Winter Update- PICTURE FILLED POST! (and first "hater")

Hey Everyone!

     I hope the holidays were great for everyone! I did very well with my eating I would say...minus a little scale scare after a week of cookie making and tasting lol. But I nipped that right in the bud! I am still fluctuating between 143-149 lbs lol. I guess this is just where I will be until I have my plastic surgeries.

    The cold is KILLING ME! I need to have my levels checked because there is no way it is normal to be THIS cold all the time lol!

    Also...I finally had my first "hater" on facebook. She went off about how surgery is for lazy people and its the easy way out. She said she was going to lose it "the right way" and that she will be proud knowing she actually did it herself lol. I just assume if she was gonna do it herself she would have and she wouldnt be HUGE, writing facebook posts about all the unhealthy food she eats daily lol. I have never been anything but respectful to this girl and she preceded to tell me how I have changed and I am now a snob. She also said something along the lines of never stepping into a gym until I had surgery. All of this is false of course. I have done nothing but diet and exercise my WHOLE LIFE lol. Then she left the conversation saying that being thin did not suit me well since I have "a Bulldog head on a Chihuahua body" lol.

   Wow...such harsh hurtful words for no apparent reason. Obviously jealousy has eaten her alive lol. Anyone who knows me, knows how hard I have worked and how far from a snob I really am! I spend my life trying to help other with their weight. I am the same Amber at 145 lbs as I was at 300 lbs. Just less tired haha.What do they say about jealousy??? "Haters don't really hate you. In fact, they hate themselves because you're a reflection of what they wish to be." I tried not to let it get to me though because I know the real me and the journey I have been through. She is obviously just miserable with herself. WELL...one hater in 19 months....I guess thats not too bad! LOL!

I have been sooo busy with my photography business so I never have time to post pictures! So here are a few! Enjoy and Happy New Year!!

I have lost and maintained my 168lb weight loss and my partner Lesa has been maintaining her 130 lb weight loss for the past years!!! RNY Couple!!!  

New Years Eve Before and After. 2010 New Years Eve and 2012 New Years Eve. Wow what a difference! It's sad how fat hides so many features. You can still see me in the before picture though I was in there!!! Highest Weight: 311 Now: 143!! That's a total loss of 168 lbs!    

  This is what true love looks like. She loved me when I was big and she loves me now that I'm small. I am truly blessed.    

Lesa and I enjoying life! I went ice skating for the first time in YEARS! It felt awesome!    

With my best friend Vana. I've never been the little one in this dynamic! NEVER! She has been so supportive through all of this. I have been so lucky!

Wow! You've both done amazing! Congratulations!

Awesome you both look very happy!

 Beautiful as always! 

Don't sweat the Haters out there. There will always be one person who doesn't like what you're doing--whether you're 300+lbs. or 145lbs. Just know that you're taking care of yourself. ;)

Hit the block button on the hater! I discovered to my dismay that myfitnesspal is full of people disparaging surgery, saying it is cheating. One jerk even said she was 'concerned' post ops were 'missing out' by having surgery and not going the diet and exercise route. Anyway, enough about crazy people. Great pics and congratulations to both of you.

What can I say my friend but 'Haters gonna hate'!  Just flick them off and enjoy your life! You look beautiful as always! Be proud of yourself and how far you have come! Muuuuaaaaahhh!

Unfriend the hater (***** probably is very jealous AND has a crush on you!)! In all the time I've seen you posting here you've been nothing but supportive and kind.  You and your partner look amazing, and yes, that is true love.  You are blessed.

Congrats on your success.

You both look so great! Don't let that "B" bring you down a notch, she isn't worth it, Like you said, she is unhappy with herself and jealous of you.

Always love your posts and pics. :)

Thanks for posting your pictures. You look amazing and are such an inspiration!

Beautiful as always!  Don't worry about the haters, as long as you are beautiful people will be jealous, its when they stop hating on you that you need to worry.  lol