BriarRose
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 9 months ago
We are all in a hurry to lose a lot of weight..... - I know that we are all in a hurry to lose a lot of weight, but sometimes I think we forget to take a moment and think about where we ARE today......and how far we have come since w...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
NSV --- SIZE 16 shorts !!! - I just bought size 16 ladies shorts at walmart !!!!!
Last summer I was wearing 4x shorts from walmart. (size 28 ?!)
OMG I cannot flipping believe it.
BriarRose wrote a blog post 12 years, 10 months ago
Still fighting for that 100th pound...... - I feel like I'm inching up an ever expanding hill, sliding downwards, inching back up....and someone keeps adding to the hill....
I have managed to add an extra work out to my w...
BriarRose wrote a blog post 12 years, 10 months ago
July 10th and scale won't move again..... - I think there is something to anticipation. Just when you really want the scale to move, it doesn't . Of course, there is NO good time for the dreaded stall to happen, it just se...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
I put on my pre-op jeans today..... - I was cleaning out my closet again. And I found the pair of Jeans that I decided to keep, to remind myself of where I started. Well, actually I had already lost some weight when ...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Stress + Heat + eating out = Stall - I'm so pissed at myself and at life today. I need someone to talk me down.
My house air conditioning went out. New forced air unit 3200, car check engine light went on, no p...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
EX Husband NSV !!!! - Been divorced 5 years.
Ex calls me and askes if we can meet to discuss our kid.
I haven't seen my ex face to face in over a year and 96 pounds......
So I said sure. ...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Post VSG menu reading.... - Before surgery, before weight loss, before.....it was either about what sounded good; how hungry I was, what would not be embarassing to order......
Now, when I dine out, I find...
BriarRose wrote a blog post 12 years, 10 months ago
I have lost a total of 95 pounds since last year a - And it THAT isn't something....well, I don't know what is.
I am pretty proud of that number. And overwhelmed too. I look in the mirror, and sometimes I don't "recognize" me....
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
A few neat stats.....inches lost. - I work out at Curves. They do a weigh and measure each month. I started working out there during my pre-op classes, I joined there after already losing some weight. Today I got ...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Geat vitamin find for me !!! - I don't mind swallowing pills --Before surgery, I would take my morning vitamin pill, my allergy meds, and whatever all at once. At night I would toss down a hand ful of pills wit...
BriarRose wrote a blog post 12 years, 10 months ago
5 month results...... - Five Awesome months !!!
1/24/2010 surgery weight 266
2/24/2011 month one 246 20 lb loss
3/24/2011 month two 234 12 lb loss
4/24/2011 month t...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
5 month surgiversary review of wt. loss - Five Awesome months !!!
1/24/2010 surgery weight 266
2/24/2011 month one 246 20 lb loss
3/24/2011 month two 234 12 lb loss
4/24/2011 month t...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
SLEEP --- How to break a stall !!!! - I admit it. I'm not a good sleeper. I'm a world class Jewish momma. I worry at night. I worry about my kid, I worry about finances, I worry about my elderly father. I worry a...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
I indulged yesterday....and.... - I admit it. Was at Disneyland yesterday with my teen daughter (we are annual pass holders) and I usually am sooooo good. I usually bring my own food. But yesterday we were meeti...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
90th Pound Celebration !!!!! - I celebrate everything !!!! My dog's birthday, my kid getting a great grade, and my own wonderful weight loss !!!!!
I JUST LOST MY 90TH POUND !!!!! I am so excited, I cannot e...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Weight loss days VERSES work out days (?) - It's not a bad thing, it's just that I don't understand it, I'm wondering if someone can give me ideas as to why.
I am a 55 yr old woman. Severe arthritis, and had a bad fall la...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
How much lost vs How much to go !!! - I find it interesting how people chose to make their Health Tracker --
Some define clearly how many pounds LEFT they have to get to goal;
While others define how many pound...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
OUCH ! NSV OUCH! - I was at Disneyland yesterday with family. Was riding Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and my butt really hurt. I was trying to figure out why I had these two pressure points right...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Need Help with Vitamins !!! - I'm not a good vitamin taker. I admit it. I hate how big they are, and so many of them give me major heartburn.
Does anyone have a good multi-vitamin that covers it pretty ...
BriarRose added a goal 12 years, 11 months ago
weigh under 200 by August 10th
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
EVERY BODY has a different opinion....... - Seems like everybody has a different opinion on MY weight loss, and seems like they all want to lt me know about it. I was at a friend's home for a social gathering, and saw some ...
BriarRose wrote a blog post 12 years, 11 months ago
Just an update....where I am , and where I am not. - Well, I did quit my job. My well paying, highly benefitted job. But the stress, the anxiety, the constant crap is over. Everyone said it would be impossible to find a job, even ...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Subway -- cheap eats !! - I am a social worker. I drive all over, and can literally be in my car going from house to house, city to city all day long. I forgot my lunch today.
I stopped into a Subway...
BriarRose posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
I saw my thighs..... - Help me here. I was in a job interview. Dressed in a nice skirt, sleeveless top, and a jacket. I looked down, and instead of stomach past my boobs, I realized I had my legs CROS...