douknowjello
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p.s. I missed your cheerful posts 
Kristi's journey to a healthy lifestyle
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Kristi
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YAY I'm so glad you're ok and you're house is fineAnd don't worry about the food, you have enough goin on and it was only a few days. I bet you can't wait to be home though and get a good nights sleep in your own comfy bed though
p.s. I missed your cheerful posts
Aww, thanks Lisa!
And yes, I really can't wait to sleep in my own bed!! My dad's house is comfy though. I grew up here and feel right at home....especially because no one else is here but us! I missed y'all too! I was feeling so strange not being able to get on and check up on everybody. I'm glad to be back!
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Well I wish I was from the South, first off. Of course I would weigh twice my weight if I was from there because I'm addicted to their food, but that's another story. I'm so glad everything is alright with your family! Plus, your day tomorrow sounds liek a REAL workout! You better stretch so you don't pull anything (like me...).
Get back on track tomorrow!
Get back on track tomorrow!
Kristi
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Haha! I'm addicted to the food too and I have to face it all the time! It's insane! I'm glad that your computer is all hooked up now and your back is better! That must have been so painful! Ouch!
Speaking of ouch....I have a wisdom tooth coming in sideways! I can't open my mouth wide enough to even fit a grape in there! I have to cut everything into small bites and chew very slowly and carefully. I guess this should help me from mindless eating while I'm at my dad's.....As soon as things are normal around here, I'm going to go get it pulled!
minus86
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Hey girlie,
So glad that you are back and safe.
(From everything I've heard the New Orleans levees did hold up, and there while there was of course some damage, NOTHING compared to three years ago.)
You'll get your food back on track. Don't worry about it. I bet you'll be even happier than ever to get some good veggies and fruit back in your system after all the junk food.
Hope everything is ok with your house. Just think of all the calories you'll burn picking up fallen branches, cleaning out the refrigerator, and sweeping up any mess that was washed into your house... hee hee!!!
So glad that you are back and safe.
(From everything I've heard the New Orleans levees did hold up, and there while there was of course some damage, NOTHING compared to three years ago.)
You'll get your food back on track. Don't worry about it. I bet you'll be even happier than ever to get some good veggies and fruit back in your system after all the junk food.
Hope everything is ok with your house. Just think of all the calories you'll burn picking up fallen branches, cleaning out the refrigerator, and sweeping up any mess that was washed into your house... hee hee!!!
Bellaryna
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Hi Kristi~
You look just like a friend of mine from my old town. In fact I saw your pic and was like "Kimberly???" LOL
Just caught up on the last few pages of your journal. Glad to hear that you are okay and that for all practical purposes so is everything around you.
Don't worry to much about the food. In the end it will all level out.
Especially with all the manual labor you plan to be doing.
You look just like a friend of mine from my old town. In fact I saw your pic and was like "Kimberly???" LOL
Just caught up on the last few pages of your journal. Glad to hear that you are okay and that for all practical purposes so is everything around you.
Don't worry to much about the food. In the end it will all level out.
Especially with all the manual labor you plan to be doing.
usedtobefatmatt
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Glad to hear everything is OK.
I had the same problem with my wisdom teeth. The quicker you get the pulled the better. I hate the dentist but was banging on the door to get that done.
Good luck!!!
Matt
I had the same problem with my wisdom teeth. The quicker you get the pulled the better. I hate the dentist but was banging on the door to get that done.
Good luck!!!
Matt
purpleshirt
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I'm glad you're safe! Congrats on losing the size! that's very exciting
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Thanks hun! Nothing is worse than wisdom teeth. Seriously that is pain. It is just in your mouth and it gives you headaches and drives you insane. Actually it isn't so much the pain, it is the fact that it drives you insane! hahaha I think you should get that YANKED! You will be out of commission for a couple days but think of all the weight you'll lose......hahaha
I'm glad you are still enjoying your dad's house, sounds relaxing. I dream of leaving work one day and going home and having my parents make me food. LUXURY.
Have a good evening and stay safe!!!!!!
douknowjello
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Hey Kristi, I don't know when you'll be home and actually able to post regularly again, I'm sure you're very busy. But I still thought I'd come by and say hi and hope you're havin a good day 
Kristi
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My tooth hurts
Thank you so much! I need all the help I can get too! I really am so glad that I found this forum and all of you. I couldn't keep going without y'all because of the support and encouragement! Also, your post on my profile meant a lot to me. Thank you so very much!
Hi Stacy Thanks! Well, food-wise I'm not exactly back on track but I'm not going over my calories. I know that proper nutrition is a must and so it won't be like this forever. I am actually looking forward to eating healthy again. We haven't grocery shopped since the hurricane and our fridge is empty. We've been living off of meals that our parents have cooked and it's hard to turn down a free meal (especially b/c they are wonderful cooks!) A plus side to all of this is that I'm getting a ton of exercise in! I've been working in my dad's yard and still have mine to do. I'm also going to have to replant a lot because the hurricane killed a bunch of my plants. Yard work is def. a butt buster! I can't wait to check up on you and everyone else!
Ha, that's funny! I think I must have a common or recognizable face because I get that a lot. Several people have stopped me at the store and other places and ask me if I'm related to so-and-so and two people have said that I must have a twin somewhere! Well, thanks for taking the time to read my journal. I'm going to have a lot of catching up to do around here this week! Oh, and yes I've been sweating my rear off, cleaning up outside and still have a lot to do at my house! One bad thing is that my legs look like I've spent a week in the Amazon...the mosquitos are BAD out there!
Thank you Well, I think I am reaching the point of banging down their door now! I called today to make an appointment and she said that they could see me later next week...I was practically in tears when I begged her for an appt. on Monday! I told her I could barely wait until even Monday b/c the pain is so bad. I'm so ready to get rid of this thing!!! She set me up for
Monday at one...y'all be thinking of me!
Thanks!! I'm so excited! And I don't think I'll be in this size very long b/c they are already getting really lose on me.
The insanity is setting in quickly
My appointment is Monday at 1 and I cannot wait! haha! I know that the pain might get even worse than this after I get it pulled, but at least I'll be that much closer to having a normal mouth again. It hurts to smile, laugh, eat, breathe, kiss, drink, sing, talk....everything....oh I just can't wait for this to be over! 
I'll be looking at soup and smoothies for the next week when my tooth gets pulled, so I'll be making up for all the junk I've eaten this week! I'm really and truly am looking forward to that. My tummy can't take much more of this heavy food I've been eating.
Hi Lisa It will be nice when I can settle back into getting on here regularly! Next week, I'm sure I'll have plenty of time because I'll be recovering from my wisdom teeth being pulled. Some say that it didn't hurt and others say it's the worst pain they've ever felt. I'm preparing for the worst so that I'm not surprised! I am a weenie when it comes to pain. I'm getting a little nervous about this now....ahhhh!
Thank you so much! I need all the help I can get too! I really am so glad that I found this forum and all of you. I couldn't keep going without y'all because of the support and encouragement! Also, your post on my profile meant a lot to me. Thank you so very much!
Hey girlie,
So glad that you are back and safe.
(From everything I've heard the New Orleans levees did hold up, and there while there was of course some damage, NOTHING compared to three years ago.)
You'll get your food back on track. Don't worry about it. I bet you'll be even happier than ever to get some good veggies and fruit back in your system after all the junk food.
Hope everything is ok with your house. Just think of all the calories you'll burn picking up fallen branches, cleaning out the refrigerator, and sweeping up any mess that was washed into your house... hee hee!!!
Hi Stacy
Thanks! Well, food-wise I'm not exactly back on track but I'm not going over my calories. I know that proper nutrition is a must and so it won't be like this forever. I am actually looking forward to eating healthy again. We haven't grocery shopped since the hurricane and our fridge is empty. We've been living off of meals that our parents have cooked and it's hard to turn down a free meal (especially b/c they are wonderful cooks!) A plus side to all of this is that I'm getting a ton of exercise in! I've been working in my dad's yard and still have mine to do. I'm also going to have to replant a lot because the hurricane killed a bunch of my plants. Yard work is def. a butt buster! I can't wait to check up on you and everyone else!Ha, that's funny! I think I must have a common or recognizable face because I get that a lot. Several people have stopped me at the store and other places and ask me if I'm related to so-and-so and two people have said that I must have a twin somewhere! Well, thanks for taking the time to read my journal. I'm going to have a lot of catching up to do around here this week! Oh, and yes I've been sweating my rear off, cleaning up outside and still have a lot to do at my house! One bad thing is that my legs look like I've spent a week in the Amazon...the mosquitos are BAD out there!
Thank you
Well, I think I am reaching the point of banging down their door now! I called today to make an appointment and she said that they could see me later next week...I was practically in tears when I begged her for an appt. on Monday! I told her I could barely wait until even Monday b/c the pain is so bad. I'm so ready to get rid of this thing!!! She set me up for Monday at one...y'all be thinking of me!
I'm glad you're safe! Congrats on losing the size! that's very exciting
Thanks!! I'm so excited! And I don't think I'll be in this size very long b/c they are already getting really lose on me.
The insanity is setting in quickly
My appointment is Monday at 1 and I cannot wait! haha! I know that the pain might get even worse than this after I get it pulled, but at least I'll be that much closer to having a normal mouth again. It hurts to smile, laugh, eat, breathe, kiss, drink, sing, talk....everything....oh I just can't wait for this to be over! I'll be looking at soup and smoothies for the next week when my tooth gets pulled, so I'll be making up for all the junk I've eaten this week! I'm really and truly am looking forward to that. My tummy can't take much more of this heavy food I've been eating.Hey Kristi, I don't know when you'll be home and actually able to post regularly again, I'm sure you're very busy. But I still thought I'd come by and say hi and hope you're havin a good day
Hi Lisa
It will be nice when I can settle back into getting on here regularly! Next week, I'm sure I'll have plenty of time because I'll be recovering from my wisdom teeth being pulled. Some say that it didn't hurt and others say it's the worst pain they've ever felt. I'm preparing for the worst so that I'm not surprised! I am a weenie when it comes to pain. I'm getting a little nervous about this now....ahhhh!
Kristi
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Day 67 9-5-08
I'm officially down TWENTY pounds from my top weight!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!! I weighed in today at 215. My jaw hit the floor! I've been staring at 217 for what seems like forever! I'm going to keep up the once a week weigh-in b/c it was fun today to wake up like it was Christmas morning and run to the scale! I still cannot believe that after ALL that I have eaten this week that I am down a pound. I seriously thought that I'd be looking at the 220s again. Can't wait to get back to working out and eating healthy. Even though I'm down in my weight, I feel so incredibly disgusting.
Today my food went something like this:
Breakfast: Crackers and juice when I woke up.
later that morning: 2 boiled eggs. Whole grain toast, butter, orange marmalade, milk
Lunch: a few bites of crawfish artichoke cornbread dressing. Crackers. juice.
Later in the afternoon: spaghetti sauce and wheat noodles. slice of white bread with butter
Even later in the afternoon: crackers, half a banana, juice
Dinner: crackers, guda cheese, water
Later: a few bites of boudain (pork and rice all stuffed into a pork casing and baked) diet sprite
BBBBLEEEEHHHHHH. I feel soooooooooo gross! This is how I've been eating for the past week.
On a fun note: I've been doing belly dancing! Sooooo incredibly fun. I t-vo one called "Shimmy" on Fit TV and I just got a DVD in the mail today that Ankebuzz told me about called "Belly Dance-basics and beyond" Can't wait to try it out.
Well, hubby woke up and we rented a movie, so I'm going to spend some time with him. He'll be home all weekend so I might not get on here too much until after the weekend. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and will catch up with everyone soon!
I'm officially down TWENTY pounds from my top weight!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!! I weighed in today at 215. My jaw hit the floor! I've been staring at 217 for what seems like forever! I'm going to keep up the once a week weigh-in b/c it was fun today to wake up like it was Christmas morning and run to the scale! I still cannot believe that after ALL that I have eaten this week that I am down a pound. I seriously thought that I'd be looking at the 220s again. Can't wait to get back to working out and eating healthy. Even though I'm down in my weight, I feel so incredibly disgusting.
Today my food went something like this:
Breakfast: Crackers and juice when I woke up.
later that morning: 2 boiled eggs. Whole grain toast, butter, orange marmalade, milk
Lunch: a few bites of crawfish artichoke cornbread dressing. Crackers. juice.
Later in the afternoon: spaghetti sauce and wheat noodles. slice of white bread with butter
Even later in the afternoon: crackers, half a banana, juice
Dinner: crackers, guda cheese, water
Later: a few bites of boudain (pork and rice all stuffed into a pork casing and baked) diet sprite
BBBBLEEEEHHHHHH. I feel soooooooooo gross! This is how I've been eating for the past week.
On a fun note: I've been doing belly dancing! Sooooo incredibly fun. I t-vo one called "Shimmy" on Fit TV and I just got a DVD in the mail today that Ankebuzz told me about called "Belly Dance-basics and beyond" Can't wait to try it out.
Well, hubby woke up and we rented a movie, so I'm going to spend some time with him. He'll be home all weekend so I might not get on here too much until after the weekend. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and will catch up with everyone soon!
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englangrover
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Good job on hitting the 215 mark. 
I'm still stuck at 217. Blah, but I am very happy for you. That's awesome. Keep up the good work and it's good to have you back.
I'm still stuck at 217. Blah, but I am very happy for you. That's awesome. Keep up the good work and it's good to have you back. 
thecabbie
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First, its great to have you back, we all missed you!
Second, killer job on the weight loss
Third, hmm... belly dancing... hubby is around all weekend... won't have time to post...
C'mon now, we can read between the lines...
Have a good (I mean great), weekend!!!
douknowjello
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Hey Kristi I know I'm an echo here but it is so good to have ya back. And congratz on 20lbs lost! I'm so excited for you And tryin new types of exercise, look at you go....bet you're gonna have to buy new clothes pretty soon at this rate! Well have a great rest of the weekend and hope your dentist visit goes as painless as possible...and that he gives you some good painkillers. Talk to you soon ~Lisa
I know I'm an echo here but it is so good to have ya back. And congratz on 20lbs lost! I'm so excited for you And tryin new types of exercise, look at you go....bet you're gonna have to buy new clothes pretty soon at this rate! Well have a great rest of the weekend and hope your dentist visit goes as painless as possible...and that he gives you some good painkillers. Talk to you soon ~Lisa
Kristi
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Good job on hitting the 215 mark.
Thanks! I actually laughed when I saw it b/c I was so surprised to see that number!
First, its great to have you back, we all missed you!
Second, killer job on the weight loss
Third, hmm... belly dancing... hubby is around all weekend... won't have time to post...
C'mon now, we can read between the lines...
Have a good (I mean great), weekend!!!
haha!
Thanks!
Hey Kristi
Thank you Lisa! I'm knocking on the door of size 16 jeans! I will have to celebrate when that happens! Size 12 is my mini-goal jean size. I have a ton of clothes from that size and today I tried some on to humor myself and to my surprise I actually got them up to my butt. My legs (and half of my butt!) actually fit in them! It's the lower part of my stomach that is giving me the most trouble in fitting into new sizes. My legs are shrinking at an alarming rate and my stomach is slllloww in catching up. Ah well, as long as I'm shrinking somewhere, that's what counts. I'm getting ready to go take my measurements and hopefully I will see some progress. Have you started taking measurements yet? I've heard that people regret it if they don't start in the beginning. I wish I would have started sooner. I started after I had lost about 10 pounds and it would be great to go back in time and take them when I was my highest. I also might be posting some before and after face shots today b/c of the 20 pound loss
Kristi
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Measurement Chart. Total Inches lost: 30.5!!!
Body Part ..................7-19-08 ..........................8-8-08 (219lbs)..................8-24-08(216lbs)................9-6-08(215 lbs)
left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''.........(-.5'')...................15.5............(-1).............14.5
right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''.........(-.5'')..................15.5..........(-1)...............14.5
left bicep:............................13''...............................13''.................................13...................................13
right bicep............................14''................................14''.........(-.5'')..............13.5...............(.5).............13
left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''...........(-1'').....................23.............(1)..............22
right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''..............................23.5............(-1.5)...............22
directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''.......(-1'')..................48.............(-3)..................45
directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''.........(-2'')...............50................(-2)...............48
chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''........(-1'').....................46..............(-1)................45
waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''........(-1'').....................40..............(1)..............39
hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''.........(-3)....................47.............(-1)...............46
left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''
right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''
below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').................42"................................42...............................42
around the butt:...................???..................................49''................................49....................................49
Neck....................................................................................................................................................15
Inches Lost in the last 2 weeks (13 days): 13 inches
Inches Lost Total(since July 19th): 30.5 inches
Total weight lost since May: 20 lbs
Body Part ..................7-19-08 ..........................8-8-08 (219lbs)..................8-24-08(216lbs)................9-6-08(215 lbs)
left calf:.............................16 ''..............................16 ''.........(-.5'')...................15.5............(-1).............14.5
right calf:...........................16 ''...............................16 ''.........(-.5'')..................15.5..........(-1)...............14.5
left bicep:............................13''...............................13''.................................13...................................13
right bicep............................14''................................14''.........(-.5'')..............13.5...............(.5).............13
left thigh:...........................24 ''......... .....................24''...........(-1'').....................23.............(1)..............22
right thigh:..........................23.5 ''............................23.5''..............................23.5............(-1.5)...............22
directly above bellybutton:.....51'' ............(-2 '')...........49 ''.......(-1'')..................48.............(-3)..................45
directly below bellybutton:......52 ''...............................52 ''.........(-2'')...............50................(-2)...............48
chest:.................................48''............(-1'')..............47''........(-1'').....................46..............(-1)................45
waist:.................................42''............(-1'')..............41''........(-1'').....................40..............(1)..............39
hips:...................................52''.............(-2'').............50''.........(-3)....................47.............(-1)...............46
left wrist:haha......................6.5''................................6.5''
right wrist:...........................7 ''.............(-.5'').............6.5''
below butt around both legs:..42.5''...........(-.5'').................42"................................42...............................42
around the butt:...................???..................................49''................................49....................................49
Neck....................................................................................................................................................15
Inches Lost in the last 2 weeks (13 days): 13 inches
Inches Lost Total(since July 19th): 30.5 inches
Total weight lost since May: 20 lbs
Kristi
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before and after face shot. 3.5 months. 20 lbs down
Before and After face shot. 3.5 months in between. 20 pounds down.
The first one is Memorial day (end of May) at my dad's and the second one was taken on September 1st while we were out of town for the hurricane. Excuse my wild hair!!
Before and After face shot. 3.5 months in between. 20 pounds down.
The first one is Memorial day (end of May) at my dad's and the second one was taken on September 1st while we were out of town for the hurricane. Excuse my wild hair!!
douknowjello
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Wow, what a huge difference! You look great And I took some measurements...around my stomach basically. But I'm so large it's hard to do it myself or make sure I'm doing it in the same place each time. And having my husband help is worse than doing it myself, lol. So there's the issue of accuracy. I guess I should try to do it once but I'm not too worried about it. I'll have other ways of knowing how much weight I lost. As soon as my weight is down enough I can do the measuring myself though I will because I know I may lose inches sometimes and not pounds. Anyway long answer to a short question, sorry, lol. You do have a point though because you look like you lost more than 20lbs and that's a whole lotta inches gone
And I took some measurements...around my stomach basically. But I'm so large it's hard to do it myself or make sure I'm doing it in the same place each time. And having my husband help is worse than doing it myself, lol. So there's the issue of accuracy. I guess I should try to do it once but I'm not too worried about it. I'll have other ways of knowing how much weight I lost. As soon as my weight is down enough I can do the measuring myself though I will because I know I may lose inches sometimes and not pounds. Anyway long answer to a short question, sorry, lol. You do have a point though because you look like you lost more than 20lbs and that's a whole lotta inches gone - Status