Project Rox

You gave me a shock there Rox, I thought that you weren't going to write here at all and I would really miss your posts.
You are doing so well and I agree about enjoying it, I enjoy being in control of my life and doing things just for me, I enjoy being fit, active and healthy and I am really enjoying my food.
Your right about the support here being amazing. It makes a huge difference to me to know that I am accountable to everyone that writes in my diary but still know that if I mess up I will still get support. I thought that I would never be able to manage if I didn't go to WW but I find the support here even better as it's sometimes much easier to write someting down rather than say it to somebodies face.
I'd love to see your husbands face when he gets back and all those people at the school reunion. Your confidence will also make you look so much more beautiful.
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Today I weighed in at 192.5 lbs (87.5 kg)

As for details of daily life- i'm not tracking my diet here anymore. I've been doing this for 10 weeks (nearly!) and I figure people know the kind of stuff I'm eating.
I am tracking my consumption every single day, but over on MyPlate. I LOVE that site!
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Congratulations on dropping to a size 12 -- nearly 10! Isn't that a great feeling? Tangible evidence of all your hard work. Can't wait to hear what your husband says when he sees you mid-July. He is in for a surprise!
 
Thanks so much for all the positive comments!

IRL it's a different story. ONLY ONE person that I know has said anything about my weightloss. This was about a month ago and she congratulated me on looking trim and healthy. Since then, I've lost 10 more lbs, but nobody has said a word. Not even 'You look nice."
I'm kind of puzzled. I figure it's due to one of two things:
1. My loss of nearly 30 lbs just isn't that visible.
2. People think that if they tell me I look good now, they're afraid that I'll take it wrong and go all crazy on them- ie. "So, i looked terrible before? Is that it?"

I don't know....
I sure feel different. I know I don't look amazing, but I do feel like I look really different to how I did 10 weeks ago!

At least I know I'll get a decent reaction from my husband!

Right now I'm very busy packing! We leave for a holiday in the USA tomorrow morning.
I've already reserved low-cal meals for my flights :) I'm determined not to lose my weight loss momentum!
 
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I really don't think that people take as much notice of our weight as we think they do. Before I actually did change my hair I had several people comment my new hair style and one person ask me if I had put on weight as I looked different. All this after losing between 12 and 18kgs. None of them realized that I looked different because I had lost weight.

Rox said:
I've lost 10 more lbs, but nobody has said a word. Not even 'You look nice."
I'm kind of puzzled.
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Hi!!!!

I am in the USA!!!!
We arrived on July 4th late at night and have been keeping busy ever since.
It's fun, but also stressful. The first morning we were here, my 90 year old grandad took a bad fall. I thank God that he's ok now, but we've been spending lots of time with him, caring for him.

So, not much fun.

BUT...my food plans are working great! I haven't let stress make me eat more! yay! In fact, yesterday I weighed in at....190.5 lbs!!!!

I am SO happy!!!! I'm nearly in the 180's now1!!

I miss having lots of computer time to spend on this forum, though. I hope everyone is having a good summer and enjoying lots of success with their health efforts!
 
Wow you are going soooo GREAT!!!!! I hope your grand father will is doing ok!
Take care and keep up the good work!
 
I am indeed having a good time. My grandfather is much better, so we're having his 90th birthday party today as planned.

As for myself....I'm another pound DOWN this morning and am officially in the 180's!!!! I'm at 189.5 this morning. I even weighed myself on two different scales to verify. So, I'm sure this is accurate.
I still have a long way to go, but the 180's are feeling goood! and I can't believe that I'm managing to lose while here in the USA- all the food looks so good and vacations are such an easy time to indulge. But I'm determined to keep going!

I had my Fiber One cereal with skim milk this morning and I know I'll be able to resist the party food and cake. It may only be one pound lost this morning, but it was an important one....and I don't want it back!
 
Hi Rox, I'm glad your grandad is feeling better and well enough to celebrate his birthday.:)
Absolutely amazing losing weight while on holiday, especially in the USA where the portions always seem to be enormous.
Congrats on getting into the 180s, the best weight losses are the milestone ones.
 
Wow you've lost a lot since I last read through here. You're doing an excellent job. I'm glad your granddad's fall wasn't anything serious. You've done really amazing you should stop at a mirror and just smile, take in your reward :)
 
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YAY 180's!!! Hope you're in the 80's for good!! Have fun in the USA xxx
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I think I am!! I weighed in this morning at......

187.5 pounds

I'm so pleased! And I am having fun! I feel confident and am enjoying trying on clothes in the shops. I even had to buy a size small t-shirt the other day, as medium was too big!!
In pants, I'm still in the 12 to 14 size range. That's where I carry all my weight. But I still feel pretty good- at least I don't have to look in the plus sizes any longer!
 
Penguinita said:
Wow you've lost a lot since I last read through here. You're doing an excellent job. I'm glad your granddad's fall wasn't anything serious. You've done really amazing you should stop at a mirror and just smile, take in your reward :)
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I will :)

Thanks so much for your support. It's so nice that you check in, even though I'm not posting very often these days. But my spirit is always with my good forum buddies here. I can resist all the yummy American treats much better knowing that all my weight loss is going to be cheered on by you guys.

also- My husband arrives here on Friday. I haven't seen him for a month. He is going to be SO surprised!
 
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I lost another FOUR pounds this week! I am amazed and SO pleased!
I've been eating out a lot- nice places like Cheesecake Factory and Cracker Barrel...but I always watch my calories carefully. And I' sure to walk early every morning.
This has really helped me keep on track with my weight
loss.
I can really hardly believe that I'm managing so well!

On Saturday night, there will be the class reunion party that I've been using as a mini-goal date. I was kin of hoping to have lost more by now, but I have to say that I'm not too disappointed in myself. I've been losing steadily and sensibly for months and did the best I could. And at least I don't weigh 221 any more. I comfortably fit into size 14 to 12 clothes- not skinny, but not horrible. That feels great.
My BMI is nearly below 30...and maybe it will be in the 20's by Saturday night!
 
Wow Rox, That is amazing and while on vacation!!!!!!!!!!!
You must be so happy. Have a great time at your reunion. How nice for you to be able to walk in there feeling confident about your looks :)
 
Ooooh I've heard wonders about the cheese cake factor! It's awesome that you've kept yourself on track despite eating outside. That's what I call control!! Congrats on the weight lost. You're passing through the 180's so steadily!

As for sizes I find that different stores have different ideas of what a certain size is. For example, I'm an 8 in most department stores--- At Wal-mart I can fit into a 6 wtf? in urban outfitters I'm squeezing into a 10.
 
Thanks, Val.
Nearly everything is very bad, though. The only thing I'm hanging on to at this point is my good eating and exercise habits. Losing weight is keeping me sane at this point.

I discovered recently that my husband of nearly 18 years has been cheating on me for the last two years. Whenever he was away working in Africa, he was busy with his mistress.
I feel ill just thinking of it.
I don't have anyone to talk to about this...but I feel that you (and the other great people on this forum) might be able to help me get through this and be a source of strength.

At least I look great. If I hadn't lost weight , I'd probably have killed myself when I found out the truth. I would have flt so fat and worthless.
Instead, just yesterday I was at Starbucks and a gentleman told me that I'm a beautiful woman. Bless his kind heart and words. I really needed to hear it.
Too bad my husband doesn't feel the same way....
 
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PS. I've lost lots of weight since I last updated my ticker. But I haven't weighed myself at all in three weeks, so I've no idea where I'm precisely at...
 
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