Wow, I always start out my posts by talking about how I don't stay too active on here, but I try lol.  I just don't always post because I want to get in a few more lbs lol.  As you can see by my ticker I'm down 125 lbs.  That is me weighing myself right now at night so I might have to update it again in the morning haha.  Things are going great, though I have been in a slump because I went months without ever breaking my FTS lifestyle then at thanksgiving I gave in.  Then I got back on track and then about every 10 days I would "relapse" up until a few weeks ago.  I would maintain my weight, and by that I mean I would gain a few back then lose them and then "relapse again".  I am back on course now and even signing up tomorrow for our works version of "The biggest loser" which has a hefty cash prize that I plan on winning!  I never would have thought in my life that I would ever be able to say I've lost 125 lbs and that I'm by far not done.

People see me at work that haven't seen me in a while and always tell me how I look like a different person or that they didn't recognize me.  I love every second of it!  I am loving life and life is going to love me for longer whether it likes it or not haha.

I posted this in the topic labeled for the before and after but I figured I would post it here as well.

Me on the left at a Christmas Party with my friend JW sporting a nice 'stache and then me again on the right 2 weeks ago after walking in the park.

Its updated now and I'm home from work.  well, I'm a very plain person, though I love to cook but I found a meal plan that was working and heck I ate the same things everyday.  

Breakfast I was having an egg with a gg bran crispbread with hot sauce! delicious.  Also sometimes I would add a piece of ham (low carb of course no sugars!)

Lunch would usually consist of a la tortilla factory wrap with spinach and either pepperoni or ham again.  Sometimes I would get fancy and use sliced chorizo on it, usually with some goat cheese. (water with my lunch, at times I would drink a diet rite)

and for dinner, everyday I was having a salad with tuna on it (no dressing).  the salad usually consisted of just lettuce, baby spinach, goat cheese, and the tuna (mixed with hellmans mayo".  

I did this daily for a long time and never grew tired of it because I was dropping weight, of course throughout the day I would have a snack here and there and usually it was some pepperoni with some pepperjack cheese mmmm.  I am never hungry, everyone at work is complimenting me and a lady at my workplace that I hadn't seen in months today came up to me hugging me tearing up.  I've got the attention of some ladies, which I must say I do enjoy.  I got a promotion at work as well.  Everything is falling into place, I'm going to keep this up and hopefully drop another 100 lbs.  I've turned a few friends on to the book and the lifestyle and they are all about it.  They are hesitant at first because they don't want to give up some of the things they love but if I can do it surely they can do it.  I am no miserable, I can walk up stairs without problems, even jog at times without problems.  I walk at the park here and there just for fresh air and exercise.  My roommate has started on this lifestyle and is already down around 30 lbs in the last couple of months.  This should be the way for everyone no matter how big or small they are.  You feel great, eat great, and love life!!

Thank you FTS, you are saving my life one day at a time.

I haven't been on here in a while because of work and just being busy.  But I'm still living the FTS way!  I'm down 39 lbs and I even started some light walking.  Walking around a mile and a half 3-4 days a week.  I'm loving it!! People at work are asking me about it and I'm turning their heads towards the FTS lifestyle.  I can't wait to see myself a year from now and see my life!

So, I know I am jumping the gun here, but I have actually gained a few pounds since my last post but not many, (and I know this is weird) but I think its because of how I've been constipated lol.  I'm not going up in pounds other than that its just fluxuating.  I'm just wondering if its that or just my body "adjusting' to the weight loss.  Its hard for me to see the rapid weight loss and then a stand still , or do I need to do something like cut back on portions (which I think I'm doing really good at actually).  Also, this is a toss in and I feel bad from saying it but I'm sort of a recovering alcoholic that still drinks, used to drink like an 18 pack of beer a night and within the last year cut that back to 1-2 nights a week of only 8-12 beers but since I've been on this program I only drink distilled liquor with coke zero 1-2 nights a week.  I don't know if that is a possibility of it.  I'm still happy that I can weigh myself on my scale lol.

My personal , unprofessional, hopeful thought is that its the constipation because even with fiber laxatives and such I'm not having regular bowel movements. 

Yeah I need to keep active on these forums.  I do search through the recipes a lot for ideas so I don't get burnt out and to make sure I eat right.

wow, I'm down 9 lbs and I'm not hungry already.  Though I always worry that I'm not going to lose weight because I'm never hungry and I eat good.  Still battling with the portion control but its good so far!