50 down
 

finally got out of house arrest and went back to the weight loss place, 50 pounds! woooo hooooo! I just wish I didn't have another 50+ to go, but what the heck...

Wow!
 

That is really wonderful Ginya! Keep up the good work! :cp:

Excellent! Good for you!

:bravo: Ginya! Keep it up girl! :cp:

Wow Ginya!! Your doing great, and your half way there!

Congratulations!! :bravo:

yip yip, Ginya!!!
:dance: :cb:

Congrats Ginya!
Who cares if you have 50 more to go, losing 50 is a HUGE accomplishment!!!!! :balloons: :cb:

WOW!!!!! I'm so impressed! You go girl!

So, what feels better, 50 pounds off or getting out of the house??? :) 50 pounds will last a lot longer! :)

Ginya! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!50 lbs. is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Chris

:balloons: HURRAY GINYA!!!!! :balloons:

Awesome!!!! THAT IS TRULY COOL!!!!!!!!!!

aw, you guys are such a great support! I went to my mothers the other day and all she could do was make snide remarks about how fat I was...every thing I brought up turned into a discussion about that...Here is an example:
my mother in law brought back my wedding dress where I left it at her house some 23 years ago. When I opened the box, it was still perfectly white (granted it was double knit, polyester, flame resistant, no natureal fiber content whatsoever) but I was impressed. When I told my mother this, she said, 'well, it aint like you are gonna fit in it again.' subtle but effective
So, you guys are the only source of encouragement I got, and I really appreciate you all.

I am still deciding which is better, the 50 pounds or the fresh air, but as I still fell like crap, I think I gotta go with the fresh air. Do you know, the CDC, the Michigan health department, and the hospital have NEVER checked up on me AND no one has told me the results of the tests. If I had SARS, (and I easily could have) I could have been out wandering the world coughing on everyone.

anyway, heres to the next 50...!

Ginya-I'm sorry that your mother is being so unsupportive. Losing 50 pounds is a MAJOR accomplishment, and you deserve lots of accolades for doing such a great job. It takes so much work and effort and denying yourself to even lose 5 pounds, and you have lost 10 times that!!!! Keep up the good work sweetie!!! (Hope you feel better soon.)

Ginya... so sorry about your Mother's remarks. A psychologist may be required. Sojo could help us out with the answer. Sojo?

Maybe it's a jealousy thing. MY Mother isn't a mom to me... she acts like I'm HER mom! So maybe something like that is happening with you, too. My Mom weighs 50 pounds less than I do, and she complains to me everytime she gains a half a pound. grrrrrrr. :mad:

I love your description of your wedding dress. :lol:

Hang in there, hon... you're doing GREAT!!
:grouphug:

Huh??
 

:lol: HAHAHA... I'm more messed up than all of you... I'm the one that needs a shrink! :lol:

Ginya... is your mom overweight?

mom...in her day she was 'miz thang', but the years have taken their toll and now, in her 80's with all the smoking related illnesses you can count including breast cancer, she is a bitter old lady. I have come to terms with her and realize she is not willing or able to be a support to me. Neither her or my father came to any of my college graduations, my dad has never been to my house. Some people were never ment to have children, and they were brought up in a time when that was never a option. She has told me that she is jealous of me for my life style (who knew I had a life style!!!) and does not understand a thing I do...and I am fine with that. It took years, but I am fine with it. I can honestly say that I have tried my best to be the daughter she deserves, and that is all I can do. When she gets pissy with me, I leave and do something positive. I quit hoping to wake up one morning to find June Cleaver..that would just freak me out anyway. And in a wierd way, their distance has made me the independant ***** I am today. Thanks mom!

Yup. Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But don't you wish that something would come easy every once in a while?

if it came easy, we wouldn't appreciate it. Believe me, when I see women in China carrying water to their 'homes' or watch people stand in line to get permission to travel outside of their province, I understand how lucky we are, and we don't even know it. I played the hand I was dealt...my brothers and sisters all have fallen into one form of addiction or another...(oh why couldn't I have been addicted to green leafy vegitables and excercise instead of gas station cappicino's and BBQ chips???)
and they played the same hand. It is interesting how we all turned out so different.

Hey Ginya!

So you still want to lose 50, but you have lost 50 and so congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry your mom can't be more supportive, but you are right to count your blessings. Good luck to you! You already sound just fine to me...keep it up!

Sandi

Congratulations, Ginya!!!!

What an inspiration you are! Here I am trying to lose 30 lbs for what seems like forever, and there you are having lost 50! You go, girl!

Could it be that now that you are losing the weight that your mother picks on you even more because you're finally proving that you can do it and she won't be able to be negative about it for much longer? What will she do then? I'm sorry she treats you that way. You don't deserve it.

You keep on doing what you're doing....it's working, and soon you be at goal and you can say to them all, So how do you like me NOW? :D