Some number crunching
Starting Weight: 516.6 lbs.
Surgery Weight: 510 lbs.
Current Weight: 272 lbs.
Total Weight Loss: 244.6 lbs
% Body Weight Loss: 47.3%
% EWL (Surgeon's Goal @ 250 lbs): 91.8%
% EWL (Rational Goal @ 199 lbs): 77.0%
% EWL (Crazy Ambitious Goal @ 175 lbs): 71.6%
Starting BMI: 71.1
Current BMI: 37.9
Time to crank up the exercise! A few years ago when I thought I could diet & exercise (yet, again) my way to health, I bought the "Walk Away the Pounds" DVDs and a Windsor Pilates DVD set. I think I did them once like four years ago. I ran across them this weekend and decided that instead of going out to walk in the frigid weather, I'd do the Walk Away the Pounds DVD and ride my stationary bike for 1/2 an hour each day. My daytime hours are a little tight and I don't have the luxury of being gone for two hours from work during the day to get dressed, drive, workout, drive home, relax and then get back right now, end of the year is always crazy. I did the first WATP DVD, one mile, and boy, it was tough. I could really feel it in my thighs. Good grief. I had decided to go ahead and join a gym close to my house, but I figured I'd wait til the New Year when I know they'll have discounts and specials, no need to pay full price now, plus I don't really have the time. Anyway, the plan is to keep up with the DVD's til I can comfortably do the 3-mile one, keep riding the bike and maybe mix in some Pilates until sometime next year. Healthy, strong and lean, that's the goal.
This Saturday is our company's Christmas party. I have to dress up, crap, I have to go shopping. Well, actually, maybe not. I have that size 16 skirt my mom gave me that I can wear, and I have a cream colored sweater that matches, so maybe I will just do that. THEN, I have a family Christmas party the following Saturday. I've got mixed emotions about this one. They haven't seen me in a year, I was maybe down 100 lbs then, I can't remember. I may do some shopping for this one because I want to make sure I look good for it. We'll see.
Much love goes out to Lisa, I know she's getting switched tomorrow! I know you'll do fine and can't wait to see you at support group!!!
Surgery Weight: 510 lbs.
Current Weight: 272 lbs.
Total Weight Loss: 244.6 lbs
% Body Weight Loss: 47.3%
% EWL (Surgeon's Goal @ 250 lbs): 91.8%
% EWL (Rational Goal @ 199 lbs): 77.0%
% EWL (
Starting BMI: 71.1
Current BMI: 37.9
Time to crank up the exercise! A few years ago when I thought I could diet & exercise (yet, again) my way to health, I bought the "Walk Away the Pounds" DVDs and a Windsor Pilates DVD set. I think I did them once like four years ago. I ran across them this weekend and decided that instead of going out to walk in the frigid weather, I'd do the Walk Away the Pounds DVD and ride my stationary bike for 1/2 an hour each day. My daytime hours are a little tight and I don't have the luxury of being gone for two hours from work during the day to get dressed, drive, workout, drive home, relax and then get back right now, end of the year is always crazy. I did the first WATP DVD, one mile, and boy, it was tough. I could really feel it in my thighs. Good grief. I had decided to go ahead and join a gym close to my house, but I figured I'd wait til the New Year when I know they'll have discounts and specials, no need to pay full price now, plus I don't really have the time. Anyway, the plan is to keep up with the DVD's til I can comfortably do the 3-mile one, keep riding the bike and maybe mix in some Pilates until sometime next year. Healthy, strong and lean, that's the goal.
This Saturday is our company's Christmas party. I have to dress up, crap, I have to go shopping. Well, actually, maybe not. I have that size 16 skirt my mom gave me that I can wear, and I have a cream colored sweater that matches, so maybe I will just do that. THEN, I have a family Christmas party the following Saturday. I've got mixed emotions about this one. They haven't seen me in a year, I was maybe down 100 lbs then, I can't remember. I may do some shopping for this one because I want to make sure I look good for it. We'll see.
Much love goes out to Lisa, I know she's getting switched tomorrow! I know you'll do fine and can't wait to see you at support group!!!
POSTED at
12/03/2007 01:18:00 PM
4 Comments:
Tia,
Good luck with the gym membership. My friend has been using the Walk away the Pounds videos, and really loves them. I have a treadmill but I hate walking on it. I am always scared I will fall off. I use my elliptical machine quite a bit. They are a bit tricky to get used to, but they are very low impact (yet a solid workout).
I agree with you that my goal weight is probably too low. I've gone back and forth so many times. I am 5'7''. I do have a small frame, it is just buried under my fat. The 130 would definitely be a post-plastics goal. Then again, I look at Jeanette from Half of Me, and she is 177 and I think she looks PERFECT. I would LOVE to look like her. I think the biggest thing I would like to do is to be out of the plus sized section. To be able to shop in cool stores if I wanted to.
Good luck with the Christmas party thing. I am dreading family events this year, because most of them have not seen me since prior to surgery. I don't want a zillion questions.
Sorry so long! :)
Tiffany
Tia,
I also wanted to suggest to you Jazzercise. I did Jazzercise years ago, and it was very friendly to me when I was about 320 pounds. Their exercises can be modified for lower and higher intensity. The instructors are very good about helping show you both ways. They also change their music and routines every 4-6 weeks so you don't get bored. I have always been blessed to not have just skinny minnie gym rats in my classes, but REAL women who struggle with weight. I am considering going back to Jazzercise classes in January. I would just try it out on a class by class basis, but then you can buy unlimited classes for $35 (that is what they are around here). Just a thought!
These are some amazing numbers Tia... it really hits home how far you've come when you put it in black and white like that.
Kudos to you - you are telling an amazing story
Thanks for the suggestions, Tiffany. I was going through the Exercise forum on OH yesterday and am really motivated to kick things up a notch. I would love to get to the point where I can move through the world with ease.
Thank, Ann. You know, right now, I just want the story to end well and by end well, I want to be able to say I lost all the weight, that I surpassed and was able to overcome "good enough". Part of it is trying to change I how look at achieving goals and trying to change some behaviors that I have experienced in the past that have sabotaged me in one way or another. I obviously want to lose the weight, but I also want to be able to say that I set a goal and met it.
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