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I am now down from 331lbs 230lbs time not too far from my goal of 170lbs

Well my weight loss is in full gear again I lost 9lbs in one week. and I'm so silly I recognized one thing that was diffferent I was taking my vitamins consistently all week and not eating so much, now that was not on purpose. Since my boyfriend is in the entertainment business I'm in clubs all the time so I been dancing a lot this pass week,and not really concentrationing on food. I went out dancing three times this week to be exact, and given I had fun do it also. My weight as of now is 240lbs and I pray it keeps going down til I reach my goal which is to be somewhere between 165-180lbs I don't want to be paper thin but I do want to be healthy according to me according to health chart I have seen I am suppose to weigh no more than 150lbs I think personally that is bullshit.SO i'm not measuring my weight according to some damn chart that I don't think is accurate for all races. because lets face it black women, Hispanics, and a lot of other ethnicities are naturally curvier and have more junk in the trunk than the average causian woman who is a size 6 and 130lbs.

So my weight loss has not been progressing for over 3 months I check my last post I was 258 I am now down to 248 sometimes 242 I know its my not getting in my protein not taking my vitamins like I am suppose to. but in all I'm not that disappointed in myself I mean I am a little but I am not totally devasted I am still able to buy clothes in stores I haven't in a long time and I still been doing things that I haven't been able to like walk around the neigborhood and not be tired or have painful strain on my knees I feel like I am still making progress even if it is slow progress I know once I get back in the gym the weight will fall back off. One thing I am not proud of is though that I did fall in the alchol trap substiting or trading my food addiction for another a alcholic addiction but I THANK GOD he is helping not want to drink or even want to take a drink if I do drink its maybe a glass of wine once a week instead of vodka and sugar free red bull everyday I been through so much enforcing me to use drinking as my crutch well my pity party is over I woke up one day and was like okay bitch get it together now not later so I been letting GOD work on me because Lord know I can't do it by myself

okay I am now down 73lbs I went from 331 to 258 and a size 24 to a size 16 in 3 months I am enjoying my weight loss I also have lost my job, but God is awesome so I know it will work out for me in that term.. in addition to that  I have purchased a lot of healthy cookbooks for instance the biggest loser cookbook is great and I learned that I do not like fast food its just too hard to digest and too much fat and it just makes me sick so i rather cook, right now my favorite things are HOT PICKLES, LOBSTER TAILS, SHRIMP AND BBQ (PORK STEAKS I ONLY EAT 2 OZ, SHRIMP SHISH KABOBS, CHICKEN BREAST) I HAVE ALSO GIVEN UP ON GROUND BEEF EVERYTHING FOR ME IS GROUND TURKEY NOW FROM TURKEY MEATBALLS, TURKEY SPAGEHETTI, TURKEY BURGER WITH NO BREAD JUST TWO LETTUCE LEAFS AND ONLY i CAN GET NOT EVEN HALF OF IT DOWN... i CAN NOT TOLERATE CHICKEN WINGS, BREAD OF ANY KIND, OR SODA WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING FOR ME ......yet I have been struggling with drinking alcohol but it not so bad where it has stop my weight loss nor do I drink everyday ,once a week, I enjoy a glass of THREE Olives berry vodka with sugar-free red bull

I, for one, love pasta and potatoes.  I use to love rice but now it makes me so ill  these things are my weakness but I realize I need to have control over my weakness. I am doing fine without BREAD thank god for that.  I created my own little way to deal with my cravings for potatos and pasta. A little trick I learned from watching the biggest loser is instead of a full cup of pasta bowl use  less than half cup of pasta and add more vegetables and lean meats such as shrimp, chicken breast, lean beef..etc. so although your dish is a pasta dish you have more then 80% of veggies and protein.  Another thing for me is potato chips which makes it really hard at work with the vending machines.  I told myself if I must have something from the vending machines its going to be cashews or some other type of nuts and plus it protein for us.  If I must absolutely have chips I get a little 0.35 bag and literally eat only half of that bag if you eat the whole thing its okay your not getting in too many calories but I suggest eating half the bag of chips the little mini ones.  Just like anyone else I love french fries and mash potatoes but I always make sure I have a green vegetable on my plate with my protein if I have to have mash potatoes its probably a little less then 1/4 cup of mash potatoes and maybe 10 fries, if that . that way my green vegetable overshadows my carbs it along with my protein. Turns out these things are working for me I am losing a pound a day literally. For sandwich since I do love sandwiches and hate bread now I eat breadless sandwich I have my cheese, turkey breast, slice of tomato, sometimes a onion ,sometimes not  and lettuce with light mayo the size of a quarter and dijon mustard.  Sometimes its not what you eat its how much are you eating of it.

Not much to say I'm down 35lbs and I am about 7 weeks out. I start my new job at CitiMortgage Tuesday March 30 its been getting pushed back more and more and finally I get to start my training. I have been slacking on my workouts there is not even a excuse for it.  I have to push harder. My boyfriend keeps telling me not to go too hard because the weight is going to come off naturally but I still feel I need to do my part in working out and eating right to make everything work right now I have been munching on a half cup of mostacoli with meat, red sauce, and mushrooms, and my carbs is horrible. I need to get back to eating more protein instead of carbs because I can tell its slowing me down. In addition to that I been watching the BIGGEST LOSER RERUNS and it motivates the hell out of me to get healthier, to workout. I am proud to say that when I do workout I'm starting to go sometimes a hour and always 45 minutes miniuium. I need to do more strength training and no I have not been doing well on my protein but I will get there this week I am purchasing a food scale and maybe a George Foreman Grill. I will also post more pictures of me and my transformation process.

Where to begin....I have new job at Citi Mortage. I am down 30lbs in 4 weeks. I had to make a appointment with the nutritionist because I'm just not getting enough protein in. I have graduated from soft foods to semi hard foods still a lot things I can't eat like bread, and rice, and pork, beef. Yet I am satisfied with fish and chicken breast oh, I also can eat medium shrimp not big shrimp don't know really what that is all about if I try to eat a large shrimp its just hard to go down the throat but eating a small or medium shrimp like in salads or soups is fine.  I have started working out on the treadmill at least 4 times a week for 30 minutes at 3.0mph hoping to graduate from that soon also to 45 minutes. I need to start doing so weights and the sad NEWS IS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A FUNERAL FOR MY ASS the bodacious plumpness is going away and I'm going to miss her she added the sway in my walk and made the boys gauk and say "DAMN!!" so many times in a good way of course (sigh)  yet all my other assets lol my boobs and hips I think will win the race in staying or at least keeping me curvy I'll make it work because GOD has been working on me

I am struggling with food I have never been so sick of eating jello, popisicles, mashed potatoes in all my life. Plus, I am having so much trouble getting in my protein. I have tried Isopure the fruit drinks, talk about nasty to me. I have tried putting the Isopure with Crystal Light , tried it over ice with a little bit of water I just can not fathom the stuff. So far I am down about 25lbs and that is in two weeks. I have a doctors appointment March 2, 2010 to get on birth control seeing how that I am 24 years old and not try to be a momma just yet. I want to enjoy my body first not just that enjoy myself in doing activities I couldn't do before. March 8, 2010 I have another doctors appointment with the nutritionist hopefully she tells me to go to phase 3. I have been getting a lot of good recipes like healthy taco salad, spicy meatballs, healthy home made pizza, and buffalo chicken salad when I'm craving buffalo wings.  I need to definitely do some more research on finding more ways to get in my protein each day. Well until then the struggle continues, but so does the positivity towards progress

I have always been a get up and go person so I knew that sooner rather than later I would be back in no time. My model is you just can't keep a "good chick down" so yesterday I went to visit my relatives and I was fine for the whole day. We talked, and laughed and of course talked about the surgery seeing how that 95% of my family is overweight and wants to know all about it. Hell I had even sc heduled a job interview thinking I was up for it. Well the next morning my body said SCREAMED NO, you will not get up for this interview you will not get up for anything for that matter it was saying REST I know your MENTAL mind is saying you can get up and go go go but your body is singing a different tune so

Listen to the body 

I had my surgery and everything went well. Yet I WAS NOT prepared for the pain that would have to endure. Reality really set in when I woke up from the surgery and I had to hit the morphine button twice! lol! But what hurts the most is where my drainage tube is. Now that I'm released from the hospital, I've been at home just taking it day by day. And thanks to my boyfriend, who is a HUGE support system............ the process is much easier. Over time I will keep you guys posted, because I HATE when people stop posting after they have the surgery. lol. I mean COME ON! lol! We wanna know what you are feeling, going through, and everything else :-) So I will try to keep you posted at least once a week. And even though this HURTS, I am very positive and I truly believe that I made the right decision and the right step to a healthier life.