MONDAY WEIGH IN!

GOOD MONDAY TO ALL,            HOPE YOUR WEEKEND WAS NICE.....GONNA BE IN THE NINTIES HERE THIS WEEK SO GOTTA GET READY TO SWEAT.... HAD A BALL AT MY GRANDSONS FIELD DAY FRIDAY, WENT THRIFT STORING SATURDAY AND LAYED BACK AND MADE CUPCAKES SUNDAY WITH GRANDKIDS SUNDAY LOL.... LEON AND I TOOK THEM TO THE PARK LATER ON IN THE DAY.... GIVES MY DAUGHTER A BREAK SOME LOL.... WELL ALL OF YOU OUT THERE... LETS DRAG THE SCALE OUT AND LOVE IT OR HATE IT THIS MORNING... IM IN A SHOCK MODE THIS MORNING WITH IT... I HAVE NEVER IN THE FIFTEEN MONTHS OUT NEVER WEIGHED THE SAME THING THREE WEEKS IN A ROW. SO GUESS THIS IS WHAT AN OFFICAL PLATEAU IS LOL,,, OH WELL. AT LEAST HAVENT GAINED.. BEGINNING WEIGHT-397 SURGERY WEIGHT-386 LAST WEEK-190 THIS WEEK-190  HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!! HUGS MARGE

Well the scale is moving slow but still moving. I am 5 day and 5 lbs from my goal of 280 by May 4th(my b-day). This weekend I also went to the thrift store. I got 2 blue jean skirts and 2 cardigan sweaters for work. It is so cold in the building.  My baby boy(21 y/o) arrived on Friday. He is here for my birthday. I was happy to see him. He was shocked to see me. He knew I had WLS but I don't think he thought I would have loss so much weight this soon. He kept saying mom you are so beautiful. He is such a great son.  BTW I am 23 lbs from 100 lbs....WOW that is amazing.     BEGINNING WEIGHT-362(01/13/07) SURGERY WEIGHT-357(01/19/07-the day released from hospital) LAST WEEK-287 THIS WEEK-285 Also, I hope more people start posting on the Monday weigh in. It keeps me inspired to read about other.

Wow Marge, 90's already? I've never lived down south, but is that normal for April? It makes me appreciate our summers here in Colorado! No movement this week - I think my body is rebelling a bit. Not sure why, but I know I've lost lots of inches, so I'm happy with that. I actually fit into some old jeans I kept from my last big weight loss, over 10 years ago! As a matter of fact, I've kept a lot of those clothes and had fun this weekend trying them on. And, of course, I went shopping. I'm becoming a bit of a shopaholic, and having a Lane Bryant Outlet store close to my house is not helping! Well, here it is: Surgery weight: 371 last week's weight: 225 this week's weight: 225 I still can't believe I've lost 146 pounds - it seems a bit surreal. But boy, do I feel good! That's a good reminder right there!

We haven't had the hot stuff yet-Thank goodness.  I know how ya'll down south suffer with the heat.  That is why we live in NW Georgia. Only down two pounds, but at least I am DOWN instead of the other way.  If I can get 20 pounds off this month before the wedding I will be pleased.  Then I can start on working my way to onederland.  I would love to see it before September, really before October which will be my two year surgiversary.   Must get busy.   We got a box of bottles at auction for $5 and sold one on Saturday for $19.99!  Who would have thought that?  I have to get the postage attached and run it to the post office.  Then Boyce wants me to list a bunch more we got today.  Then start on the other box we got at another auction for $5.  I checked the listings this morning and we have bids on two of the last batch of Playboys he got-another $5 auction buy.  I will be soooooo glad when they are out of the house.  He is not allowed the bidder's card anymore when I go to the ladies room.  That is how we ended up with 123 50's, 60's and 70's Playboys.  I told him NEVER to do that anymore or else!  Although we have made over $500 on them, the aggravation wasn't worth it.  I could write a book on the crazy questions people asked about them.  One person wanted to know if the staples had rust on them  and if they did, was there any rust on the centerfold picture?  Now to be perfectly honest I really did not want to get the loupe and closely examine the centerfold of a 50 year old playboy.  Considering that the person in the picture is now in her 70's!  I made Boyce do it.  After that he was a bit more understanding of my aggravation with the darn things.  It is much easier to answer questions about my crochet patterns.  At least you do not have to contend with T&A! Here's this weeks numbers: Pre-op:  413 Surgery Day :379.5 Last Week:  243 This Week:  241 -2 "Only" 41 more to Onerland Hugs, Janie

Ew, Janie, I don't blame you!  I'd feel the same way having to answer gross questions about the Playboy centerfolds (not to mention I don't want to think where those magazines have been).  I'm glad you are making good money on Ebay.  I have no talent for stuff like that -- years ago, I bought a bunch of beanie babies from Japan (ones you couldn't get here) hoping to sell them on Ebay and about two days after the shipment arrived, the beanie baby craze died.  Story of my life!  Kix

Hey there, the scale is moving... I would like it to move faster (who wouldint?) Highest Weight: 377.7 Surgery Weight: 375-377 Last Week: 315 This Week: 310.8 Loss: 4.2 Total Loss: 66.9lbs *Only 11 lbs to be under 300. I hope I can get there in the next week and a half. Well today is my 3 months. I wanted to be under 300lbs by now, but I won't dwell on it. Going to pick back up my cardio and strength training this week as well as up my protein intake. Next goal is to be under 250 by 6 months. Aggressive, but attainable. 

Hi Marge,

This was a nice weekend, Saturday went shopping for some clothes to take to Vegas, it is so hard to find cute summer blouses, without short sleeves, I cannot let anyone besides my hubby see my batwings.. I was so surprized I actually fit into a 14/16 top. Jeans art still a 20 but thats okay. Sunday went to Granddaughters 9th birthday party.. So that was fun.

but I am at a stall just like you 3 weeks it is so depressing, so here are my numbers

Beginning weight 473 Surgery weight 417 Last week 204 This week 204 Man those 100's are so hard to get too....I even upped my exercising last week. But I will not give up.. Have a great week..

 

Hey, Marge, thanks for starting off the Monday weigh in.  Here's my numbers for the week -  Beginning weight:  396 Surgery weight:  386 Last week:  212.8 Today:  215.0 My numbers are going in the wrong direction - ugh.  I know what's wrong - I've been eating too many calories and far more carbs than I should.  I need to cut back on the calories, cut back on the carbs, up the protein a bit, drink more water, and add more exercise to my routine.  I know what I need to do, it's just a matter of making it happen.... Kellie

Starting weight 427 lbs Starting BMI 71.1 Pre-Op Diet weight 378 lbs Pre-Op Diet BMI 62.9 Surgery Weight 359lbs Surgery BMI 59.7 Current weight 258 lbs Current BMI 42.9 Last week: 259lbs Goal weight 150 lbs Total to lose 277 lbs ———————————————————————————————— Total Lost This Week -1 lbs Total Lost Since Pre Op Diet -120 lbs (Started 2 weeks before surgery.) Total Lost Since Surgery -101 lbs
Total Lost so far -169 lbs
Total to lose till just Obese 19 lbs
Total LEFT to lose to make goal 108 lbs ———————————————————————————————— Average Loss Per Week Since Surgery: -3.3 lbs per week Average Loss Per Week Since September: -3.6 lbs per week Progress: 61 % of the way to goal!! Percent of body weight lost: -39.6 % ———————————————————————————————— # Loss For September: -19 lbs # Loss For October: -25 lbs # Loss For November: -12 lbs # Loss For December: -11 lbs # Loss For January: -16 lbs # Loss For February: -13 lbs # Loss for March: -10 lbs # Loss for April: -14 # Average Loss Per Month Since September: -17.1 lbs ———————————————————————————————— May Pictures Are Up! View Before and After shots here - http://djfsmith.com/bna.html ———————————————————————————————— Have a super week!! Felicia =0)

Hi, everyone! The weather was beautiful in Colorado this past weekend.  While PJ was out hiking this weekend (along with a majority of other Colorodoans, from what I could tell at the trail parking lot near my house), I took it easy and rested my leg.  It's still draining, so it looks like my surgeon was right when he told me back at my pre-op consult that it might drain for a while.  Sink baths are getting boring, but on the other hand, I don't want the drain out too soon. Friends I met last year during surgery class came over on Saturday to visit.  Every time we see each other (once or twice a month for me right now), I can't believe how skinny we are all getting!  They brought me more clothes (yikes!), which meant I had to go through my closet again.  I was sad to find out that some of the beautiful summer clothes they gave me in the previous bunch were now too big!  (Well, I was sad they were too big before I got to wear them).  I gave them to Goodwill. Spent most of Sunday doing errands with my sibling.  Costco had a boatload of plants on sale, so we bought six big pots of assorted flowers.  I still need to use the electric cart when I go to big stores like Costco or Wally's, and the electric cart at this particular Costco was so slow I could have walked faster, which means that was one DAMN SLOW CART!    I felt like I was on a baby ride at the amusement park. Beginning weight: 530 Surgery weight: 407 Last week: 276 This week: 269 (2 lbs of that was Blobby) Kix