All I can say over and over again is... I AM SO HAPPY! Today is Dec. 12th and I have been on the Ideal Protein diet now since Wed, November 9th and I have lost 21.3 pounds. I am thrilled and I feel amazing. I still have A LONG, LONG way to go, but how motivating is this?
Below are the dates and my recorded weights. Part of me cannot believe that I am actually posting this for my friends to see; however, I want to share it so that I will keep at it= so here goes...
Wed., November 9th- 252.8 pounds (yeah... feet can not be viewed... EEK)
Wed., November 16th- 243.0 pounds (9.8 pounds down... WOW)
Wed., November 23rd- 238.8 pounds (14 pounds down... YAY)
Wed., Novemebr 30th- 238.1 pounds (14.7 pounds down... I CHEATED for THREE days during the Thanksgiving Holiday... and REALLY wish I had not done that- but still lost almost a pound this week.)
Thursday, December 8th- 233.1 pounds (19.7 pounds down... still motivated for sure!)
Monday, December 12th- 231.5 pounds (21.3 pounds down!!!!)
Although I am still SO VERY OVERWEIGHT and should not be pleased at all with 231.5 pounds, I have to say that I am actually feeling A LOT better. I am so motivated to stick with this. Ben is being so supportive and I like the food too, which helps a great deal. I can't wait to report more later on!
Hope everyone is well! I feel great and am so happy that I am getting my weight under control!
Brandi
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Still on a roll to lose these rolls because that's how I roll (although I can't have a roll)!
Today is Tuesday, November 15th. Tomorrow marks one week that I have been on Ideal Protein and I have not cheated AT ALL! I am so happy about that.
I weighed in at the clinic yesterday and I have lost.... (drum roll please...) 8 POUNDS!!!!!!! I don't even care if most of it is water weight, because I probably would not have lost that without the Ideal Protein.
I feel GREAT too. The fisrt 4 days are a bit rough, actually. The 4th day, which was Saturday was the WORST for me. I had the whole headache, nausea, etc. but it was SO WORTH IT.
We tailgated at Mississippi State for the MSU vs. Alabama game and I did not even eat the tailgate food (which really was hard for me). They had ribs, baked beans, potato salad, pie, dips... you name it, they had it... beer, soda....
Ben made me a FANTSTIC filet and I had grilled zucchini. I was happy with that. I had the vanilla and chocolate shakes the rest of the day along with the Southwestern Cheese Curls. I was satisfied! I was REALLY satisfied when I got my fat rear on that scale Monday and saw that those better choices were worth it!
Now... I did have a bit a disaster last night... so don't let me fool anyone into thinking that everything is fantastic in the Brandi Ideal Protein land....
I was ready to eat my strawberry pudding for dinner, so I mixed it with cold water into my cute little Ideal Protein shaker... I began shaking vigorously and soon realized that I didn't have the top on well. So... I had pudding all of the counter, sink, floor, my clothes.... So here I am hungry and all I can think is... DAMMIT... there went 4 bucks. Keep in mind, you only get enough food for ONE WEEK at a time, so that is one meal GONE.
So... about half an hour later I settled down... I decided to make the Crepes thinking that this would get me over the "I can't have bread" fight that is going on in my head. You can not cook the crepes in an Emeril pan, even with nonstick spray... because IT WILL STICK. It burned on the bottom, although I had it on lower heat, and the top was raw. So... I screwed up TWO DINNERS. At this rate, there will be no food left by Friday. Now I am starving and just down right mad as hell. My language had then escalated from the word Dammit to much, much worse. Yes... get a really fat girl hungry enough and let her ruin TWO MEALS and you will hear bad things. (Just for the record, my baby was in bed and he did not hear such things). Oh- but Ben heard it. I was about it tears and then I sent one of our nurse managers, Linda Ann, a text message with my photo of the crepes gone bad. She told me to go make a shake and she would bring me a replacement meal so I won't be hungry on Friday! GOD LOVE THE WOMAN! My whole week would be bad if I thought I would starve!
Then Linda Ann said, "you are too funny... you should write a blog!" HA HA HA HA! She had NO IDEA! She might laugh a little when she reads that the last time I put full effort into weight loss, in my mind I had a knock down drag out fight with "dancing barbie" at the gym, that I split the ass of my pants wide open while working out, that Madison County had its first earthquake when I decided that "running" was a good idea for exercise and that I view Dr. Pepper as the crack of choice!
Well, anyway... I did have banana pudding for dinner and I slept well. I still miss bread but I am starting to get over it. As I said two years ago... "I am on a roll to lose these rolls because that's how I roll (although I can't have a roll)"!
DID I MENTION THAT I AM DOWN 8 POUNDS??! YAY!
I weighed in at the clinic yesterday and I have lost.... (drum roll please...) 8 POUNDS!!!!!!! I don't even care if most of it is water weight, because I probably would not have lost that without the Ideal Protein.
I feel GREAT too. The fisrt 4 days are a bit rough, actually. The 4th day, which was Saturday was the WORST for me. I had the whole headache, nausea, etc. but it was SO WORTH IT.
We tailgated at Mississippi State for the MSU vs. Alabama game and I did not even eat the tailgate food (which really was hard for me). They had ribs, baked beans, potato salad, pie, dips... you name it, they had it... beer, soda....
Ben made me a FANTSTIC filet and I had grilled zucchini. I was happy with that. I had the vanilla and chocolate shakes the rest of the day along with the Southwestern Cheese Curls. I was satisfied! I was REALLY satisfied when I got my fat rear on that scale Monday and saw that those better choices were worth it!
Now... I did have a bit a disaster last night... so don't let me fool anyone into thinking that everything is fantastic in the Brandi Ideal Protein land....
I was ready to eat my strawberry pudding for dinner, so I mixed it with cold water into my cute little Ideal Protein shaker... I began shaking vigorously and soon realized that I didn't have the top on well. So... I had pudding all of the counter, sink, floor, my clothes.... So here I am hungry and all I can think is... DAMMIT... there went 4 bucks. Keep in mind, you only get enough food for ONE WEEK at a time, so that is one meal GONE.
So... about half an hour later I settled down... I decided to make the Crepes thinking that this would get me over the "I can't have bread" fight that is going on in my head. You can not cook the crepes in an Emeril pan, even with nonstick spray... because IT WILL STICK. It burned on the bottom, although I had it on lower heat, and the top was raw. So... I screwed up TWO DINNERS. At this rate, there will be no food left by Friday. Now I am starving and just down right mad as hell. My language had then escalated from the word Dammit to much, much worse. Yes... get a really fat girl hungry enough and let her ruin TWO MEALS and you will hear bad things. (Just for the record, my baby was in bed and he did not hear such things). Oh- but Ben heard it. I was about it tears and then I sent one of our nurse managers, Linda Ann, a text message with my photo of the crepes gone bad. She told me to go make a shake and she would bring me a replacement meal so I won't be hungry on Friday! GOD LOVE THE WOMAN! My whole week would be bad if I thought I would starve!
Then Linda Ann said, "you are too funny... you should write a blog!" HA HA HA HA! She had NO IDEA! She might laugh a little when she reads that the last time I put full effort into weight loss, in my mind I had a knock down drag out fight with "dancing barbie" at the gym, that I split the ass of my pants wide open while working out, that Madison County had its first earthquake when I decided that "running" was a good idea for exercise and that I view Dr. Pepper as the crack of choice!
Well, anyway... I did have banana pudding for dinner and I slept well. I still miss bread but I am starting to get over it. As I said two years ago... "I am on a roll to lose these rolls because that's how I roll (although I can't have a roll)"!
DID I MENTION THAT I AM DOWN 8 POUNDS??! YAY!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Day three... GOING WELL!
Today is Friday, 11.11.11!!!! The Ideal Protein diet is going VERY WELL so far. I am not hungry, the food is really good and I just weighed in this morning at the clinic. Already... I have gone from 152.8 and today I was 147.4! I weighed twice just to make sure. Now, I don't care if this is just water weight... I AM THRILLED to see the number drop!
Tomorrow we have plans to go to Starkville for the MSU vs. Alabama game. Tailgating will be hard with all of that food in my face, but seeing those changes today make me want to stay on track... so NO BAD FOOD FOR ME!
Just wanted to write a quick entry because this is exciting. I think I will be able to do this! YAY for Ideal Protein!
Tomorrow we have plans to go to Starkville for the MSU vs. Alabama game. Tailgating will be hard with all of that food in my face, but seeing those changes today make me want to stay on track... so NO BAD FOOD FOR ME!
Just wanted to write a quick entry because this is exciting. I think I will be able to do this! YAY for Ideal Protein!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
FIRST DAY of Ideal Protein Diet
So, it is 1pm. I just finished with lunch and thought I would blog just a little.
Today is my first day on the Ideal Protein diet. Because I knew that yesterday would be my last day to eat whatever I wanted, I went all out. We went to Nick's for lunch and then Bonefish Grill for dinner. When I arrived to work this morning, I weighed and I GAINED weight. I was 152.8 pounds!!!!!!! But TIME TO GET ON TRACK NOW!
I had the vanilla pudding for breakfast (at 5am) and it tasted pretty good, actually! I was hungry by 9am (but hey- that is four hours later), so I had the Ideal Protein Southwestern Cheese puffs and OH MY GOSH THEY ARE SO GOOD! I really like them. Too bad they are restricted and I am only allowed to have one restricted IP food per day. For lunch, I met Ben and we went to Cheddars. I ordered lettuce with grilled chicken. I purchased the Walden Farms Salad dressing that was recommended by Ideal Protein. I bought Ranch and the Dijon mustard. CRAP is the only word I can use to describe this stuff. It is horrible. Not that I have ever eaten scrap, but this was what I imagine it would taste like! Oh my gosh... it was really bad. This could be the kind of stuff you make your child eat for talking back! WOW, it was really, really bad. (Have I mentioned that it is BAD?) I also bought the BBQ sauce for home and I am afraid to even try it. That really stinks because so far, I think that is the only dressing approved on this diet. I will be finding out ASAP, otherwise... NO SALADS for me! I had a pickle for a snack because I was still hungry after the salad failure.
I have been drinking a good bit of water with the new MiO Liquid in it. I really like the Strawberry Watermelon the best and the Fruit Punch flavor is good too. It makes me want to drink more water, so I like adding it. It is a nice change from Crystal Light.
Tonight I will do a shake or soup... haven't decided which one, but I am excited about this journey (for the most part). I know it will be hard, but I think I can do it!
So here is the scoop of the day...
Ideal Protein food... GOOD
Walden Farms Salad Dressing... NOT GOOD!
Today is my first day on the Ideal Protein diet. Because I knew that yesterday would be my last day to eat whatever I wanted, I went all out. We went to Nick's for lunch and then Bonefish Grill for dinner. When I arrived to work this morning, I weighed and I GAINED weight. I was 152.8 pounds!!!!!!! But TIME TO GET ON TRACK NOW!
I had the vanilla pudding for breakfast (at 5am) and it tasted pretty good, actually! I was hungry by 9am (but hey- that is four hours later), so I had the Ideal Protein Southwestern Cheese puffs and OH MY GOSH THEY ARE SO GOOD! I really like them. Too bad they are restricted and I am only allowed to have one restricted IP food per day. For lunch, I met Ben and we went to Cheddars. I ordered lettuce with grilled chicken. I purchased the Walden Farms Salad dressing that was recommended by Ideal Protein. I bought Ranch and the Dijon mustard. CRAP is the only word I can use to describe this stuff. It is horrible. Not that I have ever eaten scrap, but this was what I imagine it would taste like! Oh my gosh... it was really bad. This could be the kind of stuff you make your child eat for talking back! WOW, it was really, really bad. (Have I mentioned that it is BAD?) I also bought the BBQ sauce for home and I am afraid to even try it. That really stinks because so far, I think that is the only dressing approved on this diet. I will be finding out ASAP, otherwise... NO SALADS for me! I had a pickle for a snack because I was still hungry after the salad failure.
I have been drinking a good bit of water with the new MiO Liquid in it. I really like the Strawberry Watermelon the best and the Fruit Punch flavor is good too. It makes me want to drink more water, so I like adding it. It is a nice change from Crystal Light.
Tonight I will do a shake or soup... haven't decided which one, but I am excited about this journey (for the most part). I know it will be hard, but I think I can do it!
So here is the scoop of the day...
Ideal Protein food... GOOD
Walden Farms Salad Dressing... NOT GOOD!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Here we go again...... Time to lose this weight
Well.... here we go again! I am back on the weight loss journey... and GOOD GRACIOUS MY REAR END IS EVEN BIGGER THAN IT WAS BEFORE! But hey... I HAD A BABY!! (Yes, that is right! After all of these years of trying and trying, Ben and I finally have a beautiful baby boy.)
So today is Tuesday, November 8, 2011. TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 9th- I begin the Ideal Protein diet. I am hearing TONS of great things about it and so very excited. I am not working for a medical clinic and we will be launching this program to our patients in January. I am thrilled to be part of 13 people on staff who are trying this before we do so.
The diet is pretty darn hard core, though, and I know it will be tough- but I am ready! The last time I wrote in this blog, it really helped me. The encouragement of my friends and family were a big part in my weight loss and I need that help again! I will, once again... PUT IT ALL OUT THERE! I am going to talk about my struggles and post my weight and pictures. I think the only way to get through this is to get to be honest and admit everything.
Here goes...
My name is Brandi and my rear is the size of Texas!
I recently bought cute shoes, but I can't see the suckers unless they are off of my feet.
I get compliments on a shirt I wear that is actually a MATERNITY shirt! Yeah... I had my baby TEN MONTHS AGO! Time to move on from the maternity wear, right? Right.
I eat too much and I eat BADLY!
I like to drink wine and martinis
I actually get out of breath walking to my car
At work, people take the stairs. I LIKE THE ELEVATOR! Yeah... that's right... IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD and I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE STAIRS!
You may look back at my previous posts where I have split the rear of my pants open, had hostile feelings toward the skinny girls at the gym and literally felt the earth shake when I tried to run for exercise. Well.. IT IS WORSE NOW! I am MUCH BIGGER THAN BEFORE.
So... here is the REALLY HARD PART FOR ME!
I am 251 pounds (and I am 5'5)!!!!!
I am a size 20 (yes... a size 20... TWO, ZERO) OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM ADMITTING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will have my measurements on Friday when I meet with our Dietician about the rest of my Ideal Protein Diet. I am starting the food tomorrow.
Comments welcome....
So today is Tuesday, November 8, 2011. TOMORROW, Wednesday, November 9th- I begin the Ideal Protein diet. I am hearing TONS of great things about it and so very excited. I am not working for a medical clinic and we will be launching this program to our patients in January. I am thrilled to be part of 13 people on staff who are trying this before we do so.
The diet is pretty darn hard core, though, and I know it will be tough- but I am ready! The last time I wrote in this blog, it really helped me. The encouragement of my friends and family were a big part in my weight loss and I need that help again! I will, once again... PUT IT ALL OUT THERE! I am going to talk about my struggles and post my weight and pictures. I think the only way to get through this is to get to be honest and admit everything.
Here goes...
My name is Brandi and my rear is the size of Texas!
I recently bought cute shoes, but I can't see the suckers unless they are off of my feet.
I get compliments on a shirt I wear that is actually a MATERNITY shirt! Yeah... I had my baby TEN MONTHS AGO! Time to move on from the maternity wear, right? Right.
I eat too much and I eat BADLY!
I like to drink wine and martinis
I actually get out of breath walking to my car
At work, people take the stairs. I LIKE THE ELEVATOR! Yeah... that's right... IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD and I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE STAIRS!
You may look back at my previous posts where I have split the rear of my pants open, had hostile feelings toward the skinny girls at the gym and literally felt the earth shake when I tried to run for exercise. Well.. IT IS WORSE NOW! I am MUCH BIGGER THAN BEFORE.
So... here is the REALLY HARD PART FOR ME!
I am 251 pounds (and I am 5'5)!!!!!
I am a size 20 (yes... a size 20... TWO, ZERO) OH MY GOSH I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM ADMITTING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will have my measurements on Friday when I meet with our Dietician about the rest of my Ideal Protein Diet. I am starting the food tomorrow.
Comments welcome....
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS
Today is Tuesday, September 8, 2009. I am officially back in the swing of things since I have been lazy, had surgery AGAIN... been lazy, eaten too much, been lazy and stopped working out much because I have been lazy!
At the end of July I went into the hospital for gallbladder surgery but then had to go BACK in because I had pacreatitis. I AM BETTER NOW! I did lose some weight, which I discussed in the last entry, but now I am back on track. I do not want to gain the weight back that I lost and I want to lose more.
So.... since I started with the "dieting" (if you can call it that)- I prefer "lifestyle changes...." hmmm... that sounds stupid too- anyway... I was almost 230 pounds and now I am right at 198-200 range. Not TOO bad... BUT if I would have consistently lost ONE pound per week since I started earlier in the year, I would be about 42 pounds thinner....
I still want to lost about 50 more pounds and then maybe a little more after that! I can not believe that I was about 100 pounds over weight. I mean... really? How int he heck did I let myself get this way.
This blog has been the best motivation I could have ever had. I love when everyone reads in and stays on my case about entries and wanting to know how it is going. You think having a trainer holding you accountable is helpful... well try having about 30 friends on your case.
Oh... I still hold too it that old habits die hard. I love cake... I love tailgate food at Mississippi State games... I LOVE WINE... although I haven't had a single drink since May 27th at 10:25pm, but who is keeping up with that??? HA!
After this long break from surgery, laziness, etc... I am SOOOOO OUT OF SHAPE AGAIN! The weight is off... but MY GOODNESS!
Yesterday afternoon I started back in the gym. I said... "OKAY.. it is Monday, and although it is a holiday (Labor Day) and I getting my tail back in there." Funny... it was quite empty. Everyone else was taking a break and I was in there breathing like a madwoman on that treadmill. I think the lady next to me was actually staring at me and wishing I would shut up... I just turned up my MP3 Player and ignored her. I felt like saying, "Yeah... I am the one making all the noise and breathing hard... so?"
Today I went to Ben's office and met him for lunch. Let me confess what I had... right now.... I CHEESEBURGER from BURGER KING. I saw a sign that read that it was 1.00 and I bought it... cheap lunch... but let's see how my hips respond.... anyway... Ben had his healthy turkey sandwich on wheat and some pretzels and a big glass of water! He is wonderful! OH... he can do this for just a few weeks and lose all the weight he wants!
Back to my trip to Ben's office.... His office is on the 4th floor of his building. WE TOOK THE STAIRS... I REALLY THOUGHT my heart was going to burst out of my chest when we arrived to the 4th floor. He wasn't even breathing any differently than when we were on the 1st floor. What in the world has happened to me. I wonder if any other fat people think what I do... like, "HOW IN THE HELL DID I LET THIS HAPPEN TO ME?" Please don't misunderstand me... I am not having a pity party for myself. I KNOW this is my fault. I am taking ownership!!! I jsut wonder who else has gone through this!
Thanks again to everyone who reads this! I LOVE the comments. They help!
I am going to work out again today. I will report how it goes! :)
At the end of July I went into the hospital for gallbladder surgery but then had to go BACK in because I had pacreatitis. I AM BETTER NOW! I did lose some weight, which I discussed in the last entry, but now I am back on track. I do not want to gain the weight back that I lost and I want to lose more.
So.... since I started with the "dieting" (if you can call it that)- I prefer "lifestyle changes...." hmmm... that sounds stupid too- anyway... I was almost 230 pounds and now I am right at 198-200 range. Not TOO bad... BUT if I would have consistently lost ONE pound per week since I started earlier in the year, I would be about 42 pounds thinner....
I still want to lost about 50 more pounds and then maybe a little more after that! I can not believe that I was about 100 pounds over weight. I mean... really? How int he heck did I let myself get this way.
This blog has been the best motivation I could have ever had. I love when everyone reads in and stays on my case about entries and wanting to know how it is going. You think having a trainer holding you accountable is helpful... well try having about 30 friends on your case.
Oh... I still hold too it that old habits die hard. I love cake... I love tailgate food at Mississippi State games... I LOVE WINE... although I haven't had a single drink since May 27th at 10:25pm, but who is keeping up with that??? HA!
After this long break from surgery, laziness, etc... I am SOOOOO OUT OF SHAPE AGAIN! The weight is off... but MY GOODNESS!
Yesterday afternoon I started back in the gym. I said... "OKAY.. it is Monday, and although it is a holiday (Labor Day) and I getting my tail back in there." Funny... it was quite empty. Everyone else was taking a break and I was in there breathing like a madwoman on that treadmill. I think the lady next to me was actually staring at me and wishing I would shut up... I just turned up my MP3 Player and ignored her. I felt like saying, "Yeah... I am the one making all the noise and breathing hard... so?"
Today I went to Ben's office and met him for lunch. Let me confess what I had... right now.... I CHEESEBURGER from BURGER KING. I saw a sign that read that it was 1.00 and I bought it... cheap lunch... but let's see how my hips respond.... anyway... Ben had his healthy turkey sandwich on wheat and some pretzels and a big glass of water! He is wonderful! OH... he can do this for just a few weeks and lose all the weight he wants!
Back to my trip to Ben's office.... His office is on the 4th floor of his building. WE TOOK THE STAIRS... I REALLY THOUGHT my heart was going to burst out of my chest when we arrived to the 4th floor. He wasn't even breathing any differently than when we were on the 1st floor. What in the world has happened to me. I wonder if any other fat people think what I do... like, "HOW IN THE HELL DID I LET THIS HAPPEN TO ME?" Please don't misunderstand me... I am not having a pity party for myself. I KNOW this is my fault. I am taking ownership!!! I jsut wonder who else has gone through this!
Thanks again to everyone who reads this! I LOVE the comments. They help!
I am going to work out again today. I will report how it goes! :)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
How GOD made me lose weight
So..... it once again has been a while since I have written. I will say right now that 2009 has been a tough year! I just had ANOTHER STINKIN' SURGERY! (If you can't make yourself lose weight, God can find a way to give you a push! ha ha ha)
For the last few months, I have been really sick and the doctor told me that I had a bleeding ulcer. In order to help this, I stopped drinking and it forced me to cut out just about everything that I really WANTED to eat! This helped to drop a few more pounds.
During the first week of July, Ben and I went back up to NYC and I got sick there again. When we returned home, I became sicker than I had ever been and we went back to the ER. It turns out that I never had an ulcer, but gallstones and a pretty bad case of Pancreatitis. I spent 8 days in the Baptist Hospital and over two weeks off of work! The good news is this.... (most importantly), the doc says that in a few weeks, I should be able to enjoy a nice glass of red wine! WHOO HOO!!!!! THEN.... here is the second best part.... are you ready?????? I AM FINALLY UNDER THE 200 LB mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never thought that I would be proud to weigh 198 pounds!!! I feel like I have reached a huge point that will keep me going! Yeah... I might not be so proud to announce that I am still a fatty and weigh 198 pounds, but hello.... let's revisit previous blog entries and remember HOW BIG I WAS! This is awesome!
Today is Thursday, August 13th, 2009 and I am wearing a DRESS to work that I have not been able to fit into for over a year. Also... I tried on the dress I wore to our rehearsal dinner for our wedding and I got the sucker zipped! I hope to be able to wear it with pride on New Years!
As I have said before, this weight loss thing is NOT easy... especially when you do it without any diet pills and try to make lifestyle changes. I am NOT perfect and I have NOT been working out the way I should be, but let me say this... changing the amount of food you eat and habits can be the hardest part of the journey- I am sure of it!
I hope everyone who writes to me is still on track! I would like to give a shout out to my sweet friend, Natasha in Hattiesburg, whom I still have not had the pleasure of meeting in person! She is doing a GREAT job with her joourney and is enjoying her afternoon walking with her daughter! She is already beautiful and I admire her so much for finding something that she can enjoy with her daughter! This should keep her motivated! WE WILL GET THERE!!!! GOALS... here we come!
Hope everyone is great and thanks again for all the emails and messages that support and encourage me. I will soon be breaking up with my fatt butt! Can't wait until it happens!
For the last few months, I have been really sick and the doctor told me that I had a bleeding ulcer. In order to help this, I stopped drinking and it forced me to cut out just about everything that I really WANTED to eat! This helped to drop a few more pounds.
During the first week of July, Ben and I went back up to NYC and I got sick there again. When we returned home, I became sicker than I had ever been and we went back to the ER. It turns out that I never had an ulcer, but gallstones and a pretty bad case of Pancreatitis. I spent 8 days in the Baptist Hospital and over two weeks off of work! The good news is this.... (most importantly), the doc says that in a few weeks, I should be able to enjoy a nice glass of red wine! WHOO HOO!!!!! THEN.... here is the second best part.... are you ready?????? I AM FINALLY UNDER THE 200 LB mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never thought that I would be proud to weigh 198 pounds!!! I feel like I have reached a huge point that will keep me going! Yeah... I might not be so proud to announce that I am still a fatty and weigh 198 pounds, but hello.... let's revisit previous blog entries and remember HOW BIG I WAS! This is awesome!
Today is Thursday, August 13th, 2009 and I am wearing a DRESS to work that I have not been able to fit into for over a year. Also... I tried on the dress I wore to our rehearsal dinner for our wedding and I got the sucker zipped! I hope to be able to wear it with pride on New Years!
As I have said before, this weight loss thing is NOT easy... especially when you do it without any diet pills and try to make lifestyle changes. I am NOT perfect and I have NOT been working out the way I should be, but let me say this... changing the amount of food you eat and habits can be the hardest part of the journey- I am sure of it!
I hope everyone who writes to me is still on track! I would like to give a shout out to my sweet friend, Natasha in Hattiesburg, whom I still have not had the pleasure of meeting in person! She is doing a GREAT job with her joourney and is enjoying her afternoon walking with her daughter! She is already beautiful and I admire her so much for finding something that she can enjoy with her daughter! This should keep her motivated! WE WILL GET THERE!!!! GOALS... here we come!
Hope everyone is great and thanks again for all the emails and messages that support and encourage me. I will soon be breaking up with my fatt butt! Can't wait until it happens!
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