I Did It! But the world still sucks.
I've been going crazy with Mark in California but yesterday I did it! I started this journey at 265.8 pounds. Yesterday morning I was psyched but, with the stalls I've had, I wasn't too hopeful. My scale said 145.6 pounds! I've officially lost 120.2 pounds. I was in SHOCK! I've been looking at 147.0 to 149.7 since about January 25th. Quite frustrating. But, all has been going well and I've now hit "my" magic number. So, anything lost now is just an extra. I'm very happy where I am and would like to start maintaining. I see my surgeon on March 20th so I hope he's happy.
But, through all my happiness, my baby girl has learned the trauma of having a weight problem. She signed up to be in a Fashion Bug Fashion Show. She had a "fitting" yesterday. We go to the store to have the associates tell her to pick out casual and dressy outfits.....in Juniors. I KNEW she wouldn't fit but they insisted. She chose two outfits, couldn't put them on, put her clothes back on and RAN out of the store in tears. One associate laughed. I could have decked her. Another said "she should have said something". My daughter is 11!!!! So, I told them the store manager BETTER be there at 10 am today because I am telling her what happened. I've spent thousands of dollars in there during the last 10 months and I will NOT tolerate my daughter being treated like that by *their* sales associates.
Britt and I had a long talk last night about prejudices and how heavy people are treated. She said "mom, you don't understand". WHAT???? So, I pulled out my "before" to remind her that I DO understand. It's warming up now and she's committed to walk one mile every night with me. I'll take it! Mark's away and doesn't know what happened. But, I told her she and I will start working on healthy menus and not tell daddy. lol At 11 she can make changes easily. It's much harder when you're 42 like I was.
Sorry so long. I'm still so upset and depressed. She was soooooooooooo quiet this morning. My heart is breaking for her. People can be so cruel.
* Cyndi *
Hey Cyndi,
First off, CONGRATS on reaching your goal! That inspires me so much - I cannot even begin to explain! It must be such a relief to be 'done' and know that all the rest is bonus. Will you keep losing or are you thinking of maintaining?
As for Britt, my heart goes out to her! If she ever needs someone to talk to I'm only an e-mail away. I remember being her age and having the same issues you seem to be describing. You're right in going in and speaking to the manage, that is no way to be treating a young girl that age. What the hell were they thinking?
One thing I always wish my parents had done was intervene more in my eating habits, instead of letting me eat what I want and when I wanted it. It is my fault that I got so heavy, but if someone had taught me how to eat more balanced meals, who knows where I would have ended up. Go through this all together! 
Congratulations Cyndi, how awesome for you!! Shame on the sales clerks. They should be ashamed of themselves. They shouldn't be treating any customer like that, especially a young girl. I would definitely report them! And, if you don't get anywhere with the manager, I would go above him/her too.
Good Luck, Betsy
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