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Hello All!

Yesterday was my 2-year surgiversary. I weigh 175 lbs and wear a size 12. That's great from a size 24!!!

My goal was/is to be a size 10 and at about 160 lbs. I know I can still get there. I just need to refocus. I maintain my current weight very well. I don't overeat and I make sure I take my vitamins daily.

I just wanted to say HAPPY SURGIVERSARY to myself and to those of you that have not yet had your surgery: It takes a lot of work even after the weight stops melting off at every step. :) Enjoy your journey.

I've been logging every single thing I eat since Tuesday.  My calorie goal is set at 1340 per day.  I've gone over everyday by 250 calories or more.  Well, yesterday, I only went over by 200.  To me, that is something.  It tells me that I could've done 1 of 2 things (or both). 1) I could've done a 30 minute workout to make up for the overage. 2) Not eaten those cookies I had right before bedtime.  So realistically, my goal today is to only be no more than 150 over my limit.

I get my Zumba dvd's tomorrow.  I was hoping to have them today.  I'm excited to start working out again because frankly, when I was a member of the YMCA and actively going, that is when the weight was melting off.  It is also when I felt my best.

I had a boiled egg for breakfast with a 1/2 cup of coffee.  For my mid-morning snack I will have peanut putter spread on my Ritz crackers.

I believe today will be a success and I also believe as each day passes I will improve.

As of October 1st (my surgiversary), I've lost 103 lbs. and I'm still at 178 lbs. today. I think that's a great accomplishment; however, I'm disappointed in myself because not only have I not been exercising but I've also been eating more.  When I read Nik's discussion post yesterday about how much she loves to eat, I realized that that's exactly my sentiment. I. Love. To. Eat.  So I thought to myself, What can I do to change my bad habits and get back on track? I've been reading articles and looking at ways to refocus.

Then it hit me.  I can hit the reset button and start over.  Many of you log your meals daily to stay disciplined.  I've never done that this entire time.  It always seemed so tedious to me.  But you know the old saying goes, You can't do the same things and expect different results.

So here goes.  As of Monday, I have logged every meal, snack and drink I've had.  Even the bad things I didn't want to admit I had.  It has made me look at how much of the wrongs things I eat and how I can replace those same snacks with protein-filled snacks and be just as satisfied.  The MyFitnessPal app I downloaded to my BlackBerry works wonders.  It records my meals, workouts, water intake and has a database full of everything imaginable.

Its like looking into a mirror and not like what you see.  I'm looking at my food intake and I don't like what I see.  So I went grocery shopping last night, and bought better snacks for myself and my family.  I also just got a Zumba dvd set, since I'm not able to go to the Y at this time.  I plan on renewing my Y membership in March when I'm no longer sharing my vehicle with my SO.

So, I'm positive that this will work.  I'm positive that I will start losing again.  I'm positive that I will reach my personal goal weight of 160.

I will also blog about it because it makes me even more accountable for what happens next....

Since I've been an adult, pretty much everyone calls me for pretty much everything: from money to typing a resume to running errands to doing taxes and anything else you can think of.  It started out okay and I never mind helping people out but now its become expected of me.  And when I say "no" or "not now" its like the whole world comes to a stand still and attitudes start to flare. I rarely ask anyone to do anything for me.  I'm a true do it yourself girl.  For years, when my husband and I were separated, I was a single mom.  I managed to get several promotions at work and purchase my own home by the age of 23.  My family and friends saw this as "Ruby must have extra money". Don't get me wrong, I can say No, but more often than not, I'll compromise instead of saying NO altogether.  Well now, its like several people are pulling me in several directions and I've said no to everyone these past couple of months (really all this year) and they don't like it one bit.  My grandmother even stopped calling me.  And as much as I love my grandmother and will do anything for her, she was my biggest 'boss'. She would send me everywhere and expect me to do everything for her.  We have a huge family.  There are about 7 aunts and uncles and about 20+ grand kids.  Its not like I'm the only one around.  People tell me that it's because I'm so reliable that people depend on me.  Well no more! I am raising 2 boys (their father and I have reconciled and that's working good) and I work and go to school.  I am no longer allowing people to dictate my time.

How is this weight-loss related, you ask? 

Well, they think that since I've lost weight and got back with my husband (which happened before the weight-loss but I digress), my attitude has changed.  That maybe I think I'm too good to be around or "help out".  And that's not it at all.  I'm just tired of people taking advantage of me and I'm taking a stand.  I will no longer stress myself out over YOU and YOUR problems.  I didn't say I wouldn't care, but I'm not going to jump through hoops to fix something you created.

This Saturday is my grandmother and her twin's birthday dinner.  Our entire family hasn't had an event since Easter.  My aunt has been trying to get me to do several things for the party and is upset because the only thing I volunteered to do was bring a dish for the potluck.  She wanted me to place an order for a custom cake and pay $100 for it and she would "pay me back". Umm, no thanks.  And so because I asked her for the money up front, she said never mind and didn't order the cake at all.  I've been working on a big project all month at work and my hubby's birthday is this month as well, and I'm working hard on this big party we're throwing and the surprise gifts I'm ordering, so needless to say, I have other things on my plate.  But no one ever asks me do I need help or am I busy, they just assume I can do whatever it is they need.  So I know this Saturday, my aunt will make a few comments about my unwillingness to help out but I will tell her what I've been telling her and everyone else all year long.

I'm tired.  Just plain tired of everyone pulling on me.

HEEEEYYYYY OH!!!

I hope everyone is doing well.  It took a fight but I did it.  I've lost 100 lbs.  Now, I'm still not at goal but this is an accomplishment all on its own.  100 FREAKIN' POUNDS. Can you believe it?!? I'm sure you can, because alot of you have done it and surpassed it.

My 1 year surgiversary was Saturday, October 1st.  I was trying to make it to 181 lbs by Saturday but i couldn't lose those last 2 lbs fast enough.  I doesn't matter because yesterday, October 3rd was the day!  I'm not super emotional so I didn't cry or anything like that but if I was, that would've been my moment.  I still have 21 lbs. to make it to 160.  I'm in a size 14 but I can already see that I'm gonna need a size 12 in a couple of months.

This is amazing.  To those of you who are just starting out: my only advice is to NEVER GIVE UP. No matter which surgery you choose to have, it's not going to be easy.  Hang in there and keep pushing.

Love you all and thanks for your stories.

OT, I had my very 1st surprise birthday party this past Saturday.  It was so shocking and I had no idea that my SO had gone thru so much to plan it perfectly.  I'll never forget it. 

Until next time....

Good Morning OH Family,

I haven't logged on in a while.  The summer has been terrific.  I'm down to 184 lbs.  I'M 3 LBS. AWAY FROM LOSING 100 LBS. That's pretty exciting.  My surgiversary is Oct. 1st and I would like to accomplish the 100 lbs. lost by then.  I'm sure I will.

Where to begin.... I took adult swim lessons last month and for the first time ever, I CAN SWIM.  It was an amazing feeling to swim from one end of the pool to the other.  I can't believe how tiring swimming is.  My family and I went camping twice this summer which was nice.  I'm glad we did it early on before the daily 100+ degree temps everyday.  We also took a small weekend trip to Dallas for my SO's family reunion and while there we went to Six Flags.  That was totally fun because I fit on every single ride with ease.

My birthday is Sept. 26th and I'M GOING TO VEGAS w/ my boo. We've never been to Las Vegas and we're SO extremely excited about the trip.  I put some outfits on layaway and I was able to get into a size 14 for the 1st time.  Boy was I thrilled. 

I started getting B12 injections this month instead of taking the sublinguals to see if they're more effective.  We'll see how that works out.

The boys are great.  School started Monday and they're both at the same school again (6th and 7th grade).  They both are also in all Pre-AP (honors) classes.  I'm so proud of them.

So that's my summer.  I hope you guys have been doing well.  I will try catching up on your progresses and stories today. Oh and I will load some pics up too.

Until next time....

Hey OH Family,

What with graduations, family events, and the end of the school years alot has been going on.  I've lost only 3 lbs. this month.  I'm 8 months out.  I hope this isn't the end.  I haven't been the to YMCA in about 2 months.  That's unacceptable.  I also noticed that I'm eating more.  I gotta stop that.

My little sister's graduation is this Saturday.  I've done EVERYTHING in preparation for her graduation and dinner.  My step-dad and his new wife have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but have the nerve to get upset because I took over.  I wish my mom was still here.  It wouldn't be so hard dealing with them.

My youngest son graduated from the 5th grade yesterday.  I have 2 middle school students now.  Oh Lord help!  LOL.

My SO and I have been fighting more lately.  Most of it is about nonsense in my opinion.  Sometimes, I'd just rather stay single.  Sometimes, I think because I stayed single for so long, I just have to learn how to accept someone else's ideas and concepts over my own at times.

Until next time........

Well, with the news of the US finding and killing Osama Bin Laden, my monthly blog about my weight loss seems kind of insignificant.  I'm happy that we finally found him, but now there's a growing concern of retaliation from Al Qaida (sp?).  I hope that each and everyone of you pray for our country AND the entire world.

I am 7 months out as of yesterday.  I lost 5 lbs in May.  Down -85 lbs since the beginning of my journey and -69 since surgery.  I went out Saturday night for my sis-in-law's birthday and this guy followed me in his car behind my car all the way to my exit (passing his own exit) trying to get my attention.  I was flattered and afraid at the same time.  No one has ever tried to get my attention THAT BAD.

This month has been kind of stressful and I am dealing with minor personal setbacks but nothing to complain or really write about.  God is handling it all and I have faith in HIM.

I bought a swimsuit over the weekend (size 16) and tried it on last night.  It looked amazing on me, if I must say so myself.  We're going camping (for the first time) this weekend and everyone's so excited.  If we enjoy it, we will make it a yearly family trip.

I pray that all of you are doing well and I thank you for allowing me to share my journey.

Until next time.....

Good Morning OH,

Yep. I made it to ONEDERLAND.  I had made it to 200 lbs last week and stayed there for a couple of days.  Then I didn't even weigh myself at all Friday, Saturday or Sunday (I just simply forgot about it). But when I weighed this morning, I was so excited to see 198 lbs.  How awesome!!!!!!

Hello OH Peeps!  HAPPY SPRINGTIME!!!

I hope to find everyone doing well.  I'm 6 months out and weighed in at 201 lbs. this morning.  My goal was to be at 200 lbs by today, so I did pretty good.  So far I've lost a total of 80 lbs. since I started this journey (64 lbs. post-op).  I cannot wait to get to Onederland!  When I weighed in this AM, at first the scale read 198 lbs.  I was thrilled then I thought....nah!  So I stepped off, then back on, then off, then back on.  This went on for about 5 minutes.  Finally, I stepped on for the last time and it said 201 lbs. (which it read the last few times I stepped on it).  The scale had played an April Fool's joke on me early this morning.  Ha Ha Ha!

I was missing in action for much of March.  I had a lot of things going on.  I started my own healthy organic coffee business.  Check us out at www.HintonFamily.OrganoGold.com.  I took off for Spring Break and just relaxed at home and did some leisurely things.

I went shopping at Victoria's Secret for the 1st time ever! I still can't wear their bras but I got a bunch of cute panties.  I did buy new bras from Lane Bryant though.  I went down 1 bra and 1 cup size (44DD to 42D).  That was a good feeling.

I also had to finally get my James Avery charm bracelet re-sized because it was absolutely way too big for me to wear anymore.  They took about 4 or 5 links out and had to move some charms around.  Now the bracelet fits perfect but I know I'm going to have to get it re-sized again in a couple more months.

In unrelated news, my family and I are going camping.  I've never been camping before.  I'm so excited about it and can't wait for May to get here.  Also, we got an audition to be on Family Feud.  Can you believe that?  I'm nervous but thrilled about it.  I hope they choose us to be on the show!

Well that's about all that's happening with me....  It's a little more but I'm tired of typing, LOL.  I hope everyone is doing as well as can be.  Be blessed y'all.

Until next time........