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Good morning, my dear CC friends!
I got on the scale this morning -- and I'm down to 149. TA DA! 101 pounds gone for good
I dropped 2 lbs this week, which is unusual for me lately. But I'm not complaining!!
I started Atkins on 01/24/04 -- so that's 13.5 months. I've gone from a tight size 3X to just recently a solid 12 (and my daughter thinks I could get in a 10 but I hate tight clothes). I'm only 5'2" (on a good day) so I still have another 20-25? lbs to go. Right now I am (drum roll please!) about 40 lbs LESS than when I graduated high school. LOL! And it's sheer coincidence (not my motivation) that my <mumblemumble> high school reunion is this summer. Man oh man, are THEY going to be surprised. LOL!
I just want to tell you, from a person who was morbidly obese for MOST of her life, that this CAN BE DONE. If someone had told me 13.6 months ago that I'd EVER weigh 149, I'd have laughed - no, to be honest, I'd have been hurt because I would have thought to myself that it would be impossible and that the person was being cruel. It's not impossible. Honest to God, it's been unbelievably easy. I took IrishIrish's words to heart -- eat NOTHING that's not on the Acceptable Foods List. I took 2Big's words to heart -- exercise is not an option and get off the caffeine. I studied and followed the people here on ADBB that have been successful and show themselves to be knowledgeable -- and look where it got me
A big thanks to DAWN too. My first day on ADBB she reached out and pulled me into the Century Club. She made me feel welcome and helped me realize I wasn't alone. That helped me tremendously. I felt welcome enough to post, to ask questions, and to stick around. I've learned SO much from every single post on ADBB.
My son's wedding is in August and all I can think of is that if he'd gotten married a year ago I would have been an embarassment at his wedding. 5'2" and 250 lbs is not a pretty site. I would have had difficulty finding a dress to fit, nevermind that it looked good. Now, I have every intention of buying a beautiful dress, shoes to match, getting my hair done and hey, I might even get a manicure
My self-esteem could not possibly be more different than it was a year ago.
I reach out and give every single one of you here in the CC forum a big hug and whisper in your ear, "You can do it too." Don't give up when the scale doesn't move. Don't give in to the "one bite won't hurt" temptation. A year goes by SO quickly!!! If I can do this, you can too.
Joan J
I got on the scale this morning -- and I'm down to 149. TA DA! 101 pounds gone for good
I dropped 2 lbs this week, which is unusual for me lately. But I'm not complaining!!I started Atkins on 01/24/04 -- so that's 13.5 months. I've gone from a tight size 3X to just recently a solid 12 (and my daughter thinks I could get in a 10 but I hate tight clothes). I'm only 5'2" (on a good day) so I still have another 20-25? lbs to go. Right now I am (drum roll please!) about 40 lbs LESS than when I graduated high school. LOL! And it's sheer coincidence (not my motivation) that my <mumblemumble> high school reunion is this summer. Man oh man, are THEY going to be surprised. LOL!
I just want to tell you, from a person who was morbidly obese for MOST of her life, that this CAN BE DONE. If someone had told me 13.6 months ago that I'd EVER weigh 149, I'd have laughed - no, to be honest, I'd have been hurt because I would have thought to myself that it would be impossible and that the person was being cruel. It's not impossible. Honest to God, it's been unbelievably easy. I took IrishIrish's words to heart -- eat NOTHING that's not on the Acceptable Foods List. I took 2Big's words to heart -- exercise is not an option and get off the caffeine. I studied and followed the people here on ADBB that have been successful and show themselves to be knowledgeable -- and look where it got me
A big thanks to DAWN too. My first day on ADBB she reached out and pulled me into the Century Club. She made me feel welcome and helped me realize I wasn't alone. That helped me tremendously. I felt welcome enough to post, to ask questions, and to stick around. I've learned SO much from every single post on ADBB.
My son's wedding is in August and all I can think of is that if he'd gotten married a year ago I would have been an embarassment at his wedding. 5'2" and 250 lbs is not a pretty site. I would have had difficulty finding a dress to fit, nevermind that it looked good. Now, I have every intention of buying a beautiful dress, shoes to match, getting my hair done and hey, I might even get a manicure
My self-esteem could not possibly be more different than it was a year ago.I reach out and give every single one of you here in the CC forum a big hug and whisper in your ear, "You can do it too." Don't give up when the scale doesn't move. Don't give in to the "one bite won't hurt" temptation. A year goes by SO quickly!!! If I can do this, you can too.
Joan J
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