Car 54 where are you?

Okay so I know this has nothing to do with a car, but it does have to do with 54....cause that's how many inches I've lost so far! Hehehe, I'm so funny. =)

Here are the new stats and pictures.

BEFORE NOW

weight 288 163

bust 46.5" 37"

waist 43" 34"

hips 66" 45" (GOAL MET!)

thigh 29" 21" (GOAL BEAT!)

arm 17.5" 11"

BMI 52.7 29.8 (see previous post)

As you can see, I have met two "inches" goals that I set for myself pre-surgery. I lack 4" to meet my waist goal and only 1" to meet my bust goal.

And now the pictures; enjoy!

And now for something really cool. We took these pictures of me in my best black dress just a couple of months after surgery. Now that I have a new black dress (and since Halen wanted me to use that for my picture this month), I did a side-by-side comparison. It will blow you away!

What'd I tell ya!?

Double post alert!

Sorry about the double post but this is SO WORTH IT!! I just plugged my new weight into the BMI calculator over at obesityhelp.com and this is what it said:

You have a BMI of 29.8.This shows that you are moderately overweight.
Your BMI is not high enough to qualify you for bariatric surgery.

When I started on this journey my BMI was 52.6.

WOW Y'ALL!!!!

Cool things!

Weighed in today - 163!! This weekend marks 8 months so be on the lookout for new pictures and measurements.

I had three very cool things happen in the last few days; two of them at a wedding last weekend and one yesterday. Okay, the last one isn't as cool as the others but it is a realization I've come to. But first thing's first...

The wedding we went to was held at Two Rivers Mansion here in Nashville. It's a gorgeous old home with high ceilings and the like. One of the rooms had a huge mirror in it; I'm talking at least 15 feet tall. When I walked by, I surprised myself myself. Not because I didn't know it was a mirror but rather because I didn't know it was me. That's when I realized that I'm thinner than I thought. So that's cool thing #1.

Number 2 - Halen was able to wrap her legs around me for the first time ever! Told ya it was cool!! We were on the dance floor at the wedding and she wrapped her legs around me above the waist. She wasn't able to cross them at the ankle or anything like that, but her feet did touch eachother while they were back there. We just looked at eachother and she had this WOW look on her face. Yes, friends, very cool!

So now for the realization. People keep asking me "Are you serious?" when I tell them that I can't just look down and see the weight loss. Finally it hit me - my view hasn't changed. From the top down I look the same as I always have. Now if I look to the side at my shoulders or in a mirror then I can see it. But just looking down, I still see what I've seen for 20 years now. I just thought it was neat that I figured this out. =)

Alright, see you in a couple of days with new pictures and measurements!

I've lost a Shareeda!

Now before you go asking, "What's a Shareeda?" allow me to tell you.

This is Shareeda:

She is a good friend and she weighs 123 lbs. It's been a joke between us for some time now that I couldn't wait to lose as much as she weighs. Well, it's happened! I have lost a Shareeda! We are hoping to take pictures of us together soon.

New Weight

I weighed in this morning at 167, which is 121 pounds lost! Woot!!

More importantly, that puts me only 9 lbs away from my long-standing goal of 158. Of course, now that I'm this close I want to get under 150 and never go back, but I still can't wait to hit that 158 number that I've been after for so long.

Wish me luck!

Forgot again!

I forgot to post my new measurements and weight last week when I hit the 7 month mark. So, even though they are a week late, here is the information.

Weight - 172
Bust - 38.25"
Waist - 35.25"
Hips - 47"
Thigh - 22.75"
Arm - 11"

And since I haven't added things up in a few months, here's where I started:

Weight - 288
Bust - 46.50"
Waist - 43"
Hips - 66"
Thigh - 29"
Arm - 17.50"


Are you ready for me to tell you how many inches I've lost in the past 7 months?

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47.75" !!! How amazing is that? Almost 50" worth of unwanted fat, GONE!
And here are the pictures to prove it!

GOAL ACHIEVED!!

I know it's been a while since the last posting, sorry about that. As busy as this week is going to be, I had to get on and let you know that I have achieved one of my weight loss goals. You might be thinking, "But Marcie, you've achieved LOTS of goals already." While this is true, today is the first time that I have hit a weight mark by the day that I wanted to. When I went back to Dr. Lynch on April 8th, I wanted to weigh 180 but I missed it by 3 lbs. Today I'm actually ahead!

I wanted to weigh 175 by the time prom/graduating with my Master's came along. Both of these events will occur this coming Saturday, May 8th. Well, I hit 174 today! Not only am I ecstatic about lost 114 lbs in the past 7 months, but I'm super happy about hitting this goal.

Also, while I have your attention, let me show off some of Halen's b-day pictures. My baby girl is turning 6 in just two more days. I hope you enjoy her pictures!