The amazing shrinking woman (I hope!)

I DID IT!!!!!!!! 50 FREAKIN' POUNDS GONE!!!!!!

I did it! I did it! I did it! Yea! Yea! Yea! I did it! I did it! I did it! Yea! Yea! Yea!!!

Hubby went out this morning with some buddies to go deer hunting, so I got on my trusty little treadmill and went for my run. I went just over 7 miles when I started getting some leg cramps (I think I'm dehydrated - not enough water yesterday plus a few beers last night equals eyes that feel like raisins today) and had to quit. I am a sweaty piggy right now and am on my way to shower, but had to jump on the scale quick. 135.8!!!!

It's .8 of a pound away from my goal of 135, but it's EXACTLY 50 lbs from where I started my journey on March 1st of this year! I'm so happy right now!!!! And of course no one around to tell my good news to - so I had to jump on here to share.

Ok - I'm off to hit the showers!

:party::party::party::party::party:
 
Thanks everyone!!! As you can imagine I am SO HAPPY at the moment!

I had a WONDERFUL weekend here at home with hubby. It went by WAY too quickly though. I thought I'd be eating WAY too much, but I think I was pretty close to my calorie limit all weekend. That's even with going to the bar Friday and Saturday nights and having a few light beers. Usually when we go out to the bar hubby goes up and gets the drinks, or at least asks me if I need another when he goes up to get his own. He didn't do that on Friday - I had to get my own. It was kind of pissing me off a little bit. Plus the fact that many of the ladies who I normally chat with ignored me completely. I was getting irritated. Then Saturday when it seemed like hubby was doing it again I finally asked him about it. He gets this big smile on his face and said that he did it on purpose so he could watch me walk up to the bar and back again, along with every guy in the place. Not sure why he got such a kick out of seeing all the other guys watch me, but what ever. After that I was so self conscious that I refused to go back up to the bar myself and made him do it. He also said that the other women weren't talking to me because I was getting too many looks from their husbands/boyfriends. It made me kind of mad because I was good enough to talk to when I was fat and invisible, but now that I've put in all the hard work to actually DO what they all say they WISH they could do, they hate me. I figure if they can't be happy for me, they aren't really true friends and I shouldn't care if they won't talk to me any more! SO KISS OFF!!!

So the kids are back home now and tomorrow it's back to work. But it's a short week for me. I'm taking off Thursday and Friday because the kids have it off from school. It'll be nice to have a long 4 day weekend.
 
Fantastic news on the 50lbs Tig!!!! WELL DONE!!

And how about that! Making all the ladies in the bar jealous - I bet you'll be singing under your breath from now on: "Doncha wish your girlfriend was hot like me!!"....hehehe
 
Hey Tiggy.... Hubby's approach may have been off... but I'm with him. I enjoy it to no end when someone ogles my wife, then I tell her about it afterwards. Ive had guys make passes at her right in front of me before. It doesn't make me jealous, it actually thrills me. She kinda likes it too I think.

I'd be ogling you walking to the bar also sweetie!
 
thecabbie said:
Hey Tiggy.... Hubby's approach may have been off... but I'm with him. I enjoy it to no end when someone ogles my wife, then I tell her about it afterwards. Ive had guys make passes at her right in front of me before. It doesn't make me jealous, it actually thrills me. She kinda likes it too I think.

I'd be ogling you walking to the bar also sweetie!
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Years ago (before I got fat) hubby used to get a kick out of the same thing, especially when we used to get invites to these hot tub parties that were pretty well known around here for how wild they got. Lots of spouse swapping going on - that type of thing. He teased me that all the husbands just wanted to see me naked. I didn't feel comfortable accepting invites to any of the parties though because I would have been the youngest woman there, not to mention the thinnest. And I didn't find any of the men who would have been there particularly attractive (some were down right repulsive!). I had eyes only for my honey. :beating: I've never minded women hitting on him, but I have to admit that once in a while I was a teeny bit jealous when I'd catch him checking out other women. But in general I guess my feeling on the whole matter is that it doesn't really matter where you get your appetite, just so long as you eat at home.
 
Now that I've reached my initial goal pretty much (even though I'm up a couple of lbs again by this morning - darn salt!) I think it's time to think about shifting more towards toning and building/shaping my muscles. I've always admired women who look healthy and athletic, with mostly firm bodies with a few curves in just the right places. But this is going to mean I have to actually get off my butt and lift weights on weight lifting days. YUCK! I just have a heck of a time making myself do them.

Right now I'm mostly wearing size 8 jeans/skirts but some of them are getting pretty loose. I'm thinking size 6 (which are still a bit too snug on me) would be a good goal size for me. I think instead of looking so much at the number of pounds I weigh, I should focus more on how my clothes fit and what my body fat percentage is.

So it's time to get my mushy butt off the couch and start firming it up!!!
 
so my wife and you seem to be right at around the same place, for the most part (again, you win the booby prize:D ), she is working her way out of an 8 and into a 6 also. I posted a monolog in my journal; about workouts, check it ou tif you get the chance.
 
Grats on the 50 pounds, Tig! :hurray: And grats on basically being at your goal!!! That's so great and I'm sure you are so excited!

Don't worry about those women at the bar. I hate how small minded and petty people get when it comes to this kind of thing. It's fine when you are all whining about how you want to lose weight, but when someone takes off and does it, they can't handle it. They want to do it too and they are jealous that you have (never mind all the work you put into it) and they feel like you judge them because they haven't done it like you did. Even when you don't. Ugg...

Just forget them. If they are that shallow and silly, you don't need them anyway. The people who really matter will be happy for you.
 
It's been a busy couple of days at work. Today is my last day for the week, then I'm on leave for the rest of the week and don't have to be back till Monday! YIPPEEE!!!!

I'm so mad right now! A woman I work with commented a couple months ago on how much weight I've lost and asked me how I managed it. She seemed so disappointed when I told her that it actually takes work, sacrifice, willpower and determination to lose weight. She's looking for a magic bullet and just isn't ready to hear the truth I guess. Fine. No skin off my teeth. Well, this morning I overheard her talking with another coworker (and good friend) who has actually listened to what I had to say and has lost about 15 lbs and 7 inches in the last 2 or 3 months herself. The close-minded woman was talking about how she bought some ab circle pro thing (or something like that) which you are supposed to kneel on and wag your butt back and forth a few minutes a day and like magic you will have 6 pack abs! She was saying how she really thinks this excersize equipment is going to solve her weight problem. My friend started to say "I don't know about that. Tigpuppy says...." and the other woman rolls her eyes, makes this disgusted noise and walks away! I went up to my friend to ask her about it and she said that lately this woman gets mad every time she hears people talking about me and how much weight I've lost. She even told someone that she doesn't think I really know what I'm talking about. :cuss: I just thought what the hell??? I've worked hard and lost a butt load of weight, but I don't know anything about it???? I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but it REALLY PISSED ME OFF!!!
 
Urghhh, ignore the jealous bitch! She's just trying to piss in your cheerios, Tig. She's seen how wonderful you've done and she's jealous! Just feel sorry for her--She obviously will never commit to loosing weight as she doesn't accept that it takes work. You walk your skinny butt away from negativity like that!

P.S. Those hot tub parties sound AWESOME (minus the old disgusting men). Now to persuade the Yank! ;)
 
Yeah ignore her and perhaps plant nice looking chocolately things in her desk drawers when she isn't looking.

And I'm with Sunflower on the hot tub party things...makes us sound so stiff upper lip and prudish over here in teh UK. Howcome everyone is having rumpy pumpy fun except for us?!?!
 
We have our share of prudes here in the states along with those that are a bit 'looser' with their morals. I'm sure you have fun people like that over on your side of the world - maybe you just haven't met the right group of people yet? Perhaps you just need to install a hot tub to attract some new friends? :biggrinjester:
 
jjjay said:
Yeah ignore her and perhaps plant nice looking chocolately things in her desk drawers when she isn't looking.

And I'm with Sunflower on the hot tub party things...makes us sound so stiff upper lip and prudish over here in teh UK. Howcome everyone is having rumpy pumpy fun except for us?!?!
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Tigpuppy said:
We have our share of prudes here in the states along with those that are a bit 'looser' with their morals. I'm sure you have fun people like that over on your side of the world - maybe you just haven't met the right group of people yet? Perhaps you just need to install a hot tub to attract some new friends? :biggrinjester:
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The vast majority of the folks in this country fit that bill also J, there are a small minority who tend to slip over to the Darker side, and yes, hot tubs do seem to bring that side out in people... Most are much more prudish...

That being said, two of the couples we vacation with in the rather "open" resort that we go to are very very British adn a tremendous amount of fun to hang out with (yes we do sort of "hang out' with them too :smilielol5: ), so if you look, you will find, and probably rigth in your own back yard.
 
Oh my goodness!!!

hahahaha.

Something is in the water on this board lately!! We have some very strange topics!

Anyhows, the weather is a bit too cold here for hot tubs!
 
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