WonderWoman

I wanted to post a final “Before and After” picture.  Thank- you to everyone that gave me congratulations on the last blog I wrote!   I have really appreciated all the support that everyone has given me over the last few months.  Thanks again!    Look below!  I’m wearing my Wonder Woman shirt!!

  (207 lbs)    (145 lbs)

 (207lbs)  (145lbs)

The picture on the left is of me wearing size 18 jeans.  The picture on the right is of me wearing size 8 Levi misses jean.    Can you dig it?

Hello all to all my Buddies!  Today is a great day for me.  I got on the scale and I am now 145.  I have reached my goal weight!  According to my BMI I am now at an “ideal” weight.  

If anyone wants to know how I did it, I used an old Bob Greene / Oprah book called “Make the Connection”.  It has 10 steps on how to lose weight and it’s all about lifestyle changes.   I recommend this book to anyone. 

I want to give some special thanks to some great people.  First, my husband Gilbert who would help me cook dinner, came home early when he could and made it easy for me to go and workout for many months.  He also changed his diet so that we could do it together.   I want to thank some wonderful Buddies on here.   Tasha is one of my best buddies.   Without her it probably would have taken me longer to get to my goal.  She pushed me while I pushed her and she would talk to me about anything.  She has always been there for me and for that I thank her and if she were with me right now I would hug her.  I love that girl.  Kama has been a huge support to me as well.  She was one of the first people I met on Buddyslim and she is always giving me support.  Always patting me on the back.  Thanks Kama!  I love that lady. Cindy from WV is another one of my good buddies on Buddyslim who’s sense of humor cracked me up but she also knew how to get serious with me and we would talk fitness and talk about healthy food plans.   And there are just so many others on here that have supported me along the way.  Molly, Veronica, Mark, Catrina and of course other people on the Wild Cat team and on Buddyslim in general.  If you ever commented on one of my blogs, sent me a booster or wrote me a kind email, I thank you!  Without you I could not have done it!  And let’s not forget Dr. Marc for putting up such a great free site.  Thanks!

But, mostly I thank God.  He made it possible for me to do it.  He made it so I had the time to do it and the means to do it.  It was just up to me to do the rest.  

Months back I helped start a weight loss challenge to help me lose weight and to try and help others too.  A Buddyslimmer back then told me that “I had too much time on my hands”.  How that was being my buddy and showing me support, I’ll never know.  I had a husband, a 16 year old I was teaching to drive and an 18 month old daughter that I was caring for, not to mention all the family events I went to.  So I didn’t have alot of time.  But whatever time I did have I dedicated it to my weightloss and I surrounded myself with people on this site that had the same goals as me and were of great support. 

I may keep going to lose a few more but now it will be just to look nicer.  It took me 6 months and 3 weeks to do it!   I did it Buddies!  I lost 62 pounds and I’m 145!  I did it! 

Hi Buddies!  The other day I was talking to one of my buddies and it was about looking in mirrors  at the gym to check yourself out and seeing our progress.   I told my buddy that I rarely did that.  Mostly because I didn’t want to be caught doing it.   But, when I was at the gym today I noticed that even though I  didn’t look at the gym mirrors, I do look at myself in the bathroom mirror because it’s near the scale.   It was like a routine I’ve been doing forever.    I get to the gym and the first thing I do is go weigh myself on their big scale and then walk pass the mirror and I take a look at my waist.  I’ve been doing that forever.  And today I got teary eyed.   That 207 pound person is gone.  I am really proud of myself.  I had happy little tears but I held them back.

Buddies, I have lost 60 pounds since January 17th.  I have 2 more pounds to go until I get to my ultimate goal of 145 (my BMI ideal weight).   I know I worked hard for it but at the same time it’s all a blur.  Just doing the same thing week after week after week.  It became a good habit.  A good routine.    I feel really good buddies.  Really good.     :mrgreen: