Week 11 down 4 lbs

ok all so this week i am down 4 lbs for a grand total of 48 pounds lost... i now weigh 283 which means i am now the weight i was in high school... only 2 more pounds to hit 50 and 52 more pounds before the family goes to Cabo to celebrate me loseing 1oo pounds... still trying to go to boston in Aug but the flights are outrages... the cheapest i found was so far was for $359

week 10 down 3 lbs

Okay all for another update... down another 3lbs for a grand total of 44 that puts me at 287... 1 more lbs and i will weigh what i did when i was in the 10th grade. I cant believe how crazy that sounds but what sounds even crazier is when i hit my goal weight which is different than what my dr wants i will weigh less than i did in the 4th grade... how crazy is that.

week 9 down 3 lbs

Sorry it took me so long to update you all but before I get to the weight let me tell you whats been going on. {1} i have a boyfriend but its kinda hard because he lives in cali but i cant wait till April 3 when i can see him. {2} I have wi fi at my house now to go with the laptop i got for Christmas.  okay now that i said all that let me start with what you all came here to read about. So i lost 3 lbs which puts me at 290 and i cant believe it... almost down to what i weighted my sophomore year which was 286. With in the next two weeks i hope to be there. This is a rough month for my family and I and i feel like this a cursed month for my family so as long as i do good every week i will be happy. the days of this month that worry me are the 23rd and the 28th. I know as long as i stick to it nothing will go wrong... week 10 coming next.

Need to say this

I am a 30 year old women who has been fighting her food addiction for as long as I can remember. How I got my reality check was rather simple. {1} when i found out my BMI was 60% and {2} when the doctor tells you that you are on the verge of diabetes as well as cardiac heart disease . I realized in that very moment that I had been living on borrowed time and that if I did not do something quick I would not make it to see 35. I have so much in my life i have yet to do and there was no way I was going to let my addiction kill me. We all suffer from some sort of addiction whether it be drugs alcohol sex gambling or yes for most of us its food. The problem with a food addiction is that unlike other addiction you need food to survive. So what do you do when your very addiction is what you need to stay alive. Well for me it was very simple it got my tiny 5'2 self up to 331 lbs and heading for an early grave. Yes there are some who feel my doctor got me in to early because it was about a month and they may be right but truth be told I would not change this for anything in the world. I also know that even if my friends feel this way they would want me around and I could have come up with excuse after excuse as to reasons why the surgery would not be good right now so instead what I did is really simple. I dove head first into the deep end and I am enjoying the swim that will save my life. I want to thank everyone who is supporting me though this journey and I hope you all know that my life would be so miserable if none of you were in it.  I also must thank the most amazing women in the world in 1980 she gave me life and in 2010 she gave me life again. Mom your the best and I love you more than you will ever know.

xoxo
Shelley

week 8 down 5.1lbs

lost 5.1 lbs this week and i feel great. Down 38 lbs all together and my weight is now 293. Almost back down to my 3x size clothes and I cant wait. I am going to save one outfit for every size i go down to remind myself of were i was and were i never want to be again. I need to thank all my friends and family for their support in me. I would be nothing without all of you and for those i don't see everyday just wait till i come out and see you. i think you will all die because even 38 lbs later i see a difference and i cant imagine what it will be like in aug. See you all soon and much love.

.xoxo
shelley

Week 7 down 1.4

ok i know its a low number this week but when i went to the doctor he told me and mom that i should be losing 1-3 pounds a week so i am doing goo. also 32.9 lbs in 7 weeks. i am so close to my first 10% goal i cant wait. this week has been hard because on the 19th was my dads birthday and when i was changeing my nephew tommy i got very sick. i think i was having a panic attack i just dont know why. got to go look up flights now for a trip in aug... update more next week.

week 6 down 4.2 lbs

ok this week was a good week but it was a but emotional as well. i am now down 31.5 lbs and  under 300. its hard because the last time i was under 300 lbs was back in 2005 and for all those who know me my dad was still alive. i know he sees whats going on i just wish he was here to celebrate with me. so that is why although i am thrilled to be under 300 its still a little sad.


 i can not wait to see what happens next week... will keep you all updated i promise and if you want you can add my facebook because i also update there

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week 5 down 3.3 lbs

hello all and welcome to week 5 of my journey. i am down 3.3 lbs this week for a grand total of 27.3 lbs in 5 weeks.

i am moving quicker now and clothes are getting lose or even almost starting to fit again. i am happy now and i don't let the small things get to me anymore. for the first time in my life i am actually starting to love myself instead of just pretending i do. i am on my way to feeling so much better and to live a long and healthy life. i cant wait for the day when i can look at myself in the mirror and not recognize the girl i see. that will be the best day of my life. goal one for myself i will find out if i did it in aug. all i want is to be able to fly in a plane and not need a seat belt extension or bumping into arms and elbows when i have to get up. on that day i don't care what is going on in my life or were ever that plane may take me but when i land and no i don't care what time it will it will be party time. lol of course i wont be drinking or eating more than 4 oz so maybe just shopping or something like that.

week 4 lost 2 lbs

yay just weighed in and down another 2 lbs so that is 24 lbs in 4 weeks... average 6 lbs a week.  if i keep this up it will take me 34.3 weeks to lose all i need to but i dont care how much i lose but my goal is 10 lbs a month so i am about 2 1/2 months ahead of what i want. the last two weeks have been crazy with only losing 4 lbs but i dont mind because at least it going down. i dont care as long as i lose something.

Week 3 lost 3 lbs

okay so week 3 has come and I just weighed in. i lost 3 lbs this week for a total of 22 lbs in 3 weeks.  This week i will admit was a bit rough on me. no i don't know why it was but it was. i did what i needed to do but next week i am sure it will be more because i am going to be walking and lifting weights all week and see what happens. Please don't get me wrong i am thrilled with 3 lbs lost. hell even if it was 1 i would be happy because at least its coming off. I am just at my block between 25 and 30 lbs and lost and something happens i am going to make sure that does not happen this time. so that's it for now i will update you all next week.

week 2 lost 6 lbs

week 2 and life is even better now. i have lost 6 lbs and if you are keeping track that is 19 lbs in 2 weeks. my sister friend Kristy has noticed that am happier now and the truth is i am. i have even more energy than before and the shirt i got for Christmas looks huge and i feel like i am swimming in it. i am now eating normal foods again but no rice bread or pasta and nothing fried which is fine by me i just bake my chicken fingers now. small things bring me great joy like i can have Velveeta cheese and i can still have my fry sauce which is mayo ketchup and mustard. i can also have some crackers and low card vanilla ice cream. my protein and carbs have to be within 10 of each other for me to eat anything but that is okay by me. will update you more all next week.

week 1 lost 13 lbs

Okay so with the suggestion of some friends i chose to make a blog to let people know how i am doing on my journey to losing 206 lbs.

week one after my weight lose surgery were they removed half my stomach and it went from the size of a deflated football to the size of a hot dog i thought the scale was broken and that the weight was wrong. when the nurse told me i lost 13 lbs i was so happy. i noticed my clothes fitting just a little bit better and having a little more energy. life was different my first week after surgery i was only able to have soft solids i.e eggs and oatmeal and drink water and my protein shakes and protein shots. overall life was good and my friends were amazing through it all even certain one that i thought would not want to hang out with me now that i was losing weight surprised me but wanting to spend time with me.