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I love getting into a new decade in terms of weight loss, so going from 230 to 229 has got to be a huge motivation booster for you too! Well done!
 
Sunflower said:
Woooo! Well done, you!
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Thanks! :)


bluebuckeye said:
I love getting into a new decade in terms of weight loss, so going from 230 to 229 has got to be a huge motivation booster for you too! Well done!
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Thanks! It is a huge boost. :) Makes me want to keep fighting.


Another good report for today. :) Ate well, didn't eat much, and exercised. All in all, that = happy me. :D

Heading off to choir practice, then shopping for food, then back to home and bed. :)

Night all!
 
There are a few aspects of your story that remind me much of myself :)

My mother has also been big for the majority of her life. She has lost weight several times, but fallen off the wagon several times as well. It is because of her that I made the decision to start losing weight, and now, since June, we've lost a total of almost 113 pounds between the two of us. I really am very lucky to have her; I feel that I'm strong because of her.

Also, I know that an impending wedding is GREAT motivation to get into better shape. Very few things in this world feel better than looking hot in a dress. I began dieting in late June of this year, keeping in mind that I had my uncle's wedding in the beginning of August, and a gorgeous dress that I wanted to look great in.
I had lost 30 pounds by the time the wedding rolled around, and while I now feel (in looking back at pictures) that I looked a lot bigger there than I do now (have lost 37 more pounds since the wedding), I recall precisely how incredible I felt at that wedding.

Congratulations on your decision to better yourself and your health, and I wish you the best of luck.
 
so I had a totally awesome day yesterday. I went for a long trail ride with some friends, and had a blast. it was raining when we set out, then it stopped, and it started again right as we got back. it was perfect timing all around. THEN, heather offered me some old pants of hers. They were sizes 16, and 14. I tried them all on, and the 16s fit no problem, and the only thing that wouldnt work on the 14s was I need to lose about an inch off of my waist. my butt and legs went in no problem. I was SUPER happy after that. :)

today I've been working a lot, and am currently having a brief respite, but then I think I'm going to go play with our new weight bench that we got from a co worker of my fathers. :)

Anyway, have been good today. am going to have a small dinner, and hope for my best behavior for the next two days so my weigh in on monday is good.

Hope y'all have a good night!
 
Glad to see things are going so well for ya! Good luck with weigh-in tomorrow! I'm sure you'll have good news to report :)
 
Laura F said:
Glad to see things are going so well for ya! Good luck with weigh-in tomorrow! I'm sure you'll have good news to report :)
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Thanks!

Ok, so today, 228. I SAW 227 for a minute, then the scale popped up and settled on 228... *sigh* I guess I will have to take the 228... lol. BUT I'm happy. this was my goal for when my grandmother arrives. And she wont get here until Thursday! AND If I'm good I bet if I step on the scale tomorrow it will say 227 easy.

Anyway, hope you all have a great day! I've got a full day of riding, cleaning, baking, work, singing, fiddling, and reading ahead of me. Should be a fun day! Oh, and maybe some shopping too, I don't know yet though
 
Had a little slip up last night. Ate waay too much. And then proceeded to feel AWFUL for the rest of the night... Well, lesson learned, not gonna do that again. lol. So to make up for it I worked out on the elliptical this morning, and worked with the weight bench we got too. :)
 
So my mother and I went out shopping, and we ended up in the food court for lunch. And guess what? I REAAAAALLLY wanted some pizza, but we both went to Subway. :) Ten points for both of us for being so good! :)
 
I feel like my stomach has less tolerance now for foods that I don't feed it anymore. I kind of like it, it's nature's gentle reminder that healthy food is better! Good job on the Subway, I have one near my office and need to remember that when I forget to pack a lunch.
 
Laura F said:
I feel like my stomach has less tolerance now for foods that I don't feed it anymore. I kind of like it, it's nature's gentle reminder that healthy food is better! Good job on the Subway, I have one near my office and need to remember that when I forget to pack a lunch.
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oh goodness, my whole digestive tract was NOT happy with me for the next couple of days... It put me off from ever doing that again. lol

So guess what? I am currently wearing a pair of pants that I haven't worn in probably over a year! My mom and I are going through our laundry room so we can put in a new pantry, and we found a bag of old "giveaway" clothes. most of them were giveaway because they were too small...

NOT ANYMORE!!!! All three pairs I am keeping, and replacing them with the size 20's and 18s that I was wearing. I'm consistently in a 16 now and it feels GREAT!:party:

Anyway am hoping for a 2lbs loss for this week. If I loose one more pound I will have lost 10lbs for November already which is my goal. I KNOW I can pass the 10lbs mark. Maybe I can hit 15. That would be AWESOME! I want to be in the 2teens by December. Then maybe I can hit 210 by Christmas! Now that I can see where I am and how far I've come in a relatively short time I can actually say and believe that I can hit that goal by Christmas!

Hope you all have a great day today!
 
Ok, so it's been 10 days since I was last on here... I'm sad to report that I have gained 3.5lbs over the thanksgiving week!!!!! CRAP!

BUT, I'm ready to kick my butt back into gear. My mom is now only 3lbs away from me, so I have to keep going.... Lordy lordy help me please! lol

Anyway, just wanted to pop in to say that YES, I'm still alive... lol
 
Those small goals are so, so exciting. They make working towards a large goal seem so less daunting.
Helps the time pass, too. Like it was YESTERDAY I remember thinking, "Oh my god, if I lose another pound, I'm gonna be in the 240's; that is SO COOL!", and now I'm 194. It still throws me sometimes.

Best of luck to you, keep on fightin' the good fight!
 
Ok, so I'm down to 229 again, now I just need to get rid of that last bit so I can be at pre turkey day weight. I'm really working on not eating anything that I'm baking, and it's hard, but so far I'm doing well. There's about 100 cookies in my house and I havent touched any all day!
 
Hi xorie, well done!!! It's so good to be able to throw the big jeans away, I had a similar thing with my 16 jeans, I'm so glad I kept them.
I'm so happy for you, keep up the good work :)
 
Ok, so I weighed in at 228 this morning. one more pound to go until I'm back at pre thanksgiving weight. Plus, I'm red mooning it, so I'm hoping for a "big whoosh" (I stole that from someone else's diary lol) and that I can drop under 227 finally.

Things at home have been a little crazy. I lost a job (the woman passed away, and there is no money to pay my anymore...:() So I'm currently looking for another job, and trying not to stress about it. I went a little crazy yesterday when I was home alone (family was out at a tree lighting ceremony) and to keep myself from eating, I baked cookies for my dad's coworkers, then to keep myself out of the kitchen, I cleaned the kitchen, then the dining room, then the living room, then the stairs and hallway, then the bathroom. Then after that I started going through my laundry, and started a giveaway pile.

Did you know it's a VERY satisfying feeling to be able to look at a piece of clothing and go, "Nope its too BIG!" ???? I felt AWESOME doing that. And it got me motivated again.

However, I'm going to need to build up my resolve, as a friend of mine is coming home for the holidays, and she's a big girl like I used to be, and well, she's a bad influence on me. I'm planning on talking to her and asking her if we could refrain from eating out, or snacking or anything while she's here, or at least, if she would not do it as often, so I don't have to deal with the temptation. I'm hoping that she will be open to it. *crosses fingers*

Anyway, its getting late, and I have to get up early for work in the morning, then off to my sister's college to collect her for christmas. :) should be fun. Then we're going to go riding probably tomorrow, FINALLY I can have a riding partner again! YAY! :p
 
Having clothes be too big is WAY exciting, isn't it? I don't wear too many button-up dress shirts, mostly because they are the first ones to show how much weight I've gained, and I am looking forward to trying them on again when it gets warmer (mine are all short-sleeve, my arms are too long for most women's shirts, it seems).

If your friend comes and still wants to go out to eat, just try to pick places where they have nutritional information on their website and pick out your meal before you even leave the house. The Cheesecake Factory (where I had lunch today) has about a million calories per pasta dish, and the menu is way too long for me to get through the first couple of pages.... but I checked out the menu beforehand today and decide on salmon with spinach and broccoli, which I NEVER would have gotten before! It pays to plan!

Have fun riding with your sister!
 
Laura F said:
Having clothes be too big is WAY exciting, isn't it? I don't wear too many button-up dress shirts, mostly because they are the first ones to show how much weight I've gained, and I am looking forward to trying them on again when it gets warmer (mine are all short-sleeve, my arms are too long for most women's shirts, it seems).

If your friend comes and still wants to go out to eat, just try to pick places where they have nutritional information on their website and pick out your meal before you even leave the house. The Cheesecake Factory (where I had lunch today) has about a million calories per pasta dish, and the menu is way too long for me to get through the first couple of pages.... but I checked out the menu beforehand today and decide on salmon with spinach and broccoli, which I NEVER would have gotten before! It pays to plan!

Have fun riding with your sister!
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yes, it's awesome. :) and checking out the meal plan beforehand is a brilliant idea. I never even thought about that! :)

anyway, FINALLY I am back down to 227. And i actually saw a 226 before it settled on 227. So that means, if I really behave myself, I'll be breaking that 32lbs lost mark on monday's weigh in.

Anyway, I'm going to be getting a lot of exercise in today, as we have a "pineapple express" coming out way, and I work in a flood plane. So that means that i'm going to be hauling anything that could possibly float away up the the barn loft. Oh what fun... lol :)
 
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