30 lbs in 54 days!!!

[sneal717]

Hello Everyone! I normally just pop in and read posts throughout the week to keep me motivated and respond to others who I think my story might be similar too but I had to post today to share that I finally hit the 30 lb mark! I still have a lot to go but I'm feeling great and my clothes are getting bigger and looser every week. I have 4 pair of pants left out of 20 to move over to the "I can wear now and not look crazy" side of my closet and then I'll begin the journey of moving the ones that are too big to the other side of the closet. Refuse to shop until absolutely necessary. Thankfully I have tons of pants to last a while but I look forward to getting out there and shopping for new smaller ones. I will have to buy some shirts soon as the weather is changing and I don't have anything warm but I don't plan to buy much. I'm working on my next 35 lbs to get me to onederland and hoping to do it by Dec 19th when I go home for the holidays. I know it's a stretch but I'm being optimistic and hoping that it can happen rather than beating myself up with the thought that it is impossible. That's 56 days to get it done. Stranger things have happened so I'm going for it.

I hope everyone is doing well and I'll be posting my Week 7 results Monday after I do my official weigh and measure!

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND STAY POSITIVE!

[missdeeh]

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great! that is my plan too! to go home and surprise everyone with my weightloss for christmas.

One day at the time, and we will get there.

Good job!

[darn75]

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Great job - you are really doing well! I'm hoping to lose 25 lbs. by Christmas for the same reason. Hope we can do it!

[Trisha001]

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WOOO HOO!!! Great job!! Keep it up!!!!
T~

[jammiemarie24]

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Congrats on losing 30 lbs! Your doing great!!!

[Sarina D]

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Congratulations, you're doing amazing!!!! Keep it up, it's all coming together

Sarina
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Heaviest weight last year- 400 (2007)
Atkins start weight – 347 (July 19, 2008 )
(100 lbs. lost as of Oct 2, 2008 )
Current weight – 286
Goal weight - 150 – 160

[Mommy2LittleMissBellaBre]

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Good luck sweetie you can do it .. i would love to do the same!!! by christmas.. so instead of them telling my sister she looks great for not eating they can tell me i look wonderful for eating! lol..XoO

[sneal717]

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Thanks everyone! I'm soooooooooooo looking forward to going home and seeing my family and friends. I have avoided seeing so many of my friends for so many years because I was fat and embarrassed. While even if I lose 35 more lbs before I go home, I won't be too much heavier than I was when most of them saw me last so it won't be as bad as if they were able to see me now. I purposely got in touch with several people that I've missed over the years and am keeping in touch so that I will somewhat be forced to see them when I go home..... it has been a serious motivation tactic for me. I have this really dumb thing I do when I am on the treadmill that keeps me going until I just can't take another step.... I'm going to be seeing my 1st love when I go home.. his name is Pat... When I get tired or bored and want to leave the gym, I start chanting to myself.. PAT PAT I'M NOT FAT...and it helps me to go a little further...lol. That must sound so dumb but it works...lol. I've also started tanning and am wearing my tighter jeans regularly so that I don't get too comfortable and forget during the day that I have another major goal to make in the next 50 or so days.

I can't wait til we all check in after the holidays and share the stories of how proud our family and friends are of us!

LETS DO THIS!

[heavenly rose08]

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hey sneal a big congrats on your 30 pound loss and i think that you can definetly lose the other 35 pounds that you want to lose ,we all know how wonderful atkins is ! and the whole pat pat i'm not fat chant is not silly at all , if saying that to yourself helps keep you more motivated then by all means chant it all you can,i wish i had a chant to say when i'm working out lol !!!!anyways good luck ,and please keep us informed of your progress.

[sallyseachange]

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Well done!!!!

[sneal717]

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When I started this thread on Oct 24, I had 4 more pairs of pants to move over to the "I can wear now" side of my closet. I am happy to report that as of Tuesday morning, those 4 got moved over and 28 pieces of clothing got moved over to the "These are way too big for me" side of my closet! It was a great feeling!

[Lyssie]

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That's spectacular!!! So when are you just going to move those "these are way too big for me" clothes into a donation bag?

[sneal717]

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That's a very good question...lol. I can't seem to even move them into the guest closet just yet. Maybe it's a reminder for me every morning when I go in there to see them and remember that I've made such progress...not sure what I'm holding onto them for. Maybe I'll donate them at the end of the year... and get a tax deduction for them at the same time!

[Lyssie]

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Get rid of them!! I kept my largest pair of pants, and got rid of everything above a size 20.. unfortunately, as I got smaller, I should have gotten rid of everything above a 14... having them around, made it really easy to not realize that I was getting bigger... for about 45lbs! eek! They are spectacular reminders though...