Drum Roll Please

@just4him (303392)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 24, 2016 1:45pm CST
As many of you know I just got back from a three day vacation a few days ago. I've felt that something was different and really didn't want to get my hopes dashed by stepping on the scale. However, I bit the bullet and got the surprise of my life. During our vacation, we walked a lot. Climbed a lot of steps 630 I believe was the number I heard for the tower, but we also ate quite well in many of the different restaurants available to us. So I just stepped on the scale and you remember that on the women's retreat I had gained 6 pounds and some of it attributed to the medication I was on? Well, I'm now down 13.2 pounds from the gain I made. This makes a total weight loss of 22 pounds. I'm one happy camper.
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@TheHorse (203686)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Oct 16
Great news. There's no substitute for exercise.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
No there isn't.
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@celticeagle (157563)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Oct 16
Well, congratulations! I bet you are happy. Hope you keep up the walking since it worked so well for you. Good for you!
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@celticeagle (157563)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Oct 16
@just4him ......Yes, I can't use the cane and it's a wheel chair for me due to the shoulder. I can't see me with a walker either.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Walking was very hard on me. I'll stick to swimming until I can do the walking a lot easier than I did on the trip. It would be great to get rid of the cane altogether. It was my companion for the whole trip.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Oct 16
@celticeagle There have been times when I wish I had a walker, but now I'm glad the cane is once again history.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
24 Oct 16
Glad you are happy :) I would guess it was the walking even though you ate well.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
25 Oct 16
I know that by experience, when I walk a lot, I have no problem with gaining a pound.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
I'm sure it was combined with everything else we did over those three and a half days.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
@marlina Swimming is a lot easier than all the walking we did. But it was worth it.
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
25 Oct 16
Wow, congratulations ! Indeed , your walking has done so much good in lowering your weight ? You mean you climbed 630 steps . My knees can't take that much already .
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@SIMPLYD (90727)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
@just4him Oh that is indeed a long climb . I am happy for you because it means you have no problem on your knees yet . My knees aches a bit when going up the stairs .
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Daunting isn't it. I happened to hear that number after the climb when we were at a restaurant. I did well on that climb, considering I'm afraid of heights.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Oct 16
@SIMPLYD My knees are bad, but there are railings I could hold onto that made the climb easier.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
24 Oct 16
Congrats on your weight loss, that's great! =)
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. It makes the whole trip really worth it. I had so much fun on that trip.
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@magallon (19281)
• Philippines
25 Oct 16
Wow!!! that was great... Congratulations....
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you so much!
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@magallon (19281)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
@just4him you're welcome...
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
25 Oct 16
That is terrific. Active vacations are good for us and we burn more calories having fun than we ever realize.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
I found that to be true.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Oct 16
congratulations thats just wonderful you are reallydo ing well good for you wish I was losing some weight
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
I wasn't trying to on vacation, just trying to have fun and that was the bonus
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@annierose (18926)
• Philippines
25 Oct 16
Congratulations! I hope I can gain weight and look healthier too.
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@annierose (18926)
• Philippines
26 Oct 16
@just4him Yes, just think positive.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
You can have what I lose.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
24 Oct 16
Awesome well done, glad you are a happy camper YAY.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
26 Oct 16
@just4him Awesome :)
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you so much! With all I have to be not so happy about, this is one I am thrilled about.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
24 Oct 16
That is wonderful news. Losing weight is never easy, but hard work makes it possible. I am trying my best as well to lose weight. I need to buy me a scale though. I found one I like. I will try and get it this week. Then I can monitor my weight better. Again, congrats on losing that much weight.
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
26 Oct 16
@just4him Thank you. I am trying. I know you know it is not easy. But we have to work hard at it. We will both reach our goals.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Oct 16
@inertia4 Yes we will.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. I typically use the one at the Y when I swim, but since I wasn't there last week or this week, I took a chance with the one I have and was glad I did. Good luck on your weight loss goals.
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• United States
24 Oct 16
walkin' 'tis the best exercise anybody can do - somethin' that many folks here'n the u.s. don't do much'f these days. congrats to ya!
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• United States
26 Oct 16
@just4him yer correct, that swimmin'd be much kinder. but then 'gain, ya don't get all that fresh air'n eye candy that mother nature ('n mankind - still gigglin' o'er the "poopsies pots") 's to offer.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Oct 16
@crazyhorseladycx True, but right now I'd rather be kind to my joints than to my eyes. I can enjoy the scenery when I need to go anywhere. Sounds like you're going to have a giggle over that photo for a very long time.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Yes it is good exercise, but swimming is better, not as hard on the joints. But I'll take it any way I can get it - the weight off that is.
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
25 Oct 16
drum roll indeed - well done, glad you had a good break-a-way
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. It was a great time away. There was so much to see and do that I guess the weight came off as a double bonus.
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@moffittjc (118204)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Oct 16
Great job! That is a pretty big accomplishment! Keep up the good work, you're on the right path!
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@moffittjc (118204)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Oct 16
@just4him I can count to two...does that count?
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
@moffittjc You'll need to do it twice.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Yes, the path to good health! Thank you. Can the Count count to 22?
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@allen0187 (58447)
• Philippines
25 Oct 16
Congratulations on the continued weight loss! Good for you!
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you so much!
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@tammys85 (29868)
• Baltimore, Maryland
24 Oct 16
You did great, and you had fun at that! :)
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@tammys85 (29868)
• Baltimore, Maryland
26 Oct 16
@just4him Oh definitely! It's something you look forward to and don't even think about; and you're welcome. :)
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
I think that's the best way to lose weight. Thank you.
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
24 Oct 16
And you deserve to be a happy camper! Congratulations.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. Now to get back to swimming as soon as possible, hopefully Friday.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 16
That's great, very well done.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. At least I had fun while I was losing and not even worrying about whether I lost or not. I'm so glad I did.
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@ramapo17 (30457)
• Melbourne, Florida
25 Oct 16
Good for you. That is always a great surprise.
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@ramapo17 (30457)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Oct 16
@just4him It does take time if you want it to stay off.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Oct 16
@ramapo17 Yes, and I intend to keep it off.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Yes it was. Now I just need to keep it off and keep going down. I have a long way to go.
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@Happy2BeMe (99426)
• Canada
24 Oct 16
Wow that is awesome!! WTG!!!
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Oct 16
Thank you. I'm so happy about it. It gives me incentive to keep going.
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@Happy2BeMe (99426)
• Canada
26 Oct 16
@just4him that is wonderful, motivation goes a long way. Keep up the good work.
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@just4him (303392)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Oct 16
@Happy2BeMe Thank you. With this fast I have now completed and am home and making something to eat, I have lost another 13 pounds for a total of 35.
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