6 month update

[Guest guest]

Well, I can't believe it has been six months! Seems like just

yesterday I was trying to walk that darned gas out of my system .

I have lost 85 pounds as of this morning. I started at 294 and

weighed 209 this AM. I am feeling great and some say I'm looking

great, but honestly, I feel as though I look the same. I " feel " lots

better, but I still think I'm the same size I was 85 pounds ago, if

that makes sense. I guess I just can't believe it's true that I am

finally loosing enough weight to make a noticeable difference. I'm

so used to failure at diets, I guess I'm having a hard time with my

new reality. And of course, I keep having doubts that my wieght loss

will continue. But, I'm keeping the faith.

I too have had the " size " experience that I've been reading several

posts about. Here's what I mean... I was wearing a 30-32 in tops and

26-28 in slacks. I work from home so I have not needed to buy new

clothes... I bought one new suit for business meetings and pulled out

a couple of old smaller suit jackets that I could wear with one old

smaller pair of black slacks for those meetings also.

I took load after load of my large clothes to the " Snooty Fox "

consignment store and kept a few tops and slacks that have just keep

getting looser and looser. Well, anyway, the other day, I thought I

would get a new casual outfit, you know, something that would

acutally fit rather than just hang on me... so, I tried on the 22-24

slacks, too big; then I tried on the 18-20 slacks, too big; then I

tried on the 14-16 slacks and they fit. OK, they're knit and fit

snuggly, not tight, but, I couldn't believe it! I used to wear a 14-

16 when I weighed about 150 ( and that was a very long time ago!).

What's with the sizes now days?? I also bought a new top, in a 22.

(I've always been top and middle heavy. Now with gravity, the top is

moving to the middle ) Needless to say, I was tickled to death with

my new sizes. I went to visit my brother and after a while, he and

his wife said, we're sorry for staring, but gosh, we can't believe

how much smaller you are! It made me feel just great since even

though I knew the clothes were smaller, I still view myself as the

same size as when I was larger (or, maybe I thought I was smaller

then?!

Well, sizes aside, I'm eager to see what the next 6 months will

bring. ~`~`~`~`~

Even though I don't post often, I try to read all of the postings by

others. This group means a great deal to me and I appreciate being

able to share my thoughts and experience with all of you today.

Best regards,

- Cincinnati

3/8/01 Dr. R.

294/209/???