Marianne H.

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 I am happy to report that my stall has finally broken. Omg I really thought I was stuck there and was going to fail at this! I probably should stop worrying so much but this seems to consume me at times. If I had taken the time to measure myself I would have known I was still shrinking, and now have a nonexistent ass! My waist has gotten small enough that my shrunken boobies don't look silly in comparison either. In short I am feeling much better about things. I can't wait to get to onederland, but for some reason or another I wear a smaller size now than I did when I weighed 190# several yrs ago. I cannot figure that one out? Maybe more muscle mass now or something? I am currently at a loss of 50% of my excess body weight. This makes me proud! I hope to be at goal by 12 months and I think I will be. I need to exercise more, and that will be part of this next phase of weight loss. Thanks to my friends that stood by me during my whining last week. It really helps to have you guys cheer me on!

I am just slightly over 4 months out today. This past couple of weeks has been an absolute bummer.... The scale WILL NOT MOVE! I have tried it all. Eat more... Eat Less. Drink more... Mix up the exercise. No Dice. It makes me so nervous that the scale will never move again. I wear mostly size 13/14 pants and M or L tops.I started at size 24/26 pants and a 3x top.  I know I am smaller than I was and that was the goal. But I cannot handle the stalls! It appeals to the part of me that fears I will fail at this too :( Nothing else has ever worked for me in the past long term! I just am waiting and not too patiently either. Anybody else going through this right now?

 Okay ..... I said I would post a new picture this weekend so here it is. Check out the new pic I posted. I got a new car! It is a Buick Lacrosse Super and I love it! I am also losing again and dropped 2# more overnight. I am down #61 since surgery and #86 since my highest weight. I am wearing some size 13 pants and cannot believe it! This week will be the telling week for work as well because I get the word on whether I get the jobs or not. I have had several offers already and make a decision in the next few days. After a horrible 2011 things are truly looking up!

Hello all! I haven't posted in ten days or so and wanted to give you an update Life is moving along at a great clip these last two weeks with much happening! I am buying a new car. I got preapproved throught the bank and am trying to decide between a 2008 Cadillac DTS and a 2008 Buick Lacrosse Super. OMG decisions decisions. Either way come Saturday I will be driving a new car, and my 16 yr old will get my tired 2002 Buick Rendezvous SUV. He is ecstatic, and so am I. I have had 4 interviews this past week with one tomorrow, and one more on Monday. I have had some serious offers, and I am holding out to make a decision. I guess when things got tough I did get going. I feel much more confident since my RNY, and think people are taking me more seriously now. I am excited about the prospects! My weight loss is slow this week but I am just getting over my TOM so I know I will lose again soon. I am happy to say I am wearing size 14 and have my first luttle denim miniskirt ever! It looks cute with black tights and my new black leather boots. I feel like a girl and it feels great! I hope you guys are all doing well too :) I will post a pic of me with my new car soon :) Toodles!

 Sooooo........ it has been a few days since I posted. Life has been very busy! I seem to continue on the same path of wt loss and I am happy with it. My body will drop, then adjust, then drop some more. I went to the 99 ct sale at Goodwill today and bought several pairs of pants in size 14. I thought I would hang onto them until I shrunk into them. Turns out ALL of them fit right now! I have a very cute jean skirt now too! It is rewarding to fit into smaller clothing and I am excited to see how far this will take me. I have no real complaints except for the fact that I continue to have appalling gas and it can be an embarrassing nuisance. I would not trade this for anything otherwise. I am very very happy with this journey so far :+

Ok so I haven't posted in a while. Here goes! Life has been a little crazy for me lately! Started a job on the 12th. Not my dream job. I am an RN and have always worked in the hospital or in home care. I took a clinic job (we are broke) and the pay sucks :( I am also driving a long distance to go to work which makes my days long. Oh well, it is money I suppose. I will keep looking for better options. I also had the longest stall and it was KILLING ME! It was 12 days! I have finally dropped a pound today. The interesting thing is that 1# equalled 2% body fat according to my scale. So my exercise is definitiely changing that fat into muscle. I am looking forward to Christmas, but really I am most looking forward to the New Year. I am excited about the possibilities! Things are looking up for us after a long hard year. I am ecstatic about my weight loss, and I must confess it has been fun going to work where people didn't know the #300 me. They treat me so differently and I like it! I also get a lot of male attention,and it is fun :) I am very happily married though so I have no interest other than the occasional ego boost! I hope all of you have a very Christmas! Stay away from those sweets :)

Okay! So I have lost yet another pound. This is the fastest weight loss I have had since the first week after surgery. I was starving myself and because of my lack of hunger I didn't even know it! The more I eat the faster I lose now. AWESOME! I tried on my Columbia Parka that I used to wear before I gained all of the weight back in 2009. I bought this coat in 2006 when it was too small, a juniors XL. I shrunk into it and wore it every day for months after that. It is my "skinny" coat. I know it is snug, but the thought that I could zip this badboy  up was unreal to me last night. I am over the moon.I uploaded a pic of me in it so you can see it :)  I am also less than a pound away from my #220's, a place that I feel safe :) I like #190 even better but I will take what I can get. In short I am having a good time with this right now, and feel like I have finally figured it out, found the sweet spot, understand how it works.... I am loving life! I am excited for the weekend to come. Saturday night is my husband's company Christmas party. It is at a snazzy place, and I will get to take my size 16 little black dress out for the night. Even more exciting is the fact that we will  be out for an adult's evening, because with me not working we don't do a whole lot of that! SO I will be off to get my nails done, and I will post a dressed up pic of me and the old man after the party. Have I mentioned I LOVE my RNY!!!!

Okay, so I told you in my last post that I thought I wasn't eating enough before. Truth is, I was right! I "pigged out" again yesterday and I am down another pound!!!! Yippee!!! #231 this morning. I guess I just need to stuff my face a little more. No worries...I can do that :)

Soooo..... my weight loss has been slow lately and it just kinda pissed me off. SO over the weekend because I was upset I ate a little more than I usually do. Now before you get worried about my extra eating, do understand that I ate roasted chicken and turkey jerky. Well lo and behold I have lost a pound each for the past two days. Could it be that I wasn't eating enough? I am going to eat as much protein as I can today again and see what happens. If I lose again then I will know that I just need to eat more. Funny that this fat girl needs to eat more to lose weight! LOL! I will fill y'all in on what I find out :) Oh and over the weekend my hubby bought me new pajamas and a robe because he said they were ridiculously huge on me. I got sad when I saw that he had bought size large. (He thinks I am so much smaller than I am) Except that they fit and fit well! I wear a size large :) I am ecstatic!

How annoying! I have been stuck for about a week on a plateau... stalled....dead stopped! ANd then this morning VOILA, down a pound. I did notice as I frantically looked for some kind of confirmation that I was still losing that I had lost an additional inch in my waist, one in my chest, and one in my hips. Soooo..... I think I am back to losing. I know stalls are common, but boy does it mess with your head! I am starting a new job one week from today, and lloking forward to the activity and possible quicker weight loss from it. I will be on my feet for 12hrs a day 5 days a week. We are also looking at moving out of state :) Exciting times are a-coming!