april 12th

[paulachappell]

Have you seen the new "Chips Ahoy" commercial?  A little ditty about ....there's a lot of JOY in Chips Ahoy........ Doug (mine) changed it to ...........there's a LOT of sugar in those little boogers!  That really cracked me up and still makes me smile.  Sugar IS the enemy forever!
Congratulations Gary and thanks for sharing your journey!

[Doug Varrieur]

Gary....have you considered UNDERWARE MODEL? 

[katary]

uhhhhhh.... dont wear'em

[owensmath]

T M I

 

[beebs]

Umm....

[Cyndi]

...eww ...p u ! ...lol     o man...i can't look at you the same way anymore!

[katary]

hello.... i'm J O K I N G ...... around ...you know kidding...uhhhh...pulling your leg.....etc etc etc

[Cyndi]

ok...whew!!    Praise the Lord! we can sleep now~~ lol... blessings to all... nite nite!

[katary]

maintaining is harder than i thought:) wow,a week of trying to maintain my new weight:) &  i would say i failed miserably gained 4 lbs to 192 lbs:( i didn't go over 20 carbs any day during the past week??? but i did back off on physical activity.... i ate a few different foods...more salads,less meats & cheeses... back to the drawing board i suppose? Doug i am guessing that my maintenance # of carbs could be lower than 20 right?

[downeast]

Don't call it failure, Gary, call it learning pains. You and your body are both adjusting to alot of new things, so it will take a while to figure out what works best for you. 

[katary]

yeah i know...    just was hoping to stay where i was,i am okay with it,especially when people are telling me i look " anorexic" i suppose a person can get too skinny,but i just don't see it

[ShihTzuMom1]

This is going to sound silly, but I saw somewhere to put something over your face like a mask and then look at yourself in the mirror.  We find it hard to see the new image and still see the old one.  Supposedly with your face covered you can look in the mirror with a critical eye, because you are just looking at a "body".  This may help you see what others see.  From the pictures you posted you don't look anorexic, they are probably just jealous that they are not where you are.  Congratulations again on reaching your goal.  You seem like a pretty determined guy so I am sure you will do well with maintaining this for the rest of your life.

[SkinnyPittsburghGirl]

Just wondering how things are going now?

[umpa]

This is not a diet it is a lifestyle change.Once you clean the poison out of your system keep it out.You will only find the amount of carbs you can eat after you lose your weight by adding them back until you start to gain.It is the only way to find your number.Thats all you are doing Katary.Find your number.This is where the scale will help.

[katary]

uhhhhhh.... yes i know its not a diet:) i have ZERO thoughts of putting the poison back in...lol i am zealotlike in that regard... i am searching for my "number" i just thought it would be at least 20... but i guess its less than that:(