Lisa's Journal (Life on the "Beach" - Part 2 all the way to goal!)
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Lisa, many congratulations on the Stay Off the Scale Challenge successes!!! I know I learned a lot from the 30 days away from the scale! 
:thewave: A NEW CLIPPIE!!! :thewave:
Also congratulations on that BEAUTIFUL new clippie you're wearing!!
Since you've got so much to celebrate, why not join in the party?? I'm throwing a WISH party on the healthy living road today! We've got the music on and we're dancing, smiling, laughing and just generally having fun!! Can you feel the festive atmosphere??
"Celebrate good times, come on!!"
:thewave: A NEW CLIPPIE!!! :thewave:
Also congratulations on that BEAUTIFUL new clippie you're wearing!!
Since you've got so much to celebrate, why not join in the party?? I'm throwing a WISH party on the healthy living road today! We've got the music on and we're dancing, smiling, laughing and just generally having fun!! Can you feel the festive atmosphere??
"Celebrate good times, come on!!" 
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August 4, 2004 (Wednesday) Day 249 on the Beach
Okay, not much going on today, and sometimes that's a good thing. I am still on a high from weighing yesterday and seeing the good results. It's hard for me to believe I've lost so much. Never did I think when I started this journey that I would get so far and be able to have the end in sight.
My thoughts are actually turning to what I will do when I reach the maintenance phase. I expect maintaining my weight loss will be somewhat of a challenge but not nearly as challenging as losing the weight. I do appreciate one of our WISHers posting that skinnydaily site link. I believe it will be very helpful to me.
Here's today's menu:
B: 1/2 bowl of whole wheat cereal, 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of cheese and 2 small sausage patties
S: 10 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 or 9 whole wheat crackers and a nectarine
S: Dannon light and fit peach yogurt
D: grilled bacon and cheese sirlion burger with a salad and 1 sugar free creamsicle for dessert
Exercise: I did Firm cardio sculpt blaster for my work out this morning.
That's a wrap for Wednesday!
Laurie - thanks for your support. I am so excited about weighing less than 200 pounds!
Doe - as I always tell you, your posts are a ray of sunshine to us all! They always just ooze happiness and bring a smile to my face, like right now! Yes, I hear the music and my feet are tapping to the beat! I'm so proud of each of us that made it all the way to the end of the challenge. Now on to the next one!
Okay, not much going on today, and sometimes that's a good thing. I am still on a high from weighing yesterday and seeing the good results. It's hard for me to believe I've lost so much. Never did I think when I started this journey that I would get so far and be able to have the end in sight.
My thoughts are actually turning to what I will do when I reach the maintenance phase. I expect maintaining my weight loss will be somewhat of a challenge but not nearly as challenging as losing the weight. I do appreciate one of our WISHers posting that skinnydaily site link. I believe it will be very helpful to me.
Here's today's menu:
B: 1/2 bowl of whole wheat cereal, 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of cheese and 2 small sausage patties
S: 10 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 or 9 whole wheat crackers and a nectarine
S: Dannon light and fit peach yogurt
D: grilled bacon and cheese sirlion burger with a salad and 1 sugar free creamsicle for dessert
Exercise: I did Firm cardio sculpt blaster for my work out this morning.
That's a wrap for Wednesday!
Laurie - thanks for your support. I am so excited about weighing less than 200 pounds!
Doe - as I always tell you, your posts are a ray of sunshine to us all! They always just ooze happiness and bring a smile to my face, like right now! Yes, I hear the music and my feet are tapping to the beat! I'm so proud of each of us that made it all the way to the end of the challenge. Now on to the next one!
Hi Lisa,
I finally made it to the journals. Well not to make one. Not yet anyways. But reading. Yours is the second one I've read. Well I will admit I haven't read the entire thing my goodness. You have been at this a while (journaling).
I love your dedication to SBD and journaling. I can see you are quite a person (sweet, determined).
Oh and I love the challenge you started "Stay off the scale". Hopefully it has taught alot of us something. Not to be a slave to
that thing.
Losing inches are GREAT too!
You are a remarkable woman.
You are doing just great!
Here's
a toast to your new clippie & you only have 2 lbs to go for the next one Yahoo!!!
Oh and thank you for the kind words you always gave us on the
scale challenge.
July
I finally made it to the journals. Well not to make one. Not yet anyways. But reading. Yours is the second one I've read. Well I will admit I haven't read the entire thing my goodness. You have been at this a while (journaling).
I love your dedication to SBD and journaling. I can see you are quite a person (sweet, determined).
Oh and I love the challenge you started "Stay off the scale". Hopefully it has taught alot of us something. Not to be a slave to
that thing.
Losing inches are GREAT too!
You are a remarkable woman.
You are doing just great!
Here's
a toast to your new clippie & you only have 2 lbs to go for the next one Yahoo!!!Oh and thank you for the kind words you always gave us on the
scale challenge.
July
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August 5, 2004 (Thursday) Day 250 on the Beach
August 6, 2004 (Friday) Day 251 on the Beach
I haven't been very good the past couple of days posting. Stayed OP and worked out on Thursday but took a rest on Friday.
August 7, 2004 (Saturday) Day 252 on the Beach
Today (Sunday) is official weigh in day and I'm down 2 pounds. What makes this two pounds so special is that I have now lost 75 pounds. I have met my third 10% weight loss goal and am 8 pounds from onderland. Woohoo!!! I'm very proud of myself.
What is bizzare is that I saw some pics of me from last week when I thought I was looking cute and all slim and trim and boy oh boy was it a shock to realize just how far I have to go. You'd think that losing 75 pounds I'd look smaller. I was a bit sad about it until I got back on the scale this afternoon and realized how close I am to onderland and that 75 pounds is nothing to sneeze at. I was very very very very obese. Now I'm just plain obese. I was seeing myself as "thin" and I'm not really. I still have to come to terms with what is reality. It's weird because when I was at my heaviest I didn't see myself as all that fat. Seeing the pics of myself from last week makes me realize that even though I've come a long way, I've got a long way to go - but I'm alright with that. I will get to goal and feel and look as good as I possibly can along the way. No beating myself up.
I was in the grocery store on Friday and tried to pick up a couple of the 37.5 pound dog food bags which equal the weight I have lost and I couldn't even pick the one bag up. I know people thought I was crazy. But that is how much weight I have lost and I am going to refuse to let my negative feelings get the best of me. I have done a very good job getting to where I am and I'm not going to start sabotaging myself now!
I also keep changing my goal weight. Sometimes I think I'll look fine at 150. But seeing the pics today helps me to realize that the most I should weigh (5' 1") at my height is 140. That is still about 9 pounds over the "recommended" weight for my height but it's a weight I believe I'll feel comfortable with.
Here is today's menu:
B: 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of low fat cheese, 2 small sausage patties and 1/2 bowl of whole wheat cereal
S: Atkins Endulge bar (chocolate creme)
L: 2 cheese hot dogs and a diet soda (1 slice of whole wheat bread too)
S: a nectarine
D: a slice of crustless pizza (lean ground beef, turkey pepperoni, cheese, green peppers, mushrooms and onions with a diet soda and 1/4 cup of no sugar added butter pecan ice cream
Exercise: I did Firm super body sculpt (upper/lower body and abs). I love when I have the time to do all three segments).
I haven't been drinking nearly as much water as I should. I've got get that back under control. I need to be drinking 117 onces per day.
That's a wrap for Saturday!
July - thanks for stopping by and checking on me. I know my journal, along with a lot of other WISHers is pretty long to read from the beginning so I'm flattered that you picked mine to read at all. Thanks so much for the compliments. Sometimes I wonder why anyone reads the babblings I write but getting my feelings down has been so helpful as I make this journey. I am so glad you joined us in the scale challenge. Having each other's support meant so much! Thanks for toasting my 70 pound clippie! I'm also thrilled about earning the 75 pound one too! What great support I get on this board, thanks for being part of it!!!!! We will reach our goals if we stay focused and come here for extra support! Take care!!!!
August 6, 2004 (Friday) Day 251 on the Beach
I haven't been very good the past couple of days posting. Stayed OP and worked out on Thursday but took a rest on Friday.
August 7, 2004 (Saturday) Day 252 on the Beach
Today (Sunday) is official weigh in day and I'm down 2 pounds. What makes this two pounds so special is that I have now lost 75 pounds. I have met my third 10% weight loss goal and am 8 pounds from onderland. Woohoo!!! I'm very proud of myself.
What is bizzare is that I saw some pics of me from last week when I thought I was looking cute and all slim and trim and boy oh boy was it a shock to realize just how far I have to go. You'd think that losing 75 pounds I'd look smaller. I was a bit sad about it until I got back on the scale this afternoon and realized how close I am to onderland and that 75 pounds is nothing to sneeze at. I was very very very very obese. Now I'm just plain obese. I was seeing myself as "thin" and I'm not really. I still have to come to terms with what is reality. It's weird because when I was at my heaviest I didn't see myself as all that fat. Seeing the pics of myself from last week makes me realize that even though I've come a long way, I've got a long way to go - but I'm alright with that. I will get to goal and feel and look as good as I possibly can along the way. No beating myself up.
I was in the grocery store on Friday and tried to pick up a couple of the 37.5 pound dog food bags which equal the weight I have lost and I couldn't even pick the one bag up. I know people thought I was crazy. But that is how much weight I have lost and I am going to refuse to let my negative feelings get the best of me. I have done a very good job getting to where I am and I'm not going to start sabotaging myself now!
I also keep changing my goal weight. Sometimes I think I'll look fine at 150. But seeing the pics today helps me to realize that the most I should weigh (5' 1") at my height is 140. That is still about 9 pounds over the "recommended" weight for my height but it's a weight I believe I'll feel comfortable with.
Here is today's menu:
B: 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of low fat cheese, 2 small sausage patties and 1/2 bowl of whole wheat cereal
S: Atkins Endulge bar (chocolate creme)
L: 2 cheese hot dogs and a diet soda (1 slice of whole wheat bread too)
S: a nectarine
D: a slice of crustless pizza (lean ground beef, turkey pepperoni, cheese, green peppers, mushrooms and onions with a diet soda and 1/4 cup of no sugar added butter pecan ice cream
Exercise: I did Firm super body sculpt (upper/lower body and abs). I love when I have the time to do all three segments).
I haven't been drinking nearly as much water as I should. I've got get that back under control. I need to be drinking 117 onces per day.
That's a wrap for Saturday!
July - thanks for stopping by and checking on me. I know my journal, along with a lot of other WISHers is pretty long to read from the beginning so I'm flattered that you picked mine to read at all. Thanks so much for the compliments. Sometimes I wonder why anyone reads the babblings I write but getting my feelings down has been so helpful as I make this journey. I am so glad you joined us in the scale challenge. Having each other's support meant so much! Thanks for toasting my 70 pound clippie! I'm also thrilled about earning the 75 pound one too! What great support I get on this board, thanks for being part of it!!!!! We will reach our goals if we stay focused and come here for extra support! Take care!!!!
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Congrats on your new clippie!
I know what you mean about thinking you're looking good until those darn pictures come along. I have had that happen to me as well. I need to keep those pictures up on the refrig when I go to get something bad. It helps remind me of getting to my goal and being healthier. It has also happened to me at another time in my life when I was very, very, very thin (92-100 lbs) and I thought I needed to loose weight. I think I have always had a distorted view of myself.
It's not right to have a distorted view whether heavy or thin, although I would rather I was still too thin~
You really have worked so hard and come such a long way to loose 75 pounds. You need to give yourself a great big high five and acknowledge yourself for accomplishing so much. Remember that sweet little clippie you have when you are feeling a little low. You have worked so hard for it.
I know what you mean about thinking you're looking good until those darn pictures come along. I have had that happen to me as well. I need to keep those pictures up on the refrig when I go to get something bad. It helps remind me of getting to my goal and being healthier. It has also happened to me at another time in my life when I was very, very, very thin (92-100 lbs) and I thought I needed to loose weight. I think I have always had a distorted view of myself.
It's not right to have a distorted view whether heavy or thin, although I would rather I was still too thin~ You really have worked so hard and come such a long way to loose 75 pounds. You need to give yourself a great big high five and acknowledge yourself for accomplishing so much. Remember that sweet little clippie you have when you are feeling a little low. You have worked so hard for it.
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Congratulations on the new clippie Lisa! It looks wonderful on you. You are doing an amazing job! Keep it up, Lisa!!
Tracy
P.S. Thanks for the PM! I glanced over it a few days ago, but plan to print it out and really read it over. Thank you for taking the time to share that info. with me.
It looks wonderful on you. You are doing an amazing job! Keep it up, Lisa!!Tracy
P.S. Thanks for the PM! I glanced over it a few days ago, but plan to print it out and really read it over. Thank you for taking the time to share that info. with me.
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August 8, 2004 (Sunday) Day 253 on the Beach
Things have been happening so fast the past couple of weeks that I have hardly had time to realize that I have reached the half way point of my weight loss journey. I need to lose a total of 141 pounds (and literally be half the woman I used to be). Since I was on the stay off the scale challenge and didn't weigh for a month, I hadn't thought too much about reaching this point. I was more focused on earning my 70 and then 75 pound clippies! But here I sit with 66 pounds to go.
I want to make a recommitment to myself in my journal to complete my journey. I have come a long way but I can't rest on my laurels if I want to get to my destination. I'm not sure how long it will take. It has taken me about 8 months to get to the point where I am now and it could realistically take me another 8 months to get to goal. I want to be alright with that; no I AM alright with that. As someone posted on another site I visit, I don't have 66 pounds to lose, I only have one pound, then another and another . . . .
Here's my menu:
B: egg, cheese and bacon sandwich on ww toast with strawberry simply fruit spread and 1/2 glass of 1% milk
S: no morning snack
L: 2 cheese hot dogs with 1 slice of ww bread and a diet soda and a nectarine
S: a small amount of tuna salad and a couple of ww crackers
D: shrimp alfredo over ww linguine and 1/2 cup of n/s/a butter pecan ice cream
Exercise: I did Firm super body sculpt for my work out this morning.
That's a wrap for Sunday!
Thanks July, wilderness and Tracy for stopping by and celebrating my new clippie with me!!!
Things have been happening so fast the past couple of weeks that I have hardly had time to realize that I have reached the half way point of my weight loss journey. I need to lose a total of 141 pounds (and literally be half the woman I used to be). Since I was on the stay off the scale challenge and didn't weigh for a month, I hadn't thought too much about reaching this point. I was more focused on earning my 70 and then 75 pound clippies! But here I sit with 66 pounds to go.
I want to make a recommitment to myself in my journal to complete my journey. I have come a long way but I can't rest on my laurels if I want to get to my destination. I'm not sure how long it will take. It has taken me about 8 months to get to the point where I am now and it could realistically take me another 8 months to get to goal. I want to be alright with that; no I AM alright with that. As someone posted on another site I visit, I don't have 66 pounds to lose, I only have one pound, then another and another . . . .
Here's my menu:
B: egg, cheese and bacon sandwich on ww toast with strawberry simply fruit spread and 1/2 glass of 1% milk
S: no morning snack
L: 2 cheese hot dogs with 1 slice of ww bread and a diet soda and a nectarine
S: a small amount of tuna salad and a couple of ww crackers
D: shrimp alfredo over ww linguine and 1/2 cup of n/s/a butter pecan ice cream
Exercise: I did Firm super body sculpt for my work out this morning.
That's a wrap for Sunday!
Thanks July, wilderness and Tracy for stopping by and celebrating my new clippie with me!!!
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Lisa,
I thought you were over half-way and was wondering why you weren't shouting from the rooftops! OK, with 2 clippies in 2 weeks, you've been having a lot to shout about. Way to go! And, way to go on re-committing yourself! You're right with having to take it one pound at a time, but look at how you felt when you started. Now, you're over half way there. That is SOOO great!! Keep up the good work!
I thought you were over half-way and was wondering why you weren't shouting from the rooftops! OK, with 2 clippies in 2 weeks, you've been having a lot to shout about. Way to go! And, way to go on re-committing yourself! You're right with having to take it one pound at a time, but look at how you felt when you started. Now, you're over half way there. That is SOOO great!! Keep up the good work!
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August 9, 2004 (Monday) Day 254 on the Beach
This has been the strangest summer. It hasn't ever really warmed up. Or maybe it's me. Since I hit about 40 pounds, I've been cold quite a bit. Now at 75 pounds, I'm cold most of the time. My thoughts are turning to this winter and how strange it is that nothing I mean absolutely nothing in my closet (no, I haven't thrown out my old clothes yet but that's a post for another day) fits me. All my winter stuff, coats, sweaters and long sleeved shirts are all size 22 and higher. I really do need a new wardrobe but I don't want to buy too many things because I'm not close to goal. I've looked at some thrift shops but I don't find things I like there.
I will be buying a few items for the cold weather to come over the next couple of weeks because they usually start putting fall stuff out now with the kiddos going back to school. It's exciting, I tell you guys. The thought of buying new stuff in smaller sizes. I have never been a big shopper but now I just can't wait!!!!
Here is today's menu:
B: 1/2 bowl of ww cereal, 2 small sausage patties and 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of lf cheese
S: 8 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 ww crackers and a nectarine
S: Dannon light and fit strawberry 4 oz. yogurt
D: fried (in canola oil) chicken breast with 1/2 cup of long grain converted rice with mushroom sauce and 1/2 cup of n/s/a ice cream for dessert
Exercise: I took it easy this morning and did Firm super cardio sculpt (ab only) for my work out.
Carrie - thanks for stopping by! You want to know one reason why I didn't post about being at the half way mark? I was so busy trying to get through the stay off the scale challenge and get to the 75 pound mark that it took me a few days to realize, hey, I'm half way to goal! Since I had already tooted my own twice in a week with two new clippies I thought I'd just mention it in my journal, recommit to getting to my destination but not post a thread about it. I am so grateful for all of your support and thanks for celebrating with me!
This has been the strangest summer. It hasn't ever really warmed up. Or maybe it's me. Since I hit about 40 pounds, I've been cold quite a bit. Now at 75 pounds, I'm cold most of the time. My thoughts are turning to this winter and how strange it is that nothing I mean absolutely nothing in my closet (no, I haven't thrown out my old clothes yet but that's a post for another day) fits me. All my winter stuff, coats, sweaters and long sleeved shirts are all size 22 and higher. I really do need a new wardrobe but I don't want to buy too many things because I'm not close to goal. I've looked at some thrift shops but I don't find things I like there.
I will be buying a few items for the cold weather to come over the next couple of weeks because they usually start putting fall stuff out now with the kiddos going back to school. It's exciting, I tell you guys. The thought of buying new stuff in smaller sizes. I have never been a big shopper but now I just can't wait!!!!
Here is today's menu:
B: 1/2 bowl of ww cereal, 2 small sausage patties and 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of lf cheese
S: 8 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 ww crackers and a nectarine
S: Dannon light and fit strawberry 4 oz. yogurt
D: fried (in canola oil) chicken breast with 1/2 cup of long grain converted rice with mushroom sauce and 1/2 cup of n/s/a ice cream for dessert
Exercise: I took it easy this morning and did Firm super cardio sculpt (ab only) for my work out.
Carrie - thanks for stopping by! You want to know one reason why I didn't post about being at the half way mark? I was so busy trying to get through the stay off the scale challenge and get to the 75 pound mark that it took me a few days to realize, hey, I'm half way to goal! Since I had already tooted my own twice in a week with two new clippies I thought I'd just mention it in my journal, recommit to getting to my destination but not post a thread about it. I am so grateful for all of your support and thanks for celebrating with me!
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Lisa you need to go on a shopping spree! How fun to buy a whole new winter wardrobe! Although I understand what you mean about spending to much money since you are still working towards your goal. Just try to have fun with it and maybe you should hit Victoria's Secret and get something for you and DH 
~Amanda
~Amanda
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WOO HOO!! New clothes! How fun and exciting! I know you don't want to spend too much, becaue this is not going to be your end size, but you've worked hard to get to this size, let yourself enjoy it!
The summer has been strange. I'm hoping for a nice Indian Summer!
The summer has been strange. I'm hoping for a nice Indian Summer!
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CONGRATULATIONS!! That 75 pound clippie is amazing and it looks FABULOUS on you, Lisa!! I'm so excited for you!!! What an amazing journey you've been on!!
When you go out to buy new clothes, maybe you should consider buying doubles of certain key basic pieces. If you find a pair of black pants or a black skirt, buy it in the size you need now and the next size down, so you'll have it for later. This works great if you can find a good sale!
The clothes you no longer need would be welcomed at a women's shelter. You may have to move some of them out of your closet just to make room for the smaller wardrobe!
Best wishes for a wonderful day!
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Lisa
Want to say thanks for all your support and CONGRATS on your Weight Loss!!
Can't wait to hear all about your shopping spree. What a great feeling to know you are meeting the challenge.
Life is good. You are an inspiration for us all.......
Linda
Want to say thanks for all your support and CONGRATS on your Weight Loss!!
Can't wait to hear all about your shopping spree. What a great feeling to know you are meeting the challenge.
Life is good. You are an inspiration for us all.......
Linda
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August 10, 2004 (Tuesday) Day 255 on the Beach
Not too much going on today. I did get the nicest compliment from a coworker about my weight loss. She also said that I had wonderfully defined arms. I thanked her and felt really good. Later at lunchtime, several other coworkers were talking about me when I walked by but I wasn't listening. They stopped me and asked if I heard them talking about me. I kinda thought they were talking about me but I wasn't sure. Anyway, they said they didn't know whether to be happy for me or jealous of me for my weight loss. I know they were ribbing me good-naturedly. I was very flattered. It's still hard for me to accept the compliments I get from people. But I have learned to say thank you and take the compliment at it's face value and not read anything more into it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this process is about so much more than losing weight. I am learing so much about myself and the more weight I lose, the more my mind opens up to the different possibilities that exist. We are only limited by the boundaries we put on ourselves. At least that is how I feel more and more lately. I love when I feel like I can do anything I put my mind too! Go back to school, learn to speak Spanish, ice skate, take a trip to Hawaii, quit my job and do volunteer work, write a book or anything else I can think of.
Here is today's menu:
B: 2 small sausage patties, 1/2 bowl of ww cereal and 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of lf cheese
S: 8 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 whole wheat crackers and a plum
S: Dannon light and fit peach 4 oz. yogurt
D: whole wheat spaghetti with carb options garden spaghetti sauce and 1 sugar free creamsicle for dessert
Exercise: I did Firm cardio sculpt blaster for my work out this morning.
The spaghetti was a big hit with my family. The carb options spaghetti sauce is delicious and we all enjoyed it. I'll definitely be making it again.
That's a wrap for Tuesday!
July - thanks for the congrats on my reaching the half way mark. Shopping for a winter coat is actually one of the things I'm looking forward to the most!
Amanda - you are a little devil, aren't you? What a great idea about Vickie's. Everyone time I go past one of their shops I think that it's for skinny women not me. But I've worked hard to get to where I am and who knows something may fit me in there. Thanks for the suggestion - and DH thanks you to!
wtpclc - I'm hoping for an Indian Summer too! Thanks for the encouragement to spend a little on myself now. I appreciate it. I'll be doing a little shopping on Saturday as a matter of fact and I'm looking forward to it!
Doe - thanks for celebrating with me! Thanks too for the suggestion of both giving my clothes to a women's shelter and buying identical items in two different sizes. I never would have thought of the sizing trick. I have on today a pair of size 16 slacks that are too big on me and it would have been great to have purchased this slacks in a 16 and a 14. It's just that I thought I'd be in a 16 for a long time but I can see that it may not quite be as long between sizes as I had thought. Thanks once again!!!
Linda - thanks for stopping by and cheering me on. I can't wait to do a little shopping this weekend. I'll be primarily shopping for DS some back to school clothes but I'll definitely pick up a few items for me too!
Not too much going on today. I did get the nicest compliment from a coworker about my weight loss. She also said that I had wonderfully defined arms. I thanked her and felt really good. Later at lunchtime, several other coworkers were talking about me when I walked by but I wasn't listening. They stopped me and asked if I heard them talking about me. I kinda thought they were talking about me but I wasn't sure. Anyway, they said they didn't know whether to be happy for me or jealous of me for my weight loss. I know they were ribbing me good-naturedly. I was very flattered. It's still hard for me to accept the compliments I get from people. But I have learned to say thank you and take the compliment at it's face value and not read anything more into it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this process is about so much more than losing weight. I am learing so much about myself and the more weight I lose, the more my mind opens up to the different possibilities that exist. We are only limited by the boundaries we put on ourselves. At least that is how I feel more and more lately. I love when I feel like I can do anything I put my mind too! Go back to school, learn to speak Spanish, ice skate, take a trip to Hawaii, quit my job and do volunteer work, write a book or anything else I can think of.
Here is today's menu:
B: 2 small sausage patties, 1/2 bowl of ww cereal and 2 scrambled eggs with a slice of lf cheese
S: 8 whole almonds
L: tuna salad with 8 whole wheat crackers and a plum
S: Dannon light and fit peach 4 oz. yogurt
D: whole wheat spaghetti with carb options garden spaghetti sauce and 1 sugar free creamsicle for dessert
Exercise: I did Firm cardio sculpt blaster for my work out this morning.
The spaghetti was a big hit with my family. The carb options spaghetti sauce is delicious and we all enjoyed it. I'll definitely be making it again.
That's a wrap for Tuesday!
July - thanks for the congrats on my reaching the half way mark. Shopping for a winter coat is actually one of the things I'm looking forward to the most!
Amanda - you are a little devil, aren't you? What a great idea about Vickie's. Everyone time I go past one of their shops I think that it's for skinny women not me. But I've worked hard to get to where I am and who knows something may fit me in there. Thanks for the suggestion - and DH thanks you to!
wtpclc - I'm hoping for an Indian Summer too! Thanks for the encouragement to spend a little on myself now. I appreciate it. I'll be doing a little shopping on Saturday as a matter of fact and I'm looking forward to it!
Doe - thanks for celebrating with me! Thanks too for the suggestion of both giving my clothes to a women's shelter and buying identical items in two different sizes. I never would have thought of the sizing trick. I have on today a pair of size 16 slacks that are too big on me and it would have been great to have purchased this slacks in a 16 and a 14. It's just that I thought I'd be in a 16 for a long time but I can see that it may not quite be as long between sizes as I had thought. Thanks once again!!!
Linda - thanks for stopping by and cheering me on. I can't wait to do a little shopping this weekend. I'll be primarily shopping for DS some back to school clothes but I'll definitely pick up a few items for me too!
toystoryduo
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Lisa,
You are such an amazing, inspiring woman. I was reading your last post tonight and I was so blessed by what you said. When you said that we are only limited by the boundries we put on ourselves, a light bulb went on for me.
I have been limiting myself by my negative attitude and thoughts. I need to remember that with God all things are possible. It is such a freeing thought! Thanks Lisa!
You are doing a fabulous job! I think you should definitely go on a shopping spree!! That would be a lot of fun!
Have a wonderful Friday, Lisa!
Tracy
You are such an amazing, inspiring woman. I was reading your last post tonight and I was so blessed by what you said. When you said that we are only limited by the boundries we put on ourselves, a light bulb went on for me.
I have been limiting myself by my negative attitude and thoughts. I need to remember that with God all things are possible. It is such a freeing thought! Thanks Lisa! You are doing a fabulous job! I think you should definitely go on a shopping spree!! That would be a lot of fun!
Have a wonderful Friday, Lisa!
Tracy
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