Hooray or shame on me??

Not even sure where to start but here I go....

I have finally gotten out of the 3's and have broke into the 2's. I can't believe it really. I have read on here about mistakes people have been making and I'm right there with all of you! I have been eating some things I know that I shouldn't...damn those girl scouts!!! Harassing you at every turn with their devilish little cookies...can't even go into walmart without being solicited by those innocent faces trying to unload their cookie badness! lol Thankfully the supply of cookies is gone and now I'm behaving myself.

The weight continues to come off, even though I have not been participating 100% in it's removal. I don't know, maybe it's the time of year or something? I am happy to say though it's not stress eating...just i want it and i ate it. And not to minimize the badness of it all but at least i ate a serving size and then put it away. That is absolutely a first for me.

Well I'm back to being reformed, I think after all this time I have finally got the hang of my tool, and still thankful for it everyday. It's always there..i'm always aware of what i'm putting in my mouth, for better or for worse. I eat healthy more than not and I'm really proud of myself.

As I wrote before we're going to Disney, i'm so very excited about that! I'm starting to feel more normal and that is the best feeling ever! I was in size 26 for quite awhile and now I have slipped down to a 24, which are now loose and i think i will see how a 22 will fit . I found a lady in need of some clothing so i'm going to ship her all those jeans...I enjoyed every minute in them so i hope she enjoys them too.

Thank you all as always for all the support. I love this place more than the lifetime channel...you laugh cry, identify and most importantly, everyone understands.

Have a great weekend everyone!

CONGRATS on getting out of the 3's and into twoterville...   Doing the happy dance for you..

I know that must feel so good.. I can hardly wait to get past this slump I am in.. I am at 200 and holding.. so frustrating.. just 1 lb is all I ask and yet I have been waiting since Monday and no movement of any kind.. I am eating right and working out like  fiend.. and still am stuck AGAIN..
I think I may measure agian to see if that is moving..

I just got out of 24 jeans and I am in 22s as of this past week.. I wore 24's to the store last Saturday to buy new walking shoes and as I was walking up and down the isle to try the fit of the shoe I had to hold my pants up.. lol.. my hubby asked why I didnt wear a belt.. I told him I dont own any.. the 24 jeans are the first jeans I have worn in many many years.. jeans still dont fit right.. I have a big panni and in order to get it in the jeans I have to have a bigger size.. stuffing it in like sausage.. lol... in stretch pants I am down to a size large (12/14) so the size 22 jeans fit in the waist but the rest is baggy, especially the legs.. but thats ok.. it feels great to be able to finally wear jeans.. one of my goals is to get a pair of Levi's... they run small so I will get there eventually.. I ahev one pair that was donated to me and they are 24's but not fitting yet..

WARNING  WARNING  WARNING ..slowly back away from the cookies..do not look back...
I am glad that you got that craving for GS cookies out of your system.. I can't believe that with eating them you were still loosing.. here I am eating only the right things and I am stuck.. not fair somehow.. ... 

Now all joking aside... I am glad you are doing so well and were fortunate enough to keep the weight coming off as you ate the cookies , but dont plan on that happening next time.. it WILL catch up with you.. at least you ate them in the right portions and not the whole container at once. Kudos for that.. Yes the craving and temptations are so so hard to overcome.. and we are not perfect by any means and we will have slip ups from time to time.. I am glad you are back on track now.. and the little monsters are gone from the parking lots.. (not the kids- the cookies..)

Happy for you about Disney.. I am sure you will really enjoy it.. things are so much better at lower weight.. well everything is better at lower weights.. lol..let us know how it goes..

Enjoy your long weekend and Happy Easter to you and yours..

Huggs..

Thanks for your kind words

As for why I continued to lose while being involved in GS cookie badness, well I only ate a serving size once a day for a couple of weeks. it was only 140 calories and I did continue to exercise and get all my water and protein in. Besides, since I have so much more to lose than you, I think that's why it still comes off. I'm not trying to tempt fate to find out though. GS cookie season is over and I'm so glad lol

Hope you had a joyful Easter!

I did have a joyful Easter thank you., I hope you did too..

I am so happy for you.. 303lbs lost..   What a great accomplishment... You are such an inspiration and helps me to know that I have a long time to get this weight off and I don't have to do it in the first few months.. I must have patience..

I am glad the GS cookies are gone too.. I had to contend with the Cadberry Egg cravings and the little chocolate footballs for Easter...  Easter and Valentine's day are the two big candy days for me.. other wise I don't eat it.. but I made it with no candy this year.. yippee... Valentine day and Easter have past and I was good girl... but if like you I had lost 303lbs I think I might have just indulged a little.  I see you stayed the course and worked your tool even with that little amount of added calories.. WAY TO GO..


Keep it up.. let us know when you go back to the doctor for the weigh in what she says.. I am happy you can amaze her.. Good For You..

Huggs.....

Thanks Teresa!

303 pounds...who would have ever thought?? That is an incredible amount of weight. It's even kind of unbelieveable to me and it was MY weight!!!!

I think i have always known that i'm an extremely resilant person. At my highest weight, i still went to work, shopping, out with friends...basically things everyone else does. I never believed my weight was a reflection of who I am. I don't believe it now. I'm happy to see the weight go. Fortunately, I didn't have any comorbidities but that amount of weight itself is a comorbidity all of its own! But when I look in the mirror mostly all i see is the change to my face and neck, and my beautiful collar bones have reappeared. Besides that, its like i feel the same, because I think i have forgotten how bad i was beginning to feel. i can hop up...run after the dog...clean without stopping and fit in just one seat in the car. but since it all happens so gradually, mostly i don't think of it until i notice wow...look at that....The best way for me to see the difference is in the clothes i used to wear. they are swimming on me!!!

We can all do this in time. I believe that adopting new healthy habits and sticking with them we will all achieve our goals. I feel so accomplished, just because I didn't know if I could ever take off this weight, and it is actually coming off. By the time I got into my size 26 jeans if i never lost another pound i would have been ok, but much to my delight it is still coming off and i'm almost in a size 22. I wore my first size 22 dress yesterday with high heeled strappy sandals...something i never would have bought before. For the first time my knees actually showed. Of course i had on a high waist body shaper (lets not get crazy lol) but wow...i felt like such a lady!!!

This tool is such an amazing gift. I'm reminded of it everyday...and grateful every day!

We are the luckiest people in the world!!!

303 pounds lost....that is just...wow! Keep working that tool and enjoy the heck outta Disneyland. I can't wait till next month when I'm going to try a roller coaster for myself- hope it works out for us both!

I don't know about getting on a rollercoaster...lol but i can't wait to walk all over the place and chase after that mouse!!! lol Good luck on the rollercoaster...make sure you put your hands over your head and screammmmmmmmmmmm!

Tabby, You inspire me, not because you are perfect but because you keep trying....that makes you a success!!!

This was very nice of you...thank you. You really touched me

Someday I'm really gonna give the Girl Scout shakedown artist a fiver and just walk away without the cookies. Really I am!

They actually have a storefront at our mall.

I'm hoping THAT is just temporary.