Like many people, I have battled my weight (mostly losing the battle) for my entire life. Now, I changing my outlook, actions, and my life.
Thanks for stopping by to visit me along the way!
My Journey:
2002 was a year of great change for me. After nine years, I left my employer for a bigger and better job. I moved from Pottstown, Pennsylvania to Ewing, New Jersey. Discovered the joys and heartaches of becoming a new homeowner. Began a Masters of Professional Communications program at La Salle University. In 2003, I continued on my journey...with even more challenges and exciting changes to encounter.
2004 has been a year of amazing blessings, on my 33rd birthday I got engaged to the man of my dreams and the next day was approved for special work clearance in England. Now, I'm planning a wedding, getting the house ready to sell, preparing to move, and trying to find a job. WOW!
This is all part of my "5 Stage Plan for Life".
Stage 1: Take the next career step
Stage 2: Become a homeowner
Stage 3: Maintain a healthy lifestyle (started WW 10/02))
Stage 4: Get my Master's Degree (in progress)
Stage 5: Fall in love and live happily ever after
As of June 1, 2004, I have lost 94.7 lbs.
1 10/16/02 -11.0 First week. Huge loss.
3 10/29/02 - 8.0
Total To Date: -19 lbs.
4 11/05/02 + 1.0 Boo! I hate gaining.
5 11/13/02 - 2.0
6 11/19/02 - 3.0
7 11/27/02 - 2.0 25 lb. loss milestone!
Total To Date: -25 lbs.
8 12/04/02 + 1.1 Boo! Here comes the holiday slide...
9 12/10/02 - 2.5
10 12/17/02 + 0.6
11 12/24/02 - 1.0 Great way to kick off my vacation to Spain.
Total To Date: -26.8 lbs.
13 01/08/03 + 3.3 My head is just not in the game.
14 01/15/03 + 3.6 And the slide continues...
Total To Date: -19.7 lbs.
16 02/05/03 -10.0 Reach 1st 10% Back on track. Online only.
17 02/11/03 - 3.8 Keep on plugging. Down 35lbs to date.
18 02/18/03 - 0.5 Started exercising. Stayed OP.
19 02/26/03 - 1.6 Completely OP, exercised daily.
Total To Date: -36.2 lbs.
20 03/05/03 -10.1 Wow. This includes the ski wknd
21 03/12/03 - 0.2 Sick 5 days: you must eat to lose!
22 03/19/03 - 1.0 Started WATP 2 mi. Leslie kicks my butt!
23 03/26/03 - 1.4 WATP every day. Lost during TOM!!!
Total To Date: -48.9 lbs
24 04/02/03 -1.4 50lbs baby!!!! 4/5 - Meet EG
25 04/09/03 -4.6 Whoo Hoo! Exercise 1st 5 days, rest last 2.
26 04/15/03 -2.6 Post RowdyRally. Must sleep and eat next week
27 04/23/03 - 1.4 Exercise 5x, back OP, Another TOM loss!
28 04/30/03 - 1.1 60lbs!!!!!! 14 days til I go to the UK.
Total To Date: -60.0 lbs
29 05/07/03 0 Holding at 60. Maintaining sux. 7 days to go...
30 05/14/03 -2.1 No honor in this loss. Leave for UK tomorrow!!!
31 05/21/03 -2.3 Great loss. Includes UK trip and TOM.
32 05/28/03 +3.6 Not focused. Deserved gain, but smaller.
Total To Date: -60.7 lbs
33 06/04/03 -0.4 Bad bachelorette wknd. But now back on track!
34 06/11/03 +0.6 Okay, not as on track as I would have liked...
35 06/18/03 -2.4 TOM loss!!! 1st wk on Wendie Plan
36 06/23/03 -0.4 Early WI. Going on vacation.
Total To Date: -63.3 lbs
37 07/02/03 +1.8 Great vacation, but very bad girl. Back OP!!!
38 07/09/03 -4.0 Back from 2nd trip to UK. Big loss. Down 65.5!
39 07/19/03 -2.0 Changed WI day to Fri, but forgot to WI. LOL.
40 07/25/03 -2.8 EG arrives from the UK today & 70lb milestone!
Total To Date: -70.3 lbs
41 08/01/03 +6.2 Run in w/ a chocolate soufle. Ouch!
42 08/08/03 -3.2 Back on track!
43 08/16/03 -4.8 Take that TOM!!! Passed 1/2 way pt!!!
44 08/23/03 -0.6 Deserved to lose 6, not .6. :-(
45 08/30/03 +1.0 Completely undeserved. Flex this!
Total To Date: -71.7 lbs
46 09/09/03 +4.0 10 day bender.
47 09/15/03 -7.4 Hard core exercise. -76.1
48 09/21/03 0.0 Went shopping...now in 18W was 26W!!!
49 09/26/03 1.2 I hate Flex!
Total To Date: - 74.9 lbs
50 10/04/04 -2.6 Eat more + Exercise Less = Loss...Go figure!!!
October 8, 2003: 1 Year OP!!!
51 10/11/2003 -1.0 Little by little.
52 10/18/2003 +5.6 Three day work retreat w/ buffets :-(
52 10/25/2003 -7.1 Introduced jogging. Did 17 mi in 4 days. WOW.
Total To Date: -80.1 lbs
53 11/01/2003 -2.0 Little by little. Keep on running.
54 11/10/2003 -1.0 Matt was stunned by my 16 lb/9 wk loss.
55 11/16/2003 -1.0 I can do this. One day at a time.
56 11/22/2003 -2.0 3rd 10% gone and 86.1 lbs!!!
Oops...life got in the way. Matt came to visit at Thanksgiving. I had successful heart surgery in December and then spent 12 days in England around the holidays. Net result: +10 lbs. UGH! So, on Monday January 12, I started Fast Track. My 1 wk results are -5 lbs. Since it's a new year, I thought I'd change things up a bit. Here's my new log format. Weight (UGH Again!), Weigh In Date, Week's Results, and Comments. Enjoy!
2004
Weight Date Change Comment
235.8 01/19/2004 -5.0 Fast Track wk 1 wasn't awful. 20 pts isn't much though. Jogged 3x this wk! Back in the saddle. Refocused and empowered!
231.0 01/26/2004 -4.8 Wk 2 of FT was pretty routine. Went over pts on one day, but didn't beat myself up about it. Found it's very hard to go to a restaurant and maintain a 20pt max. Holiday gain is HISTORY!!!
229.8 02/02/2004 -1.2 Wow. I can't believe I'm finally out of the 230s! This wk was tough...business travel, eating out, etc. But, I still managed to shave off another 1.2 lbs. Only 11.3 to go to the 100 lb mark. This week I have to focus on exercising. I've gotten complacent there. Only jogged 2x last week.
228.0 02/09/2004 -1.8 OMG! 90.5 lbs are HISTORY! I probably won't hit 100 by 2/27, but I am definitely on the right track. Holy Cow!!! This week was a bit better in the exercise department. Jogged 3x, but for longer durations and did crunches up the whazoo. Fit into my bridesmaid's dress from Sarah's wedding...last time I was at 229. A bit dismaying to see how some things have shifted in the past 6 yrs, but I guess that's the way life goes.
227.4 02/16/2004 -0.6 Doesn't that suck!?! Text book OP this week and not much to show for it. It's like my body KNOWS that it is inching towards the big century mark and is rebelling. Oh well. I will just have to get there when I get there and not try to rush things (ie...starvation....old habits die hard). In other news...I had my post op visit to the heart surgeon today. And...I'M CURED!!!!! Apparently when atrial fib is gone, it's gone for good. So, I am NORMAL! No lonanger am I a heart patient. I don't have to wear monitors, take drugs, be the youngest person in the waiting room (by 30 years), etc.After 8 years, 4 surgeries, and general hassle...IT'S OVER. I really can't adequately explain how amazing this feels. Whoo Hoo! just doesn't come close to covering it.
224.8 02/23/2004 -2.7 93.7 total. Wow! I ate my 28 pt target each day. Jogged 30 min/4 days. And did some crunches here and there. End result...I'm thinner than at any point in my adult life (except for 3-4 mo period in college) and yesterday I wore my size 14W Ralph Lauren Jeans. They run big, but the tag says 14, so I'm rolling w/ it!
226.4 05/25/2004 -5.6 92.3 total. As you can see, life got in the way again. I've been traveling every week for work, had school stress, blah blah blah. Anyway...Matt proposed on 5/17 and there's nothing like a wedding to get a girl back on track. So, I now have about 6 months to get to goal. 50 lbs! It's an aggressive goal, I've been overweight for every major (and minor) event in my life. I'll be damned if I'll be overweight on my wedding day (3/18/2005)! So, hard core WW/exercise...here we go!
223.8 06/01/2004 -2.4 94.7 total. I've descended to new LOWS! Only 48.8 lbs til goal. Wedding dress shopping on Saturday kept me motivated. I have no desire to look like a giant white marshmallow on my wedding day! So, just call me the OP poster child, b/c I am 100% on track, focused, and determined!
my
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-90.5 on 2/9/2004>>>
I am 3rd from the left and can't get over how UN-enormous I look. Had to look twice to find myself in the picture!
