Raine

Lets just say Bart Simpson losing his head, a sombrero, tequilla and almost not being able to leave the country!

I did that last week, we had a baby shower at work and I ate cake and cookies etc. For 3 day's I wanted nothing but sugary sweets, went out and got sf jello, sf pudding and some sf gummies to get me through the sweet cravings.

Sometimes the truth hurts and sometimes that pain is exactly the medicine you need. I love your honesty and wouldn't have it any other way!

I just bought 10's 3 weeks ago and have no choice but to wear a belt I just bought a pair of boots with no zipper and they slid right over my calf! That was an awesome feeling, so now at 44 I am going out to buy my first pair of skinny jeans to wear with said boots! And just a side note: I haven't touched tequilla since TJ when I turned 25!!! LOL

lmfao!!! wooohooooooooo you go girl!

So many different things can be behind their reactions. Jealousy, fear, etc. etc. I have a friend that didn't want me to have it done because she was afraid for me. In the end she is supportive, but continues to ask me to go get bagels for Breakfast and go to lunch at places that do not have things that I think are healthy enough. I have another friend that actually made this comment when I told her how much I lost so far " I better get a move on then, because now you weigh less than me and we can't have that!" I have 4 sisters and 3 of them barely talk about it or ask how I am doing. My other sister, she asked me to send her my liquid diet plan, what exercises I am doing what I am eating now etc. I have other friends that are really supportive and are happy for every step of my journey. Just go with the flow of it all. Everyone will react differently to what you are going through and how you are doing it. Only the ignorant will make comments like just stop eating and exercise. Yeah, duh, we can do that but we can't maintain it without help. Stay strong!

Absolutely fantastic! Great job on your journey and congratulations on kicking thos co morbidities to the curb I agree with you it is like a re-birth!

I am almost at 6 months and can eat like a "normal" person does now. Sometimes I have more restriction and sometimes not so much. I keep my calories 1200 and less. I researched and in order to maintain a weight of 140ish with out exercise you need to consume approx 1420 calories. I am still under that and at 171 right now and exercise regularly. Either way the body knows when to lose and when not to.

I am a basic kinda salad girl, lettuce tomato cucumber and onion if finely chopped. I was able to eat salad with no problem 6 weeks out.

It is amazing, isnt it? People get so used to seeing you a certain way that when you change, even for the better, their minds do not comprehend and to them there must be something wrong. You tried to educate and inform them, weather it works or not at least you know you did what you could to help them. You never know, some of them may surprise you.

That is just the opposite, only a couple of times in my life has my face not been round like pics 1 and 2. I look in the mirror now or see a picture like the last one with the hard hat, and am in amazement and wonder sometimes, is that really what my face is supposed to look like, and then I smile bigger LOL.

You gotta love it when the person that means the most to you tells you how sexy you are! Congratulations!

That is awesome! Congratulations and way to rock your sleeve!

Isn't it freaking awesome!

Ughhhh drives me crazy how stupid and ignorant people can be!

Congratulations, Thomas!!! That is wonderful news indeed.

I am almost 6 months out and it changes too. Some day's I can't eat as much as others.

Unstoppable, indeed! You have acheived so much and, yes, you should be proud. Congratulations!

Absolutely pretty! You look wonderful!

I used the chantix too. My doc wouldn't even talk to me unless I was smoke free for 90 days. But in the end I went back. My sister tried the e-cig and has been smoke free for over a year now. That is my next step, the e-cig once I get to 5-10 lbs past my goal. I love smoking as horrible as that sounds but I know I really need to stop. It is hindering my whole "get healthy" process.

You look stunning, simply stunning! Congratulations.

You are too sweet! You look truly amazing. I was doing a Habitat for Humanity House Build here in Charlotte. I volunteered with the guys from the office. LOL I was the only woman that showed up from our group! My boys all showed me how and what to do.

You are the only one that notices because hunny I only see one! You look amazing!

Congratulations on a job well done!!

M2G you inspired me to do this!!! Thanks! I feel younger too!