Elina!!!

Donna, you are beautiful, I mean the food it beautiful, okay, both are beautiful.  :)

What is your plan for tomorrow and the rest of the week?  I want details.  :)

Is the weight budging?  I want to celebrate your surgaversary with you.  We need to think of ways to do that long distance.  You have much to celebrate and I want a small piece of the joy.  

Thank you, Thank you!!!!...

I work all week, so, I pack a lunch and it makes it a lot easier.. eggs, ham, and a slice of cheese for breaky, protein drink for break, chicken lettuce sandwich for lunch, and veggies for afternoon... Dinner not sure... We were talking pork loin.... My lunches are pretty well the same this week... except that main 3oz meal..

The weight has gone down about 3lbs so far this week... but, my official weigh in this week will be Saturday :) I haven't really planned anything for surgaversary... I have an old co-worker coming into town and we want to get together for coffee.. I did have Monday off, but, I picked up a shift... my residents are like family... the latest quote today... You're some kind of angel, aren't you... LOL... I spent 3 months in the hospital, I learned a lot and how people feel when treated right!!!.. ;)

I'll grab Spencerella, we'll fly down have dinner and wine and fly back!!!!... Ok, OK, I am dreaming :)

I love your dream.  Okay, we'll save the celebration for August.  But at least we should have a time, when we all raise a glass (of protein shake) to you and your achievements.  It should not go unnoticed, it's a big day.  On many levels you life changed that day, it's worth remembering.  Hugs.

Donna, I woke up this morning with you in my thoughts.  I want to tell you something that you probably already know, but it keeps 'eating' at me that I didn't specifically say this.  I just want to make sure that when you reach goal (again) you do not think that you are done. The greatest revelation to me on this journey and the biggest difference between now and all the other times I have regained, is the understanding that this is a permanent project of mine.  There is no end to my journey and I will never be done fighting obesity.  Yes, in maintenance mode, I 'round the corners' that I keep so sharp in weigh loss mode, but I never step away from the main principles that I talked to  you about.  I might add in more fat, or a few glasses of wine a week, (not much, three or four at most and only when I am at goal or I pay for it).  I might allow in a weekend meal or two that is not so strict, but overall, I stick with the plan and I keep and eagle's eye on the scale.  I think that in weight loss mode, it's okay to only weigh yourself once a week, but in maintenance, I weigh myself everyday.  In early maintenance, I kept (and would keep again) a very tight weight window.  Unless you have major water fluctuations (and some woman do), I would keep a three pound window in the first six months to a year of maintenance and then increase it to five pounds or so.  In other words, I would continue to keep things tight until you had more confidence in your ability to go right back into weight loss mode when you needed to. We will talk all of this out in more detail when you get there again, but I just wanted to share some thoughts as apparently not sharing them kept me dreaming about them.  :)  I hope you are having a wonderful day and I can't wait to read/hear about your weigh in day.  Take care. 

I love your determination and your willingness to make sacrifices to keep what you got.  Your photos and story are really capable of making people believe that "impossible" things are possible.  That's what your avatar says to me every time I see it.  I find myself smiling and thinking, "I am not alone".  Thank you for sharing this journey with me.