Okay I am posting some photos for y'all...

Me 2yrs ago
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Me 2 months ago when I started TSFL
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Me today (for the safety of my friend's little girl I blurred out her face)
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...psc9050c1d.jpg

I did a double take when I saw the photo my friend took of me. I literally couldn't believe that was me!

Justine

WOW!!!!!! :) you look great~!!! Keep it up, don't let your grieving derail you!

I haven't let it derail me one bit. I am sticking with this through thick and thin :).

Justine

Weekly weigh in! I am officially 50.4lbs down! I have 59.5lbs to go before I hit my goal weight. I only started this over two months ago and honestly I am shocked I have lost so much. This marks two weeks I have been doing daily 45-50 minutes walk and each which since I started I have been loosing 5lbs a week.

I just can't believe I have made it this far, thank you again for being my amazing cheering section through this. You guys make me want to keep doing this :).

Justine

Yippee!!!!

You are doing so good! You are inspiring me to make some healthy life style changes myself :) :) :)

Wow! I am So impressed and happy for you! Keep up the good work.

You look AMAZING! You should be so proud!

It's Tuesday!!!

Sorry I missed an update but wow! So much good news! That is AMAZING about your knee!!!!
I am so happy that you are feeling so much better and you look GREAT!

I am so proud of you! Life changes are not easy and you are ROCKING it! You are doing so well, and your will power with sticking to it in spite of everything is astounding.

You guys make me grin from ear to ear :D. I am down 4lbs this week, I think I can safely say I am pretty much at my halfway mark (54.4lbs down with 55.5 more to go). I feel just amazing and to quote someone I hear one time "I feel like I have sunshine beaming out from every cell in my body". I just feel AMAZING and I am not even down to where my goal is :dance:. I can HARDLY wait to see myself in the mirror when I am...I haven't been down to that weight since I was young.

You guys inspire me so much to keep going on this! You have no clue how much I appreciate all the support and cheers, it doesn't just make my day it makes my year :grouphug:.

Justine

:goodjob::goodjob::goodjob::bouncy::bouncy:
Good for you!!!!!!!!!!

Yippee...so happy for you!!!

......*drum roll*.....I am down 5lbs more this week! That puts me over my halfway mark making me down 59.4lbs, plus I am on the threshold of being in the 190's! By next week I am going to be in the 190's and I can't believe it :dance:.

I have been keeping up with my daily 50 minute walks (very proud of myself for that I might add!) I have been exercising pretty much every day for a month which is awesome because before I would have easily quit within a few days. I have only missed a few days and that was because my knee swelled up again and I didn't want to aggravate it worse.

:grouphug::grouphug: I have to say it again...thank you SO much for all the support!! I have days where I honestly just don't want to do it and thinking of everyone behind me cheering me on helps me get through.

Justine

Justine that is so awesome! Especially the daily walking....I know how hard it is to be disciplined about stuff and you are just doing fantastic!! :) :)

Wheeeeeee! I'm so excited for you!

I AM OUT OF THE 200'S!!! :bouncy::sing::rock::nanner::banana::dance::happy: :strongbad:

To say I am a little excited is a bit of an understatement. In 16.5lbs I will be back at my weight that I was when I was like 18yrs old (back when I started at my job) and I can't believe it! I have only 46.5lbs to go before my goal and that just shocks me! I haven't been able to say I am out of the 200's in YEARS since I was very late teen.

I couldn't sleep last night for the excitement of getting on the scale in the morning and seeing that wonderful number 1 in front of all the other numbers :o. How many times are you actually excited to get on the scale? *laughs*

You guys make me want to keep going! Thank you for being my support group and letting me post about it on here, it means a lot to me to be able to share my journey :grouphug:.

Justine

You rock!!!:rock::rock: I am so excited for you!! :dance::dance:

Great news yet again!!!

:goodjob::bouncy::sing:Woohooo!!!!:sing::bouncy::g oodjob:

That had to feel so good!! I am so happy for you!!
You need to celebrate! Go dancing!!:dance:

Great news! You are and inspiration to all.

I lost 3.5lbs this week :banana:. I checked my BMI (on the computer) and according to the computer I am officially out of obese class and into overweight class. I admit with the last couple of weeks loosing 4-5lbs I was wishing I had lost another 4-5lbs this week. But I am reminding myself that this isn't just about how long it takes me but the journey itself. Next week I hope to be in the 180's and I can't wait :D.

I am starting to shock people at work who haven't seen me for a while and I even had a customer yesterday comment on how good I was looking :sing:. I was actually able to fit into some size 14 pants the other day, I haven't done that since I was in my teens!

This journey is just amazing, I feel like the fat little caterpillar being transformed into a butterfly :).

Justine

There is no stopping you!!!!! :) :) yay!!!

Wheee...congrats! We're going to need pictures again soon.

Weekly weigh in time! I lost 2.5lbs this week :dance:. I have 40 1/2lbs to go before I hit goal weight!

I CAN DO IT! I have to buckle down though because I haven't been AS careful drinking all my water everyday and I found this awesome stuff called PB2 which is peanut butter that I can actually have. Problem is that the PB2 is considered a snack and I normally don't have a snack (I am allowed 1 a day) because it can slow down my weight loss. But every once in a while as a treat I have some on my brownie at night alongside a cup of decaf coffee :o.

Justine

It's amazing how you are just going down down down...yippee!! :) :)

Yippee! I was bummed this morning because I went to town and it dawned on me while I was there that today was Tuesday and I was going to be late seeing your update. I might just be a big dork, but I thought you would find it funny that I was concerned!

Mammabooh you made my day saying that :D. ALL of you guys help keep me motivated and stay accountable to doing this. Thank you so much for supporting me and being my cheering section, it means so, so much to me to have you guys backing me. ((((hugs)))

Justine

Go you!!
Big congrats sweetie. You CAN do it!! I know you can!!

Hey, did you ever get on that horse? I think it's about time you started treating yourself to riding lessons.

Funny story actually Otter! I did get on her and got off just as fast! She is still green broke and decided she wanted to crow hop. I took the fast way off her (safely) and if I had been more experienced I would have stuck with it but it has been years for me. I did fool around with her for a hour or two with my friend and that felt SO good!

Hopefully I will be able to get back in the saddle soon though on a easier going horse (until I get my horse legs again :D)

Justine

I'm not sure how deep in the sticks you are, but Oregon is pretty horsey country. ;) Take some free advice and find a stable where you can take lessons. A different discipline even.

I'd be hard pressed to count the hours I've spent in a saddle. I've learned - and taught - both English and Western, and I will still take lessons when an opportunity arises. There is always something more to learn, and having instant feedback is always helpful. It can be a real confidence builder, especially after physical change.

Find a nice, friendly place and enjoy!

This thread is amazing and inspiring. :D You rock, Justine!!

Well my friend's friend who is helping her work with the green broke mare (my friend is a horse person but since having human kids has been out of the game for a few years) was a horse trainer and riding instructor for 30yrs. I am hoping to talk to her about getting some lessons or just riding in general via one of her horses.

Plus my dad has a friend who has two well broke horses who lives just a few miles down the road and he invited me out to come riding whenever I want :D. Working with Surprise the other day though some stuff started coming back to me. I just need to gain more confidence via a more level horse right now. Surprise (the mare) is just awesome and a total doll but with her being green broke and me not being around horses for a while I will be content just to mess around on foot with her.

Thank you SilverFlame819 :D. I can't believe how far I have come and honestly I never would have believed it possible if someone told me 6 months ago this would happen.

Oh my GOODNESS! My scale had a HUGE surprise for me today....5 1/2lbs down this week :sing:. I think it was what we call a whoosh week because I have started adding to other exercises to my regimen and my muscles retained some water. Now that my body is more used to it the water went "Whoosh".

I did GREAT over Easter and didn't stray even once for food or candy. I am actually down 75lbs now, I just can't believe I have only 35lb to go before I hit goal. I now am thinking I might go just a few pounds more past goal (but I will see how I feel when I hit goal).

On an AWESOME note Otter I get to go horse riding today! Actually horse riding out on trails and I can't WAIT! The gal we are going with (a friend and I) is interested in giving me lessons as well so we will hopefully discuss that today. So excited for this afternoon you guys :D.

Justine

Excellent! Wonderful! Awesome!!!!!

Yay! Have a wonderful ride!!! And I want you to be hurtin from it on the inner thighs and crotch for the next 2 days! Don't worry....it's a good pain :)
I am so proud of you! You are literally BLOOMING!!!! :) :)

2.5lbs this week :D. I had an AMAZING time riding and BOY did my butt and thighs HURT! I was in the saddle for over 2 hours but it was so stinking worth it :D. Here is one of the fellow I got to ride (a Halflinger named Merlin).

Yippeeeeeeeee!

Great picture! Merlin is a handsome guy...I hope he was nice to you :) Congrats on more weight loss...there is no stopping you!! :) :) :)

That is absoluetly awesome! I am sooo happy for you. You are so strong to be doing this. I bet you feel great!

Can I ask what your daily food intake is? What do you eat? I sooooo need to lose weight. I am right at your starting point. Hubby and I want to start trying again for baby #5. (2 early miscarriges and 2 preterm births.) The doctors told me my weight has nothing to do with our losses but I figure being down at least under 200 pounds couldn't hurt either.

So if you don't mind could you share what you are eating and not eating?