Final weekly update

Congrats, Jennifer!

I hope that you will still continue to post here.... Even though you are
officially in maintenance, posting here may help you keep to maintanence
goal. You have alot of good support here to help you keep up the great
work!!!!

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"Jennifer Austin" wrote in message
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Ok folks, this is the last weekly update I'm posting. I'm 5 weeks into my
transition to regular food and my new WOE from the HMR fast. I now attend
a
weekly maintenance class instead of a weight loss one. At weigh in this
week my weight hadn't changed from last week and in order to give my
metabolism a better chance to recover, I'm continuing on the 1300 cal/day
plan with HMR entrees, shakes, and a minimum of 5 veggies and fruits each
day. The good news is that I found out veggie burgers and veggie dogs
count
as veggie servings so I can now include them if I want. Technically I can
eat what I want but right now the entrees are very easy and convenient
while
I continue to deal with other issues. I will add more foods as I gain
comfort and as I need to in order to be at the weight I desire.

This morning at Curves I had my monthly weigh in and measure. Of the 8
pounds I lost over the course of the last month, 7 were body fat. I
started
weighing and measuring at Curves after the first month of HMR and a 25
pound
loss. I hadn't let them do it in the year I was there prior because of
embarassment. Anyway, here's the before/after results:

Befo 2/4/03 -- After: 10/28/03
Bust: 51" -- 36"
Waist: 47" -- 29.5"
Abdomen: 58" -- 37.75"
Hips: 56.5" -- 37"
Thighs: 29" -- 21"
Arms: 17.75" -- 10.75"
Weight: 275 -- 143
BF%: 47% -- 22.6%

I've also gone from a size 28 to an 8.

My current goals are to stay between 140-145 and keep my exercise at a
minimum of 2500 cal/week. As a medium framed 5'5" woman, my ideal weight
is
135ish but my doctor said that I need to account for the loose skin and I
should NOT be consciously attempting to lose more weight, though if I lose
a
few more pounds while transitioning, it's ok and better than rushing the
transition and gaining a bunch.

Now I get to find out what my new "normal" is since I will NOT be going
back
to my old WOE or WOL. It's sort of like being reborn and I really do feel
like I have a whole new life, though I am still the same old bitch I was
before - just with nicer wrapping so I get away with it more often I
was
coronated as Queen Bitch at work last week so it's official.

Jenn (It's good to be the queen)
300/143
officially in maintenance as of 10/28/03