Nutritionist Visit No. 18 - Signed Up for Another Hitch

Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with 145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.) His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

Mary, you are amazing! I am so impressed by what you have
accomplished. Congratulations on this new milestone, and on being
almost at your goal.

Chris

jpgs please.
:-)

Mary, you are AWESOME!

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:29:21 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with 145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.) His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

I'm glad and not at all surprised that you had another successful visit.
It's been great to watch your amazing progress over the past few months.
Let us know about your decision to apply for the makeover. As you said, you
can always decline if you decide against it at the time. Welcome to the
140's !!

Beverly


"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade
school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped
my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with
145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any
thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second
nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I
didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly
disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a
better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my
beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the
dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and
what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of
further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for
another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said
I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in
keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the
end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.)
His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to
stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance
nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme
makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back
and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to
see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're
using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be
free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always
say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's
results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks
to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

Wow, you are doing great!!! I am very impressed!!! What type of program
are you on with the nutritionist??? How tall are you??

I have seen Extreme Make-Over and thought the same thing you are. If I ever
get to goal (after having kid if it is possible), I want to apply for the
show for the extra skin removal!!!

BTW, do you have a before and after website with pictures???
--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net


"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade
school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped
my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with
145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any
thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second
nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I
didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly
disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a
better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my
beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the
dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and
what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of
further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for
another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said
I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in
keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the
end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.)
His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to
stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance
nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme
makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back
and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to
see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're
using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be
free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always
say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's
results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks
to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

Mary,
Congratulations on another milestone. You continue to inspire us all.
Laurie in BC Canada

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade
school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped
my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with
145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any
thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second
nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I
didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly
disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a
better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my
beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the
dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and
what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of
further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for
another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said
I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in
keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the
end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.)
His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to
stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance
nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme
makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back
and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to
see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're
using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be
free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always
say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's
results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks
to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

Mary
I probably already said several times how I've run out of adjectives
to describe how wonderful you are!
Your nutritionist sounds like a gem. It must help to have his
encouragement and not be just another patient to be processed - you're
very lucky there.
Do be sure to keep on posting here even when you get to maintenance.
I'm sure I'm not the only one here following you with great interest,
and taking not a little inspiration from you
I have the same issues with my face and neck already - looking quite
scrawny but still too much fat on the hips and thighs. I hope it will
even out in time. I know you can't spot reduce, but I wonder if
there's surgery to put some of my butt round my neck to pad it out -
LOL!!

janice
233/161/133

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 07:29:21 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with 145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.) His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's results.

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade
school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped
my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with
145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any
thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

snip

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks
to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145

That's absolutely amazing. Well done.

On the subject of extreme makeovers, I have to say that I find the idea
somewhat obscene for some reason. I can't explain why logically.

I can understand why people who have serious abnormalities, making them very
self concious, get cosmetic surgery. Many of the people who have been on
that show (and I'm only speaking of the ones they had on an Oprah special;
I've not seen the actual show itself) looked fine to me. I wish healthy
people could be happy with their looks. I wish we, as a species, didn't
place such a great importance on appearance.

Anyway, I admire your great success. You've done a fantastic job.

Rowena.

(272 / 225 / 150)

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
Hi, everyone!

This morning on my scale, I saw a "decade" I haven't seen since grade
school -- the
140s! I was 149.5 this morning and was really whooping it up. I've upped
my final
goal number from 140 to 145 because I think I might be satisfied with
145 -- we'll
see when I get there, but I really don't want my face/neck to get any
thinner --
though I'd welcome it in my hips and stomach! :-)

Saw my nutritionist yesterday for visit no. 18, which wraps up my second
nine-visit
term. He was really really complimentary and wonderful, even though I
didn't do so
great last month (eating too many big dinners out and slightly
disregarding stricter
carb limits). I said "I really did terrible last month and I'll have a
better checkup
next time" -- and he stopped me, saying "No negative talk about my
beautiful Mary!"
(I wish everyone could go to this guy, LOL.) He said I have achieved the
dream of 120
million American women -- and he has only the utmost respect for me and
what I've
been able to do. (I told him that to me, he is practically a deity, LOL.)

For the first time, he started talking about maintenance instead of
further loss! I
don't think he realized that I had full intentions of signing up for
another nine
visits, because he offered me another "final" visit for free. When I said
I wanted to
stay with him because I needed a period of help and accountability in
keeping it off,
he said he would still give me a free visit, and just tack it on to the
end of the
other nine visits. (He also gave me a nice discount off his usual price.)
His program
now has his clients doing the 9 visits in 7 months -- but he is going to
stretch out
my 10 visits over 14 months so that we can really get my maintenance
nailed down.

On another note, a local television station is doing a version of "extreme
makeovers"
that I might apply for to get rid of the excess skin. I keep going back
and forth on
"doing it myself" (continuing my efforts over the next year and waiting to
see if the
skin will recover) -- or going under the knife (eek). The surgeon they're
using is
the one I had tentatively chosen of the three I visited -- and it would be
free -- so
that's very tempting. I may just apply for the hell of it -- I can always
say no if I
change my mind, I guess. OK, enough rambling -- here are this month's
results.

Percent Body Fat:
May 7: 45.3%
May 25: 42.7% (-2.6% since last visit)
June 25: 39.9% (-2.8%)
July 16: 37.6% (-2.3%)
August 22: 34.6% (-3.0%)
Sept. 17: 33.3% (-1.3%)
Oct. 15: 29.4% (-3.9%)
Nov. 18: 28.3% (-1.1%)
Dec. 17: 26.9% (-1.4%)
Jan. 16: 25.5% (-1.4%)
Feb. 13: 24.4% (-1.1%)
Mar. 20: 25.4% (+1.0%)
Apr. 24: 24.7% (-0.7%)
May 22: 23.7% (-1.0%)
June 20: 21.8% (-1.9%)
July 29: 21.1% (-0.7%)
Aug. 28: 20.3% (-0.9%)
Oct. 2: 20.2% (-0.2%)

(Lost a total of 25.3% body fat so far.)

Fat Body Weight:
May 7: 103.3 lbs--eek eek
May 25: 93.3 lbs (-10 lbs since last visit)
June 25: 83.6 lbs (-9.7 lbs)
July 16: 76.2 lbs (-7.4 lbs)
August 22: 67.6 lbs.(-8.6 lbs)
Sept. 17: 64.0 lbs (-3.6 lbs)
Oct. 15: 52.9 lbs (-11.1 lbs)
Nov. 18: 49.9 lbs (-3.0 lbs)
Dec. 17: 45.9 lbs (-4.0 lbs)
Jan. 16: 42.6 lbs (-3.3 lbs)
Feb. 13: 40.0 lbs (-2.6 lbs)
Mar. 20: 41.8 lbs (+1.8 lbs)
Apr. 24: 40.3 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
May 22: 38.1 lbs (-2.2 lbs)
June 20: 33.9 lbs (-4.2 lbs)
July 29: 32.4 lbs (-1.5 lbs)
Aug. 28: 30.5 lbs (-1.9 lbs)
Oct. 2: 30.1 lbs (-0.4 lbs)

--Dropped 73.2 lbs. of fat

Lean Body Weight:
May 7: 124.7 lbs
May 25: 125.2 lbs (+0.5) since last visit
June 25: 125.9 lbs (+0.7)
July 16: 126.5 lbs (+0.6)
August 22:127.9 lbs (+1.4)
Sept. 17: 128.2 lbs (+0.3)
Oct. 15: 127.1 lbs (-1.1)
Nov. 18: 126.3 lbs (-0.8)
Dec. 17: 124.8 lbs (-1.5)
Jan. 16: 124.4 lbs (-0.3)
Feb. 13: 124.0 (-0.4)
Mar. 20: 122.7 (-1.3)
Apr. 24: 122.7 (0)
May 22: 122.6 (-0.1)
June 20: 121.6 (-1.0)
July 29: 121.3 (-0.3)
Aug. 28: 120.7 (-0.6)
Oct. 2: 120.4 lbs (-0.3 lbs)

--Of the 77.5 lbs I've lost, only 4.3 lbs. of it has been muscle -- thanks
to my
trainers!

Mary M
325-150-145


Mary,
You have been very motivational for me since the first time I read your
posts and you continue to be. I've started a transition to maintenance and
agree with you that it is necessary to continue visits to maintain
accountability.

As far as surgery goes, I'm projecting summer 2005 as my time for a tummy
tuck and anything else that needs done by then. I say go for what makes you
feel good. You worked hard and deserve it.

Jenn
300/150

Very cool, as usual Mary! : )

Martha