LOL Bubbasgma - Margo could totally rock that!

Margo, I am so proud of you, and so admiring of your tenacity and willpower! Big hug! (((( ))))

LOL bubbas....and where are my bell bottoms??

I know!!!!!!

No, NOT bell bottoms!!!!! Daisy dukes!!!!

Hahahahahahah............ Hahahahahahahha...........Hahahahahaha

And for special evenings out with your hubby.....

Where would she be going, bubbasgma? To Space - the final frontier?

Disco dancing????

My bar.

MARGO-GIRL ON FIRE.

OK- you knew this was coming lol

So as I sit here eating a handful of Almond Joy M&Ms, in my favorite stretchy shorts, using my belly to rest the iPad, I think wow how did you do that? Then I thought a little harder and maybe no M&MS, perhaps the elliptical really is not a clothes rack and just maybe I should not be sitting with the iPad perched on my belly! Hmmmmmmmm

Lol Margaret B - Margo has transcended the human condition!

Congratulations Margo on a job very well done on your diet. Yippee for you!!! :)

I love Almond Joy's!!!

Almond Joy M&Ms?????????????????? No way!!!!!

Thanks unwanted;) I promised myself I would post if I completed my resolution. I would have liked a better pic but my husband kept taking sour puss pictures lol. Finally, I made this jutted smile at him and he took it and said enough... so it was;)

It's funny because late last night I happened to notice your new avatar and thought to myself, "Well she really did do it and lose the weight after all." I am sincerely happy for you. :)

With a goat

LOL- Chook makes a comeback *clapping*

However- I love that song,,,, without the goat. But the goat made me laugh;))

OK, that goat is is not funny. Mess up a good song.

If you pic a song you don't like, it probably has a goat version.

Wow Margo...congratulations!!! That takes real willpower...hubby (and I did it too to be supportive) went in South Beach Diet several years ago...he lost about 80 lbs...I lost about 15, but it completely changed the way I eat...I have kept it off...he gained some back, but I thought his goal was a little extreme given age etc. What is interesting my co-worker told me I was eating more food while dieting than I was before...just different food.
You look wonderful...so give yourself a good pat on the back!!! And sell all those clothes that you no longer wear and never want to see again at your yard sale...you deserve a new wardrobe!!!

Thanks Libbmom- congrats to you and your husband as well;) I tried to get my husband to join me but it did not happen. He now says he should have. Although he said he has lost 10 lbs. I suppose just by less eating, with having no partner in crime.
Yes, my intention is to let ALL the clothes go!!!

As of this week I'm getting more exercise delivering catalogues.

My goodness, that's great Margo! Just saw the before and after pics - so impressive - I can't figure out how to lose even 5 lbs!

Isn't it amazing!!!! Takes a LOT of self control and hard work!!! You go girl!!

Congratulations, Margo. I think this calls for a new hat!

Studio - was hoping to see it ON her head lol!

:) I leave that magic to Mark!

Hahah Studio- is that for my weight loss or my age? They are the same lol
Where is Mark????? I so do miss this guy. If anyone sees him around tell him to come and play dress Margo again lol

I haven't seen Mark this past month. I've been worried.

Who is starting a restaurant, Mark or dc??

dc

Need help

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/please-help-us-give-this-cottage-a-face-lift-dsvw-vd~1003001

OK, I'm here to testify:) Margo, you and Libbmom inspired me yesterday. I've never been an overweight person until the last year when I gained 5 lbs (not terrible but still problematic) and reached my highest weight ever. My clothes are tight and uncomfortable. With your inspiration, it's time to address this before it becomes a really difficult problem. So, I'm signed up with "Lose it" from Libbmom's suggestion and I will be 5 lbs lighter by mid-August!

All the best wishes with that.

Thanks Margo and chookchook. Day 3 now and entering my foods makes me realize how much I often snack without even realizing it. It holds me accountable!

Don't buy snacks, stay out of that aisle of the supermarkup.

Good luck, Ann!

When you start looking up calorie count on food items, you really get an eye opener on how many calories there really are in each item;(( Then you start selecting very carefully so that you actually get something to eat for your allowed calorie intake. Mine is 1200. I broke it down to 300-400 per meal and allowing for 200 of the calories for snacks. Not much but after awhile the body adjusts;) The journaling is key for accountability!!!!

Yes, it's amazing how much you think about it when entering everything online. I am selecting very carefully now and thinking about every food choice I make. This is only the fourth day, but my middle problem area seems just a tad smaller already. I'm going slow, just a half lb a week, so I get 1450 calories, but even that's hard for me. I'll do it though. I can see I'll be able to handle the 5 lbs. So amazing what you accomplished Margo!

Glad this is working for you Ann...it is an eye opener when entering food...you discover what you can eat a lot of to feel full. I ate a lot of watermelon and I like salads with chicken, steaks, etc. on it...I discovered a salad dressing that I love that had no calories, no sugar, etc...it's called Walden Farms...I like the honey mustard. Even Hubby, who always pooh-poohs such stuff, thinks it's good...he likes the Caesar...but it's sometimes hard to find.

Margo...how was the yard sale???

The yard sale was great. I sold about $500, my husband $100, and my SIL about $200. We still took a pick up load to Goodwill;) It feels good to look around and not see all the stuff.

I love the way it feels to look around and not see the stuff!!!! I unloaded a bunch of old clothes to a consignment shop and Goodwill recently and even that felt great!

Funny, when you take your stuff outside in the hot sun, it looks awful. I was shaking my head and saying "what was I thinking" on a lot of stuff. It made me laugh when someone would not pay a $1 for an item but paid a $1 for a donut??

Nice little chunk of change...and then tax credit for what's left...I need to tackle my closets...I could get rid of at least a third...