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be healthy and fit

18 People
 in progress, 
3 People
 achieved this

wear a little black dress

43 People
 in progress, 
13 People
 achieved this

Shop for clothes at a regular store

46 People
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31 People
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cross my legs at the knees, not only at my ankles

22 People
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WEAR HIGH HEALS

17 People
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  • Comment by anewbecboo on 2/24/08 1:07 pm
    Michelle, tomorrow is your big day~yaaayyyyy!!! How exciting for you! I will be praying for a successful surgery, a smooth and speedy recovery, and the ability to use your tool for optimal success for a healthier and thinner new you!! May God bless your journey! hugs, Becky
  • Comment by judyanne on 2/23/08 12:20 pm
    Monday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~JudyAnne~
  • Comment by kimcrain on 2/22/08 5:48 pm
    Whoooo Monday is your big day!! Congrats to you..got ya covered in prayer...keep in touch.....
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Happy ONE YEAR surgiversary to me!
on February 28, 2009 6:20 pm
02/28/09 - One year (and 3 days) ago I went thru my first MAJOR operation & have never regreted my decision one bit.  Here is a pretty cool look back:

I - THEN vs. NOW observations:
Weight:       THEN = 263.5 lbs,  NOW = 168.5 lbs (95 lbs lost)
Pants:          THEN = Red4 Lane Bryant (20),  NOW = 12
Shirts:         THEN = 2x or 18/20/22,  NOW = Large
Bra:             THEN = 44DD,  NOW = 38D
Panties:        THEN = XL,  NOW = M (Victoria Secret "high cut briefs")
BMI:            THEN: 45.2,  NOW = 28.9
Shoes:          THEN = 8 1/2 W,  NOW = 8 M
Ring Finger:  THEN = 7 1/2, NOW = 6 1/4 (my wedding band is at Fortunoff right now being resized!!!)

  Mich_012808.jpg picture by mishNotmush   Mich_021309.jpg picture by mishNotmush
      Jan 28, 2008              Feb 13, 2009
     
II - GOALS...all I've achieved within the past year:
Cross my legs at my KNEES, not my ANKLES
Not have marks on my ANKLES from my SOCKS
Sit in my office chair WITHOUT squeezing out the sides
Not have my THIGHS touch my neighbors on the EXPRESS BUS
Shop for clothes in a REGULAR SIZE STORE
Wear HIGH HEELS
Wear a LITTLE BLACK DRESS
Be Healthy & Fit

III - And here are some things that changed in me (that I didn't even think of until I started writing this list)
I don't snore anymore...at all...yes, I mean NOT AT ALL!
I can RUN up a flight of stairs to catch my express bus (before I missed many buses cuz I had to stop to catch my breath).
I like how I look in pictures.
I now wear a bathing suit w/o a t-shirt to cover me up.
I enjoy clothes shopping - I'm not just the "what do you think..." person anymore
I still love to cook & have learned how to adapt most recipes so that they are healthier.

IV - Full Year of my MEASUREMENTS:
   2/24/08  03/29/08  04/12/08   05/10/08  05/24/08  06/22/08  07/11/08  08/22/08  09/28/08  11/01/08  11/26/08  02/02/09   Total 
 Loss
  neck   15   14 1/2   14 1/4   14   13 3/4   13 3/4   14      13      13      13      13      12 3/4   -2 1/4
  upper arms (x2)   16 1/2   15      14      14 3/4   14 1/2   14 1/2   13 1/2   14      13 1/2   13 1/2   13      13      -7   
  full chest   52   49 3/4   48   47   47   45   44   44   41   41   41   39 1/2   -12 1/2
  under chest   43   40   39 1/2   39 1/4   37 1/2   37      37   36 3/4   34      34 1/4   35 1/4   34      -9   
  waist   45   44   41 1/2   42   40   39   39   38   37   37   36 3/4   34      -11   
  hips   55   54   53   52   50 3/4   49 1/2   48 3/4   48      47      45 3/4   44 3/4   44      -11   
  thighs (x2)   33   32   31   31   30 1/2   30      30   28 1/2   27 3/4   28      27      26      -14   
  calves (x2)   17 3/4   17   17   16 1/2   17      16 1/2   16 3/4   16 1/2   16      16      15 1/2   15      -5 1/2
  ankles (x2)   9 3/4   10   9 3/4   10   9 1/2   9 1/4   9 1/2   9 1/2   9 1/2   9 1/4   9 1/2   9      -1 1/2
  Total inches lost                           -73 3/4
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Shopping {{DING, DING}}
on February 13, 2009 10:43 am
02/13/09 - I already know i'm about to transfer my food addiction to a shopping addiction & right now - I DONT CARE!

I have a get together tonight that I needed to pick up a new top for (all my size 14 clothes are gettting pretty baggy).  I stopped in Daffy's, Banana Republic & Jcrew and noticed that winter wear is OUT and summer wear is IN.

I didn't see anything I could wear for tonight, but check out this dress (that came in every color) that I tried on in JCrew...in a size 12, no less!
JCrewDress-PEACH.jpg picture by mishNotmushJCrewDress-NAVY.jpg picture by mishNotmush
Needless to say, I bought the black one!   You just never know when I might need a summer dress....perhaps one of my single friends will FINALLY get engaged & married this year (fingers crossed)....size 12, baby!
As for numbers - I'm still at 169 lbs...but I have been keeping up with going to the gym, so hopefully I will have lost a few more lbs for my 1 yr surgiversary (which is now only 2 weeks away)
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Another Mexican Casserole
on February 9, 2009 10:20 am
02/09/08 - I was in the mood for spicy & pulled together another one of eggface's casseroles.  It is very similar to her Mexican Lasagna (which my hubby liked better cuz it had the tortilla layers...you can click HERE for that recipe).  This one which she calls her Tortilla-less Enchilada Casserole was perfect when layered on top of corn tortilla chips (left over from the Superbowl).  The crunch made up for the missing tortilla.  Click HERE for her recipe.  Oh, when I served it on each plate - I added a spoonful of medium salsa & a small dolop of sourcream.
(I forgot to take a pic in the casserole dish last night - here is a pic of my lunchtime leftovers in my Tupperware)
       EnchiladaCasserole.jpg picture by mishNotmush 
Oh, I finally got back into the gym spirit (not saying I'm loving it...cuz I really do walk thru every excuse in my head on my way home from work on why NOT to go).  But, with the stall of weight over the last 2 mths - I decided to see if I'm really DONE.  Guess not, cuz after going every other day for one week I went from 172 lbs down to 169.5 lbs.  I think I just needed a metabolism kick start. 
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Measurements - 11 1/4 mths out
on February 3, 2009 7:34 am

 02/03/09 -		    02/24/08   02/02/09   Total Loss
  neck   15   12 3/4   -2 1/4
  upper arms (x2)   16 1/2   13      -7   
  full chest   52   39 1/2   -12 1/2
  under chest   43   34      -9   
  waist   45   34      -11   
  hips   55   44      -11   
  thighs (x2)   33   26      -14   
  calves (x2)   17 3/4   15      -5 1/2
  ankles (x2)   9 3/4   9      -1 1/2
  Total inches lost       -73 3/4

Forgot to take measurements last mth (ooops),
I checked my results against my 9 mth measurements & have lost 10 MORE INCHES! (if you click MEASUREMENTS off to the right in the "tag" box, you can bring up a list of all the posts where I recorded my measurements). The weight loss though has ground to an almost complete stop.  I cant wait to see how much one year will be (which is only a little more then 3 weeks away!)
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Superbowl Sunday update
on February 2, 2009 6:41 am
02/02/09 - Hope all had a fun superbowl watching experience yesterday...I did.  It was me, my hubby & my teenage son and since the Giants were not in the game - the two boys picked opposite teams.   Let me just tell you there was a lot of fun rivalry going back and forth all night.  Sometimes a bit loud, especially in the last qtr...but a lot of fun!

Here is the food I put together for the 3 of us:

Shrimp Cocktail
I added some cut up Avocado sprinkled with lime juice to the shrimp. Click HERE if you want to go all out (eggface brought my shrimp cocktail up to a whole new level!!!!)

Chili Cheese Dip (with Fresh Veggies & Herrs Multigrain Chips)
- 1 block  cream cheese (I used 1/3 less fat)
- 1 can chili (I used Hormel 98% FF Turkey Chili w/Beans)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Layer all three in the order above - nuke in micro for about 5 min & when done...stir all together.  
It may look like {{BLECH}}, but trust me - it tastes really good.

Hot Wings w/Blue Cheese Dressing
 nope, not WLS friendly...but my boys asked for them.  Still odd that I wasnt even tempted to try one.  That and soda were foods I thought I'd have a hard time with once my appetite returned (which it has).   Just to be safe, I am not pushing the odds and trying either just in case.

I was going to have my hubby BBQ hamburgers as well, but we were all full on the stuff above - that I left the meat in the fridge for dinner tonight.

The one thing I did do was finally get my butt back to the gym yesterday after an almost 2 mth hiatus (with the excuse of....not excuse, I was just lazy).  Stepped on the scale and even after eating a ton of shrimp & chips with dip...I did finally break the 172 number. 

The scale today said 170.5 lbs, which is a total loss of 93 lbs.
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