Everyday Systems

[joasia]

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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[joasia]

I tried to post pictures but it didn't work. anybody know how to post pictures from an iphone?
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[reinhard]

joasia,

Do you want to just email me the pictures? I'm happy to post them.

reinhard.engels@gmail.com

Another option is to use a photo sharing site like flickr or something and post the links here (the img button in the message editor will display them inline if you provide an image url).

Reinhard

[joasia]

ok sounds good
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[reinhard]

OK, here goes!

First, the befores:



....

[reinhard]

Now the durings:




Very impressive Joasia! Happy we were able to figure this out together.

Please tell us the story behind these pictures!

[joasia]

thank you reinhard for posting them for me
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[joasia]

Start weight 268.8 pounds
current weight 177.6
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[reinhard]

Wow, those are some impressive numbers to go with those pictures! (-91.2 pounds!)

And I see you've been on the board for 9 years now -- so also a champion by my very favorite metric!

Many congratulations and thank you for sharing your accomplishment with us here!

I hope others spend some time checking out your check-in thread for a finer grained view on just how you've been able to pull this off.

https://everydaysystems.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1607

Reinhard

[joasia]

thank you Reinhard. And for all of those of you who think you can't do it. You can. It took me 9 years and 500,000 failures. or even more. and I'm still not at goal weight. but one of the most important keys is to never give up. to get back up after a failed week month months etc. there were times when no one believed in me, not even my own family and friends. when I was the only one cheering myself on. you have to be your own cheerleader. no one else will do it for you.
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[vmsurbat]

Thanks for sharing your encouraging story and pictures!
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Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!

[osoniye]

Wow, you look great, joasia. I'm so glad for you!
Thanks so much for taking the trouble to get the pictures up.
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-Sonya
No Added Sugar. No Snacks and No Seconds, Except (Sometimes) on days that start with "S".

[Queenie]

Thank you for the photos! You look terrific -- happy with yourself.

I clicked Reinhard's link and skimmed through your daily-ish thread. I was not prepared for how tough your journey has been (still is?).

Hat's off to you for consistently getting back on track, again and again and again -- and bravo for the results of continuing to get back on track.

I mentioned in your daily thread, what an aha-moment it was to read your post after your were a while into this (a couple of years?) that you realized you had lost 40 or 45 lbs, even though day-by-day it didn't feel like you were making progress.

Week in and week out of taking "two steps forward and one step back" IS solid progress.

Respect to you, Joasia.

[Merry]

Congratulations, Joasia! What an accomplishment! You look lovely and have a beautiful smile. So happy for you
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Homeschool Mom and No S returnee as of 11-30-15.

28.5 lbs. down, 34.5 to go. Slow and steady wins the race.

"...slim cultures...value not overeating. They don't eat more of a food just because it's good. They enjoy the food more."--Oolala

[losingforgood]

Wow! That's amazing! You look great! Congratulations!
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I Corinthians 10:13-14; "No temptation has ceased you except what is common to man..."

[automatedeating]

joasia!!!!!!!! you finally posted your testimonial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so so so proud of you. You are my favorite Eoyore on the planet. And I say that with all the love that a fellow NoSer can have for a forum buddy.
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I am a small person. Therefore, it is reasonable that smaller portions will satisfy me.
Aug 24th: 143.2
Sept. 2nd: 143.0
Sept. 8th: 142.2

[MaggieMae]

Very inspirational! You look amazing! Thank you for sharing.

[jackn]

Joasia.

A beautiful woman, and the picture of health.
What a sight and how encouraging.

Thanx.
Good luck to us all.
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At meals only eat.
Only eat at meals.

[HotIce]

Joasia,

You are one of my heroes! Thank you so much for posting your success story. It is an inspiration to me and I'm sure to many others. Going back and reading your testimonial and your daily experiences has helped me to keep going. No matter what.

So far I have lost 30 lbs. since February of this year.

Thank you again.

[reinhard]

HotIce,

I hope you realize that your 30 pounds loss is "testimonial worthy" as well!

We'd love to see a tread here about your experience so far.

(No pressure of course!)

Reinhard

[HotIce]

Reinhard,

Thank you for your comments. I will think about posting a thread about my experiences up to this point and beyond. Perhaps it was inappropriate for me to post my own information like I did on Joasia's thread and for that I apologize.

I loved what Joasia said:
"And for all of those of you who think you can't do it. You can. It took me 9 years and 500,000 failures. or even more. and I'm still not at goal weight. but one of the most important keys is to never give up. to get back up after a failed week month months etc. there were times when no one believed in me, not even my own family and friends. when I was the only one cheering myself on. you have to be your own cheerleader. no one else will do it for you."

To me that is inspiring.

Thank you again Joasia.

[reinhard]

Not at all inappropriate!

I just think you should shout it from the rooftops! (not just here -- though here is certainly fine too).

Reinahrd

[joasia]

Thank you HotIce

I have been struggling lately and have gained back some weight. But today is a new day and a chance for yet another fresh start to get back on track. thank you for your comments, everyone on this board keeps me going
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[reinhard]

Thanks for stopping by, Joasia!

Sorry to hear you ran into difficulties, but we appreciate the honest update, and wish you best of luck getting back on track.

Please stop by again and let us know how it's going.

[joasia]

start weight 268.8
current weight 187.1

working on getting back down to the 170s
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The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

[reinhard]

Still pretty darn impressive! Thanks for the update and best of luck during this dietarily challenging time of year!