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13 + months post op, entering maintenance (pics)

lilbearzmom

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lilbearzmom    584

lilbearzmom
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Hi all,

Although I spend most of my time over at MyFitnessPal, I still check in here on a regular basis. I am done purposely losing, and attempting maintenance, using the MyFitnessPal app and website. It's a HUGE reason behind my successful weight loss. I just finsihed the Whole30, where I lost my last 5 lbs and spent a month eating 100% clean- no dairy, grains, or legumes, just whole foods. Along the way I learned how to read labels. During maintenanceI am focusing on eating "clean", and following a mostly "paleo" diet, avoiding highly processed foods in favor of healthy fats, vegetables and fruit, lean meat, eggs, no artificial sweeteners, limited full fat dairy, and eating organic when available and affordable. I do kickboxing, Zumba, and C25k. I am looking into starting strength training because with all the shoveling snow I have had to do lately, it's obvious I lost more than fat.

I hope everyone continues to do well- I am so glad I did it. It saved my life.

Stats:

HW: 302

SW: 272

GW: 160

CW: 138

-Kendra

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BKLYNgal87    503

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OMG you look fabulous!! Congratulations on your immense success!

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Miss Mac    6,262

Miss Mac
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For Real????? You look mahvelous, Dahling.

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RJ'S/beginning    5,358

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I would never in a million years thought that the first photo was you....Total transformation....wow. congrats to you girl!

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Molly3    495

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You look fabulous, well done!

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Recycled    2,182

Recycled
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Remarkable accomplishment. Truly inspiring.

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CowgirlJane    14,261

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WOO HOO!!! congrats on your wonderful success!

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Mrs.RRn    2,111

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Congrats!! You look fantastic!!!

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Blondiee    278

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Truly inspiring! :)

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Recycled    2,182

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I'm on myfitnesspal too, but that is where the similarity stops.......your food mantra is way over my head. All I do there is cuss out the chart for lying. At the end of each page is that infernal prediction of what I'll weigh in 5 weeks. I must not be human, cause it ain't happening..... Curse these damn stalls.

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lilbearzmom    584

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I'm on myfitnesspal too, but that is where the similarity stops.......your food mantra is way over my head. All I do there is cuss out the chart for lying. At the end of each page is that infernal prediction of what I'll weigh in 5 weeks. I must not be human, cause it ain't happening..... Curse these damn stalls.

Oh I know- that is pretty annoying! I usually look at the number and think, yeah- that would be nice! Then dismiss it. NONE of my days are exactly the same and neither is my calorie count, so what's the point? LOL add me if you want (anyone can, for that matter) my username is lilbearzmom.

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NewSetOfCurves    1,555

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WOW! WOW! WOW! You are almost literally 1/3 of the person that you use to be! And in just a little over a year! You look G-R-E-A-T!!! Congrats on your TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!!!

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woo woo    872

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How wonderful and I envy your commitment to clean foods and eating! Congrats. :)

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Wow! Your success is so impressive and inspirational!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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