All about Me!

This is a journey, a journey to a new me.  You see, I am really tired of the old me.  The old me is tired and fat.  The old me is not a lot of fun to be with.  The old me is single but SO not ready to mingle!

This is my second blog.  I have a family blog where I talk about my daughter’s life and all her activities but not much about me or my personal life.  This blog is going to be about me.  It might be pretty boring.   I am a certified homebody!   But if you want to read along, feel free to do so!  If not, that is ok too – I’ll still like you just the same!

Why am I writing a blog about being fat obese?  Well, because I don’t want to be that way anymore! 

Why do I say I am obese?  Well my recent biometric screening at work told me I was (it also told me that last year but I was in denial) so I guess I am!

What am I going to do about it?  I just started a medically supervised weight-loss program.

Am I just being lazy?  Maybe – maybe not.  More about that later.

Alright, I’m gonna get right to the embarrassing stuff! 

Dreaded Before Pictures

   

That was painful and a little bit disgusting. 

The Stats:

Height: 5’2”

Weight (1/19/10): 180.6lbs

BMI: 33.0

Fat Mass: 72.61lbs

Waist:40”

The Goals:

Height: pretty sure I’m not gonna gain any of these inches so I guess I gotta lose the weight!

Weight: 130lbs

BMI: 23%

Fat Mass: 28-50lbs.

Waist: 29

The Timeframe

during 2010.

The Plan

Releana and Phentermine

Yes, drugs.

Releana is a sublingual oral drop taken 2 x per day.  It is hcg.  The same hormone produced in pregnant women. You can read more about Releana here.

Phentermine is an appetite suppressant.  It is not Fen-Phen.  I used it in 2008 and lost about 25 pounds.

Why am I using medication?

I have a lot of fat all centered around my mid-section.  The most difficult to get rid of and the most deadly.  I would like to live a nice long life with my daughter.  I exercise.  I eat 80% VERY healthy.  I don’t drink. I don’t smoke.  I can lose weight on my own – but it is never the weight that I need to lose.  My stomach fat NEVER goes away.

Now I am sure some of you are thinking to yourself - “you just gotta work out harder and eat better”.  Here’s the thing.  I don’t have 2-3 hours per day to spend working out.  I am a single mom.  I work fulltime.  My daughter has activities 3 nights out of the week.   The last place she wants to go after being at school all day is to the gym’s daycare.  When you need to lose 50-60 pounds  - it takes more than 30 minutes per day.

I know I make excuses.  I do.  It could be done with exercise and diet. But I want to SEE results.  I have ran miles and miles training for 1/2 marathons and not dropped a pound.  I need help.  I have done 1200 calories per day and seen only 1 pound come off per month.  I need help.   I have done WW with no success.  I need help.

I needed help so I went and bought it.

More to come tomorrow.