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As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to have to lose more, and I say "No, it's just 8 more tens" :) It's all in the way you look at things :) I am so looking forward to August or September when I hit my goal :) On another health issue, I had an A1C test done yesterday for my diabetes. My A1C last August was 11.3 (causing my doctor to become quite distressed). With diet and exercise and my weight loss, my A1C yesterday was 6.2!! :-))) I am ONE HAPPY CAMPER right now :) My friend David and his wife gave me a gift certificate to a lovely health spa near here, so I'm going to use it next Thursday to celebrate. I'm having a massage and facial in the morning, spa lunch, then a spa manicure and pedicure in the afternoon :) They told me to arrive at 10:30 and I'd be done around 4:30 :-))) And for the first time in my life I don't have to worry about the robes not fitting me!!!!! :-))) Life is good :) Carole :) >My friend David and his wife gave me a gift certificate to a lovely >health spa near here, so I'm going to use it next Thursday to celebrate. >I'm having a massage and facial in the morning, spa lunch, then a spa >manicure and pedicure in the afternoon :) They told me to arrive at >10:30 and I'd be done around 4:30 :-))) And for the first time in my >life I don't have to worry about the robes not fitting me!!!!! :-))) What a nice gift. Enjoy every minute of it. >Life is good :) You rock, Carole, and to top it off you are one beautiful lady. Joan >>My friend David and his wife gave me a gift certificate to a lovely >>health spa near here, so I'm going to use it next Thursday to celebrate. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What a nice gift. Enjoy every minute of it. Oh, I will :) I hope they have some stud muffins to look at while I'm there too, LOL :))))) >>Life is good :) > > You rock, Carole, and to top it off you are one beautiful lady. Thanks, Joan :-))) Hugs, Carole CONGRATS!!!! DeeTee > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and > now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Carole :) > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and > now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Carole :) WTG!!!! And an all-day visit to a spa. I'm jealous. ;) Nell > WTG!!!! > > And an all-day visit to a spa. I'm jealous. ;) > > Nell The last time I had an all day spa visit was on my 50th birthday :) I'm almost 57 now, so this will definitely be FUN :)))) Carole :) Congrats Carole and keep up the good work. I am so proud of you. Great gift too.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and > now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Carole :) > Congrats Carole and keep up the good work. I am so proud of you. Great gift > too. Thanks, SJ :-) I am proud of me too :-) Carole What a great job Carol. what did you do? janice | > Congrats Carole and keep up the good work. I am so proud of you. Great gift | > too. | > | Thanks, SJ :-) I am proud of me too :-) | | Carole I am working with a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically supervised weight control). I am also working out on a regular basis. I was just accepted into a university program where I get to work out with a personal trainer 3X a week. He's really sweet and he's a great teacher. Today I celebrated my 85 lb weight loss with a gift certificate to a spa that friends gave me for Christmas. I had a hot stone massage, facial, spa lunch, and a manicure and pedicure. I feel like a princess :)))) And for the first time in my life, I didn't have to worry that the robe wouldn't fit me :))))) Carole > What a great job Carol. what did you do? > janice [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > | > | Carole (((Carole))) I am so happy for you, and I love the tone of your writing since all this goodness started happening. I think it all started with your little bird friend. Biggest hugs, Kelly C. >I am working with a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically >supervised weight control). I am also working out on a regular basis. I was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> | >> | Carole Thanks, Kelly. My life has improved so much that I often wake up and wonder if I'm still me, LOL :))) And yes, Dundee has brought so much joy into my life. It's his birthday on January 29th, so we're going to have a little party. I'm going to invite a few of my friends and we'll have cake and he can have birdie bread :-))) Carole :) > (((Carole))) > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >>Carole Oh Carole, you have done so good. I wish I could be like you. I am so proud of you. YOu do sound so much better too. SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. >I am working with a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically >supervised weight control). I am also working out on a regular basis. I was [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Carole > Oh Carole, you have done so good. I wish I could be like you. I am so proud > of you. YOu do sound so much better too. Thanks, SJ. I feel a LOT better. I can't wait to see my cardiologist next month as he doesn't know that I've lost so much weight :) He'll be really surprised :)) Carole I bet you will blow him away. I wish I could be there to see his expression. ;-) SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one I am nuts about you. > Thanks, SJ. I feel a LOT better. I can't wait to see my cardiologist next > month as he doesn't know that I've lost so much weight :) He'll be really > surprised :)) > > Carole > I bet you will blow him away. I wish I could be there to see his expression. > ;-) I have a few friends who want to be flies on the wall when he sees me :) You can come too! :)) Carole >I am working with a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically >supervised weight control). I am also working out on a regular basis. I was [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Carole You get me every time with the robe fitting comment. I'd love to be able to get into "one size fits all" again. Jo > You get me every time with the robe fitting comment. I'd love to be able to > get into "one size fits all" again. > > Jo You can do it! I've started a blog at carolemay.com I'm putting hints and things to think about on there so I can hopefully help other people. I have to tell you that yesterday when I was at the spa, I realized that for the first time in my life, I felt like a "normal" person. It was so good to be handed a regular large robe and it fit :)) Carole >> You get me every time with the robe fitting comment. I'd love to be able >> to get into "one size fits all" again. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Carole It is so exciting to wear "normal" clothes. I used to wear 26W (though it was a bit tight). I now wear a 12-14. I started in March 2006. I lost 135 pounds. It's been just a few months since I hit normal weight. I was where I couldn't walk any distance without being totally out of breath. I made the decision at a Prayer Advance (it's a retreat) in Virginia (I live in New Jersey). I just knew if I didn't lose weight soon I wouldn't be around the following year. It wasn't "I think so". It was "I know so". When I got home I used www.settingcaptivesfree.com to help me. They help addictions (and with me it was just that) and I used The Lord's Table section. It's a Christian site that uses the Bible. My church had a printout from their site. It's a 60-day course. I was bothered by it being only 60 days as I knew I was more than 60 day's worth overweight. lol What it does is get you started and give you the tools to continue. Obesity is so miserable. It isn't just the physical toll it takes on your body. It's the toll it takes on your psyche. I know how tough it is. Carole, I'm so proud of you. :) I'll definitely check out your blog. Hugs, Nell Hi Nell, Yes, I LOVE buying a normal large size top :) I'm down to 16W or 18W (depending on the brand) in my pants. I bought a pair or regular 18's at the thrift shop. They are L.L. Bean pants and were almost brand new. So they are hanging in the closet and waiting for me. They were only $4.99, so I couldn't resist :) I'm enjoying clothes shopping now. I only shop at the thrift stores since I'm ingrowing clothes so fast. (I figure if you get larger, you outgrow things, so now I'm ingrowing :))) I wish someone would start a clothing exchange around here so that we could just take our too big stuff and exchange it for a smaller size. My doctor has been talking about it, so we'll see. Maybe I can get a job coordinating it :) By going to thrift shops though, I've cut the cost way down, and I only buy what I need. I was also out of breath all the time. Some of it was from my congestive heart failure, but I realize now that much of it was from my weight. Now that I get to work out with the personal trainer 3X a week, I know that I'll do even better and my body is starting to have a shape!! And it's not round, LOL :))))) Carole > It is so exciting to wear "normal" clothes. I used to wear 26W (though it > was a bit tight). I now wear a 12-14. I started in March 2006. I lost 135 [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Hugs, > Nell >> You get me every time with the robe fitting comment. I'd love to be able >> to get into "one size fits all" again. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Carole I've subscribed to your blog. I agree with you about it being a lifestyle change. With me, it was eating normal sized meals from the get-go. I was going through full boxes of ice cream and snacks each day and the meals were enough for a family of five. Recently I ran across a quote by Orson Welles--"My doctor has forbidden me to have an intimate dinner for four. Unless there are three other people present." Carole, you're real encouragement. :) Nell Thanks for that quote! I may use that one day on my blog. Right now I'm reading "This Year I Will . . ." by M.J. Ryan. It's a fantastic book about making changes in our lives. And it's not the usual stuff. I'm enjoying it very much! Carole > I've subscribed to your blog. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nell >I am working with a bariatrician (a doctor who specializes in medically >supervised weight control). I am also working out on a regular basis. I was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> | >> | Carole Well done young lady, well done. GaryZ > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and > now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Carole :) WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! way to go, girl!!!!!! I love the gift David and his wife gave you too. What a wonderful way to celebrate without messing up your diet. Congratulations, this is just so impressive! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > celebrate without messing up your diet. Congratulations, this is just so > impressive! Yea, it's going to be a fun day! Carole, enjoy that spa trip. You do deserve it. What do you eat on your diet? Gwen > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs and > now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's overwhelming to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Carole :) Thanks, Gwen. First of all, I don't consider it a diet. It's a food plan :) I gave up all the "white stuff" - bread, potatoes, rice, flour, and sugar. I also chucked out everything in my refrigerator that had high fructose corn syrup in it. I eat proteins (meat, poultry, fish, cheese, eggs, etc.), fruits, and vegetables. If I go out with friends and have something that is not on the above list, then the next day I go straight back to it. I now have more energy than I ever though imaginable, my skin looks fantastic, and I don't have edema in my calves anymore. I've also lowered my A1C (I have diabetes) from 11.3 to 6.2. My doctor gave me a big hug the other day when she saw that number! I just went to Good Will and bought jeans. They are Dockers size 16W. The last time I bought jeans they were a 26W. And now when I look in the mirror now, I'm SO HAPPY :))) Carole :) > Carole, enjoy that spa trip. You do deserve it. What do you eat on your > diet? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> >>Carole :) Oh, and I gave up pasta too (the white kind - I do occasionally have the stuff that I get at the organic food store :-) > Thanks, Gwen. First of all, I don't consider it a diet. It's a food plan :) > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> your diet? >> Gwen I've lost some weight also, but not like you did. Way to go, Carole. I found what has helped for me is, to eat one serving. I make it a habit to look at the package and see what one serving is. Usually it is smaller than I would think. There is a book call Mindless Eating that really opened my eyes to the pitfalls of modern meals. I also try to cut my serving in half when I go out to a restaurant and put it in a box and take it home. Then I thoroughly enjoy the serving I have. You had a very good point. If you do go off your "food plan" (I like that), the next day pick up again. Also what helped me was to weigh every morning. That way I can catch when the pounds are sneaking up on me. We are all so proud of you, Carole. Way to go, girl! SignatureNavy Take out the FISH to email me. > Thanks, Gwen. First of all, I don't consider it a diet. It's a food plan > :) [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>> >>>Carole :) > I've lost some weight also, but not like you did. Way to go, Carole. I > found what has helped for me is, to eat one serving. I make it a habit to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > pounds are sneaking up on me. We are all so proud of you, Carole. Way to > go, girl! Thanks, Navy :) I got accepted into a strength training program at the local university. It's for adults with diabetes, and I start tomorrow! :))) Yesterday I went and had a body comp done there in the Bod Pod. It was cool :)) They also weighed us, took measurements, and gave us some agility tests so they can see if we have improved in June. I had fun showing off my photos :)) Carole Every time I have surgery, I lose weight. This morning I was down to 227.2. That's almost 15 pounds just doing surgeries. However, it is not my first choice in the weight control battle. LOL DeeTee >> I've lost some weight also, but not like you did. Way to go, Carole. I >> found what has helped for me is, to eat one serving. I make it a habit [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Carole > Every time I have surgery, I lose weight. This morning I was down to 227.2. > That's almost 15 pounds just doing surgeries. However, it is not my first > choice in the weight control battle. LOL > > DeeTee Nor would it be mine! Not unless the doctor was REALLY cute :-))) Carole :) This isn't "good news", it is " great news!". Congratulations and keep up the good work. Lyn > As of this morning, I am half way to my weight goal!! I've lost 83 lbs > and now I just have to lose another 83. People ask me if it's [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Carole :) > This isn't "good news", it is " great news!". Congratulations and keep > up the good work. > > Lyn Thanks, Lyn! I'm really looking forward to Thursday and my day at the spa :) Carole |
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