I am at 221… doing weight watchers and low carb, switching back and forth, it is cold here and I am not working out like I should be, I am going to try and get motivated here again…but I haven’t quit or fallen off of the earth…lol best of luck to all who are still working on and trying to keep up with their healthful life style!…

Elliott

I haven’t made an entry in a long time, I am not gone and haven’t given up, I fell off the wagon and gained weight back up to the 290’s ….hmmm.   Then I decided to consider bariatric surgery,  contrary to popular belief that is not an “instead of dieting” method of losing weight.  Think of bariatric surgery as another tool in the fight against a bodies metabolism that is really, really good at survival…lol :)…  

My wife and I both began the testing for the surgery in the beginning of July, we had to obtain, a psych clearance, a heart clearance, a pulmonary clearance, a chest x ray, an ultra-sound of the heart and another of the gallbladder.  There is some extensive testing to ensure that both the surgery is necessary, and that your body is strong enough to survive it.

I still had to lose some weight, I am down to 276 at the moment and that is the weight that they asked me to get to prior to surgery.  We are waiting on insurance approval for the process although we meet the criteria, they must approve us. 

Still not quitting and refusing to fail,

Elliott

I have been going and going here…like the Energizer bunny… haven’t posted in while (my apologies for any friends following my saga here!)…    I am low carbing (Atkins Style) these days and moderately activity’s….

I am now 236.4…   I still have 56-66 more to lose but I am down from an original 394, so I am Thrilled…BUT NOT DONE!

Hang in there…never quit, never fail…

Elliott

the more they stay the same…mostly with me too… I have been dieting, and until recently not really making the effort I should have been, I joined weight watchers with my wife Judy and I have begun to slowly lose again…I also changed from weighing myself at home (in very little clothing..lol) to at the weight watchers center fully dressed…(figured they would appreciate that a bit more.. )   working hard this week…I will weigh in Saturday morning…but as of last Saturday…

My WW Weigh in was (253.6 ~ so around 254… down from my original 394 a total of 140 pounds.)

I am working hard to get to that 150…wish me luck, I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers also!…never ever quit…never ever fail!!!…

“if you think you will succeed or if you believe you will fail, you are probably right” - Henry Ford…

and I believe he is correct too.

Elliott

May 10th, 2009

I haven’t made an entry in a while, but I haven’t stopped trying to diet…I gained a lost the same 10 pounds for about 2 months and now for the last 2 weeks I have finally started losing weight again….so….I have dropped my calories from 2000…long ago…to 1800 recently…and now my daily calorie intake is at 1680… If I am hungry I eat something (so it isn’t set in stone) but I don’t eat more than that if I don’t feel hungry… have stopped the exercise for now and exchanged it for WORKING IN THE GARDEN!!! YEA!!!….

This morings weigh in:

Weight: 245.8 pounds …(closing in on losing 150 pounds!) and my present BMI:35.4

Stay tuned,  I will be back…you do the same, if we don’t quit we cannot fail!…

Elliott

March 29th, 2009

I didn’t make an entry last week because I was ….mad at myself, lol.   March 8th, I was 260.6….then the15th, 257.6 that was a good loss.  Then the next week, 3/22 I was back up to 260.6  that was three weeks up and down the same numbers..lol,  this week I am guess where?….lol

Weight:  257  down 3 from last week but almost the same at 2 weeks ago…lol

BMI:  37.4  down from last week and down .2 from 2 weeks ago so I guess thats good.

This is a fun ride,  I went into the store yesterday and I saw a coat that I was jokinng about buying last year (it was a mans fur coat…striped…gold zipper very flashy..lol)  I believe it was the same actual coat that had been in the store a year ago…when I first saw it I didn’t even try it on, just looked at it…I was WAY heavier…yesterday I looked at the label..mans large…ack… I was a 3X …down to 2X and now maybe if I am lucky the way the clothes fit I can do a 1X… but I tried it on anyway..and it FIT!  I didn’t buy it because when I looked in the mirror it looked horendous…lol and every bit as gaudy as I thought it might, but it WAS cool to be able to put it on and zip it up… so life has its rewards in time.

Enjoy this journey, though I get frustrated I think to myself “wow at 257 I am still much heavier than I want to be but heck I used to be 394…so this is a huge improvement :)”

Never quit, never fail,

-  Elliott

Sunday March 15th, 2009

I was under my calorie allotment all week this week, and my activities have been moderate…exercise itself has been almost non-existant.  That being said I expected to be at the same weight as last week.. :(   But…my body is finally joining in this quest for fitness and I believe that sometimes no matter how few calories I eat or how much I exercise/don’t exercise my body decides when it is going to allow the weight to be released, (perhaps it is still afraid I am starving…lol)… who knows.   In any case this week looks like the following…

Weight:  257.6 down 3 pounds from last week   BMI:37.6  down .2 from last week.

I may stall, I may gain, I will never quit…neither should you.

Yours in Health,

-  Elliott

Hey’a All,

I didn’t make any entry last week because not muh changed and I have not been all that motivated.. I have not given up I just need to kick myself more I guess..lol.   This week, still a very modest change but heck I missed you all so I wanted to write and say hello :)  I am at a plateau I guess, I will work through it.

Weight: 260.6  Down 1.2 from 2 weeks ago.  BMI: 37.8  Down .5 total

I have to work at this harder, my back has been giving me some trouble so I am working with/around that and I am REALLY excited that spring is coming because I am going to start my garden outside again soon.  I already have the Peppers started inside…and the Tomatos will be coming along soon…

I won’t fail…neither will you.. I am making slow success and it will lead to a better tomorrow!

Yours in health,

-  Elliott

February 22nd, 2009

Ok, not much to report this week, stayed on track with food and was a little lax with exercise (its cold…heck..) anyhow still trying here, even modestly… and the results follow.

Weight:  261 pounds down 3 from last week.   and BMI: 38.3 down .8 from last week.

Not bad, I guess, …I need to focus and work harder, I didn’t think I was going to even lose 3 pounds I thought I might have gained weight…lol so I have to work harder…

I will not fail, you will not fail, I will not fail, you will not fail…

-  Elliott

February 15th, 2008

Last week went well on paper then I had gained 5 pounds ack…  This week I redoubled my efforts and stayed on track all week with calories and exercice.  I had a goal to make it to 249 by Valentines day and I did not, but heck I did go way down from 294 …which was where I was when I made that goal.  So this weeks results are as follows…

Weight: 264 Down 5 from last week and down 1 from 2 weeks ago..lol  BMI: 39.1 down .3 from last week

Hang in there, even when it gets rough because you cannot fail if you never stop trying…

Much success,

-  Elliott