A MUST SEE! Performed in 2007 by Ma Li (馬麗) and Zhai Xiaowei (翟孝偉). The music was composed by San Bao, originally for a very popular TV episode in China, named Qian Shou (牵手 “Hand in Hand”). These two young amputee athletes demonstrate the power of the human mind and body. Anything is possible!
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Wouldn’t it be nice if every city had one of these?
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I apologize for the long delay in updating you on my progress. Here is the latest V-Log on my weight-loss journy with Medifast’s Take Shape for Life program.
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Here is this weeks motivational video!
Note: For those in the USA, here’s the conversion numbers for you: Tiffany’s starting weight was 250.5 pounds – Her ending weight is 131.2 pounds with a total loss of whopping 119.3 - All accomplished in only 12 (intensive) Weeks. WOW!
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OK – I had this grand goal that I would be putting regular updates and photos here of my Medifast journey. I’ve fallen short on that. However, the good news is that I am keeping on track with my Take Shape For Life meal plan and my weight loss continues! Even on my tougher weeks, when I was sure I had “gained”, I’ve lost at least 1.8 lbs minimum. I will try to get photos up as soon as possible.
My start weight was 184.4 on July 27, 2009
As of Monday Sept. 21st, 2009 - WEEK 8 - My weight is 165.0.
Total weight loss of 19.4 Pounds.
I continue to lose even more inches! I started as a size 16, and I am now wearing a size 12 slacks & jeans, and size 10 dresses. I even made it into one of my size 8 dresses on Sunday, which was quite startling. It is just a little tight in the mid-section, so I am holding off wearing it for another week or two.
I have been averaging a 2 pound weight loss. That’s nothing to complain about, HOWEVER, I realize that I can ramp the numbers up big time if I start MOVING more. (I’ve realized this for a long time, but have been less than diligent with exercizing)
New Motivation!
Monday was my goal to start exercizing seriously daily. Nothing fancy. Just walking. Imagine my excitement when I arrived home from work and found my brand new running shoes I ordered last week waiting for me! IT WAS A SIGN!
So, I laced up and headed out for an intense 45 minute walk with hubby and Joe Dog. We live in a very hilly neighborhood. The shoes fit so perfect and are as light as a feather. The former runner in me was itching to be released – so I started jogging slowly – UPHILL! It was amazing – I had so much energy, and now that I am nearly 20 pounds lighter, I really could do it! I kept going – made it up the entire hill – then decided I would see how long I could just keep jogging, and I pretty much kept the pace the entire 45 minutes. This is a HUGE victory for me. My ultimate goal is to be running again, and now I see this can be a reality. Whoo Hoo!
In other news, my Third Month order is on its way and should arrive on Friday. It’s hard to believe I have been at this for 2 solid months. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe that in 8 weeks I haven’t had any bread or cereal or fruit (OK, I had some grapes once, and I had one banana a couple of weeks ago). Amazing that I am not too hungry. I only get cravings when I get off schedule. I’ve set up alarms on my cell phone to remind me to eat, and that has been helpful.
That’s the scoop – hoping to get time to post a video or photos soon – life is SOOOO Crazy for me right now. But, that’s another amazing thing about Medifast. It works especially well for BUSY people.
Keep Surviving! – HK
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This is the true story of 19-year old Reggie Shaw from Utah. It was just a typical day. He was just driving to work while texting a friend. What happened next was a devestating tragedy. This video was created as a powerful public service video to educate on the danger of phone use while driving. Please watch, and share this with your children, family and friends! Together, we can prevent another story like this. Click To Link:
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Weigh-In update for Monday August 30, 2009 – Week 5 of my Take Shape For Life Medifast program.
Weight: 170.4 lbs
Week Loss = 1.6 lbs / TOTAL LOSS = 13.8 lbs
What’s up with this 1.6 lbs per week loss?! This is the same as last week, and I anticipated a much larger drop now that my bloating and hormone issues have subsided. Wow – this was really disappointing. I know I shouldn’t base everything on the scale, but it seems like my weight loss is really dragging. I didn’t get to break that 60’s barrier, either. Ugh.
I would be especially bummed out, however if it were not that I am losing a lot of inches. My clothes are decidedly not fitting. I went to a thrift store to get a few items (I figure I better not invest in anything off the rack I might shrink out of too quick) and I was able to purchase a dress size 10 and slacks and skirt size 12. Wow! I started as a loose 16 / tight 14 just 5 weeks ago, so that is significant.
My new months order arrived this past week on Wednesday and it felt like Christmas! Hooray, new food just in time, and a lot of new flavors and product to try. I decided to go with many less shakes, as they are not appealing to me, and I like to CHEW my food. So, this time I ordered extra puff balls, pretzels, bars and chocolate pudding. I also am trying the Chai (love it), and the Chili (not too bad)
GOALS FOR COMING WEEK:
1. Increase exercising and get at least some walking in at some point in the day
2. Stay on schedule with my meals – this has been a problem the past week, as I have missed mid-morning meals and then had to eat 2 meals later in the day to catch up. This may have slowed down my metabolism.
3. Keep drinking my water – try to keep the ounce level up.
4. Get more sleep – I have had a lot of late nights and have pulled a couple all-nighters the past 2 weeks. It is catching up to me and I don’t feel well.
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I hope to be able to create a V-Log and get it uploaded. But, at least for now I will be able to keep you updated.
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Weigh-In results for Monday August 24, 2009. I am slow getting this posted. I still need to post the v-log as well. But, for the “sake of posterity” or just plain tracking purposes, here’s the facts for Week 4 on the Take Shape For Life Medifast Program.
I followed the plan pretty close all week. I had two days where I felt very hungry. This may have been due to getting off schedule with my eating, or missing a meal the day before. One one day, I ate an extra Medifast packet.
Weight: 172.0
Loss of 1.6 lbs for the week, and TOTAL LOSS = 12.2 lbs
I was disappointed, as I am trying to lose around 3 per week, and really want to break the 60’s barrier – However most of this was probably due to water retention and bloating due to that “time of the month” we pre-menopausal women get to deal with.
Signs of lost inches: My slip literally fell off of me , and clothes are getting very loose. More and more people are noticing. I told my Mom and she is very supportive and interested in starting the program herself now that she can see my success.
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