Omega's journey

Margaret, congratulations on normal! I'm getting close to my current mini-goal, and my next is definitely going to be hitting ordinary obesity. I don't know when I last wasn't morbidly obese, so I'm thrilled to death about being able to "see" that milestone not too horribly far in the future. Good for you! Good for me! Hurrah!

Sophie
 
Just thought I'd add my congrats along with the others. You have accomplished some amazing goals on your journey. As usual, whenever I read your diary I feel motivated for the long haul. Thanks for rubbing some of your perseverance off on me!

Peg
 
Hello dear,

Glad to hear you had better weather for walking today. I already considered bringing the rain poncho, but am not sure if I will or not. We can always seek refuge inside some pub or something. :D I think an umbrella will suffice. :D

The daily ups and downs on the scale are to be expected as you know. I'm sure you'll be back to "normal" soon if you aren't already. :)

I might have to have some jello tonight. It jiggles like my belly :smilielol5: :D
 
Thanks for visiting. I got a new low after my walk today 10st0.2 i.e. 140.2 pounds so am still hovering in between the "normal" milestone and the under 10 stone / 130s milestone. Things are still such that I probably drift above "normal" the moment that I eat or drink anything - but that is beside the point. The territory is reclaimed and any weight that I can weigh myself with - I consider my weight for the rest of the day - no matter how much food and drink I add to my body.

Sophie
Thanks for your congratulations. I remember only too well what a great milestone getting out of morbid obesity was. We have to take these things one step at a time - but you are going to really love getting there. I remember that when I was at my biggest a BMI of 40 seemed so far away. I thought it most unfair that you got a change of status every 5 points of BMI (e.g. from type 2 obesity to type 1 obesity at 35) - but there wasnt really anything special to say about hitting 50 or 45. It seemed so unfair to have to get through so many BMI numbers before you stopped being morbidly obese. I also think that morbid is such a depressing word. I was just saying to my husband this morning that I am comparitively slim now but in some ways it is a shame that no-one could say that I am voluptuous or reubenesque in the way that was the case. There are some nice words for larger people and they could use some of those on the way down.

Peg
Thanks for your congratulations. I am so pleased that you are getting some motivation from my experiences. I am always more than happy to help in any way. It is hard work - but together we can make all our dreams come true.

Kimberly
We are both old hands at the scales. We are not the type to run off in a panic just because the old scale is not quite as low as the day before. I honestly dont expect for my weight to permanently settle the other side of all these milestones for about three weeks or more.

I would normally expect another week of weightloss before everything stops for my normal dead spell. We have however decided to go to Newcastle tomorrow (Thursday) until Monday. During that time I will just do my morning walk - so less exercise. Add in the fact that my food will be less controlled. We already have plans for eating out on Friday night and eating out all day Saturday. I eat out so rarely that I try to make a point of eating like everyone else when invited to eat with friends. I consider it good manners and good practice for maintenance.

If I were you I would pack that rain poncho. They do not take up much space and you may be glad of it.

I am eating jelly as I type this. I want to try to divert myself to jelly from honey shreddies.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Congrats on the new low!! The next one will be in the 130s! :hurray::hurray:

I'm having some jello now, and have to thank you, b/c I was trying to think of something low-cal to eat that would fill me up..lol. So I made a big glass of jello water (used double the water and don't let it set) and am drinking that..lol. I didn't think of it until I came in here and read. :D

I'm sure you'll enjoy your weekend "up north" having the rare indulgance. I certainly think you deserve a few days of eating as you please. :)
 
Hi Kimberly

Thanks for the new low congratulations. We always find a joy in such things.

I have never tried that jelly water idea - I will certainly give it a try as it sounds nice.

I certainly plan on enjoying a few days in the north east. It is always nice to catch up with relatives and old friends. It should be good as I was a stone heavier (14 pounds) when we last went up so people will see at least that change - which should be noticeable. Some people have not seen me for over two stones so they should see more of a difference. If people see you every week or so the change is not so obvious.

I plan on having another hunt around my parents' house to see if I can find some more of my old clothes.

I have fully come to terms with the idea that my weight will probably be a little higher next week. I know that I will enjoy my food - and that is the price that we often have to pay when we eat in a less controlled way.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
I hope you enjoy your jelly water..lol. It does stretch the jelly further, and I think it tastes good--and it's the same amout of calories, just more filling. :D

I'm sure that if you do put on a few lbs while in Newcastle, you'll soon take them off when you come back to Surrey, so enjoy yourself guilt-free. :)

I'm sure the people who haven't seen you in 2 stone (I love how we talk about time in lbs..lol) will notice the difference. But don't feel bad if the 1 stone friends don't notice as much. I find that some people don't always notice our hard work. :cuss: :biggrinjester:
 
I will certainly give the jelly water a try as I am all for making it anything sweet that I am going to eat more filling.

bikinibound said:
I'm sure the people who haven't seen you in 2 stone (I love how we talk about time in lbs..lol) will notice the difference. But don't feel bad if the 1 stone friends don't notice as much. I find that some people don't always notice our hard work. :cuss: :biggrinjester:
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I suspect that one of the people that hasnt seen me in one stone will notice the difference straight away - whether she says anything or not! I expect that she will say something because for the past year or so - every time she sees me she says - "I have to ask - what do you weigh now - you've lost more weight". She is the same height as me and has always been 10st3. This means that I was always originally more than twice her size. When I last saw her in March - she had gone up to 10st7 and I was down to 11st0. We commented then on how I was only a little heavier than her. I am now basically 10st0 so I am basically less than her or the same weight as her. Women tend to notice that type of thing!!!
 
That is so cool that you now weigh less than your friend, when you used to weigh twice her weight! :party:

And if you are 10st today, that means you dropped another .2lbs and are on the verge of the 130s!! :party: Well done!

Had any jelly water yet? :biggrinjester:
 
Yoohoooo - Margaret.....

Where are you?

OooO, there you are! You have become so thin I couldn't find ya.

:biggrinjester:

Congrat's on your continued success. ;)

Have A Goal Reachin' Thursday! :hug2:
 
Thanks for visiting.

Kimberly
My weight did indeed hit 10st0.0 but is back up to 10st0.2 today. We get these day to day fluctuations. Still havent gone under the milestone yet though. I am sure that Sally will be surprised to see me weighing less than her. It really hits home the fact that I am getting close to where I want to be because I have never for one moment thought that Sally was large.

I havent tried the jelly water yet because yesterday was such an odd day - spending 6.5 hours on the road. Sugar free gum really helped the journey pass without too much nibbling (so kept pretty much to my standard quantity of fruit).

Between walking thismorning and getting lasered and shopping this afternoon not to mention going out in half an hour I havent had too long to want to nibble beyond the normal plan. Naturally food is going to go mad tonight - but I know about it up front and accept it.

Stacy
Thanks Stacy. You certainly made me smile. One thing is for sure - I dont think that today (Friday) or tomorrow are going to be goal reachin'.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Omega said:
Sarah - thanks. I have to admit that I am rather delighted about it all.

MissJellyBelly - We adore Greece too. If I had my way we would all go there and hardly ever go home. We have spent whole summers (May to November) on Rhodes and love so much about life in the villages.

I am sure that you would love life on the islands too. The history is not limited to Athens. It sounds like you had a wonderful time yourself. You need to start planning your next trip.
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Ah yes, I do need to plan my next trip. I minored in History of Art, and focused on the Ancient Near East from the 6th century bc to around 300 a.d. Love the history of that entire area. Italy, Greece, Rome, Macedonia, .....

I am jealous you get to spend whole summers there! How amazing. Oh, if only I had the time and money, I would be there all summer too. The people there were some of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I've never seen so many in one place before.

Hope you are having a fabulous week!! Enjoy the weekend.
 
Look at this, my only week working dayshift and I miss out on this happy, happy occasion!!

CONGRATULATIONS MARG!!!:party:

I'm so happy that you've succeeded to the 140 milestone, hon. I'm so uberly proud of you. What an accomplishment, huh? I bet you jumped up and down for about fifteen minutes. I certainly would have. Haha.

You know what, when I'm cooking, sugar free gum is what keeps me from trying EVERYTHING. If I didn't have it, I'd be hoovering over every pan with a spoon. What a terrible habit that used to be, huh?

Wow, I'm so happy for you Margaret. You've NO IDEA the size of the smile on my face right now. You're such an inspiration to me. I really miss not being able to visit here as often. Perhaps next week, when I start my ACTUAL 3rd shift job, I'll be able to hang out here in the daytime. I really love reading about your and everyone elses accomplishments. They make my day.

Congrats once again, chica. This is amazing.

Much love and big hugs to you, hon!!
 
Happy Weekend M!
I haven't popped :lurk5: in on ya in such a long time. Though I have been keeping up with all your accomplishments. And your doing FAB~TAB~U~LOUS!!!! As always!
I was thinking last night at work that I need to set more tiny, mini goals. Like you do.
I think that I have been in my project for such a long time now that to see a major difference at this point would be next to impossible.
So I am going to start keeping track of the smaller things. To sorta help myself along.
I hope that you are enjoying your visit this weekend.
And here's to you being smaller than your friend. Who knows you may even encourage her onto the road to better health.
 
Hi Margaret, hope this message finds you well :). Congrats on the continued new lows! It will be interesting to hear the reactions on your WL since you last saw people. This lady may not be so happy that you are now lower than her HAHA. Yes, I'm sure what you eat will be quite noteworthy to people as they will want to see how you managed to lose all that weight and whether or not you resist the typically unhealthy/high cal offerings like desert and fried foods (and that wonderful beef stew that's covered in a lard that comes out like a pastry..mmmm mm).
 
Thanks for visiting.

MissJellyBelly
You really should find the time to go and enjoy yourself.

I would honestly advise anyone to try to make time to do the things that they really want to do. So many of us get caught up in careers and get into the mindset that we have a responsibility to act as a wage-slave until we are in our sixties when we can retire and pursue dreams.

I can say that one of the best things that I ever did was flush my career down the toilet. Since then I have spent some summers in Greece, grown all sorts of vegetables, and finally succeeded in losing a dramatic amount of weight after twenty years of failure.

Kimberly
I am having a really enjoyable time. We have eaten tons of fattening food so it really is no surprise that my weight is up. I know that it will be sorted out soon enough so am not concerned.

Rae
Thanks for the congratulations. I will be back there - but we will have to term the last couple of days as a refeed to keep my metabolism running because it certainly would not qualify as being calorie controlled! Garlic bread really speaks to me - and it was doing so with a vengeance yesterday!

Dawn
Lots and lots of milestones are certainly what you need! I really would have found it impossible without them! We need something to celebrate to keep us going. The celebration motivates us towards the next one.

We had a great day with our friends yesterday. They noticed my further weightloss immediately (I knew that they would) and were very positive about it. I have never thought of either of them as big - but they said that they would both like to lose a little weight. John said that he did not understand why he had gained a little weight since we last saw them. I showed them the forum and suggested that they read bits about nutrition. I also suggested more exercise. In addition - I showed them fitday and the exercise that I did recently to analyse my nutrition. It was definitely a "dont do as I do - do as I say" moment as I really am not keen on counting calories so rarely do it (having said that - I do make sure that it is generally set at the right level) - but I thought that it would be a useful exercise for him to do. I also thought that it may be worth him monitoring his sodium!

Claudia
Thanks for your congratulations. Thankfully my friends celebrate my success. Sally and I went out for a lovely walk in the countryside around their village which would burn a few calories. She did provide fresh fruit but in all honesty there were too many tempting goodies for me to resist. I should resist - but didnt enough - and have paid the price at the scales.

Take care
Love
Margaret
 
Glad to hear you're having such a good time with your friends and enjoying the yummy food. LOL@the garlic bread speaking to you! :smilielol5: It was speaking to me last night as well, but I managed to avoid it as it was only on the menu. Had it been right in front of me, there would have been no avoidance. :D

You are so right about doing the things you really want to do in life. I think it's great that you "flushed your career down the toilet" and are enjoying life and accomplishing much. That is as big an inspiration to me as your weightloss is.

I was just saying to H the other day how wonderful it would be if we put our money to work for us so that we could travel more and maybe even live in different places temporarily like you did in Greece. I think we would both love to rent/buy a nice cottage in Cornwall for a year or two. :D I think it would be interesting to live that kind of life--spending a year or two in different places. You experience so much more when you do that as opposed to spending a week or two as a tourist. :)
 
Hi Margaret,
I just started reading your diary from start to end, and it makes for a riveting read!
I love reading about people's trials and different ways of coping. ( Must be the voyeur in all of us. )You have done so well. Very motivating!

I think the the comment that struck me the most was the fact, that you stated you were reclusive, and shy due to your weight, and in your most recent posts, its filled with talk of your friends etc.
That is great!

Keep trucking :)
Luv B xo

P.S I'm really short as well!
 
Morning Margaret~
How wonderful that your friends are being encouraged by your progress!!!
That must have made you feel really good when they started asking for advice.
Way To Go!!!!
Garlic Bread and I also have a love/hate relationship. I love to eat it but hate what it does to me.
You'll be back down in no time!
 
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