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Flower In Bloom
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| Carolee, MO |
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Life is so much more positive and FUN!! |
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I am Healthier and More Active |
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I feel like a flower just starting to bloom, I look forward to what I will do in this new and healhier life!! |
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I had been avoiding my scale for quite some time because I knew my weight had been getting pretty bad as it was getting harder and harder to buy clothes that would fit. Eventually I got up the courage to get on the scale. In Juy of 2007 my scale confirmed what I had feared most, I weighed in at over 300 pounds, 309 pounds to be exact!!!
Like most overweight people I had tried just about everything to lose the weight over the last 20 some years, without much success. I decided then and there this time would be different. I had never really tried to count calories specifically because I just thought it would be too hard to keep track and too time consuming. After some research and trying out several brands of "diet" meals I decided that the Lean Cuisine dinners were the best out there for taste, calories, balanced meals, and variety. So began my journey.
On August 1, 2007 I began my adventure in weight loss. After about a week I added in some exercise, very light in the beginning, only 10 minutes on the treadmill at first. The weight started to come off. I was eating 1200 to 1350 calories per day with eventually about 20 minutes of exercise everyday. I continued to eat the Lean Cuisine meals but I no longer called them "diet" meals because I associated that word with "deprivation", and I definitely didn't feel deprived on this new food plan.
As the weight continues to come off I keep adding in more exercise time. I have bought an eliptical machine and set up a room in my home just for exercise. I still love eating the Lean Cuisine meals, and am not bored with my new lifestyle or the taste of the food. I have even come up with items to add to the meals for something different once in a while. One of the meals I make I put the Santa Fe Style Rice and Beans on field greens and add fresh salsa to the top for the dressing, it's very delicious!!
To date I have lost a total of 94 pounds and still have quite a little way to go, but I know I will make it this time! I was wearing a women's size 28 when I began and now wear a misses size 16 and in my shirts I can even wear a misses size 12/14!!! Those are numbers I never thought I would see on my clothing tags again!
I feel like I have found a whole new way to eat and live and I love it! I actually look forward to my exercise time and the meals taste great! My son came to visit and when he saw me he said where's my mom and what did you do with her, he said I looked that different!!
Thanks Lean Cuisine for great tasting and nutricious meals!
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