marywanoKC

*laugh* After I finish losing all of this weight, I want to be a stripper. I've got a great job, and hobbies, but I really, REALLY want to dance on stage.

I used to love that people thought I was older than I am, you know, back in my teens... I just turned 28, and the other day someone guessed that I was 35. I was flabbergasted! I wanted to yell, "Shut your *kitten* mouth!", but all I was able to exclaim was, "Oh, my god! No!" Mortified!

lol @ the OP deleting their account and this thread being resurrected.

Wonderful, congrats! *hug*

Bump for later!

*munches on my apple* I'm just going to lock myself in my house with nothing but a free-flowing water faucet, some protein bars, and a whole bunch of raw veggies. *laugh* Just kidding, I'll just log it all, try to make good choices, and drink a ton of water. :smile:

Resale shops are your friend. It sucks spending $50 on a pair of jeans that, in two months, w on't fit. And I still have to buy my bras new, so yay, there's $40- $50/piece new unless there's a sale (which I hunt for). I actually just got $120 in rewards checks today from Lane Bryant because I've spent so much there in the…

Thank you for the double standard allowing men to be topless in photos. :happy:

Bump!

Dear baby Jesus, thank you for this thread. Amen. :tongue:

[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u237/mwano84gem/Weight Loss Progress Photos/progress250lbslost.jpg[/img] 50 lbs down! So excited!! Edit: GRR! I don't know what I'm doing wrong! I followed the tutorial and everything! :grumble: Well, it's too big, so here's the link at my blog page:…

Hm, MY perfect size would be around a 10 - 12, I think. Still curvy, but I know that with lifting weights, after I have all of the surgery I assume I'll need in order to get rid of excess skin, I'll be a total vixen. I can not WAIT to be a size 12!

Phone/computer monkey here, too. I definitely know where you're coming from, but keep the faith, it's completely possible to lose weight even with an inactive job. You can do it!!!

Can I just hijack for a sec to say how beautiful you are? And that waist, girlie, whew!

Honestly, your health (physical and mental, one isn't more important than the other) is the most important, even over a spouse. My hubby and I don't have kids either, and you and I are the same age. When I began, he flat out told me that he's an indoors, unathletic person, and the gym is the last place he belonged. Now,…

It's funny how much more positive you feel when you're taking care of yourself, isn't it?

I started at 370, so currently 320. My ultimate is somewhere around 165, I suppose, but honestly I'm just happy to be nearing the "Under 300" club...lol. I think I'll see where I'm at once I get under 200 lbs, because I already work the weights quite a bit, so I at some point need to reveal what I'm building up underneath…

Thanks!

Wonderful! Don't you FEEL so much better??

:blushing: Thank you, everyone!

Psh, screw that. My husband and I just celebrated our tenth anniversary a couple of weeks ago, and we rented a gigantic $4 mil, 8 bed, 9.5 bathroom cabin on top of a mounting in the smokey mountains and invited 30 of our closest friends. It was magical. We had everyone sit on picnic blankets around us, and in the evening…

Thanks, hun! I'm much better these days. The last couple of years, and really the last six months since I started losing weight, have been the most freeing of my life. :)

A bikini, to me, doesn't just signify wearing little to the beach. It represents SO much more to me than that. I used to have a great body when I was a teenager. Solid hourglass figure, large bust and hips, but I looked great. I also hated myself and who I was. I grew up in a horribly abusive home, where my mom told me…

This thread has been SUCH a motivation. It's one of my dreams to not automatically look for swim dresses when I look for new bathing suits. I can't wait to post on this thread when I get smaller. <3 You all rock!

416... wow. I'd have probably tried to kill myself. Just keeping it honest.

Me!! I'm married to a lovely man that cherishes me (and I, him), I'm a singer, a photographer, have a great job... there's too much to be happy about! I always truthfully look down on people who refuse to see the good around them and dwell in negativity and self hatred.

Hahaha! :tongue:

*shrug* Call me silly, but "urges" be damned, I'd rather go without sex than raise a child I didn't actually want, religion or no.

Then they shouldn't have sex. If your religion is getting in the way of your wishes of not expanding your family, then sex should cease to be a priority. Because if pulling out and him coming on your stomach is okay, but wearing a condom isn't, then they clearly aren't following the whole Bible. Remember, every sperm is…

Yeah, if you don't want kids, it's as easy as a snip and a day of recovery for him, and tubes tied for you. Is surgery invasive? Heck yeah it is, but I'd MUCH rather have a pretty standard surgery versus getting pregnant with a kid I don't want.