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June 1, 2002: Well hello self...you've made it to June...it has been a horrible two weeks since your last meeting though. What's been going on? Why are you stuck at 196 on your home scale? Coudl it be PMS? (We think so) Could it be the medication? (Strong possibility) Why are you so darn hungry? (I think it is all of the above) Poor thing, you are struggling so hard to stay under 27 points...you've skimped, you've mowed your lawn with an aching back just to get exercise points...you've done everything but liposuction and still that stupid Wal-Mart scale says 196!!!!! Face it, you ARE having a mood. So what if your husband has lost 67 pounds and your stuck...so what if you feel bloated...suck it up and get back on track. Note to self....also stay out of the chocolate!


June 3, 2002: I don't know how I managed it but I lost 1.8 pounds! Good grief, between PMS and those darn medications I was sure that I would gain or stay the same. I weighed in at 197 even. Of course, I picked out the lightest clothes I could find!! lol We are having a bit of a cold spell here in Maine but I wore shorts...little goosebumps all over my legs but there was no way I was taking any chances! :-) I feel a lot better than I did this weekend. I just felt so huge and bloated. The electrician comes in the morning to start up our new hot tub and I will definetely be posting photos...probably on Wednesday. I start physical therapy on my back tomorrow...




June 6, 2002: Guess who woke up yesterday morning and with eyes half opened stepped on the scale only to read that I weighed in at 192! Holy crow!! I just about fell over! lol Whatever was holding me back, water retention, drugs, whatever, just disappeared! Good grief, I just cannot "weight" to get weighed in on Monday morning. Anyhow, my hubby is at 239...that is down from 310. 70 pounds! Well heck, I'm almost to fifty! I am going back to work on Sunday...my back is feeling better and I've been given the ok to go back to the gym...no weight lifting. I am a bit nervous about work...I don't want to mess up my back again.

I've been soaking in our new hot tub...I never realized that we have bats flying around at night. lol Geez, it was around 8:30 last night and all of a sudden it was like, "Whoosh!" flying over our heads....I have goosebumps just thinking of it. Also, God has sent me a live garbage disposal...I hate to waste food but for the last week, we have a wild turkey "settling" in our yard. Darn thing isn't scared of us...he does scare the cats though! lol I throw him out the scraps of bread and stuff we have left over. I'm hoping he eats bugs too. :-)




June 11, 2002: I had success yesterday at WW...I have lost another 4 pounds. Stuff either stays on or drops off! I was happy...I weighed in at 193 which is so close to the 180's I can taste it. Bare naked this morning, I weighed (on my scale) 190.5. Wish me luck that I can stay straight for the week and lose 3 pounds or more. I had planned on writing a big story here but I'm pooped out from work last night. I will tell you that I bought a size 14 jeans the other day! And they fit!! No bouncing up and down or laying on the bed to stuff my fat roll in. Good grief, I felt like Cindy Crawford for just a few seconds! lol




June 14, 2002: Hi self, you are going to do it! You can quit this nasty little habit...you quit Mountain Dew, didn't you? Sure, drool starts to run down the side of your mouth at the site of the can, but you haven't had any since the first week of March. You can quit that nasty little stick...sure, it may be rough but think of how much money you'll save, how much longer you'll live (more time to stare at your svelt figure in the mirror!), you'll see your kids kids. Think about it...quit for good.





June 17, 2002: Yeah, well, the smoking thing didn't go well...I'll have to pick another day to quit. I did lose another 1.4 measly pounds (lol) but I'm creeping closer. My goal is 158...not too many pounds to go.




June 24, 2002: I guess it's long time no post, eh? Summer is here and now that the kids are home from school...not as much computer time. :-) I'm still staying in my points and I keep losing more weight...I lost nother 2.4 this week which brings me to 48.2 pounds lost. I keep weighing in at about the same for a couple of days and then all of a sudden, I'll drop a couple. There isn't a whole lot going on right now...my back is better. I don't have to mow my lawn in shifts anymore, lol.




June 27, 2002: We are almost into July...hard to believe. Mark is weighing in at 228 and my scale said I weighed 186.5 this morning. I have changed my ultimate goal to 150...I had picked 158 at the start because I figured the higher number was more feasible. I figure now, I've only got to lose 36.5 more pounds, right? I've already lost about 50 so what is an extra 8? lol I've been dress shopping...my mom came down yesterday and we went to JC Penney and Filenes. I tried on a size 14 dress and it fit!! Didn't care for it but it fit...I then tried on a size 10 dress (it looked like it would strech) and it fit in every spot except the boobs. They have actually gotten smaller...I was in a 46DD before and I had to go buy new bras because I had little "air bubble" in the front! lol So funny! I bought several and I feel extremely sexy in my 38D pink bra! I also bought a leopard print bathing suit which is a size 14 and it had EXTRA material. It actually is a bit saggy in the bottom. Amazing! I'm considering wearing a sleeveless sundress. I have to work on getting my arms more toned...I've always been self-consious about the "flab" on my arms. You know what, I don't care anymore. I'm going to wear what I like and tell myself I look good.
Not much else has been going on...I'm filling our new pool. It's one of those that you can take down in the winter...the kids are excited about swimming in it but I have to get some chlorine and stuff to put into it first. Hoping to hit that fifty pound mark on Monday...only have to lose 1.8 to get there.






July 1, 2002: I did it!! (happy dance) I've officially lost 50.2 pounds on Weight Watchers...I don't really believe it! I got up this morning and weighed myself and I was at 185 even...I almost passed out! I knew then that I would have a good weigh in. Of course, I unofficially started my diet at 240, so technically on my scale, I've lost 55 pounds. But, I'm going by the official WW scale. I am just thrilled.