Getting Ready For Onederland

Hanfordrose
Hanfordrose Posts: 688 Member
in Motivation and Support
I went to the kitchen, said a little prayer and got on the scale. All I wanted was another 0.2 pounds loss...just something to make me feel good...let me see that I was still losing. Instead, I got a 0.8 pound loss in just one day which left me looking down at the number 200.0 pounds. Yes, EXACTLY 200.0 pounds. I let out a squeal; and Ed asked, "Are you alright?"

Then, he came to the kitchen door, I got back on the scale to show him that incredible number. Leave to Ed to come up with the next comment. "Quick! Go to the bathroom and pee." They don't call my hubbie Special Ed for nothing. He always has something funny to say. The idea made me laugh, but I didn't plan to do that. :noway:

"No", I told him. "This is good enough for today. Now, I have something to look forward to on this coming weekend." :smile:

I may not get to weigh myself at the regular time tomorrow with our busy schedule. I may actually have to wait until Sunday, but that is actually a good thing. Tomorrow, we are going out to lunch at Golden Corral and attending a concert and a birthday party in the evening. This will inspire me to be VERY GOOD with my food choices tomorrow.

I will wait for my reward. Onederland for the first time in so many, many years is really a miracle. Why not celebrate it on Sunday? At least, I hope that I will see 199 on Sunday; but if not, it will come.

I am grinning from ear to ear at the prospect of telling my doctor that I have lost more than 80 pounds in the last year. I busted through my surgeon's goal and more. :happy:

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  • IamUndrCnstruction
    IamUndrCnstruction Posts: 691 Member
    That is wonderful and an inspiration!!! Cheers to you! :drinker:
  • jessicapk
    jessicapk Posts: 574 Member
    I loooooove his response! I probably would've peed :) Congrats! You have made awesome progress and you deserve this! Good luck at Golden Corral and your adventure into Onederland!
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    Not a miracle - you earned it!
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    this is incredible and such an inspiration as I too started at 278 (right around you). I cant wait to have the feelings you have. Showing my dr is going to be one of the first things I do. Enjoy your Golden Corral tomorrow for me, we have commercials here in San Diego but not one restaurant. its torture lol.
  • PJ_73
    PJ_73 Posts: 331 Member
    Love Special Ed!!

    Fantastic achievement already and excited for Sunday (or very soon) for you!

    Enjoy your weekend, lovely!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Amazing dedication and commitment, and work!!
  • 1longroad
    1longroad Posts: 642 Member
    Woo hoo!!! How exciting!!! I just have to say, I love your husband, he is awesome!!!!

    Gave a great weekend and what wonderful motivation to pass up fried food, dessert and calorie laden salads at golden corral!!!!!
  • Hanfordrose
    Hanfordrose Posts: 688 Member
    Not a miracle - you earned it!

    Believe me, Sis. I know miracles. I am 68 years old, in a wheelchair and never thought that I would ever see the other side of 200 pounds again in my lifetime. For me...that alone is a MIRACLE.

    In 1979, I lost 99 pounds and weighed 175. That weight loss lasted for less than ONE YEAR. :frown: I gave up trying to ever lose weight again. I decided that I would just be FAT for the rest of my life.

    Except for that one short year, I have been on the 'Dark Side' of 200 pounds for past 50 years. I have been somewhere between 240 and 280+ pounds for MAJORITY OF MY LIFE. The fact that I have lost 80+ pounds is directly related to my faith in God to get me through, when I wanted to just give up...when I was tempted to eat like did in past...when I didn't think that I could possibly do what my surgeon asked me to do. Only my faith in God gave me the courage to try to lose weight. It would have been easier to just give up.

    I know from where comes my strength. I know who to thank for the miracles in my life. That's why I pray, before I step on the scale and thank Him, when I get off the scale...on the good days and even on the bad ones. I wouldn't even be alive, if it wasn't for Him.

    Sorry, but I have to use the word 'Miracle'.
  • wisebuys
    wisebuys Posts: 51 Member
    The miracle will come after your knee surgery and you can get out of that chair for the rest of your life. It WILL happen !!!
  • WDA4655
    WDA4655 Posts: 91 Member
    Amen! Sister. You sure do have a miracle! Miracles happen everyday but we don't always look for them. But when we live through them on a daily bases we have a lot to shout and praise God for!
  • renatewolfe
    renatewolfe Posts: 91 Member
    You know, Golden Corral can be a good place to eat as long as you stick to the salad bar and fruit, and maybe some baked chicken. So proud of you, and so excited that you will be able to have your knee surgery!
  • Hanfordrose
    Hanfordrose Posts: 688 Member
    You know, Golden Corral can be a good place to eat as long as you stick to the salad bar and fruit, and maybe some baked chicken. So proud of you, and so excited that you will be able to have your knee surgery!

    I already have my late lunch at Golden Corral planned out for tomorrow. I used the MFP food search to help me select a small steak and some tasty veggies. It is fortunate that I love things like steamed broccoli and cauliflower.
  • leaaa92
    leaaa92 Posts: 164 Member
    Congratulations! Keep up the good work! :smile:
  • dorthymcconnel
    dorthymcconnel Posts: 237 Member
    Wonderful! So happy for you! :flowerforyou: :smile:
  • Katkamm77
    Katkamm77 Posts: 108 Member
    I'm so happy for you! I hope you are proud of yourself and all the hard work you've put in. {{hugs}}
  • Katiejo97
    Katiejo97 Posts: 13 Member
    Congratulations! I am so happy for you!! It won't be long and you'll be dancing...tell Ed he'd better get plenty of rest so he can keep up with you! I wish I could see your doctor's face when you see him next-tell him to never underestimate a woman on a mission (especially one with such a sweet hubby!). Be sure to treat yourself to something "wonderful" for making it back to the 100's.
  • Joanne_happygramma
    Joanne_happygramma Posts: 207 Member
    Congrats!!! That is wonderful. So glad that Ed was there to see you hit the 200 mark. You are such an inspiration. I have also battled being between 200 and 280 for the last 33 years (after my one and only pregnancy). I will remember your success as I
    try for the last time (I hope) to find onederland myself.

    Cheers
    Joanne
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    I'm right behind you at 204.2. Congratualtions!
  • booksgiver
    booksgiver Posts: 149 Member
    Yes, we must not forget to thank God who gives you and me the strength to control our weaker natures. I know that I am weak willed and that I depend on God to show me how to banish the food monster that I've supported for too many years. It might seem silly to a non-believer, but like you, I spent more than 30 years trying to do it alone and failing. Now I call upon God to sustain me in my choice to have a healthier life. I call it a miracle too, because I know myself well and I simply cannot do it alone.
  • Alisontheice
    Alisontheice Posts: 9,611 Member
    Wow what an amazing milestone to be on the cusp of.
    Can't wait to check in this weekend to see the outcome.
  • Hanfordrose
    Hanfordrose Posts: 688 Member
    Now I call upon God to sustain me in my choice to have a healthier life. I call it a miracle too, because I know myself well and I simply cannot do it alone.

    Amen. Sis. :heart:
  • nitza53
    nitza53 Posts: 45 Member
    Great job sis, I was angry at my surgeon when he said he wouldn't operate on my knees until I lost at least thirty pounds. How dare he, doesn't he know how much pain I'm in (I said to myself) how can I exercise yada yada. Well I had an flash from the Lord, what is stopping you. Are you going to moan and cry or are you going to do something. So I gave up sodas Hey I lost a few pounds, then I found you guys on my fitness pal and I'm losing a pound a week. I already feel better and less depressed. I'm not in a fog like I was before, Now I bless that Dr. for making me angry. I can't wait to tell him about my fitness pal.:happy: :happy: :happy: I called upon the Lord from whom comes my salvation.
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    Good for you!!!!! I was 204.8 on Monday and I'm so excited to be this close. I haven't been under 200 since before I conceived my middle boy (he's nine).

    WOOT!
  • Territravel
    Territravel Posts: 165 Member
    AWESOME, your almost there!
  • jenjen828
    jenjen828 Posts: 58 Member
    Congrats and I know it is coming soon, but it is so hard to wait...at least for me!! I am cheering for you and can not wait to share in your joy when you reach your goal.

    I too, feel my weightloss as a faith journey and the fact that I just got off my 40th seems like a miracle in itself. I have so much to go, but everyday, because of my faith and reading posts from you and others like you, I know I will reach where I need to be in time.

    I believe once you have your new knees and you have healed from surgery you will feel like a new person who has a new found freedom. I can not wait to see the posts of all of the things you are able to do. The really great thing I have found with my exercise and weight loss is that I am daring to do things that I normally would have passed off as impossible or turned down with a "You know I don't do that.". Now, I like doing the hard things that I knew I could not do 3 months ago, and I praise God when I am doing it, because his strength and power and the fact that I am smaller than I was allows me to do it.

    I think it is great to look for the miracles along the way, and praise Him for them. thanks for sharing your news.
  • sarahthin
    sarahthin Posts: 221 Member
    I am so proud of you and happy for your loss. As far as Ed's comment, I have done that and had a gain. Makes no sense
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    Yay!! go you!
  • lynnkieu
    lynnkieu Posts: 67 Member
    That's amazing! Great job. I wish we could all watch your reaction tomorrow when you get on that scale and finally enter onederland. What an accomplishment. Congratulations!

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