Melissa S

Metal... Thats AWESOME!!! I've been skiing since I was 8... but tried snowboarding about 5 years ago... and broke my tailbone.. I had no skill at all...and like you I believe some of it had to do with my weight... I'd love to give it another try!!

OMG!!! I just weighed... and the scale shot up 5lbs!!!! Holy crap! I know TOM is coming... but that would usually only add 2lbs or so!! Liquids for me today....

Went to my uncles for his annual Daytona 500 party... ate like a pig with a tape worm... but oh well... that was yesterday... today is a new day (and hopefully full of better choices!) Here is a pic from yesterday...

Mischievous1... Thank you so much for the kinda words. Sometimes I do get a little down... wishing I could see some higher numbers..but then I remember.. I didnt gain overnight... so I cant expect to lose overnight.

Sandra... talk about no rhyme or reason.... I had another public PB on Valentines night... on 1/2 of a very soft mozzarella stick.... but yet.. yesterday for lunch I downed a half (a rather large half) of an Italian sub. And the previous PB was on 2 bites of very well chewed salad... but yet, the night before that happened I had an entire chicken breast sandwich! I just dont understand sometimes. My scale has also slowed....as TOM nears.... ugh.

WAY TO GO SUE!!!!! :eek:

Funny observation today.... last minute shoppers.... I was at the mall... picking up some more massage oil.... you wouldnt believe the amount of men running around... in and out of jewelry stores..every other man there had a Victoria's Secret bag....all of them had this frantic look on their faces... I just had to giggle to myself a little. On a positive note... I think I'm too small for Lane Bryant!!! How wonderful is that?!?!

OMG! Manatee I'm so sorry to hear that! I really wish you the best of luck with everything?when will the revision be? And will your insurance cover it? we all have to keep in mind... This is not a race to see who can lose the most or who can reach goal the fastest. Our health and wellbeing comes first... And as with manatee... Being super tight isnt always the best thing for us.... Like he said... We have to listen to what our bodies are trying to tell us! Manatee... Please keep us posted... We are here for you!!!

Laura... Hello, my name is Melissa...and I'm a Dorito-a-holic! Like you.. I cant just have one or two... I have to have a whole crapload of them ... then get the guilty feeling afterwords! I was doing well... not carrying ANY money with me at work .. so I could avoid the vending machines.. but I went to Walmart a week ago..and just like a darn junkie.. I grabbed a bag of Doritos .... got home and went to town on them! I cant be around them at all!!! DH had a really bad night last night... violent nightmares... worse than usual...at one point I counted.. I had to wake him up 10 times within 15 minutes. Thankfully he had appointments scheduled at the VA today... so I called out of work and I'm going with him. I want to make sure he tells them exactly whats going on... rather than down play everything... which, I'm sure is what he does. I cursed the military all last night for what its done to him. On a better note... I forgot to mention it on here... I got a new job! Very excited about it... my current job is ... boring. While its basically stress free... I dont feel challenged at all...not to mention there is NO room to advance....and it is extremely unorganized. I start my new job on 2/25 at a local bank. On an even better note... I woke up and saw 212 today... 60 lbs gone... 1 pound from half way!!! Have a great day everyone!

Michelle...PB stands for " productive burp" nice way of saying... Slime and barf.

Still feeling a little less than great.... Didnt even want to risk taking my meds crushed up this morning... gonna give my stomach a complete break from solids today. Manatee... 100 lbs gone is awesome!!

just had my first public pb.. And just my luck... It was the worst one I've ever had... Was out to eat with DH and got about 2 bites into my salad and all hell broke loose. Once our meals came we packed them up and left. ... I'm still sliming pretty bad. Ugh!

I'm lying.. I did find one shirt at Kohl's today... size large.. on clearance for $2.40! haha... They have TONS of nice stuff on clearance.... just didnt find anything I really liked today... maybe I was just in a mood... I went to the chiropractor for the first time today for an adjustment... OMG.. I feel SO much better!!! He said he wants to see me twice a week for about a month...then on an as needed basis. Also got DH's valentines gift today... $100 gift certificate towards a new tattoo... he asked what I wanted and I told him a certificate for a 90 minute hot stone massage....

Manatee... OMG... take it EASY!! Did they unfill you last night in the ER? I had the camera thing done during my pre-op testing...its easy... they'll knock you out..and you wont feel a thing. Maybe I should take my own advice... as I was typing the message to Manatee I had to run to the bathroom and up it came... Since last night I've been sliming and PB'ing on everything. I dont know about anyone else's shopping experiences but... the past 2 times I've gone shopping for myself I've found that I'm too small for the plus sizes....but not quite in the regular sizes.... BUT I find myself wandering into the plus size section anyway!!! Needless to say... I didnt find anything I liked today..

Sandra.. you gotta hear about last nights dessert!!! We went to my Dad's house for dinner.. and I was asked to bring the dessert... well, we went to a little diner type place up the street known for its desserts.... we got... ready for this???!!?!!! Caramel apple walnut cheesecake!!! OMG.. it was like apple pie on the bottom with the cheesecake on top... I knew it was one of my Dad's favorites...but I never tried it... well, last night I gave in and had a slice... wow... completely AWESOME!!! There was about 3/4 of it left... and I was good... I left it behind for my Dad to enjoy... hey.. he's a skinny thing.... he could use the extra lbs!! HAHA!! now that my mouth is watering... I'm gonna go grab something "good for me".... thankfully my Dad lives about 30 minutes from me... or I'd be breaking down his door for another slice!!!

Twinmommy... Was it you that I mailed pants to? If so.. I think I have more if you would like to have them!!

Yes, there are on my list of things to nip and tuck!!!

see... my arms are huge...they were big when I was thin (about size 10).... I hate my arms!

Sandra... That makes perfect sense to me.. I was actually just having that same thought last night while looking in the mirror... I still see that "fat" girl ... 55lbs heavier. Its all in our head... its something we have to work on... self image issues. And to put my two cents in on weight v/s pants size .... I'm 5'2'', 217 (as of this morning.. yay!) and wear a loose 16. Manatee... I just saw a sign yesterday for girl scout cookies! Just gotta set limits... rather than eating the whole box in one sitting (pre band)... lets say... 1 cookie per day... ONLY if there is no other "cheating"... AND we have gotten ALL our water in!!!

twinmommy.... That makes sense... Your bone and muscle increasing to support your frame ... Never thought about it that way!

Guess what everyone???!!!??? 218 this morning... BMI 39.9 ... no longer morbidly obese!!!!!

EXACTLY!!! My husband is already complaining that my booty is getting too small!! Believe me... there is plenty more left of it!!!

ooh.. and Dr said I should weigh 120!! I think he must have smoked his lunch!!!!! There would be nothing left of me!!!

This may be a long one... So.. for the past couple weeks I've had problems with my ears again.. and last Tuesday it got so bad that I went to my ENT thinking I had another infection. I had lots of pressure, dizziness pain, hearing loss and the ringing in my ears got worse. He checks.. no infection... AT ALL..nothing. He's completely baffled. He checked my nose.. said it looked a bit "snotty" and said it may be the start of a sinus infection, which would cause the other symptoms. He wanted to try antibiotics for a week.. if no change, call him. Well.. there has been no change in fact... the symptoms have gotten worse. I called yesterday and left a message for him to update him on the situation... In the mean time a good friend of mine emailed me with some information on something called "meniere's disease".. her uncle has it.. and the symptoms I was having matched the disease exactly. I planned to talk to my ENT about it when he called me back. So, on my way to get my fill his nurse calls me back, says he wants to do a whole panel of tests on me... to confirm/rule out Meniere's disease!! There is no cure... limited treatment.. but at least there will be a name for what I've been experiencing... and ease my mind knowing its not all in my head!! So.. onto my fill... apparently one of my fills went undocumented in my chart (one of the other Dr's at the practice did it.. and didnt note it) So.. he pulled my existing fluid out to get a total count on my cc's... and .50 of my fill had disappeared! No wonder I had little to no restriction! So.. he filled me back up to 3.0. He talked to me a bit about the vertigo I've been having and said my weight loss may slow down quite a bit since I will not be able to really get in the gym and work out like I used to... he just suggested to make very smart food/drink choices and we'll see what happens.

Legster... I do not recommend the Cheetoes diet.. haha.. I'm back on track today with my oatmeal breakfast, about a cup of beef stroganoff (left overs) for lunch and a yoplait yogurt for snack... I'm thinking soup for dinner... Its COLD here!!!