Barbara W.

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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!

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???

*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~

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...

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!

Well, it's that time again where I've come to a standstill...and I'm not losing any weight.  I'm at 72lbs lost, and even though it's only been 3 days at this weight...it's been hovering between 161-163.  I have stalled before so it's not surprising, but just getting below that 160 mark might be a bit more difficult than getting below 170 or even 180.

I thought it would be hard to get below 200 and I did that in August.  I was a lot more active in the summer, doing my bike AND incorporating walking into my schedule.  The only walking I do now is up the stairs, around the house and to and from the car when I'm going to work.

When I first started, I was obsessive about weighing myself and I practically was afraid to eat anything for fear I'd gain the weight back, but when I started eating more, the pounds started coming off a bit more steadily.  I figured it was my body's way of telling me to eat more so my metabolism could burn the calories and fat.

I was a bit discouraged the other day when I thought I'd gained 3lbs, but it was merely just the weight of my food.  I notice a fluctuation in weight after drinking water.

I just finished doing 800 leg lifts, doing 600 crunches last night...giving my abs a rest until tonight.  I may hop on my stationery bike today for some cardio after choir practice tonight. 

I stepped on the scale...again...this morning and was very happy to see the results.  I'd lost yet another pound, which brings me further towards my goal.

Today, I plan on increasing the amount of protein I eat in my diet because I will be exercising more...and hopefully losing faster.  My carb intake will come from veggies and fruit, along with fibre from the apples I eat...rather than from breads.  I don't completely cut out whole wheat wraps...I have maybe 2 a day...which isn't bad, I don't think.

I've limited myself to 1100 calories and I have been diligent in my exercise routine, doing some weights and crunches/leg lifts.  I really have been noticing that my clothing is a lot baggier than it used to be and hopefully each pound will be a victory.

I cannot wait till I've reached 80lbs lost...that would be amazing to do by the end of the month.

Ugh, it's the time of the month...enough said.

I absolutely hate how it makes me feel...and when I'm trying to lose weight it makes it very difficult to find the motivation to exercise when my stomach feels like it's fifty feet wide and I have absolutely no energy to do anything.

I had a good eating day up until 8pm last night...grapefruit for breakfast, three small apples and some dried cranberries between 10 and 2pm, and then I had about 3 handfulls of popcorn...movie theatre popcorn.  It was good...and not as bad for you as a burger or hot dog...or even nachos and cheese.  I had a few sips of Coke Zero during the movie.  I went to see Sweeney Todd.  It was lovely...if you like the premise of a barber taking revenge on a judge for stealing his wife.

At 8pm, I was practicing with a colleague of mine from work and he was hungry and asked me what I wanted to eat.  It's the weekend, and sometimes I allow myself a little more unhealthy choices.  I ended up ordering shrimp (breaded/butterflied) and fries.  I have no idea how many points it was, but I estimated the entire dish to be 10 points.  Shrimp are not that high in fat, but they do have bad cholesterol.

*sighs* I hope to get back on track today, as I have to be on the go today.  I hope I'll be a bit more energetic tonight to exercise.  I am planning on eating salad and fruits today.  They should hopefully be enough to get me through the day...and LOTS of water.

I'm just so afraid of gaining weight during my menstrual cycle just because I do get those food cravings, but I've been good so far.  One day won't kill me, as long as I exercise tonight.

There...now I feel better.

Well, folks, it's time for me to write a blog entry about how I made a new year's resolution to lose 35 lbs and be at my goal weight by my birthday.  I started the last Monday in May, and I thought it was the 26th, but it was the 29th.

Using the WW points system...I haven't joined, but I plan to soonish...and along with exercise, which I'm very guilty of not doing every single day, but I hope to get back on my bike today and do 30-40 minutes.  I usually bike 8km in that time.

It's been an uphill climb, with days that I've completely fallen off the wagon, but I've gotten back on and I love the fact that I can have a bad day and just get back to eating within my points allowance and if I exercise that day I know I will be fine.

I just hate the way I look, still...my boyfriend, I love him dearly, is a post-op Band patient and I am SO proud of him.  He and I are so alike it is almost scary.  There are things I still need to keep reminding him and I ask him to exercise with me every night.  Even though sometimes he isn't in the mood, he knows it will make me happy.

Weight Watchers worked for my former boss, and she looks amazing.  I hope to follow in her footsteps and do it in a non-surgical way.  Having lost 67 pounds, being 233 when I started.  I had a piece of paper that I used that first day I started, and I kept thinking I was 231...when actually it was 233.  I've been upwards of 240lbs, and I seriously thought that I would need surgery if I didn't lose the weight on my own.

Thankfully I didn't need it but if I had the choice, I would rather have been banded, than having the other more invasive surgeries.  DS scares me, as does RNY.  I wouldn't want to have anything switched around in my body and it seemed the LESS risky choice.  Not to mention, my boyfriend has had success with the band when he does things right.  I have a lot of respect for him and sympathy for him when he is experiencing pain.

There...that's all for now.  I'll hopefully keep y'all posted.