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size4wannabe
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Posted: 15 May 2008 08:40 pm |
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This is my prior menu from the start of my diet until yesterday, I since realized that I was probably eating too few calories..
Breakfast:
A one egg omelet with about 1/2 oz of low fat cheese and lean ham
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1 go lean kashi waffle and one scrambled egg.
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1 cup of high fiber low sugar cereal with skim milk
Snack:
1 container of Dannon Activia light yogurt
Lunch:
sandwich on one slice whole wheat bread, 1/2 tbs mayo, mustard, 1/4 avocado, lunch meat (lean)
Snack:
1 medium orange and 1 oz cheddar cheese
Dinner
1 portion lean meat such as fish, chicken, white meat pork etc and 1 serving of green veggies.
Today I did slightly increase what I ate.
Breakfast: 1 go lean Kashi Blueberry waffle with butter spray and sugar free syrup. about 1-2 oz of lean turkey ham and 1 Dannon light Activia Yogert
Snack: 1 Medium Red Apple and 1 serving of sugar free chocolate pudding.
Lunch: Roast Beef Sandwich on 1 slice whole wheat bread with mayo, mustard and 1/2 slice of kraft fat free american cheese. 1 medium orange.
Snack: 1.5 oz roasted salted peanuts
Dinner: I will have 1 serving of ham and spinach lasagna ( I found this recipe on a low GI web site it as a total of 241 Cals per serving. 1 cup of skim milk
Snack: 1 cup skim milk and one Kashi dark chocolate oatmeal cookie
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 16 May 2008 02:23 am |
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My stats
4/2/2008: Did not measure myself at this time.
230 lbs
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5/10/08
199 lbs
arms: 12 5/8 in
Bust: 44 in
Hips: 49 3/4 in
Upper legs: 35 in
Waist: 36 in
I plan to weigh in and measure ever Saturday.
Last edited on 16 May 2008 02:29 am by size4wannabe
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 16 May 2008 02:25 am |
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Daily Exercise log:
5/14/08
Cardio: Eliptical, level 2, for 30 min at noon
Strength: lower body
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5/15/08:
Cardio: Bike, level 8, for 30 min after dinner
Last edited on 16 May 2008 02:30 am by size4wannabe
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 16 May 2008 09:47 pm |
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Breakfast: 1/2 cup of Grape Nuts with 1 cup skim milk
Snack: 6 whole wheat Bagel Chips and 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Light Cheese, 1 light Activia Yogurt.
Lunch: 1 Egg Plant Parmesan Panini, 1 cup salad with about 1 tbs vinaigrette dressing. 1 cup of lemonade, one cup of mango ice cream with sliced fresh mangos. (I must note that I ate this at a friends house as I was invited for lunch) I would not normally have had the lemonade "with sugar" or the ice cream.
no afternoon snack, because of the lemonade and ice cream.
Dinner: 1 lean Cuisine, garlic chicken and spinach.
Exercise:
Upper body strength
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 19 May 2008 12:20 pm |
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Diary for 5/18/08 (I am on vacation, so sticking to eating good is hard and I do plan to cheat a bit so......)
Breakfast: Grape nuts and 1/2 banana
Snack: 1 south beach 100 cal granola bar
Lunch: Tuna Sandwich w/ 1 TBS mayo on 2 slices whole wheat bread
Snack: 1 oz peanuts
Dinner: Nachos with the works and 2 slices of pizza
Snack: 1/4 peanut butter pie w/ vanilla ice cream
Stats for this week:
weight: 198 lbs
My measurements pretty much stayed the same except....
upper legs 27 in- down about 7 in
waist: I can't remember the number off the top of my head but down about 1/2 inch
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 21 May 2008 11:54 am |
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Well I am back from vacation and needless to say have pretty much been off my diet for the last 3 days. I gained 1lb, according to the scale, but have a feeling it is water since I ate a lot of salty food and didn't drink my water.
I am not upset at all, in fact I think that if may even help to have gone off the diet for a few days as maybe it will effect my metabolism for the good???
Well it is definitely back on track as of today.
I plan on eating healthy and at least doing lower body strength today, I would love to get 30 min. of cardio in as well, but we will see what time allows.
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 22 May 2008 01:42 am |
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5/21/08
Breakfast: 1/2 cup grape nuts and 1/2 cup skim milk
snack: 7 triscuits; 1 wedge light laughing cow cheese; 1 light fat free yogurt
Lunch: sandwich with 2 slices whole wheat bread; 1 tbs mayo, mustard, 1/2 oz light cheese, 4 slices deli roast beef.
Snack: grapes
Dinner: Lean Cuisine and 1 oz peanuts
Snack: 1 oatmeal dark chocolate Kashi Cookie with 1 cup skim milk
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 22 May 2008 11:00 pm |
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5-22-08
Breakfast: one egg, one Kashi blueberry waffle, 1 tbs sugar free syrup
Snack: 1 fat free cup of yogurt, one oz peanuts
Lunch: 1 cup Kashi Cereal with 1 cup skim milk
snack: orange and 1 oz string cheese
Dinner: 1 cup whole grain noodles with 1/4 cup alfredo and 2 oz salmon
Snack: yet to be determined.
Excersize: 30 min eliptical
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 23 May 2008 11:40 am |
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| My snack last night ended up being whole wheat baked pita chips (1 serving=6 chips) and 2 tbs hummus. This is really good!!
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 23 May 2008 11:44 am |
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I just wanted to list some of my goals:
Current weight (as of today) 197 lbs
By June 14th=189
By August 3rd=170
By April 2nd 2009=135
Not sure if these are realistic goals, but we will see.
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Yunion164
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Posted: 26 May 2008 06:36 pm |
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| I think my problem might be eating too few calories for my exercise days as well. I will definetely be watching your log so I can get some pointers...keep us updated on your progress :)
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 26 May 2008 08:26 pm |
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I'm glad I learned of this site and was informed of how I was eating too few calories. Increasing my calories definitely made a big difference. I was eating about 800-1000 calories per day and increased to about 1200, could probably go up more, but want to do it gradually.
Here is my food log for yesterday:
Breakfast: one package lower sugar instant oatmeal with 1/2 banana
Snack: light yogurt
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with two slices whole wheat bread, avocado, mayo, and mustard.
Snack: whole wheat pita chips w/ two table spoons spinach artichoke cheese dip
Dinner: Whole Grain Lean Pocket
Snack: Sugar Free Klondike bar
Lots of water!!! always at least 8/8oz glasses
Stats as of today:
193 lbs
I will not measure for another week or two.
I did drop 1 percent body fat. I started at about 34% and am now down to 31%. This is according to my step on scale and am not at all sure how accurate it really is.
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Yunion164
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Posted: 26 May 2008 08:30 pm |
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Great! How often do you measure and weigh?
PS You are doing great. :)
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 26 May 2008 09:24 pm |
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I weigh once per week, or at least try to, sometimes I get tempted and step on the scale early, but I think this is a bad idea because it can be disapointing.
I plan on measuring once per month.
Thank you, it has been hard, but is much easier now. I think it took about 2 weeks and now I just feel like "the diet" is part of my life. I still have to force myself to excersize sometimes, other times I actually look forward to it, it depends on how tired I am.
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Yunion164
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Posted: 26 May 2008 11:34 pm |
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| I hear you about the exercise, but for now I am at least feeling motivated by my largeness to actually get on the machine. I have also been walking with my daughter and got a pedometer just to have something to measure my walking day by day.
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 28 May 2008 04:57 pm |
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5/27/08 menu:
Breakfast: Strawberry Chex w/ 1 cup milk
Snack: 1/2 bananna and 2 tbs peanut butter
Lunch: Tuna w/ 1 tbs mayo on one slice whole wheat bread
snack: 1 light yogurt
Dinner: Chicken Breast; 1 cup broccoli w/ about 1 tbs olive oil
Snack: 1 pkg=2 South Beach Chocolote Chip cookies w/ 1 cup milk
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Yunion164
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Posted: 28 May 2008 10:58 pm |
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| Great meals today...I think I will steal them for tomorrow. Need all the help I can get and I love it, simple but great! :)
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 29 May 2008 12:00 pm |
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Please do, steal them!! I always am getting ideas from others on the site.
Here is what I did yesterday:
Breakfast: 1 kashi go lean blueberry waffle with 1 tbs sugar free syrup and butter spray with one egg
Snack: 1/2 banana w/ 2 tbs smart balance peanut butter
Lunch: Turkey sandwich in 1/2 a whole wheat pita pocket with 2 slices avocado, 1 tbs mayo and mustard.
Dinner: lean cuisine and 1 cup skim milk
Snack: 1 cup skim milk and 1 pkg (2 cookies) south beach chocolate chip cookies
Exercise:
Strength: Lower body
Cardio: Bike 30 min
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 29 May 2008 10:03 pm |
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Breakfast: 1/2 cup grape nuts, 1 cup skim milk, 1 tbs splenda
Snack: 1/2 bananna w/ 2 tbs smart balance peanut butter
Lunch: ham sandwich with 1 slice fat free kraft cheese, 1 tbs mayo, and mustard
Snack: Light yogert
Dinner: Terriaki Salmon, brocolli, brown rice, skim milk
snack: not sure yet
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 29 May 2008 10:04 pm |
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Here is a link to a website with some really good recipies:
http://www.geocities.com/topangasunrise/Recipes.html
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Yunion164
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Posted: 29 May 2008 10:14 pm |
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| Thanks! I will check it out. :)
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 1 June 2008 01:43 pm |
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This weeks stats:
Weight: 193 lbs
Measurements:
arms: 13 3/8 (I have no idea why they are not getting smaller??)
Bust: 42
Hips: 47 1/8
Upper Legs: 25 5/8
Waist: 35 7/16
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 2 June 2008 12:01 pm |
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Sunday 6-1-08
Breakfast: Cheerios w/ skim milk and a light yogurt
Lunch: Whole grain lean pocket
Snack: Orange and 1 oz roasted peanuts
Dinner: Salmon Buger and asperigus
Not a lot today as I was very busy!
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 4 June 2008 12:08 pm |
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Monday 6-3
Breakfast: one egg omlet with 1 wedge laughing cow light chees and deli ham
Snack: 1 light yogurt
Lunch: sandwich on one slice whole wheat toast, 1 tbs cheese spread and deli roast beef.
snack: 1 oz peanuts
Dinner: Deep dish pizza quiche
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 6 June 2008 09:04 am |
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Thurs. June 5th
Breakfast: One egg omelet with 1/2 oz cheese and ham
Snack: Light yogurt
Lunch: Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich on once slice of whole wheat bread with 1 tbs smart balance peanut butter and 1 tbs sugar free Jelly
Snack: 1 oz peanuts
Dinner: Vegetable and beef Lasagna
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 8 June 2008 11:26 pm |
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This weeks weigh in:
190 lbs
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Looseal2
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Posted: 12 June 2008 12:02 am |
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Ugh, I have that same problem with my arms. The measurements won't budge  But hopefully its because I'm gaining muscle mass?...
Anyways, just wanted to say that I also am getting some good ideas from your meals and congrats on the weight loss so far! Seems like you're doing really well.
 Lucy
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 13 June 2008 11:37 am |
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Thank you so much for the reply. It's nice to know that people actually read these!!  I think that it is probably muscle mass, but at the same time, I don't want my arms to be huge muscular things!
Ok so here was my menu yesterday.
Breakfast: one scrambled egg with two slices turkey bacon and a peach
snack: light yogurt
Lunch: a turkey sandwhich on a whole wheat pita pocket with one cup of broccoli cheese soup.
snack: one oz peanuts
Dinner: one hamburger patty, with no bun, one slice of cheese on top and about 1/4 cup of fried onions, fried in olive oil. 2 cups of grilled squash and zuccini.
I should also mention that I also have been taking a multivitamin. It is the One A Day Weight Smart Advanced. They really seem to help.
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Looseal2
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Posted: 16 June 2008 04:05 am |
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haha I know what you mean! I see those women bodybuilders and... I prefer the toned look, myself.
How did today fare for you?
Lucy
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Yunion164
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Posted: 16 June 2008 06:40 am |
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Happy Monday EvE! I like looking at your menu items as well, it gives me good ideas...Anwyays, hope your weekend was great.
I have a crazy week so I will be reading maybe not posting as much. Keep the menus coming! :)
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 16 June 2008 05:08 pm |
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The weekend was not so good. I did have Taco Bell on Saturday, which was my "cheat" day, but I gained 2 lbs, which really made me MAD!
This week's weight in:
188, so still loosing anyway !
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 17 June 2008 05:02 pm |
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Last night for dinner I had a really good fish. I bought it frozen at Sam's Club. It is Mahi Mahi encrusted with coconut and macadamia nuts. I had a side of roasted asparagus. It was so good.
Another good fast meal or snack idea I found, also at Sam's Club, is Detour protein bars. They are low glycemic and taste pretty good. Sometimes if in a rush I'll have that and a cup of green tea for breakfast or take one to class with me and have that for dinner.
Another thing I really like, can't remember if I mentioned this before, is the Special K protein water. I like the Ice Tea flavor. It really keeps you full. I drink one of those during my late night class so I don't get hungry, I eat a protein bar with it and it keeps me full the entire 5 hours I am in class.
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Looseal2
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Posted: 17 June 2008 07:44 pm |
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Hmm, Special K water. I might just have to try that. Have you tried those Crystal Light packets? I just started drinking them and they are really good. My favorite is the raspberry green tea one and the peach green tea one is pretty good as well. Have yet to try some of the others.
Congrats on the overall loss so far!
Lucy
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 18 June 2008 11:30 am |
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I have tried the crystal light, it is good. I like the special K because it has the protein in it and fills me up. Crystal light would be better though if you are just looking for a nice refreshing drink.
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 23 June 2008 09:21 pm |
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This weeks results: 06/21/2008:
Weight: 183
Pant Size: Started at size 20, now in a 16!
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6months_2win
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Posted: 23 June 2008 10:12 pm |
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size4wannabe wrote: This weeks results: 06/21/2008:
Weight: 183
Pant Size: Started at size 20, now in a 16!
wow congrats im cheering for u
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 24 June 2008 11:27 am |
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Thank you!
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size4wannabe
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Posted: 24 June 2008 11:32 am |
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Breakfast: one slice of whole wheat toast with 1 tbs natural peanut butter and a fried egg (fried in Pam) on top.
Snack: Light yogurt
Lunch: One slice Ham and Asparagus' Brunch Bake. Here's the link to the recipe:
http://www.geocities.com/topangasunrise/HamAsparagusBrunchBake.html
Snack: 1 oz peanuts
Dinner: Lean Cuisine
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