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I didn’t think I was that big. After all, I am “big-boned” and 6 feet tall. (And I gave any other reason I could come up for excusing my size.) It wasn’t until I saw pictures of myself at my brother’s wedding that I realized how big I actually was. Was that me in the picture?No way, the camera adds 10 pounds (more excuses). Well, I must have had a lot of cameras on me that day because I not only looked big, I was big. I started interacting on SparkPeople, reading articles and inspirational stories.I realized that these are real people, and if they can do this, why can’t I? I found and still find the site infectious–even addictive. The positive attitudes, the fact that people don’t put each other down, and the encouragement make it simply an amazing place to be. It took me a little bit of exploration and courage before I started to take steps toward my healthy lifestyle, but I am sure glad that I did. In the last year and a half I have lost 70 pounds. 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