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Thursday, August 18, 2011

5 Months Later, and 200 pounds lighter

I've lost 200 pounds, and counting...

Yep, that means I officially weigh NOTHING. I'm light as air.
"Impossible", you gasp!?? Well, believe me it hasn't been easy. Imagine what shopping is like these days.




The last time we spoke I was high on caffeine, and had started RUNNING. Which is completely ridiculous considering the physique I'm dealing with-Large bazoombas and a pelvis that could easily produce millions of kids. I definitely could've given '19 and Counting' a run for their money. Of all the get-rich-quick-schemes I've embraced,  I don't know why I didn't think of that one!
 
And yet, still I run. Every morning me and my bestest buddy meet at the crack o'dawn and pound the pavement because it's the only thing that works. For eating donuts I mean. And spaghetti, and pizza, and candy, and whatever else is delicious in this world. So anyway, here's how I lost it:



The Rock-n-Roll  Half-Marathon in Nashville, TN in April! 13 miles later, we clawed our way across the finish line, and officially celebrated our 20 pound weight loss! PLUS an extra 10 for mental exhaustion and pure craziness thinking we could even run  marathons  in our mid-forties! But we did!

Sold the house. In 3 days! That was worth another 25 pounds of complete joy being released at one time, since I no longer had to blow my whistle, yelling every five minutes to keep this
 %$#@! house clean.


Wonderful Daughter #2 graduated from college! 35 pounds of ' I'm so proud of this child' evaporated through my pores and left me in a sweaty mess the rest of the day.



New home renovation...caused a small 25 pound relapse, but I knew it would be worth it. Plus, I enjoyed eating all the cookies I wanted immensely.  


Claire came to visit for THE VERY FIRST TIME since we moved here! This miraculously removed a whopping 40 pounds that had piled up around my heart, threatening to smother me at times. It's true--losing weight does help you breathe better.

Decorating, and shopping for, and actually moving in to our new home.
50 pounds baby!! This made me downright skinny with love it was so much fun.




Finding my living room couch at Goodwill for under $100 dollars??...I evaporated into thin air and disappeared for awhile, until I remembered to eat the candy I'd hidden in my car's side door, which instantly caused me to gain 20 pounds...thank goodness!


So, 200 pounds lighter I'm happy to share my secret weightloss secrets with you, my secret friends....Promise you'll keep it a secret?
 Because I'm thinking this is my newest get-rich-quick-scam and I really, really don't want to blow it this time!



Light as a feather and soon to be very very wealthy...
Come join us, won't you?

2 comments:

ethelmaepotter! said...

WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

First, welcome back! I'd all but given up on you!

Second...oh my goodness! 200 pounds? Seriously? I don;t whether to be more amazed at that or the $100 Goodwill couch.

The 200 pounds. Definitely.

I lost 97 pounds a couple of years ago. Found 77 of it.

Okay, I'm in!!!!

PS - Nashville? And what school did your daughter graduate from?

Allyson & Jere said...

HOOOORAYYYYY!!! You're alive! And as full of it as ever! Congrats on selling your house and on your fabulous looking new house. Also, a couch from Goodwill that doesn't look like something died on it? AMAZING!!! You look great, the house looks great, all is well. Now, don't stay away so long next time.