I shouldn't have doubted

I was REALLY starting to doubt that I would hit the goal that I set. Esp since my weight stalled out not long ago at 310, BUT it got moving very quickly again, and this morning, the last day of the month, I'm pleased to announce that I weighed in at 299.4 lbs! Nailed it!

What definitely helped a lot was being able to start swimming this weekend. We spent two full days in and around lakes and loved every minute of it! We found a lake near us with some really good parks and swim beaches, so we very well might be enjoying that more than our local pools this summer. It's cheaper too!!!

Psssttt...

Whats that you say? Well...its proof positive that I can freakin hit a goal! LOL That also means that I hit 75 lbs down in 6 months exactly!!! WOOHOO!!!

Today is Beth and I's 6 month diet anniversary, and I am so stinkin excited. We have lots of big plans for the day. Mine started with an awesome weigh-in this morning. This evening, we're going to go get our pictures professionally done at JCPenney, and then we have our splurge night at my house tonite! Its a Fast Food Splurge....BYOFF. And I'm not sure which I'm more excited about, losing 75 lbs, or getting Whataburger...lol hmmm I'll have to think on that. Its bound to be a good day though!!! We'll be posting progress pics hopefully pretty soon, so stay tuned!

So...its a weightloss announcement...

Ok its not a huge milestone. I still have a few more lbs til I hit one of those, but it IS a nice round number. lol Yup, as of this morning, i have officially lost 70 lbs, putting me at an even 260 lbs! Yup!!! I was excited!! I had been in a plateau for a couple weeks now and finally broke through it, and I couldn't be more happy.

It WAS a rough morning after that. D's therapist came by and he was already way tired, it kind of spiraled out of control, and he ended up running out the door when it was time for her to leave. I couldn't get around her to grab him, and he took off. Went running towards the street, turned at the sidewalk, kept running. He finally stopped up the street, but as soon as I got closer to him, he turned and ran INTO THE STREET. I have never freaked out so bad as a parent as I did then. MRI's, EEG's, adenoid surgery, stitches, 106 degree fevers...NONE of that is as horrifying as seeing cars in your peripheral vision headed toward your child while you are frantically tryin to get to them first. I took off running and grabbed him. I think I scared him by my reaction because by the time we got in the house, we were both bawling. Within 10 minutes, he was passed out asleep on the couch. I had known he was way tired, he was almost asleep before his therapist got there. Poor guy, his new med can really take it out of him...*sigh* dang, I think I just saw a few more gray hairs. And all I can think, is that 6 months and 70 lbs ago, I might not have been able to reach him. :(

The rest of our day after his nap was just fine other than typical D stuff. We got a lot of Christmas stuff bought for the projects we will be doing for gifts. We're making all of our gifts this year, so I'm excited. A few more little things will finish them out. But I can't spill the beans yet!! *grin*

Beth and I are hosting a baby shower tomorrow for two of our friends so stay tuned for pics of that!

Can't let Beth have all the fun!!!

Well since voting failed today, I went shopping at the Avenue. At the start of the diet, I was at 30/32. The last time I went shopping I was still in 26s with a few 24s thrown in. I'm happy to say, I am now officially at a 22/24 pant size!!! YAY!!! So I got two pairs of work pants and 2 work shirts (in the 18/20 top size that I was in last time I shopped). I'm excited!

Andddd as of Saturday, I am officially halfway to being under 200 lbs (65.8 lbs down total)!! So I have 65.2 lbs to go til I hit the 199 lbs mark. Seems like a longggggg ways away to me, but really, I did this in a little over 5 months, so I'm guessing it will take 6 or so months to get the rest out of the way which is NOT THAT BAD comparatively! My ultimate goal is 180 (will refine it later), so I'm not quite halfway to that yet, but getting closerrrrrr. And when I hit 250 lbs, I'm treating myself to a big night out. 14.8 lbs left to go til that!

90 Day Challenge and update

Today I'm starting the 90 day challenge that Beth posted on DAM yesterday. Well, she actually posted it yesterday, but I took yesterday off everything so mine begins today and I'll go a day longer.

Its already something I've tried to do from day one, but when AF is wrecking havoc, its hard to stay motivated every single day. I'm hoping this will do the trick. What a great idea!

I'm really hoping that the weather stays nice, it means we can continue to get out and walking every day. I'm definitely taking D out this evening! And now that I've done a 5K, I have NO excuse. lol

To post a progress update...I weighed in at 267.8 this morning, which means...I have 12.8 lbs til I hit the halfway mark (255 lbs)!!! And 17.8 lbs til I hit 250 and get a big night out! WOOHOO!

New measurements!

Beth and I measured last night. We've both lost over 47inches EACH! Here're mine and you can see Beth's on her blog (http://couchconfessional.blogspot.com/ ). I cannot believe we are really DOIN this!!! Its so hard to look at the old pictures and see where we came from, but I'm ecstatic that we've been able to keep this up for so long and I'm praying that this is truly a lifestyle change that will keep us going for the rest of our lives!

Another milestone hit!

What, huh, whats that?? That says 278.8!!! Which means I am now 51.2 lbs down!!! I hit my 50 lb goal and exceeded it!! I even stepped on the scale SIX times to make sure it really was right...lol

An update to the below post...

Just wanted to add...I dropped my cals yesterday to try and kickstart myself, and it worked! I hit 40.4 lbs lost this morning at 289.6 lbs. I'm really hoping it keeps going for awhile, it seems I lose almost 10 lbs really fast and then plateau at the 10 lbs for forever and THAT is very frustrating!

But YAY, I'm happy!

Update from the Losin Together blog!

I would like to introduce...the NEW Losin Together crew...as of 7-5-2008 (pics taken today), with a total of 60.2 lbs lost, its updated Beth and Brandie pics!!!