What is in the air? I know it's not a full moon...

[Guest guest]

It seems like a lot of us are so bummed out and doubtful of our

efforts

and successes lately! I'm including myself, because I'm right up

there

at the top of the list! Sometimes I read the posts about how people

are losing so much and I'm so happy for them, but then I start

doubting

my own efforts because of the numbers...I have to remind myself that

the numbers can really play a NUMBER on my brain, if I let them!

There

are a lot of reasons why other people's numbers will never match MY

numbers! If only I could remember that when I'm having a bad day!

Shell, you are a beautiful person, inside and out--and when I viewed

your photos, I thought you looked like about a number 150 or 160

(pounds, that is!) SO, THERE! You do carry it well--lucky you! Who

cares what your number is? I liked what wrote about that. I'm

also 42 yrs old and my weight Saturday was 191-in the photo with

Colleen. I'm reading a really good book called The Four Agreements,

by

Don Ruiz and it teaches that self-rejection is one of the

biggest sins you can commit. I know I have certainly been guilty of

that one lately, but I'm making the commitment right now to catch

myself and turn it around! I hope we can all do this. I just want

to

say that I appreciate this site! Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I've been really down lately too. :/

> It seems like a lot of us are so bummed out and doubtful of our

> efforts

> and successes lately! I'm including myself, because I'm right up

> there

> at the top of the list! Sometimes I read the posts about how

people

> are losing so much and I'm so happy for them, but then I start

> doubting

> my own efforts because of the numbers...I have to remind myself

that

> the numbers can really play a NUMBER on my brain, if I let them!

> There

> are a lot of reasons why other people's numbers will never match MY

> numbers! If only I could remember that when I'm having a bad day!

> Shell, you are a beautiful person, inside and out--and when I

viewed

> your photos, I thought you looked like about a number 150 or 160

> (pounds, that is!) SO, THERE! You do carry it well--lucky you! Who

> cares what your number is? I liked what wrote about that. I'm

> also 42 yrs old and my weight Saturday was 191-in the photo with

> Colleen. I'm reading a really good book called The Four Agreements,

> by

> Don Ruiz and it teaches that self-rejection is one of the

> biggest sins you can commit. I know I have certainly been guilty

of

> that one lately, but I'm making the commitment right now to catch

> myself and turn it around! I hope we can all do this. I just want

> to

> say that I appreciate this site! Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Ok everybody...take your measurements. Unfortunately, as I said, I didn't take them when I biwas at my heaviest. I did find a book with measurements from a couple of years back. I weighed 2 lbs. less than I did at the point of my surgery, so I'll use those as a point of reference. So, the difference between my measurements at that point and now is 41.5 inches!

The biggest differences: (oh, I measured my neck, my shoulders, my chest, my upper arms, my forearms, my waist, my hips, my thighs and my calves.):

6.5 inches off of my waist

6.25 off of my hips (actually, I know what my hips were at my heaviest, and I've actually come down 9 inches)

4.5 off of each thigh

4.5 off of my chest (mainly back fat)

2.5 inches off of each forearm, but interestingly only 1 inch off each bicep. (odd)

2.5 inches off of each calf

1.75 off of my neck.

OK, I'm not exactly the Perfect 36, 24, 36)..but I'm getting there. I'm 42,36,43...so let's see..6 inches off my chest, 12 off of my waist, and 7 off of my hips. Hmmm. Why not?

Robynn

"Azeeeeeeeeeeen! (the excitement is optional)" wrote:

I've been really down lately too. :/> It seems like a lot of us are so bummed out and doubtful of our> efforts > and successes lately! I'm including myself, because I'm right up> there > at the top of the list! Sometimes I read the posts about how people > are losing so much and I'm so happy for them, but then I start> doubting > my own efforts because of the numbers...I have to remind myself that > the numbers can really play a NUMBER on my brain, if I let them! > There > are a lot of reasons why other people's numbers will never match MY > numbers! If only I could remember that when I'm having a bad day!> Shell, you are a beautiful person,

inside and out--and when I viewed > your photos, I thought you looked like about a number 150 or 160 > (pounds, that is!) SO, THERE! You do carry it well--lucky you! Who > cares what your number is? I liked what wrote about that. I'm > also 42 yrs old and my weight Saturday was 191-in the photo with > Colleen. I'm reading a really good book called The Four Agreements,> by > Don Ruiz and it teaches that self-rejection is one of the > biggest sins you can commit. I know I have certainly been guilty of > that one lately, but I'm making the commitment right now to catch > myself and turn it around! I hope we can all do this. I just want> to > say that I appreciate this site! Thanks!