mjm
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Reged: 25/01/2008
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ARE YOU...to lose weight...??
On a scale of 1-5, how motivated and determined to lose the pounds are you..??
Do you have a special occasion thats comming up, do you have a new special outfit that you need to get into, do you need to get thinner for the good of your health or do you just want to look better for the summer clothes..??
Well Im really excited for the next 2 weeks, Im off to a good start, yesterday I was pleased with myself for listening to the signals that my tummy was giving me. Ive just got back from my 5 mile walk in the sunshine, so I would say Im a big 5 just now.
I bought some lovely new clothes last year and I really want to be able to flounce about in them again this year...so thats what I determined to do.....
Whats your motivation story...??
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Sella_Vee
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Reged: 03/04/2008
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That's a very interesting question, mjm. As you know, some of us have been on quite a long journey (448 days to be precise) to get here, and that's made it quite hard to keep motivated. I'm sure that without the daily posts I'd have given up by now, but I'm so pleased I haven't, so thank you all.
Time targets don't work for me, they just put me under pressure. I'm quite near my target weight. Not as near as I was three weeks ago, but that's another story! OH has noticed a great big difference in me and can't quite get over it! Some friends are starting to say "Don't lose anymore", but I'd like to lose a total of three stone from my starting weight so that I've got room to "bounce". By that I mean gain a few pounds every now and then and then take them off again. I know I gained three pounds at Christmas and it took me ages to get them back off.
I'm much more conscious of my body now, and I've noticed the three pounds I gained over the last fortnight. What I want to be sure of is that I don't gain any more. So my goal is a long term one. I don't care how long it takes me, as long as the trend is downward with the occasional bounce. And of course the not so occasional flounce!! Today, with the sun shining I would say I too am a 5 on the motivation scale.
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jamjams
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Reged: 09/01/2009
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Well done SV, you have done really well, and I know 448 seems like a long time, but it isn't really.
Compared to you I sometimes feel a cheat because I only joined the ff thread in Feb (I think). But did lose 2 stone doing pmk on my own the year before last, unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control I gained weight again last year.
This time I am doubly motivated, as in serious need of getting rid of boobs because they are knackering my back, and am too chicken to have them operated on.
setting time targets brings out the diet mentalist in me, which has never ever worked for me, so I love the chilled approach of pmk, your body loses at its speed which has to be more healthy
jamjams x
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mjm
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Sella, you are our biggest loser of all, that in itself must be a huge motivation and insentive to keep going...
I love your bounce theory too, your an inspiration to us all, showing us that it really is no big deal if you gain now and again, to just get back into the zone, and lose it again....
Losing 34 pounds, really is something to be proud of, and I am sooooo proud of you.
Jamjams, good luck with the boob loss, with you being an old hand at this PMK lark, you could show us a thing or two.
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Twinkle
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Reged: 04/09/2007
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Hello Ladies, I so want to really bounce and I must admit it's a real struggle !! We have quite a few celebrations coming up and it makes you feel so much better with in your self when your not carrying that extra weight!! So I will struggle on, I've not been able to get on to the forum for two weeks now, some how I got locked out and thought never to return, but I'm back and thank you for still being here and encouraging us all !!
LOL Twinkle x x 
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Spanishlady
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Reged: 21/01/2008
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Loc: Torrevieja Spain
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I have to admit that I am not too determined wish I was but its all manaña for me , I seem to go one step forward two steps back , keep saying to my self that I will try harder but then I say wow that cheese::. cake ..... ice cream... wine .....looks nice and life is short .
I have lost some weight and I weigh a lot less than I did ten years ago ( last time i was in holland) everyone I met last week kept telling me how well I looked so that was a big boost.
butttttttttttttttt I will try harder
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dec
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I'm feeling a bit like Sella Vee now ,if I lose a couple more pounds it will cover me for the times when my weight might creep up a little.I really don't want to put the weight back on that I've lost so I'm now motivated to maintain my weight and I'd put that at 5.
I'm amazed to be back at the weight I was when I was in my twenties and it feels great! I'm now getting used to shopping for clothes in smaller sizes and realising that actually I'm slim.I And it feels wonderful.Thanks for all the support I've had on here and on MM
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gilley
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Reged: 13/07/2008
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Loc: Southampton
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I'm a five in the motivation stakes at the moment and I hope it stays that way.
I had a light bulb moment yesterday and realised that now I am on my own - the world is literally waiting for me..
I want to be able to fling things in a bag at the last minute not agonise about what will fit and "if only I had lost that stone in weight" worries.
I want to be able to stick my hand in the wardrobe and know everthing will fit and I will look fab - not just settling for the first item that fits and pretending that its ok.
I want to reclaim the confidence that being happy in your own body brings.
I want the life I deserve - the life that all of us deserve...
Oooh, I have gone on a bit but you did ask 
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whitleybay
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Reged: 09/08/2008
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I have a target weight I want to be by my holidays, but I refuse to diet again.
This year I really want to be in the holiday pictures and not always the one offerring to take the picture, so I will keep on moving more and trying to listen when my body says "enough"
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mjm
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Reged: 25/01/2008
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Nice to see you back Twinkle, how dare they lock you out..
PMK says "if its a struggle or too hard, your not doing it right..."
Its just a case of letting yourself follow the rules, listen quietly to what your tummy is telling you, not your head.., I know it can be difficult to get back in to the Zone again if you are struggling, but I suppose it just depends on just how much you really want to be thin.
Dont give up SL, I know you can do it, remember back when you lost 10lb in 2 weeks, we were all flabagasted, but you did it, and you can do it again,...great compliments your getting tho. keep at it.
dec, you have done brilliantly, your an inspiration to us all, you skinny minni you..
Gilley, I loved your post, I couldnt have put it better myself, but honey, your not on your own, you have got us all beside you cheering you on.. what a fantastic come back from just a few days ago, your a star...
Whitleybay, thats the spirit, we want to see you in ALL your holiday pics... looking gorgeous...
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