RE: Three years out and still losing

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Sounds good Vicki. I had my TT 6 weeks ago and the doctor has restricted me

from almost all activity. I still lost the 8 pounds of skin he removed and

I'm hoping that as soon as he lets me go back to exercising the new jolt

after 8 weeks of sedentary life will restart the weight loss. I'd like to

drop another 30 pounds. It's all in the legs, butt and arms so that's why I

went ahead with the TT. That and the severe back problems I was having that

have gone since the skin removal!

Sharon Ann Merritt

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>

> Just a little pep talk for those out there who believe that there is

> an 18 month " grace period " or that losing stops after two years. I'm

> still losing little by little even though I am approaching three

> years. If I am still overweight and I am eating right and

> exercising, I will still lose weight. There is no magic wand that

> makes it stop.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vicki, I have to agree with you on a lot of this. Maybe all of this. But

what do I know? I'm only 21 years, 4 months and 3 weeks out so far. I'm only

170 lbs down, and maintaining. I can't tell you what the long-term prospects

are yet. My mottos are, " Chew, chew, chew. " " Walk 15 minutes after every

meal. " " If your hunger is in your head, don't eat, take a walk. " And then

the good old, " Eat pickles. " <VBG>

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Three years out and still losing

Just a little pep talk for those out there who believe that there is

an 18 month " grace period " or that losing stops after two years. I'm

still losing little by little even though I am approaching three

years. If I am still overweight and I am eating right and

exercising, I will still lose weight. There is no magic wand that

makes it stop.

However, the free ride I had during the first six months was

definitely over long ago. My weight loss now is based on good

habits. Cheaters will not lose. Once we have lost a large amount,

it's hard to trick the body..sneak an extra Oreo, pay the price. At

370 pounds, sneaking an Oreo wouldn't even make a dent in my daily

calorie intake.

So if you are still higher than you want, two things: First, is your

goal weight reasonable;i.e. can you comfortably put in more effort to

lose more weight and maintain that level of effort in the long run,

or are you honestly at the effort level now that you feel you can

sustain? Secondly, if you do want to lose more, have you gone over

your habits with a fine tooth comb? Give yourself a tune-up and

you'll probably start losing again.

My body got " used " to my routine. I had to shake it up by changing

some of the things I ate instead of eating the same old thing, and by

changing around my exercise routine. It gave my body the kick in the

butt it needed to get moving again.

That's my input, take it or leave it. Today's a new day. Make the

most of it!!!

Smiles,

Vicki A.

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Jac, what a great story! 95 years old...wow! I'll bet he can tell

some amazing stories himself!

in NJ

**************************

>

> On another note, I had an interesting surprise today. This little

old man rang my doorbell, and asked, " Lady, do you have any horse

manure I can have? " LOL I have 20 horses, and an ABUNDANCE of manure.

I told him, " Well sure. Where do you want to put it? " He was in a

little bitty, 80's model Olds. As it turned out, he bought some

worms, and didn't know when he'd be able to go fishing, and he wanted

to take care of them, and someone told him he could put them in horse

manure. Well, FRESH horse manure will just fry them. So, I took him

out, and loaded up some bags of composted manure. He had a couple of

5 lb buckets. I can tell you, a 5 pound bucket of manure doesn't

weigh 5 pounds. I had some poly feed bags, and made sure he could

lift each one we filled. Then I had to tell him how to " grow worms "

(my great grandfather raised worms when I was a kid). Then, I told

him to come by and visit any time, even if he didn't need horse poop.

He said to me, " Young people don't like to visit with old men. " LOL

I'm 47. Not old, but not young. I asked him how old he was. He told

me 95. I told him how very much I miss my grandfather, and I'd

appreciate it very much if he'd come visit with me. I hope he comes

back. I'd like to fix him a cuppa, and sit and visit. Mr. McCarty,

thank you for brightening my depressing day! Come back another day

and sit a spell.

>

> Jac

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In a message dated 10/3/03 10:49:27 AM Central Daylight Time,

vickiang@... writes:

> I look really thin at 140 (I'm 5'10)

> Actually, people are starting to tell me I look ill. I'm not.

>

> Not meaning to offend you in any way, but I caught my breath when I

> read this. I am 5'10 " also and am at 219, a size 16. I can't even

> imagine being 140 at that height

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I'm another one of those 5'10 " gals. I weigh 160 (okay, today I

weighed in at 161.5!) and wear a size 8/10/12. I can imagine weighing 10 pounds

less, but I don't know where 20 pounds would come from. People tell me that I'm

" slender " (okay, exactly what does that mean?) but I can't get my hands

around this. I'm very hung up on the clothing size thing. Being so tall, I

need a

" bigger " size, even though I'm " slender. " I get all these messages from the

media that a " double digit " size (a 10 or higher) is a " big " size. Heck,

" plus size " models wear 12's! I yearn for a size 6 but can't imagine losing

enough weight to get there. But yet, I know that those 5'10 " models don't wear

anything bigger than a size 6. I realize that at age 43 it's not realistic to

think I would be able to wear the size that " models " do, but head games never

are very realistic, are they?

I don't think I'm fat, but I get wrapped up in thinking that OTHER

people will think I'm fat if they know what size clothing I wear. I know

several

very short gals that wear size 6 and are " chunky " -- but I imagine them

thinking I'm fatter than they are because I'm wearing the 10 or 12.

I know that I'm not being rational here. And I am in therapy.

Oh well, confessions of an Amazon! Thanks for listening!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

I go and buy 10's. Usually, they are loose, but I wear baggy clothes. LOL.

I'm sitting here right now, in a pair of size 8 leather jeans that my mother

gave me. I KNOW they aren't too tight, but I feel like they are. .(Ummm...I

started my period today, too. Do ya think that has anything to do with it?)

She gave them to me, because she bought them, thinking in the same distorted

mind, that it is what she wears. I buy things to give to her in 4 and 6.

She's 5'5, 115 lbs, 20 years out, and 66 years old on Monday. I had to MAKE

myself buy size medium in the S-M-L sizing charts. I bought a couple of tee

shirt style dresses at the Dollar Store this summer, and I'm sure glad I

went with what I knew was right, not what I thought I needed. They fit

perfectly. It only took me 20 years to learn to do that. I got into 6's

about 15 years ago. I looked like death warmed over. I rebounded to 8-10's

and am sure glad I did. I never really go by what I weigh, but how I feel.

And, by the way...double-digit sizes don't make you " large size. " You

already know that if you're " 8-10-12. " Your body doesn't change because the

clothes you wear say you have. It's all a marketing game.

Jac

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Re: Three years out and still losing

In a message dated 10/3/03 10:49:27 AM Central Daylight Time,

vickiang@... writes:

> I look really thin at 140 (I'm 5'10)

> Actually, people are starting to tell me I look ill. I'm not.

>

> Not meaning to offend you in any way, but I caught my breath when I

> read this. I am 5'10 " also and am at 219, a size 16. I can't even

> imagine being 140 at that height

-----------------

I'm another one of those 5'10 " gals. I weigh 160 (okay, today I

weighed in at 161.5!) and wear a size 8/10/12. I can imagine weighing 10

pounds

less, but I don't know where 20 pounds would come from. People tell me that

I'm

" slender " (okay, exactly what does that mean?) but I can't get my hands

around this. I'm very hung up on the clothing size thing. Being so tall, I

need a

" bigger " size, even though I'm " slender. " I get all these messages from the

media that a " double digit " size (a 10 or higher) is a " big " size. Heck,

" plus size " models wear 12's! I yearn for a size 6 but can't imagine losing

enough weight to get there. But yet, I know that those 5'10 " models don't

wear

anything bigger than a size 6. I realize that at age 43 it's not realistic

to

think I would be able to wear the size that " models " do, but head games

never

are very realistic, are they?

I don't think I'm fat, but I get wrapped up in thinking that OTHER

people will think I'm fat if they know what size clothing I wear. I know

several

very short gals that wear size 6 and are " chunky " -- but I imagine them

thinking I'm fatter than they are because I'm wearing the 10 or 12.

I know that I'm not being rational here. And I am in therapy.

Oh well, confessions of an Amazon! Thanks for listening!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

I haven't gone down this thread, so I don't know if I'm redundant,

but I have to pipe or pip or pop in here.

I don't know if I really want to be that thin. I mean I do, but ...

It kind of hurts, aches having my bones stick out all over the place.

I guess, at 219, that's hardly skinny, but it takes some adjustment

nevertheless. I'm not used to laying on my side and having my pelvis

kind of hang there. I guess I'm just not used to having

my " padding " . Sometimes it almost hurts. In a way, although I hated

being fat, I kind of liked being fluffy. Now I feel every bone,

every muscle. It takes some getting used to.

Smiles,

Vicki

> In a message dated 10/3/03 10:49:27 AM Central Daylight Time,

> vickiang@y... writes:

>

> > I look really thin at 140 (I'm 5'10)

> > Actually, people are starting to tell me I look ill. I'm not.

> >

> > Not meaning to offend you in any way, but I caught my breath when

I

> > read this. I am 5'10 " also and am at 219, a size 16. I can't

even

> > imagine being 140 at that height

> -----------------

>

> I'm another one of those 5'10 " gals. I weigh 160 (okay,

today I

> weighed in at 161.5!) and wear a size 8/10/12. I can imagine

weighing 10 pounds

> less, but I don't know where 20 pounds would come from. People

tell me that I'm

> " slender " (okay, exactly what does that mean?) but I can't get my

hands

> around this. I'm very hung up on the clothing size thing. Being

so tall, I need a

> " bigger " size, even though I'm " slender. " I get all these messages

from the

> media that a " double digit " size (a 10 or higher) is a " big " size.

Heck,

> " plus size " models wear 12's! I yearn for a size 6 but can't

imagine losing

> enough weight to get there. But yet, I know that those 5'10 "

models don't wear

> anything bigger than a size 6. I realize that at age 43 it's not

realistic to

> think I would be able to wear the size that " models " do, but head

games never

> are very realistic, are they?

> I don't think I'm fat, but I get wrapped up in thinking that

OTHER

> people will think I'm fat if they know what size clothing I wear.

I know several

> very short gals that wear size 6 and are " chunky " -- but I imagine

them

> thinking I'm fatter than they are because I'm wearing the 10 or 12.

> I know that I'm not being rational here. And I am in

therapy.

> Oh well, confessions of an Amazon! Thanks for listening!

>

> Beth

> Houston, TX

> VBG - Dr. Srungaram

> 05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

> 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

> 11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

> 5'10 "

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I felt that way for awhile too, until I got to the point where I could move

like I had never been able to before. For me that more than made up for it.

I can park in smaller spaces, (and actually have enough room to get out of

the car); if I drop something in an akward corner, I can actually bend down

and pick it up; I don't have to use the handicapped stall in the restroom;

I can stand on a ladder without being afraid I'm going to break it; I can

walk up a flight of stairs without being exhausted. Once when I was having

dinner with friends and we were in a very small room and I couldn't get out

unless someone else got up to let me out, I just crawled under the table.

That was really fun!

Barbara Jean

Re: Three years out and still losing

" . Sometimes it almost hurts. In a way, although I hated

> being fat, I kind of liked being fluffy. Now I feel every bone,

> every muscle. It takes some getting used to.

>

> Smiles,

>

> Vicki

>