Weekly Weight In

Morning all........ Weighed in this morning at 152. 1 pound loss this week. Phyllis 300/152/150-145

hi Phyllis! This morning I weighed in at 232. That is a 2 1/2 pound weight loss from last week, but 1 pound from the week before. Got rid of tha****er, fluctuations really suck!!! I have been thinking a lot about "goal" weight and how little the number is coming to mean to me. I feel great, I'm in clothes that I couldn't imagine fitting in before. I am actually in clothes that I never thought I'd get into at the beginning of my journey. I said I would be happy in a size 18/20 pants, in womans. I am now in a 16/18 in Ladies sizes, I can't even buy from the plus size stores anymore. That is a bizarre notion for me. I go in there now and things are too big!! Even the 14/16's that I would have been so happy to get into about a year ago suddenly are just too big. It's a great journey, that I must say. Have a beautiful day. Donna

Girl, yesssssssss it is............ I also was okay with my goal size........ just trying to maintain and stay in control Donna. It's funny when I adopted that mindset, the pounds start dropping again, slowly but I will take it ............ You keep doing your thing Ms. Donna........ you are doing wonderful !!!!!!!! Phyllis

Nice job Donna... Have I ever told you how refreshing your attitude is? Honestly, your success is a direct result of the fact that you are not fixated on one goal far far far away. It's all about the baby steps, the small hurdles, etc etc. With each hurdle we gain so much ground in our journeys, but when we fixate our sights on that 1,000 yard stare, it's hard to see the small accomplishments that all truely add up. And that, we know, leads to lack of motivation. When I'm down in the dumps about having a slow week, or a backwards one, I always find inspiration in your words.. and it pushes my mindset back where it should be. I just want to take a few moments to thank you for that. -CJ

Hi there CJ Thank you very much for those kind words. You are right about the small goals. I think one of my regrets is that I didn't stick to all those "start on a Monday diets" because they were too slow. I have calculated time and time again how much I would have lost had I just been patient. I had a conversation with myself about 3 months ago wondering when this was going to be "over". The conversation was important in that I realized that there is no end. There was a beginning but it is a progression of how I am going to live my life. My food obsession is not over, not by a long shot. Food will always control me in some shape way or form. It controls me now in the way that I don't eat it. I am obsessed with not going off of my program. AT ALL!! In some ways that obsession can be just as dangerous as eating out of control. But I work on it every single day. I like to say that I DID have my head worked on, but not my stomach!!! Thank you again, you give me the same motivation because of your amazing success and positive attitude! Donna

Hi guys!!! Back on track here... I actually ran into some folks whom I haven't seen in several months... they came up to me and said, "Hey... you've lost some weight haven't you... how much?? I looks like 30 or so, you look REALLY good..." That was nice... reassurance is a good thing every now and again. Hah, then when they asked how much I'm TRYING to lose, I told them about 30 more and they said, "Wow, you're going for wicked HOT CHICK aren't you!!" I suppose... *blushing* Anyways, here's my Saturday Stats ***CURRENT: 171 Starting Weight: 250 As of 1/1/06: 188 Goal: 140 -2 lbs from last week Next week's goal is to see 169 again. --CJ

You go girl !!!!!!!! Congratulations on an awesome week !!!!!!!! Phyllis...........

Thanks Phyllis!! Right back at ya!!

Not been on the scale. There is still swelling. But the doctor took off 6 pounds 7 ounces of skin. Lynette

Thanks for checking in sweetie.......... You are missed Phyllis