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I finally got the nerve to step on the dreaded scale and (drum roll)......it moved!!!!  It reads 233lbs.  Thank God....I was really beginning to feel down which is unusual for me.  i am pretty much upbeat most of the time.  So I am @ 89lbs gone forever in 8 months...It was a small move but hopefully it will continue.

What is really going on ???? I have weighed the same 235lbs for the last 2 weeks.  Every time I step on the scale, hoping to see 200lbs.  I see 235lbs. The scale seems stuck but the inches are coming off.  I now wear 16w with a couple of inches too big in the waist.  One of the hardships of being full figured(large hips and a**) lol.  I can wear xl shirts which is wonderful being that I used to wear 22-24 (3xl).  I drink 64oz plus a day in water, take all vitamins faithfully, and monitor my eating habits.  So what is going on?  Please give me some advice my OH family.  I will post some pics soon.

WELL AS OF TODAY I AM CURRENTLY WEIGHING 243LBS, A MERE 5LBS WHAT IS GOING ON?  i AM STILL EXERCISING, DRINKING WATER, AND CONSUMING PROTEIN.  SO WHAT GIVES?  THE ONLY UPSIDE TO THIS IS THAT MY UNIFORM SIZE IS DOWN ANOTHER NOTCH. I CAN NOW WHERE 36 WAIST IN MENS DOWN FROM 46 WAIST.  BUT I WANT TO SEE THE SCALE MOVE DRASTICALLY!!!! KITTY99 HAS IT GOING ON.  SHE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND THANKS KITTY99.  I WILL CONTINUE TO TREDGE ON AND DO THE DAMN THING.  PLEASE ANY HELP FROM MY OH FRIENDS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Well, I did not make my mini goal of 249 by June 30th but when I weighed today for July, the scale read 248lbs.  My bestfriend told me not beat myself up about because I made it anyway.  My next mini goal is to be 199lbs by my birthday which is September 19.  I am determined to make it.  I continually have these stalls where I lose a few gain a few. I am currently exercising 3-4 days out of the week.  I drink the required amounts of water and am diligent with my vitamins and protein.  So what is really going on.....I feel as if I am failing.  I rode 4 miles on my bike on saturday and 10 miles on Sunday.  Me and my kids had a wonderful time.  I will try and keep the faith.

I GET UP THIS MORNING AT 1:00AM TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR WORK AND DECIDES TO STEP ON THE SCALE.  252LBS!!!! IS THIS TRULY HAPPENING?  I STEP ON THE SCALE AGAIN AND IT READS 252LBS. I WAKE MY HUSBAND AND HE IS LIKE WHAT IS THE MATTER?  I STEP ON THE SCALE FOR THE THIRD TIME 252LBS.  HE'S LIKE ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ONE OF THE KIDS.  I GUESS HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND BEING THAT HE ONLY WEIGHS 244LBS AND THAT IS WITH ALL OF HIS CLOTHES ON, SO YOU KNOW HE PROBABLY WEIGHS LESS THAN THAT.  I REALLY NEED TO GO TO THE STORE AND TRY ON SOME CLOTHES TO SEE WHAT SIZE I ACTUALLY WEAR NOW BECAUSE I HAVE NOT PURCHASED ANY SINCE BEFORE MY WLS.  I ONLY WORE DRESSES AND SKIRTS BEFORE BECAUSE I DID NOT LIKE HOW I LOOKED IN PANTS.  AND IF IT WAS NOT FOR MY JOB REQUIRING ME TO WEAR UNIFORMS I WOULD NOT WEAR PANTS AT ALL.  I CAN STILL MAKE DUE WITH MY CLOTHES NOW BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW MOST OF THEM WERE FULL/STRAIGHT AND NOW THEY JUST HANG A LITTLE LONGER THAN BEFORE.  BUT MY ONLY DOWNFALL IS THAT I STILL SEE 322LBS IN THE MIRROR.  I PASSED MY PSYCH EVAL SO AM I CRAZY OR JUST GOOD AT BULLSHIT? 

WELL, ON SATURDAY ME AND MY FAMILY ALL PURCHASED BICYCLES FOR THE SUMMER.  OUR FIRST EXCURSION WAS SATURDAY EVENING.  IT STARTED A LITTLE SHAKEY BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RODE A BICYCLE IN OVER 20+ YEARS BUT IT WAS FUN.  MY KIDS ENJOYED IT BECAUSE THEY LAUGHED AT ME THE WHOLE TIME.  WE RODE ABOUT 3 MILES, BY THAT TIME I WAS OUT OF BREATH.  MY LEGS FELT LIKE MUSH.  SUNDAY MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY WE BACK ON THE BICYCLES.  THIS TIME WE RODE ABOUT 5 MILES.  IT IS NOW A DAILY RITUAL FOR MY KIDS.  THEY WANT TO RIDE EVERYDAY SO HERE I AM AT WORK SINCE @ 3:30AM SORE AND TIRED BUT HAPPY.  THE SCALE READ 254LBS THIS MORNING.  3LBS LOST SINCE FRIDAY.  OH HAPPY DAY.  I GUESS I WILL RIDE EVERYDAY ESPECIALLY IF THE SCALE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SINCE I HAD BEEN ON A PLATEAU FOR AWHILE.

THE PLATEAU HAS FINALLY LEFT THE BODY.  I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AND THE SCALE MOVED.  WHAT A JOYOUS OCCASION.  I JUMPED FOR JOY AND DID A VICTORY DANCE.  THE DIGITAL DISPLAY SAID 257LBS.  I HAD TO WEIGH AGAIN AND GET MY HUSBAND TO READ IT.  THAT'S JUST HOW SHOCKED I WAS.  I HAD BEEN STUCK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.  I FELT THAT I HAD BEEN EXERCISING IN VAIN.  YESTERDAY, I RODE MY BICYCLE FOR @ 5 MILES MY LEGS FELT LIKE JELLO WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY.  I ENJOYED THE RIDE THOUGH.  MY 17YR OLD DAUGTHER ACCOMPANIED ME AND WE REALLY HAD FUN.  I NEVER THOUGHT EXERCISE COULD BE FUN.  KATRINA115 (SIS - IN- LAW LOOKS GREAT SHE HAS ONLY @ 30 LBS TO GO BEFORE SHE REACH HER GOAL AND SHE IS ONLY ABOUT 8 MONTHS OUT.  WOW!! I WISH MY LOSS COULD BE HAS GREAT HAS HERS.  WELL, I AM AT WORK, BEEN HERE SINCE 4AM.  WILL POST AGAIN WHEN THE SCALE MOVES.

HI OH FAMILY,
WELL, I HAD MY 4 MONTH CHECK UP AND ALL IS WELL.  I HAD BEEN ON A PLATEAU FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS SO I THOUGHT.  BUT AFTER TALKING WITH DR WILLIAMSON AND THE NUTRITIONIST, I FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE BEEN GAINING MUSCLE MASS.  I CURRENTLY WORK OUT 5 DAYS A WEEK.  SO I AM LOSING INCHES.  BEFORE SURGERY MEASUREMENTS - WAIST 51 INCHES, HIPS 57 INCHES.  4 MONTH MEASUREMENTS - WAIST 41 INCHES, HIPS 50 INCHES.  BEFORE SURGERY BMI 48, 4 MONTH BMI 41.  I AM CURRENTLY 1 POINT AWAY FROM NO LONGER BEING MORBIDLY OBESE TO JUST OBESE (FAT).  THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAD WAS THAT MY B-1 LEVELS WERE LOW, SO I HAD TO BUY AN ADDITIONAL VITAMIN THAT I NOW HAVE TO TAKE ALONG WITH THE OTHERS.  I THOUGHT MY WEIGHT LOSS WAS SLOW BUT THEY SAID THAT I WAS RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.  I HAVE LOST 30% OF MY TOTAL BODY FAT.  I HAVE FINALLY REACHED 259LBS DOWN FROM 322LBS.  64LBS GONE FOREVER.

My job had a company picnic on 5/4/08.  It was really great.  The best part was how everyone kept stating "you look wonderful, how many pounds now.  I guess you never really think that once you are overweight that you will ever be nothing else. But wls makes the impossible - possible.  My scale showed 261lbs today.  I cannot wait be be in the 250's.  I'm 3 months out.  The amazing one is my sister-in-law, Katrina115, she now wears a size 10.  She is an inspiration to me.  Several of the wives asked me about wls, and I told them the ins and outs but I made sure that they understood that it must be their decision because you must have the drive to to what is expected to make your tool work.  Everyone was enjoying all of the barbecue and trimmings but it did not bother me because I know in my heart that i WILL NEVER RETURN TO OBESE WORLD!!!!