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The Triple Scale!!!

Okay, who wants to face three scales in one day? Well, me actually. I visited my regular doctor yesterday morning for my final checkin with him. The first visit was on October 15th and I weighed 384. Yesterday I weighed 356 for a total of 28 pounds lost!!! Then in the early evening I wentContinue reading “The Triple Scale!!!”

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (You are now caught up)

Okay, so it has been a few weeks since I have stopped by. Been really busy!!! Now that exercise is in the mix between my two jobs, exercising, volunteering at Otterbein, church and everything I just didn’t have time to journal. Things are going very well. I thought I would have to quit the programContinue reading “Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (You are now caught up)”

Monday, October 22, 2007 (#3)

Okay, they did it to me again. As you can see I got sidetracked on my October 17th entry. What I was trying to say is that Texas Toast is by far one of my favorite bread products and they had it available. It looked perfect. Well, today, they offered it AGAIN!!!! Actually, today wasContinue reading “Monday, October 22, 2007 (#3)”

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (Second Installment)

Do you know what it is like to put a tray full of Texas Toast garlic bread in front of someone my size!!!!??? It is pure torture I tell you!!! The lasagna and stuffed manicotti were tempting but I could walk away much easier.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (First installment)

12 days. How does a life change in 12 days? A stubborn person waits 40 years and in just 12 days has made a lifestyle change that should have happened years ago. My journey to better health began officially on Thursday, October 4, 2007 when I started a 1,500 calorie per day diet. Okay. IContinue reading “Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (First installment)”

The Donut Dream

Okay, I guess this lifestyle change is hitting me harder than I thought it was. Yesterday morning I had a dream that someone put a fresh box of donuts in front of me at a table and I ate 3 of them. Now this probably stems from the fact that Saturday I was making cookiesContinue reading “The Donut Dream”

Drum Roll Please….

I went to the gym on Monday night and was measured and weighed. I have lost 9 1/2 inches overall. Pretty exciting if you ask me. Then last night was the \”official\” weigh in. Are you ready? I lost another 5 pounds. I am officially down 30.5 pounds!!!!! Yes, I am almost to the pointContinue reading “Drum Roll Please….”

Just Checking in

Good morning. I have two more meetings with the program I am working with. Tomorrow night and then two weeks from tomorrow. I am not afraid to stop going to the program. Right now they are mostly working on preparation for the lapband or bypass surgery. I was thinking about the lapband but so farContinue reading “Just Checking in”

I survived my first holiday!!!

Yes, with God\’s help I successfully made it through the holiday where most people eat over 5,000 calories in one meal. I tried a little bit of everything I wanted and I am sure by the end of the day I did not stay at my 1,500 calories but I know I didn\’t go overContinue reading “I survived my first holiday!!!”

The two days before Thanksgiving

Twas two days before ThanksgivingThe first months of my life changeAlready starting to be nervousBecause of my low calorie range I know with God\’s helpI will probably do wellBut if I go overboardI\’ve got to not dwell But worrying now is just not rightGod wants us to trust Him in all we doSo I willContinue reading “The two days before Thanksgiving”