Meg, good for you! Thanks for showing us that perserverance pays. Hope your parents and DH are on the mend. We appreciate you sharing with us.

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Ozzie's Place

You go Meg! Your doing great!

I think your story is so inspiring it should be in the section with the other success stories. (along with before and after pics)

ed

Oh, what an amazingly uplifting post. I'm so pleased to hear of your success and your outlook is fantastic.

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Back to GOAL!!!
start weight: 176/goal range: 137-134/now: 138
Reached goal in Aug. 2003 - 4rd year of maintenance.

CONGRATULATIONS! Reading success stories, such as yours, keeps me on the right track in this WOE! Hoping all your family members will be back to good health in the not-so-distant future!

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196/135-135

HOLY CRAP!!!!! :eyes: 100lbs!!!!! That is AMAZING!!! You must feel so good now. What an amazing milestone in your life. Your story is inspiring, and yes, I too want to see you on the "Success Stories" page!!!!
Hugs to you, Meg!
Kelly

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Highest recorded weight: 103.2kg/227.04lbs (03/15/08)
Current: 97kg/213.4lb-13.64
Goal:150
"Resensitizing myself to the urgency and severity of my weight problem is important in keeping myself motivated. I have to remind myself that my body will not tolerate this abuse forever." Jeannette Fulda, aka PastaQueen

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the wonderful comments...as I have said before, I surf several lowcarb websites, but I feel like this is home.

And yes, if I can do this, anyone can. Believe me, I had no self control when it came to my eating habits before and I always thought it was because I was weak and had no willpower. Had I only known the power that eating lc would give me, I wouldn't have spent so many years beating myself up!

Also, thanks for the encouragement to write a success story...I am not quite sure I am ready for that yet.

BTW, I saw my mom and dad yesterday (they live 2 hrs away) and they are looking and feeling much better. My dad is still sore after almost two months, but he is definitely much improved.

Meg

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Atkins - 11/03/03 (lost 103 lbs)
Restart Atkins - 11/03/08
269/247/150ish

Congratulations Meg, you are an inspiration for all of us!



Hugs

Nancy

Congrats! Hats off to you for a job well done! Keep up the great work and dedication

Meg....I am so happy for you....

As an "oldbie" who just came back as a "newbie" is was very encouraging to read your wonderful story! It gives me confidence that I really can do it...and losing over 100 lbs is an awesome thing to accomplish! You have a lot to be proud of...

And that's where I am now - having to lose over 100 lbs. - weighing in at about close to 300 lbs...

I don't know when I'll get there and I have no deadline....but I will....

Thanks again for your inspiring story...

Ginni

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http://arkangel007.homestead.com/home.html

as one of the young pups around here, i can honestly say that these words of wisdom and advice will be taken to heart. thank you for being an inspiration, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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proud member of the HOME STRETCH CHALLENGE... kicking those last 13 pounds in the teeth by 12/31/05!! ^_^

meg... first let me tell you that i am so GLAD that your parents are both doing better now...

secondly ... i am REALLY happy to hear that you were able to keep your plan in place INSPITE of the stress..(and believe me.. that was SOME stress you had goin there.... wow..)

third... thanks for sharing your accomplishment with us.. and what it meant to you... not ONLY in terms of physically... but the part about knowing that you ACCOMPLISHED something that you didnt know before was possible... and that THAT feeling means so very very much..

fourth... i was particularly impressed with your comments about how you felt better than you did in your 20's... because i believe it IS important that people dont feel that there is an AGE that they should just give up at...

i'm 52... and like yourself... i TOO feel better now then i did in YEARS .. many years... and i look forward to doing MORE than i have so far... so that i can enjoy my grandchildren... as much as i am able to ... and heck... maybe even GREATgrandchildren someday... i want to be able to keep up with them...and not just be that GRAMMY that sits in a chair and feeds em cookies *L*...

CONTINUED SUCCESS meg...and gosh darn it... it is WELL deserved!

appreciate your letting us share this wonderful milestone... and the many more to come!

kim

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Congratulations, Meg!!! What a wonderful accomplishment. You have done a wonderful job, especially in light of the stress of the past year. Yay for you!!

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Atkins since 2003
5'8" 206.4/197/175
65 years young

Meg,


AWESOME JOB!!!!

I just have to say you and I are about the same stats and I was talking to a friend tonight right before I hopped on here and I was just whining because I have about a 100 pounds to lose too and it is SO OVERWHELMING, ad I am so mad at myself for reganing the 40 I lost last time plus anothe 17.5 pounds, your post was EXACTLY what i needed to read tonight, thank you for sharing and oh BTW...



CONGRATULATIONS

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Re-Started Low Carb 6/1/2005
257.5/220.5/160

Wow, how wonderful! Congrats to you for such an amazing accomplishment.

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