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on 5/24/10 12:44 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 5/24/10 12:44 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: RE: WW Weigh-In Week #4
AWESOME!!!!! 
Now that's something to be proud of and to celebrate! 
Eating till satisfied was something I had to learn to do and still practice it with each meal.
Enjoy your high!.
(give away the bigger sized clothing.....get them out of your life!)
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on 5/23/10 11:17 pm, edited 5/23/10 11:18 pm - Rochester, NY
on 5/23/10 11:17 pm, edited 5/23/10 11:18 pm - Rochester, NY
Topic: WW Weigh-In Week #4
Week #1.... (-10.8)
Week #2.... (-.8)
Week #3.... (-3.0)
Week #4.... (-2.6)
Total loss for 1st month.... (-17.2lb)!!!
I'm really happy cause had my granddaughter's confirmation this weekend and my son visiting from Indiana and lots of entertaining and picnics and still managed to lose! I'm on a high right now and very motivated. Really trying to make healthy choices and eating just until satisfied.
Also a bonus this week.....now fitting into the new size 20 jeans and capris I bought last year when I thought I was going to lose weight and never did! Goodbye to size 22's!!
Week #2.... (-.8)
Week #3.... (-3.0)
Week #4.... (-2.6)
Total loss for 1st month.... (-17.2lb)!!!
I'm really happy cause had my granddaughter's confirmation this weekend and my son visiting from Indiana and lots of entertaining and picnics and still managed to lose! I'm on a high right now and very motivated. Really trying to make healthy choices and eating just until satisfied.
Also a bonus this week.....now fitting into the new size 20 jeans and capris I bought last year when I thought I was going to lose weight and never did! Goodbye to size 22's!!
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on 5/23/10 10:12 pm - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 5/23/10 10:12 pm - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Topic: What are you celebrating and proud of? Monday
Hello and good morning!
After a lazy weekend I pushed myself to get moving this morning. I was up nice and early so I could get out of the house by 6:30 (before it gets too warm/sunny). I'm celebrating that I not only pushed to get out there and do some cardio but I stepped up my game by WOGGING instead of power walking. This is the first time I've been able to WOG (combo walk and jog ......after a 5 min warm up -walk 1 min, jog 1 min) since last Sept when I started all these plastic surgeries.
So I'm saying........WAHOOO for WOGGING!!!
How about you? Did you push yourself to do something a little harder or maybe walked past your favorite box on cookies and didn't buy them??? What are you proud of and celebrating??
Hope you have a great day!!
Ruth
After a lazy weekend I pushed myself to get moving this morning. I was up nice and early so I could get out of the house by 6:30 (before it gets too warm/sunny). I'm celebrating that I not only pushed to get out there and do some cardio but I stepped up my game by WOGGING instead of power walking. This is the first time I've been able to WOG (combo walk and jog ......after a 5 min warm up -walk 1 min, jog 1 min) since last Sept when I started all these plastic surgeries.
So I'm saying........WAHOOO for WOGGING!!!
How about you? Did you push yourself to do something a little harder or maybe walked past your favorite box on cookies and didn't buy them??? What are you proud of and celebrating??
Hope you have a great day!!
Ruth
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on 5/23/10 7:56 pm - Rochester, NY
on 5/23/10 7:56 pm - Rochester, NY
Topic: RE: WW Weigh-In Week #3
Thanks, Wendy....hoping for another good loss this morning at my weigh-in. Next goal, 10%!!
Topic: RE: WW Weigh-In Week #3
Congratulations! You are doing awesome! Congrats on your 5%!!!!
I lost my weight with Weight Watcher's & Zumba. I've lost 302 lbs. You can visit my weight loss website at www.freewebs.com/infectiouslaughter
I'll be in the Jan. 2012 issue of People Magazine's "Half Their Weight" issue!!
Topic: RE: It's a bumpy ride, hang on tight.
This post has been most helpful! Thanks for discussing it. I'm about 30 lbs. from my goal weight and like you Skylar, have a lot of excess skin. I'm learning to accept the body that I have after losing so much weight, and letting go of the idealized image of the body I dreamed of having. They are not one and the same, however they both make me feel great. I may not like how the skin looks, but the body I have now allows me the freedom to do so many things I couldn't do before. It may not look the way I wanted, but I'm learning to love it.
In Jan. I told my Zumba classes that as part of me accepting the 'new' me, I'm going to wear the Zumba tank tops that I have in my dresser and never wear... they were going to have to ignore the arm skin flapping in the breeze! lol They were very kind and promptly showed me all of their arm flab! lol!
Having skin removal surgery scares me, but I am planning on doing it, especially my breasts. I used to carry a great deal of weight in my chest. I was about a 60 H (I say about because I stopped buying new bras and just stretched out the old ones when I was at my heaviest. They didn't really fit right, but I was embarrassed to get one that fit right because it probably would have to be specially ordered.) Anyway, I'm left with nothing for a chest now... at least just skin. It's hard finding a bra to fit properly because I have so much skin to tuck into it. I also have a lot of skin above my waist and of course my stomach and thighs.
I'm still a ways away from visiting doctors but I always like reading about this stuff because eventually I'll need the information. Thank you so much!
In Jan. I told my Zumba classes that as part of me accepting the 'new' me, I'm going to wear the Zumba tank tops that I have in my dresser and never wear... they were going to have to ignore the arm skin flapping in the breeze! lol They were very kind and promptly showed me all of their arm flab! lol!
Having skin removal surgery scares me, but I am planning on doing it, especially my breasts. I used to carry a great deal of weight in my chest. I was about a 60 H (I say about because I stopped buying new bras and just stretched out the old ones when I was at my heaviest. They didn't really fit right, but I was embarrassed to get one that fit right because it probably would have to be specially ordered.) Anyway, I'm left with nothing for a chest now... at least just skin. It's hard finding a bra to fit properly because I have so much skin to tuck into it. I also have a lot of skin above my waist and of course my stomach and thighs.
I'm still a ways away from visiting doctors but I always like reading about this stuff because eventually I'll need the information. Thank you so much!
I lost my weight with Weight Watcher's & Zumba. I've lost 302 lbs. You can visit my weight loss website at www.freewebs.com/infectiouslaughter
I'll be in the Jan. 2012 issue of People Magazine's "Half Their Weight" issue!!
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on 5/23/10 6:27 am - Rochester, NY
on 5/23/10 6:27 am - Rochester, NY
Topic: RE: What are you celebrating and proud of? Weekend Edition
Bravo to both of you!!!
I'm proud that it's been a very busy weekend of entertaining and I have managed to eat only to satisfaction each day.....not fullness! My granddaughter was confirmed today and my son in from Indiana for the weekend....big family meals Friday, Saturday and a picnic today and I stayed within my points and didn't feel deprived (at least not too much). I have saved a piece of banana chocolate chip cake for after weigh-in tomorrow, but will count it toward my points for the day....just didn't need all those carbs before getting on the scale tomorrow morning. Hope my weigh-in reflects the healthy changes I'm making with my food choices!!
I'm proud that it's been a very busy weekend of entertaining and I have managed to eat only to satisfaction each day.....not fullness! My granddaughter was confirmed today and my son in from Indiana for the weekend....big family meals Friday, Saturday and a picnic today and I stayed within my points and didn't feel deprived (at least not too much). I have saved a piece of banana chocolate chip cake for after weigh-in tomorrow, but will count it toward my points for the day....just didn't need all those carbs before getting on the scale tomorrow morning. Hope my weigh-in reflects the healthy changes I'm making with my food choices!!
Topic: RE: It's a bumpy ride, hang on tight.
You made me think about something that made me smile when you said you didn't realize it was important to get their input. Miss 'Thought She Knew it All" here goes to see doc for the first time and procedes to tell him that I want to have my LBL and thigh lift at the same time and my arms and boobs done next. He sat there patiently and listened to what I was saying like he thought I was making good sense and then says he needs to feel my spine. What? Huh? Feel my spine? My spine is one of the only things that didn't have hanging skin! So he starts pressing hard near the bottom of my neck and said my breasts would have to be first to be done because the weight of them was curving the top of my spine and if we fixed them now, the spine would straighten itself out. Well now, none of the other surgeons said anything about that, they were going to do what I wanted done. Hmmmm? Then he proceeds to tell me that I need an axilla repair (side boobs) done with my arms and that would need to be done together so that I would have one running incision. This could not be done with my breasts because of blood flow issues with the incisions being that close. Who knew about blood flow issues? Same with the LBL and thigh lift, he doesn't do them together because of blood flow issues, skin being pulled in the opposite direction, and the possibility of interrupting the lymph system and causing more swelling than necessary. Holy cow! That's something they don't tell you on the websites that you go to to look at before and after pics. Our standing joke was when I would always make a grand pronouncement of something I wanted done and he would give me that cute little boy chit eatin' grin and say, "It don't work that way." He told me that a LOT!!!
Yes, unfortunately we need their input! LOL And although I didn't always get things done the way I wanted them and I didn't always get my way, I'm glad I had a surgeon who was willing to stand up to me and do things right. Happy surgeon hunting,
Mary
Yes, unfortunately we need their input! LOL And although I didn't always get things done the way I wanted them and I didn't always get my way, I'm glad I had a surgeon who was willing to stand up to me and do things right. Happy surgeon hunting,
Mary
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