Tonia Haight Walker. Losing Weight Like a Bear

     I forgot to post this yesterday, so yesterday was the day. I have officially lost 167 pounds which means that I have lost the same amount of weight that my 6’4”, 17 year old weighs. I can’t believe that I was actually able to hold him off the ground for a moment long enough to take the picture of him on my back. I also can’t believe that I used to carry that much extra weight on my body every single day.  Just 40 more pounds to go to be out of the over weight category. I am very excited!

 I have talked about this before when I talked about my husband, but it never hurts to drive it home again.  From April 10th to May 15th I had some extremely stressful days and several emotional days. One of them, I actually went to the kitchen and ate way more calories than I should have. I stuck with keto friendly foods, but not salad. According to the scale, I gained 7 pounds over the course of a week of stress and then I lost 5 of them. So no process according to the scale. Then on May 15th, my husband helped me measure with a measuring tape. Between my arm, bust, bra line, waist, hips and thigh, I lost a total of 6.25 inches with 2 of them coming off my hips.  So how do you measure success? Well, my stressful weeks don’t look like success and the scale didn’t either, but the measuring tape sure says that a lot of progress was made.  Don’t get me wrong, I do want the scale to move again and soon, after all, I am almost in “ONEderland”.  However, never let your mind deceive you into

I was having a bad day today and I remembered that I saw this shirt in the sewing pile yesterday. It is a medium size shirt. I couldn’t believe that it fit. It is a long way from a 5x at Catherine’s. Yes I won’t wear it in public yet, but I was so excited that I had to share. (Original post was April 26, 2021)

So I had fun today! New look. I, only a few weeks ago, allowed my husband to lighten my hair and alter my hair color for the first time EVER. So today I went another huge step, we bleached it and then added some purple and blue! I LOVE it! (One natural color hair photo) My hair stylist says that I am blossoming into a me that was hidden for all those years from the person who wants to hid to the person who says “Look at me!” She may be right. (Original post was April 3, 2021)  

  This actually happened seven weeks ago, but I have been busy with track and soccer.  I still didn’t want to forget about it.  Three months ago, I made a deal with Daniel (my husband) that when he had hit the 100 pound mark for weight loss, we would take a trip, just the two of us, to the Tulsa area. There we would spend the night in a hotel and then both of us would have a 90 minute massage at Acqua Viva Oasis.  This motivated Daniel more than anything else. He hit his goal and we were able to enjoy a fabulous 24 hour get away without the kids. After our rest Friday night, Monica did an amazing job working on every muscle in our bodies for three hours (90 minutes each).  Muscles that I had begun to think would never stretch again, did in fact stretch. It was wonderful.  I’m not just saying that because she is my sister...check out her Google reviews or visit her website at    https://acquavivaoasis.com/ Rewards for achievements can be so much fun.  Also, for those who know my family,