TRIPLE WOW

... I GOT INTO A SIZE 12 PAIR OF LIZ CLAIBORNE BLUE JEANS & THE LEGS ARE LOOSE. THEY ARE NOT STRETCH & THEY HAVE A REAL ZIPPER & TIGHT WAISTBAND, NOT AN ELASTIC WAISTBAND. I'VE NEVER WORN PANTS THAT WEREN'T STRETCH WITH AN ELASTIC WAISTBAND SINCE MEETING NICK NEARLY 7 YEARS AGO ... SO, THIS IS A MAJOR BIGGIE "WOW" FOR ME! ... I AM FINALLY INTO THE 160s & HAVEN'T BEEN THIS LIGHT SINCE SOMETIME IN THE 1980s ... YES, I SAID THE 19 "8-0s". I WEIGHED IN AT 169.60 THIS MORNING. THAT MEANS I'VE LOST 110.20 #s. ... SINCE JAN 1st, I'VE LOST 6.40 #s. I'VE REALLY BE ON A FAIRLY STRICT EATING PLAN WITH A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM SO I DON'T STRESS TO THE MAX, BUT IT HAS BEEN WORKING ... FRIDAY IS MY 15-MONTH ANNIVERSARY, SO AT LEAST I'M AT A NEW LOW!!! SOOOOOOOO, HOW ARE ALL OUR "G-O-A-L CHASERS" DOING? CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR GREAT STORIES. GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

WOW...size 12, that is AWESOME! You go girl!!!! Susann

I know & that is a r-e-a-l size 12. I've been in a stretch 12 for quite a while but we all know that a stretch size can stretch larger. Dang, I forgot how GOOOOOOOOOOD a pair of tight blue jeans feels!

Thats awesome dawn!!!! CONGRATS!!!! and CONGRATS and CONGRATS on the anniversary! lol.. ur doing fantastic! jen

THANKS MS JEN!!!!!!! YA KNOW ... I HAVE MY SURGERY ANNIVERSAY MARKED ON MY CALENDAR EACH MONTH ... IT'S JUST A WAY TO TRY TO KEEP UP MY FOCUS & ENTHEUSIAM. KINDA LIKE A SPECIAL DAY WHERE I CAN LOOK BACK & CHECK OUT MY #s & SAY, "HEY, LOOK HOW FAR YOU'VE COME, GIRL!" SINCE I'M A SLOW LOSER, IT WOULD BE SO EASY TO LOSE FOCUS, SO I INCLUDE ALL SORTS OF LITTLE DAILY THINGS TO KEEP MOTIVATED. OF COURSE, FRIENDS LIKE YOU ARE THE BEST MOTIVATION!!! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

Congratulations hun, I'm so proud of you and your success. Wow a real pair of jeans, I remember those!?! LOL I'll be 3 weeks out tomorrow and I'm down 21 lbs, I tried on a blouse that I couldn't fit during the holidays (I couldn't even pull the two sides together let alone button it) and wouldn't you know I was able to button the entire blouse? Whoo Hoo for me huh? It still looked like crap on but at least I could pull it closed and button it. I am also starting to see small remnants of my collar bone again. When I reach up to feel my neck I can actually feel it there now, I haven't felt that in almost 12 years!!! Have you developed the switch in your walk yet? With those nice jeans you should throw those hips a bit honey, that's what I'm going to do. Robin

THANK YOU MS ROBIN! OH WOW, ARE YOU DOING GREAT! I KNOW! ... I'VE FOUND BONES & CURVES I HAD FORGOTTEN I EVEN HAD! IT'S SO FUNNY! NICK WILL BE RUBBING MY LEG OR SOMETHING &, WITH SURPRISE, HE'LL SAY ... OH MY GOSH, YOU HAVE A KNEE ... or, WOW, I CAN FEEL YOU HIP BONE ... &, THE OTHER DAY IN THE SHOWER, HE SAID MY BACK LOOKED SO GOOD (it's smooth now; no more rolls & rolls of fat). I'VE LOST SO MUCH BUTT "PADDING" THAT WHEN I SIT IN A PEW AT CHURCH OR ON A WOODEN CHAIR, MY POOR HIP BONES HURT CUZ THEY DON'T HAVE ANY CUSH, SO I KINDA SIT SIDEWAYS TO STAY OFF MY BONES. YOU WILL HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL BODY CHANGES ... YEAHHHHHHHH FOR YOU!!! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

That's great, Dawn!!! I am so happy for you. You are attaining all your goals the right way - with hard work and perseverance! I'm proud of you and all your accomplishments! Susan

THANK YOU MS SUSAN. YA KNOW, IT HAS BEEN REALLY FRUSTRATING TO BE SUCH A "SLOW LOSER" WHILE WATCHING EVERYONE ELSE GO ZIPPIN' BY ME ... BUT, IT HAS ALSO TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT BEING MORE PATIENT, APPRECIATING EVERY LITTLE SUCCESS (which has given me a heart to encourage others) & TO NOT GIVE UP. YOU'RE RIGHT ... THIS IS A LOT OF HARD WORK ... IT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT & THE HARDEST THING YOU WILL EVER DO BECAUSE IT IS A COMPLETE LIFESTYLE CHANGE & IT WILL EFFECT YOU YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. BUT, I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD! SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU HAD A BREAKTHROUGH!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ... DAWN & NICk

I hit a personal goal.. I'll be 8 weeks out on Saturday.. and I'm down 40 pounds! I'm a slow loser.. but as long as the numbers keep going DOWN.. I can deal with it!