I'm a size 6!

[VelmaD]

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:party:

For those of you who have been following my three-year long weight-loss odyssey...I got into a pair of size 6 jeans for the first time earlier tonight.

High fives all around. :)

[redqueen]

1. Yay you!

:bounce: :toast: :party: :toast: :bounce:

I'm packing and found some of my old size 5/6 stuff... maybe I should try to get back into them. :)

[VelmaD]

6. If I could do it...

you can do it. Go for it. :)

[Taverner]

2. Go you!!!

Rock on Velma!!

[VelmaD]

8. Hey. I can't thank you enough...

for all the advice and support over the last couple of years. Nothing like having your own personal training to yell at you...even if it is from several states away. Thanks again. :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Let's have ice cream!!!!!

Woohoo! Go you!

[VelmaD]

10. You big meanie

:P

Now...if it was frozen yogurt. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

11. AND, you had BBQ today!

Double go you!

[VelmaD]

13. It was good barbq too...

I just ate about a third of what my co-workers had.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. Congrats!

:toast: :party: :woohoo:

That is quite an accomplishment!

[VelmaD]

20. Thank you ma'am...

:)

[kedrys]

5. Alrighty then!!

:applause: Well done!! :)

[VelmaD]

22. *takes a bow*

Thanks. I don't think we've run into each other before. Hiya. :hi:

[kedrys]

24. Hi back

:hi:

I guess you're so bitty now I didn't quite see you :D

Trying to shed a few myself, so thanks for the inspiration!

[Shoeempress]

7. Congratulations!. What a great feeling.

[VelmaD]

14. It is

:)

My original goal was a size 8 and when I got there I re-evaluated adn thought "what the heck". I still don't have the flat stomach I would like, but I'm still working on that. Just knowing that it's still slowly but surely melting away feels incredible.

[Stephanie]

9. How did you do it?

I have not been following - what's your secret???

[VelmaD]

12. Not a big secret...

just eating under 1200 calories a day (often closer to 1000) and exercising a lot. At least 4 days a week most weeks if not more. That and taking it slow and viewing the whole thing as a lifestyle change rather than a "diet".

[Stephanie]

15. ok thanks

that's what I've been thinking - low carb is not working because it leads to HIGH FAT - how do you count the calories? That's very low - 1200.

[VelmaD]

17. I try to keep 100 percent control...

of what goes in my mouth. I read the labels on everything and measure serving sizes accordingly. Portion control is vital. You'd be amazed how much you get to eat when a lot of it is vegetables.

[MuseRider]

16. Very nice!

Good for you. I don't know where you started but a size 6 is wonderful. If I lived closer I would take you out for a drink. :bounce:

[VelmaD]

18. I started out in a size 22...

I was close to having to buy a size 24 and I weighed over 275 pounds. It was scary.

[all.of.me]

23. wow! that is amazing!

good for you! i lost about 35 pounds two years ago (from 165 to 130), starting on atkins, then tweaking it for my needs (working physical labor outdoors - had to have carbs!). it is a great feeling to watch the pounds melt off. you have done WAY more than me! you must be VERY proud of yourself!!! post a picture!

[VelmaD]

26. Here's me as a size 8...

wearing a pair of my old size 22 jeans...

[all.of.me]

28. wow. thanks. that is inspiring!

(and good for your health!)

[Sanity Claws]

19. Your feet are tiny!

I wear size 8 shoes.

[VelmaD]

21. Heeeeee...

that made me giggle. :)

[xmas74]

25. Great job!

[VelmaD]

27. Thanks

:)

[Bunny]

29. Way to go VelmaD!!

:bounce: :toast: :woohoo:

[VelmaD]

30. Thanks, Bunny

:)

I just love the woohoo smiley. :) :woohoo:

[NashVegas]

31. Wow, Congratulations Velma!

That's just fantastic. You have amazing determination.

[VelmaD]

35. I love your avatar...

Batboy is a true American hero. :)

And thanks. :)

[Pithlet]

32. Good for you!

I know how great that feels.

[VelmaD]

37. Just about the best feeling in the world...

and it came at just the right time. I had one of THOSE days at work adn I'm so so glad I stopped to shop on the way home. :)

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

33. Nice work!!! I am *VERY* happy for you!!

:bounce: :toast:

And... I know the feeling and the hard work put into the effort. :hug:

[VelmaD]

38. This is the feeling...

I make my self remember when I get in a funk and don't "feel" like going to the gym.

[blue neen]

34. Congratulations, VelmaD!

Treat yourself to some more size 6 clothes. You deserve it!

:yourock:

[VelmaD]

39. One thing I hate about women's clothes...

is the stunning lack of consistency in sizing. Gimme a couple more pounds though and I should be solidly in a 6 and I'm gonna drag my mom out to do serious damage to my checking account. :) I never knew clothes shopping could be so much fun.

[deadparrot]

36. Congratulations!

What a great accomplishment! Good for you. :)

[VelmaD]

40. Thanks. I hope everyone knows...

how much it means to me to have so much support here. :grouphug:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

41. Possibly time for a new pic..............

to show off your new foxy self. :P

[VelmaD]

42. Gotta break out the digital one of these days...

and try to get a good new pic. Or get a good one at a gathering maybe. It'll happen eventually. I just haven't been a photogenic mood lately.

[El Fuego]

43. Congrats!

When I saw your thread title, I was going to say I HATE YOU!

But now I say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :bounce:

[VelmaD]

44. Heeeeeee...

thanks. :)