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ChynnaDoll · by **ChynnaDoll** » July 20th, 2007, 9:45 am

GHRLLLLLLL, i didn't know you had gone anywhere??, but so glad you're back! Hey, your picture is sooooo PRETTY:+)) and your family is MARVELOUS!...thank you so much for sharing your life with us Mzz Queenie:+) I do hope that everything is going well with your exercising, compliance and ALLLL that good stuff..LOL! You're doing GREAT!!!

Love you bunches!|
Chynna~

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 21st, 2007, 7:29 am

Thanks Robin, T, Biki, Mickey, Sojo, Hols and Chynna for your kind words! :hug:

Posting that before pic made me realize what terrible shape I was in. I really didn't know how bad it was until I put those two pics side by side. When my office mate found the pic he said didn't you wear that same shirt yesterday? No, I hadn't worn the same shirt the day before and I couldn't understand why he thought I looked the same in that picture as I do now after losing 40 pounds. Maybe that's why no one else has said anything because I look the same? I don't look the same to myself and I don't look the same in pictures, but I guess it's possible I look the same to people who see me regularly. My office mate is gone on vacation until August 7 so maybe by then he won't think I look like I weigh 250 when I actually weigh 200.

But on to brighter news...I jogged 5k again yesterday and this time at a constant, faster pace. Such a great feeling to know that I can jog a little over 3 miles. I really never thought I would actually be jogging 3 miles, let alone 2 miles.

And in even sunnier news... I'm in the 40 pound club!! I lost 3.5 pounds this week (Saturday to Saturday). Today is also 3 months to the day I started MF. I lost 41 pounds in 3 months. No way! I really lost 41 pounds? I lost 50 pounds from January to October in 2003 but most of those months (and about 20-30 pounds) I wasn't dieting; I just had to walk longer distances to get where I was going and I was eating less food in general but still not eating food that was good for me.

I'm glad to be here.

ChynnaDoll · by **ChynnaDoll** » July 21st, 2007, 7:36 am

i'm glad you're here too :-P

and like i saidddddddd YOU are doing SUPA'DUPA!!!!

Love'ya
Chynna

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 21st, 2007, 7:38 am

Awww, thanks Chynna

I'm definitely glad you're here. I hope you and your husband have a wonderful time on your cruise. I keep you and your family in my prayers daily.

Have a great trip

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » July 21st, 2007, 7:41 am

Congrats on the 40 pound club and running 5k!!! Excellent work!

katieb920 · by **katieb920** » July 21st, 2007, 7:52 am

Congrats, I am so envy of you right now. You can run 3 miles. I cant even run 3 minutes. :lol:

Congrats on the new club.

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 21st, 2007, 7:55 am

katieb920 wrote:Congrats, I am so envy of you right now. You can run 3 miles. I cant even run 3 minutes.
Congrats on the new club.

All it takes is 8 weeks and you'll be jogging 3 miles, too!

holberry · by **holberry** » July 21st, 2007, 9:21 am

oh boy, the 40lb club. go ahead pinch yourself.
You have got to feel accomplished and proud of yourself. I m proud of you.
run some for me ok?
hugs,
hols

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » July 21st, 2007, 7:16 pm

Congratulations on the 40# club!!!

Sojourner · by **Sojourner** » July 22nd, 2007, 12:32 am

Congrats on the new club, Queenie!!!
......and Onederland is just around the corner!!
YAY YOU!!
:bananadance:

DonnaS · by **DonnaS** » July 22nd, 2007, 8:46 am

Queenie your doing so good! I am so happy for you and I can hear the happiness in your post. I saw a huge difference in your pictures and you look wonderful. You really are an inspiration.

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 23rd, 2007, 11:55 am

Thanks for all of your encouragement, ladies!

Yesterday I jogged a little over 5k before I even realized it. Crazy, I know, but I was watching a movie while jogging and I covered the display screen on the treadmill so by the time I check my distance, I had already run 3.1 miles. This is almost unimaginable to me. I still don't know if it's me who is actually running or if I just make it all up and somehow get all tired and sweaty after 30 minutes of imagining that I am running. That is how unreal it is for me to say that I can jog 5 kilometers.

Its my TOM which helps explain why I've been so hungry lately. Glad to know it wasn't just some strange thing. I'm going to try to throw her for a loop by doing a spinning class this evening and see if she can retain all that water after an hour of spinning. Whatever it takes!

katieb920 · by **katieb920** » July 23rd, 2007, 1:44 pm

Hey queenie. Wow all I have to say is <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_2_68.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D36%252F36_2_68/image.gif">
Can I ask a question when you first started the running program did you do it every day. Or do you do it 3 times a week. Maybe one of these days I will do it.

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 23rd, 2007, 1:46 pm

Thanks, Katie!

I did the program as written. I only did 3 days a week. I went to Curves the other 3 days of the week and I either rest the 7th day or do some other type of workout. I'm still following that plan now (jog 3 days, curves 3 days and something new the 7th day).

Hope that helps!

queenielou · by **queenielou** » July 23rd, 2007, 2:11 pm

Nevermind. TOM got the best of me. I'm not sticking around for the spinning class. I'm going home to lay on my couch. Maybe I will feel like getting on the treadmill later.

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