Holidays 2 come!!!

Happy Halloween Maysters!!! Well, I'm so excited! Halloween and I'm 75 lbs lighter...HOORAY! Can't wait until Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! I want to lose 7 lbs before Thanksgiving, and then 7 more before Christmas. If I could lose 15 more lbs before the New Year......WOW!!!! WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS??? Shawna

I'm skipping setting any weight goals for the time being. I was down to 181 last week then back up to 183 and this morning up to 184-5. I assume it is bloating and hopefully that situation will resolve itself very shortly but right now - it "weighs" on my mind. Beyond the scale, I've been dealing with abdominal bloating. I suspect those few lbs are right in my middle/belly. Ouch! Though I was hoping to get to 176 by Christmas which is 100 lbs down for me. I'm sure it is possible but in my current state...feels like it t'ain't. Right now...I'd be happy to be out of pain. My CT scan results weren't transcribed yet but I did get a cool CD that shows my CT scan so I've just been sitting here trying to play the "name the anatomy" game. Found some sample images on the web so I've been trying to match things up. I go see the doctor tomorrow. Hopefully the report will be to him and we can figure out if this is a runaway gallstone, an ulcer in my pouch or an ulcer in my remnant stomach. Good luck on your goals, Shawna! Kathy

Kathy, Sorry to hear about your pain. Sure hope you get news tomorrow! Just knowing what you are dealing with would be very comforting! I'll be thinking about you, let me know what the doctor says. And you are right, NO WEIGHT GOALS RIGHT NOW! Just getting you HEALTHY is the main thing!!!!! Keep your spirits high sweetheart! Shawna

Kathy, In my opinion, it is a little too early after your gall bladder surgery to be worrying about a few pounds. It will take some time. Take care! I'm sorry to hear you are still having problems. Lori

I am hoping to lose 7 by Thanksgiving and an additional 5 by Christmas. That would put me in the onederfuls and in the century club - What a present to myself, huh?!

I'll be happy losing whatever weight I lose between now and Christmas...I'm not very good with setting goals, mainly because if I don't make them I feel like horrible...So I'm going with the mindset that any loss is a good loss!!!

I've currently lost 99 pounds... I'm just waiting for that last pound to fall and get me to 100! My goal by the end of the year is to lose another 15. I think that's realistic and I don't want to set a goal I'm not likely to meet. I'd be so thrilled if I could have lost a total of 115 by Dec. 31. ~Wanda

Congrats on the 75 lbs of fat gone for eternity. I'm down 76 pounds and each pound gets harder and harder to lose it seems. I'm less than 10 pounds from being in the "NORMAL" weight limits which is way cool. In 9 more days it will be my official 6 month anniversary but I won't see the surgeon until the 22nd. So, my personal goal is to lose another 4 pounds so I can be exactly 80 pounds down. Ana 221/145/125 (only 20 pounds away...that's 3 pounds less than my 1 year old son weighs!!!!)

We are so close in our stats!!! I was 227 (Dr. Office scales), I've lost 75 lbs, need to get to 80 before I go the doctor(Right before Thanskgiving. I would love the hit the century club...very soon.

Oh Shawna I want to hit the century club also, so bad I can taste it!! Just 8 more pounds to go and I am fighting for every last one of them!!! I think by Thanksgiving I will have lost another 5 and maybe by christmas another 10 and that would leave me about 25 until my goal!!!! Wow...that sounds attainable!!!!