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   bugsyjones posted an entry to her journal

   My secret fear of dieting is... Not being able to eat the things that I like. I am such a food freak. I love to cook and I love to go out to eat... show more

   My secret fear of dieting is... Not being able to eat the things that I like. I am such a food freak. I love to cook and I love to go out to eat and I am a sucker for certain foods. So that is the hardest part for me. If I could find a substitute that tastes just as good, but is healthier, I'd be all over it.
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   Public | 2010-07-26 10:17am -0600 from the web
   

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   bugsyjones posted "Life's Purpose" to her journal

   I have actually been discussing this a lot lately with a friend of mine. The reason that he brought it up was because he was going through a... show more

   I have actually been discussing this a lot lately with a friend of mine. The reason that he brought it up was because he was going through a really tough time and didn't think that he had a purpose in life and things got worse from there. I have known mine for quite sometime, it might seem very vague but it works for me. I believe that I was put here to help people in any shape or form. I have always believed in love and compassion and everyone deserves it. So I act upon that on a daily basis. I smile at people walking down the street, I greet strangers, I am always there for people (even if I don't know them) as an outlet. Sometimes it is just nice to have someone to talk to. I am here to listen. It's something that I enjoy and I learn so much from playing that role. On a bigger scale, I am in the works of starting an organization called "Hug the World Foundation" to help get the GLBT youth off of the streets and into a safer environment and learn to get back up on their feet. It has been a goal of mine for quite some time and I am hoping to get it to a point where I can open up a safe house of my own.

   
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   Public | 2010-07-24 05:33pm -0600 from the web
   

   

   This is not a vague purpose at all. It's wonderful, inspired and very, very needed.

   2010-07-25 09:17am -0700

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   bugsyjones has joined Losing Weight the Right Way

   Public | 2010-07-24 11:55am -0600

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   bugsyjones posted "Weight loss is important to my health because.." to her journal

   I have a family history of diabetes and heart disease. So I feel that I need to do whatever I can to prevent that from happening to me.

   Public | 2010-07-24 11:36am -0600 from the web
   

   

   This is definately a step in the right direction. good for you. My mother-in-law has diebetes, she eats very well now.

   2010-07-24 11:29am -0700

   

   I have the same family history! That's why I'm trying to focus on getting a healthier lifestyle & not stressing so much over the numbers. Way to go on taking the initiative to beat that disease!

   2010-07-24 05:49pm -0500

   

   Thank you both. This is what I really like about using this site, you can get feedback from real people and that helps a great deal. It is so much better than having to try and do this by myself. That show more

   Thank you both. This is what I really like about using this site, you can get feedback from real people and that helps a great deal. It is so much better than having to try and do this by myself. That's where I struggled for a long time.
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   2010-07-24 05:26pm -0600

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   bugsyjones posted an entry to her journal

   My state of change right now is between preparing for action and taking action. I know that weight loss is something that I need to do and it is... show more

   My state of change right now is between preparing for action and taking action. I know that weight loss is something that I need to do and it is also something that I want to do. I am tired of looking the way that I do.
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   Public | 2010-07-22 09:51am -0600 from the web
   

   

   We're all here for you whenever you decide you are ready. Look at this as something exciting and challenging.

   2010-07-22 11:58am -0400

   

   Thank you. I think that I am ready and what has been helping me a lot is the support and encouragement that I'm getting from a friend of mine. He has helped me out greatly and goes on walks with me an show more

   Thank you. I think that I am ready and what has been helping me a lot is the support and encouragement that I'm getting from a friend of mine. He has helped me out greatly and goes on walks with me and keeps me on check. So it's nice. Thank you for your support.
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   2010-07-22 10:11am -0600

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   bugsyjones posted an entry to her journal

   I learn a bunch of new recipe ideas by using stumbleupon. I have found some pretty good vegetarian recipes.

   Public | 2010-07-21 10:13pm -0600 from the web
   

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   LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

   weekends are not always different then my weekdays, although sometimes, especially during the summer, they can be. its only july and im already... show more

   weekends are not always different then my weekdays, although sometimes, especially during the summer, they can be. its only july and im already sick of the burgers and hotdogs, and have been bringing my own turkey burgers to parties.!!
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   Public | 2010-07-20 02:11pm -0400 from the web
   

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   LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

   i am going to try to tackle my nighttime stalking (once again) i took an aerobics class in college last eemester, and we had to do a behavior... show more

   i am going to try to tackle my nighttime stalking (once again) i took an aerobics class in college last eemester, and we had to do a behavior change project where we worked on modifying a behavior over the course of th4e class, and record our progress. i choose to do nighttime eating, and though i did not necessarily improve, it was an eye opener to how much i ate on some nights (upwards of 500 calories after dinner on a bad night) i will do my best to have my friends and boyfreiend encourage me not to eat,and will to my best to "fight the munchies" its mind over matter, afterall!!
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   Public | 2010-07-20 02:02pm -0400 from the web
   

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   LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

   hello just wanted to say hi and thanls for all the support

   Public | 2010-07-20 02:00pm -0400 from a mobile message
   

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    LoSummer posted "eating styles" to her journal

    my eating style is the hardest part of my weight loss process. i consider myself the Tipsy Taker/Night Stalker type, and i know i have journaled... show more

    my eating style is the hardest part of my weight loss process. i consider myself the Tipsy Taker/Night Stalker type, and i know i have journaled aobut this before without having direct names to my madness. while i really dont drink too often, i find when i do there are definetly times when i lose my inhabitions. However there are other times when the drinking is not a factor to my eating., i could more consider myself a nighttime stalker, although this too,l does not fit me perfrect. I dont necessarily starve myself all day, however i do have a tendency to eat more during the evening, especially after it ais dark out. This is a longer period of time during the winter than in the summer. I found this also became more of a problem once a began my attempt to eat more healthful and began including breakfest. i know this is the right thing to do, but it added to my total calorie intake, making my night time eating even worse.

     

    (sorry about all of the spelling mistakes, i have acryllic nails on and im not used to typing!!!)

    
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    Public | 2010-07-20 01:59pm -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted "Journaling about food and exercise helps me by" to her journal

    Journaling about food and exercise helps me bygiving me a place to vent about my failures and a place to reward my successes. it also helps me to... show more

    Journaling about food and exercise helps me bygiving me a place to vent about my failures and a place to reward my successes. it also helps me to see where i am not doing my best, and what problems are reoccuring in my lifestyle and approach to losing weight

    
    
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    Public | 2010-07-13 09:44am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    to help you drink water during the day bring it where ever you go. i always like to make sure that it is super cold too because it is so much... show more

    to help you drink water during the day bring it where ever you go. i always like to make sure that it is super cold too because it is so much better cold. and when it is cold it condensates all over my desk at work, which makes me want to drink it faster to avoid the mess!
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    Public | 2010-07-13 09:42am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted "feeling defeted" to her journal

    While i know that i have not committed myself 100% to losing weight, i do feel that in the last 6 months i have changed a lot about the way that i... show more

    While i know that i have not committed myself 100% to losing weight, i do feel that in the last 6 months i have changed a lot about the way that i see food. i am always looking for a healthy item on the menu, or cooking for myself at home with fresh ingredients so that i know exactly what is in the food i make. The hardest part for me is that i seldom see results. i know that in a matter of speaking, it is my fault that i am not seeing the progress taht i so much would like too. i know that i havent been committed to exercise in the ways that i should be, and i know that i often slip up and eat too much, or sometimes jsut one item that i know i shouldnt have. i guess i just thought that if i made more healthy choices about what i consumed, that i would see at least a little progress, and that would encourage me to get into the program more. Its frusterating to be flirting around this 5lb range, some days im on the low end, others on the high end, but ultimately i am the same weight the enitre time. oftentimes it is just water weight, and other times i know it is because i made bad choices. it annoys me that i used to be a super tiny girl, and was able to eat ANYTHING i wanted and never had a problem. it is depressing to know that i lived off of chips and salsa for years, and now if i have one chip its considered a bad decision. it is humiliating when ic annot fit into any of my clothes, but i have to wear them because i cannot afford to go buy more, and my parents laugh when i ask them for help. it is painful when i have to go to work every day, and sit down in front of a computer all day in pants that are too tight, so that when i take them off i have a mark on me for the rest of the day. sometimes i even have to unbotton them in the bathroom for long periods of time because it is so painful, but i have nothing else to wear.

     

    this whole process is just getting me down today =(

    
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    Public | 2010-07-09 09:53am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    I am the kind of person that pretty much only drinks water all day long. doesnt matter if i am at a restaurant, or at work or at home, i have a... show more

    I am the kind of person that pretty much only drinks water all day long. doesnt matter if i am at a restaurant, or at work or at home, i have a bottle of water with me at all times. and i have stopped investing in bottled water, and bought a brita (which i love) and then its easy to refill my own bottle of water all day long. i am the kind of person who always orders water with a lemon at a restaurant, and i will always be the one encouraging my friends to drink water when i see them. i love it and i just dont get why i would want to waste my calories drinking something else, because to me there is nothing that tastes better then ice cold water!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Public | 2010-07-09 08:37am -0400 from the web
    

    

    That's so good that this one is natural for you.

    2010-07-09 06:35am -0700

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    why dont i have any more tasks in my list!?!?

    Public | 2010-07-07 08:42am -0400 from the web
    

    

    maybe you completed all of them. I'll add some more.

    2010-07-07 06:39am -0700

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    LoSummer posted "live chat" to her journal

    is anyone in the live chat, i think that there are 3 of us stuck in the wrong chat room somehow!

    Public | 2010-07-01 06:06pm -0400 from the web
    

    

    Grrr...missed you. Rats!!!

    2010-07-01 03:08pm -0700

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    LoSummer posted "social influences" to her journal

    obivously, drinking with my friends often leads to a nighttime pizza! i do my best to just have my fix with half of a slice, but i read somewhere... show more

    obivously, drinking with my friends often leads to a nighttime pizza! i do my best to just have my fix with half of a slice, but i read somewhere that your metabolism slows down by like 70% after just one drink! how crazy is that!!! That defiantly keeps me thinking when i am debating between bed and midnight pizza. sleep is a much better choice, especially because its usually late!

     

    Sometimes even just being bored at night, and having a boyfirend with an endless metabolism is enough pressue. i hate when i feel like im supposed to be munching on something, and i hate that gross full felling i have the next morning even worse!

    
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    Public | 2010-07-01 04:17pm -0400 from the web
    

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    HealthyBoo posted an entry to her journal

    woops, I accidentally put in the wrong weight! lol -- it's changed now, but I was wondering why it gave me all these badges for weight I haven't... show more

    woops, I accidentally put in the wrong weight! lol -- it's changed now, but I was wondering why it gave me all these badges for weight I haven't lost haha XD
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    Public | 2010-07-01 09:54am -0500 from the web
    

    

    Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. We were out of town for the weekend.
    I think that those badges are just automatically assigned, but I'm not sure. I can certainly find out for you. < show more

    Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. We were out of town for the weekend.
    I think that those badges are just automatically assigned, but I'm not sure. I can certainly find out for you.
    How was your holiday weekend?
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    2010-07-06 08:14am -0500

    

    i've done that before. oops!

    2010-07-18 11:21pm -0600

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    LoSummer posted "motivation much?" to her journal

    I am finally feeling like i may have come out of this slump alive. i went swimming yesterday, and on a wlak the day beofre. and today i dont even... show more

    I am finally feeling like i may have come out of this slump alive. i went swimming yesterday, and on a wlak the day beofre. and today i dont even want to work, just workout!

    
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    Public | 2010-07-01 09:17am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted "motivation much?" to her journal

    I am finally feeling like i may have come out of this slump alive. i went swimming yesterday, and on a wlak the day beofre. and today i dont even... show more

    I am finally feeling like i may have come out of this slump alive. i went swimming yesterday, and on a wlak the day beofre. and today i dont even want to work, just workout!
    

    
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    Public | 2010-07-01 09:17am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    does tea count as water? oh and does mowing the lawn count as "walking it out"?

    Public | 2010-06-29 12:11pm -0400 from the web
    

    

    Mowing the lawn definitely counts as "walking it out". There's even an entry in the exercise journal for mowing the lawn.

    2010-06-29 09:47am -0700

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    HealthyBoo posted "busy busy busy!" to her journal

    I have been soooo busy, and in the process of this busy week I have let the diet slip -- oops :C   But luckily I haven't gained any weight, and I... show more

    I have been soooo busy, and in the process of this busy week I have let the diet slip -- oops :C

     

    But luckily I haven't gained any weight, and I am ready to start back (just got new diet groceries, not one bit of junkfood is left in my whole house!) -- So let's hope this goes well, and no more distractions!

    
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    Public | 2010-06-29 10:36am -0500 from the web
    

    

    Good for you for starting over. I am such a black & white person that for a while when I first started the site I would just give up for a while after having a bad day/week. Your shopping trip sou show more

    Good for you for starting over. I am such a black & white person that for a while when I first started the site I would just give up for a while after having a bad day/week. Your shopping trip sounds good, and I know you will enjoy all of that healthy food!
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    2010-06-29 05:09pm -0500

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    LoSummer posted "slump" to her journal

    I have officially entered a slump. the past week or two i have been completely unmotivated to work out, or even get work done for my summer... show more

    I have officially entered a slump. the past week or two i have been completely unmotivated to work out, or even get work done for my summer research internship position. i have to kick myself back into gear here somehow. i was doing teriffic when i was beginning my days with a workout of a run, but i think that i possibly did too much too fast and now i feel burnt out. I am going to do my best today to make it a point to "walk it out" AND hopefully swim some laps too! only first, i must do some literature review. at least its nice maybe ill sit outside and get some work done!

    
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    Public | 2010-06-29 09:46am -0400 from the web
    

    

    I feel the same way! I seem to push through on the eating, but exercise is no fun. I keep trying to sneak it in, like swimming. Don't give up, you can do this. I know you can. You have done amazingly.

    2010-06-29 07:17am -0800

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    reb32691 posted an entry to her journal

    Has anyone tried HCG in any shape or form? (Injections/sublingual)

    Public | 2010-06-23 12:21pm -0700 from the web
    

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    Today, i am feeling great. yesterday i felt like i was all over the place, so its good to feel motivated and put together this morning. Its a... show more

    Today, i am feeling great. yesterday i felt like i was all over the place, so its good to feel motivated and put together this morning. Its a beautiful day, and im going to see if i cant go do some laps i n the pool, if not today, then definatly sometime this weekend, it is supposed to be squorching hot here! Today, is the 5th day of consecutive working out for me, and it really feels fantastic. I also did 4 days last week, so it is definatly making me feel better throughout the day. I am suprised actually, at how much i enjoy starting off my day with a 30-45 minute workout. Now if only i would see some results. I have been consciously thinking about what i eat and how much i work out for months now, yet i am still fluctuating around the same weight. i think i need to start being more active during the weekends!

    
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    Public | 2010-06-18 09:32am -0400 from the web
    

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    LoSummer

    hey everybody!

    2010-06-17 03:46pm -0400
    
    
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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    Where are all of my college students!?!?!? the group is completely inactive!

    Public | 2010-06-17 02:55pm -0400 from the web
    

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    HealthyBoo posted "Starting a new journey" to her journal

    Well here I go again, but this time I am serious.   After looking at the little chart on ichange, I would have to say I am now in the 'Take... show more

    Well here I go again, but this time I am serious.

     

    After looking at the little chart on ichange, I would have to say I am now in the 'Take Action' stage. I have given away all of our bad food, and bought new/healthy groceries. I am starting to eat better today, and this time I will stick with it.

    I am excited to get this started and lose this weight. I hope I can lose some before September so that I can enjoy my annual anime convention trip to Atlanta. I lost weight one year before I went and it was so much fun! I want that again this year.

    I have some good recipes to start out with too -- I am making a chicken-less chicken noodle soup (with whole wheat noodles!). I am struggling with whole wheat bread though... I just don't like the stuff. Maybe I can have a whole wheat sesame noodle and salad for lunch instead -- hmmmm...

    Well, I hope this time I stick with it and lose this weight the right way. I have a good feeling about this <3

    -Jess

    
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    Public | 2010-06-16 02:38pm -0500 from the web
    

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    HealthyBoo has joined Losing Weight the Right Way

    Public | 2010-06-16 02:26pm -0500

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    LoSummer posted an entry to her journal

    how do you input your stress level, sleep, and mood and energy. i dont have those options!!

    Public | 2010-06-16 11:42am -0400 from the web
    

    

    same here. i dont know either

    2010-06-16 10:49am -0500

    

    you need to ask Diana (or Linda) to turn them on for you and then they'll be right under your Exercise Tracker.

    2010-06-16 09:55am -0600

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