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It's the middle of the week and I am so ready for Saturday to get here! Okay okay I must admit...I love Twilight. There I said it, it's out there...if you are a hater that's fine haha. Anyway the third movie Eclipse came out this morning at 12:01 and I'm going to see it Saturday morning! EEE So excited haha. I posted links for the soundtrack, the book...and Stephenie Meyers newest book that is a part of Eclipse. If you want go buy them...it's a very intense Saga that you can't put down until it's done, and it has a wonderful love story in it :) Anyway! Back to other Thyroid Diet matters! So yesterday and Monday evening I was really sick...definitely was not able to work out, but I did this morning...so now today is Day 1 again...haha, let's see if I can make it through these 14 days on TTapp! Also, Monday morning I weighed 280.8 and I wanted to be at 278 by Friday. Well this morning when I weighed it said....279.4! I lost exactly half of what I wanted to lose this week and I'm in the 270s!!! AHHHH! I'm thrilled, and I hope I can still lose that extra 1.4 lbs by Friday!

Okay a lot of you have been asking me these questions: 1. "What supplements are you taking to help with your weight loss?" and 2. "What are you doing different that I'm not doing?" And here are your answers...1. I'm not taking any supplements for weight loss, in fact the only supplements I take are Evening Primrose Oil, which does nothing for weight loss...but it's supposed to help your hair grow back. 2. Obviously I can't see what you guys do every day, but here's what I'm doing...I stick to the diet like we're handcuffed together. And that's it. Also...I have a lot more weight to lose than most of you, so it's going to come off me faster than it is someone who needs to lose 50ish lbs. I'm very proud of all of you who are attempting to lose thyroid lbs, those who have lost weight, and whoever isn't even ready to begin this diet! You guys can do this, whenever you are ready to...and just keep swimming ;-) Until next time!

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Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was pretty good, it was relaxing which was nice but at the same time I was gone almost the entire time haha! Okay so I guess last weekend must have been just a fluke cause I definitely didn't lose anything this weekend. I gained .8 lbs this weekend I weighed 280.8 this morning. I'm not excited about that obviously, but I'm not incredibly depressed by it either. I know I'll get it off this week (maybe even just today) I'm still planning on being in the 270s this week...I would LOVE to be 278 by Friday. I don't know if I'll get there...I just want to get as far away from 280 as possible just in case next weekend turns out like this last weekend!

I have to start TTapp all over again :( In the first 6 days I'm not supposed to miss any days at all...and I missed yesterday! I didn't even realize it until this morning I was so bummed! I'm just so used to not working out on the weekend it never crossed my mind. So today is day 1 yet again! But that's okay!

Also, I had my suspicions -and some of yours- confirmed this morning...I have gone back to hyperthyroidism. I have to take some more tests and I'm seeing my Endo in a little over 2 weeks so I'm sure my dose will get changed. I'm betting that's why I'm always having a period...and my arms have been super shaky lately so that explains that too! But now I can't help but wonder if that's why I'm losing at fast as I have been...I really hope not! I hope switching my dose doesn't slow my weight loss way down...or reverse it! AHH! Anyway I'll keep you all updated...I don't even know HOW hyper I am, the lady didn't have my TSH #s. Have a great Monday!! Until next time ;-)

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Happy Friday everyone!!! I hope you are all excited for your weekends! So I didn't end up making my goal, I weighed in this morning at 280.0 I was very close! .1 lbs off but that's okay I'm still very excited, that's 4 lbs loss since last Friday! Yay!

I'm also doing TTapp as you know and man it is KILLER! My legs are shaking it's hillarious. Tomorrow will be day 4 which, I heard, is when it starts getting easier! I sure hope so because my arms are barely able to type this they're so sore haha.

I also lost 3.5 inches off my body this week! Yay! I'm really excited and I'm gonna keep on going! I'm hoping to be in the 270s at some point next week so let's see if I can do this! Have a great weekend! Until next time!

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It's halfway through the work week! WOO! This week has been pretty good so far! On my post on Monday it said I was going to do the elliptical and TTapp, but then I read the instructions for TTapp and you're not supposed to do that. haha! So Monday night I worked out on the elliptical and last night I went over the instructions on TTapp and getting the positions right, this morning I started TTapp! It was killer! But for me it said I need to do this every day for 14 days, after that I have to do it for...4 weeks? now I can't remember how long...but anyway I need to do it every other day for however many weeks. Keep me in your prayers I know these next two weeks are going to be intense!

As for my weight....I weigh 280.4! Yay!!! I've lost 1.2 lbs since Monday and I'm super excited! I was nervous about this morning's weigh in because I couldn't stop eating last night! I was so hungry!!! I ate 2 salads, broccoli, and a little pudding cup that was I think 40 calories? (Mary Shomon said those, along with sugar free fudgesicles are good to have as a non-treat treat. So if you have cravings eat it and don't count it as your treat) Anyway I ate all of that last night and I was still hungry! As you can tell, I was worried about this morning but I still lost weight! So I was very excited! I still want to be in the 270s by Friday so let's hope I can lose at least .5 lbs by then! Hope you all are doing amazing! Until next time :)

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Happy Monday! Back to another week let's hope this one flies by! Hope you all had great weekends, I sure did! My cousin had her baby on Saturday morning and it was so fun being there for that! That afternoon-evening my hubby and I went on our date -where I only ate what's allowed on my diet- Then we went to see Toy Story 3, it was soo cute! I had a little bit of popcorn, but I didn't have any starches yet that day so that's totally fine! After we went and got ice cream (my treat for the week) and watched the sun set...it was wonderful :) Sunday we just relaxed and then went to have dinner at his parent's for Father's Day. All in all good weekend!

SO Friday I weighed in at 284 and this morning I weighed............281.6!! Yay! I have lost 40.4 lbs in 2 months and 1 week! And I lost weight during a weekend for the first time since my first week of the diet! By this Friday I want to be in the 270s so let's hope I get there!

Also I talked about increasing my elliptical time this week, but I'm not going to! I got the TTapp DVD and I'm going to be doing that along with 15 minutes on the elliptical every day. We'll see how that goes! Hope you all have a wonderful day! Until next time :)

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HAPPY FRIDAY! Yay! Hope you're all doing amazing! Okay, so I set out for a goal of 2 lbs this week, and by Wednesday I really thought I was going to accomplish it. I stepped on the scale Thursday and I had gained .4 lbs so I was at 284. I was really confused because the only thing I did different on Wednesday was have some watermelon...I don't know if that's a bad thing to have?? So I went right back to my diet yesterday and I didn't lose any weight yesterday! Ahh! So I've only lost 1 lb this week so far -we'll see what happens this weekend. But I did lose 3.5 inches this week, so that made me happy! I don't know what was with the watermelon, but I'm starting to think I've hit the point where my weight loss is going to slow waaayyy down.

Working out on the elliptical for 20 minutes each day has been amazing, I'm not going to work out this weekend, but I think next week I will increase my time by one minute each day...and then the following week I'll do a whole week of 25 minutes. As for my treats, I think I'm only going to have frozen yogurt this weekend. I'm not used to gaining during the week, so if it's like that now I want to take it easy this weekend. Hope you all have a great time! Until next time ;-)

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Yay it's the middle of the week! Hope the next couple of days go by fast for everyone! So I wanted to lose 2 lbs this week and I was definitely thinking it would be do-able. Yesterday I got on the scale and it was the exact same as Monday, I was a little frustrated with that...but then 2 hours later SURPRISE...that time of the month came for me again, even though my last one just ended less than a week ago. BUT I do have an appointment for a lady Dr next Thursday, and an appt with my Thyroid Dr in a month so I'll let them know and see what they think (even though I'm still positive it's my thyroid hormones and weight loss) So after that started I was no longer frustrated just glad I understood haha

The only BIG bummer about having my period all the time...um...scratch that, the whole thing is a bummer. haha but for my DIET it's hard because I still get all of my chocolate and bad food cravings when they start. It was so absurd last night, I was literally almost to the point of crying because I wanted chocolate SO bad. hahaha! I felt ridiculous but I needed it. So my hubby got some chocolate milk, I had a cup of that and felt so much better afterwards! haha! annnnnnd I lost 1.4 lbs yesterday! YAY! Another .6 lbs by Friday and I will have accomplished my goal for the week (getting to 283)!

I'm still working out 20 minutes on the elliptical and it's going pretty good! We'll see how the rest of the week goes! Hope you are all doing amazing! Until next time ;-)

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HAPPY MONDAY!!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend! I DID! Friday night my cousin came over and we watched movies, had incredibly delicious salads from Macaroni Grill....and we split a piece of cheesecake! haha, it was amazing and that ended up being my treat for the weekend! Saturday we went car hunting (I got sooo sunburned haha 10:30am-7pm shopping...ew) and Sunday was just a very nice relaxing day.

 So let me backtrack...Cory and I have never had new cars...both of our first cars were 96s (10 years old at the time)...my next one was a 95 then we sold those and got a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer last November. It was big and pretty and I loved it...until the second week. Our car wouldn't stop dying! We kept taking it to Carmax and they continuously told us it was fine...and so did Champion Chevrolet who had it for a week! It wouldn't stop dying though and the check engine light was always on...it got to the point where they refused to help us because they "had already said 5 times that it was fine!" (how rude) Also, we were supposed to be getting either 18 or 20 hwy miles to the gallon...and we were averaging 10-12. yay. haha! So Saturday we went car shopping just to start getting a feel for what we wanted and ended up finding the perfect one and buying a 2010 Toyota Corolla! It's SOOOO pretty and it gets an average of 30 mpg. LOVE that. we got a great deal on it (I still can't believe it) they took the Trailblazer off our hands and let me tell you I love having a car that doesn't die every day! Yay us! Best part: even though it's brand new...we're going to be saving money on it! I know right??

Important K (Katie) is having/or already had surgery today! I believe she is having her thyroid and lymph nodes removed. (sorry K if I got that wrong) So please, please be praying for her! We pray for a safe operation and fast recovery for you doll!

Okay now for my weight...this is the first weekend in a long time that I didn't gain from having my treats :) I didn't lose either but that's fine! So I still weigh 285 :) I'm hoping to lose 2 lbs this week, so I need to be 283 by Friday! Let's see how it goes. This week I am not going to be increasing my time on the elliptical I'm just going to try to keep it at 20 minutes every day! Anyway I hope you all had a great weekend! Have an amazing week! Until next time ;-)

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It's FRIDAY! yes :) So excited....and I'm even more excited because... I lost exactly 1 lb yesterday so this morning I weighed in at 285.0!!!! WOOOOOOO I can't believe I did it. With the weight I've been losing the last couple of days I definitely did not think I would be able to lose that extra pound, but I did :) :) Thank you everyone for your encouragement. I did get on the elliptical this morning and I went for 18 min it was killer. I'm so happy it's over haha.

I also measured myself this morning and I lost 6.5 inches all over this past week! Woo hoo! This weekend will mark 2 months being on this diet, so when I weigh in on Monday we'll see how much I lost in that time! I'm super excited for how the Thyroid Diet has worked for me so far. And thank you to everyone who is reading this blog, and has given me so much encouragement so far! You are all wonderful and you keep me going! Have a great weekend! Until next time ;-)

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Hey everyone! It's almost Friday :) Sorry there hasn't been a post since Monday, I planned on doing one yesterday but I ended up getting super busy. I left my house at 930 yesterday morning and didn't get back until Midnight! I hope you are all doing well!

So every morning I have been increasing my time on the elliptical except for today. When I woke up this morning I was in so much pain all over, it hurt to even walk. So I didn't work out today, but we'll see what's going on tomorrow!

As for weight loss, I have lost 2 lbs since Monday! So I weigh 286 (36 lb loss), which is the lowest I have weighed in almost 2 years! Isn't that crazy?? In order to accomplish the goal I set out for myself this week I need to lose another pound today. Let's see if it happens!! I'll talk to y'all tomorrow! ;-)

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Monday, Monday..BA BAAAA BA BA.BA.BA! hahaha okay okay. How is everyone?! I've been trying to comment and write my new post but Blogger.com has been down! It's working now though, so here we go :) So I gained .2 lbs over the weekend I'm at 288 again. But I blame that entirely on myself. Along with my treat that I had Saturday...I also had cake yesterday too. AHH! It wasn't even a full slice but I seriously couldn't help myself, and it was delicious! I'm doing really well on my diet this morning, and I worked out on the elliptical for 15 minutes this morning :) So I have a plan for this week, and a goal once again! Every day I would like...err...AM going to increase my time on the elliptical by one minute, so on Friday I will be doing 19 minutes and next week will be 20 minutes all week long. Sound good? I can do this! Also this Friday I want to be down 3 lbs -weighing in at 285 lbs- Let's see if I can make it! 

VERYYYYY IMPORTANT -- Our lovely Brenda is having/had surgery today! Please keep her in your prayers, and Brenda...we can't WAIT for you to get back to us!

So we were going to a gradution on Saturday and I had nothing to wear, so my wonderful husband actually went into the store with me and he didn't complain at all! (it doesn't matter that we were only there for 15 min...he's awesome for going with haha) So I was trying on some shirts and I fell in love with them and guess what! They were 3x and they're just a tiny bit big. (at first I thought they were 2x...and I just realized I'm wrong but I'm still excited haha) When I started this I was wearing 4x and they were a perfect size...so a 3x being slightly big is super exciting!

Alright MEN I'm about to talk girl stuff...so if you'd like you can stop reading the post here have a wonderful day I'll talk to y'all later! Okay LADIES...so I've been struggling with something for the past monthish but the first time it happened I thought it was just a fluke...now I know it's not. My time of the month is coming every other week. This is my fourth one in a month and a half, and my real one is supposed to start in a week! This 4th one has been going on for a week now and so far isn't slowing down. I'm going to call my Doctor later to see what she thinks...but this is so lame. The only other time this has ever happened to me was when I had Graves' Disease -hyperthyroidism- So I'm going to try to go get a blood test done soon to see where my TSH levels are at. So keep me in your prayers that this will stop...because now I'm doing the cramping and the cravings way more than I need right now! Anyone else have this problem? Okay well, remember I'm going to try to go up a minute every day on the elliptical and I'm going to try to lose another 3lbs by Friday! I'll keep you all updated. Have a great Monday, until next time ;-)

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okay NOW it's Friday! WOO!! haha :) Hope you are all doing well, and I really hope this post makes sense because I'm super excited and bouncing in my chair and typing way too fast. So on Tuesday I said I wanted to weigh 286 by Friday...I didn't make it; I weighed in this morning at 287.8. But I've lost 2 lbs since Tuesday and I'm happy with that :) I have lost 34.2 lbs in less than two months. (next week is two months) I'm incredibly proud of that!

Friday is also measuring day as we all know...and I lost 3.5'' all over my body this week. My Mom told me that it is usually: For every pound you lose, you lose an inch. So 3.5" while losing 2 lbs?? Yes please!!! I lost .5'' in my waist, 2 inches in my abs, and .5 an inch in each calf. It has been one month since I've started measuring myself, and in that month I have lost 26.5'' all over!! Woo :) So I've been a little bummed that I've only lost half an inch in each arm over the last month, but then my Dad told me "Well that's a big percent of your arm!" So I decided to find out how much (percentage wise) I have lost in each part of my body so far...it was really fun finding this out! soooo this past month, I've lost a total of:

Arms: 5'', 5'' = 2.9%, 2.9%
Bust: 4'' = 7.1%
Waist: 4" = 8.3%
Abs: 4" = 6.8%
Butt: 3.5" = 6.5%
Upper Thigh: 1.5'', 1.5'' = 4.6%, 4.6%
Lower Thigh: 1'', 1'' = 4.2%, 4.2%
Calf: 2.5'', 2.5'' = 12.5%, 12.5%

Woo hoo hoo hoo! Okay...when I read over it, it was even a little confusing for me so here we go:
In 7 weeks I have lost: 34.2 lbs, or 10.6% of my body weight
In the last month I have lost: 26.5" off my body, or 8.5% of my body

I have the biggest smile right now I can't wait to tell my hubby! These last two weeks slowed down a lot and the weekends gave me some trouble but I'm gonna keep on keeping on. I had to leave way early for work today and I got up an extra hour early so I could still work out/weigh/measure. I'm proud of that! I would've rather slept haha. Oh and one last thing!!! I have 24.8 lbs to lose until I am done with phase 1, and I have 5.8 lbs to lose until I have lost 40 lbs!! ahhh!!! so excited! I'm hoping I will have lost those 5.8 lbs by Friday, June 25 (3 weeks away) Which would pretty much be perfect because since I'm still trying to lose 9lbs a month before we go to California for Christmas I would need to lose 3.8 lbs by the 25th of June. So let's do this! Hehe! I hope you all have great weekends! I'll respond to comments as much as I can this weekend, and I'll have another post for you on Monday! Until next time ;-)

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Hello everyone :) So I have definitely been thinking that today was Friday...allll day. What a bummer to realize it's not! haha How is everyone doing? Okay well the hubbs and I bought an elliptical machine either in December or January. But the weight limit is 275, and as we all know I was WAY over that limit. I've used it less than 10 times since we've had it because I'm afraid of breaking it, not because it would have been a waste of money...but because that would have crushed me. (I'd already broke a metal bed frame. yea.) I kept saying I'll use it more when I lose weight -um hello Molly...you have to work out to lose weight, especially if you have thyroid problems- well that was all before I started the Thyroid Diet and my 2 miles of walking every day. I'm still over that 275 weight limit, but only by 13 pounds so I decided yesterday that imma hop on that thing and I'm going to work out! :) I went for 15 minutes and I was dripping sweat, (I sweat during my 40 mins of walking...but nothing like that) and when I was done -and breathing again hah- I was like YEA! A morbidly obese person just did that! I was so proud of myself. So I did it again this morning...it was definitely a lot easier, I was still sweating and I couldn't make it past the 15 mark but I was happy with it! I'm hoping either this coming week or the week after I'll be able to bump it up to 20 minutes!

I love having something to workout on in my apartment for so many reasons:
1. We keep it freezing in our place so it feels good even when I'm drenched in sweat
2. No one else is watching me -unless hubby hasn't gone to work yet..oh well and my puppy haha
3. I watch my recorded shows on the DVR while I'm working out, as loud as I want.
4. It is now officially summer in Texas...and even at 7 in the morning it is REALLY hot
5. My biggest fear is bees/wasps etc. And they're everywhere outside even in the morning. And my apt is a BEE FREE ZONE! ;-)
So thank you babe for letting me buy that and putting it together for me I love you :)

Okay well since I now know that today is not Friday, that means I still have one day before I need to get to the 286 mark...but unfortunately, I don't know if I'm going to make it. I have lost 1.6 lbs since Tuesday :) which I am SO excited about but that means I'm at 288.2. Unless something amazing happens today and I lose 2.2 lbs I wont make it, but that's okay! I'm still incredibly happy with a 1.6 lb loss in two days!

Alright well y'all are amazing and thanks for the encouragement! I hope you are all doing well! Keep telling me those stories! I love getting to know you! Until next time!

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Happy Tuesday! haha it is so weird that today isn't Monday. I've been so off all day! Well I hope you all enjoyed your weekend, whether it was a 2-day or 3-day. When I weighed this morning it said 289.8, so I ended up gaining .4 lbs which is okay, it will be gone! I'm actually planning on weighing -at least- 286 by Friday. I've been at this 289 stage for the last couple Mondays (in this case Tuesday), and I want to get away from it...pretty much right now. haha.

So Sunday I was laying there and thinking about everything going on with the Thyroid Diet, and how my body is changing and I decided I'm going to change some things. I know that I'll be happy once I hit 230 -though I am definitely not stopping there- and so I keep focusing on that and thinking to myself, "Yea you're looking better but you still don't look good." I AM SO DONE WITH THAT! I am now telling myself every time I see myself in a mirror how awesome I look, and I'm believing it! You can say anything, but if you don't believe it what is the point? Your body knows if you hate the way it looks, and your body definitely knows if you're lying. Because of this little change I can see a difference in the way I carry myself, the way I interact with others and of course, in the way I look :) LOVE THAT! The other thing I'm changing is how much stress I am causing myself, over nothing! So I definitely get excited when my treat comes on the weekends, but at the same time I am SO stressed out over them. While they taste good, I freak out before, during and after I eat it because of how much I'll probably gain over them. I just need to realize that I did awesome that week, and that I deserve my treats! So I tell myself that when the weekend comes and my treat is here I'll lose weight while eating it! haha :) And I'm seriously not scared of my treat anymore!!! I'm still only going to have my treat on the weekend as I have been doing, but this gives me a much better feeling about when it does come and I hope my body will respond to it better since I'm not stressing over it.

Anyway hope you are all doing well, and let's see if I can get to 286 by Friday! woo 3.8 lbs I can do this! haha ;-) Until next time!