Road to "TWOterville"

[libra 13]

Thanks everyone! Hope I maintained after the wedding! I was busy chasing around my three year old ring bearer...I hardly ate! LOL!!

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Wow!! congrats Libra. It makes me smile to hear how well you are doing. Especially since I have had a bad couple of weeks. I was on vacation and now that I am home I am feeling HORRIBLE about how I ate. I am just disgusted with myself because I didn't keep my weight loss at the forefront of my mind. I hope after the fill I get on Wednesday this week it will give me courage and some better tenacity to get back to work on this. It will be easier when I start back to work and get back on my schedule. I just hope I haven't gained like 10 lbs or something. Oh my, I will cry if I have.

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Christine,

I was in Orlando too. Did a lot of walking, but ate everything in sight. I am such a slow loser anyway!! I wish I had more willpower! I have NONE. Not one ounce of willpower. If anyone on this site is a praying person, please!!! I need your prayers, mine aren't going to be enough after this vacation. I can't believe I am going to be happy to be back at the Police Dept! I needed the vacation so badly, and now I am upset at myself because of it! Crazy I am. LOL that sentence sounded like I was Yoda from Star Wars.

Crazy I am.

[RidinMyHDDream 1]

Katie, everyone's had bad times and especially on vacations. Don't beat yourself up just rededicate to the cause. And remember young Skywalker, the force is with you. :girl_hug:

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Carol!!! AKA Obi Wan

The force is strong with you! Follow your advice I will. LOL thanks for the sweet response. My friends on Lbt are the best! Carol, Funny you are!!! LOL

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Carol, changed my avatar I did. I am liking the force, it will help me in my endeavors!

[losingjusme 12]

Christine,

I was in Orlando too. Did a lot of walking, but ate everything in sight. I am such a slow loser anyway!! I wish I had more willpower! I have NONE. Not one ounce of willpower. If anyone on this site is a praying person, please!!! I need your prayers, mine aren't going to be enough after this vacation. I can't believe I am going to be happy to be back at the Police Dept! I needed the vacation so badly, and now I am upset at myself because of it! Crazy I am. LOL that sentence sounded like I was Yoda from Star Wars.

Crazy I am.

Katie,

dont worry about it. you had a good time in Orlando?? i ate garbage all week as well and am scared to get on the scale. but you know, if we gained, we will lose it again.

you can do this!!

Christine

[chiefsfankatie 0]

Christine, thank you so much for caring. It's weird, but this thread has much nicer people than most I subscribe to. I actually have people respond, it is my favorite one. I can't wait to get to twoterville, but it will be awhile! I look forward to it though. Good luck all, I will talk to you soon. Carol and Christine you guys are so great, I really feel ok about the week ahead now.

[Elisabethsew 50]

Katie,

You'll get into the twos so don't worry. My highest weight was 440 pounds. I had surgery at 351 pounds and I made it into the twos. I'm determined to make it into the ones but I'm not looking that far ahead. I shoot for mini-goals of 10 pounds each. You'll get there.

[tann 2]

Wow, Elisabeth I didn't know you where up in the 400's too, us ONCE 400 pounders are special people:biggrin1:

Katie and Christine welcome back from Orlando, glad you too had a great time, but now the fun is OVER its time to get that weight off.

I'm check back in on Wednesday, our weigh in day, if not sooner:D

[Josette 2]

I was 7 pounds shy of 400 when I got surgery! I still can't believe that!

Congrats Libra! You're amazing!!! I'm so proud of you!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Thanks, Tann. I post my starting weight on the day I had the surgery rather than my highest before the surgery since that seems to be how most people calculate their loss. I loved it when I went below 400 and 300 and the next milestone will be when that bar on the scale moves off the 250 pound marker. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

[tann 2]

Josette you were close enough to be in our special 400 club too:D and I just noticed how tall you are, WOW!!

Elisabeth my weight on the day of surgery was 402. I weighed 421 when I first went to the Dr.'s office for orentation, in Jan '06.

[libra 13]

I think part of this process is not beating ourselves up when we screw up a little. I mean, you guys were on vacation! It's okay if you went a little off the wagon.

But, that being said, VACATION'S OVER!!!! Time to get back on the BAND-wagon!!!!

Katie, I agree with you completely! This thread has been the most supportive and I love being a part of it too!!!

[Elisabethsew 50]

Good point, Libra. What I find is that I can't "go off" my eating plan at all. If I do, I have a very hard time getting back on the band wagon. I went out to dinner twice this weekend to Celebrate 2 birthdays and "prepared" for eating a bigger dinner than normal by eating a late Breakfast and only having some fruit for lunch. I skipped the bread (I'm addicted to hot bread) and appetizer and enjoyed the entree without feeling stuffed.

Some people do great splurging a day and going right back to healthy eating the next day. I wish I were one of them. It all comes down to doing what works best for you and only you know what that is.