Wooooo-hooooooo!!! Go me!!!!!
 

Howdy y'all :c)

Not to toot my own horn, but I'm just so excited!!! In the past year, I have lost FIFTY TWO pounds!!! Friday night I was at Sam's Club and saw a really cute outfit. Since my clothes are falling off of me, I decided to go ahead and get it. They don't have a fitting room at Sam's, so I had to just guess at the size. I bought a size 14 (yes, I realize I still have a way to go), and now that I'm wearing them I realize they're too big!!! I guess I should have gotten a 12, or maybe even a 10! That's down from a size 22!!!!!

What started the weight loss was having a garden last year. I'd go out and work in it, then get too hot to eat but knew I NEEDED to eat, so I'd eat a salad or a small portion of something. After a while of that, my stomach shrank so that it wouldn't hold as much. I left my husband 2 1/2 years ago, and since his idea of a "good time" was sitting at home and watching the weather channel, I'm more active now that I had been. I'm not on any special diet or anything.....just eating less and more active. And as a result of the weight loss, my sugar level has dropped to the point that I've been able to go completely off of one of my diabetes meds, and another one has been cut in half! Now to get the rest of my garden planted so I'll have something to keep the weight loss going this year! :c)

Donna

Congrats! You are an inspiration to those of us needing to loose.

Congratulations!! That is great!!

Weight loss is HARD. Toot your own horn all you want, girl.

What a wonderful outcome that was not planned. Sounds like you have been making a bunch of good choices that are are benefiting you in ways you had not anticipated, but are sure benefiting from. Congratulations and keep enjoying!

Congratulations!!

That's wonderful – you truly are inspiring!

How wonderful for you! That's quite an achievement. Once you get all the carbohydrate cravings out of your body, your appetite diminishes at least in half. Keep up the good work.

You should be very proud of yourself ~ you have every right to be! Congratulations!

Hooray....way to go! You toot your horn as loud and long as you want to. I'm so happy for you.

Toot! Toot! I am tooting a horn for you... Congrats - you deserve the tooting and all the praise - losing weight is not easy and you are doing a wonderful job. Keep on going.

congrats!!!! that averages just a pound a week... baby steps gets you to your goal. you should be proud!

Great news! You deserve to be very proud.

You deserve to toot your horn. How wonderful for you I know you feel so much better.

It is called shirk the jerk !!!! You loose 200 pounds of husband. Then you get a divorce, get active, eat less, and lose weight. Now to smaller dress sizes. Styles are younger looking now. GOOD JOB. CONGRATS!!!! Hugs

Congratulations!
You deserve all the praise we can heap upon you.
I know how hard it is, not only to lose the weight, but to find the motivation to start and the inspiration to keep going.
Wooo-hoooo for you!

Yeah you!!! Those are the best diets that last forever ... "life style changes". Keep up the good work and enjoy your new wardrobe and HEALTH!!

I'm so happy for you! I know how hard it is to loose weight. You deserve to feel proud!

Congratulations!

Congrats :) It's hard to loose weight!

I'm so thrilled for you.....consider yourself hugged BIG TIME!!! I'm on that merry-go-round and it's so difficult. You SHOULD be so proud of yourself! Keep up the good work and keep us posted....you're an inspiration!

Congratulations to you!!! You deserve it.

Whoo Hoo....Now do the happy dance :) Be proud of yourself...you deserve another outfit!

Three cheers for you! What a great feeling to discover the clothes are too large. Keep up the good work.

You go, GIRL, toot that horn all you want because you deserve it. Weight loss is not easy (I ought to know) and when you have dropped that many sizes you need to BLAST that horn. Keep up the good work (gardening too!).

Congratulations! Sounds like you got rid of two different types of dead weight.

Way to go! We're all proud of you! So glad you have found a way to become the 'real' you!

Congratulations!!!! Very impressive!!!!! My doctor has told me "eat less, move more" which is what you are doing!!! Nice work!!!!!!

Congratulations!!! You have done a wonderful job of following through for the year -- and winter was a challenge you over came. Great going!!

Congratulations on a job well done. Keep honking that horn.

toot toot toot. this news lady here. on local channel has lost a lot of weight. she is on team no sugar. she is looking real good. regeda mack. from charlotte, nc. congrates to you. and another toot for you.. :thumbup:

Congratulations!!!!

Good for you! I want to garden but my allergies are keeping me at bay right now. I always lose weight in the summer; I need about 10 pounds to lose now. Hope I can catch up to you!

Keep up the great attitude! A life changing event, changing your life! Congratulations
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Great job!!!! Loosing weight is very hard, keeping it off is even harder.

I keep falling off the wagon (better eating) and back problems have complicated the moving more part. I keep telling myself you don't have to change everything at once, you just have to change one thing at a time! Little by little it will work. Great job on your loss and thanks for the inspiration to start the day right!

Hey Donna, I am blowing a fog horn for you! Congrats on losing that weight! Can you help me out? I could sure stand to lose some. AND- is your ex anywhere close by? Maybe you could stroll by in your new size 14 outfit and he could see he should have been watching you instead of the weather channel, lol!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!! That is a great accomplishment!

I'm so happy for you. My DIL quit smoking and gained approx 45 lbs on top of already being 30 lbs more then she should have been. She has been walking and cutting back , but she is feeling discouraged not seeing the lbs disappearing as fast as they showed up. I will pass your inspiration on to her. She has some major health issues and the excess weight is not doing her or her heart any good.

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!! Congraulations to you