Hello... I am FORESTLITTLE.  I started my journey here on SparkPeople on 2/24/08 weighing in at 350 pounds!!!  I hit my highest weight of *gulp*384 pounds in 2006. In September 2007 I was down to 372 pounds, I lost 22 pounds prior to joining SparkPeople due to a job that involved using lots of elbow grease! I would come home at the end of my shift and just cry when I pulled my shoes off my swallon feet, my back and hips would hurt so much as well. I could not wait to crawl into bed, but the ...

Hello... I am FORESTLITTLE.  I started my journey here on SparkPeople on 2/24/08 weighing in at 350 pounds!!!  I hit my highest weight of *gulp*384 pounds in 2006. In September 2007 I was down to 372 pounds, I lost 22 pounds prior to joining SparkPeople due to a job that involved using lots of elbow grease! I would come home at the end of my shift and just cry when I pulled my shoes off my swallon feet, my back and hips would hurt so much as well. I could not wait to crawl into bed, but the pain would not completely go away even at rest. But I needed this job, so I kept my pain to myself. My daughter told me about this site called "SparkPeople" and even though I kicked and screamed about not being interested in another weight loss site, I decided to take a peek and shortly after, I was hooked! Thanks so very much for following me in my journey and giving me the motivation, inspiration and determination that I could not seem to accomplish and find on my own!  My journey is a part of all of you, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing bits and pieces of yourselves with me and helping me see that I am not alone after all!  Loving hugs to all of you filled with my deepest gratitude!!!!
FORESTLITTLE

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THEN-02/24/2008 and NOW-02/24/2009
NECK-THEN 15/ NOW 14 (Lost 1 inch)
BUST-THEN 53/ NOW 47 (Lost 6 inches)
WAIST-THEN 47/ NOW 41 (Lost 6 inches)
HIPS-THEN 69/ NOW 60 (Lost 9 inches)
THIGH-THEN 35/ NOW 32 (Lost 3 inches)
KNEE-THEN 23/ NOW 25 (Got larger by 2 inches)
CALF-THEN 21/ NOW 19 (Lost 2 inches)
UPPER ARM-THEN 20/ NOW 18-1/2 (Lost 1-1/2 inches)FOREARM-THEN 11-1/2/ NOW 11-1/2 (Same)
WRIST-THEN 7/ NOW 7 (Same)
FINGER-THEN 2-1/2 NOW 2-1/2 (Same)
FOOT-THEN 10-1/2 NOW 9-1/2 (Lost 1 inch)
ANKLE-THEN 11/ NOW 10 (Lost 1 inch)

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06/28/09...315#
06/29/09...317#+2
06/30/09...310#-7
07/7/09...302#-8
08/11/09...308#+6
09/08/09...310#+2
09/15/09...306#-4
09/22/09...300#-6
09/29/09...300#-0
10/07/09...302#+2
10/13/09...302#-0
10/20/09...302#-0
10/27/09...309#+7
11/03/09...303#-6
11/10/09...303#-0
12/29/09...311#+8
01/05/10...311#-0
01/12/10...306.2#-4.8
01/19/10...305.2#-1



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MY WEIGH INS
#1) January 5, 2010...weigh in at 311 pounds! Got referred to being "HUGE" acouple days ago, GAWD that hurt so much! I was so angry at first, but then, the more I thought about it, the more I appreciated this person's honesty. All my life, I have wanted a friend that would just be honest with me, not beat around the bush, lie, or butter things up, I just wanted honesty...I have that with this friend! Thank you! The word "HUGE" hurts me to the very core...not sure why this word causes me so much pain, it literally feels like a stab to my heart. I have this word now written out on a 3x5 card...for a reminder, a promise to myself. The word "goal(s)" does nothing for me, it does not mean anything to me, it does not spark me one way or another, meaning, it does not ignite anything within me, pulls at me nor drives me. But the word "PROMISE" is very powerful to me, like my promise is good as gold, it is sacred in a sense. So, I "PROMISE" myself, that next year, no one will call me "HUGE" because of my physical appearance! I PROMISE!!! If they do, it will not be true!!!!! I PROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#2) Janurary 12, 2010...weighed in at 306.2, lost 4.8 pounds! No big changes, but I have started to drink more water again, not as much as I would like to do, but it is a start! Digging, digging and digging...trying to figure out why I just keep hanging onto the three hundreds, it is time to let them go for good, forever, it is time! I can do this!!!
#3) Janurary 19, 2010...weighed in at 305.2, released one pound! A bit disappointed, was hoping to see bigger numbers, but it is better then going upward. Working out on my stepper and towel exercises. I lost two days of work due to my back going out...more reason for me to get this weight off!!! Onward I go...oh, have I mentioned, that I am suppose to go to Las Vegas in 32 more days??? I so desperately want to get under the three hundreds by then...I am going to keep at it! Thanks so very much from the bottom of my heart for all of your wonderful support!!!!!!!!! It is because of you that I am trying to keep my head up above the water!!! Thank you!


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ATTITUDE...I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. 'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today.' So she did and she had a wonderful day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head. 'H-M-M,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today.' So she did and she had a grand day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head. 'Well,' she said, 'today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.' So she did, and she had a fun, fun day. The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head. 'YAY!' she exclaimed. 'I don't have to fix my hair today!' Attitude is everything. Author Unknown

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What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see em bloom, for me and for you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue, clouds of whiteBright blessed days, dark sacred nights
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
The colors of a rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin, i love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
Theyll learn much more than Ill never knowAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colors of a rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are there on the faces, of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin... I love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than I'll never know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world. **********************************
"I AM TIRED OF DIGGING MY GRAVE WITH MY FORK!"

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"YOUR SKILLS AND ABILITIES CREATE AN OBLIGATION THAT ONLY YOUR CHARACTER CAN FULFILL!" ~UNKNOWN AUTHOR~
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"SO YOU SUFFERED?" (Reference to lifestyle change) "NO, I DID MY SUFFERING WHEN I WAS OVERWEIGHT!"~BEMORESTUBBORN~
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"HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?" ANSWER: "ONE BITE AT A TIME!"~AUTMNFIRE~
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"EACH DAY IS A NEW DAY. WITH EACH BREATH COMES NEW OPPORTUNITIES. BREATHE IN THE CHANCE TO CHANGE AND THE ABILITY TO GROW." ~Jennifer Lewis-Hall~
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"I LOVE THE SPARKPEOPLE THAT HAVE GRACED MY PAGE, FOR WITHOUT THEM, I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR!...THANK YOU!" ~FORESTLITTLE~
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"Our running shoes are really erasers. Every step erases a memory of a past failure. Every mile brings us closer to a clean slate. Each footstrike rubs away a word, a look, or an event that led us to believe that success was beyond our grasp." ~John Bingham~
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                   Diet Rock
I'm a little diet rock, As cute as I can be. Although I'm sweet to look at, I'm both fat and sugar free. When you get up each morning, Lift me high in the air, and set me on the floor 10 times, before sitting on your chair. Please place me on the table, at the place you plan to eat. Then remember that I'm watching, What you do and what you eat. When you are serving your plate, Please leave my section free, and I'll reduce the calories, by the space you leave for me. After you have eaten, although I'm just a rock. Please slip me in your pocket and take me for a walk. If you do this faithfully, then in a month or two, Although I'll be just the same, you'll be a slimmer "YOU"  
                                 AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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MY MANTRA
#1)"Remember the physical and emotional pain of living to eat!!!"
#2)"REMEMBER THE PAIN!!!!!!!!"
#3) "I will be HUGE in spirit and success, but my body will not be HUGE in size!!!!!!!!!!!!"
#4) "PROMISE!!!!!!"
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I had just lost 45 pounds when JIBBIE49 "JIBBIE-JABBER" wrote something to me that made me look at reaching my goals in a different light, something clicked!!!  Thanks to JIBBIE49 for making this comment to me on 05/18/08!!!! (She wrote, "You can lose five pounds, 25 more times!!! ) I had lost 22 pounds prior to learning about Sparkpeople.  I am a very visual person, this will help to gage how far I have to go and how well I have done. Highest weight ever 384 pounds in 2006. September 2007-372 POUNDS!!!!!!!!
39 more times-DONE/370 pounds
38 more times-DONE/365 pounds
37 more times-DONE/360 pounds
36 more times-DONE/355 pounds
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Joined Sparkpeople on February 24, 2008 and below is where I started at weight wise and how much I have dropped thus far!
35 more times-DONE/350 pounds
34 more times-DONE/345 pounds
33 more times-DONE/340 pounds (March 1, 2008)
32 more times-DONE/335 pounds (March 8, 2008)
31 more times-DONE/330 pounds
30 more times-DONE/325 pounds (March 29, 2008)
29 more times-DONE/320 pounds (April 12, 2008)
28 more times-DONE/315 pounds (April 26, 2008) (06/28/09-back up!)
27 more times-DONE/310 pounds (08/08/09)(back up to 311 pounds 01/05/2010)
26 more times-DONE/305 pounds (May 17, 2008)
25 more times-DONE/300 pounds (May 31, 2008)***50 pounds released!!!!!!!!!***
24 more times-DONE/295 pounds (August 2, 2008) (02/24/09...back up to 295 pounds, gained ten pounds!)
23 more times-DONE/290 pounds (October 18, 2008)
22 more times-DONE/285 pounds (December 20, 2008) (99 pounds lost from my highest weight of 384 pounds in 2006!)
21 more times-280
20 more times-275
19 more times-270
18 more times-265
17 more times-260
16 more times-255
15 more times-250
14 more times-245
13 more times-240
12 more times-235
11 more times-230
10 more times-225
9 more times-220
8 more times-215
7 more times-210
6 more times-205
5 more times-200
4 more times-195
3 more times-190
2 more times-185
1 more time-180
LOOK HOW GREAT 180 POUNDS LOOKS ON ME!!!!!!!!!!  WOO HOO!!!  GOAL REACHED!!!!!!!!!  CELEBRATING THE NEW BEAUITIFUL HEALTHIER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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