ONEDERLAND!! OMG

Ok..I did not reach onederland by 1-1-06 like I had hoped...It took an extra day! But today, I am 199.5 pounds..Seeing that number on the scale this morning literally brought tears to my eyes... I started this Journey at 324.5 pounds at my consult with Dr. Aranow. Day of Surgery I was 310 pounds...Now I am under 200 pounds. This is soooooo unbelivable to me. Dr. A said last month that based on how I am losing , he expects me to get to as low as 170 pounds, but I really don't think I want to get that low,,, I am 5'10", and I think this is a pretty good weight for me. I would like to lose 10 more pounds to make a "buffer zone"... Now my body just needs to catch up to my weightloss... Of to the gym...gotta build up those muscles.... ONEDERLAND! Can you believe it? Love, Dorota

Hey Dorota: You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on your success, you should be walking on clouds right now. I am so jealous!!! I am still stuck at 219lbs, I keep going back and forth between 219 and 213. Its driving me nuts. I wanted to be under 200 by the new year too. Its been a year for me. I guess I have to be patient. Congratulations again to you sweetie, great job. Enjoy your journey to the losing side, your in onederland. Happy New Year to you and keep up the good work. Hugs KimC

Thank You so much... I am feeling so blessed...I really think that weightloss-wise I have done so much better than i even dared hope...I am now working on the other aspects of this journey...the emotional ones...I know I have read a lot of people write about head hunger, and how to fight it and not give in to it..I too am trying to tell the difference between hunger and head hunger, but I am afraid that I sometimes go the opposite direction...I think that I sometimes tell myself it's head hunger when it's really the real thing...over the last week or so I once again discovered that when I gave in to the hunger and ate more, I lost weight...I gues my body was in that "starvation mode" again and I needed to give it some extra fuel... This is the first year EVER for me that my NewYear's Resolution was not to lose weight...That is just so weird for me.... Bye the way Kim, I did not recognize your picture, lol You look so fantastic, I think I am jealous... Love, Dorota

I don't mean my resolution is not to lose weight.... I mean: My resolution isn't to lose weight.... I have other resolutions instead>>LOL

Great going Dorota!!!!! Be proud of what you have accomplshed and remember to "High Five" that Lady in the Mirror!" Have a great day! Julio

Julio, I am more happy than proud.....I just can't believe it! You know, I soooooo thought I would fail at this (I know so many of us feel that way) But it's definitely looking like I am succeeding, not just by the medical standards of losing at least 50 % of my excess weight, but by my own standards as well!!!! Thank you for your support, Love, Dorota

OMG I am so happy for you Dorie!!!!! YEAH FOR YOU GIRL!!!!

Bernadette, Congratulations on crossing over to the losing side girl!! I just know you're going to do great. YEAH FOR ALL OF US LOSERS!!!! Love, Dorota

Wow!!! I can so sense the excitement as you wrote this! Congratulations on acheiving a milestone! It's a great feeling isn't it?? Keep up the great work! Hugs, Carla

Carla, I am super excited... I just can't believe it.. I think I went on the scale about 6 or 7 times befire I believed it was not just a fluke reading.... LOL I just read your profile, and it looks like you are doing GREAT!!!!! WOW!!! indead Love, Dorota