34 lbs. in 3 months

I went to the doctor today. I have lost 34 lbs. in 3 months. I weighed 274 with my shoes on. That is something I would like to comment about. They have a program called Celebrity Fit Club that has been on VH-1 for several years. They have many "b" list celebrities that try to lose weight. This past season they Marsha, from the brady bunch, Tiffany the 90's rock singer, Kimberly from American Idol, and the Brat, a lady rapper. For the men they had Cletus T. Judd, a country comedian, Ross Matthews from the Jay Leno Show, a former athlete, (can't remember his name) and Screech, Derrick Diamond from Saved by the Bell. They would do little challenges like they do on Survivor and other weight loss shows and then they would weigh in each week. No one gets voted off. More than half the program is about the weigh in.
Anyway, I mention this because when they would do weigh ins, they would always be wearing different outfits. The funniest was when they were at a ski resort and when they weighed in, some of the girls weighed in with a heavy vest and Ug boots. That had to be the silliest thing to do. Then they would get all depressed because they didn't lose as much as they thought, or they would gain weight. The boots and vest alone probably added at least 3 lbs.! It was just so funny. When I was in TOPS years ago we would sometimes take off our shirts so we could weigh less.
But I have always tried to wear the same shoes when I weigh in and I don't wear heavy clothes so the weight total is about right.
I have decided to try the pills one more month and then try to go a few months without them and see if I can maintain my weight. This way I can give my body a break and if I have to, I can go back on the medicine. They don't want you to be on it more than 2 years straight. I don't know if there is a limit of back and forth or not. I will just take it one day at a time. I feel really good now. I need to get out and do some walking. I think I would feel even better. We will see what happens.

Still staying with the Meridia

It has been almost 3 months since I started taking meridia and I'm still losing. At first I was not weighing myself mainly because I didn't have a scale. Now I do have a scale and the compulsion to weigh several times a day is there. Since I am still losing, it doesn't bother me to weigh that often but I think I will go back to just focusing on what I eat and not worry about numbers. I haven't been here for over 2 months. When I went to the doctor's last month I had lost nearly 20 lbs. in 2 months. Tomorrow I am hoping for another 10 lbs. gone. I could probably lose it quicker but why? This is going to be a lifestyle and tempting foods are always going to be there so why deny myself? I just eat less of it. I am trying to eat more fruits. I pureed a box of blueberries and I add them to pudding for a snack. It is sooo good. I still try to stay away from cola or any kind of pop for that matter but sometimes, a few sips of pepsi sure is refreshing. I have had pizza and yesterday I ate at long john silver's. I enjoy making chicken stir fry but I know I use too much soy sauce. But as long as the weight keeps coming off, I don't sweat the small stuff. My measurements have gone from 50-50-60 to 47-43-55 but the measurement under my bust is 40 so that has gone down also. I hope to weigh in tomorrow at 275 with my shoes on but we will see. I have seen as low as 269 the other day.
We purchased a new refrigerator yesterday from sears. It cost 2500 bucks! It has a section on the fridge door where you can keep fruits and veggies handy to snack on. That will be nice. It also has filtered water and ice in the door. The ice container is on the door so you can easily remove the bucket and there is more room in the freezer. It is going to be black and it is what is called counter depth so it doesn't stick out from the counter. In our small kitchen, that will be very nice.
I will write more tomorrow after my doctor's visit.