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It has been 3 months now and I am down 51 Pounds!! Yeah me!! I cannot wait to  get home so I can start my weight training and maybe get a personal trainer for those "help needed" areas...gotta keep up with my weightloss so I don't get a bunch of saggy skin hanging everywhere..I am doing great on my goals..I've met the first 2...to get below 250 and then to get out of the 20's and  the second is to lose 50 pounds by the 3rd month...DONE!! Now my next goal is to get into the 100's ....not too much farther!! My ultimate goal is to be in a size 14 dress by Christmas...so far so good!! Thanks to all my friends for the support...

I did it!! 50...let me say it again...50 pounds gone FORVER!!! I feel fabulous....like I can do this!! Thanks for the support everyone!!

Well..I know I am not exactly at 3 months yet, but I am so close to my next goal, I wanted to try something..A friend of mine says that everytime she posts being close to a goal, she reaches it..so here we go!! I just weighed...and I am down 49 pounds!! I KNOW I will make it..I wanted to be down 50 lbs by the 3 month weigh in..For those of you that kjnow, I am out of town and have been for 2 weeks now. I have been having difficulty with my eating because I am out of my "norm"...my comfort zone, and to top it all off, we (me, hubby nad the 2 kids,ages 3 and 11) have been couped up in a VERY SMALL hotel room....I needed a break from everything and everyone.so  I went shopping yesterday...alone..and I found a little place called Planet Smoothie. They have a low carb smoothie that is supposedly sugar free. I read all the amounts of carbs,fat..etc. All were real low, but they did not list the sugar...The girl claims it was sugar free and that they used fat free yogurt instead of ice cream..Anyway-IT WAS DELICIOUS!! (and it had 25 PROTEIN!!!) I had the Pina Colada flavor...not something that I will get everyday, but it felt SO NORMAL!!! I needed that! So, check out my new pics..I was just having some fun with the camera...Let me know what you all think...Who knows..maybe I will be at my goal and surpass it by next wek!!! We shall see!

I have left Florida with the family to travel for the next month..Wish me luck! We left Wednesday morning and I have been doing as good as I can to get my food in...I LOVE pork rinds...above all else!! Is that weird?? It is one of the only things that tastes good to me...I feel good about finally starting to fit loosely into my clothes...I actually bought a pair of plaid shorts (because they are in style..so I have to be too) and a new top to match (in a Large..I might add..) and put them away. Well, when I was packing my clothes, I put it in the suitcase...well it fits already!!YEAH!! Anyway...just wanted to spread the good news....since all of you are such great supporters...thanks to you all and BTW...I did not bring my scale along!! WWAAAHHHHH!!!  I am going to see how long it takes for me to go to the grocery store bathroom or GNC to use the scale...I know it won't be very long...what do you think??

I finally hit the 40 pound weightloss goal..and surpassed it by a 1/2 pound!! YEAH 4 me!! I am so excited !! It feels good to know that I am getting closer to my goal. I think I might change my goal. I am trying to be positive in the thinking that I can surpass that goal too! Whatcha' think?? Boy do I feel good today!! I swear it is all mental!! My husband and I took our 2 kidsand met my sis and her 3 kids over at Wet n' Wild yesterday..I am so elated to say that I climbed those stairs and kept up with the kids with NO PROBLEM! We had so much fun!! I will download a few pics later when I get them downloaded to the computer.. I am off to see if I want to change my hair!! Wish me luck! My friend is going to do it for me...My hubby doesn't know...

I finally got my blood tests back today..the nurse named off all these names of tests that they used my blood for...anyway..I cannot name them all..all I care about was the fact that she said my levels were all dead middle of the normal range....that is good...yeah for me..so that means that all of the extra vitamins I had been taking the week before worked! I am good!!! Anyway..nothing else new..just wanted to share the good news with you all...Thanks for reading and for all the ones who emailed me to encourage me..the nurse made me feel good when we were hanging up..because she knew that I was really worried said, "Rachel, whatever you have been doing, keep it up girl!! You are beautiful!"

Well..it had been 2 months now since the surgery and I am down a whopping 37 pounds!! YEAH!! I feel so clean..I know it sounds retarded...but with the lack of sugar, soda, sugar, bread, pasta, did I mention SUGAR...you have almost done a detox!! I actually put on a size 16 dress pants today!! I hvsae not worn these pants in over a year..It has been a struggle..I won't lie and say it has been easy...I feel better. My lower back does not hurt anymore. I do not swell up around my ankle like a hog at the end of the day..it has been worth it. And knowing that I am real close to the 40 pound weight loss mark is just that much better! I have not been home enough due to business travel and children's school trips to start an exercise program, but that is most definately my next step..and for once I am excited about doing it! I ahve been doing a lot of things lately that I did not feel like doing before. So for those of you contemplating surgery, do it. You will gwt through it, just like the rest of us...as long as you take it one day at a time...Afterall..we all deserve to be HOTTIES !!!!

PS...I will post my 2 month pics later...see ya'!

I went to the Doctor last week...will have the blood test results back tomorrow..I will let you all know what the outome of that is..I also went to the dentist Friday.The dentist says that the discoloration of my teeth was probably due to mal-nutrition and iron deficiency..I take my iron pill faithfully every morning now!! I think I just started getting sickly feeling because of the Washington DC trip I took the week before. All meals were either buffet or boxed...which means no food for me to eat that I can eat! I am home now and getting plenty of rest and actually starting to eat right again. I still have a problem eatng anything with texture, but I will just have to get used to it over time..I am feeling very POSITIVE lately..thanks to all my BUDDIES on here!! Thank you all!! I love you all!! U are sooo super supportive! I wish I could squeeze you all up! I know that I did not gain all of this in a few months time..nor am I going to lose it all in a few months time! I have lost a good bit this far..and I WILL NOT COMPLAIN!!! 
I actually ate 2 chicken wings today-I was grocery shopping for our upcoming Vacation Bible School ....yes I (of all people) am the snack lady! Everybody begs me to do it every year...I try to fit each snack in with the lesson the kids have just learned. I also snuck and bought me a few things I can eat..and I even bought some baby wipes to wipe my hands and not tempt myself to lick my fingers...I am prepared!! Wish me luck!

BTW..my husband and I made a bet last week....I won!! He had to take me clothes shopping for a new outfit..I was so super excited!! He bought it in 2 sizes smaller than I wear right now...What??!! I pulled his bluff..I got excited about it and rushed into the dressing room and tried it on!! Well..hot dog!! I was only about 2 or 3 inches from doing up the capri pants!! The shirt was not really that tight!! Yeah!! I went back and tried on a few other shirts..they were a size LARGE..did you hear me?? I said LARGE!! They were a little snug..I will post pics later..but the lady in the store said the XL looked worse..okay!! SOLD!! Boy is she good at her job!! Anyway..had to share...Oh..and I bought it all in the Misses section..haven't shopped there in probably 4 or 5 years...it felt NICE to say the least!!

Well folks..looks like I am having some trouble again...I have a discoloration on the tops of my teeth...I sent out a post on the main board and have heard that I am having this due to Iron deficiency and Malnutrition...I told you I have not been eating enough...or drinking enough. All I want is ice chips! Apparently, that is not good. I thought I was just thirsty!! Guess I was wrong! I went on a trip to DC with my son's school safety patrol group all last week...which did not help my eating...everywhere we went was buffett and we only had like 20 minutes to eat by the time we sat down. I did the best I could, but all the snacks throughout the week were cookies and chips...and of course all the boxed luches were sandwiches and chips and cookies...soda and candy bars...I need some encouragement here!! I am having my doubts about everything...I still feel fat and now I am beginning to feel ugly!! HELP!

Well, it has now been 1 month and I am down 23.5 pounds...I feel okay about that! I wish it was more, because I feel I must be doing something wrong...I don't hardly eat...that could be the problem?? I need some encouragement  here....is 23.5 lbs good for 1 month?? I know I should be happy...it could have been worse...right?? I do finally see a little bit of a difference in my clothes...but not much. My dr says that I will lose from all over..and I was not real obese to start with, so I probably won't see the big #'s every week....but to see them at least 2 times would be grand..don't ya' think?? I had a big 12 pound loss my first week, which I was in the hospital for the first half of....then it went way down hill from there...Somebody SLAP me...I know I should be dancing for joy right now....