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I have contacted the photo people here at OH about submitting my B & A pics for the photo gallery. I know I'm not done losing weight, and in 6 months time I'll probably want to submit another set of B & A's but I'm so happy with the size I am right now that I want to share my progress already! I think a part of me just wants to show others that come here seeking support and don't know it this whole thing works or not, that it does work and it can be such a wonderful tool for creating a new life for yourself.

I've changed my workout video from the Walk-Away-The-Pounds 2 mile abdominal workout, to the WATP Walk and Kick workout that incorporates kickboxing. I am really enjoying the change in workout as well as the challenge that the new moves bring to my workout. I have to use more concentration because 1. I'm not used to the new moves just yet and can't do them on automatic pilot like the other videos, and 2. the moves are more intense and difficult to do. I find myself getting lost in the workout and tuning out the rest of the world, which is very nice because not only do I feel rejuvenated physically, I feel like I've cleared my head as well by pushing out life's problems to focus on just Me. :)

I've yet again found some muscles that I didn't know I  had in my back. The punches that I do in my new workout almost all involve rotating of the torso to land the punches correctly and the intense arm movements really invovle the back muscles. I'm really excited about this actually because it's hard to work the back muscles without going to the gym and using the specialized machines. I don't know about the rest of you, but I HATE seeing my back-fat when I wear a shirt that actually fits me! I hope that if nothing else this workout will help tone up those back muscles and reduce my back-fat. You all know what I'm talkin bout!

I haven't posted my stats in a while, so let me take this moment to do so now:

Highest Weight: 306

Surgery Weight: 284

Current Weight: 187

Goal Weight: 155

32 lbs to go!! YeeeHawwww!! LOL

Well we will probably hit 70 degrees today. I think I'm going to put on my capris and show off my tattoo on my leg. I want to soak up some spring like warmth today, so I hope the wind isn't blowing too much!

Happy Tuesday everyone!! Eat Healthily and keep up the good work!

{{Hugs}}

Holley

Thank goodness this is my last night of work this week. I'll be glad to be off so my body will get back into it's weight loss routine. I even bumped up things a bit this past week while I was working with exercise and food intake, and still not even one pound lost on my week to work. That is so frustrating!! I guess my body is just shutting down when I flip my schedule around for my work week. It obviously does not like sleeping during the day and being up all night long. *sigh*

Well, it's not all bad because on my last week off I lost 4 lbs total before going back to work. So if I keep doing that on my week off, that averages out to be 2 lbs a week still. Nothing to complain about for sure. I'm just hooked on seeing the numbers fall on the scale!! LOL

Not much to tell here today so I'll keep this short. I hope everyone has kept warm and had a good weekend. I'm looking forward to my time off this week for sure.

{{{Hugs}}}

Holley

When this week started I was still at 191, today I am at 188. That's 3 pounds this week and I am very happy with that.

I went out to hear a really good local celeberty band play Friday night and had a blast. It was me and another 'older chick' in a room full of college kids, but we still had a great time. The only down fall of the evening was the smoke in the club. It was pretty thick all night and we smelled so badly when we left there. Blegh! I'm so glad I don't smoke anymore!! I can't believe how bad I used to stink!

At any rate, it's Sunday and my last day before heading back to work tomorrow night. I can never count Mondays as 'off' days because they are spent either preparing for work or recovering from work. So today is the last day I feel like I'm off. This afternoon we're going to go see my cousin and his new baby. I can't wait to hold her and take lots of pictures! They are so awful about sending out pictures to the family!! LOL

I hope everyone is doing well and having a good weekend. Wouldn't you know that it's supposed to get warm this week?!?! Right in time for me to go back to work and sleep through all the 70 degree days! *pout* Come on Spring!!

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Holley             

Last week started out bad for my normal exercising routines. The weekend was so pumped with excitment and exhausting late lights, that I was worn out come Monday morning. Then I developed a sinus cold and nasty sore throat that left me wiped OUT.

My normal day on my work week is to ge up between 4:30 and 5:00 pm, take vitamins, drink caffiene, exercise, cool off, shower, cook/eat, then head out to work. Oh yeah, I usually get some computer time in there as well. If I'm up by 4:30 I have about 3 hours before I leave for work.

Last week did not go normally at all. First off, while I was out of town I didn't do any structured exercise but we were on the go quite a bit and I danced half the night on Saturday night. The plan was to come home Monday and get back into my normal routine... that didn't happen. I began to feel sickly and wiped out. Monday began a week of doing nothing more than sleeping and working. No exercise for over a week. Wow! I haven't done that since before surgery!

What I have discovered today is that after that week of no exercise I have lost some strength and stamina. I just did my normal workout video and didn't think I was going to make it til the end! I can't believe I lost that much in just a week. Wow my body is weird!!

At any rate, I don't know if that's normal or not, but I do know that my body has become less limber over the last week and I'm not able to move as freely because of stiffness. I'll be glad to feel those well lubed joints flowing more freely come the end of this week.

I know tomorrow will be better with the exercising, this just really helps reaffirm the need for consistant exercise and the health of our bodies in general. Not just post GBS! For every body, every where.

{{{Hugs}}}

Holley

Well, now... my goal BMI is 24, and I've just hit 29.... THAT feels exciting to say the least!! **Grinz** I'm in my goal 10's bracket! TaaDahh!! LOL

The weight loss is creeping along. I'm at 115 lbs gone now and loving every minute. I'm in the process of updating a couple of new pictures. I think I'm going to have to combine my albums and have one album that has at least one picture from every set of pictures so it's easier to see the progression of my weight loss in pictures. I've been meaning to do something like this anyway, so as soon as I get a chance, that's exactly what I'm going to do.

It's a work week again so I know I wont be losing any weight this week. AND I just realized that I never did my measurments last month. I need to get those taken ASAP so I can see how many inches have left me since December.

As per my last post, this past weekend was an eventful one. I got all dressed up for a banquet as well as got Inked with my best friend. I'll post a picture of my tattoo as well with my weight loss pictures this time around. I love my tattoo and I had a blast this weekend. It's been a while since April and I were able to spend a lot of time together so we whooped it up good.

I'll end with my current stats today, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and keeps warm!

Highest Weight: 306 lbs

Surgery Weight: 284 lbs

Current Weight: 191 lbs

Goal Weight: 155 lbs

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Holley

Well, V-Day is nearly here. If you celebrate this non-holiday for the sake of telling someone you love them, I hope you have something special planned. While I don't really celebrate the day, I do enjoy hearing about the love stories that sometimes come from these days. Like when someone proposes, or tells their mate they love them for the first time. If it takes a Pink and Red holiday to help get the romance flowing, by all means, let's party!

I have enjoyed having my V-Day decorations up here, but I'm also looking forward to St. Patrick's Day colors now! :) Wonder if i can find a glittering/blinking/flashing shamrock to add to my background? That would be coolies! I'll start shopping around for something toinght so I can have it ready to post up come Thursday night after the hooplah of V-Day has passed.

Speaking of celebrating, I am celebrating my off week now. I've really come to dislike my workweek for other reasons than having to go to work since my surgery. Now my water-retaining on my work week is even more irritating because I don't lose weight at all on my week to work. I stay swollen most of the week.

While it's not nearly as bad as it was when I was 100 lbs heavier, I think I notice it more because it really effects my energy levels as well. The water retention effects the way I feel a lot, especially as the week goes on and I seem to retain even more fluid. I also notice that my left leg is consitantly swollen more than the right leg. My large vericose veins are worse in my left leg so I'm think there is more of a circulation problem there. I've already decided that it's time to get set up with a good general practioner. I've always used my GYN for everything, even my insurance stuff prior to surgery, so it's time I was followed by someone who will cover more than just my female parts and my weight.

I have lost 2 more lbs since my last post and I expect to lose a few more before I head back to work next monday. I guess as long as the weight is steadily coming off on my weeks off I'll be ok. I seem to lose 4 - 5 lbs on my week off, so I'm sure I'm making up for my week to work by losing a lot of fluid weight as well. Last night was my first night sleeping at night and up today, and I peed all day long releasing fluid. I'll be interested to see what the scales say tomorrow!

My current stats:

Highest Weight: 306 lbs  

Surgery Weight: 284 lbs

Current Weight: 194 lbs

Goal Weight: 155 lbs

39 lbs to go!! WoooooHooooo!!

Even with the frustration of the work week fluid retention, I am still very pleased with my weight loss. Who could complain with 112 lb loss in just over 6 months? Ha! Not me!! I'm just as pleased as punch!

I"m looking forward to the weekend. I'm heading up to my best friend April's house for the weekend. We've got lots of plans. We're going out Friday night just to hang out, then Saturday we're going to get Tattoos!! I'm very excited about that! Then, Saturday night we're going to a banquet for some of her friends. She said she wouldn't go since I was going to be there and she didn't want to leave me home. I knew how much she had been looking forward to this thing so I told her I'd go as someone's date so that she could go. So, I'm going to a banquet with a man I've never met, to eat and socialize with people I don't know, but I'm strangly excited. Why? you may ask... because I get to go shopping for a dress that's suitable for this thing. A little more dressy than Church, but not formal wear. I'm planning to look incredibly sexy!! HAHAHA! Watch out blind date!!

Wish me luck this weekend. I hope my tattoo comes out as pretty as I am imagining it. I'm getting 3 holly leaves that come together at their ends with red berries in the center. The picture I have doesn't do justice to what the artist can do, so I hope he'll be able to see my 'vision' the same way I do.

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Be safe and eat healthily!

{{{hugs}}}

Holley