Well done Donelonard and I do hope that you can be pain free one day!
13 Jun 20 by member: Ireland-83
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Keep it up! It will be all worth it!
13 Jun 20 by member: mjauzik
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Keep up the good work! U will be rewarded in the the end with a healthier, skimmer, you! 👍👏💜💜💜
14 Jun 20 by member: Diana 1234
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Ahh, autocorrect.. supposed to say healthier, slimmer, you! lol
14 Jun 20 by member: Diana 1234
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Awesome job! While it is SO hard to lose weight (for me anyway) the benefits are well worth it. Wonderful to have a long term goal, equally important to take it one day at a time. Love your idea of taking weekly pictures. The changes can seem small and then when you look back....WOW!
14 Jun 20 by member: rckc2000
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Twenty years ago I weighed 321.6 pounds. I had to get extension seat belts in airplanes, I would check for armless chairs in restaurants before sitting down, I got the kids to pick up things that I dropped because it was hard to bend over. Initially I lost 150 pounds at a pound a week. It was amazing to be able to move my body and do things again. I began with swimming and some biking as those were easier on my knees and other joints. I recommend starting something in that area just to build the habit. Also view half to one pound a week to be reasonable. It all adds up in the end. Variety of things occurred and the weight came up however each time it has I have been able to get back to a decent weight mostly because I have the confidence of knowing how to do it. Also I have never returned to the 300s again. It is a journey.
14 Jun 20 by member: 59Carol
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well as an orthopedic nurse I can tell you that for every lb you loose you take 10lbs of pressure off your knee. The doctors I worked for (retired now) would not even consider knee replacements until patients came down to a reasonable weight...our take was that if the patient couldn't offer a little work into their own health the very intense surgical procedure, the cost of it and the recovery would be good for about 7 to 10 yrs and we would be redoing the procedure.
So good for taking responsibility to bring your weight down. Will keep you in my prayers for a strong and steady journey
14 Jun 20 by member: Ravenseyes1959
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wow! that's great, amazing. like you, am starting with the need to lose half of myself👍!
14 Jun 20 by member: PEPJenni
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I wish you much success. You can do this.
14 Jun 20 by member: lonniehuffman
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Lonnie and I both did it here so I am 100% positive that you can do it too!
14 Jun 20 by member: jaimejay
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You are off to a great start.
14 Jun 20 by member: Lucille Ball
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Great job... slow and steady wins the race!
14 Jun 20 by member: zoebony
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14 Jun 20 by member: lonniehuffman
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Amazing. Super proud of you and your journey 💕
14 Jun 20 by member: brandiem85
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Great start!!! Slowly but steadily we can win any obstacles!!! Stay positive stay strong!!!
14 Jun 20 by member: natnath
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That is great, gives me hope. I'm actually going through the same ordeal. Just found this app and hoping it will keep me focused on my goal of getting healthier. Congrats and keep it up!!
17 Jun 20 by member: DuhMan
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