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mollymoo24
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Posted: 22 July 2009 04:11 am |
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127.5 yesterday.
Last edited on 19 August 2009 06:44 pm by Nir
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sqzee
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Posted: 22 July 2009 08:39 am |
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61,2kg!(134.9 lb)
It's been a very long time since I had such a big loss, and I know this for a fact, so I am very very pleased. And surprised!
And good luck to those who are struggling. We all know how that feels, so hang in there!
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kekkiemonster
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Posted: 22 July 2009 01:31 pm |
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Hey ArtistJohn, we are riff with it in Cornwall. It's everywhere! My sister in law has it, so has her best friend and her cousins children. I know plenty of people who have had it over the last few weeks.
I got a bit rough for a few days, but its hard to tell if its just being under the weather or mild symptoms? Hopefully just mild symptoms and like you said it it mutates, I'll be better off for it?!
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artistjohn
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Posted: 22 July 2009 02:24 pm |
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Hi Sassy and kekkie.. Still battling on Headache, stomach and tiredeness now. Got to be the last few days surely.
Getting my eating under control and trying not to feel sorry for myself.
Artist John
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Jess185
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Posted: 22 July 2009 05:50 pm |
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| I am still in the competition, my weight isn't changing at the moment which is why I haven't updated.
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Maggie
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Posted: 22 July 2009 06:23 pm |
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Good Morning
Weight 167.2
Down a wee bit. I'll take it.
Cheerio
Maggie
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monkey809
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Posted: 23 July 2009 07:58 pm |
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I want to join please!
5'1
My start weight when I first started trying to lose is 130.5
current weight: 119
Goal : 110
Last edited on 23 July 2009 07:58 pm by monkey809
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JessicaW
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Posted: 24 July 2009 01:39 am |
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 Joining. :)
Height: 5'4
Starting weight: 166 lbs
Current weight : 165
Goal weight: 155lbs
my weigh-ins on Mondays.
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oythatsintense
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Posted: 24 July 2009 06:39 am |
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Joining, albeit a little late.
Starting weight: 164
Goal weight: 154
Height: 5'5" (i believe that's 65 inches?)
thanks. I'll be weighing in on Monday.
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SamWow
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Posted: 24 July 2009 02:05 pm |
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Finally budged a pound!
157
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artistjohn
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Posted: 24 July 2009 02:30 pm |
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Hi to 3 new peeps. There is only 5 weeks of this challenge left and you are welcome to join, but;
Your goals are 9 and 10 lbs. If you look at our table above and last few challenges the highest losers lose at 0.9 of a lb per week Maintaining a loss of 0.9 lb for 8 weeks is tough . The only people who lose more are the bigger guys.
If you want to change your goal to a more achievable goal let me know.
This is a marathon not a sprint
Artist John
Last edited on 24 July 2009 02:31 pm by artistjohn
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Wonderwoman
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Posted: 24 July 2009 02:58 pm |
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Stayed the same
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oythatsintense
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Posted: 24 July 2009 05:04 pm |
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| I didn't realize it was almost the end of July already! Let's change that to a goal of 158. Thanks :)
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 25 July 2009 02:48 am |
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| 162
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sapphire
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Posted: 25 July 2009 01:50 pm |
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Today's weight is 126.4 lbs. I think most of my loss this week was water weight. I'm guessing the pace will start to slow down next week.
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MichelleP
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Posted: 25 July 2009 04:26 pm |
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168
No change this week from last week. I'm just glad that I was able to maintain the previous weeks loss. Onward I fight.
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Lami
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Posted: 26 July 2009 04:56 pm |
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I'm struggling to get back on track...every time I do somethings happens like my son taking us out to lunch and it's the eat all you can deal!!! Life just gets in my way.
No excuses I'm starting AGAIN tomorrow....and got battery for my scales...I'm terrified to step onto them but will do it tomorrow and log my weight in. I've got to start somewhere.
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LLcoolB
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Posted: 26 July 2009 05:42 pm |
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1 lb even lost this week. So that brings me down to 175. I'm not likely to make my end of challenge goal but I'll see how close I can get.
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clagger
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Posted: 26 July 2009 06:14 pm |
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Weight Update:
7-23-09 8:00 am EST 350.00Lbs
I hit my 2 month goal in a month!!! Lets see how far past the goal i can go!
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BJD74
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Posted: 26 July 2009 08:25 pm |
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| 158 please. :~D
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Hiker
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Posted: 27 July 2009 12:07 am |
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Lami wrote: I'm struggling to get back on track...every time I do somethings happens like my son taking us out to lunch and it's the eat all you can deal!!! Life just gets in my way.
No excuses I'm starting AGAIN tomorrow....and got battery for my scales...I'm terrified to step onto them but will do it tomorrow and log my weight in. I've got to start somewhere.
Lami, good for you, we are all here to support you. I think most if not all of us have been where you're at. I was off badly and just got back on track this last week and I know I can easily slip again. We are trying to change a life style and that isn't easy but you have the motivation going and I bet you will do it. You are right, we all have to start somewhere...baby steps.
A suggestion for those all you can eat places, if it is the type where you serve yourself swap the salad plate and the dinner plate. In other words use the big plate and make a big salad (dressing on the side) and then use the smaller plate for the rest of the food. It gives you a lot less space for the bad stuff and you fill up on salad. Anyeay, just a thought.
Last edited on 27 July 2009 12:08 am by Hiker
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Nir
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Posted: 27 July 2009 05:18 am |
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I'm still maintaining my 1lb challenge loss at 53.5kg (117.8lb) but this is proving to be increasingly more difficult and the graph below tells the story. I'm also including a rambling paragraph from my diary narrative.
First thing in the morning 1.6 kilos of potatos remain and will likely all go today. Mum probably still reluctant to dig again in the allotment as last time a fair proportion proved to be disappointingly small. I could buy a large sack or a small bag in the market or (shock horror) try a few potato-free days with more calories coming fom wholegrains (popcorn, bread, crackers, muesli, oats etc.), dried fruit (dates and raisins) and legumes (lentils). After 13 days at 1850 calories I'm a bit disappointed as just sticking to 53.5kg feels like a challenge, never mind seeing lower numbers - I am torn as things looked better at 1800 but then again much of that period was sans potatos - I'm comparing apples and oranges (and potatos, ha ha). Certainly if you asked me a year or two ago if I had a problem with potatos I would have looked at you in a funny way "you must be kidding". What would make me happier - a scale that plays by my rules or more potatos? Not that my behaviour around the scale is entirely sane, it is all very well wanting to increase my strength and gain muscle but I want to do this without gaining any weight (hello?). Why is it that my self-worth is tied up with the ability to reduce my weight in such an irrational manner? Not much difference between 1850 and 1800 so if 1850 is acceptable for strength surely 1800 will be as well? I am undecided. Had this 30kg batch of potatos for exactly 3 weeks - an average of 1.4kg consumed per day.
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Lami
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Posted: 27 July 2009 08:03 am |
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I stood on my new digital scales (no cheating there) and I'm
10stone - 13lb which = 153lb (I'm glad to say I miscalculated before)
FROM TODAY I'M ON A MISSION TO EAT SENSIBLY......WILL REPORT WEIGHT NEXT MONDAYLast edited on 27 July 2009 08:13 am by Lami
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artistjohn
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Posted: 27 July 2009 10:12 am |
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 195.6lbs Well I've been sick. I did think about pulling out of challenge in shame. I do enjoy running it and usually losing weight. I have decided to hang on in there and try and get back to start weight before end of challenge.
Well done to all those who are losing.
Artist John
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Tontus
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Posted: 27 July 2009 02:10 pm |
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275.6
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meteorites49
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Posted: 27 July 2009 02:22 pm |
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133.2
Up a pound, but I'm actually pleased that I didn't gain more. These past few week I've been moving--no gym, no scale, no internet to track my food, and eating out most of the time.
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Hiker
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Posted: 27 July 2009 03:54 pm |
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artistjohn wrote: 195.6lbs Well I've been sick. I did think about pulling out of challenge in shame. I do enjoy running it and usually losing weight. I have decided to hang on in there and try and get back to start weight before end of challenge.
Well done to all those who are losing.
Artist John
Artist John, don't pull out....that is the whole point of having a weight loss community...if we only have successes then where is the challenge? We are all here because we are fighting a lifetime battle and I doubt anyone here thinks it will always be downhill. On top of just every day life, you've been sick...don't be so hard on yourself. I know that is easier said the done. Why is it we are so hard on ourselves and so forgiving of others? Some weird quirk of human nature I guess. Anyway, instead of being down on yourself, or even worse quitting  , think what you would say to any one of us if we were thinking of giving up and put those same words back at yourself. I don't want to preach but I really do believe I have had the success I've had (and I have had times I back slide) but the success is due in a large part to these challenges and this community. You've lost a battle....now go win the war!
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Sassykat
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Posted: 27 July 2009 04:05 pm |
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Hello everyone. Hope all is well with everyone. How are you feeling ArtistJohn? Getting better I hope!
My weight is 134.0 and the important thing is after a week I finally feel as though I'm getting back in the habit of watching what I eat. My food choices over all are much better compared to when I started the challenge.
ArtistJohn, you were very wise in saying 'it's not a sprint, it's a marathon.' I think viewing it that way can be a key tool in whether or not we are successful in actually achieving our goal in the long term. What is that other saying? 'You never fail as long as you keep trying'? It is absolutely true!
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Sassykat
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Posted: 27 July 2009 04:24 pm |
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Hiker and I must have been posting around the same time. I just wanted to add a thought regarding Hiker's post.
I agree with everything that was said, but I'd also like to add if I were in ArtistJohn's position my instinct would be exactly the same as his. I'm sure most of the population is like this. We are all very self conscious and don't see things the way other people see them. So I can completely understand the idea of wanting to drop out. In fact the same thought crossed my mind when my weight went up 2.5 lbs over my starting weight, but then I remembered I was doing this for myself - not because of what other people think of me. I am doing it to get back in the habit of being mindful of what I eat and making progress towards being and feeling healthier.
I love this forum because of all the kind people on here. We all truly rejoice in each others progress and put our judgements aside. We all know what it's like to struggle.
I agree with Hiker, any progress I've made has been the fruit of the compassion and knowledge that others have shared in this  community. 
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artistjohn
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Posted: 27 July 2009 04:53 pm |
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Hi guys and thanks for your kind and insightful words. You are both absolutely right. As your man Kennedy said we do these things because they are difficult not because they are easy. I am getting there and trying to think positive and take it a day at a time.
Eaten really well today so far and got vegetable curry for dinner. Aiming to start weighing food again on Wednesday and seeing some move in the right direction.
Getting my head round making this challenge a matter of getting back to start weight and getting healthy.
Artist John
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Sassykat
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Posted: 27 July 2009 05:03 pm |
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| mmmmnnn... What is vegetable curry? That sounds good! Is 'curry' a certain way of seasoning things or is it a way of cooking? What is it exactly?
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slimwish
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Posted: 27 July 2009 05:21 pm |
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Weigh in: 112lbs 
I guess that's what I get for eating 2 1/2 donuts yesterday and these 2 mini cake things.  
 SW
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artistjohn
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Posted: 27 July 2009 06:46 pm |
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OK Fry onion and garlic in a little olive oil. Add any veggies;
Beans soy or any type of bean
Courgette (Zuccinni?)
Carrots
Tinned or fresh tomatoes
Lentils
potato
spices in half teaspoons
tumeric
corriander
cumin
chilli (Hot)
Garam masala
ginger
or use a ready made curry paste
Let it all bubble away slowly for an hour and serve with rice
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Sassykat
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Posted: 27 July 2009 06:56 pm |
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Thank you for the recipe ArtistJohn. I'm going to have to try that! It sounds like something I would like. 
I'll have to make it for the family one of these evenings.
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Lami
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Posted: 27 July 2009 07:53 pm |
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Hi Artist John,
Glad you've reconsidered.........getting back on track is hard after a relapse and you've not been well. I've been feeling fine and still find it hard to get my head into the right place. But you know quitting is the easy option, dig in and like others have said don't be so hard on yourself. You're curry sound delicious.
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artistjohn
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Posted: 27 July 2009 11:07 pm |
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Thanks Lami. I've had my first ok day for a while. Good food and a good walk too
On the curry front at the last minute my wife put yesterdays cold chicken in with veggies and I think it makes it yummy. Just an idea for the leftovers.
In fact some Mondays we just curry up all of Sundays leftovers.
Artist John
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oythatsintense
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Posted: 28 July 2009 04:37 am |
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| no change.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 28 July 2009 04:58 am |
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129.5
I had a better day though today.
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Hiker
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Posted: 28 July 2009 11:31 am |
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Current weight 132.
I'm still in the pink but at least moving in the right direction  . Next week is vacation so I don't hold out a lot of hope for next week getting me out of the pink.
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cportwine
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Posted: 28 July 2009 03:38 pm |
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Ok, sign me up for this challenge. It's time to get back into good eating habits.
Starting weight 136.5
Goal weight 130
I will weigh in on Fridays.
Ok, so I have a month to pull this off. Let's see if I can stick with a clean diet....
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Lami
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Posted: 28 July 2009 04:39 pm |
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| I weighed myself again today and have lost 1lb so that's me down to 152lb YES going in the right direction. I'm BACK ON TRACK and it feels SO GOOD.
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losinglbs
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Posted: 28 July 2009 06:39 pm |
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Weighed myself today and currently weigh 187.1 lbs.
Almost at my goal weight and have a month to go.
Sorry to hear that you are still sick John -- stick in there and that weight will come off in no time. Once you return to your full physical state, the weigh will melt off quickly. Stick with it.
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Fire Man Joe
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Posted: 29 July 2009 03:16 am |
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| My weight is 213
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artistjohn
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Posted: 29 July 2009 09:45 am |
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Please make sure your weight stands out
150lbs
Write weight and then drag mouse over numbers (highlights in blue) then change numbers and colour.
Artist John
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Lami
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Posted: 29 July 2009 04:53 pm |
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tried to do that and it failed AGAIN. I don't know why but I just can't seem to change the size and colour. I did as you said highlighted the number changed the size to 5 and colour to red and bold. All that heppens is little abbreviations appear and when I send it it hasn't changed.
Apologies in advance. I'll try once again
152lb
Nope it didn't work again.....here goes again
152lb Last edited on 29 July 2009 05:13 pm by Lami
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artistjohn
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Posted: 29 July 2009 06:04 pm |
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Hi Lami silly question time did you press left hand side of mouse down and then drag curser and get blue colour?
John
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cportwine
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Posted: 29 July 2009 06:05 pm |
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Lami wrote: tried to do that and it failed AGAIN. I don't know why but I just can't seem to change the size and colour. I did as you said highlighted the number changed the size to 5 and colour to red and bold. All that heppens is little abbreviations appear and when I send it it hasn't changed.
Apologies in advance. I'll try once again
152lb
Nope it didn't work again.....here goes again
152lb
It works when I do it....very odd.
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KJK_0119
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Posted: 29 July 2009 07:14 pm |
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| 140.2!
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Tontus
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Posted: 29 July 2009 07:40 pm |
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| Just change the color before you type the numbers, and change it back to black after you type the numbers. Hit reply, then look above the text block. You should see a drop down menu that already says black. Hit the down arrow to make the drop down menu appear and select red. You can also change the size the same way using the numbers to the left of the color menu.
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Lami
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Posted: 29 July 2009 08:23 pm |
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Thanks everyone for trying to help me get this problem sorted. It is so annoying that I can't seem to do a simple task like change size and colour. I know I said I wasn't very comp. lit. but I'm not usually that bad. I do know how to change font, size and colour and it usually works any other time. It could be I don't know how to use this MacBook!!!
I'll persevere and eventually get it sorted.
Artist John Sorry my weight will not stand out until I get to the bottom of this.
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