68 pounds down!!! The Thanksgiving Wine and Painting Dinner Party Event

Group Effort...Lu, Beth Anne, Jay, Hannah, Ceejay and Ed (the new guy)





Canvas face...cute pic!


The glare from the camera is so bad on the painting!



The masterpiece is finished!!! Finally!!

Almost there....


The empty white canvas...what shall I paint!?

Finding Inspiration on Google



Thanks Ceej! Picture Ruiner!!!! (See her in the background? Totally not supposed to be there!)


Lu and Beth Anne

My girlies


I'm full...A comparison between Stephan and Lulu's plate....




The Thanksgiving feast!

The delicious turkey!! Yummo!



Okay, so I have lost 68 pounds so far! It's only been 13 weeks since my surgery too! It will be 3 months on November 25th. Time really does fly bye quickly. I am so excited...I think it will really hit me when the number is 100 pounds. That is my goal for now. Baby steps. I need to lose 177 pounds to be at a healthy weight. I know that seems crazy...but I need to be at 160 pounds. That is where my doctor would like me to be at....I would like a weight of 140/150. We will see. I have so much to look forward to. I am extremely happy with my weight loss results and cannot wait to see what happens next! I am in a size 20...which I haven't been in that size since my first year at SCAD in 2001 (Savannah College of Art and Design). I hope to be in a size 18 by Christmas. What an exciting time for me!!

I just wanted to share some more pictures with everyone from my Thanksgiving Wine and Painting Dinner Party at Bethanne and Stephan's house. We had such a blast!! The creative juices were flowing everywhere! Everyone did an ahhmazing job with their paintings. I think we all had such a great time that we will make this make a regular get-together for sure! The artist inside everyone really shined last night. We all brought a covered dish Thanksgiving style. I made green bean casserole. I took some food pictures to show everyone how much food I can eat. I had to ask Bethanne to give me a dessert plate to eat from instead of the regular sized one. The small plate size keeps me in check so I do not over eat. Nothing is more embarrassing than eating too much and being uncomfortable or worst having to vomit. The holidays can be really tricky because food is always the main focus! I was a little scared that I may try to over do it and eat too much. I did really good and everything stayed down. All the food was delicious! Bethanne and Stephan did a great job on the turkey and stuffing! Thanks to the Fowlers for opening their home so we could have a fun and creative night together. Enjoy the pictures!!