Hello! I have been married for 18 years and have two teenage daughters. We also have a mini dachshund that turned 2 in May. I started a weight loss plan in April 2007 and have lost 48 pounds. I reached my goal weight (of 130) on December 17th and now have lowered my goal to 128 so that it's an even 50 lbs to lose. I have so much more energy and though I still HATE to exercise, I'm more willing to do it.

UPDATE: I struggled with some medical issues in January '08 which stress and hormones caused me to gain 9 lbs. So after a long couple of months, I finally reached my original goal weight of 130 again on April 7th. I still am trying to reach 128 but I am just happy to reach 130 again. I joined a gym in Feb 08 and it seems to have been the best thing I've ever done.

5/26/08 I ran in my first 5K race. My blog talks of the race in detail but bottom line is I finished in 38:51. Not the best time, but I'm just happy that I finished.
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For anyone interested I have two different blog sites...one is for my weight loss journey and the other is about my family and raising teenage girls. I've just started them in August so they are still pretty rough but I'm getting it all figured out and "prettied" up. Feel free to add me to your links or comment as you wish.

http://heidi14danweightloss.blogspot.com
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http://momof2teengirls.spaces.live.com/

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4/23/07 178.................5/7/07 171
4/30/07 174.................5/14/07 167
.................................5/21/07 166
6/4/07 160 (met 10%)...5/28/07 164
6/11/07 160
6/18/07 156................7/02/07 154
6/25/07 155................7/09/07 152
.................................7/16/07 151
8/06/07 145...............7/23/07 148
8/13/07 146................7/30/07 146
8/20/07 145
8/27/07 141................9/03/07 141
.................................9/10/07 140
10/1/07 137...............9/17/07 140
10/8/07 136...............9/24/07 139
10/15/07 135
10/22/07 134.............11/5/07 134
10/29/07 134.............11/12/07 134
................................11/19/07 134
12/3/07 131..............11/26/07 133
12/10/07 131
12/17/07 130..............1/7/08 129
12/24/07 129..............1/14/08 129
12/31/07 130..............1/21/08 131
................................1/28/08 134
2/4/08 134
2/11/08 138..............3/3/08 133.5
2/18/08 134..............3/10/08 135 UGH!
2/25/08 133..............3/17/08 132
................................3/24/08 134
................................3/30/08 132
4/7/08 130 yea!
4/14/08 130............5/5/08 132
4/21/08 130............5/12/08 133
4/28/08 132 :(.........5/19/08 132
.................................5/26/08 130
6/2/08 132 UGH!
6/9/08 131.............7/7/08 130
6/16/08 132............7/14/08 130
6/23/08 133............7/21/08 132
6/30/08 130............7/28/08 130

8/4/08 129.............9/1/08 130
8/11/08 129............9/8/08 130
8/18/08 vacation!......9/15/08 130
8/25/08 130.5.........9/22/08 130
............................9/29/08 130
10/6/08 131
10/13/08 131........11/3/08
10/20/08 130........11/10/08
10/27/08 133........11/17/08
...........................11/24/08

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Accomplishments:

In all, I've lost 48 lbs.
I've lost 5 3/4 inches from my hips
I've lost 7 inches from my waist (wow)
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my chest (sad...I know)
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my right thigh
I've lost 2 3/4 inches from my left thigh
I've lost 1 1/4 inches from my neck

I've also dropped from a size 16 to a size 6.

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Here is the amount of weight I've lost in terms of food with the following formula: 1 lb = 4 squares of butter, 5 lbs = 1 sack of potatoes, 10 lbs = 8 medium cantalopes, 25 lbs = 3 gallons of milk.

I have lost:

3 gallons of milk
16 medium cantalopes
12 squares of butter

When you think of it that way, doesn't it sound amazing??

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WWAH Challenge
Never Give Up November Challenge
Encourage and support my buddy team!

Goals: follow GHG for the month as well as stay OP and focused. Drink plenty of water! Get back to weight of 130.


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"Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen us and make us strong."