Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

[Desertthorn]

Cleochatra
Starmaker
RunAwayMichelle
SomberSusie
Pie4Me
Beekel
Tachielyn
Tentcamp

Happy 2nd Anniversary

[2big4mysize]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

woo hoo for y'all!!! and in keeping with ADBB tradition you know we are all waiting to see on your anniversary date your reflections on your journey and all the wonderful changes in your life you have gotten as a result of controlling your eating.

[Atkid]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

Happy Anniversary everyone!

[jimmie 48]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

TO ALL OF YOU!!

[sallyseachange]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

CONGRATS TO Y'ALL!!
AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT!

[sillygirl]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

Very happy anniversary to you all!

[Lady_Hawke]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

Happy Anniversary you guys!

[Starmaker]

Re: Celebrate! ADBB November Anniversary - 2 years.

I'm a few days early but hey, I'm never around these days...

Wow 2 years! Geez I lose weight SLOW eh? well eh? heh heh heh


Hi all! I've been away for quite awhile dealing with some family stress. My apologies. I have lost close to 85 pounds since joining this forum 2 years ago and couldn't have done it without the fine support here and the colorful helpful people within. I know I would have lost the weight MUCH sooner had it not been for my darn fatty liver, but my doc said, it will come off, slower than you would like, but it will come off.

Looking back on the past two years I began my ADBB journey believing that low carb products were A-ok! I stalled so many times that the first year was mostly a write off. Once I took my head out of my butt and started paying attention around here, the weight started to come off, albeit slow, the scale was at least going down instead of up. My doc gave me a rude awakening with the fatty liver diagnosis. I was healthy as a horse prior and couldn't imagine lil ol me having such a serious issue. She assured me that weight loss and proper eating habits would likely eliminate the problem. I went home scared... but determined.

Low carb products are no longer allowed in my world. If I cheat, (god forbid) I get over it quickly and move on after kicking myself quite a bit...nonetheless, I've learned here not to dwell on the negative but focus on the positive and the thinner healthier road ahead.

I don't recall myself ever being under 160 lbs, even in high school cheerleading I was 160 and looked 130, twas a blessing!!I might rethink my 150 goal, if I look ok at 160, I might stop there and just tone what I have. I am relaxed about my weight loss now because I know I'm on the home stretch, its coming off, (I don't like the new face wrinkles bleh) but I know what I have to do for the rest of my life to maintain. Exactly what I've been doing the past year. Eating right, er..(cough) exercising (cough) and having faith in myself.

Changes in my life hoo boy there have been a few. I definatly have more energy on stage. Setting up and tearing down my show doesn't wipe me out anymore, I can do both and spend 6 hrs performing and I still manage to go out with my crew for breakfast after a gig. I tell ya, I haven't been able to do that in a few years, was burnt right out after we tore down, sometimes fell asleep in the truck on the way home. I'm likin' dat!!

Geez everywhere I go guys guys guys staring, winking, tripping all over themselves to catch my eye (I'm kinda likin dat too sometimes) heh

My sons who are 23 and 22 being wowed at having their crazy bubbly energetic mom back. Told them I took a 3 year fat vacation heh heh (I'm glad to have me back too)

My gawwwd clothes are looking good on me again..... I'm gonna die, size 9 cargo pants today....what a motivator!! Size 10's were falling off me bum...they were!

And most of all losing weight gave me the confidance boost I needed to reexamine my life, my future, my happiness, and my priorities. It cleared the carb fog from my brain and allowed me to focus on where I needed to be at this stage of my life.

Thank you everyone for putting up with me and being there for me as well.

Star

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