Swimsuit pic!

your very pretty Michelle. I think they look great.

Tonya
www.lowcarbcrew.com

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 17:38:17 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha.

There are men and lesbians crying all over the world, Luna!

Quoted message said:

The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

I think you're looking great! I see a big difference between your first
pictures and this one. Yeah, you've still got a few pounds to go, but I
know you're working your ass off (literally), and that you'll succeed.

Yay, Michelle!
Carol
--
227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 101
Reduced Carb 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

You still have to make up your mind on whether you really want to lose it.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

--
"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Thanks, you're sweet.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Tonys' Ton(nospam)@radz.net said:

your very pretty Michelle. I think they look great.

Tonya
www.lowcarbcrew.com

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Damsel in dis Dress said:

On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 17:38:17 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha.

There are men and lesbians crying all over the world, Luna!

Quoted message said:

The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

I think you're looking great! I see a big difference between your first
pictures and this one. Yeah, you've still got a few pounds to go, but I
know you're working your ass off (literally), and that you'll succeed.

Yay, Michelle!
Carol

Thanks, I hope so.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

True. I'm not really concentrating on losing weight right now, I'm mostly
focused on not gaining any back since I quit smoking about a week ago. I
am exercising more, though. It's more fun now that I can breathe.

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You still have to make up your mind on whether you really want to lose it.

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

--
"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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True. I'm not really concentrating on losing weight right now, I'm mostly
focused on not gaining any back since I quit smoking about a week ago. I
am exercising more, though. It's more fun now that I can breathe.

I am so glad to hear your sticking with it, or without them I should say.
Okay so it isn't exactly a swim suit, are they just lycra shorts?

MJ

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You still have to make up your mind on whether you really want to lose

it.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

--

Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

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"Luna" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim

in.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos,

my

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

Hi, Michelle!

You're looking at the wrong side of things, I think. Just look at how
much you've already LOST! Your swimsuit shows your huge
accomplishment! Please, realize what a tremendous path you've
traveled so far. You're doing much more than most of us here - losing
weight AND quitting smoking at the same time is a huge challange.
Great job! You're truly an inspiration!

Elana

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...

Quoted message said:

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

Hi, Michelle!

You're looking at the wrong side of things, I think. Just look at how
much you've already LOST! Your swimsuit shows your huge
accomplishment! Please, realize what a tremendous path you've
traveled so far. You're doing much more than most of us here - losing
weight AND quitting smoking at the same time is a huge challange.
Great job! You're truly an inspiration!

Yeah, what SHE said!

--
Saffire
205/149/125 - 5'1.5"
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

Michelle

What are you doing in a diet newsgroup! Get out of here!! Well I think you
look gorgeous anyway :o)

Ric

"Elana" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Luna <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Haha, gotcha. The title's a bit misleading, but this IS what I swim in.
This is the most formfitting thing I own, so you can see how much I
_really_ still have to lose. Sorry about the quality of the photos, my
sister is a horrible photographer.

http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick/photos/body.jpg

Hi, Michelle!

You're looking at the wrong side of things, I think. Just look at how
much you've already LOST! Your swimsuit shows your huge
accomplishment! Please, realize what a tremendous path you've
traveled so far. You're doing much more than most of us here - losing
weight AND quitting smoking at the same time is a huge challange.
Great job! You're truly an inspiration!

Elana

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Quoted message said:

Michelle

What are you doing in a diet newsgroup! Get out of here!! Well I think

you

Quoted message said:

look gorgeous anyway :o)

Ric

I agree... Michelle looks like a "normal" person instead of an overweight
person now.

I tend to classify people into 3 catagories... normal, overweight, obese.
You look normal. That's awesome. 🙂

By the way, have you seen this? It's Jamie Lee Curtis - a photo she wanted
taken of herself with no touchup because she said the image that the media
portrayed of her looking perfect was unfair to women.

http://ww4.lhj.com/lhj/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/lhj/story/data/jamieleecurtistruethighs_08212002.xml

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
260/208/170
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sprgsnow/album?.tok=phX4sVBBuvxvs4Hs&.dir=/55b8&.src=ph
Size: 24W / 14 / 10

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Sprgtime said:

"OnlyMe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Michelle

What are you doing in a diet newsgroup! Get out of here!! Well I think

you

Quoted message said:

look gorgeous anyway :o)

Ric

I agree... Michelle looks like a "normal" person instead of an overweight
person now.

I tend to classify people into 3 catagories... normal, overweight, obese.
You look normal. That's awesome. 🙂

Arrrrghhhh!!! That's exactly why I posted that pic, so you and other very
nice, kind, sweet, yet misguided people could see that yes, I am still
overweight, and yes, I still have some work to do. Look especially in the
profile, my butt and tummy are poking out quite a bit, and you can see the
ripples on the backs of my thighs from the extra fat there. Am I obese?
No. Am I disgusting? Not in my opinion. Am I normal? Maybe normal in
the sense that most of America seems to be overweight, so in that case I
fit right in. Am I healthy, in good shape? No, not yet.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

Luna said:

Arrrrghhhh!!! That's exactly why I posted that pic, so you and other
very nice, kind, sweet, yet misguided people could see that yes, I am
still overweight, and yes, I still have some work to do. Look
especially in the profile, my butt and tummy are poking out quite a
bit, and you can see the ripples on the backs of my thighs from the
extra fat there. Am I obese? No. Am I disgusting? Not in my
opinion. Am I normal? Maybe normal in the sense that most of
America seems to be overweight, so in that case I fit right in. Am I
healthy, in good shape? No, not yet.

Luna, I understood what you were getting at when you posted your picture,
because I remember reading posts by you saying that the people around you -
the people who know you in real life - have been telling you to stop losing,
and you don't feel you are there yet.

That's fine - not that my opinion matters, but I don't think you are heading
into dangerous territory by wanting to lose more at this stage.

However, looking at your pictures, I would say that no matter how trim you
get, your "butt and tummy [will] pok[e] out" to some degree - you are built
with generous curves and will never look like a stick figure. I am sure you
know all this and don't need some usenet stranger to tell you, but please
don't use a flat stomach as your gauge of ultimate success.

--
carla
http://geekofalltrades.typepad.com/geek

carla said:

Luna said:

Arrrrghhhh!!! That's exactly why I posted that pic, so you and other
very nice, kind, sweet, yet misguided people could see that yes, I am
still overweight, and yes, I still have some work to do. Look
especially in the profile, my butt and tummy are poking out quite a
bit, and you can see the ripples on the backs of my thighs from the
extra fat there. Am I obese? No. Am I disgusting? Not in my
opinion. Am I normal? Maybe normal in the sense that most of
America seems to be overweight, so in that case I fit right in. Am I
healthy, in good shape? No, not yet.

Luna, I understood what you were getting at when you posted your picture,
because I remember reading posts by you saying that the people around you -
the people who know you in real life - have been telling you to stop losing,
and you don't feel you are there yet.

That's fine - not that my opinion matters, but I don't think you are heading
into dangerous territory by wanting to lose more at this stage.

i don't think she needs to lose much more, but doing some serious
exercise wouldn't be a bad idea. she could look better without losing
any more weight.

carla said:

Luna said:

Arrrrghhhh!!! That's exactly why I posted that pic, so you and other
very nice, kind, sweet, yet misguided people could see that yes, I am
still overweight, and yes, I still have some work to do. Look
especially in the profile, my butt and tummy are poking out quite a
bit, and you can see the ripples on the backs of my thighs from the
extra fat there. Am I obese? No. Am I disgusting? Not in my
opinion. Am I normal? Maybe normal in the sense that most of
America seems to be overweight, so in that case I fit right in. Am I
healthy, in good shape? No, not yet.

Luna, I understood what you were getting at when you posted your picture,
because I remember reading posts by you saying that the people around you -
the people who know you in real life - have been telling you to stop losing,
and you don't feel you are there yet.

That's fine - not that my opinion matters, but I don't think you are heading
into dangerous territory by wanting to lose more at this stage.

However, looking at your pictures, I would say that no matter how trim you
get, your "butt and tummy [will] pok[e] out" to some degree - you are built
with generous curves and will never look like a stick figure. I am sure you
know all this and don't need some usenet stranger to tell you, but please
don't use a flat stomach as your gauge of ultimate success.

Luna has good arms and thighs. Yes, I agree with her about the tummy is
sticking out. The bum is OK though. The bum is apparently to a great extent
filled up with muscles, so it's not all fat as some of us always imagined.
Reading a book about swimming, they said people should use their bum to swim (to
roll their body) because the bum muscle is the largest muscle in the body. This
info might be wrong and I have no degree in meds, so take this info with a grain
of salt.

I think Ig has a point about posture. It might be the angle the photo is being
taken, but it seems like you're putting a lot of your upper body weight on the
muscles on your back. It seems like the muscles on your back are well trained,
but the ones in the front aren't doing their job, so you're leaning towards the
back. It's important to have both sets of muscles working well so that your
spine is well supported. I was recommended to do some mild crunches (50 on the
front, 20 on each side) daily to build the belly muscles up. I've been slacking
though...

Ignoramus29819 said:

In article said:

I think Ig has a point about posture. It might be the angle the photo is being
taken, but it seems like you're putting a lot of your upper body weight on the
muscles on your back. It seems like the muscles on your back are well trained,
but the ones in the front aren't doing their job, so you're leaning towards the
back. It's important to have both sets of muscles working well so that your
spine is well supported. I was recommended to do some mild crunches (50 on the
front, 20 on each side) daily to build the belly muscles up. I've been slacking
though...

I have exactly the opposite opinion, that it is her back muscles that
are less well developed. A fix for that would be rows, pushups,
assisted pullups, etc. A bit of training for better posture would also
help.

I used to have a pretty awful posture myself, but it became much
better after a whole lot of pullups, pushups, crunches etc.

i

Aha! Now we need to send Michelle to a chiropractor to see who is right and who
is wrong...... :-)

In article <[email hidden]>, "carla" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

However, looking at your pictures, I would say that no matter how trim you
get, your "butt and tummy [will] pok[e] out" to some degree - you are built
with generous curves and will never look like a stick figure. I am sure you
know all this and don't need some usenet stranger to tell you, but please
don't use a flat stomach as your gauge of ultimate success.

Oh, I'm not. I don't expect a perfectly flat stomach, I'm a woman, not a
10 year old boy, lol. I like the way my stomach looks when I "suck in."
There's still a bit of a pooch, but it's not hanging over the top of my
pants, lol.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article <[email hidden]>,

(The Queen of Cans and Jars) said:

Quoted message said:

That's fine - not that my opinion matters, but I don't think you are heading
into dangerous territory by wanting to lose more at this stage.

i don't think she needs to lose much more, but doing some serious
exercise wouldn't be a bad idea. she could look better without losing
any more weight.

Thanks! I have been doing more exercise the past week, since I quit
smoking. I actually started jogging! I never thought I'd be able to jog
without feeling like I would die. Granted, I can't go for a long time yet,
but I'll work up to more. This is in addition to the weight machines 3x a
week, and my yoga once a week.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

I think you've made great strides in getting there, and I think you'll
continue to be successful. :-)

--
Cheri
Type 2, no meds for now.

Luna wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

Arrrrghhhh!!! That's exactly why I posted that pic, so you and other

very

Quoted message said:

nice, kind, sweet, yet misguided people could see that yes, I am still
overweight, and yes, I still have some work to do. Look especially in

the

Quoted message said:

profile, my butt and tummy are poking out quite a bit, and you can see

the

Quoted message said:

ripples on the backs of my thighs from the extra fat there. Am I

obese?

Quoted message said:

No. Am I disgusting? Not in my opinion. Am I normal? Maybe normal

in

Quoted message said:

the sense that most of America seems to be overweight, so in that case

I

Quoted message said:

fit right in. Am I healthy, in good shape? No, not yet.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3

flaws.