SHRINKYDINKY's SparkPeople Blog http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal.asp?id=SHRINKYDINKY SHRINKYDINKY's Blog on SparkPeople, home of free diet plans and a healthy living community SparkPeople.com http://assets2.sparkpeople.com/assets/nav/logo_spark.gif http://www.sparkpeople.com/ 164lbs lost, ONLY 304lbs more to go http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4207692 You've heard that saying that it's an uphill battle? Holy hell. How am I going to lose 304lbs????? It took a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in Aug 2010 to help me lose 164.....how on earth am I going to lose 304lbs? It sounds impossible. I can't even wrap my head around it. It's depressing and scary. <BR> <BR> Some would ask "how I let myself get that heavy". Well...it started when I was a baby...and just got worse, and I learned to deal with it and never let my weight get in the way of d... Tue, 3 May 2011 15:06:58 EST 609 lbs and Shrinky Dinkin! http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=2569181 It's hard to admit that I weigh so much, because in my mind....I'm just a fat person, yet I know that there is a great difference between my size now and how I felt at 400. I used to love to walk. Instead of eating, I would walk off my anger or unsettled emotions. I was in high school then and a lot more mobile, not to mention 12 years younger. <BR> <BR> I hit the high 500's soon after high school. I graduated in 1996 and by the time I was 20 I was 565. I battled that weight for 2 years... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:08:54 EST New Here http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=2562186 This website is very complicated, lol. Taken me hours to find my way around and I'm still lost!! <BR> <BR> Looking forward to getting my life on track. :) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:59:53 EST