Hi there!

I am still here. I have been having a lot of issues lately. Car broke down $2400 to fix. But the really funny/sad thing is that I was told by my director that I have been dressing to provocative lately and that I can not wear anything that shows cleavage. Needless to say my company does not have a dress code so you know that this was NOT taken well by me. And there is a LOT of cleavage showing around here! I mean really now this is CRAZY! Has anyone went been in a situation like this? Anyway I am down to 172.2 and counting. I go on my first cruise in June, family reunion in Chicago in July and just basically having a lot of fun. So what has been going on with you guys?

What's going on well Feb is almost over. I turned 39 on the 16th and was extremely happy that I was no longer the person I was. I weigh between 170 and 175 according to what day of the week it is. I am in a SIZE 10! I went to Fredricks of Hollywood and was able to get a medium and not have to try it on. It feels good to be able to just walk in the store and not have to worry if they have my size.

Update on Top 50 List:

Top 50 things I want to do or am looking forward to when I lose weight:
1. To have a WLS free from surgical/internal complications. Completed 1/18/07

2. Go to Church and feel comfortable
3. To be able to lift my leg up and rest my ankle on my knee – to put on socks – without using my other arm to lift my leg. Completed 2/20/07

4. To be able to wear a size 22. COMPLETED 3/23/07
5. To be able to wear a size 20. Completed 5/11/07

6. To be able to wear a size 18  Completed 5/29/07
7. To be able to wear a size 16. Completed
8. To be able to wear a size 14. Completed
9. To be able to wear a size 12. Completed
10. To have energy to be more active with my children this summer (2007). 
11. To have someone come up and tell me that they hardly recognized me because of the weight I have lost. COMPLETED 4/13/07
12. To have someone NOT recognize me because of the weight I lost. COMPLETED 5/16/2007
13. To be able to buy clothing that is not in the “Women’s Section”  Completed 5/29/07
14. To be able to tuck my shirt into my pants or skirt and not look fat. Completed 6/5/07
15. To be able to wear a belt that shows around my waist. Completed
16. Taking comfortable baths in my bathtub. Completed April 15,2007
17. Feel confident in wearing controversial/sexier fashions. Completed 5/29/07
18. To be less than 300 lbs. COMPLETED FEB 1, 2007
19. To be less than 250 lbs. COMPLETED MAY 16, 2007
20. To be less than 200 lbs. Completed
21. To be less than 150 lbs
22. To be able to go to amusement parks and go on (fit in) the rides.
23. To be able to sit in plastic chairs without worrying that they will collapse. Completed June 1, 2007
24. Becoming more independent socially. Completed April 14,2007
25. To be able to wear a bathing suit and look good doing it. 
26. Go to Las Vegas 
27. Go to a Falcons home game 
28. Take an updated picture of my kids and me and look as good as the first one. 
29. Be able to get into my car with out having to adjust myself and re-close the door  Completed
30. Go on a cruise 
31. Have a good relationship with new man
32. Get my Associates Degree in Information Technology 
33. Get my Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology 
34. Get my Master’s Degree in Information Technology 
35. Find a way to help others that are having difficulties financing WLS 
36. Find a way to help single mothers get better paying jobs 
37. Have sex with the lights on Completed
38. Be able to have a small mid section again Completed
39. Go on a Sandals vacation 
40. Have someone give me a compliment other than you have such a pretty face. Completed April 14, 2007
41. Teach my son to drive 
42. Not need a lot of skin removed 
43. Be able to take pictures again and not be embarrassed Completed
44. Walk around the flea market/mall and not be tired after five minutes Completed March 30, 2007
45. Take my kids to Disney World before they get too old and not feel fat 
46. Be able to walk without my legs rubbing together Completed
47. Be able to stand up without pulling my pants down Completed
48. See KEM in concert 
49. Go to a comedy show and not worry about being the female version of Professor Klump 
50. Be able to wear a two piece bathing suit and look GREAT

Well it has been one year for me. Last year I was 315 pounds of a sometimes happy woman. Now I am 175 pounds of a majority of the time happy woman. When I look back to a year ago... all I wanted was to maybe get down to a size 18. Now I am in 8's, 10's and 12's according on how its made. I went from wanted to be under 300 pounds to wanting to be under 200 pounds to wanting to get to 175 and now my new goal is to be 150 pounds. When I talked to Janet at Dr. Williams' office she said that my initial weight was 187 pounds of excess body fat I have lost 140 of that so if I lost the remaining 47 pounds I will be at 100% weight lost. Don't know if I will get there or not but I am going to get this body toned up now so that I don't have to worry about the excess skin that is showing up. This has been a WONDERFUL beginning for me and I am looking forward to the healthy years ahead. Talk to you guys SOON!

Hi everyone. Today is a day to be thankful. Thankful for making it to another year! Thankful for losing weight that I was not able to lose before. Thankful that my kids and family are healthy and alive. I look back at this time last year and  I just say WOW. In 2007 I had my surgery, got divorced and lost 136 pounds. On January 1, 2007 I weighed 315 pounds and wore a size 28. Today January 1, 2008 I weigh 179 and wear a size 12. Isn't God good! I hope that all of you have a GREAT 2008 and I will talk to you all soon!

Well guys it has been 11 months for me and I am down 136 pounds(nw). I am weighing 179 and hope to lose the last ten pounds before my year is up. I will still be considered overweight but not obese. Since I am wearing my daughter's junior 11/13 pants and small/medium shirts so I am sort of  scared to go too much further. I look smaller than what I weigh so that is part of the issue. But other than that I am doing great! So what is going on with you guys?

Hi everyone! I weighed myself this morning and I am 189.0. I have lost a total of 126 pounds. BMI is 33.5. I am on my way to being a normal BMI person. I am slowing down on what I am losing per month but I am just so happy to be under the 200 pound mark that I wouldn't care if I didn't lose another pound. I am shocked at how my clothes fit and how I am still having to buy more clothes because they are still getting to big for me. I am just so thankful that this worked. After all of the programs that I tried and failed at it is a RELIEF that the weight is off. So tell me what is going on with you!

Hi everyone, How are you all doing? I am doing fine. I am weighing 194.2 and I am just so amazed at how my BMI is going down. My BMI was 55.7 when I first started this journey and now it is 34.3. When I get down to 140 it will be 24.7. It is amazing how our weight changes our BMI and it is also amazing how much weight it takes to make a few points up or down. Anyway I hope that each one of you have a great day and I will talk to you all soon.