friday thumbs up.. thumbs down

so tell me how was your week

Thumbs up: fitting into my swim suit :swiming uping time on exercise machines finding muscles fitting into jeans I could not wear anymore regaining my energy watermelon becoming a grandmother for the first time developing and working toward starting a local chapter of ObesityHelp support group called ObesityEnders starting training for local support group down 2 more pounds regaining my energy going out with my husband tonight to go dancing having one of my gowns fall off me when I tried to wear it. No Thumbs down this week! Terrie 366/320/goal 165

Woohoo! Congratulations Grandma! What is the baby going to call you? Grandma, Grannie, Grammy? My mom prefers Grammy and I call mine Graggie.

thumbs up: -getting closer and closer to that mini goal to goto holland with! -getting off my platue -loosing 6.5 lbs since monday after my 10 day platue!! -knowing that 12 lbs in 6 weeks can be very doable!!! -running out of clothes that fit -sleeping better -having more energy -rejoined the gym this week thumbs down -going back to work tomorrow full time. -running out of clothes that fit -my period is kicking my butt

Thumbs Up: - I BROKE 200 POUNDS!! - I get a lot of comments from people who notice - I am smaller now than my husband and most of my family members! - Looking more forward to shopping than I was last week - I went back to 2 protein shakes a day - Cut off some hair (although not enough) - Went out to a restaurant with friends and felt totally normal - Have decided to carry crystal lite "on the go" packets with me like I do Splenda b/c there is never anything safe to drink besides water when you're out and about Thumbs down: - A little more tired lately - Because of this I bailed out in the middle of water aerobics class yesterday - Weird neck pains that shoot up through my skull - Estrogen SUCKS! - Still have no clothes - I need a formal dress for a cruise in August and those suckers are EXPENSIVE! Especially when you don't know if it will fit by the time you go to wear it. Short of buying the dress RIGHT before I leave, does anyone have any suggestions?? (plus, hubby suggested I wear black because it looks so good on me. Well, being a fat girl, all my dresses have been black because that's all they really ever have. I'd love to change that, but I'm still scared of the normal size dress section b/c I usually wear a size or two larger in a dress than I do in pants)

I am in the same predicament are in... I need 2 formal dresses one for a wedding in buffalo NY, one for a wedding in NL (where I am matron of honor) and one for my FIL 60th birthday (he's has a high gov't position so it will be formal) and I have no idea what to do!!! and ITA estrogen sucks!!! I think I am down to 2 pairs of jeans 1-2 pairs of shorts shirts are okay they look sloppy big BUT at least they don't fall off I have no idea where to start I am still borderline Plus size and misses department.. I am not sure how much more I will loose or how much shrinking that will be.. *ugh* I love that I am loosing.. but I am just not sure what to do.

My thought for you ladies on the dresses is to wait until the week before you go to purchase the dresses. If you are concerned that you have the funds now and at the time your funds will be tied up travel then get yourself a gift card to use when you are ready. I work in a plus size clothing store and I got to tell you this surgery makes people crazy when it comes to what to buy. Pants change fast, tops you can get by with a little longer, dresses can end up way to long or falling off if purchased to soon. OH to have to make such choices! Doesn't it feel great! Terrie

Thanks for the suggestions on the dress thing, girls. I think I will wait as long as I can so that I'll get the most use out of the dress. I might just post a bunch of links to stuff I like on here and have you guys help me pick one out!

Thumbs Up: B-12 shot! Clothes getting really, really big Fitting into a pair of capris with tags on them from 4 years ago! Almost breaking one of th ...0 numbers! Swimming Thumbs down: Still really tired Trainer sent me home because I haven't been getting enough protein in to workout Not many clothes fit (this really isn't a complaint, just know I won't be this size for long)

thumbs up: going to the OH Fairfield event tomorrow thumbs down: the boss talking ill about me when i left the room to the three people she has entrusted me to train????? grrrr