Weigh In Wednesday

A year ago I wrote this post. I almost don't recognize that it was me writing that post. Now, a year later, I am not only going on mile (2 or more really) walks but taking up to 3 classes at Lucille Roberts a week. However, what sticks out the most to me is the tone in which I wrote it.  I sound so chipper (with a side of sarcasm of course). It's hard to remember that the beginning of this journey (even though I am sooo sick of that word thanks to the Bachelor franchise) every day brought new discoveries. I was on my way out of a depression that was deep, dark and dangerous. I remember having all these wide eyed moments, where I felt like I was experiencing things for the first time. Those moments come slower now. They are, though, no less wonderful. I feel more like myself lately. The right mix of the new me and the old me. I am more responsible, pro active, active and aware of my food choices then ever before. I am more open to re-experiencing things that I once hated. However, I balance all this with a healthy dose of self doubt and negativity. I wouldn't be me without those things. I have to love all the things about me, even the things that get in my way.

Now that I got that out of the way...on to the real purpose of today's post. I am down 2.2 pounds! All this with my modified diet of sorts. I eat Medifast meals through out the day but I am incorporating more real food too. I have allowed myself some indulgences but overall I am making good choices each day. In essence, I have decided to take on the challenge of learning how to eat when hungry. To not turn to food to cure something.

In honor of getting back down to 161 pounds lost I am doing another installment of What Does It Look Like?? It's my gift to all you lovely people..enjoy!

I lost this adorable baby giraffe...did you know they come out weighing 160 pounds?? That's intense

I lost this cake encrusted with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. Because nothing say delicious to me quite like precious stones

Umm..I lost a min horse!!! Does anyone else find that a ridiculous statement because I sure do.

I lost this log...Not sure why you have a contraption that weighs logs in the back of your van but hey we all have fun in different ways I guess.

These disturbing rocks don't weigh 160 pounds but did come up in my search..again..Google continues to amaze me.

 Thanks for all your continued interest in this little blog and of course your support of my efforts!

We've Hit A Milestone!!!

My amazing friends I have hit another major milestone!!! I have lost 9 pounds this week which makes a grand total of 152 pounds lost! I have finally reached my next big goal!! I have been circling this number for almost 2 months now and boy does it feel good to finally break it! I am coming up on my year Mediversary (as many in the Medifast community call it) and I never ever ever thought I would have come so far!

In the coming days I am going to look back over my posts and remember what I was feeling this time last year. I can tell you that at around this time I had already made the choice to start this plan. My amazing friends Mike and Jen were getting married (It was such a special and beautiful day). I knew that it was going to be the feast of a lifetime so I had decided I would start after it. I was merely waiting for the food and for my courage to show up! I was excited but scared. Scared that I would fail, but mostly to disappoint my family and friends. They have always loved me no matter what size (even if most of the time I couldn't allow myself to feel it) I knew they were scared for my health and finally so was I.

More reflections in the  days to come I am sure. For now though it's time to celebrate with another installment of "What does it look like? " You ready???

I've lost a shopping cart full of sugar! I knew I was sweet but daaammmnnnn

I've lost this chair made out of those free AOL CD's that used to litter store registers everywhere. I would like to know who had enough time on their hands to do this (perhaps someone waiting for their dial up Internet to load)

I've lost this collection of pull tabs from the tops of soda cans. I'm not sure what's harder to believe..that I lost 152 pounds or that someone took the time to collect these.

I've lost this screaming eagle (insert nightmare here) statue carved out of Jade.

I've lost this master of the universe..the one and only Darth Vader

Hip Hop Hooray I lost the world's largest cupcake!! (even this random lady is happy for me)

As always I wouldn't be here without the love and support of all of you. Thank you from the bottom of my now much smaller (yet no less powerful in it's capacity to love) heart!

Weigh In Wednesday!

It's time for another installment of "What Does It Look Like??". Why is that? Because I lost 2 pounds this week bringing me to a grand total of 140 pounds lost. I have lost what I hope to weigh at the end of this. 100 pounds until I reach my goal! It seems pretty far away but as I keep trying to tell myself it's not the goal but the journey. I have grown alot in the past 9 months. My life looks totally different than it did when I first started this. While many things have changed I am still me. I will always be someone who looks at the negative before the positive. I will always have feelings of self doubt, anxiety and a tendency to over think things. However, I can let more positive in than before. I am getting more comfortable being happy and seeing that happiness is not that "jump up and down" feeling. Rather it is being able to see all the good things that I have and being content with those things. Ok enough self analysis on to the funny!



I lost a freaking bath tub!! Are you serious? That's insane..



I lost this beautiful Jade statue. I would normally be sad to lose something so beautiful but when you think if this was made of fat it's pretty gruesome in a "Silence of the Lambs" kind of way



A mini fridge from my mid section!



Freaky rabbit suit filled with beans and strung up like he touched the preachers daughter in the old west. Yup I lost that and the person who created it lost his mind..I think we are even.



I just had to add this in because when I searched for 140 pounds this image came up. The reason? They eat 140 pounds of food in a day..which I guess gives them energy to rape the crap out of each other. Go fig.


I hope you have all enjoyed this installment as much as I have. Let's just hope that work doesn't look at my search history because 140 pounds brings up a lot (and I mean A LOT) of half naked ladies. Happy Giraffee Hump Day everyone!

Weigh In Wednesday

Today brings us a nice nugget of weight loss...down 4 pounds. Now I just need to remain focused and remember that I have many more goals I want to achieve. Now that the Amazing Race is back on TV it makes it a reality again that this is something I truly want. I need to get to a weight where I can really train...learn how to run again you know stuff like that!

So to keep my momentum going I am bringing you another installation of "What Does It Look Like!"...132 pounds lost so far..let's see what that looks like shall we??

I've lost this organ...I wonder if they count the monkey that should come with it?

I've lost this car..or should I call it a personal transportation device?

I've lost this dude's turban...this is why I love the Internet..when would you ever see something like this in real life??

I know it's a short little look at what I've lost but it is becoming quite hard to find pictures! I keep getting pics of women and men who have lost what I have. I am also getting a lot ...and I mean a lot of pics of breast augmentations (not really what I need to come up on my Internet history here at work). My question is...are you getting 132 pound breasts?? Or do these women weight 130 pounds and their breasts weight 2? So many questions so little time! Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Weigh In Wednesday!!

The last Wednesday of 2010 is here folks! I am here to report a 1 pound weight loss. Am I thrilled by that number..not really...however taking into account that it was Christmas and I didn't deviate far from plan (except for a wee bit of indulgence in the realm of diet soda..why do you cripple me so Diet Coke!). Therefore I will take any loss no matter how meager. In order to celebrate the end of 2010 I am going to bring you another installment of "What does it look like?". Let's see what 110 pounds lost looks like....

I lost this Deinonychs (means terrible claw..but I think it means Disco Dino)



I lost Snooki people!! If only my weight loss were able to actually rid us of her for good (actually that's a lie I find her highly ridiculous and therefore highly entertaining)



That's right I lost this insane person..more commonly known as Tyra Banks (Who's America's Next Top Model now bitch!)



I lost this Lego version of Mario (who wants to bet this guy also built himself a girlfriend?)



And my favorite find of the day..this sculpture of Kate Moss showing off her..umm..skills


Wishing you all a Happy New Year! I know I am looking forward to 2011 with a whole ton (110 pounds worth perhaps) of enthusiasm!!

Weigh In Wednesday!!

I am proud to announce that I have made it folks..I am down 102 pounds!!!! That would make this week's loss 6 pounds( I am pretty sure I can thank cutting back on the soda for that one!). I  am so incredibly proud of myself (watch out everyone, my ego is growing by the day!). I did this..me..Lynne Meaghan Molloy did this!!! I always read those articles in People magazine or some other trashy tabloid about how real people lost 100 pounds. I don't know about you but I would day dream..what would that be like? What would that feel like to accomplish something like that? Now I don't have to dream anymore because baby it's real!! It feels wonderful ( I can't really find a word grand enough to describe it so wonderful will do) I am fitting into a size that I haven't seen in years ( I think I may have even blown right past it on my way up). I can walk without fear that I will be too tired by the end of it. I can go into the city without worrying about standing out so much ( I mean I am still fat but far less fat!). I can fit into movie theater seats, Broadway seats & booths at restaurants. The closer I get to my goal the more I will be able to do and I am truly looking forward to that!

In honor of this momentous occasion I am bringing you another installment of "What does it look like?"...Ready??

I figured why not start off with the obligatory fat shot...That is 100 pounds of fat..gone forever from this body of mine!

A rubber band ball (my question is was this a goal of someones? To create something so pointless?)

I have lost this hamburger (I am pretty sure that thing must taste like shoe leather)

I always wanted to win an Oscar!!! (I wonder if they have an Oscar for Greatest Weight Loss Story??)

                                   He's taken ladies!!!...I lost this guy's "girlfriend "(Are times that tough that you need a plastic doll to keep you company? Perhaps it better this way for all the single ladies out there)

Thank you all again for your continued support! I am an incredibly lucky woman indeed! I am looking forward to my celebratory Taco Salad dinner tonight and to dream of what 150 pounds lost will look like!

Weigh In Wednesday!!

It's that time again people...Wednesday has arrived and it brings with it great news...7 pounds lost this week!! Which brings me to a grand total of 91 pounds lost in 5 months!! Sometimes I am unable to take in the gravity of my weight loss but today I am going to bask in it! I am a mere 9 pounds away from 100 lost and that is unfathomable for me. Never ever in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be here and in such a short amount of time. I had heard of others doing the same but I never believed it was coming my way. I am still dealing with feelings of being unworthy but today I will shelf that and allow myself to feel great! In honor of this I bring to you my favorite segment "What does it look like?".

I lost these antlers (he must have been a HUGE hit with the lady elk)

The obligatory Rhino shot...see ya later Baby Rhino that was my ass!

I lost this butter sculpture of someone called "Princess of the Milky Way" (She kind of looks like Laura Bush to me...so I lost Laura Bush off my mid section..pretty sweet!)

I lost this Armageddon suit (my question is do you really want to be weighed down during the Armageddon? I think not..)

 

And one of my all time favorite finds...this insane man's Guinness World Record Bee Suit 

(the bee beard/top hat is merely a bonus)

Weigh In Wednesday

Happy Wednesday Y'all. I am pleased to announce that I have met yet another goal...80 POUNDS PEOPLE!!! Booyah! Which means I lost 2 pounds this week and those 2 pounds feel as good as 20 because I am about to cross a threshold that I haven't seen in a long time. By next week I will be out of the 300's and into the 2's. That's right...my starting weight was 380 pounds (my insides are twisting as I write that). There is a sense of shame that comes with admitting that and yet pride that I am no longer there (which is why I told ya).
In honor of this tremendous milestone I am bringing you some more "What does it look like"!

I have lost the gingerbread it took to make this White House replica (The icing weighed an additional 30 pounds but we won't count that just yet)

Ring the bell folks!! I lost this original train station bell (I ring too if you shake me back and forth)

I've lost one of these wheels of Parmigiana (mmmm how I miss thee Parm..but its nice to not have you on my ass anymore!)

Now that I have lost this Iron Man suit does this mean I can now be a superhero?!?!

And my ultimate favorite...I have lost this Spa to Go (minus the creepy couple..I can't figure out if she is saying something like "Oh Dave you silly man" while giving him a come hither stare or if she is saying "Whoa buddy that is NOT the knob to turn the jets on")

Weigh In Wednesday!!

I know I haven't been writing very much and for that I am sorry!! I promise to try and keep better track of my thoughts and emotions dear reader. Not just for your reading enjoyment but for my sanity as well (because we all know how I live on the edge of sanity every day!)

Now for what you have all been waiting for...In 4 months I have lost a total of 73 pounds! How you like me now!!! That means I lost 8 pounds this week ( I swear I never know what my body is going to do so I have given up trying to figure it out). I think it is time for another treat for you my faithful friends..."What Have I Lost??"

Evidently this incredibly creepy Japanese Toodlerbot weighs a whopping 73 pounds.(so now not only can it haunt your dreams but if it falls on you it just might kill you)

                                           I have lost this bio engineered calf (Cloning at it's best)

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I have lost the dentures that cover this car..known as the Chubaru (Looks like someone either really loves dental artistry or they have been sniffing too much Polident)

I have lost this amazing Amethyst specimen (Would that be too much to hang around my neck you think?)

 Last but not least I lost this Gargoyle thing..(perfect for guarding your dreams or letting everyone know just how much you wish you were a part of the Addams Family.)

Thank you to everyone who keeps supporting me on this up and down journey I am on. I am thrilled with my progress. I will be turning 30 in a mere 4 weeks and I may be smaller than I have been in most of my 20's. It is exciting!!

Weigh-In Wednesday!!

Happy Wednesday Everyone! I am sure that by my cheerful salutation that you know it has been a good weigh in for me..and you my smart & observant friends would be right! I am down another 6 pounds baby (holler at me!) which makes for a grand total of ....62 POUNDS!! Booyahhhhhh! It feels pretty awesome to reach over the 60 pound marker I have to say! It's a major accomplishment! So to bask in the glory that is my great loss I bring to you another installment of  "What Have I Lost?!?!?"....

I have lost this pallet of Coca~Cola! (Pretty sure there is enough soda here to party until the Apocalypse)

I have lost  what I can only assume is a medieval "pimp hand" (How the hell to you give a fist pump/bump with 60 pounds of gold on it?)

Ummm yeah..what?? I lost a freaking washer??? How is that even possible? A canoe was pretty impressive but a washing machine? That's insanity people..pure, unadulterated insanity!

To cap it all off I think that perhaps I will purchase this snazzy shirt to let strangers know just how much I am kicking ass right now...

However by the time I receive it I will be closer to 70 pounds lost and then I will want one that says that instead..(do you see a vicious cycle starting here because I sure do!).

Weigh In Wednesday!!

So after my rant yesterday I knew that today I would have reason to celebrate (because the Universe loves it when I eat my words). I have done it folks..I have reached my biggest goal yet...I lost 7 pounds this week!!! Making that (can you stand it!!) 53 pounds lost!!!! What? Insanity people!! I am head over heels and yet in disbelief that I reached this goal before my birthday! Now I will have to come up with new goals and rewards for myself (I am open to all suggestions!). In celebration of my success lets see what my weight loss looks like shall we?

                  Evidently I am drug bust worthy now! 53 pounds of Mary Jane people!

I lost this World War II replica toy plane (nothing says weight loss like fighter planes I've always said)

         I lost this most essential of items...An AC unit (and funny story..I am a lot cooler these day)

Last but not least...I lost this over sized (understatement of the century) Cigar..my lungs hurt just looking at this bad boy!

There you have it folks, another successful weigh in! Onward we go for another week...