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For those who care, our July 08 Alaska Trip Report with (probably too many) photos can be read at :
http://alaska.jefflesniak.com/


Progress:
03 Aug 2006: 286 - fat, sick, unhappy; started thyroid and diabetes meds
06 Feb 2007: 260 - Down 26 pounds, but no real plan. Joined TDP, to get serious - yay!
08 Mar 2007: 258 - Became GOLD member on TDP
17 Sep 2007: 236 - finally made 50 pounds off!
10 Dec 2007: 230 - so close to the 220s... :)
17 Dec 2007: 234 - Bad week, feeling burned out, decided to make holiday break official, trying to stick to maintenance level calories
01 Jan 2008: 235.5 - just a little gain, but glad to get back to business :)
06 Feb 2008: 1 year anniversary with TDP!! 228 : 32 pounds lost with TDP!
12 Feb 2008: 228 - end of Valentine's Challenge; lost 7.5 pounds! Start of a new Weight Challenge
19 Feb 2008: 227.5
20 Mar 2008: 228.5 - only gained a pound while feeding my cold ;)
27 Mar 2008: TBD - inlaws in town
03 Apr 2008: TBD - inlaws gone!
April-May-June 2008: we're on a break ;)
27 Jun 2008: 242 - oops :)
21 Jul 2008: 244 - only gained 2 pounds - yay! :)
05 Aug 2008: 248 - WTF? #sigh#
12 Aug 2008: 248
07 Nov 2008: 243ish - stopped tracking foods for the holidays (don't try this, kids)
09 Jan 2009: 255.5 - EEEp!! Back on the wagon!
16 Jan 2009: 249 - Good start for first week of Valentine's Day challenge :)

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Life can be so interesting trying to lose weight with a pile of health problems. I have been on oral diabetes meds since Aug 2006, bedtime insulin injection added Jan 2007. So I'm on meds for diabetes, hypothyroid, hypertension, Vitamin D deficiency, and high cholesterol. I also have endometriosis, arthritis in my back, degenerating cartilege in my knees, and the queen of my weird, annoying, capricious health problems, fibromyalgia. Whee. ;)

On the plus side, in January07 my A1C was over 13%. By Oct07 checkup, it had gone down to 6.1%. Sicne then it's waffling in the mid 6.x% My doctor is happy :)

My avatar is my meezer kitty, Nyssa :)

My virtual model of my starting weight (doesn't always load) FYI, I am about 5' 7.25" tall. I think on good days I make it to 5' 7.5" ;)




And here's what I might look like when I reach my goal of losing 100 pounds:

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And now for what I really look like:



Yes, that's right. I am a Viking chyk. It's about time Yahoo! came up with the perfect outfit for my avatar ]:)

Does this purse go with this shield??

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