WEEK 4 TO GOAL - EVERBODY!! I MEAN U!!

hey everyone!!! Got your attention did I? HOW are all my lovely buddies doing? This has been one busy, hectic week..I walked right out of my house and right into CRAZYTOWN..LOL And I just discovered (today) its TOM (tim of month) SOO no wonder my scale has been glued at 228/229..I was beginning to seriously doubt I had surgery! I normally don't eat between meals cuz Im never hungry.. and the last few days you'd think I was just released from a starvation camp, the way I've been oogling every friggin fat thing insite!! Last night I took my son to open night at a school he wants to attend for medical certification..they had coffee, BROWNIES with choc frosting (cut in sandwich size triangles) and bakery cookies..and I was hungry for dinner..YOU know the fat girl in me was like - well if no one is gonna eat those brownies- might as well help myself..kinda dialog and the cookies? I kept telling my son- you have to eat at least 3 cookies- WHY?- cauze I can't-dont ask me WHY!! just eat them!! OMG LOL!! needless to say, I restrained my impulse..but it was strong & I been thinking..did I really have surgery..have I really lost all this weight? but I waited till Dinner..and then hours after Dinner..I was still looking for something sweet.. AND nevermind the SUGAR FREE Milanos..have you seen these? They are heavenly- 12/pkg and when I say you can eat the whole package- You can I did that in 2 days and no dumping..but even still my weight has been good..thank goodness for my workouts!! SO NOW on to this week.. This is week 4 - Next Friday the 28th is when we should all log in and see how we've done..I know mentally and emotionally, if it wasn't for everyone here, I probably might have slacked off in my workouts..next month Im going to be working with a personal trainer and that will be more of a challenge.. So as of TODAY.. Im still 229 But when TOM has passed, Im hoping to be -100 by 4/28..and I see my surgeon 4/27..so we shall see!! I guess what I really wanted to say here, is that when faced with a situation between wanting something reallly bad, know that its a temporary lapse, and later you can choose a substitute you can live with. Plus- I worked out during the week without my MP3..which I thought was next to impossible..Yet I worked out 56mins because my body was so conditioned to movement, I went with it. AND hopefully that is what everyone will come to realize..that we have conditioned our bodies for good, healthy things & an occasional lapse- its all about how we balance ourselves, our diets, our lives. Once we can manage our day to day, we can appreciate our quality of life so much more..and thats what we need to remember! Hugs, Hope Everyone had a great Holiday Donna

Donna... What a great, inspirational, post. Good for you not choosing the sweets. You know you would have felt like crap afterwards if you did. Either literally or mentally. You go girl. You've been exercising incredibly well lately. Good for you. Keep up the great work. I will be gone from the 27th to the 1st. I'll be in Maryland so if I can get to a computer I'll post. I guess if my scale is my friend () on Wednesday I'll post how I did on my April goal. As of today, I've surpassed my goal weight of 195 (192.5 this morning)... I'll have to look back to see the rest of my goals.... Our Holiday was great...Hope yours was too........ Tammy

192!!!! Get outta here!! You and Shanna both my twins and both did me in!!! I don't see it as a competition at all..Im encouraged by your succcess and achievements..cuz in the back of my mind Im thinking..why not me? what can I do to improve my success? My metabolism- even though the doc says is 50% faster for my age, can still be affected by my iron issue, and I have not done an iron infusion for 3 weeks..so where I would be ending it-Im still continuing with it- but thats how life is- its not perfect- its about balancing it to work for you.. AND WORK 4 U IT HAS!!!! kudos!! Nice job! I am pretty sure you have surpassed your goal. And I will volunteer to post for you if Lori can't do it..WE WILL continue to exercise in your absence Oh fearless leader! LOL!!!! WE WILL continue to exercise in your absence..WE WILL continue to exercise in your absence.. OK!!! WE WILL!! LOL have a great time- its your sister's wedding right? have a wonderful time! I have a picture taken of me - by cell phone- and I still cant believe how good I look..Its on my camera!! LOL! Its like a magic looking glass and Im afraid the image will magically disappear! LOL Hugs, Donna

Keep the chant-a-going.......hehehehee I think the hotel we're staying at in Maryland has an exercise room. I'll check it out on Friday. Probably not Saturday... we'll see. Hope you get your iron issue under control........ Put that picture on your profile... Would love to see it.... Tammy

Dear Deanna, Try the Ultra Mega brand from GNC. Cost about $30.00 for 6 months worth. My wife has been on them since her surgery in January 1998 and has never had a vitamin problem. Just take 1 per day. Be careful what you buy, they have several different brands of Ultra Mega. You want the one that you only take 1 time a day. Check out POGABS.com. They have a great cookbook out there full of great information. Good Luck, Dennis R.

Good morning, Have to say sometime about sweets and food and the FAT GIRL. I love food! I still love food! But food didn't love me back. Now my "relationship" with food has changed. But I still love it. I can relate to the brownies but sweets were (still are) my downfall. I try not to eat anything with too much sugar so I watch the carbs very closely. But when I go to a resturant I order food just like I'm 365 pounds. I eat maybe a 1/4 of it and take the rest home. My mind cannot still comprehend eating so little. At home I cook and bake all the stuff I WILL not eat. Just cooking it and having my family enjoy it makes me feel better. So I can say I still love food but I don't care now that it doesn't love me back because I learned to love myself more. Great post! Pam

Hey Donna, This is my first posting on the excercise. I just started the treadmill on Monday. As of yesterday I'm at 155 lbs so only 5 more lbs until my goal. Anything after that will be bonus for me. Next week I start weight training. I think I might almost be in a size 6. All the 8's I tried on at Old Navy are big in the waist. I'm not pushing it. keep up the good work! Kristin

I just got back from there. I had the Lapband in Mexicali, Mexico.I got home last Thursday. Idrove there myself and drove back. I feel okay and am still alive!!! Kathy Milton Freewater, OR

Hey Donna, Well, I didn't think it was going to happen, but my stomach has been bugging me since yesterday and I'm down 2 pounds because of it. I don't know if it's a bug or if it is a stricture. Whenever I eat anything right now, I fill up fast. Soup or cottage cheese, just 2 bites and I am stuffed. It's like the first couple of months for me again. I go see the doctor on 5/1. So, if it is still feeling tender, I'll talk to him about it then. Drinking has been harder the past coupld of days too. I've only gotten 40 to 46 ozs in these past 2 days. I'm working on it though. Excerise is my friend...I have to keep saying that over and over. I had diarreha yesterday, so didn't get my training in, was either in bathroom or in bed. But I have done much better this week exercising then ever before. Your tip about not doing something you love to do before the exercise is done has been a great motivator for me, thanks again for that tip! I am at 208.5 today, so just 3.5 pounds to goal of 205 by next week. I'm praying hard I make it and hope that I'll be down to 203 which would be 90 lbs gone by 5/1 for Dr. Overcash. I won't sweat it if I'm not though. It more for him then me. I hate hearing that I'm not doing good from him when I feel I'm doing fantastic. Hope you have a great weekend. Until next posting!!! Lori 293/208.5/135/130