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I love to see the results!
MFP has one feature that I really love. It is those helpful record grafts that show us the history of how we are doing. I am especially happy, when I see the weight chart in a descending line. The only plateau was in February, but I know why. The nutrition chart let's me see how faithful I have been to my food plan. It is…
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Purging My Closet
After losing 43 pounds and dropping down 3 to 4 sizes, it was becoming obvious that most of my clothes did not fit me anymore. After a shopping trip for some new blouses at Lane Bryant and a couple of online orders from Blair and Roaman's, I knew it was time to clean out my closet. My hubbie Ed said that all of my over…
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Permanent Wrinkles...The Newest Style?!!!
My hubbie Ed went to Lane Bryant today to get the 3 tank tops and the blouse in my size that weren't in stock last week. I was so shocked to see how that blouse was packed. My first thought was, "Is that my blouse?! It is tied up in a granny knot!!!" This granny knot is my blouse? Really? You have got to be kidding. Yep.…
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Satan! Get your big, fat foot off of MY SCALE!!!
Here is a little illustration that I did on my computer today. It is a reminder that Satan would love to discourage us, when we step on the scale. He wants us miserable and thinking that we are are never going to succeed. He is that nasty, little, nagging voice that tells us that we will always be fat and can't possibly…
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Moving Toward My Future and New Knees
Yep. That's what a knee replacement looks like. How can a total replacement of both knees be a Success Story? :huh: Start with a lady who weighed 280+ pounds last summer. Throw in a wheelchair and a lot of pain. Then, add a great doctor and an equal great surgeon who both said, "You can have 2 new knees and be able to walk…
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Who is your biggest supporter? Who encourages you?
I blessed to have a loving hubbie who always lets me know that I am loved. He loved me, when I was 280 pounds. He continues to love me, even when I am being a total pain. He loves me on my good days and my bad days. But when it comes to losing weight, I wasn't sure how he would react. Ed has never been fat. His top weight…
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First photos of me at 280 pounds and now at 232
In November of 2011, I weighed more than 280+ pounds. I stopped looking at the scale at the VA hospital, when it said that I was more than 280. I don't know exactly what I weighed on the day this photo was taken. I only know that I was in a lot of pain. Both my knees were screaming, and I was only weeks away from living in…
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Hallelujah! Half way there!
Today, I saw a number on the scale that has been my mini goal since November. I have lost more than 35 pounds in less than 4 months. When my surgeon said that I would have to lose 70 pounds in order to qualify for double knee surgery, I thought that number was unattainable. I rejected the idea of gastric bypass surgery out…
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Thanks MFP...processed snacks are on the way out.
A few weeks ago, I blogged about the cost of all those processed, low calorie snacks. So many wonderful folks recommended that I look at healthier, less expensive options. I felt that it was only appropriate for me to let you know that I have been making some changes, based on your advice. Since that blog, I have added 100…
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Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss
I had my hubbie buy some Laughing Cow Swiss today. He bought one of those packages that contains 8 small wedges. I tasted it with a stalk of celery, and it really didn't taste that good to me. At the moment, my next idea/alternative would be on an English muffin instead of butter for breakfast. I might even add some…
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Afraid Of The Scale
For the past week, I have been playing with my calorie count. Each day, I listed the food that I planned to eat...then...in the evening, I would eat one snack more...or two. My total calories for the day were never more than 1200, but I was showing 1000. How did this cheating begin and why? I had been faithfully sticking…
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Big Mistake...Gave My Hubbie A Shopping List.
I made a list of things that we need from the grocery store. I did plan to go along with my hubbie Ed today, but my right knee was especially bad this morning. I would have to wait a bit, before taking my shower; so, I sent him with the list. This is something that I don't usually do. When we go to the store, I am in an…
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Why did you choose to join MFP?
I did a post early (Age is no excuse) about making a commitment to a food plan and keeping to it. I also expressed concern for people who exercise only to justify eating 'badly'...which was in reference to junk foods. One of the folks who responded to that post did not like my comment and replied. "Working out to eat…
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I have never weighed less than my hubbie.
8 years ago, I married my wonderful hubbie Ed; and I weighed more than 260 pounds at the time. He refused to believe that number, since he was only 230 pounds and was seeing his new, 59 years old bride through the rose colored glasses of love. Even when I stood on the scale at the hospital, Ed insisted that it was…
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Delicious Pain?!!! Huh?
I just learned a new phrase that blew me away. A lady on MFP used the words 'delicious muscle pains' to describe her 'discomfort' on the morning after a particular good workout of her thighs and abdomen. Delicious muscle pain? What a concept! The muscles in my upper arms were hurting today, after doing 30 minutes of upper…
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Age is no excuse.
I will be 68 in about one week. I am NOT going to say that it is harder to lose weight at my age than when I was younger, because that would be an excuse to stay at my current size. It would be a lie. I CAN'T run...work out at the gym...or even stand up, except for a few painful steps on a walker. I live in a wheelchair or…
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Ed's Nightmare Soup
Let's me begin by saying that my hubbie Ed has a good heart but is a scary cook. Unfortunately, I can not get around easily in our small apartment kitchen, as I am in a wheelchair or sit at my desk most of the time. My hubbie Ed recently bought a slow cooker, and that device has become his go to appliance in the kitchen.…
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Food Wisdom From Special Ed
Some of you know about my remarkable hubbie Ed, who is lovingly known by all our friends as Special Ed. He is a retired pastor with a wicked sense of humor and some disturbing ideas about food. Several folks on MFP have asked me to share more stories about this unique man with whom I share my life. Here are just a few…
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Nobody's idol. Ravenous and Fixated on Food.
A friend on MFP commented this morning on my food diary post. I like to do mine ahead of time; so, I don't have to think about the food all day. She said, "You are my idol." "Whoa! Hold your horses, Sis! You got the wrong person." That was my first thought. I wrote back and told her that I shouldn't be anyone's idol. I am…
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Thinking about reducing my calorie intake to 900 per day.
I am currently on a 1,000 per day food plan. I am thinking about dropping that amount down to 900 calories per day. Because I am currently restricted in my physical activities to a walker for short trips to the bathroom and a wheelchair or desk chair for the rest of each day. With so little physical activity, my…
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Almost 68 years old...and waiting for new knees.
This is my first day on MFP. I came here, looking for a good calorie counting source; but I stayed, because I liked the daily food plan counter. In early November, my doctor told me that I was a good candidate for 2 new knees. I had only one BIG medical problem. I weighed more than 270 pounds with a body mass index of 47%.…
