Trying Again....and again...

[Janet]

I'm go glad you are almost back to where you were Diana. It's hard and not fun trying to lose weight and keep it off. Everytime you turn around there is a holiday, celebration or just something where food is involved.

Got on the scales this morning (drank extra water yesterday) and down another lb. So total to date is 13 lbs gone. I just wish it showed. When you weigh as much as me, then it takes a lot of time. As I mentioned, I started at 259...how bad is that???? I have never weighed that much and it's not healthy for me. Now I'm at 246 and I am thrilled. I know I'll hit another plateau, but I'm expecting it and will get through it. I hope by the next time you see me Diana, that I'll be fit and trim.

Good luck to you too and all of us who are trying to lose.

[DianaB]

I started at 250 and by my scales I'm at 223. I'm pretty happy with that and I'm still working on it. I was in size 22 clothes and now I'm getting into some 18s. You'll see a difference soon. It took a while before people started noticing that I was losing weight.

[Janet]

In elastic waste jeans I was wearing 3X and now I have plenty of room in 2X. Same with shirts, glad I didn't throw any out or I would have to go naked and that would not be pretty at all..

It's so hard to wait, when I want to actually see a difference.

[DianaB]

I still wear some of my bigger clothes.....expecially my every day things. I bought some clothes last year at garage sales and I will say that they have come in really handy!! I've bought a few things to wear to church that are new. Having to buy new clothes is the hard part of losing weight because I have some things I really like!! Oh well.....it's still nice to fit in the smaller things!!!

[judy]

Good for both of you! That's where it really shows..when you go down in clothing sizes!

Diana, when I lost 35 pounds years ago, I took my most favorite clothes and had them altered to fit. The tailor thought I was crazy! She kept saying, "Why don't you just buy new ones" Because I loved those ones!!!

[Janet]

Thanks Judy. It can be really difficult at times, but I must say I'm not doing without anything I like and I'm never hungry. I'm just using that application and entering my calories. I knew I would fail AGAIN if I couldn't have things I enjoyed eating. So far so good.

Now with it being warm out again I can get out and get some exercise just by doing my yard work. I'm waiting till May to plant flowers. Just not taking the chance of a real hard freeze. Being outside instead of sitting on my 'you know what' will help out immensley!

[DianaB]

Judy, that's a great idea!! At first I thought that my daughter, Amy, could wear them but she wears a different style than I do.....but now we're about the same size.