DOUBLE "WOW" MOMENTs!

IT TOOK 5 DAYS BUT I WENT BACK TO THE BASICS ... PACKAGED PROTEIN PRODUCTS, FLUIDS, SUPPLEMENTS, CUT WHITE CARBS, NO GRAZING/SNACKING, 4-6 SMALL SNACKS A DAY ... &, I'VE LOST THE 3 #s I GAINED OVER THE HOLIDAYS. ("WOW" # 1) (WOW # 2) ... WELL, I STEPPED ON THE SCALE THIS MORNING & I'M NOW LIGHTER THAN I'VE BEEN SINCE 1995/1996 WHEN I STRUGGLED TO GET DOWN TO 172 #s BUT COULDN'T MAINTAIN IT EVEN EXERCISING 5 DAYS A WEEK. I'M NOW AT 171.8 #s & AM AT THE LOWEST WEIGHT SINCE I BECAME OBESE SO NOW, EVERY POUND LOST IS JUST (sugar-free) ICING ON THE CAKE, SO TO SPEAK! REMEMBER, I'M A BONA FIDE "SLOW LOSER" (DOC B THINKS IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HEART MEDS I'M ON) & I'VE STILL LOST ALL THIS WEIGHT, SO COME ON LADIES & GENTS ... LET'S GET TO G-O-A-L TOGETHER!!!!!! I'M BOUND FOR DOC BYRNE'S GOAL OF 140 OR LESS ... MAYBE EVEN HEADING FOR MY "IDEAL" WEIGHT OF 126. BUT, ONCE I HIT 140, I'M SUBMITTING TO TRI CARE PRIME FOR A PANNI (TUMMY TUCK). I'M GREEN WITH ENVY OVER THE AMAZING RESULTS MS TOWANA GOT FROM HER PANNI! SHE'S DOWN LIKE 18 #s SINCE BEFORE SURGERY & IS NOW IN A SIZE 6! SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS!!! HW ... 279.80 CW ... 171.80 LOST ... 108.00 TO GO TO GOAL ... 31.80 GOD BLESS Y'ALL ... DAWN & NICk PS: WHO IS CLOSE TO GOAL & HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED TO LOSE TO HIT GOAL?

Thats GREAT DAWN!!! i bet you are on cloud nine! Im so happy for u You arent far from goal at all!!! im 30 lbs from goal, so we are right there together! hw: 320 cw: 195 lost: 125 goal: 165 we can all get there together! jen

ISN'T THIS GREAT MS JEN? I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON YOU; YOU KEEP ONE ON ME! WE'LL BE "GOAL BUDDIES"! MS SUSANN & I ARE E-MAILING EACH OTHER KEEPING EACH OTHER ON THE STRAIGHT & NARROW. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE; SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk PS: WHO ELSE IS CLOSE TO GOAL?

You are doing soooo great!!! I am down to 145lbs now, which is like super skinny for me. When I was first pregnant with Tyler some almost 21 yrs ago, I weighed 129, because I lost weight in my early pregnancy from just morning sickness....couldn't eat. I am very happy for you!!! What exactly did you do and eat?? What products did you eat? Today I found myself wanting some bad foods, but I only had like 3 potato chips and I ate most of the inside of a jr whopper with cheese, only the meat and cheese, and I couldn't eat it all....we were pressed trying to find some food while we were out. So, I am needing to up my protein and I just don't have any yet, I ordered it and its not here yet ;( Tomorrow I am heading to Mexico with Harrison for my post op appt at 4pm, but we are going to spend the night there at the same recovery house, Amy said I could stay for free. So, we will come back early Wed. morning. All up and back in a day would be too much for me post op, as I still am tired and sore by the end of the day, but finally better than I was just 3 days ago. Seems each day gets better. I am going to hit the protein hot and heavy asap. I weighed 148 day of surgery, he took off 6 pounds, so I should weigh 142 theoretically, but I know I am still holding fluids. I have a few weeks before its all supposedly gone. Just wearing my binder!! I tried on my 6's today, jeans, and I could have pushed it, but until I get my thigh lift.....they are just tight, and it hurt my incision too much to push the 6's....although other 6's work! YOU CAN DO IT!! Just push the fluids and protein. Protein really makes me lose fast. Love you!! SO PROUD OF YOU!!! Deb

YOU ARE LIKE 5 ITTY BITTY POUNDS AWAY FROM DOC BYRNE'S GOAL FOR ME ... OHHHH, I WANT YOUR BODY, MS DEB!!!!! SWITCH WITH ME UNTIL MY BODY GETS TO 140 (or, lessssssssss) OH YEAH, I GOT ON THE SCALES TODAY & I'M NOW 171, DOWN 108.80 WITH ONLY 31 #s TO GO TO GOAL ... &&&, I'M ALMOST IN THE 160s. I HONESTLY CANNOT REMEMBER WHEN I WEIGHED THAT LITTLE ... SOMETIME WAYYYYYYYYYYY BACK IN THE LAST 27 YEARS! SO, ARE YOU UNDER GOAL AT 145? I THINK YOU'RE A LOT TALLER THAN I AM IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I'M A SQUAT; I'M ONLY 5' 2 1/2" IF I TILT MY HEAD UP. DOC B WANTS ME AT 140 BUT I WANT TO BE BETWEEN MY IDEAL WEIGHT OF 126 TO 140. MS SUSANN & I WERE LOOKING INTO PLASTICS & OTHER PROCEDURES (especially for the face ... hers looks fine, but I have really aged), BUT, WE DECIDED THAT WE ARE GONNA STICK TO OUR GUNS & NOT HAVE ANYTHING DONE UNTIL WE HIT GOAL. THEN, AFTER PLASTICS, WE'LL ACTUALLY BE BELOW GOAL! APRIL 28th WILL BE MY 18-MONTH ANNIVERSARY, SO THAT IS REALLY LOOMING IN MY HEAD AS "THE" DAY TO HIT GOAL! THAT'S REALLY A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME, BUT WHO KNOWS! JUST LIKE YOU DID, I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT I'M EATING NOW THAT I'M LOSING AGAIN SO I'LL MAKE A SEPARATE POST FOR THAT ANSWER. OHHH, I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU THAT YOU ARE GOING BACK FOR YOUR POST OP. YOU HAD US A BIT WORRIED WHEN YOU WERE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH PAIN & DEPRESSION. GOOD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE DOING BETTER NOW. PLEASE POST NEW PLASTICS PICS SO WE CAN SEE HOW YOUR INCISIONS ARE HEALING. I'VE WATCHED THE TOTAL LOWER BODY LIFT PROCEDURE ON THE DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL BUT THEY NEVER DID IT ON A TINY PERSON LIKE YOU; IT WAS ALWAYS PERFORMED ON SOMEONE WHO HAD BEEN LIKE 5 - 600 #s & HAD 20 - 30 #s OF LOOSE SKIN AROUND THEIR MIDDLE. SO, WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE HAVING THE TLBL, I JUST HELD MY BREATH FOR YOU (&, prayed, of course). SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE NOW DOING MUCH, MUCH BETTER. GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Oh Dawn I am so happy for you. I can't wait to have that great feeling. You are the bomb, just keep doing what you are doing, you know how to work it girl!! Oh, I got the phone call today, the approval finally went through with my insurance company. Jan 28th I go in for my pre-op, and Feb 7th is the great date. I cried when I got the phone call, but so many emotions went through me today now that I know it's all a go. One minute I am happy and excited and the next I am scared and excited. I just can't wait to be on that loosers bench with you and all of the others. Well, congrats on your loss. Keep up the good work. Deb G

THANKS MS DEB ... &, WE ARE SO VERY HAPPY FOR YOU! YOU JUST WON'T BELIEVE HOW YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE! WOW, WHAT A BLESSING! WE'LL KEEP YOUR SEAT ON THE LOSER'S WARMED & READY, GIRL! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

I am close to goal also yeaaa for me lol highest weight 286. date of surgery weight 256. lost 80 36 more to goal I also want to weigh 140 so come on lets kick it in gear we can do it ,lets go girls

OH COOL, MS BECKY! WE'LL BE "THE 140 TWINS"! I KNOW IT'S SILLY, BUT YESTERDAY AT ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL, INSTEAD OF USING THE ELEVATOR, I WALKED UP THE STEPS (BRISKLY) & THEN BACK DOWN THEM WHEN I LEFT ... I COUNTED THEM & THOUGHT TO MYSELF ... THERE, 25 UP & 25 DOWN ... I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE SURGERY. LAST WEEKEND WE WENT TO CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' & IN HIGH HEELS ON NICK'S ARM, I DARN-NEAR SPRINTED UP THOSE STEPS WITHOUT STOPPING. THE LAST TIME WE WENT THERE WAS BEFORE MY SURGERY & I HAD TO LITERALLY PULL MYSELF UP THE STAIRS BY THE HAND RAIL & EVEN THEN, I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES IN ... WHAT? ... ABOUT 20 STEPS! IT WAS SOOOOOO EMBARRASSING, BUT NO MORE! NOW, I THINK ... HEY, STEPS = LOSING WEIGHT! LIFE IS GOOD & GETTING BETTER! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

YEA DAWN Those are great wow moments. I am 3 lbs of Dr B goal of 160 and 28 lbs away from my goal of 135. This is the lowest I have weighed since being a teenager. Hugs Julie