July 1, 2011 Pics and Measurements

I'm listing my old clothes that don't fit anymore on Ebay, if anyone is interested you can find them at  http://myworld.ebay.com/leslieanntexas/  I'll be adding more as I get smaller, I only have 3 listings right now, but i have a ton more to list, so keep watching out for new stuff, I have alot of stuff still with tags, or new without tags, or gently used. 
I'm a bit late in posting this but the pics and measurements and weight were all taken on the first of this month.

July 1, 2011

Weight:  289

Measurements

Waist: 54

Hips: 59

Breasts: 52 1/2

Ankle: 11

Wrist: 7 3/4

Thigh: 30 1/2

Neck: 16 3/4

Upper Arms: 18 3/4

Clothing Sizes

Dress: 2X-3X 22-24

Pant: 3X-4X 26-28

Skirt: 3X 26-28

Shirt: 22-26 2X-3X can even fit into some size 18-20s

Down 80 Pounds and Feeling Great.....But Sugar Cravings are NO fun

Well I've lost 80 pounds, I'm at 286, and I can go shopping at so many different stores now its really awesome, i love to shop.  I've been doing good at the gym, going from being able to only do 30 seconds on the elliptical to now doing 16 and a half minutes (1 mile) on the elliptical, is really amazing.  I can't wait till i can do more, I would like to take some of the classes my gym has to offer, but i know i'm not in enough shape right now, there's just no way i would be able to keep up.  When i get to 250 or so I'm going to get a couple of personal trainer sessions at my gym so i can know how to kick up my workouts a notch. 
Food issues are still really hard for me, i hate it, i wish i had some of the problems with food that i hear alot of people have, but i have no problems with anything really, salad makes me gurgle a bit though, and i think popcorn gives me a weird feeling, but i have never puked, or had anything come back up, not to mention its really hard to get down to just the 3 meals a day that my surgeon wants me on, and at my support group meeting yesterday the dietician said you should have 3 meals a day plus 2 snacks, and i know your suppose to listen to your surgeons guidelines, but i wonder if the 2 snacks would help.  I seem to be fine when i'm busy, i don't think about food or anything, but if i'm home not doing anything like today, it seems to be all thats on my mind, and yes of course i did bad already and its only noon, i did good this morning, i had a 250 calorie breakfast or so, mostly protein, but then after a while i started thinking of the icecream in the freezer, and i kept telling myself no i don't need it no don't get it, ugggg, and then of course i ended up getting some, banana pudding ice cream....I hate this I feel bad about it now, I know i shouldn't have had it, but its like i didn't have any control....I know i shouldn't keep that stuff in my house, i should just get rid of it, and usually I'm good at not keeping the bad stuff in my house, but lately i have just been craving sweets something feirce.  The simple sugar free pudding cups or sugar free popsicles aren't covering the sweet cravings right now.  I'm thinking about going through my pantry and maybe donating some of the unopened stuff that we shouldn't have to the battered womens shelter down the street i'm sure they could use that stuff way more then i could. 

The Difference Then and Now

The Differences: Then and Now
Then I weighed 366 pounds
Now I weigh 289 and still loosing
Then I couldn't wear Jeans
Now I can wear Jeans Size 28 with a button and zipper, so happy about that.
Then I couldn't go down stairs without my knees killing me for at least a week afterwards
Now i can go down stairs regularly instead of one step with both feet at a time.
Then My belly touched the steering wheel in my car and made it very uncomfortable to drive
Now I have a few inches inbetween the steering wheel and my belly and its comfortable to drive
Then I would get spasms in my side under my left breast if i just moved the wrong way
Now I don't get spasms in my side anymore, i can move any which way
Then I couldn't wipe the front area when i went to the bathroom without having to stand and put my leg up on the bathtub or toilet seat...it really sucked...especially during my period.
Now i can wipe from the front just fine while still sitting on the toilet, and even feel a bit more comfortable in public bathrooms that are usually so small. 
Then i could not go to a movie theater that had the arms where they did not go up.
Now i can go to a dollar theater and fit in the seat just fine.
Then I could not have sex with my husband because it was so extremely painful i would literally be screaming and crying in pain, so we just didn't have any sex for a year and a half because of the pain. 
Now i can have all the sex i want with my husband with no pain whatsoever, and also way flexible, man if i'm this flexible at this weight i can't imagine how flexible i'll be when i loose another 70 pounds or so....I'm sure my hubby will be extremely happy. 
Then it hurt to sit in the chair i'm currently sitting in infront of my computer because it was tight on my hips
Now i have plenty of room in my seat and very comfortable.
Then I couldn't wash a couple of dishes without my lower back killing me
Now I can wash a sink full of dishes with my back feeling fine
Then i could only shop at Catherines
Now i can shop at lane bryant, torrid, factory connection, walmart, dress barn, ross, so many places, and it'll be even more places when i loose more weight...then i'll have to figure out where to shop when i get below the plus size section of clothes...
Then i wore size 34-36
Now I wear a size 22-24 in blouses and a size 28 in jeans
Then i felt ugly
Now i feel beautiful
Then I had no confidence
Now I think my confidence is coming back
Then i couldn't do an elliptical machine without my legs going into spasms after only 30 seconds
Now i can do the elliptical for 10-15 minutes with no problems, and probably even more then that, just don't want to do to much right away, slowly working my way up to being able to do more.
Then i didn't really like my picture taken
Now i love my picture taken.
Then i wore t-shirts and stretchy pants
Now i can wear nice blouses, jeans, skirts, nice shoes, dresses
Well I guess thats all i can think of for now, i'm sure as I loose more weight there will be more and more things i can put on this list, so I'll have another blog like this after another 70 pounds or so....