Back from Florida & I have a face!!!!

Hey guys, I missed you all so much (although the weather helped a little!!LOL). It's a gloomy, overcast, rainy day here in Kansas City, so I really wish I was back in the sunshine of Florida this afternoon. Our trip was great and was soooooooo relaxing! Our condo is just a few miles away from the Bariatriceating.com showroom so it was first on the agenda the day after I arrived to stock up on supplies. I talked for almost an hour with the Before & AFter lady herself, Susan Leach! She is a doll and was so helpful. For anyone who hasn't tried the Achieve Latte and likes Starbucks Frappucinos, needs to try them. They are fabulous and have 20g of protein. I was able to try 3 of the 4 flavors (Vanilla Nut, Mocha & cappucino) and they were all good. I just ordered 2 cases of them to be shipped to my house! If you are struggling with your protein and like coffee drinks, give these a try! I also met Glen, who works there, who went from 500+ lbs. to around 165. He looks amazing!! Another great thing was that I was so comfortable hanging out in my swimsuit this time. Although it's still a while before they'll shoot me for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue (ya, right!), it felt so good to not feel like a beached whale. I took long walks on the beach, with my feet getting splashed by the ocean, jamming to my MP3 player (great invention). It was also great to have quite a few things to pick from when I packed to go, now that so many of my things are fitting again. Anyway, I didn't have a chance to post before I left, but I weighed myself the day I left for my 8 week WI and I was at 186.6, which means I lost over 40 pounds in 8 weeks! I was soooooo happy. I had the goal of being in the 180's by the time we left on vacation and I made it with no trouble. When I read my e-mails this morning (which took me a while!), I saw that they added my picture to my posts, so now you all can identify me (Cara, I know how much you like to see what people look like. It definitely helps when you can put a face with a name). Well, I'm going to take some time and read the posts I've missed during the last week. Can't wait to catch up! Lisa S. Anyway, I was

Welcome back Lisa, Glad you had a great vacation and it's nice to see your smiling face Regards and hugs, Ronna

Hi Lisa Welcome back from vacation!! Sorry to hear about the crappy weather you are having in Kansas. Here in Maryland it's about 75, and I should be OUT enjoying the weather instead of cooped up at work without a window to even look out of. Congrats on the 40 lbs! You know that's like 100 sticks of butter! LOL Have fun catching up! Susan

Hi Lisa, you must have been super close to me. I live in Palm Aire, about 1 mile from the bariatric eating showroom. Cool! Glad you had a good trip! Bridget

Welcome back Lisa, glad that you had a great time.

Lisa, I am glad you had fun on your trip, I am jealous! I am glad you were comfortable with you during the trip as well, that means alot. Congratulations on your weight loss so far. It was good to SEE you. Leeanne