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Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to me
that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course of a
year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost ten
inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and on
my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has discovered
very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My thighs are still
sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I couldn't
believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my fitness level.
Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning. When I was cleared
to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I was
eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of night and
wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time. I
still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and downs
like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing a
mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other areas
of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't sleep)
and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and afternoon
fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life style.

Julianne

"julianne" wrote in message
news:dzy5d.2277$Ok.2028@okepread04...
Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to
me that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course
of a year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost
ten inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and
on my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has
discovered very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My
thighs are still sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I
couldn't believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my
fitness level. Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning.
When I was cleared to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my
morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I
was eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of
night and wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for
now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time.
I still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and
downs like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing
a mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other
areas of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't
sleep) and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and
afternoon fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life
style.

Julianne

Excellent! I find the SBD WOE to be very easy to live with.
Could the chocolate thing be caffeine related?

Jenn

"julianne" wrote in message
news:dzy5d.2277$Ok.2028@okepread04...
Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to
me that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course
of a year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost
ten inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and
on my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has
discovered very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My
thighs are still sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I
couldn't believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my
fitness level. Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning.
When I was cleared to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my
morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I
was eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of
night and wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for
now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time.
I still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and
downs like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing
a mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other
areas of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't
sleep) and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and
afternoon fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life
style.

Julianne

Excellent! I find the SBD WOE to be very easy to live with.
Could the chocolate thing be caffeine related?

Jenn

"julianne" wrote in message
news:dzy5d.2277$Ok.2028@okepread04...
Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to
me
that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course of a
year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost ten
inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and
on
my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has
discovered
very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My thighs are still
sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I
couldn't
believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my fitness
level.
Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning. When I was cleared
to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I
was
eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of night
and
wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time.
I
still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and
downs
like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing a
mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other
areas
of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't sleep)
and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and afternoon
fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life style.

Julianne

Congratulations Julianne. It's great to see maintenance is going well for
you.

Beverly

"julianne" wrote in message
news:dzy5d.2277$Ok.2028@okepread04...
Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to
me
that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course of a
year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost ten
inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and
on
my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has
discovered
very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My thighs are still
sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I
couldn't
believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my fitness
level.
Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning. When I was cleared
to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I
was
eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of night
and
wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time.
I
still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and
downs
like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing a
mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other
areas
of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't sleep)
and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and afternoon
fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life style.

Julianne

Congratulations Julianne. It's great to see maintenance is going well for
you.

Beverly

"julianne" wrote in message
news:dzy5d.2277$Ok.2028@okepread04...
Tomorrow will mark two months at or below goal for me. It is amazing to
me
that before April, I had slowly lost about ten pounds over the course of a
year and since April, I have lost 30. More impressively, I have lost ten
inches from around my waist. My origingal goal was 115 pounds and am
consistently between 110 and 113.

Now, I am trying to add a little muscle. I am on two tennis teams and am
amazed at how weak I am. I know that it is difficult to gain strength and
lose weight simultaneously so I didn't try. My darling BF has generously
sent me to a personal trainer and I am learning things to do with him and
on
my own to increase a little muscle mass. Jimmy, the trainer, has
discovered
very mean things to do with those big exercise balls. My thighs are still
sore from a Thursday workout.

I had some minor surgery a couple of weeks ago. I recovered well but
couldn't do any exercise at all for a period of about ten days. I
couldn't
believe the impact of less than two weeks of inactivity on my fitness
level.
Since April, I have been walking 4 miles each morning. When I was cleared
to exercise, I was sore for two days after resuming my morning walks.

I am eating much more and it doesn't seem to affect my weight. I am still
following South Beach Diet way of eating. I have allowed myself a few
indulgences. I eat a couple of pieces of dark chocolate after lunch. I
was
eating a piece after dinner but started waking up in the middle of night
and
wondered if there was a correlation so I am giving it a rest for now.

The most important thing is that I feel very, very good most of the time.
I
still suffer work related stress and my personal life has its ups and
downs
like everyone else. But, the confidence that comes from completing a
mission that you can see in the mirror seems to spill over into other
areas
of life. My energy level is higher than ever (except when I don't sleep)
and I no longer suffer that hung over feeling in the morning and afternoon
fogginess that seemed to come and go with a high carb life style.

Julianne

Way to go!

Marisa