Vegas enjoying the spa in a bathing suit with ZERO thoughts about my weight. It felt AMAZING to truly be able to relax an enjoy myself. Negative thoughts used to consume me...everything I did brought about thoughts about my weight. I'm so happy to be living without those thoughts anymore. I can do anything! I FEEL amazing and that is priceless!

So I had the PLEASURE of flying for the first time since losing weight! Ohhhh the NSV's were COUNTLESS! Well not countless cuz you can bet your sweet bippy I noticed every single one!! Starting with the preparation...no anxiety about taking up too much of the seat next to me! Then going through TSA and the agent does a triple take of my I.D. so I tell her "It's okay, you can tell me that looks NOTHING like me!" ... and she says "It doesn't! I mean I can sorta tell it's you but...." so I said "I've lost 110 pounds!" She was sooo nice and told me how amazing I look and congratulated me! That was one TSA experience I enjoyed....probably the only one in the history of TSA. Anyway...then there was the removing of the shoes that I used to loathe because tying my shoes used to be a big chore...NOT ANYMORE!! I can take those puppies off and on and tie them NO PROBLEM!! I do it for fun sometimes! Well not really but I could if I thought it were fun. I couldn't wait to board the plane! When I got to my seat it was sooo awesome to see extra seat on both sides of my ass!!! Not a chance there was gonna be any of me spilling over into the passengers seat next to me! Then the seat belt...I heard the angels singing when I clicked the buckle and had to pull it tight...soooo much left over belt! I took a picture! LOL This was THE best trip of my life. I spent 4 days in Vegas enjoying the spa in a bathing suit with ZERO thoughts about my weight. It felt AMAZING to truly be able to relax an enjoy myself. Negative thoughts used to consume me...everything I did brought about thoughts about my weight. I'm so happy to be living without those thoughts anymore. I can do anything! I FEEL amazing and that is priceless!

LOL Thanks!! I'm always teasin' the guys at the gym not to forget "leg day". The legs have such big muscles...build them and burn more calories just existing. I love strength training! Won't get bulky but lean with definition is on it's way!

A little picture fun from my trip to Las Vegas. All of these are NSVs! Extra seat belt!! Pics with friends!! BATHING SUIT at the spa!! Taking the stairs!! Living life at a healthy weight could not be more fun!! I love reading everyone's NSVs!! Thank you everyone who shares on this site! It has been SUPER inspiring along the way!!

I had a real strange one the other day...was out for a few drinks with people from work....sitting in a booth...a friend sitting across from me kept staring and studying my face....
Finally she said, that she never noticed before how "thin and distinctive" my nose has become since becoming skinny????
My Nose? Looked in the mirror and sure enough....not only has my face thinned, but my nose isn't fat anymore!! It is thin!

LOL Thanks!! I'm always teasin' the guys at the gym not to forget "leg day". The legs have such big muscles...build them and burn more calories just existing. I love strength training! Won't get bulky but lean with definition is on it's way!

A little picture fun from my trip to Las Vegas. All of these are NSVs! Extra seat belt!! Pics with friends!! BATHING SUIT at the spa!! Taking the stairs!! Living life at a healthy weight could not be more fun!! I love reading everyone's NSVs!! Thank you everyone who shares on this site! It has been SUPER inspiring along the way!!

A little picture fun from my trip to Las Vegas. All of these are NSVs! Extra seat belt!! Pics with friends!! BATHING SUIT at the spa!! Taking the stairs!! Living life at a healthy weight could not be more fun!! I love reading everyone's NSVs!! Thank you everyone who shares on this site! It has been SUPER inspiring along the way!!