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I also found that not only are my clothes hopelessly too big, but that SHOES are too big too! Wow! I never thought that would be the case. I have a couple of beautifully made older pairs I can wear again and am so glad. I thought i just had bigger feet with age or something, but I guess some of it was weight. And, yes, those rings are spinning constantly.

I keep thinking I should wait until I'm done to get new clothes or fix my rings, but there comes a point when you have no choice. For mother's day I actually asked for new clothes. I sewed and hemmed in some old favorites but now it's just impossible unless I completely pull off sleeves and re-tailor them...and who has time for that?

I have a 3 pound per week goal as well. But it's not easy! I'm smaller than I've been in about 23 years but I have to keep working hard to make the changes continue. Good Luck to you and congrats on your success!!

Great plan. I had to do a year of prep and was kind of bummed. Once I had made the decision, I wanted the surgery YESTERDAY! LOL But I am so glad I had a long time to really retrain myself to new habits. Not perfectly of course, the old urges do surface, but for the most part I have a new routine of working out and eating less, eating more protein and using the shakes as meals, etc. I see a real difference in my success vs others who really didn't have new habits steadily in place and they're having a much tougher time. When they say this is just a tool, it's for real. It sure does help limit your intake, but you have to really keep working at it, especially once your body starts to feel the lower caloric intake is "normal". Good luck to you!!

So glad! You'll love skiing. It's such a serene and lovely experience even if you're a beginner. Good luck on your surgery - have you had it yet?

Hi Trace,

Well, I'm happy to post that the stall has ended. Don't know if my body just needed to adjust to the rapid losses and not hold calories in fear of starvation or what, but finally! Lost 8 more pounds.

I eat very low fat, 75-100g protein. Maybe 40-60 g carbs depending on the day (really avoiding the non-complex carbs). About 40 mins cardio and 20 mins weights each day. Friend just told me about Tabata - ouch!

And, yes I was losing inches.. I could tell. I shouldn't be so obsessed with the scale, but well, it does tell the tale, so... The big "catch-up" loss was last week so I'm hoping this week will be at least 2-3 and I can stay on a steady loss pattern for a while.