The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[alpha femme]

so, i tried the evil scale again this morning...

262.5.

i guess i'll consider it mine, though i don't see how it's possible....

[Sarya]

take it and run with it! After I spent a whole week up and down and up and down I decided to stay with 201.5 and put the scale away. Now I just need to see if I can last a whole month without looking at it. egads.

[alpha femme]

the scale is still at 262.5. that makes me feel better. my mom saw her dr today and came back ecstatic that she lost 25lbs her first month. i guess the doc was pretty happy, too.

i wish i knew how to be a selfish bastard. i think in order to be really happy, you have to know how to put yourself first, and i have never been able to do that. even when it is at an extreme cost to myself. and every day, i say that i will do what is best for me... and every day i don't.

some of you may know what i mean.

[dede4wd]

I TOTALLY know what you mean. If you find a selfish bastard pill...order a bottle for me!

DeDe

[DogMa]

not me. i'm already a selfish bastard.

[Sojourner]

If I wasn't a selfish bastard I'd have kids, right?
Heck with that...I'm not sharing ANY of my stuff!!!
LOL

In fact, being a selfish bastard is what gets me through the day!

[DogMa]

We could be twins, Sandy, except who would be the evil one???

[Sojourner]

We're actually triplets, Robin--we offed the good one.

[alpha femme]

i went to go see lady in the water last night. it was good, but that isn't my point.... yet, here i am arguing with myself for all to mock. anyway....

the person i wrote about early on in my journal, the one is is totally not supportive of my weightloss, was the person i took. she just came back from a 3 week vacation up north, so she hasn't seen me. when i came to the door, the look on her face was priceless. there was a good 5 second pause, and then we moved on.

she will never tell me that i look good-- because she doesn't approve. weightloss is completely off-limits in our discussions. but, i have to be honest, regardless of whether or not she approves, having her speechless at the change in my appearance was very nice.

[Sarya]

I bet it was! Sometimes the looks are worth more than the comments.

[Elke]

Alex, that had to make you feel good...I know it would me
By the way...I can be very selfish, my husband will agree. I get what I want, not always when I want it but I get it!

[Sojourner]

OMG Alex, that is so cool! Being the selfish bastard that I am, I would not have been able to leave it at the look. I would have had to say something. I don't know how you did it, but what a great NSV!

[alpha femme]

last night i weighed myself and was at 261. when i checked again this morning, i was still there. so, i guess that's a real number.

i did take measurements when i first started, but i don't think i saved them. they were pretty ugly anyway. too be honest, i think "enormous" will suffice. now, i have been on mf for 11 weeks (as of tomorrow) and i have lost 39 lbs. that averages out to 3.5 lbs a week. do i wish it was more? of course. but, i am happy that i have lost almost 40lbs.

my face is thinner, my feet are smaller, my hands are thinner. the whole hurry-up-and-wait thing is horrible, though.

[DogMa]

3.5 pounds a week is fabulous, Alex. We'd all like to lose it overnight and just start over.

[alpha femme]

well, my puppy is determined, so she posted some pics of me on her blog. if anyone wants to see them, follow my link....

to be honest, i don't see much difference. i know there is one. especially when i put on that same green shirt and it is baggy. those jeans are four sizes ago. but fat is still fat. maybe if i had pics taken in the same place it would seem more profound.

but, yikes! i am huge. granted, i'm nowhere near as fat as i used to be... but at a certain point that doesn't really matter. anyway, if anyone wants to see the carnage, it's up there.