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I made it through the holidays without gaining so that is good but I am ready to get to goal. Need to lose about another 20-25lbs. I will have to through the carb detox too. Man those carbs are like drugs. Alway calling my name. Good luck and happy new year to all!!

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I want to get to goal this year, preferably in the next few months (my surgery was 12/19/12). I'm going to be more diligent with weighing and measuring my food, since I've gotten a little lax with that. I'll continue tracking every bite on my fitness pal. And, I'm going to ramp up my exercise. Here's to a healthy 2014!

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Wowowow! Good job to the OP, you look amazing, what an inspiration.

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Lisa, you look great! Size 10 - whoop! And can I say... you hair looks lovely - so shiny! Secrets please?

Whatever you're doing, it is working!

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I need to cut back on the sugar.... I havent seen any weight gain from it yet but I find mysekf reaching for it a LOT mor often than I had been.... I never really limited the other carbs as long as I ate Proteins first...

I recently had hysterectomy and studies show the aveerage weight gain 1 year out is 20 pounds...THAT CANNOT HAPPEN FOR ME so I need to monitor my habits....

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Lisa, you look great! Size 10 - whoop! And can I say... you hair looks lovely - so shiny! Secrets please?

Whatever you're doing, it is working!

Aww thank you so much!!

Actually my hair is very thin. I've lost half my volumn. I was blessed to have very thick hair. :) I do take 10,000 mcg of Biotin everyday and have started taking prenatal vitamins! hahaha.. funny someone my age taking prenatal Vitamins. I have to say that they really help my hair and nails.

I'm still struggling to lose weight. I wish it wasn't so hard this far out!! Happy to be in a 10 though!

Have a great day and God bless!!

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217 now 155 5 months out

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I too want to refocus tracking. I have been trailing off at the end of the day. That's the part of the day with the most "risk" for head hunger behavior. I have not succumbed to it; still, take one thing away and it becomes a slippery slope.

I also would like to have plastic surgery this year.

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I want to loose 40lbs and get to goal. This will take a serious effort. Gained 3lbs baking but lost it this week was sick.

Only got a short time frame so even if I loose half I'll be happy.

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I first of all want to lose the 10 Lbs I gained between Halloween and New Years day. That will put me back to the after picture below. When I achieve this first goal I then WILL get to my final goal before my Surgiversary date June 21st.

Day before surgery

After

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The top picture is the picture in my file from the surgeons office which was taken jan 2013 when my journey started unfortunately I had been scedule in May 2013 and atena insurance company denied me for surgery the day before after months of fighting I won!!!!!!! My surgery was aug 7th 2013 it is now January 5 months later 2preop diets and a year from starting journey 30 lbs to go -63 lbs .....Never give up this is what the insurance company hopes u will do,!!!!!! Best movie I ever made no regrets..thank u god..

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