I'm so happy for you and so proud of you! What a fantabulous update...you deserve this so much. You go, girl and drop those pants to the ground. Just make sure your undies are cute! LOL

Pants on the Ground, Pants on the Ground!
Lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground!

Thank you Kylah!!!

FABULOUS!!!! Way to go Rita! I am so happy for you!!!

Now I am going to be singing that all day and I have never actually heard the song!

Don't look it up...it will NEVER leave your head. Ever!

My friend did this a few years ago. She was on every drug imaginable. She couldn't even walk to the mailbox. In a few months she was off all but one drug and I dont think that one had to do with her weight. She was over 400 lbs before the surgery and the last I heard she was about 180 and she is quite tall. I think that is enough weight loss for her. She looks incredible. But more important than that she feels incredible and she is much healthier. I am glad she will be around a lot longer. She also took up a new hobby, as strange as this may seem. Cooking. We grew up in the south with all the grease and fat in our foods and she has learned a whole new way of cooking, healthy and tasty foods.

Good Luck to you.

Pants On the Ground by General Larry Pratt

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! DON'T CLICK ON IT!!!!!!!!! DON'T DO IT!!!!!

Yay Rita!!!! I love reading your updates, It is SO GREAT!! Proud of you!!


PS, even though I am at work and unable to view videos on my computer I've already gotten that song stuck in my head. Thanks a lot guys!!

Thank you, Tisha! I dont have a lot to be happy about these days, so its really nice that I can at least be proud of myself over my weight loss. I see successes in so many ways - not just what the scale says.

But I have to admit, the last 3 months I have certainly had a lot of "head hunger". If my body would allow me to over eat, there is no doubt in my mind I would be doing it. Head hunger is the worst!

Again, thank you all for your support!

81 pounds of blubber - gone!

The head hunger is subsiding, thankfully! I eat something small about every 3 hours - which is working out very well.

Easter Sunday, my family and I went to Applebee's. I order chicken for dinner - and got 4 meals out of it. Im a cheap date!

I feel so much better, have so much more energy and am totally motivated to lose the remainder of my weight - which is around 40-50 pounds.

Rita! I'm so proud of you. I know what you mean about head hunger, it's my worst enemy. Keep it up, girl, and keep it off.

Rita, I'm using you as an inspiration...I've been wanting to lose upwards of 60 pounds for some time now, and just started South Beach Diet yesterday. I don't know how I'm going to completely do without fruit/pasta/bread for 2 weeks, but I've got to do it! I can't imagine how much more confident you must feel 80 pounds lighter. Congratulations, keep up the good work!~

Again, wonderful news! I feel like I sound like a broken record. But seriously, very proud of you. Head hunger is the worst, I suffer from that myself! I hate that stupid little voice that keeps saying you should eat something even though you KNOW you're not hungry.

Bye bye 81 pounds!!

Thank you!

Nicole, you can do it! I had to go on a liquid diet for 16 days before my surgery (to shrink the liver). I had nothing but water, water with crystal light, protein shakes, chicken broth and more water. The first few days were pretty harsh - but after getting in to a routine - it was really ok. Again - you can do it!

Awesome Rita! I was wondering how you were doing. I HATE head hunger.

ps - where are the pics?

hey im looking for a diet buddy... those interested email me mamapeppy06@aol.com with the subject of diet buddy.

84 pounds of blubber now gone from my body!

Awesome!!