BodyNSoul Mismatch
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!
Sep 29, 2007
9/30/07 I just had to post and tell you all something. I went out on a limb and tried on my wedding dress. IT FIT!!!!! with room to spare. I am officially smaller than the day I was married, which was the smallest I have ever been. I think that is so cool.
I bought my first leather jacket this weekend too. I LOVE IT. I am going to take a picture with it on and with my new care and post it on my profile. So, keep watch.
Lord, don't let me go back to my old habits and through all this hard work away!
ANOTHER MONTH - ANOTHER WHIRLWIND
Sep 21, 2007
9/22/07 Another month has passed and this whirlwind called life has taken me on another ride. My grandmother passed away 8/24. I am so glad she got to see me skinny when I visited in July. A ten day trip to my home town delayed the start of my new job in our new location. I got off the plane slept for a few hours and started my new job. I have been trying to catch up from the last two months ever since. I don't think I could have done any of it at my old weight.
Speaking of weight. I only lost 4 pounds this month! I knew it was going to slow down, but I was hoping it wouldn't. I have consistently been losing 10 and 15 pounds. But, these last two months I have noticed some old habits kicking in. And I have tried to turn to my best friend (food) for comfort. I have eaten things I would not have gone near in the last 12 months. My serving size seems to have increased too. I don't want to go backward, but I know that I will if I don't knock this off. But, I am too busy feeling sorry for myself and not exercising. Oh my, I need to get better at that. I actually feel weaker. I need to build some muscle. But I don't know how or where to start.
I will see what I can do about getting some photos up. I see that I have not done those in 4 months.
I NEED TO DO BETTER AT EVERYTHING!!!!!
AT DOCS GOAL!
Aug 14, 2007
8/15/07 I am so sorry I have not posted since June. I have been in the throws of moving. We are finally here in TX, but far from settled. The journey was filled with broken cars and bad hotel rooms and Monsoon Storms. But we made it. Not too long after getting here I ended up with a kidney stone. After a few dr appt's and a handful of cat scans I am happy to say the stone has passed.
I decided today was the day I needed to update my profile. I knew it had been too long. Well what a surprise for me. I am down to 168. I looked at the potential weight loss chart I did on this website when I started my journey and it says that at this time I should have lost 117 pounds. At this point I am off the chart because it goes out 18 months and a loss of 136. I am officially down 150 pounds. 26 additional pounds and I will be at my ideal body weight of 142. I was told to lose 20 more because at 1 year you put 20 back on. So, here I go for 46 more.
PS I know I need to get more pics up. I will see what I can do about that when we get settled in.
I decided today was the day I needed to update my profile. I knew it had been too long. Well what a surprise for me. I am down to 168. I looked at the potential weight loss chart I did on this website when I started my journey and it says that at this time I should have lost 117 pounds. At this point I am off the chart because it goes out 18 months and a loss of 136. I am officially down 150 pounds. 26 additional pounds and I will be at my ideal body weight of 142. I was told to lose 20 more because at 1 year you put 20 back on. So, here I go for 46 more.
PS I know I need to get more pics up. I will see what I can do about that when we get settled in.
I MADE IT TO ONDERLAND!
Jun 14, 2007
6/15 I weighed myself this morning and thought, I don't remember what I weighed at my last weigh in. So I checked my profile and was astonished to see that a month has gone by already. It seems like it has only been days.
Alot has happened since then. My husband's employer is relocating us to Dallas TX. I am not sure how I feel about it, but I go where he goes so I am not sure my feelings make a difference. We are leaving in a month and there is so much to do. So, I probably won't be posting for another month or so.
People at work are commenting on my weight loss. A lady I carpool with says I had better stop now, because I am getting too skinny. My size 14's are just getting loose. I have 14's in summer shorts that still have the tags on, guess I am going to have to think about taking those back. NOT COMPLAINING.
So this morning I am officially in ONEDERLAND. I lost 12 pounds and am now at 190. Yippeeee! My official weigh in day is Tues the 19th so I am hoping for 3 more pounds before then. My goal was 15 this month. But things have been so crazy and I just got over bronchitis, so I have not exercised hardly at all.
My key wow moment this month has been listening to so many people talk about how they want to lose weight. Normal size people. They are trying this, trying that, yadda yadda. And I think to myself....... Lord thank you that I don't have to go through all that rigamaroll anymore. It is so freeing.
Gotta run to get ready for work. Praying for the best for all of you!
Alot has happened since then. My husband's employer is relocating us to Dallas TX. I am not sure how I feel about it, but I go where he goes so I am not sure my feelings make a difference. We are leaving in a month and there is so much to do. So, I probably won't be posting for another month or so.
People at work are commenting on my weight loss. A lady I carpool with says I had better stop now, because I am getting too skinny. My size 14's are just getting loose. I have 14's in summer shorts that still have the tags on, guess I am going to have to think about taking those back. NOT COMPLAINING.
So this morning I am officially in ONEDERLAND. I lost 12 pounds and am now at 190. Yippeeee! My official weigh in day is Tues the 19th so I am hoping for 3 more pounds before then. My goal was 15 this month. But things have been so crazy and I just got over bronchitis, so I have not exercised hardly at all.
My key wow moment this month has been listening to so many people talk about how they want to lose weight. Normal size people. They are trying this, trying that, yadda yadda. And I think to myself....... Lord thank you that I don't have to go through all that rigamaroll anymore. It is so freeing.
Gotta run to get ready for work. Praying for the best for all of you!
2 POUNDS TILL ONEDERLAND!!!
May 13, 2007
5/13 HAPPY MOM'S DAY - I took a chance and weighed myself. 202 pounds. That is another 11 gone and 2 pounds until I am in onederland. Wohhoooo!
OH HAPPY DAY
Apr 20, 2007
4/20 So I had my 6 month check up yesterday and I was so worried about finding out that this whole thing had been a lie. I convinced myself that I was going to go in there and find out that my scale is off by 20 pounds. I was dreading it. I know that is a mind battle. The same thing that would happen when I was heavy and knew I was going to have to get on a scale. But, it never happened. My scale is right. 105 pounds lost. The doc said I am doing great. My BP was textbook perfect (120/80). My incontinence is gone. My periods are to the day regular. No more getting up at night to pee. I am sleeping so much better. Now we have to find out what my lab results come back like. If my cholesteral is down that means that all my co-morbidities have been resolved in 6 months.
No bads at this Doctors appointment.
Some wow moments this week: My thighs aren't rubbing when I walk. I can buy clothes from Costco. I have not been this thin in 16 years. I walked the hills behind my house and did not get winded, not once. I am 4 points away from being overweight and am now only obese not morbidly obese.
THANK YOU LORD! I wanna keep striving for the next 80 pounds.
I will try to get some pics up this weekend.
No bads at this Doctors appointment.
Some wow moments this week: My thighs aren't rubbing when I walk. I can buy clothes from Costco. I have not been this thin in 16 years. I walked the hills behind my house and did not get winded, not once. I am 4 points away from being overweight and am now only obese not morbidly obese.
THANK YOU LORD! I wanna keep striving for the next 80 pounds.
I will try to get some pics up this weekend.
15 POUNDS TO ONEDERLAND
Apr 13, 2007
4/14 I have been so bad about not exercising this week. I don't know what it is but I have been really tired. My littlest was sick and I think I might be fighting what he had. I will talk to the doc about it on Friday at my 6 mo check up just in case. Never the less, I was petrified to get on my scale today. I was so worried that it would say I gained or lost nothing. I was disappointed at last month's 10 pound loss and knew no change or weight gain would send me to the psychiatrist's office.
To my surprise and delight and all thanks to God, I lost 15 pounds this month. And the realization has hit me. I now have only 15 pounds till I get to onederland (a weight that starts with one). And the realization that I weigh less than my husband. And the realization that if I worked harder I could have lost more. NO MORE SLACKING!
So, if I lost 15 more pounds, how come I did not lose a size in my clothes? That has been the trend. Every 10 pounds is one size. I guess it is coming from some other part of my body. It does seem like the girls have shrank. Well, even if I don't know where it came off, I am just glad it did.
Now I have to face the Doctor's scale on Friday! Oh LORD! Please let it be the same as mine or less!
To my surprise and delight and all thanks to God, I lost 15 pounds this month. And the realization has hit me. I now have only 15 pounds till I get to onederland (a weight that starts with one). And the realization that I weigh less than my husband. And the realization that if I worked harder I could have lost more. NO MORE SLACKING!
So, if I lost 15 more pounds, how come I did not lose a size in my clothes? That has been the trend. Every 10 pounds is one size. I guess it is coming from some other part of my body. It does seem like the girls have shrank. Well, even if I don't know where it came off, I am just glad it did.
Now I have to face the Doctor's scale on Friday! Oh LORD! Please let it be the same as mine or less!
REALLY ONLY 10 POUNDS THIS MONTH
Mar 24, 2007
3/24 I weighed a second time this week hoping that water weight was the reason I only dropped 10 pounds. It wasn't. I can feel myself getting caught up in the numbers again, so I am staying away from the scale till my 6 month check up.
This is a busy weekend. Hubby's parents are in town for my oldest's birthday. I still have kept up with my workouts in spite of the company. Today I walked 3 miles. Normally I can only do 2. I noticed I have to work harder to get my heart to the target rate. I don't know what that means, but I hope it is a good thing.
Today we are going to get photos done with the family. It is a b-day present to hubby's mom. I am a little nervous. It seems that there are days when my brain sees me at a size 14 and I feel good and then there are days when I look in the mirror and I swear I haven't changed. A get a tad apprehensive when I look at myself because I am not sure what I will see one glance to the next.
I gotta run and get ready for a long day. Thank you God that at 85 pounds less, I can actually get through a day of activities without feeling wiped out.
This is a busy weekend. Hubby's parents are in town for my oldest's birthday. I still have kept up with my workouts in spite of the company. Today I walked 3 miles. Normally I can only do 2. I noticed I have to work harder to get my heart to the target rate. I don't know what that means, but I hope it is a good thing.
Today we are going to get photos done with the family. It is a b-day present to hubby's mom. I am a little nervous. It seems that there are days when my brain sees me at a size 14 and I feel good and then there are days when I look in the mirror and I swear I haven't changed. A get a tad apprehensive when I look at myself because I am not sure what I will see one glance to the next.
I gotta run and get ready for a long day. Thank you God that at 85 pounds less, I can actually get through a day of activities without feeling wiped out.
THOUGHT I DID BETTER THAN THAT......
Mar 17, 2007
3/17 5 mo. surgiversary - I am not going to let it get me down, but I only lost 9 pounds this month. I knew things were going to slow down, but I have been doing swim aerobics twice a week and a lot of walking and I had just hoped for another 16 pound loss this month. Of course, I might have on some water weight because of my monthly. So, maybe I will weigh again when it is over. I think I could push harder on the exercise. I think I am taking too many days off. I just find it so hard to get the time after work and waking up at 4 am is not something I want to do. But this journey is not about wants is it?
I went to a conference for work yesterday. All by myself, I might add. I just got some clothes from a friend and boy I felt like I looked good. My shirts are now 18/20 and I can get into size 14 on the bottom but it does not look good. So I guess that means I am still in a 16. Which means that I have been at that size the longest. Seems like a month now. Usually it is about every 2 weeks I go down a size.
My future may hold a trip to Hawaii over Christmas so I am gonna keep pushing to goal weight. I am down 85 pounds and I have 80 to go. I am halfway there! And in 5 months!
I went to a conference for work yesterday. All by myself, I might add. I just got some clothes from a friend and boy I felt like I looked good. My shirts are now 18/20 and I can get into size 14 on the bottom but it does not look good. So I guess that means I am still in a 16. Which means that I have been at that size the longest. Seems like a month now. Usually it is about every 2 weeks I go down a size.
My future may hold a trip to Hawaii over Christmas so I am gonna keep pushing to goal weight. I am down 85 pounds and I have 80 to go. I am halfway there! And in 5 months!
WOW MOMENTS GALORE
Feb 25, 2007
2/25/07 I went out on a double date last night with my hubby and my best friend (who is more like a sister). Nothing fancy. Just dinner and a movie and ice cream after. It was filled with wow moments. First, my friend said she could go swimming in my eyes. To me that means my body is less of a distraction. At the restaurant, we got a booth. I was worried I would not fit (old habit) and there was so much room between my belly and the table. Then at the movie there was a ton of room between my thighs and the arm rest. Got up this morning feeling really good and on my way to the kitchen, my pajama bottoms fell off mid-stride. The curiosity killed me. I got on the scale. I am down 16 pounds since my Jan 17th 3 month followup. That is a total loss of 72 pounds. I am so psyched.
Thank you Lord!
Thank you Lord!
About Me
Dallas, TX
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24.1
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Surgery
10/17/2006
Surgery Date
May 31, 2006
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