zereul007
It's Been a While, Friends...
Dec 22, 2009
Hi, friends! I know it's been a while since I last posted, but I wanted to log my progress officially. As of today I am minus 82 pounds! Yep, 82lbs in 4 months. It's been an amazing journey thus far. I know we are all told not to go out and buy clothes, but I HAD to buy a few necessities. My pants were literally falling off me!! Hee Hee!! My husband had to add 4 additional holes to my once too small belt!! I've lost inches everywhere like nobody's business!! I bought a couple of work pants 3 sizes smaller than the "norm" and they look good! I bought some tees/blouses in a 16!! And they fit nicely. Yes I had to buy some new bras, because, yes, the puppies do get smaller and start to, well, um, do their own thing!! Hahaaha!! But it's well worth the amazing feelings of energy and excitement the transformation entails!! OH!! And guess what I did for myself, friends....c'mon guess?????Well, every year, my sister and I brave the cold and the ruthless crowds of after Thanksgiving shopping and well, we found some amazing deals...for us!!! Haahahaha!!
We always say we will shop for others, but that NEVER happens. Anyway, I found this super awesome, amazing leather jacket and I HAD to try it on. Funny, I went to the largest size and my sister looked at me as if I were NUTS!! She said, "You have got to be kidding...are you crazy?! Go pick out a smaller size!!" True, it was falling off my limbs like melting butter!! I went to the next size and my sister, AGAIN, sent me away. I couldn't believe it!! It was still too big!! Then I reached for a jacket another 2 sizes smaller and took it to my sister, knowing it wouldn't fit, but wanting to poke at my sister's so-called logic (so I thought). But guess what?! It zipped up. Sure it was slightly snug in the upper arms around the back, but my sis said, "Take it! Give it a couple of weeks or a month and it will look amazing!!" And you know what, it didn't take that long!! A couple of weeks later, I was wearing this fantastic leather jacket to work!! And now I can't even leave the house without it!! Dreams do come true, friends!!
Funny, but pictures that my hubby and I take look so different from when I first began this wonderful journey. Honestly, I don't even recognize myself sometimes!! It's true what they say, it takes the mind a while to catch up with what's happening to our bodies...my mind has a hard time registering what I look like now. Funny, how we LONG for the amazing change, and when it starts happening, we can't really see it!! Hahaha!! The best validation I have are from all the comments my friends give me. They are all like the mirror in Snow White's story...not in the sense that I am the fairest of them all (Hahahaa!!) but in the sense that they tell me what they see. It really helps me with my perception of myself!
My weight? Well, I'm down to 258. I'm not relying so much on my protein shakes like before. My doc says that this is good because he wants me to EAT and CHEW my protein :) And I've REALLY been working on this. The holidays have helped because I used to take my shakes with me to work. But since I'm off for two weeks, I'm actually making an egg in the morning, chicken here and there for lunch/dinner. My pouch, also known as "Wilma" is loving it!! When I thought she was in a stall with the shakes, she perked right up with the "real stuff" and away the pounds went!! I love Wilma's take on life!!
Anyway, I just wanted to share what I've been up to lately, even though I'm sure you are all on similar journeys and experiencing similar WOW MOMENTS!! I wish you all the BEST this wonderful tool and journey has to offer!! Peace be with you all as you embark on this wonderful holiday season. And remember, it IS a difficult time for us with all the temptation around us; but someone on this site said it best when they said, "If you happen to fall off the wagon, just know that it's equally as EASY to get back on!!" And you know something, as long as we have eachother to bounce around our hopes and fears, there's no reason we can't succeed.
Peace and love from my family to yours...
