My success story
11-24-14, 10:34 PM
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My success story
Was featured this holiday week on Livestrong's blog. Many of you know my story, but since cycling was a big part of it, I'm posting the whole thing here. Or the link to it anyway.
How Elizabeth C. Used MyPlate to Lose 63 Pounds | LIVESTRONG.COM
How Elizabeth C. Used MyPlate to Lose 63 Pounds | LIVESTRONG.COM
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11-25-14, 12:53 AM
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Good for you! It's all too easy to not challenge your obstacles and let your world shrink about you. Well done.
Good for you! It's all too easy to not challenge your obstacles and let your world shrink about you. Well done.
11-25-14, 01:26 AM
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Great work.
But you're still too fat for this sport.
But you're still too fat for this sport.
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11-25-14, 02:17 AM
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
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Keep up the good work. If you've already done 100k then you are well on the way for that 100-miler, should be a piece of cake for you. You've already got the right attitude to do it.
11-25-14, 05:43 AM
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Good story. Congrats. 
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Kudos, shy1, sums up your battle very well, and presents someone to look up to. Glad to call you a friend.
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I Can Do All Things Through Him, Who Gives Me Strength. Philippians 4:13
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Well done! You're truly an inspiration to us all. Congrats.
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Was featured this holiday week on Livestrong's blog. Many of you know my story, but since cycking was a big part of it, I'm posting the whole thing here. Or the link to it anyway.
How Elizabeth C. Used MyPlate to Lose 63 Pounds | LIVESTRONG.COM
How Elizabeth C. Used MyPlate to Lose 63 Pounds | LIVESTRONG.COM
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Congrats on your accomplishment!!!! Keep going strong!
11-25-14, 11:14 AM
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Thank you everyone. It's still so hard to believe and part of the reason I share my story is to remind me how far I've come. Sometimes in my desire to do more and get better, I forget that I've climbed a pretty big mountain just to get here. The encouragement keeps me going too. I'm not done yet, either. I want to get trimmer and stronger for no other reason than I want to do it for me. At this point, I feel as if I've committed to a whole new lifestyle, adopting it as my own. And thank goodness for my bicycling. I stlll remember what it was like to be afraid to shift from my big ring to my small ring or to climb certain hills or even go down hill without pumping my brakes. Not anymore, haha. Not anymore.
11-25-14, 01:03 PM
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Great story, thanks for sharing it. You look great, Happy Thanksgiving!