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About Me:
Okay I think it is about time to changed this section. I am no longer the person I once was so here it goes...

I am a 29 year old from Long Island. I have been overweight pretty much my entire life and obese for the greater portion of it. At my all-time highest weight of 285 lbs I was absolutely miserable, at least with myself. I remember feeling sick and tired all the time. I felt out of shape and lazy because I didn't have enough energy to do anything about it. It was exhausting just to walk around the mall or to go up a flight of steps. One of my best friends asked me to be in her bridal party and everything changed. I didn't want to be in her pictures looking the way I did. I did great and lost about 100 lbs. Some of it was on my own but most of it was with the help of weight watchers. The problem was I went about the program the wrong way. I wasn't focused on being healthy, it was to lose weight. I did lose weight but I didn't change many of my unhealthy habits. It never became a part of my lifestyle and was always something I struggled to keep up with. As a results I gained most of it back.

In April of 2007, I was almost 250 lbs and began contemplating lapband surgery. At that point I felt like a failure. My body again started to feel as it had before. I was tired and exhausted all the time. Although I had successfully lost weight and kept it off once before, I felt as if I had no control over myself and was forever doomed to the same fate. It was basically now or never for me at that point. I was 100 lbs overweight and thought being healthy was some insurmountable task. However I was scared. Too scared to undergo surgery. I decided to give it one last chance and to give it all I had. With my FFL Kim by my side, I went back to weight-watchers for what felt like the millionth time.

I have a truly AMAZING support team that never fail to help me up when I am down. My lifestyle is so different than the last time I did this - it is so much healthier and I am happy again.

On November 15, 2008 I reached goal. It is not the end of my story here...it is my new beginning. I finally have a chance to live this life the way I was meant to. I have battled this weight my entire life and that has not ended either. It is going to take work to keep this up but I look forward to the challenge!

"If you haven't failed, you're not trying hard enough."
Plan of Choice:
Weight Watchers
Workout Philiosophy:
I stay active doing everyday activities, I'm a gym rat ALL the way, I'm a Running Fanatic

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MY STATS
Proud to be on program since April 2007
Highest weight: 285 lbs
Starting weight at ww recommitment: 249.2 lbs
Current weight: 159.4
Weight watchers goal: 160 lbs
Personal goal: 150 lbs (we'll see when I get there!)

Fitness goals for 2008!!
First 5k time (July 20): 35m25s
Second 5k (Sept 27): goal is 33m - completed at 30m29s!!!
First 10k (Oct 4): goal is 1h15m - completed in 1 hour 5 minutes and 30s!!! :O)))
Third 5k (Oct 18): goal is less than 30m - completed in 29:59 (PHEW!!!) and placed 4th in the Athena category. I got a plaque!!!! :O)
Fourth 5k (Nov 16): Beat my personal best - completed in 29:26 :O)


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Posted on December 2, 2008 at 12:04pm — 1 Comment

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Maybe I have changed too....

Okay, so Roni is right - I have been one of those people that have not been on here as much as I'd like to. I really apologize for not catching up with everyone's posts and I promise to do that in the very near future but not tonight. I am wired and don't want to go to sleep just yet. My friends/weight loss buddies came over tonight so that we could watch biggest loser together. Afterwards we somehow got into a conversation about toxic friends and how people can be so negative. I have a few fri… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2008 at 11:46pm — 4 Comments

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GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I did it! I didn't think I would, not this week anyway. I weighed myself on Wednesday and it didn't look like it would happen. I was so nervous that I was shaking when I got on the scale...my leader and my friends were standing there waiting to see what would happen. I honestly cannot believe I did it - I never thought this would ever happen in a million years. Me? At goal?! But it was true! I was down 2.8 lbs for a total of 89.8 lbs down :O) So there you have it! It was a truly magical m… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 8:30pm — 10 Comments

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Today's Menu 11.09.08

Okay I am going to try and stick to posting my menus. I am sure this won't last but it doesn't hurt to try, right? I used about 1/2 of my flex points this weekend (mostly for bread type items but I also had almonds yesterday) but will probably try and stick to core foods the rest of the week. I went shopping today again for some much needed clothes. I seriously can't ever find anything to wear and it's really starting to depress me! While out I stopped at the book store and picked up Jillian Mi… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2008 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

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Another Saturday, another weigh-in

So I weighed-in today .2 lbs lighter!!! Woohoo!!! Since my last weigh-in I had a Halloween party, a wedding and a trip to the city. The husband had tickets to see the View and we had a ton of fun and got a lot of free loot. I don't know if anyone saw the Thursday episode but we were there! Anyway, afterwards we went to a fabulous Cuban restaurant and I am sure that didn't help matters this week! Having said that, I now have only 2.2 lbs till goal. There is nothing getting in my way this weekend… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 12:15pm — 6 Comments

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At 2:26pm on December 2, 2008, Christine said…
awesome... 1700 sounds totally do-able!! and being able to add calories is a major incentive to work out. PHEW! I was a little scared for a minute. What would we do without those podcasts?!
At 10:49am on December 2, 2008, Christine said…
too funny... my range is 1800-2000 right now, and it is HARD to eat that much. I eat lots of PB--only 95 calories though?! It was much easier to get to my Points target...

I just went to daily plate and calculated how many calories I should eat at 140 lbs (I am 5'7") to maintain--and they say 1,996? (I have it that I am lightly active). Yowza!? that does not seem right...
At 10:33am on December 2, 2008, Christine said…
I don't know... I guess you should keep recalculating it, especially for the 30 day thing. It'll keep you busy! :~)

Maybe the range Jillian talks about is 1200-1400? I know when you maintain, you eat a little more, especially when you are an avid exerciser, like you are. I think 1400 will be about what you eat. Does that seem do-able?
At 9:47am on December 2, 2008, Christine said…
I think Jillian would say that once you are at your goal weight, you eat the 1400-1600 calories for rest of your life, depending on whether you exercised. You should just try mastering that for now... She said she eats 1600 a day when she works out, and she is a teeny thing.
At 9:25am on December 2, 2008, Christine said…
Good luck with Day 2--only 28 more days until you make the cut!
At 1:02pm on December 1, 2008, Christine said…
wow, your menu looks so balanced and healthy. Awesome!
At 12:31pm on December 1, 2008, Christine said…
Yeh, we both had to finish grad school, get jobs and be settled in them, and buy a house before we started to even feel "ready"--we have been done with our PhD for five years?! After the baby doc appt last July, we both wished we had just gone for it and done it sooner--waiting makes things more difficult--too much thinking and processing and deliberation and questioning. My hubby's response is "we are PhDers--that is what we are trained to do!" I am sure you can relate.

So what are you eating today?
At 12:02pm on December 1, 2008, Christine said…
I put the crib ticker on there awhile ago, but now it seems so real, so I want to change it!!

I don't know why I am so scared of being a mom? I have butterflies just thinking about it! I think it is about fear of intimacy and unconditional love. I am fine with the logistics of parenting--it is more the emotional part of it.

Are you scared of being a mom?
At 11:48am on December 1, 2008, Christine said…
You are SO nice. I was just so happy that the hubby and I are finally on the same page about it. I have wanted a child for awhile, and the hubby has been slowly warming up to it. Now he is the one all gungho. I think we are just both so tired of being the children in our family--we are ready to grow up, I guess!

How is the Shred going so far? Do you have to eat differently? I wish I was closer to goal and could do it with you!
At 11:29pm on November 30, 2008, Kimberly said…
Just read your new "about me" section. You are 100% right - you are no longer the person you used to be. You are so much stronger and in touch with your authentic self. You deserve to be where you are and you are going to stay there. I can't wait to be right at goal with you. So proud to call you my friend.

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