The Slimming Station | Susan | Activity https://theslimmingstation.com/members/susan/activity/ Activity feed for Susan. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:20:46 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a685386cbab2e147b30a56c2645a767e Susan started the topic It all adds up in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/it-all-adds-up/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:59:14 -0700 Hi everyone!!

I am back for some much overdue weight loss.

On Christmas Eve 2019, as an active member of The Slimming Station,  I  dipped under my initial goal of 120 and weighed in at 117 pounds. I was never happier. I looked amazing and felt incredible. It was all I ever dreamed of and more!

Now, 36 weeks later …I am up 36 pounds.

I just w…[Read more]

]]> 772c49acfcdfb2014e441ea1b96fa588 Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/page/4/#post-184564 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 04:05:13 -0700 No more silly eating.  Now, that’s a great mantra!!!

Thank you , Skinny!! I needed that!!

You are doing great!! :good:

Happy New Year!! 🥳

]]> 65c8ea7b130a357a3a100e2857311b15 Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/page/3/#post-184516 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:28:59 -0700 You are doing awesome skinny!!

I love what you said about holding the baby. When ever I am  feeling tempted to nibble on extra bites I always look around for something else I can do. Especially if I can do something to help someone else. Like, holding the baby! I love the look in the parents eyes when you offer to hold the baby so THEY can eat…[Read more]

]]> 3ca689d1963d936ee5c55ae180b9ac48 Susan replied to the topic Non Scale Victory Stories in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/non-scale-victory-stories/#post-184515 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:14:29 -0700 Oh wow! I never heard of such a thing! But, yes that would be a horrible thing to happen.

Keep following this plan a you will never have to worry about losing your foot due to obesity!! Ugh.

]]> 9ef5f61c37c0c3fed34edb703e9895ac Susan replied to the topic This isn’t easy! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/this-isnt-easy/#post-184502 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:47:06 -0700 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Hi Wynona;</p>
As we all know, this is mostly a mind challenge. I have numerous thoughts that I have on loop in my brain. I play them over and over. My first three are as follows:

Firstly, I think about the number one reason I am shedding the weight. The health aspect. The extra fat is toxic and the extra bites I take…[Read more]

]]> c0527627da67995fbcd0f9a91aa0a042 Susan replied to the topic Chat video says private in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/chat-video-says-private/#post-184499 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:08:55 -0700 Great chat everyone!! :heart:

]]> fff2cb4f84403018e6014a283aa265cb Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/page/2/#post-184371 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:13:05 -0700 Hola Skinny,

Mexico is wonderful. We go to all different areas but I love Cozumel the most!! My husband speaks pretty fluent Spanish, I do not. Most of the places we go, the people speak some degree of English.

I hope you don’t mind if I point out some things that stand out to me in your posts. I just want to give you some advice that I truly h…[Read more]

]]> 8c3ae7a16200ba592c238cec856e0f80 Susan replied to the topic Non Scale Victory Stories in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/non-scale-victory-stories/#post-184369 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:33:40 -0700 Another NSV story:

I went to a thrift shop and found the “clearance rack”. There was a brand new pair of GAP black skinny jeans Size 0. Tags still on them!  They were only $1.00!! I tried them on and they fit very well! I thought,  I must be missing something ?? Why are these only  $1.00?? Is there a hole in them or something??

I asked the ow…[Read more]

]]> ed2de0db25bd6e0b6ef8d72827c58c90 Susan replied to the topic Non Scale Victory Stories in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/non-scale-victory-stories/#post-184368 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:24:30 -0700 Skinny,

My starting weight was 250. I am now 123. You can and will do this! I know you can and when you do you will be sooo happy! Actually, happy doesn’t even begin to describe how this feels!!

It is amazing as you lose weight and your body mass decreases you become so much more comfortable in every day situations. Like you mentioned you just t…[Read more]

]]> 1f2403911f762ea14779cdc1b49f80ae Susan started the topic Non Scale Victory Stories in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/non-scale-victory-stories/ Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:57:31 -0700 I think it’s inspirational to read stories that have to do with the up sides of losing weight. Of course, watching the numbers on the scale go down and down and down is how we know we are reaching our goals but there is so much more to losing the extra fat on our bodies. I shared a few stories in a different thread and would love to read from o…[Read more]

]]> b7e5bd89fd1138a7d60ce94b3007f37e Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/page/2/#post-184339 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 04:40:53 -0700 I love all of the odd ball flavors of coffee and mixing them. Today I had Bananas Foster and Island Coconut. Made me feel like I was back in Mexico! :-)

]]> 0bc05ef45388e5f0a7c8efdc887191fc Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/#post-184302 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:43:23 -0700 Yes! Stay out of the kitchen!!

I have an electric hot blanket that I sit with on my big comfy couch. :heart:

Before I sit, I use the bathroom, I get my hot water to drink, my eye glasses, my phone, my charger, my book, the TV remote,  my Christmas cards to sign or whatever I plan on doing. And then I don’t move!!

My cat comes and sits on my la…[Read more]

]]> 6462260e31cb95b6325953974bc019ef Susan replied to the topic Quotes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/quotes/page/12/#post-184300 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:33:36 -0700 Are you in For a perfect day skinny?? I am!!! I had 10 Oz coffee and my vitamins so far.

I have my bars ready to be warmed up at exactly noon and 6:00.

An exercise in discipline that I do is that I wait until exactly noon time to have my first bar. And then I wait until exactly 6 PM to have my other bar. It feels good to wait for the exact right…[Read more]

]]> 3145204c6b9344f94be23624f367ff96 Susan replied to the topic Quotes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/quotes/page/12/#post-184295 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 02:04:32 -0700 “You get to the finish line faster when you do this diet perfectly.” – Dr. Lewis

Isn’t that what we all want?? So let’s stop dragging our feet!! :good:

]]> 671c3e017b7e506f9d4f261f27995a12 Susan replied to the topic Round #2! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/round-2/#post-184292 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:50:41 -0700 Hi Sean!

Congrats on your recommitment. Glad you’re here! :good:

]]> ec76f658b26b2591544d8cf6587ebf74 Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/#post-184290 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:35:47 -0700 Keep going Skinny!!

A perfect week is euphoric, just sayin’ ;-)

]]> 18e7fc2beae000b9341d43496c018240 Susan replied to the topic Skinny2020's Daily Food Journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/skinny2020s-daily-food-journal/page/7/#post-184268 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:03:30 -0700 I warm my Snickers in the microwave. Not sure if you have tried this??

You have to be careful not to melt them. My microwave and my mom’s microwave are each different, so I had to play around with the time. Mine is old so it takes 10 seconds per side to warm up, where as my mom’s is newer and takes only 6 seconds per side. Really good. :-)…[Read more]

]]> 4803a27cf40d7dce3f6978f3ac558e4e Susan replied to the topic Hello! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hello-6/#post-184266 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:57:10 -0700 Hi Wynona!

You are in the right place! Just follow the diet perfectly and you will be so pleasantly surprised at how fast the pounds fall off!! :good:

]]> 00b7421a4b8f7bd4df2baadf9e9a9565 Susan replied to the topic Weight Charting in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/weight-charting/#post-184263 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:52:13 -0700 <p style=”text-align: left;”>Hi Rebekah!! Great to see you!!  :bye:</p>
 

]]> c3eda2f8e7cbd262e8b2535a875f0c6c Susan replied to the topic 88.8 Pounds To Goal! :crazyexcited: in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/88-8-pounds-to-goal-crazyexcited/#post-184261 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:48:13 -0700 How great does a perfect day feel? You put your head down on your pillow at night feeling at peace. And you wake up in the morning and spring out of bed with a feeling like you can do anything!!

I love it!! :heart:

]]> ee4bb27fc180945417077306b449b516 Susan replied to the topic 115: The Final Nadir... in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/115-the-final-nadir/#post-184258 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:27:45 -0700 Yes. Right now I have loose skin because there is still fat under my skin pulling it down. That will go away as I get to 115. It already looks better than it did.

Actually, let me tell you the “Saggy Skin Story”.  LOL.

My husband and I go on vacation with another couple. Tina is obese and  always (like myself) struggling with weight issue…[Read more]

]]> 6360df262716138c4b15b9d2139c230b Susan replied to the topic 115: The Final Nadir... in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/115-the-final-nadir/#post-184255 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:13:45 -0700 Hi Skinny! <—get used to hearing that!! :heart:

It is a dream come true!! I have had “lose weight “ on my check list for 40 years! Now it’s all but gone!

I have to tell you my “Runway Dress Story”!

I was out shopping for a dress. I found the perfect dress size 2! I held it up and thought “this might actually fit me”. Can you imagine me tryi…[Read more]

]]> 860e40969c90a99d72460ab917cd6518 Susan started the topic 115: The Final Nadir... in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/115-the-final-nadir/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:37:58 -0700 115: the final nadir. These are the voyages of the 5 Bite Enterprise. Its five-bite mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and a new body . To boldly go where I have never gone before! :yahoo:

Am I dating myself by referencing Star Trek? :yes: I couldn’t resist!

So, I hit my original goal of 120 pounds on 10/29, went away f…[Read more]

]]> 80a76ebfa031a41d8225fbd663373e8c Susan replied to the topic Goaaaal!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/goaaaal/#post-183467 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:43:58 -0700 Thank you Dr Lewis!! The day I googled  “How to lose weight fast” and I saw your interview, my life was forever changed!!

I am excited about the next phase. I still have not read the maintenance portion of your book. Saving it for my plane ride!! :good:

]]> 7f93d3720204eaff9a23fb441a4f2b0a Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/24/#post-183456 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:23:42 -0700 Thank you Dr Lewis for everything!!

Thank you BK. I am going to stick around this time for sure. I never want to veer off again!

]]> fb7e39c7b028162d5fb034dccca26e1a Susan started the topic Goaaaal!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/goaaaal/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:20:53 -0700 I am beyond excited to report that I hit my goal of 120 pounds. :crazyexcited:

I am off to Cozumel Mexico for a 2 week  all inclusive vacation. I am going to enjoy myself but stay mindful of what goes into my body. Both food and drink! It’s all carbon. I’ll hop on the gym scale a few times for reality checks. :woowoo:

My prayer is that ever…[Read more]

]]> a8d844c88555aa16f262bc0ba68e2a56 Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-183438 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 02:05:35 -0700 On a positive note!! The top drivers license pic is from September 2014. Just weeks before I started the 5BD. Before and after.                                            The second drivers license is from THIS September, after losing 125 pounds. I think I look much younger now even though I am 5 years older! This diet is a life changer! And a life saver! :good:

]]> d39de3b194279b3aa28b04ba5413ef4d Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-183431 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:24:46 -0700 Still 121 as of this morning. About to cut off my left arm to lose this last pound!! ;-)

I fasted yesterday and today only drank black coffee and water. Took my vitamins, meds and Supplements.

I weighed in through out the day and even  though I’m not eating. Not sure what’s going on. Everyday is like the movie  Ground Hog Day with my weigh…[Read more]

]]> 078255de190ec0a13d1d57c6fef95310 Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-183420 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 20:46:12 -0700 121.0 this morning and fasting all day today and tomorrow!!

I just want to see 120 on the scale before I leave for Cozumel!!! :crazyexcited:

]]> 0629687791365a1bcb6d8134010817ba Susan replied to the topic Quotes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/quotes/page/12/#post-183361 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:05:19 -0700 “It does not work unless you do it right and you have to follow through until the end”.

-Dr. Lewis

:dance:

]]> 9bcedb1ff5bfbb4a26bf535a4ca2638e Susan replied to the topic My countdown to my reunion in England in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-countdown-to-my-reunion-in-england/page/5/#post-183359 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:01:43 -0700 How goes it Sharon?? :bye:

]]> 2be07efe7a19d22968008f75ffd8fb46 Susan replied to the topic Keep me honest in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/keep-me-honest/page/5/#post-183357 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:00:19 -0700 7 lbs in a week! You’re doing great! :good: Keep on keeping on! :yes:

]]> d296b8fd2941a73825d63f4140466f44 Susan replied to the topic Chloe P Journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/chloe-p-journal/page/6/#post-183356 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:58:35 -0700 I love that description of the extra bite. Ultimately unsatisfying! Also staying how every bite is more carbon to breathe out later. Great mindfulness. :good:

]]> a9cb3fa4c7343f54b73e67bb009659a9 Susan replied to the topic Back to Lose!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-to-lose/page/2/#post-183354 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:52:38 -0700 Great results!! :good:

]]> b2731e921cd9bb787c2891a3e0c1261b Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-183351 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:47:25 -0700 My week! Getting a bit frustrated but trying not to get down. I feel like that song… so close, yet so far!!

I weighed in every day and was perfect most days with a few indiscretions over the weekend.

-Morning weight on 10/15: 123.0 lbs.

Had  black coffee, water, 2 Snickers

-Morning weight on 10/16: 122.6 lbs

Why so little lost from…[Read more]

]]> e3d08fb05cabdac6a61dd67824f6a82c Susan replied to the topic Quotes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/quotes/page/11/#post-183227 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:55:39 -0700 “I want you to do this diet exactly the way it’s laid out. Because honestly, it will make the entire journey so much easier and faster in the long run.” -Dr. Lewis

As I near the end of my weight loss journey, if I could give only one piece of advice. It would be this!!

This took months longer than it had to for me. I hope anyone reading this…[Read more]

]]> 09ee0c450d290e32d81c978b65af6041 Susan replied to the topic Chloe P Journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/chloe-p-journal/page/5/#post-183226 Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:48:43 -0700 Would love to see those quotes!! Thanks!  🙏

]]> 8e71e2ddc0116a71a9dbd689df3dbc26 Susan replied to the topic My countdown to my reunion in England in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-countdown-to-my-reunion-in-england/page/4/#post-183189 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:34:21 -0700 Hey Sharon!!! Hope you are doing well!!! :heart:

]]> 64a6e045ce89ee5a5ab3811f89bdfcd9 Susan replied to the topic Quotes in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/quotes/page/11/#post-183187 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:32:21 -0700 “One measly insignificant week out of my life just eating bars.” – Dr. Lewis

This is how lose double digits during one measly insignificant week out of my life! :dance:  Probably my favorite quote!! :-)

 

 

]]> 459f57ed0a042e0c6a6c14732186fc7b Susan replied to the topic Raya's Daily Journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/rayas-daily-journal/page/2/#post-183185 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:22:45 -0700 I hope Raya comes back!’ Those are some amazing results. Fantastic! :good:

]]> 2c8e669254a2c363bd66d42aed2d703b Susan replied to the topic Just getting started in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/just-getting-started-2/#post-183183 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:17:50 -0700 Hi Lizbeth!! I’m cheering for you!!Read the book and  Listen to the chats! What Dr. Lewis says to do is the quickest way to get this done! :good:

 

]]> 954aee1f3c72e2e0e717bd5d3f73efa9 Susan replied to the topic Keep me honest in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/keep-me-honest/page/5/#post-183181 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:14:15 -0700 I like that thought process too! Like a job! Thanks Becca!! :yes: Keep Up the good work and you will be getting promoted to “thin” very soon! :good:

]]> 56c0a701e191b36083b70d6b74b16881 Susan replied to the topic Back to Lose!! in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/back-to-lose/#post-183179 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:09:11 -0700 You are doing great Katie!! :good:

]]> 80a73e30e39c9db3927a2ac9697af4de Susan replied to the topic Chloe P Journal in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/chloe-p-journal/page/5/#post-183178 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:07:51 -0700 Awesome Chloe!! Isn’t the education amazing!!?? We here know so much more about the human body and weight loss than the average person and even more than most “highly educated” people.

Knowledge truly is power!! You got this!

 

]]> 91103bbaf899f01441bb584a54111f48 Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-183176 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:55:44 -0700 I learned so much in the last 4 weeks.

Yes, I went off and my weight climbed from 124 to 129 to 134 after my Birthday to 139 after my Anniversary. I over indulged big time!  and don’t remember the taste of anything. I had what I wanted in the MOMENT(S) and then I had the weight gain to deal with.

What happened next is amazing! Through  THIS PRO…[Read more]

]]> 237e9e5e86bb3bc6635a39af3bb1a014 Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-182636 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:01:25 -0700 I don’t want to be “not fat”.

I want to be thin.

I don’t want to be small.

I want to be extra small.

I don’t want to look OK.

I want to look amazing.

I don’t want anyone to look at me and think  that I look heavier than I did last time they saw me.

I want people to look me and think WOW she’s really thin.

I don’t want to look at my refle…[Read more]

]]> edb41b4b810ef9d952f8833a9f0eecff Susan replied to the topic My countdown to my reunion in England in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-countdown-to-my-reunion-in-england/page/3/#post-181794 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:38:43 -0700 Great results Sharon!!  :good:

]]> ce72d14796be875ffe44b403f7c29c6a Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/23/#post-181792 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:34:11 -0700 Hi Sharonmarie!

I am ok. Very run down though. This month has just been a steady stream of visitors. I love my family and friends but I am just wiped from entertaining.

How are you???

]]> 28178ddac996d50c43f8f1a77fa3dda8 Susan replied to the topic Hope to inspire someone in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/hope-to-inspire-someone/#post-181614 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:31:33 -0700 I love it Danica!! What podcast are you listening to? I am driving on the road 10 hours per week! I have listened to all the chats TWICE and some three times! Lol.

]]> 1a17e22da6778fdd187e75962042565b Susan replied to the topic My Day in the forum The Slimming Station Diet https://theslimmingstation.com/forums/topic/my-day/page/22/#post-181612 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:12:56 -0700 I looked on the label and don’t see how much caffeine.

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