So long Addition-Elle! It was a fun ride!

First off, I lost 3 pounds this week!  I'm really on track this week because I want to get my next 2 goals at  myweight watchers meeting.  I'm less than a pound off from being fully out of the 200's (At home I'm well under) and I'm 3.6 pounds off from getting my 50 pound charm at meeting!  Remember I started doing WW's online and lost 6 pounds before starting at the meeting.  So online WW's counts that 6 pounds, but in the meeting they don't.  No biggie, just means double the goals!

My husband and I went shopping.  Alone. On sunday :).  I had a $25 reward thing from Addition-elle and needed new bras. Since I'm so large chested still, I still fit into their smallest chest size.  The particular store I went to was closing and had a ton of clearance stuff so naturally I went searching!  It's very weird to go immediately to the smallest size in a store :/ I'm not sure I'll ever feel like a small person.  I used to be a 2x and in some things a 3x!

I grabbed 2 things in a size 14 and headed to the change room.

This is the result!

It's ridiculously big!  Now in regular stores there's no way I'm a 14 on top and on the bottom, those are one of my size 16's from the friend that let me shop her closet, also kinda big :P  I did grab one t shirt, the clerk said it was a really small fit and they've had that one sitting on the clearance rack for ages!  It fit really well, but was a bit loose in the shoulders.  Nothing a nice hot wash and dry won't fix!  I got it for $6!

I'm getting to the point where I'm not sure how I'm going to feel in a bit.  I've never been smaller than a 14 and rarely ever been smaller than a 16!  Not as an adult anyways, I was pretty small in high school.
I'm excited, but it's a little nerve wracking!

Well, gotta go, baby's waking up!

Pics, measurements and frustration!

It's taken me a good couple of hours to get my already procrastinated before and after photo's up.

The website I usually use to edit, has changed their format and it sucks now!  So I had to find somewhere else to do it.  So they are sub par, but none the less...

Jan 1, 2012 233 lbs  April 1, 2012 215 lbs  May 26, 2012 204 lbs

Oh, the teal shirt is a 2x and the blue t shirt is an XL :)

I had to retire the teal leopard print, when I took the pic on April 1st I had to pull it to the side to see any definition, lol!  See?  Compared to 3 months prior...  Hard to believe that's the same shirt eh?

Now for measurements!

               Since Start  This month

Bust            6.5 in          0.5 in
waist           12 in           3 in
hips            7.25 in        1.25 in
l thigh          3 in            0.25 in
r thigh          3 in            0.25 in
l calf            2 in            0.75 in
r calf            2 in           0.5 in
l arm            3 in           0.25 in
r arm          3.75 in        0.75 in

Total lost    42.5 in         7.5in

Sweet!

I take it back. Even more meds!

So I'm back on my Celebrex.  My knees have been achy and since I'll be taking Iron and B12 supplements for the next 2 months, why not keep taking the Celebrex!  I went two whole days without swallowing a pill before my doctor called and said I was deficient in Iron and B12.  Crappity crap crap.

I took the first doses last night and was up for 2 hours with stomach cramps, up and down to the bathroom :(  I'm sure it's iron doing it, pretty common side effect.  So crappy!  Maybe I need to add a little more red meat into my diet :)  I eat a ton of spinach and green leafy vegetables though, I don't get it.

I'm hoping for an increase in energy in the coming weeks because of these new meds :)  Not sure it's worth the stomach upset though:/

Crawford's pie and up 0.4 lbs :)

I've gotta say, I'm not disappointed with the small gain this week.  About an hour before weigh-in, the owner of Crawford's Village Bakery was in the office for an appointment and brought in two pies.  A chocolate cream pie and a coconut cream pie.

Now these aren't any ordinary pies, these are better than sex pies :)  Worth the million points (I'm sure they're that much) and a delay in seeing other patients while we melt over the flavour and decadence that is Crawford's pie.

We don't get pies everyday (thank goodness!), so when it does happen, it's a must to partake.  Sacrilege to walk past without a taste.  An office rule :)

So I had a small piece of each and loved every morsel!  My WW's leader said once to make sure a cheat is worth the points, make sure it is a 10 before putting it in my mouth.  This was certainly worth the points!

Now the pie isn't entirely to blame for the weight gain, it was Victoria day weekend and holidays are typically off plan for the most part.  See last post.

So now I'm back on plan and looking for a good weight loss next week!

Happy Victoria day! $1000 for nothing, hiking and stopping meds?

For my American readers,  May 21st is Queen Victoria's birthday and traditionally Canadian's celebrate it with a statutory holiday the 3rd monday in may.  This year my husband and I have been compelled to spend more time outdoors with our kids.  Both of us are in way better shape than last year and want to get out and be active :)  So we packed a lunch, packed up the car and headed to a conservation area close to home!  Our niece Jillian came with us and our nephew Reuben drove there to meet us.  We had a great afternoon!  The kids all swam in the lake, Tom and I chased the little kids, we had lunch then went for a walk to the ruins.  Tom and I made plans to come back on our anniversary weekend to go hiking and canoeing.  :)

Oh, before we went to the beach I made a cake for my sisters best friend :)  I didn't eat any, but I know it was delicious!  My famous chocolate cake with strawberry and whipped cream filling.  I even made those flowers by hand :)  I love seeing the finished products!

On Saturday two of my closest girlfriends and I had a "mommy meeting" at one of their houses.  No Daddy's or kids allowed!  My girlfriend Lauren is also on a weight-loss journey and isn't quite as far along in it as I am, so she let me have all of her size 16 clothes with the stipulation that I have to be out of them by the time she's back into them :P  I tried everything on and everything fit!!!  Some of them loosely!  Now I've bought a couple pieces in size 16 and they fit, but I just assumed they were a bigger fit.  But I'm really in size 16!  I even did a little dance when I put on a pair of jeans that fit like a glove, even on my ass!  I'm just so proud of myself for getting here!  So I got probably $1000 worth of clothes for nothing!  At least a dozen shirts, 2 dresses, 5 pairs of pants and at least 8 pairs of shorts!  Thanks Lauren!  I PROMISE I'll shrink and you can have them back!

Another side effect of the scale moving, I'm FEELING better!  I've neglected to take the last 3 doses of Celebrex (the bottle fell behind my bed).  I usually feel achy and sore when I miss one dose, but I'm feeling fine this morning :)  Maybe I don't need it anymore???  I think I'm going to skip a few more doses and see how I feel.  If I take them I take them, but I'm sure I'm better off without them if I can do without!

As for my guess as to how weigh in will go tomorrow?  It's anybody's guess!  I've been crazy up and down the past 2 weeks.  Yesterday and today I'm over 200 again :( I'm retaining water like crazy!  I can't even get my rings on that's how bad it is.  So I know the weight I see on the scale isn't a true weight.

Check out those fluctuations!  

I know I'm not supposed to weigh myself daily, but I do anyways.  I'm no idiot, I know your bodyweight fluctuates greatly over time, and as long as the trend is downward, I'm happy.  I know that after these fluctuations I'll be in for a good loss, might happen tomorrow, might happen next week or the week after. :)  I'll let you know how it goes!

When will I ever learn?

I'm battling stomach cramps and frequent trips to the bathroom tonight :(

We went for a drive today and ended up close to a town with an Arby's in it.  I love the Arby's Beef n cheddar burger and our girls love their "Swirly fries".  I rarely have fast food.  Really in the past 7 months I think I've had fast food 4 times!  2 weeks ago I had Taco bell and ended up this way.  How did I not know I'd end up in the same predicament!

K.  Next time, remind me of this day before I put something greasy into my mouth!

Thanks.  Gotta GO!

FIFTY POUNDS LOST!

Yesterdays weigh in I was down 1.4 lbs for a big round new total of 50 pounds!  

It's surreal.  I gained that 50 pounds in the last 5 years which have been the most amazing 5 years, but I was already sick of myself being so overweight at 200 pounds, then I packed even more on!  This time it was happy weight.  I "met" my soul mate, then had two babies in 2 years.  I'm still glad it's gone though!

I'm short on time as usual these days, so I'll post another before and after later on today, with measurements!