GOAL, CAN YOU SEE IT ON THE HORIZON ANYONE?

MSW will not settle
on 10/15/09 1:23 am

Wow, only two slips is wonderful. I've slipped about every week for a month now. Its gotten harder so I'm actively looking to add variety. Here's to the 140's before Feb2010.

Steph_L
on 10/16/09 11:52 am - MN

RNY on 02/03/09

I'm thrilled to have lost about 140 pounds but goal is still a long ways away (I started ast 420lbs so still have another 100 pounds to lose).

I'm wearing 1x tops now (instead of 4x) and size 24 pants (instead of 38). Despite everything I'd been told to expect this change caught be off guard. I had to consign almost all of my Fall/Winter clothes...and I live in MN!...so have been scrambling to pull together a professional wardrobe. But let's be honest - hunting for quality brands and fabrics at consignment stores has become my new favorite hobby.

I slip all the time - can't seem to stick to 900 calories a day. The best I've been able to do with that is to make healthy food choices and amp up the exercise.

Start: 420 | Day of Surgery: 381 | Current: 223 | Goal: 199 Milestones:
100+ pounds lost
Under 250 pounds (first time in decades)
Weigh less than husband for first time

MSW will not settle
on 10/16/09 2:22 pm

You've done so well, one forty is fantastic. Its been a hell of an adjustment for me too. I thought by now my wl would be stable and I'd feel settled in but I'm not even close.

This winter will be a challenge for clothing for me too. I'll be hitting the second hand shops in the rich neighborhoods real soon.

wongypsygirl
on 10/17/09 1:05 pm

RNY on 02/10/09

I can't believe the results. At 8 months out I am 121 pounds lighter. My head is having a hard time catching up to my body. 8 months ago I was a tight 22 and as of today I bought a pair of size 6 Levi's! I am still overweight according to "The Charts". I need to lose another 10 pounds to be in the normal BMI range. Shopping is the hardest. I feel like everyone is watching me in stores and at any moment I will be kicked out or told ""their clothes" aren't for me. I have 2 pairs of pants that fit and a few tops. I need to buy new bras but don't even know where to begin. I was so use to buying everything I needed at 1 store, Lane Bryant, Now I have all these options...it's overwhelming.

Everything is great though. I'm back in school for nursing. I was called a MILF the other day....NICE! My husband seems to appreciate the new me and is wanting to show how much as often as possible **blush**. I can't wait to take a family photo for Christmas. It will be quite the shock for those out of the loop!

MSW will not settle
on 10/18/09 4:46 am

Hey you are forty pounds ahead of me, congratulations. I don't know what MILF stands for but I know it must be good. You'll have a great Christmas photo for sure, all smiling and skinny.

That size 6 Levi's freaked me out when my 8's got loose. I know they are vanity sized but the single digits still feel good. I went to Ralph Lauren yesterday and tried on clothes since they are closer to the old US standard size charts. I'm a 6/8/10 most places but a 10/12 at the high end shops. Last year they had nothing at all to fit me.

Fred_Flintstone
on 10/23/09 11:45 am - Bedrock

RNY on 02/19/09

Just checking in...

I have been a weight lifter for over 20 years and I'm now taking in 200+ grams of protein per day. I'm lifting my ass off 4 days a week. Riding a bike & walking.

3 protein drinks a day + protein rich meals is working wonders.

I hate my before pics & I might not ever post them but I have to put a recent pic on here soon. I am looking great...!!!