Teresita

I'm happy to say I did a 2 mile walk yesterday morning. Around 2:30 I went to the community pool for about 1 1/2 hours. I had a ball even though my daughter just stood in the pool. She had fun also. I kept my feet off the floor majority of the time just working my arms and legs the whole time.

I will be walking Saturday and Sunday!!!!

MEOW girl you are awesome for going to the gym......I promise you as soon as the next weight training class becomes available I will join. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!!!!!! You are an inspiration. 430 pounds been there done that....recently. I know how it feels. I Love You All Day Long!!!!

You are beautiful in every single way.....words can't bring down noooooo (christina argulara) I love that song. I cried the first few times I saw the video. It is not always other peopls words but our very own words. You are beautiful....believe.....say it and live it.

Ok this is Bull....yeah I weighed in......with a 5 pound gain. Life goes on, I wanted to cry but not as bad as once I weighed in and was in total shock that I had gained. Anyhow, I almost left before my friends got there but once they were there I stayed. It wasn't as bad as I thought. Today is a new day. I have goals and I will do what I have to do.

I stopped walking during the weekdays and did not really replace it with anything. After work yesterday I went home and did the Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile tape. I was happy once it was over and a sense of accomplishment and I can do this since it is hot outside.

I will do the tape everyday after work. There are my 3 miles again. I will continue to walk early on Saturday and Sunday.

:high5: You will be a winner, just follow the people around, that are doing exceptionally well. Watch what they eat and how they exercise. Start walking today, don't wait until you get your band. You are up and walking the evening after surgery to help get the gas out of you. Gas is more painful then the band.:biggrin:

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Proud of you!!!!:biggrin:

I feel good about going to TTC last night. I feel like I got in a good exercise. With all that sweating, it better have been a good exercise.

I am excited and nervous about weigh in tonight. I need this weigh in so bad to get that motivation. I have a burger for breakfast, soup for the rest of the work day and my daughter made me a pbj so I may share that with my co worker. We're crazy.

I don't know why I wait until the morning to really think about what I am going to wear especially knowing I usually have to iron stuff. I kinda forgot I needed to wash my hair this morning because it was totally wet from sweating. I washed my hair and grabbe no iron clothing. I think I'm kinda cute today becuase it is a black cami with a sheer black blouse with flowers and a little beading.

I need to throw the rest of this burger away because it is sitting in my chest, as if I didn't know.

What am I going to do to keep from eating EVERYTHING when I get off. Weigh in does not begin until 6:15. You know when I get home I lose my mind on Tuesday's. POPSICLES that will be the answer. I will walk while OPRAH is on and then have 2 pops.

I hear you ewwwwwww, we read everything.....LOL

25 26 27 28 29 30 1

2 last weigh ins this month (June 20 and June 26)

15 days away from birthday (July 4 no scale to weigh in)

19 days away from bandiversary (July 8)

Well today is one day away from having to weigh in after 2 whole weeks. It has been driving me ......to eat...not crazy. Yeah I will blame any weight gain on them.

I am exciting and scared to weigh in. I am glad I walked this weekend. 3 miles at Haines Point with Kee was not easy. Thank God for sending one of his angels, a fiesty, older lady who could out walk us decided not to walk with her 2 daughters but with us. She talked and she walked and talked and walked. Finally she decided to leave us near the end but if she had not been with us I would have said Kee I need to slow down and would have. This woman kept our speed up.

Also, everything was going on at the park. There was a triathalon going on, there is a swimming pool down there. There was a 10k training going on and it had to be about 200 people doing that. Then there were the usual walkers and joggers and all of this was going on at 7:30 am.

Sunday morning I knew I had to walk so I text Kee again and she said where. I thought PGCC would be good because the track was resurfaced but then I started thinking about the sun. So I said Watkins Park, which is what she said on Saturday. Then she said well let's walk around Fed Ex Field, you don't know how big that things is but I got to her house got out the car and we were stretching. I said are we going to be in the sun the whole time and she said pretty much. I said let's go to Watkins, I can't do it. After not walking for a few weeks, daily, I was not motivated to walk in the beeming sun, after walking yesterday and know how I was struggling....oh no. We went to Watkins and the trees were just a tall and blocked out ALL the sun. LOL There are 2 spots on the trail that does not have tree coverage and that sun was beaming. 3.4 miles done in comfort. That girl has more energey then a jumping bean.

sat

sm salad, pickle

egg salad

steakum/cheese 1 bread

slurpee med

4 crackers

spoon of peanutbutter

fried egg 1 cheese

few doritos

McD sundae,pie 580 cal

sun

2 fried eggs 2 cheese 1 1/2 sausage

8 M&M's

hamburger/ 1 cheese

Roast Beef

soup

hershey bar w/ almonds

cereal

sundae/pie 580 cal

Amen thank you patricia!

Numb nuts ha ha ha ha ha ha

Thank you for sharing your story. (huggggg)

Let's see how many days to go...4 days till next weigh in which I am nervous about. 18 days till birtdhay and 22 days till bandiversary. Not a lot of days but I will do what a girl has to do.

I have to get on the ball. My eating is not what it should be. I'm not going to beat myself up over it because I have less restriction, I have been eating things I normally would not but the novelty is wearing off. I am slowly getting back to slimfast, frozen diet meals and meal planning. I'm also getting back to my exercise. Not full force yet but I will be there this weekend.

Work out now June 20 weigh in will help me better gauge what I am going to do.

Next week slimfast, salad, protein, soup.

JUNE 6 -3 388

JUNE 13 no weigh in tonight(not happy about this) I WILL exercise instead

JUNE 20 (-6) +5 393

JUNE 27 (-4)

JULY 4 (-3)

I did a little floor exercise last night and this morning with a bit of cardio. Ran in place for 2 minutes this morning.

Be Right Back

Uhhhhh what was I going to say......well I'm back today NEXTTTTT

You've got the right attitude....Keep Fighting and you be Fit in a minute!!!

I love you guys for your support!!! SMILES ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! : )

I got my pressure checked yesterday and it was fine. I have saying for months that I was going to get it checked. I will not wait and put it off like that again.

I am not making the best food choices right now but I am conscious of what I am eating.

I did not workout yesterday so I built up a sweat sorting throught clothes. I was able to actually thrown some clothes out, box some up for someone else and hang up so old thing that now fit again. I have on a top today that was once too tight but today it is baggy. I had my ex boyfriend button down shirt in the closet so I tried it on and guess what....it buttoned up and was tight at the bottom button. Woohooooo who would have thought....I'm happy.....this feels good.

I am going to do this, I know I am. I'm not going to waste anymore time of my life being overweight and unhappy.

Hey Meow, I hope it is ok that I peeked into your journal. I'm here for you if you need an ear, shoulder, or hand. You have lost 25 pounds, keep it going. Begin journaling your food/calories and exercise.

Yeahhhhhh I'm glad you are feeling better today. Move forward no matter what.

I just found out that my doctors office scale goes up to 400 pounds......am I happy or am I sad......I don't know but since there is no TOPS meeting I think I will be making a little run to Waldorf to get on the scale and get my pressure checked. YEAHHHHH that is what I am going to do. This is one of those times I would could my girlfriend Linda, who passed, to ask her to ride with me and she would. Whenever I called her to say you wanna go.....she was ready. She was always on time and but of course early. I don't have anyone to share my joy with anymore. She would feel my pain and feel my happiness as if it was her own. I know we were a blessing to each other. I am glad I went to the hospital when I found out she had surgery. I don't feel bad about not going back up there before she passed 2 days later. God allowed me to see her one more time. God is good.

JUNE 6 -3 388

JUNE 13 no weigh in tonight(not happy about this) I WILL exercise instead

JUNE 20 (-6)

JUNE 27 (-4)

JULY 4 (-3)

388 6.6.05

375

71 pounds gone*

13 pounds to go for July4/July8

459 began

391 now

68 pounds gone

391 now

375 birthday/bandiversary

16 pounds to go for July4/July8

I need to start looking at new goals.

July 375

August 365

September 350

391-389-385-380-379-375-370-369-365-360-359

WOW today is one of those days...not in the negative but just one of those days....I guess I mean a good day. I feel like praising God. Thank you Lord....I guess it is kinda contagious. Like a smile is contagious, is someone smiles at you, you smile back most of the time. I just spoke to a friend who just kept giving God the Glory and saying he is here becuase God woke him up. I forget sometimes in a small way. I am so blessed, wow in so many ways. A freind called with some problems and I didn't want anything negative but God gave me the patience and words to encourage her yesterday. I am sorry she is going through what she is going through but it takes someone else's problems sometimes to see how blessed you are. The grass is not always greener on the other side but I am the type of person that wants to come over and help you water your grass so it can be as green as you want it to be.

Patience is key in life. Love yourself.

Thank you Lord for this day

waking me up this morning

giving me the ability, walk, talk, see, think

NOT HURTING, NO PAIN

for my aparment

for my vehicle

for food on my table

for a job

for my friends

for my child with no problems or diseases

for my family

for lbt

for my support groups

for being my Lord and Savior

for being a mercy for God

for allowing me to help others

Lord I pray that there is peace on this earth and allow every to come to know you in an intimate way

Lord I thank for contiously blessing me everyday

thank you for every breath

thank you for every beat of my blessed enlarged heart

Lord jesus you are an awesome God

Thank You:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

I hope it is ok that I am in your journal. It is common to have these feelings but you have to weigh everything. You must be getting the surgery because you are overweight and you have some co morbidities. Life is short and we can die from anything weather it is today or tomorrow. What if you have the surgery and survive .....then you have to go on the roller coaster of the scale going up and down but mostly down if you torture yourself with eating healthier and exercising. Do you want to be healthier and happier? Only you can make that choice. Do a will, pray on it and find peace with yourself. You have a whole family of support on this board, just reach out for it.

I feel great right now. I needed that time with friends this weekend. It was a beautiful day, all the way around. I feel peaceful today.