Who's out there? We don't have too long to wait!!!:clap2:

Sandra,

I am sorry your in what I call a blue funk. But like you said...a great shopping trip might just pick you up. Is it bad that your not hungry? maybe your at your sweet spot. I really don't get hungry either. Just been grazing to fill some emotional void I guess. I managed to get back on track yesterday. I decided that since Ice Cream is my downfall, I would start making my delicious shakes that I invented along time ago. I had to go buy a blender last night..but you put:

one cup of fat free milk

8 ice cubes

1/4 the packet (small box) of sugar free pistashio pudding mix

a little splenda

blend the heck out of it and it makes a great milkshake.

You can even put some fruit in it if you like.

My friend was telling me that she invented one too.

she buys:

1 of the bottles of drinkable yogurt

about 8ish ice cubes

splenda

and blends it up in the mixer and it makes a really creamy milk shake for onl.y 80 cals. she says it makes a really big one.

I am going to try that too.

That should curb my craving for ice cream

Melissa,

I am sorry about the problem with your ears. Have you looked up the symtoms on WebMD - Better information. Better health.

It is a great site.

Blessings all,

Back on track.

Weazer

Guess what everyone???!!!???

218 this morning... BMI 39.9 ... no longer morbidly obese!!!!!

... no longer morbidly obese!!!!!

Woot! Huzzah!

Melissa-Congrats on the no longer "morbid" title! I looked up how much more I have to lose the "obese" title. I would have to be down to 179 (that seems light years away).

I have been working out like crazy and making good food choices. No real loss lately. I want to be down to onederland by the 29th. I don't think that is going to happen since I just had some Taco Bueno. I get so bummed because I ate good for a week and worked my butt off and only lost a pound. I guess I should have had head surgery instead of the band!

I so suck on the picture thing! I give up!

My doctor says I should weigh about 165. She said that you can not expect to weigh 130 after you have been overweight for a while, because your body builds bone and muscle to support your frame. I am 5'5" and a size 18. She says I would be about a 8 at 165 (don't know about that). I am not sure I ever weighed 130??

twinmommy.... That makes sense... Your bone and muscle increasing to support your frame ... Never thought about it that way!

Weighed in this morning at 175 lbs. I feel like I should feel smaller, but I dont!! Did that make any sense????? I am 10 lbs from my goal weight...but I dont think I am going to be satisfied when I get there. I always told my self that if I could get to a size 12 I would be thrilled. I dont think I will be satisfied!!!

Sandra

255h/242s/175c/165g

Melissa,

Congradulations on your milestone! Isn't it wonderful! i am so happy for you!

Twinmommy, I am sorry to say that your doctor is wrong about the size thing. I am 5 51/2 in. In my 20's and 30's I always ranged from 155 - 165. I wore a size 9/10 or a 11/12. For me to wear a size 8 then I would have had to weigh in the low 140's or high 130's. Maybe sizes are different now. I don't no. But, I think maybe they are.

Anyway. I think we are all different. Are bodies are shaped different. Maybe I wore a 11/12 because I have hips. No butt, but I do have hips.

When I was 205, I was wearing and 18 as well. Then I went to a 16..now I am in a 14. I did fit into that one pair of 12's but I think it was just the brand. Anyway. Let me know what size you end up in. It will be interesting. Sixtynine pds is allot to loose. I am proud of you!

Blessings, Weazer

Sandra,

How tall did you say you are?

Weazer

Mini,

I am 5'7. Why??

I hit the 70 lb. mark this morning! Whoo Hoo!

I figure I will get to 165 and then see how I feel. At 165 we will probably go to a consult with a Plastic Surgeon and get his opinion on what I should have done. I could probably have a good 10 lbs of belly skin removed. It's pretty bad!

My doc said that she has lost 79 lbs and kept it off for 3 years. She did not have the band, she just dieted. She weighs 160 and is a 8. She said before she was overweight she was an 8 at 135. Who knows? Right now 165 sounds like heaven. If I can get to onderland soon that will be the first time in 10 years that I have weighed that little.

I know when I graduated High School I was 156 and in a 14. It looked much cuter then than it would now (because of the belly). I put on my honeymoon nighty the other night, and it was gross. I weighed about 230 when I wore it on our honeymoon, but it looked better then (before two back to back pregnancys, c-sections, & carrying twins for 38 weeks). I know at least a TT is in my future, and while they are in there maybe some implants (since those were the first things I lost on this journey).

Twinn Mommy,

I know exactly what you mean....just read back a couple of pages and I was saying the same exact thing. I have a suit case full of clothes that I can not quit fit into yet. I have been wearing a size 14 forever now and figured to try some other 12 and 14 that I have. Well they all fit but look horrible on me. I remember weighing 175 and wearing a very comfortable, cute looking 12. Its like your weight has shifted into places you cant seem to get rid of. Well atleast we are healthier...right?

Sandra

255h/242s/175c/165g

Sandra,

I was just wondering about your height...because I can picture how skinny you are better.

I bet you look fantastic. Tall and slim.

How fantastic!

Weazer

Mini,

Thats sweet....I still dont think I am slender though!!! 175 now is NOT the same as 175....8 yrs ago.

Sandra- Did you get your new hairdo??

Kohl's has marked most of their winter stuff down to at least 60% off, a lot of it is 75% off. I bought six shirts for $52.00. Four of them were the Daisy Fuentes brand.