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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2004149!
Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed under 150 since I was in my 20s (and I'm 56 now). I'm very pleased with myself :-). Chris 262/149/ (145-150) > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Congrats Chris! > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) He he, we will have to tie weights to your feet so you don't blow away in the wind. Impressive Steve > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed > under 150 since I was in my 20s (and I'm 56 now). I'm very pleased > with myself :-). You should be! You have dedicated yourself to this project and seemingly accomplished it without much angst or bloodshed. I salute you. <S> (ftr, I haven't weighed under 117 since senior year of HS and I was 130 as a freshman - I recently checked my diaries)  SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 WAY TO GO CHRIS, You're doing awesome and I'm proud of you getting down to your 20's weight. Paul 300/181/175 > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Congratulations Chris. You have every reason to be pleased with yourself. Beverly >Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less >than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed >under 150 since I was in my 20s (and I'm 56 now). I'm very pleased >with myself :-). You deserve to be pleased with yourself; what a great accomplishment! beeswing Way to go! Are you pretty happy at where you are at now or do you want to lose more? > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) >Way to go! >Are you pretty happy at where you are at now or do you want to lose more? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> Chris >> 262/149/ (145-150) I'm very happy with where I am now. My goal range is 145-150, so I'm in it. I do have in mind to get down to 145 and then allow myself a little float within that range, particularly because I want to continue adding muscle. But I am, in effect, at goal. I am now generally wearing a size 10 but buying an increasing number of 8s as well. I don't expect to get to be an 8 in everything, but it amazes me that I can wear them at all. And many of the knit tops I buy are now size Small (though I wear up to a Large in some brands); I'm broad in the shoulders but from below my breasts to the start of my hips, so some bigger tops are just too baggy in the bottom half. I'm still getting used to being this size. Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and almost don't recognize myself. It's very weird. I wonder how long it takes to get your self-image to match your actual appearance? Chris 262/149/ (145-150) >>Way to go! >>Are you pretty happy at where you are at now or do you want to lose more? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Congratulations. Have you heard anyone say (bitterly) that you look too skinny now? I had a friend over for lunch yesterday. I served grilled salmon (on the George Foreman) on salad with toasted sesame oil sprayed on as a dressing, and a fruit salad on the side. She declined the salmon, put bleu cheese dressing on the greens, and drank soda. (I grilled her a chicken breast instead of the salmon, which she ate on the side.) I realized as I was serving this perfectly normal lunch that she thought I was serving rabbit food. She commented several times about how I look "too thin". (I've got a 32" waist and wear a size 14, for God's sake, this isn't hidden anorexia on my part!) Anyway, just venting in your thread, sorry, but it's interesting to see the mental changes still being required of us. Dally 244/177.5/169 >Congratulations. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Dally >244/177.5/169 You have my congratulations too Chris!! Great job! :-) Dally -- I have a strange problem that is like the opposite -- my best friend, who has lost some weight in the last 6 months, has not commented on my weight loss at all. She is still heavy, but obviously down at least a couple of pant sizes. I noticed last month that she looked great and I told her so -- I let her know everything she was doing was obviously working for her and that I was proud of her. I didn't get anything then, but I didn't think much of it since I didn't feel like I had lost significant weight. Now I'm down 25 lbs, everyone is noticing, and still nothing from her. I thought maybe it wasn't obvious, but a co worker came up to me today and said I am an inspiration to her because I'm shrinking before her eyes, and I look so healthy. I think I would take the grudging compliment (and that's what it is!) of being too skinny over being ignored. Ally 212/187/160 > weight. Now I'm down 25 lbs, everyone is noticing, and still nothing > from her. I thought maybe it wasn't obvious, but a co worker came up > to me today and said I am an inspiration to her because I'm shrinking > before her eyes, and I look so healthy. I was nonplussed that friends I hadn't seen in 3 months failed to notice my 25lb loss over the interim. Motivates me for when I see them again this Fall -- 50lbs and 20lbs thinner than I was in 2000 oughtta be enough difference! Heywood 232/200.5/182 >>weight. Now I'm down 25 lbs, everyone is noticing, and still nothing >>from her. I thought maybe it wasn't obvious, but a co worker came up [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > 232/200.5/182 I've had some variations on this. One SIL has always been in athletic good shape - had a tummy tuck as soon as she was done having kids and still wears mini-skirts in her 40's. (And can get away with it.) Anyway, she didn't mention my weight loss until I'd lost over 50 pounds. I think she was just staying out of it in case I regained it all. Or maybe she didn't think going from fat to still-fat made any difference. Whatever, it was weird, but she eventually started making a fuss. It was all the sweeter for having been hard-earned. Dally 244/177.5/169 "Dally" <dally@myself.com> wrote in message > I've had some variations on this. One SIL has always been in athletic > good shape - had a tummy tuck as soon as she was done having kids and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Dally > 244/177.5/169 Dally and Chris do have good points.... she may sincerely not notice if she sees you all the time. >> weight. Now I'm down 25 lbs, everyone is noticing, and still nothing >> from her. I thought maybe it wasn't obvious, but a co worker came up [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >232/200.5/182 I didn't get a lot of reaction until I'd lost quite a bit of weight -- maybe 30-40 lbs. After a while, though, people would react as though I'd changed overnight. It's very weird. I still get comments all the time, even from people who see me regularly. This weekend I'm going to an event at Brown University (my alma mater). I will see some people that I haven't seen since college -- when I was about the same size as now -- but many people there saw me at an event 6 years ago when I was at my heaviest and most out of shape. I am anticipating the reaction with mixed feelings. An initial compliment is nice, but people go on and on and I don't know what to say. Chris 262/149/ (145-150) >>> weight. Now I'm down 25 lbs, everyone is noticing, and still nothing >>> from her. I thought maybe it wasn't obvious, but a co worker came up [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >Chris >262/149/ (145-150) Say thank you!! You have more than earned it! Let them go on and on, and if it gets to be overwhelming say, "I see so and so over there, thanks so much for your compliments, but I need to talk to ___". That way you can bask in the glow for a while and move on to your next compliment! ;-) As for the non-reaction -- she's always the one who has commented in the past when I lost some weight, even though I was still fat. That's why this is most puzzling to me. Plus, if I wasn't getting compliments everywhere I go, I wouldn't think twice about it. Not that I 8need8 compliments, but it's just weird that my best friend hasn't noticed, when even the UPS guy has?!?! :-) Ally 212/187/160 FWIW, I lost 70 of 86 pounds before most people noticed I'd lost any weight. I didn't really care since I only lost the weight for me and not for anyone else's benefit. Barbara 210/124 (since November 1997) Barbara Hirsch, Publisher OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development http://www.obesity-news.com/ "Alex" <flkleinberg@yahoo.com> wrote in message > I noticed last month that she looked great and I told her so -- I let > her know everything she was doing was obviously working for her and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Ally > 212/187/160 It sounds to me that she is jealous. Have you confronted her about this? This could wreck a friendship.... >It sounds to me that she is jealous. Have you confronted her about this? >This could wreck a friendship.... I haven't confronted her, I was thinking maybe she is just incredibly self-absorbed right now. We are going out this afternoon for a pedicure, so if there is an opportunity, I may bring it up. She knows I have changed my WOL, at least I know I mentioned it a month ago, but there was no recognition of it then either. You're right about jealousy ruining a friendship, nothing will kill it quicker IME. Ally 212/187/160 The update from yesterday: she didn't notice. I actually didn't expect she would and as we were talking during the appointment it occurred to me that perhaps since she is leaving for a trip, maybe she just isn't seeing anything but what she needs to get complete before she leaves. I decided to let it be for a while and see what happens once she's back for a couple of weeks. The funny thing is this, another good friend stopped in yesterday at work, and she didn't notice either, but she was in a weird space. Self absorbed. She was talking about her weight loss and the method she's employing, and all I could think about was that it sounded like a setup for yo yo dieting, because her plan *can't* be a new WOL. She's doing 2 protein shakes a day and 1 small meal. I just let it be, as she wasn't in a place for listening, and I wasn't interested in talking about myself or my new WOL. It's interesting now that I am losing weight, how clear I am getting to be about the people around me as well as myself. Interesting side effect. The upside is I am not retaining water even though my TOM starts at some point today, and I am within 6 lbs of my wedding weight 10 years ago. Ally 212/186/160 > The update from yesterday: she didn't notice. I actually didn't expect > she would and as we were talking during the appointment it occurred to > me that perhaps since she is leaving for a trip, maybe she just isn't > seeing anything but what she needs to get complete before she leaves. > I decided to let it be for a while and see what happens once she's > back for a couple of weeks. Well I bet you feel better that she wan't ignoring the fact you lost weight! Congrats on being so close to your wedding date weight. I am 75 lbs less then mine since I married last July. > Ally > 212/186/160 >Well I bet you feel better that she wan't ignoring the fact you lost >weight! Congrats on being so close to your wedding date weight. I am 75 >lbs less then mine since I married last July. Hi Perple, You're absolutely right about that -- it did make me feel a LOT better! Plus the pedicure was heavenly -- it was an aromaglow pedicure, which means foot and leg massage is included...YUM! :-) 75 lbs less?!?!?! WOW!! That is awesome! When you get to goal, maybe you should renew your vows since you will have a new lease on life together! I'll use any excuse to wear a party dress! ;-) Ally 212/187/160 (my TOM, up 1 lb in water weight today, no biggie) ) >Dally -- I have a strange problem that is like the opposite -- my best >friend, who has lost some weight in the last 6 months, has not [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >Ally >212/187/160 You don't say how your friend reacted to your telling her she looked great. I ask this because personally I absolutely hate anyone commenting on my weight, even if it's a complement, and the other side to this is that I have never, ever commented on anyone else's weight. Thus someone I see regularly such as a friend or co-worker could lose 100 pounds and I would never say a word. Not because of jealousy, but because I just can't bear getting into weight-related discussions with anyone. Just a thought, and I wondered if your friend was perhaps like this. janice > Thus someone I see regularly such as a friend or co-worker could lose > 100 pounds and I would never say a word. Not because of jealousy, but > because I just can't bear getting into weight-related discussions with > anyone. This is fascinating - my 2 best friends and I could (and do) have weight- related discussions anytime. It's our favorite topic. (SO much better than kid's soccer :-/ ) SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >> Thus someone I see regularly such as a friend or co-worker could lose >> 100 pounds and I would never say a word. Not because of jealousy, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >related discussions anytime. It's our favorite topic. (SO much better >than kid's soccer :-/ ) I know I'm the unusual one here:) I think it's because issues of weight and food are so heavily loaded with other issues and meanings for me that I can't really discuss them rationally, except for somewhere like here. If I'm at work and a discussion on diet starts up I sometimes feel I have to actually leave the room rather than be drawn into the conversation. janice >Have you heard anyone say (bitterly) that you look too skinny now? One of my best friends is a size 18 or 20, and she tells me this regularly. She expressed concern that my collarbones were visible :-). Chris 262/149/ (145-150) >>Have you heard anyone say (bitterly) that you look too skinny now? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Oh my God, not collarbones! Quick, get the anorexia first aid kit! Dally (not sure, but assumes that includes chocolates) > One of my best friends is a size 18 or 20, and she tells me this > regularly. She expressed concern that my collarbones were visible >:-). I LOVE my collarbones!!! and my hipbones and my ribs too SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 CONGRATS!!!! Awesome!! glo congradulations Chris. It is a great feeling when you get down that low. I know I was happy when I reach 130 pounds. keep up the awsome work Ms Skinny Angie > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Congrats on the milestone. You are an inspiration Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland 69.8/59.6/61kg >Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less >than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Chris >262/149/ (145-150) In article <h635b0ts6lrnve72cb45df6u8un38t9s1g@4ax.com>, Chris Braun <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote: > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one > pound less [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Wooohooo! WTG, Chris! Amy > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/149/ (145-150) Congrats! Signaturejmk in NC > Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less > than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed > under 150 since I was in my 20s (and I'm 56 now). I'm very pleased > with myself :-). Congratulations, Chris! That is wonderful! Mary M >> Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less >> than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Mary M Thanks :-). Chris 262/149/ (145-150) >Today I weighed in at 149 lbs. :-). While it's only one pound less >than I was, breaking 150 seems like a big deal. I have not weighed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Chris >262/149/ (145-150) Chris, that is just fantastic! Well done. janice |
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