Decreasing Diane

 

Progress

 
I began this journey on August 1, 2002. There was no real lightening bolt from above that told me to start at this particular time. I just knew I was not at all comfortable living the way I was. The travel I do for a living was getting increasingly difficult, and a few close friends were into a pretty good weight loss mode. So, with no real forethought, Thursday morning , August 1, 2002 I went to a Weight Watchers Meeting in my area, and with not very high expectations I embarked.  I am not totally sure at this point how I want to present my journey on the website, so for now, I will just ramble a bit, and share some pictures of various stages along the way.
 
The worst picture I could find was 2 years ago on a family vacation out west. This shot was me and Howard, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains

 

The picture below  was taken with my dad at his 80th Birthday Party. This was August 2001, just one year before I started WW. My husband took the picture so he was not in it. This is my son, Josh, my dad, and above Josh is my brother Seth.

 

 

I was probably at or even above my official WW starting weight here. Its a bit frightening to me to even see this now.
 
This next one, is a head shot, taken from a picture that was taken in Dallas, when I did my first week away, on program. I was only on WW for 10 days here, so its a good official starting picture

 

This is where it starts to get fun. Just 2 months later, in NYC, after losing about 20 pounds , I can already see a vast difference in my face. The picture is crummy quality, but the difference is very noticeable!




Another month later, back home in Orlando, my son took this out by my pool. I was down 30 pounds, and wearing a blouse and pair of slacks I had not been in for years.





Here I am the day after Thanksgiving, November 29, 2002. It was a great cook fest, but I was OP the whole day. Ate the food I love, but was IN control, its a good feeling. I have lost 43.4 pounds officially as of this picture.







Here I am with my very adorable, 13 days from being 16 and a licensed driver son, Josh. Some days he drives me nuts, but others, he is a joy to watch grow into a young man. He is sooooo tall, its amazing! I am 5'10" and see how he towers over me. Is this the same boy I held on my lap, it seemed like yesterday? *sigh*





I got my 50 Pound Magnet on December 26, 2002!
Woo Hoo for ME!!

Today is December 28, 2002. Two days after getting my 50 pound magnet. Here is how I look today in front of my house. Its a gorgeous sunny, cool, day here in Orlando.  My son, once again was the photographer.  After we took the pictures, my sweet hubby came home, and looked so cute, my son told him to get into a picture for this website too! So, here I am alone, and with him.



 

 

This is really starting to feel pretty good. People are starting to notice, and I really feel , just like the new WW book says. IN THE GROOVE. This feels like a way of life now, and the results are starting to come together in both physical and mental ways.

I am working in Dallas this week, February 3, 2003. This is a picture of me teaching a lecture on web graphics, where I always demonstrate using a digital camera. A student took this pic, but when I saw it, I was very proud and happy with myself, as I can really see a difference from past class pictures I have seen.




Today is March 20, 2003 and I could not be happier. Today at my Weight Watcher meeting, I received my 75 pound Magnet, signifying my current loss of 75 pounds. Actually, I even surpassed it by getting to new total to date of 77 pounds. It feels pretty darn good! I came home with such a huge smile, my son said he had to capture this Kodak (ok, actually its a Fuji) Moment for posterity.  Here I am sporting my cool new 75# magnet!





Memorial Day Weekend,
just chilling at the puter between cookout duties

 

 

 

June 12th 2003 I got my 100 pound lost Magnet! I was thrilled beyond belief. This is really starting to feel like I CAN do this. Here I am sporting a brand new to me pair of Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans, sent to me from my skinnier than me friend Laura, who is way to skinny for them,

 

 



This journey is getting harder, but I feel great, and if the losses slow down, so be it, Im NOT stopping or quitting 



A new victory! 11/13/03. Down 130.6 and a pair of black jeans that had been sent to me and never even got all the way up, are now zipping!

                                   
Its been a little while since I added updated pictures here, so I thought Valentines Weekend 2004 would be a good time. I am now down an amazing 143 pounds and feeling just wonderful. My husband and I took a 3 days cruise to the Bahamas over Valentines Day Weekend, and even tho I over indulged on the ship food, I walked for hours on Nassau, all over the ship, and just felt, well, terrific. Here we are both getting off the ship on Nassau, and together on the ship on dress up night. Not bad for an old broad, ey? :)

                 


                                                        
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 March 25, 2004
Down about 150 Pounds here
                                                                                     



I have not added pictures in a while, mostly because I have not really changed much, but here are a few from my weekend in St Petersburg Fl, at the Grand Prix race we attended the weekend of April 1-3, 2005. I am holding steady at about 150 down, and hoping  to get it moving even more downward in the near future.
















Stats and Charts
WI DATE Amount
Lost		 Loss To
Date
8/2/2002
8/9/2002 0 0
8/15/2002 8.4 8.4
8/22/2002 0.2 8.6
9/7/2002 6.8 15.4
9/19/2002 6 21.4
10/3/2002 5 26.4
10/17/2002 2.2 28.6
12/24/2002 5.8 34.4
10/31/2002 2.4 36.8
11/7/2002 3 39.8
11/21/2002 3.6 43.4
12/12/2002 3.4 46.8
12/26/2002 3.8 50.6
1/2/2003 2 52.6
1/9/2003 2.8 55.4
1/23/03 2.4 57.8
1/30/03 2.8 59.6
2/13/03 4.4 64.0
2/20/03 3.4 67.4
2/28/03 2.2 67.6
3/5/03 .8 70.4
3/20/03 6.6 77.0
3/27/03 +5.0 72.0
4/3/03 6.0 78.0
4/10/03 3.2 81.2
4/17/03 0 81.2
5/1/03 2.6 83.8
5/8/03 4.2 88.0
5/22/03 8.4 96.4
6/5/03 +1 95.4
6/12/03 5.4 101
7/3/03 +3 98.4
7/10/03 4 102.4
7/17/03 1.4 103.8
7/24/03 4.4 108.2
8/7/03 .4 108.6
8/13/03 2.8 111.4
8/20/03 +1 110.4
8/28/03 2.8 113.2
9/4/03 3.6 116.8
9/11/03 +.8 116
9/18/03 -.4 116.4
9/25/03 -3.4 119.8
10/2/03 +.8 119
10/9/03 2.2 121.4
10/16/03 3.6 124.8
10/23/03 .8 125.6
10/30/03 .4 126
11/06/03 2 128
11/13/03 2.6 130.6
11/20/03 +.6 130.00
12/4/03 3.6 133.6
12/11-03 0 133.6
12/18/03 +.6 133.00
1/8/04 7.6 140.6
1/15/04 1.4 142
1/22/04 .8 142.8
2/5/04 +4.2 138.6
2/19/04 4.2 142.6
2/26/04 1 143.6
3/4/04 3.4 147
3/11/04 1.6 148.6
3/18/04 2.6 151.2
3/25/04 +3.2 148
4/1/04 +1.2 146.8
4/15/04 1.2 148
4/22/04 1.4 149.4
4/29/04 5.4 154.8
5/6/04 .4 155.2
5/13/04 1.4 156.6
5/20/04 .8 157.4
6/3/04 +1.8 155.6
6/10/04 2.6 158.2
6/24/04 .6 158.8
7/1/04 +.2 158.6
7/8/04 2 160.6
Total Loss 154.8 160.6