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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>carbonxmade's Blog</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/</link><description>carbonxmade's Blog</description><item><title>.half the girl i used to be.</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/10/05/-half-the-girl-i-used-to-be-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:26:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/10/05/-half-the-girl-i-used-to-be-/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>i can officially say i'm less than half the girl i used to be! &lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
what an amazing year this has been. the "easy" part is over. &lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
let the hard work begin!&#xA0;&lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
(it's been hard work all along, but now it's gonna get even tougher)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>.where has the time gone? or better yet, where have *i* gone?!?</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/07/18/-where-has-the-time-gone--or-better-yet--where-have--i--gone---/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:38:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/07/18/-where-has-the-time-gone--or-better-yet--where-have--i--gone---/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>i noticed today that my bmi is 29.5. i couldn't remember what category that put me in so, of course i used the bmi calculator to figure it out. i smiled the biggest smile when i saw this:&lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
"You have a BMI of 29.4.&lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
This shows that you are moderately ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>.goal.</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/05/11/-goal-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 05:46:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/05/11/-goal-/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>so, i made it to my original goal i set with my surgeon. i wanted to get to 190, and i did on monday! took me 8 months!&#xA0; :) now everything else is just extra. i'm hoping to lose another 20-30 pounds. i'm pretty sure i can do that. &lt;br ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>ONEderland.</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/04/14/onederland-/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:39:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/04/14/onederland-/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>I&#xA0;made it to ONEderland this week!&#xA0;I&#xA0;think it's been about 13 years since I've seen a number like that. What a ONEderful feeling &lt;br /&gt;</description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>6 months.</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/03/08/6-months-/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:57:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/03/08/6-months-/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>today marks 6 months since surgery for me. i've lost 108 pounds, and a whopping 38 inches! i'm feeling great.&lt;br /&gt;&#xD;
i hope i can keep on the right track and lose another 50 pounds....even if it takes me another 6 months to do it.&#xA0;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;now is the time to really buckle ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>you don't know who i am?</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/02/26/you-don-t-know-who-i-am--1/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:04:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/02/26/you-don-t-know-who-i-am--1/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>you know you're on the right track when people who work in the same building as you (but don't see you often) don't recognize you. Two ladies were talking and said "isn't that the girl that works over in that department?" and when the other one said "no" i almost ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>5 and a half months.</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/02/20/5-and-a-half-months-/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:47:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2011/02/20/5-and-a-half-months-/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>just gonna kinda ramble in this one......&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;i hit -100lbs &#xA0;2/07/11...one day before my 5 month anniversary. :) i can't even describe how happy/excited i was! then of course i only lost .5lbs the next week. we'll see what tomorrow brings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;this journey has not been the easiest, but it's not been ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>Only a few more days...</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2010/09/05/only-a-few-more-days---/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:43:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2010/09/05/only-a-few-more-days---/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>So, let's see. My surgery is in 3 more days. I feel like I'm not prepared enough. Not in terms of mentally...but with having all the things I think I'm going to need while at home. Protein powders, liquid, soft foods...etc. Guess I'll be shopping today. I am seriously not ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item><item><title>Got my date!!!</title><link>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2010/08/08/got-my-date---/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:06:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carbonxmade/blog/2010/08/08/got-my-date---/</guid><source></source><category></category><description>&#xA0;This past week I received my surgery date...September 8th. I have to tell you, I am excited/scared/worried/overwhelmed...you name it, I'm probably feeling it! I've been going through the process since about May to finally get to this point. It's been a whirlwind of emotions but I know I am doing ... </description><owner_id></owner_id><blog_name></blog_name><post_id></post_id><bloglink></bloglink></item></channel></rss>
