Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 Wow...your transformation is amazing. I spent some time surfing your site and your pictures of yourself really show the progress you made. Congratulations! I'm hoping to have the same type of success. I find the meetings very helpful. A girl that I work with goes to the same meeting I do so we both help each other during the week. I also have over a 100 pounds to lose. Actually, it's closer to about 130 pounds, but right now, I'm just concentrating on 5 pounds at a time. I've lost 27.4 pounds so far in 10 weeks, so it has really been working this time. Thanks for emailing me back. ******* ~Ann WW's Called > > > > > > > > > > > ...and this time it's REAL! (Last time they called and never > got > > back > > to me...called again, and then again didn't get back to > me.) > > > > Anyhow, got a voicemail from someone today who said that they > are > > going to fly me to NY and put me up for two nights, do a > > professional > > makeover and photoshoot and USE ME FOR A SUCCESS > STORY! > > > > How cool is that? > > > > It's been a good week...first a new house, now this. > > > > -- > > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ > > IT and Health Educator > > The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful > person > > will not. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 > LOL, I bet they did not recognize you! That is such an inspiration. > And yes, I am quite uncomfortable in the spotlite, but, I am working so hard, I want it to show....Oh, well, never happy, huh? Yeah, I was really excited when I first started getting noticed, but after awhile I wanted to say " Can we talk about something other than my weight? " My family responses were quite interesting. I think there was a GREAT deal of jealousy from my mom. When I visited that first time (after I'd lost) I swear she ate nothing the entire trip. For the first few months all she could talk about was weight loss and dieting. She was also insanely proud of me. Now that's nice, but honestly...I wanted her to be proud of me for something else. Maybe because I'm a great teacher, or a loving daughter. But her greatest source of pride has been my weight loss. That makes me kind of sad. My brother was THRILLED. I became his personal Barbie Doll. He gave me a makeover and had the BEST time. It was fun getting that kind of attention. (Craigh is gay and a designer who knows his stuff.) It was like my own " Queer Eye for the Straight Girl " makeover. My one sister and I have gotten a lot closer. I'm not sure why and I don't think it's intentionally because she thinks " Now she is socially acceptable " but I think subconciously that's part of it. See I was the " fat one " of the family. My sibs are all beautiful, always have been. Other sister didn't really change one way or the other. She was the only one who knew about my weight loss as I was doing it and was a great support the entire time. My Dad told me not to get fat again. I wanted to tell him not to get drunk again...but what would be the point? Some friends became very distant. Others felt like they had to make excuses every time we talked about why they were overweight. It was so hard to make them understand that my weight loss wasn't an indictment of their weight. A few policed my food. That made me want to slap them. " Can you eat that? Are you sure you should have another? " One " friend " got nasty. That was a strange one. She told everyone that I had had weight loss surgery in secret (yeah, cause that's something easy to do in secret) and that I was getting too skinny. She'd tell me to stop working out because I was already skinny...or try to get me to eat things. I just smiled and was kind of sad because I knew it came out of her own issues. She had gained a great deal of weight over the time I lost weight and I think she was really struggling with that. She's mellowed now quite a bit, but still tries to make fun of me for stupid silly things. Let's see, yesterday she was mocking me because my husband and I have only one car, by choice. I just shake my head and smile. I guess that means there isn't anything really " worthwhile " to mock me for. She has to choose being environmentally responsible and using my bike and my legs for transportation rather than buying a second vehicle. So in short (ha...as if I ever say anything in short), you'll find that people's responses are really interesting as you lose weight. > You go girl, you are great in your training, I have checked out your web page. Thanks! I actually enjoy exercise now! I sure didn't when I started. > You look so much YOUNGER since you lost that weight, you must still get carded when buying cooking wine! That is something I find completely strange. I always figured that being fat " plumped " out my wrinkles. I guess not! > Blessings, > Beckie > > > > I bet he will Beckie! > > I started to have people comment at about 35 pounds down, but you know what? > I went to see my family and NO ONE commented! Not a word! So I decided not > to tell them until I saw them again in December (that was April). In > December I'd hit goal of -92 pounds and you know what? They didn't recognize > me! LOL! (I'm not joking!) > > I will warn you, once people start noticing there are times when you almost > get " tired " of the comments. It's not that you don't appreciate it, but if > you're uncomfortable being the center of attention it can be disconcerting. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 > Wow...your transformation is amazing. I spent some time surfing your > site and your pictures of yourself really show the progress you made. > Congratulations! I'm hoping to have the same type of success. I find > the meetings very helpful. A girl that I work with goes to the same > meeting I do so we both help each other during the week. I also have > over a 100 pounds to lose. Actually, it's closer to about 130 pounds, > but right now, I'm just concentrating on 5 pounds at a time. I've lost > 27.4 pounds so far in 10 weeks, so it has really been working this time. Wow! That's awesome! Those first few weigh ins are SO motivating, aren't they? Ten weeks is a great track record. It's becoming habit now and a lot easier to stay on target, isn't it? Small goals are the best. Are you doing any rewards as you lose? I got myself one of those Zoppini bracelets (Italian Charms) and every 10 pounds I bought a new charm. I can wear it as a reminder of how hard I worked and how much I've lost. As I was losing it became my anchor. When working out I'd look at it and take time to be proud that I was taking control of my weight and health. And you will be there! Definitely! > Thanks for emailing me back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2005 Report Share Posted June 11, 2005 I never thought about rewarding myself other than buying new and smaller clothes. I already have an Italian charm bracelet so I might follow in your footsteps and do something similar. I did make a first long term goal when I began. I began WW on 3/30/05 and I wanted to lose 50 pounds by my 35th birthday, which is Oct. 4th. Right now, I'm definitely on track to accomplish that goal. I thought that trying to lose 50 pounds in 6 months was attainable. I'm going on a cruise at the end of September and I want to be smaller than I was when I began at the end of March. I'm determined to do it. My mom is also doing the program with me (although she isn't going to meetings) and she's lost over 20 pounds in the last 10 weeks. I'm so proud of her because she's had double knee replacement and is a breast cancer survivor, so this will really help her to be as healthy as she can. On her most recent appointment with her oncologist he mentioned that she had lost 12 pounds since her previous visit. He told her to keep doing whatever it was that she was doing. All I can do is try and that's what I'm doing. I first joined WW in 1992 when I was 21. I needed to lose about 44 pounds. I lost 30 in 3 months from May 19 until the middle of August. Then, I went back to school for my senior year. I never lost the 14 pounds I needed to reach goal. It was so hard to stay on program as a college student with roommates who didn't have food issues. Needless to say, that has been the closest that I've ever been to my goal weight. Over the last 13 years I have joined, quit and re-joined WW over and over again. I know that the program works if you actually do it. That's why I kept coming back. But, I did notice a trend. Every time I had to re-join, I weighed more than the last time I either quit or joined. How depressing. Now, I'm determined to get this weight off by staying true to WW because it's the best and most successful way for me to lose and keep it off. So far, it's been 10 1/2 weeks and I haven't gone " off program " one day. That, along with writing in my journal, has been the key to my continued weight loss. I hope that in a year or so that I will be able to write to WW and tell them my success story. ******* ~Ann Re: WW's Called > > > > > > > Wow...your transformation is amazing. I spent some time > surfing your > > site and your pictures of yourself really show the progress you > made. > > Congratulations! I'm hoping to have the same type of > success. I find > > the meetings very helpful. A girl that I work with goes to > the same > > meeting I do so we both help each other during the week. I > also have > > over a 100 pounds to lose. Actually, it's closer to about 130 > pounds, > > but right now, I'm just concentrating on 5 pounds at a time. > I've lost > > 27.4 pounds so far in 10 weeks, so it has really been working this > time. > > Wow! That's awesome! Those first few weigh ins are SO motivating, > aren't they? Ten weeks is a great track record. It's becoming habit > now and a lot easier to stay on target, isn't it? > > Small goals are the best. Are you doing any rewards as you lose? I > got > myself one of those Zoppini bracelets (Italian Charms) and every 10 > pounds I bought a new charm. I can wear it as a reminder of how hard > I > worked and how much I've lost. As I was losing it became my anchor. > When working out I'd look at it and take time to be proud that I was > taking control of my weight and health. > > And you will be there! Definitely! > > > Thanks for emailing me back. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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