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Hi. I just found this forum today & wanted to introduce myself. My name's Jewel. I've lost 58 lbs so far. I had lost 67, but gained some back. I started out at 272 and I am now at 214. The gaining back is why I'm here. The past month or so, it's become harder & harder to stick to it. I know how to do it. I've been doing it for almost a year. But, the motivation is slowly leaving me & I need a boost! Hopefully, joining this forum will help.

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Hi. I just found this forum today & wanted to introduce myself. My
name's
Jewel. I've lost 58 lbs so far. I had lost 67, but gained some
back. I
started out at 272 and I am now at 214. The gaining back is
why I'm here.
The past month or so, it's become harder & harder to
stick to it. I know how
to do it. I've been doing it for almost a
year. But, the motivation is
slowly leaving me & I need a boost!
Hopefully, joining this forum will
help.


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6furbabies

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I lost 86 pounds, hit some plateasus and regained but i made it to
goal, five years ago and am still there. I have been on thois newsgroup
since 1996 and it has been my salvation, a place to share, a place to
learn..a place to vent :-)

Welcome

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Diva
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Why do you think it is getting harder? Has something changed? Are you
keeping too many carbs in the house? Is someone opposing your effort?

"6furbabies" wrote in message
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Hi. I just found this forum today & wanted to introduce myself. My
name's Jewel. I've lost 58 lbs so far. I had lost 67, but gained some
back. I started out at 272 and I am now at 214. The gaining back is
why I'm here. The past month or so, it's become harder & harder to
stick to it. I know how to do it. I've been doing it for almost a
year. But, the motivation is slowly leaving me & I need a boost!
Hopefully, joining this forum will help.


--
6furbabies

6furbabies wrote:

Hi. I just found this forum today & wanted to introduce myself. My
name's Jewel. I've lost 58 lbs so far. I had lost 67, but gained some
back. I started out at 272 and I am now at 214. The gaining back is
why I'm here. The past month or so, it's become harder & harder to
stick to it. I know how to do it. I've been doing it for almost a
year. But, the motivation is slowly leaving me & I need a boost!
Hopefully, joining this forum will help.

My stats are somewhat similar to yours. I also go through periods
where it is harder to stick to my new way of eating, and times when I
think that I'm not making any progress at all. It does help for me to
read this newsgroup. I see how far others have come, and how well our
maintainers have done. I just tell myself that even if I don't have as
dramatic as success as someone else, I am still in the game. Even if I
never lose another pound, I'm much better off than I was when I was
almost 260 pounds. Then I think of how it was back then. I remember
having a hard time squeezing into restaurant booths were the table is
affixed to the floor. I remember having to wedge myself into the seats
at the movies. I remember when my knee hurt all of the time. And I
think, do I really want to go back to living like that?

The answer is always "no". I might have a bad day, week, or even
month. But the hassle involved in losing weight is worth the effort.

I hope that you find this newsgroup to be a useful to you as it has
been for me.

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Annie

As of 11-18-05: 258/202/140 Standing at 5 foot 4.

56 pounds lost. 62 left to go. Started February/07/05

Come visit my weight-loss web site, Annie Takes Off.
http://webpages.charter.net/lenny13/DietFrontPage.html