Kankles no more

See that......a bone, yep, that's my ankle bone!  I haven't seen it since I was 13!  I'm am over the moon to be reunited with it!

I look forward to when it is even more defined than it is right now.  When you haven't weighed in 3 weeks, NSV's are a life saver!

By the Numbers.......When the scale betrays you, look at your inches!

It's been a month since I last had my measurements done.  I knew I was losing inches, even when my scale didn't budge.

My desk chair, keeps getting more space between my legs and the arms, my clothes are swimming on me, I can sit on my couch with my legs crossed and not feel like I'm barely on the couch and I keep having to adjust my car mirrors and the seats at the gym.

I know I bitch about going to the gym, but I sucked at going in February and March and KNOW if I stay committed, I will get to goal faster while building muscle.

Soooooooo from 6/29 to 4/5 I've lost 93lbs and 46.25 inches!  That is CRAZY!!!!!!

From 3/1 to 4/5 I've lost 17lbs and 6.25 inches!  Almost 20lbs in a month, with some stalls and very lax attitude about working out.  So if I suck it up and get my ass moving, more and more, I know I will be below my next scale goal before my birthday.  JUST 13lbs until I am below 300lbs for the first time in my life!!! 

If I can keep up with around 17lbs a month, I will be at my next scale goal by the end of July, which is what I want so I can go riding with a friend, in NH. That would give me a grand total of 169lbs gone!

You will notice that the weight listed is 6lbs heavier than my scale at home.  My goal is to focus on the scale going down and my inches going down.  It is frustrating that all scales are calibrated differently, but as long as the numbers are going in the right direction, I will suck it up.

I'm on my way to the 200's!!!!!



If you are just starting your journey, I recommend having your inches done.  It really does make a huge difference in seeing how far you have come!

I lost weight where?

When you think about losing weight, you can imagine you will lose weight in the normal places.  Your face, your boobs, your stomach, etc.

But, you don't think about losing weight in other areas of the body.  Are you asking yourself, what is this crazy person talking about?  I know I did when I first started this journey.

I have lost weight between my toes, yep, between my toes.  There is now space there, and there wasn't before.  Not only have my toes lost weight, but I have shrunk some.  The fat layer on the bottom of my feet has lessened.  This has caused my shoes to become too big!

And this may be TMI....but guess what ladies.....you lose weight south of the border as well.  :-)
Yep, its true.  You discover parts of your body, you knew were there, but haven't set eyes on in years!

This journey is crazy.  I have learned more about myself in the past year, than I did when I was in therapy.  I learn new things everyday.  I can talk to you about macros and how to balance them in your daily food plans, I can talk to you about the effects on your hormones from rapid weight loss.  I know more about how my anatomy than I did when I was in science classes in school.

Knowledge is power and when people ask me about the surgery, the first thing I say is, do research and learn as much as you can.  I am so glad I took the 6 months before surgery to really understand the process and get my head right.  Buy products, try different protein powders, etc.