SV - Hello 180s!!!

Happy966
on 5/5/12 10:29 pm

I told someone they'd hear me scream across the internet when I got into the 180s! Well, I am screaming! I have been consistently in the 180s for only a few days, but it seems to be sticking, and on the way down. Yay!

I am 3/4 of the way to my dream goal. Honestly, I am not sure that 160 lbs is really in the cards for me. I'm a 52-year-old post-menopausal woman that weighed 254 when she graduated from high school. I weighed 165 for about a week-and-a-half when I was 29, and I look kind of boney even then.

BUT I DON'T CARE!

If I continue to do my part, then I'll keep going SOMEWHERE! I am already a 14/16. This means, I can shop anywhere, I am not the biggest person in the room, I can fly with only as much discomfort as everyone else, I can move freely around my life.

Here is my promise: I will continue to be persistent. I will continue to imperfectly follow my food plan even if I don't get any smaller, because I have PEACE OF MIND around food. I will try to remember my REAL goal is sane eating, not a number on the scale. Sane eating is its own reward.

In this battle, willingness to listen to others is more important that self-awareness, intelligence, etc. THANK YOU!!

:) Happy

53 yrs old, 5'6" HW: 293 ConsW: 273 SW: 263 CW: 206

katier825
on 5/5/12 10:35 pm

VSG on 11/16/10

Woo Hoo!!! Congrats to you! It's true not to get so hung up on a particular number, but never say never about the 160's...you just don't know till you get there. I hoped I'd get to 140, and have consistently been in the lower 130's for almost a year now. I could drop lower, but think I look too thin at the lower end of the bracket. It's great to shop in the regular sizes...there is just so much to choose from!

Marabell
on 5/5/12 11:22 pm

VSG on 06/07/12

congratulations Happy! You have such a good attitude I have no doubt you will reach your ultimate goal! You are so right about listening to others that have PROVEN success.....YOU are one of those people for me...You seem to have a good sense of self awareness and level of intelligence ....dont discount that as being part of your success!

Kevin H.
on 5/5/12 11:26 pm - Baltimore, MD

VSG on 02/06/12

I love reading Happy's posts! I want to congratulate you and your success. It must feel so good to be there and that peace of mind is exactly what I'm striving for. Thanks for posting. You help keep so many of us on the right path.

lucy2e
on 5/5/12 11:27 pm - Laurel, MD

VSG on 06/01/11

AWESOME!!!!! I'm doing a happy dance for you!

Lucy (Imma Loser!)

HW 335 SW 311 CW 181.2 -- Goals: Twoderville - 6/7/11, 280 - 7/1/11, 260 - 8/1/11, 240 - 10/30/11 Centry Club - 11/22/11, 220 - 12/27/11 Onederland - 5/25/12, 180 - , 170 (surgeons goal) -
We shall see where this leads...