Kathy1212 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 3 months ago

Hi guys!

When I woke up this morning, I had a craving for vanilla protein shake and couldn't understand why as I only use it as a coffee whitener now. Then it dawned on me that it's January 11th. Last year on this date, I was in Toronto Ontar


Kathy1212 wrote 1 Year Since Starting Optifast, Wow! 6 years, 3 months ago

This morning I woke up craving a protein shake.  I always put some in my decaf as whitener, but today I wanted to actually drink a shake, a Vanilla shake, to be exact, and I couldn't figure out why...


Kathy1212 posted a comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Thanks, Kathy. I'm having such a rough time with all of the treats in...

Kathy1212 wrote Too Many Holiday Parties! 6 years, 3 months ago

I need to vent, lol.

I am a person who loves solitude and I need control over the foods in my environment.  My family are a bunch of party animals who love food, love feeding people, and are...


Kathy1212 wrote Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018! 6 years, 3 months ago

Wow, it's January 1st, 2018!  I can't believe how quickly the holidays sped by!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!  Our family celebrates Christmas and it was lovely.

I g...


Kathy1212 posted a comment 6 years, 4 months ago
Thank you so much, Kathy!

Kathy1212 wrote 44 Weeks Post Op RNY; I BEAT Obesity! 6 years, 4 months ago

I am so happy!  I stepped on the scales this morning and weighed 174.6, which is a 1.6 Lb loss for the week, and a 129.4 Lb loss all together, and my BMI is now within the OVERWEIGHT range!  

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Kathy1212 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 4 months ago

Hi friends,

I have some exciting news. I weighed 174.6 today, and have now, according to the BMI chart, beat Obesity!

I am 5'4" tall, and was 304 when I started this journey with Optifast last January 11th, and my BMI was 52.18, Obese C


Kathy1212 posted a comment 6 years, 4 months ago
Thanks so much for your support, Kathy. I still have 22-32 Lbs to...

Kathy1212 wrote 10 Month Post Op RNY Surgiverary 6 years, 4 months ago

10 months ago today I had RNY gastric bypass surgery in Toronto Ontario, Canada, with Dr. David Lindsay.  

My starting weight, 3 weeks prior to the surgery date, was 304, and I managed to lo...


Kathy1212 posted a comment 6 years, 5 months ago
Thank you, Penny. Ferrets are so cute. I'm lucky the hamster...

Kathy1212 wrote 42 Weeks Post Op 6 years, 5 months ago

I'm writing this a day late, but as of yesterday morning (my official weigh in day), I  weighed in at 177.4 and am down 1.6  Lbs for the week, for a total of 126.6 Lbs gone. 

I'm so glad the...


Kathy1212 uploaded a new photo 6 years, 5 months ago

Kathy1212 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 5 months ago

I just bought a new (to me) full length winter coat with a hood at the Value Village. It's from Cleo's and is a size 12 and fits perfectly. I know I wear size 12 pants now but couldn't believe I could get into a size 12 coat.

I kept trying o


Kathy1212 wrote 41 Weeks Post Op 6 years, 5 months ago

I finally broke my few week stall where I have been fluctuating between 179.8-183, since I last wrote.  This morning it finally dropped below 179.8 to 179, which is only a 0.8 Lb drop on the low en...


Kathy1212 posted a discussion topic 6 years, 6 months ago

I was posting pics of part of my Dad's birthday week festivities and accidentally clicked on last year's pics and found a rare photo of me (I usually hid) at the same wing place that we went to this year, so I did a side by side photo for comparison.


Kathy1212 uploaded a new photo 6 years, 6 months ago

Kathy1212 uploaded 4 photos 6 years, 6 months ago

Kathy1212 wrote 38 Weeks Post Op 6 years, 6 months ago

The weeks are just flying by!  I was 183 Lbs this morning, for a weekly loss of 1.4 Lbs, and a total loss of 121 Lbs!  Woohoo!

My Dad's 78th birthday was a lot of fun.  He and Mom went out t...

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