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LilMissDiva Irene    3,282

LilMissDiva Irene
Posted

Renewed, I know you can do it - I'm pulling for you. As for me, one pound lost since last week. Not the best, but I'll try my best for next...

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....239........225.......8.5....14

losingjusme.........249........238.......11.....11(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........193........188.......11......5

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........189........180.......7.......9

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......5......30

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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MerryHearted    20

MerryHearted
Posted

Never thought I'd be worried about how fast I'm losing... I wonder if I should up my calories or just roll with it.

Darr5380, I went ahead & added you.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....239........225.......8.5....14

losingjusme.........249........238.......11.....11(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........189........180.......7.......9

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......5......30

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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renewedhope    4

renewedhope
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Molly, I would SOOOO just roll with it and enjoy!!! My weight loss has really slowed down this month. I am going to up my exercise and have started low carb again.

I say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!" You are doing awesome!

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Tess415    1

Tess415
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Never thought I'd be worried about how fast I'm losing... I wonder if I should up my calories or just roll with it.

Darr5380, I went ahead & added you.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....239........225.......8.5....14

losingjusme.........249........238.......11.....11(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........189........180.......7.......9

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

I've been stuck and finally am starting to see the scale move! Another pound gone!

Let's keep it going!!!

Tess

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darr5380    0

darr5380
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Thanks for inputing my stats. How do I update them as I lose? I once was losing really fast and was concerned, but I haven't lost much in the last couple of months. I would just enjoy the moment. I remember losing close to 17 pounds in three weeks and thought something had gone terribly wrong. Wish I were losing now... :eek:

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losingjusme    12

losingjusme
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surprisingly down 5. no complaints here.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....239........225.......8.5....14

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........189........180.......7.......9

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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renewedhope    4

renewedhope
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Way to go losing!!! I am finally losing again, too. I started low carb again and it has made all the difference. I am only going to do it for 2 weeks, but it has already helped a ton with my cravings.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....239........225.......8.5....14

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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LilMissDiva Irene    3,282

LilMissDiva Irene
Posted

Woohoo! I just had to post out of turn. I'm so excited, the scale has been my buddy of late! :cursing:

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........226........208.......7......18

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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Guest Leslie2Lose   

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I'm down a pound, not what I was hoping for, but I'll take it.

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............231........222.......11......9

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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NukeChik    1

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Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............229........222.......13......7

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......6......22

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

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Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............176........170.......3.......6

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............229........222.......13......7

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......7......21

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

Down another pound this week!!!!

whoooohoooo! :incazzato::lol::driving::lol::huggie::lol::sad::lol:

Tess

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Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........190........188.......14......2

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............229........222.......13......7

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......7......21

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

Wombat712...........130.6......120.......3.6....10.6

Down a pound and half. After about 10 times on the scale it felt like.

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MerryHearted    20

MerryHearted
Posted

I love how great everyone's doing! A pound down is a pound in the right direction, even if it's "just 1 lb"!!

I can't believe I'm below 190, but the scale has said it 2 days in a row, so I'll believe it for now. :incazzato:

Name..............Current.....Goal.....Lost...Still to Lose by July 4th

atallen06...........231........215.......0......16

Bea1129.............231........200......5.5.....25.5

BigBandFan..........296........270.......0......26

Cgailee ............219........200.......0......19

darr5380............170........165.......0.......5

Epm316..............220........200.......10.....20

erikadawn...........217........190.......0......27

faithmd.............302.1......300.......7.3....2.1(by6/21)

Hastings............248........228.......5......20

Jennypoo............174.5......170.......4.5....4.5

jrob281.............212........190.......0......22

KarenG..............170........160.......4......10

kathystrick.........318........288.......0......30

kellygirl0520.......236........220.......0......16

legster.............188........180.......9......8

Lenore1890..........263.4......247.......4.3....15.7

Leslie2Lose.........225........208.......8......17

LessNLess...........149........140.......2.......9

Lilmissband-aid.....236.5......225.......11.....11.5

losingjusme.........244........238.......6.......6(started 5/30)

Luu2008.............215........185.......0......30

luvinke.............217........190.......4......23

Marissa's Mom.......388........358.......0......30

MollyMolly..........189........188.......15......1

nancy52.............197........170.......0......27

Nettie..............193........170.......0......23

Newhope4me..........168.8......160.......8.2.... 8.8

njudono............ 298........277...... 5......21

NukeChik............229........222.......13......7

nurse7263...........244........150.......0......24

renewedhope.........187........180.......9.......7

Sades...............194........185.......3.......9

Sunshine2...........179........160.......4......15 (by6/29)

Suzzzie. ...........273........260.......0......13

Tess415.............327........299.......7......21

TexasFire67.........170........145.......0......25

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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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