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  • #101
    Oh add me! I don't want to lose weight so much as decrease my body fat percentage and get in better shape. I stay so much more motivated when I read about other people's successes. I need to actually keep exercising regularly for more than 3 weeks at a time.
    [i]Only great sorrow or great joy can reveal your truth.~ Kahlil Gibran
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    • #102
      Add me in! Need to run AND watch my sweet in-take.....
      The witchy witch witch of south central NC.

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      • #103
        I would really appreciate being added to the PT! I am determined to get back to my former weight of 180 (I'm 6'2") by June... Which is about 20 pounds to go I read this whole thread and think it is great. I definitely do better with support... Also, the slimfast online thing allows you to track what you eat, when you work out, how well you are losing weight, etc...
        Good luck to everyone!

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        • #104
          Please add me to the private topic list I've read the whole thread and it's very inspirational. THIS year has got to be THE year!!!

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          • #105
            Oh PLEASE ME too Yada!!! My horses back is begging for the relief! I would love in on it! the more support we all give each other as I said the better off we will all be! Great idea!

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            • #106
              I'm not hugely plump, but certainly Pillsbury-like...may I be included?

              I'm not one to say I toadaso. But I toadaso. - Ricky

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                #107
                Ok... for the updated PT list so far I've got:

                Savvy Mom
                Boston Chicken
                Bumpkin
                Just My Style
                floridajumper
                plotttwist
                AllWeatherGal????
                tle
                mkbrown
                clearound
                Phaxxton
                gillenwaterfarm
                cheryl ann
                Heineken
                Long Leaf
                HFSH
                Jleegriffith
                PeriwinkleBlue
                BAC
                Sleepy
                baileygreyhorse
                Liscar
                Godiva's Mom
                levremont
                Trisha
                Hopeful Hunter
                JenL
                Magnolia
                sycee
                murph
                UltimatePiaffe
                Sannois
                NoGreatMischief


                I will plan to set it up at the end of the day today, so anyone else wanting to be included just reply here today!!
                Live each day to the fullest.

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                • #108
                  I would also like to be added. I tried WW 2 years ago, lost about 20 pounds and liked the program. But, I had to cut some spending and the WW program was cut. I kept with it on my own for a while then fell off the wagon. But, I have kept off the weight. However, I still need to lose 50-60 more pounds.

                  2 weeks ago I joined the gym and have been great at going 5-6 times a week. Hopefully i can keep it up. I am still eating pretty crappy and need to work on changing that now.

                  My problem: I HATE to cook, but I also am tired of frozen dinners so i eat out alot.

                  I want my riding to improve again. The weight needs to come off.
                  http://community.webshots.com/user/luvmihorse
                  ~~Proud member of the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique~~

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                  • #109
                    Oh this is Great Yada! Cant wait!

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                    • #110
                      Alright, add me as well - I've got about 30lbs to lose - I've started running again, and I weight-train, and watch what I eat...but moral support is great!
                      One of the lessons of history is that Nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
                      - Will Durant

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                      • #111
                        I haven't read the entire thread yet, but I will when I am not on my way out the door to work.

                        I just wanted to add, that two years ago, I was a size 16 and was having a harder time riding because of the added weight and surely didn't feel as good about myself as I used to pre-pregnancy.

                        I decided to join Weight Watchers online and make a go of it. I have lost and kept off 50lbs and am only 4 lbs from my goal weight. I went from a size 16 jeans to size 8's and one pair of larger size 6's. I ride much better, I feel more balanced and I do feel better about myself. It took about 14 months for most of the weight to come off, but it has mostly stayed off and I am not actively "dieting" every day, I no longer keep a journal. Went thru the holidays this year, only gaining 2lbs, which is amazing, considering the dinners and cookies and goodies!

                        So, WW does work, it can be done, and as another poster said, it felt like a game. I can't control many things in my life that I wish I could, and I found that controlling my weight was very important to me.

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                        • #112
                          Add me too, please!!

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                          • #113
                            Please add me as well!

                            I did manage to lose quite a bit last year on WW - for about 5 months. Then, I didn't do the online stuff anymore, but tried to stick with it informally. I know I've put a few lbs back on. (Some of those jeans are pretty snug.) So, I want to get rid of the weight I recently gained, plus another 10-15 lbs.
                            \"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed.\" -- Ralph Waldo E

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                            • #114
                              Actually, Yada, unless they've changed the software since the last time I started a PT (which admittedly has been about 6 months), you can't add anyone after the PT has been started. So if you want in, guys, now's the time to let her know, or she'll have to start an entirely new thread just to include the latecomers.

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                              • #115
                                Add me on too. I've lost about 35lbs over the past year and am currently holding steady at 5'5", 120lbs. My goal now is to continue to reduce my body fat (last measured at 16%) and increase my fitness to competition level ( I used to run races and I want to again) I lost my weight using a combination of a low fat/low sugar diet heavy on fresh fruits, veggies and whole grains, and lots of serious physical activity (I currently run 37 miles a week and do resistance training five days a week in addition to the horsey stuff). I think the most important "discovery" that I made that has helped me loose, and now maintain, the weight was to become "almost" a vegetarian. I try to limit my consumption of meat (lean only - fish, lean pork, chicken and beef) to one meal per day.

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                                • #116
                                  <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PeriwinkleBlue:
                                  Actually, Yada, unless they've changed the software since the last time I started a PT (which admittedly has been about 6 months), you can't add anyone after the PT has been started. So if you want in, guys, now's the time to let her know, or she'll have to start an entirely new thread just to include the latecomers.

                                  I would think there will always be people wanting to join, if the software won't accommodate that maybe the thread should be left where it is? It is definitely horse related, everyone's horse will be happier with a more fit rider and as I can personally confirm, riding is so much more difficult with the added weight.

                                  <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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                                    #117
                                    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BAC:
                                    I would think there will always be people wanting to join, if the software won't accommodate that maybe the thread should be left where it is? It is definitely horse related, everyone's horse will be happier with a more fit rider and as I can personally confirm, riding is so much more difficult with the added weight.

                                    <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[/QUOTE]

                                    I guess I was just worried that this thread would get lost in the shuffle, and was thinking that the PT would be a "sure" way to keep it alive. I am planning to go ahead with the PT, but there is no reason why this thread really needs to die, so by all means, feel free to post here as well!
                                    Live each day to the fullest.

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                                    • #118
                                      If it's not too late... I'd like in!
                                      www.draygonfynedesign.ca

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                                      • #119
                                        Don't add me to the PT, but I'll check in here regularly.
                                        LESS HARD WORK, MORE FINE DINING!™
                                        complicate, obfuscate, prevaricate.

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                                        • #120
                                          Ooo - please include me! Considering that I spend the bulk of my online time lurking here, I figure what better place to get motivated and offer and receive support. Besides, I am tired of hearing my 18hh horse groan everytime I approach him with a bridle!

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