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A new study just came out that, once again, proves the good Dr. McD has been right all along! http://www.ivillage.com/can-walking-mak ... hru-widget

MWL + A Daily Walk = Weightloss! Easy-Schmeazy! Simple-Dimple! It sure has been working for me! I finally get the simplicity of it all, and I couldn't be happier.

1/06/12: 189.0
1/13/12: 186.6
1/20/12: 183.4
1/27/12: 181.4
2/03/12: 183.0
2/10/12: 180.8
2/17/12: 177.4
2/24/12: 172.0
3/02/12: 169.8
3/09/12: 168.8
3/16/12: 164.0
3/23/12: 158.2


I've lost a whopping 5.8 pounds this week! My fasting blood sugar has been hovering between 82-87 all week, and I'm happily wearing a size 10. I am only 3 pounds from my goal of losing 100 pounds by Easter!!!!! Happy Days!

My jaw literally just dropped when I saw this. Unbelievable. You've lost over 10lbs in 2 WEEKS!!!!! I'm so excited for you.

Also, I took your advice this morning. I was walking into work and I caught my reflection in the class door. My first thought was, "I look like a chunk today." Then, I stopped and heard your voice telling me to celebrate and compliment myself on the victories. Right before I left for work I had the thought that I would swing by the Co-op and pick up a vegan scone for breakfast. I had already put my oat bran and blueberries together so I told myself I had what I needed. When I caught myself thinking disparaging thoughts I congratulated myself for choosing the oat bran over the scone. I felt better right away. I'm not going to feel better about myself by ridiculing how I look. Acknowledging what I did right worked immediately.

Thank you for your advice and your leadership! You are so awesome!!!! You should do this for a living.

YAY Kelly! That's AMAZING!!!!!!! What a triumph! Not only did you resist Queen Baby and do what was good for your body, YOU told yourself the TRUTH! Can I also please say that you were "WALKING to work!!!!!! How awesome is that??????

And please, you are so beautiful... tell yourself THAT next time you catch your reflection in the window! I'm so proud of you! You're on your way!!! You go girl!

I know, I'm sort of in shock myself! I really think my elevated blood sugar was holding onto my fat, and now that it seems to be resolved, my body is releasing my fat stores like crazy! I have to say that another thing that is working for me is that I am moving ALOT more during the day and in the evenings! I'm even sleeping better!

Plus, I can absolutely say that I am no longer over-eating. I think I was using the "you can eat all you want" mentality of this diet to feed my gluttony...ugly word, I know, but I have had to learn to call it what it is. As a compulsive overeater/food addict, I can honestly admit that I was a glutton. My prayer for lent this year has been that God would free me from this bondage to food and that He would be my "MORE." That I might be truly satisfied in Him, at the deepest level, so that I no longer try to fill myself with things that will never satisfy. So, for lent I felt called to give up the three demons that were keeping my tied to this cruel master of food addiction...Sugar, Oil, and Salt...and after seeing the Goldhammer lecture, I was convicted that I had been holding on to those three things, and they were feeding my addictions. I can honestly say that now I am tasting foods the way they SHOULD be...whole and wholesome and nourishing...and I am eating what my body needs, not constantly craving things it doesn't. I am able to be satisfied with much less, and the constant struggle has lifted.

Believe me, I spent sooooo many years stuck in the cycle of being controlled by food and hating myself for failing time and time again, and making and breaking promises to myself...if I can break out of this destructive pattern...anyone can do this! I am not special. I just finally listened to the truth and made a committment to do this thing once and for all because I got so tired of NOT doing it that I just couldn't go on like that anymore...Turns out...THIS WORKS!!!! Who Knew?

I love it. Love it!! Keep on keepin on

I appreciate every update! You are doing awesome. The 150s is a great place to be. Keep moving!

Thank you Boots and Proverbs! I appreciate your encouragement!

I have been starting to look for "before" pictures so that I can post my "before" and (almost) "after" when I hit my 100 pounds. I am amazed at how good I was at hiding. Whenever we took a group picture I always made my youngest son stand in front of me! I never let my dh take my picture if it could at all be avoided, this despite the fact that he is an amateur photographer and takes pictures of everything! The ones he did manage to take, he usually tried to get me only from about the chest up so that I wouldn't throw them away! My mom said she has some, but I haven't seen them yet. It got me thinking about hiding, and how I've been hiding from so many things...and how I'm ready to come out of hiding. I'm ready to be the person I was made to be... I just wish it hadn't taken me 20 years to find her...

My 21yr old daughter sent me the perfect picture this afternoon. She snapped it while we were on vacation in Sedona. It's of my dh and I walking toward her holding hands with big smiles on our faces, and it is a full body shot. We look so happy. It's a great picture. I've never seen it, or I probably would have destroyed it. There's one other that shows all of me (and I mean ALL ) at her high school graduation that I allowed only because it was the only picture of me with her on that special day...

In the text of the email she wrote simply..."You're my hero." I can't express the emotion those three words brought to the surface. I spent so many years terrified I would ruin her because of my issues with food...that my demons would become hers and that she would suffer because I couldn't seem to get my act together. Now, I know in my heart that I've been a good mother, I've never doubted that...I've always seen it as my highest calling in life. But, a girl's body image can rule them their whole lives, and mothers are notorious for passing their disfunction down to their daughters...maybe in some ways it's impossible not to. I have always been afraid of how my issues would affect her. I have so many regrets...and now, I am filled with gratitude that I am finally conquering this thing, and she is seeing it. And she is proud of me. There are so many layers to this weight loss journey...sometimes I am unprepared and overwhelmed by it all.

That is so beautiful! Sniff. I'm proud of you too and 100% inspired!

I'm bloated and puffy today. My rings aren't loose like they have been, and my weight is up today...sounds like my TOM is coming. I'm not too moody, but that probably has to do with the food. I notice a big difference with that when I'm on plan or not...so no big cravings for chocolate or anything. I'm not worried about the little weight gain cause I've been losing it so uncharacteristically quickly these last couple of weeks. I'm just keeping an eye on it. Haven't changed anything. Walked this weekend. Was tired yesterday and I usually take Sundays as a day of rest anyway, so I rested....overall feeling really good and really excited to see my ticker cross over to the 100 pounds lost mark. I was hoping that would happen this week, but my goal is still Easter, so I have 2 weeks to get there. That's more likely, but we'll see. I'm weighig every day until I hit it because I want to take a picture, and then I'll go back to just weighing in on Fridays.

I went to a friend's birthday party yesterday and saw some people I haven't seen in a year...they FLIPPED OUT! I wasn't expecting all the attention, and it was a little overwhelming...but of course nice too. I still can't wrap my mind around how I look. I am working on gaining an acccurate body image...that's why I want the picture. This is something I've wanted for so long, but I've never experienced before so it's taking some getting used to.

I went through my closet and got rid of all the clothes that don't fit me anymore. It was really fun. But then I sort of panicked and thought to myself,"what if I need these again? Do I really want to get rid of all these?" I had some fear that this is only temporary. There are so many people who lose a hundred pounds and then gain it all back, what if that's me. Again...some old defeatest thoughts surfacing. I had a good talk with my dh and he assured me that I have changed on the inside just as much as on the outside, and I can get rid of my clothes. It's still scary, but I'm processing the emotional as well as the physical and this is a part of the process. If I keep my "fat" clothes, I'm sending myself a message that I'm not going to keep the weight off, so why would I do that? I'm not only going to keep the weight off, I'm going all the way! So, goodbye forever, fat clothes! I'm taking the plunge and giving them away.

Hey Kirsty,

I know exactly how that feels with the fat clothes. Last fall was the first time I have ever gotten rid of fat clothes. It was scary but I haven't needed them. You're right about the message it sends. You're never going to wear that size again so no need to tell yourself you might.

I can't wait until you hit 100 pounds. I hope you come here and shout it to the roof tops!!!!! 100 pounds!!! That is such a milestone and should definitely be properly celebrate. Easter would be a cool time for that (given the TOM issue) but, hey, if it happens this week, I'm sure you'll be OK with it.

Isn't it the greatest feeling when you see people you haven't seen in a long time and you know you look great? No worry or shame that you're even heavier than last time and wondering what they'll think. You look slammin' and you blew their minds!!! Woot! The best part is you get to enjoy seeing people without any body image insecurities mucking up the interaction.

Have a great day.

Kirsty I LOVE LOVE LOVE! your little graph, showing how the pounds have dropped off with your MWL+a daily walk...oh, I am inspired now! I've been walking, but the MWL went out the window all month long.

Oooh, I want to do this, so I can post a chart, showing pounds flying off, too!

Kirstykay, You go! I'm so pleased for you and impressed. I'm with the others- get rid of those too big clothes. Don't look back except to wave goodbye.

KristyKay you are doing fabulous. You are such an inspiration. I have started so many times the MWL but never followed it after a few days, because of cravings. I will be reading all your posts again because they are so motivating. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing with all of us and helping us on our journey. Lilly

hi - I'm new to the discussion board and so I'm backing up and reading things you posted in January, so my apologies for revisiting things. Your recipes/menus look fabulous! Thanks for the great ideas. I also just inherited my son's Wii (he's 25 ) and am interested in trying some good Wii Fit DVDs, so it was nice to see some mentioned on replies here. I have about 40 pounds to lose, but have regardless of weight struggled for years with food addiction, so I can relate to the posts about this. I have often said that if it were a matter of complete abstinence, I could do that. It's learning how to not let food/eating run my life that is so hard. But like many addictions...one day at a time. Thanks for your words of wisdom to read.

I totally am with you on trying to get the right body image in my brain that's part of why I put my old picture with my current picture.

Thanks for all the comments & for stopping by!
I had a major computer crash & hubby not available to look at it til next week. Can log on from my ipod, but lengthy posts are too difficult to write...i'll write again when computer issues get resolved.

Keep up the great work, everyone!!!