losingjusme

collar bones??? i dont have those yet ... that is awesome!

FOURTEEN pounds till 100???? that is just simply amazing.

pictures?? i need to find those!

Great job!! i knew you could do it!! can you go one more time this week?

i really do. i was all excited ... i am on vacation this week and wanted to work my ass off and drop some weight. i went on the treadmill today - burned 504 calories .. yay me ...

i went to a new step class tonight ... no way on God's green earth ... i couldnt keep up, i was just not working it ... and the class was of course crowded ... MEGA crowded and they were all getting it. why couldnt i? :phanvan

and to top it off i want chocolate (real not that sugar free stuff) in the worst way. as i was driving home from dinner i came """this close""" to stopping off and getting something, but i didnt ... but dammit i still want chocolate.

i might as well just go to bed...

ok, so i am down 10% and i am happy. very happy ... extremely happy. less than 20 pounds until my first mini goal of 60 pounds gone by 08 December. so i start thinking about my second mini goal. i have these really great dresses that i ordered online and i've never (ever) been able to wear them. so my 2nd mini goal is to look awesome in this dress for my Father's surprise retirement party in February. the thought just came to me... so i jumped up and grabbed the dress to show to Rick.

on a whim, i tried the dress on, it fucking fit ... FIT FIT FIT FIT FIT !!! ok ok ok ... it is very umm shall we say snug around the tummy area. but it fit! (going from a loose 42/44W to a 30W)

so my 2nd goal is to have it really fit by Christmas. can i do it?

you bet your ass i am going to try...

best of luck to you. you'll do great!

5 pounds in a week is great!!

(here's the swift kick you asked for a bit ago)... you may be losing muscle if you are not exercising ... you can find a way to get to the gym, i know you can.

on a different note - isnt Chick Fil A the best????? i really miss it, i am afraid if i start w/ the fried food i wont be able to stop. but i do go to Wendy's for their Chili and a small frostee. both items are under 700 cals but i never eat all of both.

you can do this!!!

well, i went to the step class and yes, it did indeed kick my ass, but apparently i liked it ... i am going back for more next week.

i tried the elliptical this morning :faint: oh damn, i sucked so bad. i didnt even last a minute so i went to trusty Ted the treadmill and worked him really well. i only went for 33:10 (ha- "only") but i was doing some serious inclines (9.0 - 10.0 for 1 - 2 minutes each 2-3 times) then i rested then went back to 3.5 - 5.5 incline for most of the other time.

i cannot believe the new outlook i have. i am actually in a good mood. go figure!!

i am not sure what i am going to do tomorrow. i may take the day off, but who knows. it depends on how active i am at home.

oh oh oh ... i hit 10% loss... yup - 40 pounds ... GONE ... i only have 19.875 pounds til my first mini goal. i am :biggrin1: :biggrin1:

hope your day is well ...

dumbshit me volunteers to make choc chip cookies for our thanksgiving thing at work tomorrow ...

what do i do?? yup ... 6-7 (maybe more) globs of cookie dough ... and 2 baked cookies..

dammit that just pisses me off ... and i know better so that makes it even worse!!

i just totally blew my loss. i was almost at 40 pounds gone and probably gained.

on a good note, i did work out today w/ Kary (my personal trainer) and she showed me a lot of great things that i can do. hopefully i can remember them!!

ok ... i guess im just in a pissy mood, will write more when i feel like it.

me

i dont really even know where to begin. i was banded on 09 Oct 2006 and my life has changed.

i never believed the 'bullshit' that others boasted about ... how there was just this transformation ...

well there has been.

when i stepped on the scale at my MD's office i was rather shocked when it read 402.5, but not really. it wasnt even my highest ... i had been teetering between 415 and 395 for awhile now.. not anymore.

how does someone get to be 400+ pounds? well, i like food. not always a lot of food just junk food. there were days where i would "skip" lunch and much on the mini reese's pb cups. going thru a huge bag in just a few days. in addition to that, i did not move. if i was sitting on the couch, i would ask my husband to get up and get me something to eat and/or drink...

well, i am now following (99% of the time) the bandster rules. i admit i went to a buffet and resorted to my old ways. i ate ... oh boy did i eat. i also gained weight. no shocker there.

i am also moving my ass. i joined 24 hour fitness 10 months ago .. i just started going there 2 weeks after my surgery. when i started, i barely managed 8 minutes on the treadmill ... today i went twice and logged almost 70 minutes ... with an incline of a max of 10.5 - i'm not sure how high it goes, but in the next few weeks, i will find out. granted i was at 10.5 for just a tad over a minute, but i was at 9 for 2+ minutes about 6 times.

and the bizarre thing? i want to work out! :sick my gym bag is already packed for tomorrow. i have my 2nd personal training session and i think she is probably going to kick my ass... but being the weirdo that i am, i'll probably like it.