- Name: Barbara W.
- Username: Gizel
- Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Member Since: 1/12/2008
- BMI: 24.9
- Friend of post op patient
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Hi!
I am very happy to have joined OH, to hopefully motivate and help others achieve their goals, while benefiting myself as well. I have lost 65 lbs since May 26, 2007 and I hope to have lost a total of 100 lbs, putting me at my goal weight. If I am within 5-7 lbs of my goal weight by my birthday, I will be so happy! I hope to meet many wonderful members here and share secrets and tips.
80lbs Gone forever! on March 27, 2008 9:28 pm
Wow, I haven't updated this thing for a while...been preoccupide with the boyfriend coming up to visit and spending time with him, and I've tried working harder than I have before to lose these last 22lbs.
Can I do it in 3 months? I'm sure going to try!
I'm currently doing an hour of cardio a day, along with some cross-training with weights or resistance bands and it seems to be working, slowly melting the fat away.
I have waited for this moment for nearly 9 months and remarkably with Weight Watchers it has happened pretty much as they recommend, with losing 1-2 lbs per week...I was a bit under that for a few weeks but it's just the body's way of telling me it needs to adjust to the weight difference.
But...yay me! I am so excited that I hope the warmer weather will come soon so I can go for walks in the morning again!
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WOW moment! on February 14, 2008 10:14 pm
Stepped on the scale this morning and the results were in...I'm down 75 lbs now!
I am so happy...and it's been 2 pounds in the last 2 days. I feel much more energized, though yesterday I had 2 slices of bacon and one scrambled egg...which made me nauseous. Maybe too much grease?
I have resolved to not eat egg yolks anymore...after yesterday, and no more bacon...it's way too greasy.
So I just thought I'd share it with you! I have about 25 pounds more to lose to hit the century mark lost...and then it's about 3 more till goal.
I haven't been this weight since grade 10 or 11 so probably about 14-15 years. I'd say it's something to shout about! *WHOOT*
Actually, I stepped on the scale and lost 1 more pound so now I'm down 76 lbs.
Yay me! *jumps up and down*
Can you tell I'm excited???
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OH MY GOSH!!! **New Pics too** on February 12, 2008 10:06 pm
*screams and jumps up and down*
I cannot believe it!
I stepped on the scale...naked of course...and it was at 160...all day...and it was the first time where I have eaten most of the day and it didn't fluctuate at all.
I drank a litre and a half of water today so I'm up on my fluids.
But...when I stepped on the scale about 20 minutes ago, it read 159! I FINALLY broke 160...I haven't felt this good in years, and I haven't been discouraged in the last week...I have been patient, and not stressing too much over it. I find that if I'm a bit more relaxed, the weight doesn't fluctuate as much.
I had bought size 12 jeans and 10 dress pants (1 pair each) and I'm saving them for a couple of weeks, because they really do make a difference...the 14's and 16's I wear make me look frumpy.
I uploaded two new pics...me in the same outfit...I had taken them on Saturday, February 9...probably around 10pm or so...when I got home from shopping. I spent $200 easily on new clothes, shirts...and I think I only bought one top that is a bit tight on me, but it still fits. I am now into M's and some S's. What a difference from size 22 pants and 2x shirts...sometimes 3x's...I hated the way I looked so I wore frumpy clothes.
I'm so happy I could shout it to the world. My entire extended family was in shock at Christmas because I hadn't seen a lot of them since June and I have lost nearly 60lbs since then...I'm about 6-7lbs away from that number...but I digress.
There are a LOT of people I am indebted to...and all of you on OH who have had WLS and those who haven't who are losing...I thank you for your kind words and inspiration.
Maybe I will shrink to a size 8 in 2008? I don't know how realistic a goal that is...but perhaps by Christmas, I could be sporting a MUCH slimmer body.
I bought a Resistance Band video from Gaiam and it is amazing! I was working up a sweat after 30 minutes of it. I also got a Pilates video for Christmas...used it for the first time today and I feel FABULOUS. I feel totally relaxed.
I also have God to thank...He put me on this world for a reason...not to sit around and stuff my face all day...and I think that once I reach my goal weight, I'll be able to pursue things I could never have dreamed of doing when I was at my heighest weight.
Thank you everyone for being an inspiration and I wish you all the best in your weight loss journey.
~Barbara~
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Just a little off today. on January 29, 2008 7:15 pm
Today I was scheduled to go for lunch with my friend, who is due in June with her third child. Well, we went to Kelsey's on my suggestion and she was a little bit jealous, I think, of the fact that I'm not eating much...or I'm asking for nutritional information for the caloric intake.
I estimated my calorie count for today...simply because I only had about 1/3 of my food, and 2 tsp's of my dessert...a rich chocolate truffle cake. I doggy bagged pretty much most of my lunch, that way I could either give it to a family member to eat or have it for lunch tomorrow.
I had about 2 tbsp's of 4-cheese spinach dip, which is roughly 155 calories just because of the cheese/fat content and I had about 7-8 pita chips which were probably about 125 calories. I had a house salad with balsamic vinaigrette and grilled chicken...which I only had a little bit of...so possibly only about 40 calories there.
The dessert itself has 890 calories, but I only had about 2 bites of it...so that was probably 50-100 calories.
So to calculate my points for the entire lunch...it would be 8 points, and then I had a 200 calorie protein bar, so that brought me 4 more points, which was 12 in total. I had 1/2 a cereal bar, for 40 calories. I may have had more calories today, I had tons of water, probably about 9 glasses/cups.
Hm...perhaps I'm a bit more paranoid than I think...but today was a good exercise day.
I rode 25.4km in 60 minutes and burned 462.1 calories, 144.4 fat calories...so hopefully the fat cells are burning up so to speak and vanishing into thin air.
I had tons to eat during the Christmas Holidays and I still dropped weight, so I hope it's a matter of making everything work in balance.
Here's hoping anyway...
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*does a happy dance* on January 28, 2008 8:11 pm
Today...I bought a large bag of "hipsters" underwear and they actually fit! I was very happy today. It was a good day overall, and I also bought another size 14 pant which is a bit tighter than the 16's I usually wear. Worth every penny! My mini-wow moment...very very cool!
This afternoon I tried Protein+ express bars, the General Health brand, and they weren't bad...only 200 calories. They're covered in real Belgian chocolate. It's a bit gritty with the all-natural products, but it was fairly tasty.
I did 20.06km on the bike today in 50 minutes and burned 287.5 calories (87 fat calories). I am hoping that I get back on my losing streak...and break the 160 mark by next week. I'm 1 pound short.
Wish me luck!
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My Story Well, where do I begin?
I was born June 7, 1978...weighing a modest 7 lbs, 7 oz. The weight gain started almost immediately. I was a very plump baby and it resulted in a lot of childhood obesity problems. I was always crying about something, so my mother assumed I was hungry. Big mistake on her part. I think I just wanted to be held and loved, but she never seemed to get it. As a result, I just never really cared about how much people made fun of me, thinking I was just chubby and I'd grow out of it, but every year, I'd gain 20 pounds or so depending on how much I ate. I didn't count calories or watch my portions.
There weren't many people who wanted to be my friend because I wasn't thin enough or cool enough for them. I was the only one without a boyfriend in my school, but I wasn't that interested in someone who only found what was on the outside attractive. Shallow people are among the world's worst snobs.
By the time I entered middle school, I weighed about 100 lbs, but I was just five feet tall...maybe a bit under. I became inactive and lazy because I'd usually have two or three helpings of dinner and I couldn't move. There were times where I would have constant belly aches and heartburn, waking up to extreme esophagus pain, but it would subside after digestion took place. My parents constantly made fun of me, and never encouraged me to play with any of my friends, and they never let me socialize with others...and not having a licence to drive until I was 22 didn't help much either.
I had to rely on other people to drive, and every time we went to the mall or out for the day, we'd stop to get food. Fast food was a must, and large-sizing ten years ago wasn't as large as today's portions are. However, that didn't help my weight. I was always slow, always lethargic, possibly from lack of sleep, or too much sleep. Eating and not exercising contributed to nearly 100 lbs of added weight over 16...possibly even all 29 years of my life. I let food run my life, and in May, my friend and I decided that if we wanted to marry and have children we'd have to get boyfriends first. And we couldn't do that with how we looked.
We started walking and using the Weight Watchers points...as she had joined, succeeded and failed because she stopped counting calories. We came to an agreement that we'd walk three to four times a week and start off with 26 points a day, 35 on the weekends. At first, I was so scared to eat that I dropped 15 pounds in two weeks. After that initial water-weight loss, I began biking 30 minutes per day, sometimes twice a day, as I didn't feel like eating in the summer...too much heat...and body fat at the time.
My 29th birthday was spent at East Side Mario's where I tried to eat the healthiest thing on the menu, and I felt so sick afterwards, but I did not get sick.
As the months wore on, I must admit I have exercised a lot less, stopped biking every day, but I reduced my calorie intake and am now at 22 points per day, 35 on weekends. I make it a point to exercise every night now, and I have met an amazing man, who has had Lap-Band surgery. He has been an amazing rock, telling me how well I've been doing and me, in turn, letting him know how much he's already lost, and how much has yet to be lost in his case. Both of us tend to make a few bad food choices, every now and again, but I have been motivated enough to lose the remaining 35 pounds.
Losing 65lbs can be a real shock to the system...I've been getting chills and I have been cold most of the time...now that winter's here. Winters in Canada can be nippy.  Losing 35 more will be amazing, and if I can find some more support and encouragement from not just my boyfriend, but others on this site, I will be happy to share what has worked for me.
Knowing I can't eat as much as I used to because my stomach has shrunk...yes, without surgery...is just amazing. It's the constant fear of ballooning back up to above 200lbs that reminds me to exercise and not eat as much as I would have nearly seven months ago.
I encourage all of you who are seeking Weight-Loss surgery to consider trying Weight Watchers first, and exercising 30-40 minutes a day, up to maybe an hour depending on the activity...and you'll be simply amazed at the results.
I still have a long way to go, and if I don't reach my goal by June 7, 2008...I want to reach it by September. 
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