Just wanted to share this with you...
Just wanted to share this jump for joy moment with you! I went to the doctor today and got on their scales. I have one here at home but it just seems so much different when I weigh on the doctors scales for some reason. Anyway when I started my weight loss journey 1 year and 1 month ago I weighed in at 388 lbs. and today when I weighed at the doctors office I weighed 218 lbs.!!! I was so astonished! I could not believe it! I don't know about you all but I still see myself as the weight I was at when this journey began. My neighbors up home and my husband sometimes calls me skinny which I reply you must have me mixed up with someone else. After today I guess I should just say yes you are talking to me!! I am hoping to make it to my personal goal of 199 before long! When I do I hope that I no longer think people are mistaking me for someone else! Until then I will be more than happy with where I am! Thanks! 
A big CONGRATS to ya. I know what you mean about seeing yourself at your old weight. I don't quite see it at that, but I know every day when I put on my jeans, I think "How am I going to get my big *** in there?". It is just unbelievable that I went from a 52-54" waist to a 38" waist.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
keep on jumping!!! that is super news and i'm glad you shared!! even now at 5 + years out i still find mys elf looking in the plus sized dept of stores!
whooooooooo hoooo you are really doing well!! and george's tale of the daily jeans is so true!!!!!!!!
whooooooooo hoooo you are really doing well!! and george's tale of the daily jeans is so true!!!!!!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
Great job! I can tell you for me, I still see myself at 340 something pounds. Our body images are so messed up. When I was that size, I didn't think it was me and every single time I saw my reflection, I was shocked. Then, I lost weight and now, when I see my reflection, I cannot dare believe it is me. Our self percpetions on our body image both read and percieved are so skewed that the only reason to come to terms with how we really are is through thearapy, but who has time for that? I sure don't.
Michelle, congratulations on the accomplishment that you have made. You have every reason to be jumping around like you are. If I might make a suggestion...don't ever forget the feeling that you are feeling right now. Make sure you write it down with the other WOW moments that you have had. It is important to never forget them.
I see myself at 291 most of the time. I was told yesterday that I must weigh under 100 pounds now...I almost went hysterical! That isn't going to happen. I have to chalk it up to even at my heaviest....which at one time was over 300 pounds....I carried my weight well. I still do. For that I am grateful. I am only 5'1" and so I would have looked worse if I didn't carry it as well as I do.
Congratulations and keep us posted on your WOW moments...we love hearing about them. Even the ones that you think are small..since small ones add ups to big ones!
I see myself at 291 most of the time. I was told yesterday that I must weigh under 100 pounds now...I almost went hysterical! That isn't going to happen. I have to chalk it up to even at my heaviest....which at one time was over 300 pounds....I carried my weight well. I still do. For that I am grateful. I am only 5'1" and so I would have looked worse if I didn't carry it as well as I do.
Congratulations and keep us posted on your WOW moments...we love hearing about them. Even the ones that you think are small..since small ones add ups to big ones!
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
Aloha and a HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS for a job well done!! More good news this morning....and I really needed that, so thank you for sharing your joy.
This surgery changes lives in so many ways......and I think the least of them is losing weight. So much changes within us, not always good, but we ARE new and different people from the ones who carried around maybe a whole other person worth of fat. It's like being cut in half......but in a good way.
Enjoy every moment of your journey as you keep on being amazed. I am so happy for you.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
This surgery changes lives in so many ways......and I think the least of them is losing weight. So much changes within us, not always good, but we ARE new and different people from the ones who carried around maybe a whole other person worth of fat. It's like being cut in half......but in a good way.
Enjoy every moment of your journey as you keep on being amazed. I am so happy for you.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
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