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To wear high heels again!

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 achieved this

Weigh less than 250 pounds!

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63 People
 achieved this

be able to ride a roller coaster without worrying about fitting in the seat.

234 People
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102 People
 achieved this

walk up a flight of stairs and breathe normally

39 People
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32 People
 achieved this
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James Stephen Scott M.D.
Dr. Scott has a very pleasant disposition. Always has a smile on his face and very professional. He made me feel very comfortable right away, and confident in his ability to do the job.
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I'm Baaaack!!
on November 27, 2011 4:22 pm
I feel like I've been on a long lazy hiatus and now I'm back in the land of the living. I started Insanity today, did the fit test, and I got my butt whooped . I had to do eight different exercises, timed for 1 minute, and had to do as many as possible in that minute. I can't wait to hit the gym with my mom tomorrow, gonna take it easy at the gym and just do the treadmill so that I can't hit day 2 when my daughter get's home. I'm ready, so so ready. It took me a month to lose one pound!   So this is what will get that ball back rolling, and get my body really looking the way I want it to. I was on a path to destruction and I'm so grateful that I'm back on that horse and ride the trail all the way. I've got that feeling back that I had a couple of months ago, when I couldn't go without working out. YEA!! I'm gonna list my day 1 results and will list my results every two weeks because I have to take the fit test every two weeks. It will be very interesting to see the improvements. At least I'm hoping that it is a steady improvement. Ttyl OH fam.

Switch Kicks - 75 (not bad for a beginner)
Power Jacks - 28
Power Knees - 76
Power Jumps - 10
Globe Jumps - 5
Suicide Jumps - 3
Push-up Jacks - 7
Low Plank Oblique - 26
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Losing Momentum
on November 11, 2011 8:08 pm
Well I am now at 102lbs and pretty much at a stand still.  I cannot say I don't understand why, because that fire that burned so ferocious inside of me is not there anymore.  I've picked up some bad eating habits and not working out like I should, so therefore the scale has not moved.  I keep talking to myself about my stupidity with the snacking and getting a little depressed at the thought of ruining my gift.  I've come so far to turn back so dammit I need to get my butt in gear.  I'm very excited at the fact that I have ordered Insanity and can't wait till it gets here. I actually made a contract that I signed and my son was the witness, so I cannot break that contract. I have to complete the 60 days of Insanity, 5 days a week, no excuses. So now I'm also nervous because I'm now accountable for my actions, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get back and stay on track. I know what started it, Halloween. I have a weakness for Halloween candy and I don't want it until the season comes around, then Thanksgiving is on the way, so in my mind, it's eating season. This is my first holiday season since the surgery and so far, I'm not doing too good.  If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to share them. Thanks OH fam.
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Finally Hit The Big 100!!
on October 20, 2011 8:27 pm
Not much to say in this blog tonight other than I'm estatic.  I've lost 100lbs and I am so very happy and proud.  So now it's just 40lbs before I hit the maintenance phase and I'm excited about that.  It's nice to look back over the course of time at my journey, and with the good and the bad, all of the ups and downs, it was so worth it.  Have a blessed evening OH Family!
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Wow! I thought I had the game down pat!
on October 7, 2011 10:14 pm
I hate when old habits start creeping back into my life.  I am 4 lbs away from hitting my 100lbs mark and those old self sabotage ways hit me up hard today.  I was sick and feeling really icky, and upset over yet another plateau I was dealing with, but I have never been as scared as I am right now.  These feelings are strong and since I can hold more food now, I feel like I am a tragedy waiting to happen.  I am really going deep into my head and having some serious conversations with myself because I know that I am the only person that can do this.  I can't wait to hit the gym tomorrow, and I know I need to implement some better strategies in my life and get up out of this funk I'm in.  Lord, please don't let me fail at this thing, become another statistic, being one that throws this gift away and end up back where I started, because I honestly would not be able to handle that.  My life is so much better so why in the hell am I screwing with it?  This phase is over NOW!! Four more pounds to a major milestone, and I gotta do it.  Time out for these excuses!  Ok, I had to get that out of my system, needed to rant, and I'm done. Night night OH fam!
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Has this happened to you?
on September 7, 2011 2:39 pm
I've read many blogs where after people have lost a significant amount of weight, people that they thought were their friends, turned on them.  I have not gone through that yet, but something a litlle weird happened today and yesterday.  This is a person that works in the same building I do, different departments, so we don't see each other that often.  But I have gone to one of her birthday parties because her birthday is the same as mine, and she was my realtor that sold me the house I currently live in for 3 yrs now.  So when we see each other in passing, we speak and laugh, maybe have a very short "how have you been?" conversation. Well I so happened to see her yesterday and today, and might I add she is younger than I am, and has always been pretty with a beautifully shaped body, and nice clothes.  So even at the point I'm at now, I would think I would still be considered fat to her.  Well when she passed me yesterday, I spoke to her, and she did speak back and smiled, but she kept looking straight ahead, never turned even the slightest to make eye contact and kept walking.  So I didn't think much of it, until I saw her again this morning, and the same thing, she spoke, kept looking straight ahead and it honestly looked as if she was making sure she did not look my way, and kept going.  I'm like, WTF? I can't imagine speaking to someone without looking at them, that seems rude in my opinion. But oh well, I could be making too much of this, but it's definitely something new and it's funny that it happened two days in a row.  Especially from someone that you thought you were cool with.  I won't lose any sleep over it though.
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My Story

My story is really no different than the millions of men and women out there, wishing for something better.  The millions of people that have tried any and everything to lose weight, to feel the depression and self hatred at times.  I do believe I am a beautiful person in spirit and in my soul.  But as my health fails, I feel like such a failure, because I never should have allowed myself to get this bad, to go this low.  I feel ashamed that I have allowed food to control me.  I am always the one that takes everyones problems and make them my own, to stick in there to help anyone, but I have never quite accepted the help that was offered to me.  But today I feel like a new woman, because I know what is ahead of me.  The days where I won't need an inhaler anymore, where my back and knees will not hurt due to trying to support too much weight, when I won't tire myself out just trying to get out of the bed, or sit in a chair..and last but not least, the time where I can be the person on the outside I feel I am on the inside.  I love me, and this world better watch out when the day comes where I love to look at me..LOL