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The only non IP food that I buy is the EAS protein drinks. I take one in the car with me and have 1/2 the drink right before I work out and the other half as soon as I get back into the car. |
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On a serious note, I am beginning to get a bit anxious on this journey. I have no trouble with the program and know I will continue to be successful. However, since my WI this week, all I can think about is that I am now at a point where as I lose more, the changes to my appearance will be much more noticeable and much more dramatic. When I started, I could wear the same clothes even after losing 30 pounds. Even with the Tweedy suspenders I have in my closet, I will not be able to stay in the clothes I wear now after another 30 pounds. I don't have a goal size or even a true goal weight (waiting to discuss with doctor at my annual physical in June). I started this program to drop weight that I gained after an auto accident - especially to see if the pain I was left with would go away (it hasn't) and ultimately to get to a healthier weight for me. I got the packet, meat, veggie part down, but I forgot about the mental part that the journey entails. :chin: this is getting too deep - could someone please go get hit on by the teenage grocery store bagger and post about it..... ;) |
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I woke up this morning and just reminded myself to take this one day at a time. And I hung the Tweedy Bird suspenders at the front of my closet to make me smile and remind myself that I can handle what changes are coming my way. Hope everyone has a great day! |
ptod - I agree, it's difficult to get used to your new body. I'm still in shock when I hold up my jeans to fold them. I forget sometimes and then instantly remember.
At 56 lbs I called my sister bawling (probably an estrogen release)...and that's also the day someone actually noticed for the first time (without them knowing I was actually trying). It took me 100 lbs to realize that I needed to adjust my work station as my body had changed enough that I was hurting myself ergonomically. NOW, I have men at work who would NEVER have even looked me in the eye...looking directly at me (they make sure there is eye contact) and smiling. I've always thought I was confident...I was just chubby. Always got the "you have a pretty face" (with the lack of the next sentence - to bad about your body) - we've all had that I'm sure or something like that. But you know, now when those 'guys' (I have another name for them) look at me directly with a huge smile and say "hello"...I think "yeah buster, look what you missed out on...". It makes me appreciate my VIP that much more. We had a discussion once...cause I have that attitude for those guys. I asked if he was ok if I told him about the attention cause really it makes me feel that much more luckier that I found someone who loves my soul and accepts the package it's in. I actually said "cause you loved me when I was big" and he said "when were you big?" so I rolled my eyes and said "whatever, are you ok with that" and he said "seriously, when were you big?" (he was ok with it lol) He passes tests daily sometimes...but really...the point of this. You are who you are and you will adjust (have fun with it and re-frame it). It takes time and who knows if we'll ever COMPLETELY adjust. I don't know a single solitary person who is completely happy with themselves. We all have work to do. :) |
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Congrats on having such a great guy. |
I have been Talking to one guy for over a year now. He lives 3 hours away but we TALK every day and have since March 1, 2011. We have never met face to face but there is a connection there. He started talking to me when I was bigger and has seen me change over the last year, he is amazed, impressed and very proud of me for losing all of this weight. I asked him the other day when I sent him my latest picture, bet you never thought you would watch someone change right before your eyes before did you? he said no and what a change it has been. He ask me every week about my WI, he knows I WI on Wednesday's and when I tell him he always says I am so proud of you. He makes me smile every day. I don't consider him my BF because we have never met. Now I have this one from my past that has found me again. He is really nice and everything but doesn't say much about my weight loss and says I am small enough. He lives here but I only see him ONCE a week which really aggravates me and he only calls me at 10-1030 pm and we talk for like 10 mins that is it. So its kinda crazy I say....lol....MEN I swear!....lol
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Wuv, the one thing I remember him saying was he did not like skinny girls and that may be an issue later 'cause I know you won't let ANYONE keep you from your goal, especially some guy. (sorry all you good guys..I have a good one, but boy did I have to sort thru some duds to find him) But hey...it's always good to have friends.
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Happy Friday All... enjoy!
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Depends on the guy, sometimes they just say what they are suppose to say...:D |
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IP may the only sane thing in my life right now, even the Dr's scale was wacko this morning...I liked what it said...down another 5 pounds, but I am not sure it was accurate. They said they would check it out and I could come back, but the number on the scale is not is keeping me going and I wouldn't do anything different if it was just a three pound loss. I will just have to keep it in mind at the WI next week.
Hope you all are having an excellent Friday. It is beautiful here and I am enjoying this journey! Keep it reall and 100% OP. |
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