Huge couple of days...(rambly..if you don't have time!)
NicoleL874
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This weekend was a whirlwind. I'm still recovering. Wait...let me step back.
In March, I decided to sign up for a dating website. I haven't dated in a loooooong time and want to be social, but also want to find someone, but had no idea where or how. HOLY CRAZY BATMAN! Those sites are CRAZY! I've met lots of insane men. WOW. I've been on two dates with two different guys, both made me freak out about eating in front of them. Both went well, one guy there was no interest. The other guy said he'd contact me again "soon"...we'll see.
Ok, so this weekend was my niece's Spring Musical at her high school. Her parents work weekends, so I choose to go to as many shows as I can. With work and the gym, my days fill. So on Thursday, no scale movement, work, gym, dinner with a friend and the show. Got a message from a guy late Thursday night. Sent back a rambly message, much in the style you guys are accustomed to. Usually, I don't start out full Nicole. Anyway, he responded back positively.
Friday, no scale movement, I had an oil change, the gym, a hair appointment, took a couple walks, had a friend come visit for the night, dinner. All through the day, messages back and forth.
Saturday, again, no scale movement. I started a new support group through my hospital. Our usual weekend one gets canceled for the summer because of other activities. We all felt it important to keep going, so I took the lead. 7 people showed. Not bad for a first. After that, I went for a walk, then got ready for a date with one of the guys from above. From there, I went out to coffee with friends.
Sunday, WHAT? SCALE MOVEMENT? A huge one. As of Sunday morning I had lost 121.8 lbs! WHAT? That's how much my 17 year old niece weighs! Again...WHAT??? So, I was going to her musical again, looking through clothing and stumbled on a pair of Calvin Kleins I bought about a month ago. I looked at them and laughed, thinking NO WAY these will fit. I put one leg in and pulled up. Hmmm...curiouser and curiouser. Second leg in. Impossible. Button? Suck in? FIT! (spillage, so SPANX TO THE RESCUE) Holy crap a size 14 SKINNY jean. I wore the crap out of those Sunday! After the musical, I went to dinner with some friends. After the dinner, the messages continued...late.
Monday, hello Monday! 2.8 lbs! WHAT WHAT?!? HOLY CRAP! YOU GUYS! That 2.8 lbs put me TWO POUNDS UNDER my surgeon's OCTOBER goal for me! OCTOBER! At my one year on 10/15/15 he wanted to see me at 185. I'm at 183!!!! HOLY CRAP! Excited? Nope. Not one bit. lol! Everything else is pointless...except the continued messaging with the guy.
Holy cow, so yeah, it seems almost too good to be true. He seems great. I'm very hesitant to get too excited, but yeah. Hard not to. We are doing dinner on Thursday, because schedules suck. Adulting. Who needs it?
So, here are my stats:
HW 8/25/15: 307
SW 10/15/15: 283
CW 4/25/16: 183
SEEMS FLIPPING IMPOSSIBLE!
In March, I decided to sign up for a dating website. I haven't dated in a loooooong time and want to be social, but also want to find someone, but had no idea where or how. HOLY CRAZY BATMAN! Those sites are CRAZY! I've met lots of insane men. WOW. I've been on two dates with two different guys, both made me freak out about eating in front of them. Both went well, one guy there was no interest. The other guy said he'd contact me again "soon"...we'll see.
Ok, so this weekend was my niece's Spring Musical at her high school. Her parents work weekends, so I choose to go to as many shows as I can. With work and the gym, my days fill. So on Thursday, no scale movement, work, gym, dinner with a friend and the show. Got a message from a guy late Thursday night. Sent back a rambly message, much in the style you guys are accustomed to. Usually, I don't start out full Nicole. Anyway, he responded back positively.
Friday, no scale movement, I had an oil change, the gym, a hair appointment, took a couple walks, had a friend come visit for the night, dinner. All through the day, messages back and forth.
Saturday, again, no scale movement. I started a new support group through my hospital. Our usual weekend one gets canceled for the summer because of other activities. We all felt it important to keep going, so I took the lead. 7 people showed. Not bad for a first. After that, I went for a walk, then got ready for a date with one of the guys from above. From there, I went out to coffee with friends.
Sunday, WHAT? SCALE MOVEMENT? A huge one. As of Sunday morning I had lost 121.8 lbs! WHAT? That's how much my 17 year old niece weighs! Again...WHAT??? So, I was going to her musical again, looking through clothing and stumbled on a pair of Calvin Kleins I bought about a month ago. I looked at them and laughed, thinking NO WAY these will fit. I put one leg in and pulled up. Hmmm...curiouser and curiouser. Second leg in. Impossible. Button? Suck in? FIT! (spillage, so SPANX TO THE RESCUE) Holy crap a size 14 SKINNY jean. I wore the crap out of those Sunday! After the musical, I went to dinner with some friends. After the dinner, the messages continued...late.
Monday, hello Monday! 2.8 lbs! WHAT WHAT?!? HOLY CRAP! YOU GUYS! That 2.8 lbs put me TWO POUNDS UNDER my surgeon's OCTOBER goal for me! OCTOBER! At my one year on 10/15/15 he wanted to see me at 185. I'm at 183!!!! HOLY CRAP! Excited? Nope. Not one bit. lol! Everything else is pointless...except the continued messaging with the guy.
Holy cow, so yeah, it seems almost too good to be true. He seems great. I'm very hesitant to get too excited, but yeah. Hard not to. We are doing dinner on Thursday, because schedules suck. Adulting. Who needs it?
So, here are my stats:
HW 8/25/15: 307
SW 10/15/15: 283
CW 4/25/16: 183
SEEMS FLIPPING IMPOSSIBLE!
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Walking now so short but sweet. Your awesome and so inspirational.1
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Good luck with the dinner on Thursday - and I second what char_barr said!
you are awesome and have achieved so much. You should be excited and proud of what you have done for yourself - want to hear how Thursday goes as well! 1 -
Ok, so Thursday went AMAZINGLY! I behaved properly while breaking several of my own rules. So yeah. I'm a geek. I go to Comic Conventions, love my fandoms...GEEK AND PROUD. Mat and I had discussed this through messaging and over the phone. He was attending a book signing by one of my Geeks last week Monday. He sent me photos of different books, coloring books, things he thought I'd like or find funny. On Thursday, when we met, he had a copy of her book personalized and autographed! (Felicia Day for anyone interested) Yeah, WAAAAAAY better than flowers! OMG.
Dinner was so relaxed and natural, incredibly different than any of the others I had been on from the site. Near the end of dinner he said he didn't want to seem forward, respected all the boundaries I had made UBER clear, but he had a copy of the movie Antman at his house and wanted to know if I'd go watch it. I have really good judgment. Normally, I'd say no in a heartbeat, I didn't. We went, we talked and laughed, we watched the movie, we set up a date for Wednesday and I went home.
All weekend we texted and talked on the phone. He has a dental appointment this evening near my house and asked if he could stop by. I said yes. He asked me if I'd be willing to give him a shot and pull down my dating profile, so I did. It feels right, feels good. We'll see.
ALSO! I went SHOPPING! My arms are HUGE. Like will need plastics big. Most of my tops are too big for my chest and mid-section to fit my arms. I decided to go to Old Navy. I bought a ton of tanks and dresses in large and xl! UNBELIEVABLE! I did get some shrugs in multiple colors to put OVER the tanks as to cover my horrible arms. It was amazing, I felt very pretty for the first time in a long time!0 -
What great news!! Sound like a great start! 1 -
I am SO HAPPY for you! This guy really sounds great and I love how he asked you to take down your profile
Also thrilled to hear how good you feel! That is AWESOME!!!1
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