Jennifer on August 24th, 2010

I have updated my Progress Photos page with another picture. Make sure you scroll to the bottom to see the latest picture, as I have them displayed in descending order.
It was kind of important to me to show my progress in the same clothes because I thought it would more accurately show an “apples [...]

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Jennifer on June 14th, 2010

This morning the scale said 190, and that means another two pounds this week! Yay! There was actually one day in the middle of the week where I was teased with 189. That’s ok though… I will see it again soon. Then 188, which will mean 80 pounds lost. [...]

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Jennifer on December 6th, 2009

My dad and his wife visited from Indiana this weekend and we celebrated Christmas in a grand way. Thankfully, I made it through another Christmas meal without gaining any weight. I have certainly had plenty of opportunities to blow it and even indulged way more than I would on an average day. [...]

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Jennifer on September 9th, 2009

In addition to thumbing through Dr. Shapiro’s Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook, I read the book that accompanies it. In it, he shows pictures of possible lower calorie foods that can be substituted for higher calorie equivalents. By seeing the small nugget of fatty something or another on the left and then the [...]

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Jennifer on August 31st, 2009

Today I helped my brother move. I was working at it for about seven hours, so should have burned quite a few calories. I know that I have some muscles that are burning!
Unfortunately, he served pizza as a Thank You meal to those that helped. That was very kind [...]

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Jennifer on August 5th, 2009

I woke up this morning and, like every time I resume a weight loss goal, immediately got on the scale — after going to the bathroom, of course, as that is just extra weight waiting to leave my body!
I weighed two pounds less than yesterday!
What a nice treat, to have only one [...]

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Jennifer on August 3rd, 2009

I’ve had quite a bit of success over the years losing large amounts of weight. I’ve seldom used fad diets, gimmicks, or pills. Instead, I’ve opted for reducing portion sizes and increasing physical activity. Eat less and exercise more!
However, after each success I’d inevitably rebound and regain most of the weight I’d [...]

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