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I have to say, that on this particular Fitness Friday, I am positively Tickled Pink!
Since joining the YMCA almost a year ago (a year in March) I had set a weight loss plan for myself. I knew I wanted to lose 30 pounds. But I also knew that I wanted to lose about a pound a month. At that slow of a weight loss I felt like I could manage the holidays, being in school while working, and really keep the weight off permanently.
I weighed myself yesterday, and I am officially 15 pounds lighter. And what’s even better is that I know that some of those pounds that are still on me…
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