Hi Everyone. I’m 44 and live in rural Ontario 🇨🇦. Married & I have 2 children -11,15 also 2 indoor domestic cats, 2 Maine Coons 2 miniature dachshunds and Deboritzio the Italian barn cat that we have adopted. I can’t really say when I started my weight loss journey. I had a really bad MVA in 1998 and a lot of residual pain and inflammation-limiting me to just get through University and later, a work day. I was forced onto nerve block injections and steroids through insurance which messed up my endocrine system. I was also perpetually pregnant for about 5 years -between my kids I had 2 miscarriages and an ectopic. So that brings me to modern day when everything under the sun was not working -eating so clean and so well and exercising for hours with no changes-so disheartening and every time it would be 11:11 or I’d blow out a birthday candle -I wished I would see a change. Last fall I started having some scary symptoms and I knew that a few major chronic diseases were knocking at my door. I spoke with my doctor and I started Saxenda on October 31, 2020. This Spring, we added Contrave. It has not been a fun ride -lots of discipline and lots of yucky GI stuff...but I am down 60 pounds and have maintained under 200 pounds for the past couple of weeks -so I can actually believe it and say it out loud -I’m finally under 200 pounds. I didn’t think it was possible and I am motivated to carry on and see what I can do up until Halloween this year. I hope to come up with a strong maintenance plan that works in everything I have learned. I am thankful that this methodology has also helped me to really cut down on alcohol-which was admittedly one of my vices....and that has had a tremendous impact on my health too. I have one motivation-my family. And when I sent my side by side to my kids yesterday-I said get ready to be spammed -I did it! And there was so much love -giving me more motivation to push through these next few months. Of course there’s a small part of me 🤏🏼 that celebrates wearing jeans instead of the daily black leggings with dresses that I call tunics. Thanks to this groups and MFP for being a big piece of this since 2018.

Weigh Day Wednesday
PW:233.2
CW: 231.6

Been busy at work. Have faithfully diaried my food every day. Started drinking a gallon of water every day……putting an orange, lime, fresh ginger and ACV in it with a pinch of sweetener. My new habit NEXT week will be to get at least 10,000 steps a day. Shouldn’t be too hard, as I get about 6-8,000 working in the OR anyway.
Can’t wait to give my PCP my new weight and BP readings today.
Love to you all! We CAN become healthier individuals!

Coblujay
Wednesday
PW: 241.2
CW: 239

So excited to get back into the 230's and hopeful that the 240's, 250's and 260's are history forever. Ten weeks into the journey, I've lost 22 pounds. My weight loss has slowed a little, but I'm here for the long haul. I love seeing everyone post their successes and yes, sometimes challenges. We are still here plugging away.

Weigh In Wednesday

KittyInBoots17:
PW: 238
CW: 237.4

I am gonna reset my cals today based on this weight.

PatriceFitnessPal
Weigh-in Day: Thursday
PW: 128.8
CW: 127.9
Difference = 0.9
SW: 168