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December 10, 2012 - 212 lbs (down 55 lbs from my highest weight)
At my heaviest weight, 267 lbs (I am at the right, in pink)
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I had another sparkpage a couple years ago under the username: *Candice*. But I lost the password. So here is a new start on Sparkpeople.
I want to live a healthier life. I need to lose a lot of weight. Not just to feel better about how I look, but also to control or perhaps eliminate some dangerous health problems. I understand this will not happen overnight, nor will it be easy. But I have got to do this. I must at least try to give it my all.
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I had another sparkpage a couple years ago under the username: *Candice*. But I lost the password. So here is a new start on Sparkpeople.
I want to live a healthier life. I need to lose a lot of weight. Not just to feel better about how I look, but also to control or perhaps eliminate some dangerous health problems. I understand this will not happen overnight, nor will it be easy. But I have got to do this. I must at least try to give it my all.
I have:
Type 2 Diabetes [diagnosed 5/18/12]
PCOS
Hypothryoidism
Bipolar Disorder [since 2006]
2 Herniated disks in low back [since 2001]
Had:
High Cholesterol
Highest Weight: 267 lbs
Starting
Date: Friday, May 18, 2012
Weight: 256.6 lbs
Weekly Weight Loss Progress
05/25/12 - 254.0 lbs [-2.6 lbs]
06/01/12 - 249.8 lbs [-4.2 lbs]
06/08/12 - 246.6 lbs [-3.2 lbs]
06/15/12 - ??? [out of town for funeral]
06/22/12 - 245.0 lbs [-1.6 lbs]
06/29/12 - 241.2 lbs [-3.8 lbs]
07/06/12 - 240.6 lbs [-0.6 lbs]
07/13/12 - ??? [out of town for a convention]
07/20/12 - 240.2 lbs [-0.4 lbs]
07/27/12 - 236.4 lbs [-3.8 lbs]
08/03/12 - 235.6 lbs [-0.8 lbs]
08/10/12 - ??? [out of town on vacation]
08/17/12 - 235.0 lbs [-0.6 lbs]
08/24/12 - 234.8 lbs [-0.2 lbs]
08/31/12 - 232.8 lbs [-2.0 lbs]
09/07/12 - 232.6 lbs [-0.2 lbs]
09/14/12 - 232.2 lbs [-0.4 lbs]
09/21/12 - 230.4 lbs [-1.8 lbs]
09/28/12 - 228.8 lbs [-1.6 lbs]
10/05/12 - ???
10/12/12 - 225.8 lbs [-3.0 lbs]
10/19/12 - 226.0 lbs [+0.2 lbs]
10/26/12 - 222.2 lbs [-3.8 lbs]
11/02/12 - 220.2 lbs [-2.0 lbs]
11/09/12 - 219.0 lbs [-1.2 lbs]
11/16/12 - 219.6 lbs [+0.6 lbs]
11/23/12 - 215.8 lbs [-3.8 lbs]
11/30/12 - 214.6 lbs [-1.2 lbs]
12/07/12 - 212.6 lbs [-2.0 lbs]
12/14/12 - 210.0 lbs [-2.6 lbs]
12/21/12 - 209.0 lbs [-1.0 lbs]
[For 4 weeks I have been struggling with depression and changes in my psychiatric medicines. My weight went up about 10 lbs (to 219.6 lbs). I'm still dealing with depression and have been struggling to lose weight...]
01/18/13 - 210.2 lbs [+1.2 lbs]
01/25/13 -
02/01/13 -
02/08/13 -
02/15/13 -
02/22/13 -
03/01/13 -
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
~ Oliver Goldsmith
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Member Since: 3/6/2012
My Goals:
1st Goal:
Start 5/18 at 256.6 lbs.
Lose 10 lbs [be 246.6 lbs] by June 22, 2012. That is an average of 2 lbs a week.
ACHIEVED!
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2nd Goal:
Start 6/22 at 245.0 lbs.
Lose 10 lbs [be 235.0 lbs] by Aug 3, 2012. That is an average of 1.6 lbs a week.
SO CLOSE! Lost 9.4 lbs!
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3rd Goal:
Plateauing a lot recently. So my 3rd goal is to just be under 230 lbs before the next checkup with my endocrinologist on 9/26/12.
ACHIEVED!
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4th Goal:
Start 9/28 at 229 lbs.
Lose 6 lbs [be 223 lbs] before my mother comes to visit on Oct 28, 2012.
ACHIEVED!
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5th Goal:
Start 10/26 at 222.2 lbs.
Lose 3.2 lbs [be 219 lbs] by Nov 15, 2012.
ACHIEVED!
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6th Goal:
Start 11/23 at 215.8 lbs. Lose 8 lbs [be 207.8 lbs] by Dec 31, 2012.
Not Reached
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7th Goal:
Start 1/18 at 210.2 lbs. Lose 15 lbs [be 195 lbs] by March 2
My Program:
I am tracking all my food, the time of day I eat, and my blood glucose levels in a notebook every day.
I am drinking mostly water. No regular soda or juice. And I am making an effort to cut out all diet soda & other drinks containing aspartame.
I am eating only whole wheat products; brown rice, wheat pasta, etc.
I've eliminated all sweets.
And I am trying to stay active and avoid taking a nap on most days (I used to take a nap almost every day).
Medications I am on:
Metformin HCl 500 mg (2/day)
Synthroid 75 mcg
Ativan 1 mg (2/day)
Prozac 40 mg
Depakote 500 mg
Lipitor 20 mg
Personal Information:
My name is Candice
Married 9 1/2 yrs, no children
I am 5'2.75" & 30 yrs old
My goal weight is 135 lbs [to lose a total of 132 lbs]
57 lbs down, 75 more to go! :)
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