Great NSV

Today I was at the mall and decided to look in Sears to see what they had on clearance. I found a really cute shirt but the only size they had was 14/16. Just for the heck of it I tried it on. It fit perfect!!! I actually did a happy dance right there in the dressing room. I really hope they don't have cameras. If they do, they had a great laugh:)

High School Reunion

I attended my high school reunion this weekend. I can't believe it's been 25 years since I've graduated.

This was me when I graduated from school.

We decided to sit in one of the classrooms and have a picture taken. At first my heart dropped because I didn't want to sit in one the desks and be squished. Then I realized that I fit now and was able to just slide right in with room to move. 

 We didn't have a very big turnout. This was the last activity at the high school. There were others that attended other activities that weren't in this picture. I think we had about 20 in all show up. That's pretty sad for a class of 112. 

These were my two best friends from school. We met in first grade and have been since then. 

It was nice to go and just be another classmate and not the fat girl. I was able to walk in with my head held high. All the work was worth it though. The look on some of their faces was priceless. I still have about 55 lbs to go to my goal. 

Good NSV (non scale victory)

I've been feeling really upset because I haven't lost any weight since the 14th of June. I had gained 16 lbs in water weight after going off my blood pressure medication and have now lost all of that. I'm exactly where I was on the 14th. Today I measured myself for my 1 month measure and I've actually lost 2 inches off my waist, 1.5 inches off my hips and 1.5 inches off my high waist. !!!Kind of excited!!!

Old photos

I've been going through some of my old photo albums and found this page. This shows how much weight I put on in 7 years.

My history

As long as I can remember, I've been overweight. As a child, I remember my parents always getting after me about my weight. When I was in high school, I was teased because of my weight.

 After school, it just kept getting worse and worse. 

By the time I was 35 years old I weighed 396 lbs.

 I made the decision to have gastric bypass surgery. I went in on February 15, 2006. That was the day my life was saved. After my surgery my doctor told me that my liver was showing early signs of cirrhosis but with weight loss that should reverse itself. In one year I had lost 160 lbs.

Sadly, I didn't make the life style change I needed to and the weight started coming back on. I put on 60 lbs of what I had lost. 

When I hit 300 lbs., I finally decided enough was enough and I decided to make the life style change. I started watching what I was eating and started exercising. I have now lost 73 lbs. 

I still have about 60 lbs to make it to my goal weight. The best thing that has happened it that I'm now off my blood pressure medication. 


I will keep this updated periodically with news and pictures.