16 Weeks Done & Ready for Refeed!

[Bronwyn]

Hi All,

So Monday was my official 16 week weigh in and it was my TOM. I weighed anyway and here are my results after 16 weeks on 1PD:

38.2 pounds lost
Chest: 6 1/2 inches GONE!
Waist: 9 inches GONE!
Hips: 7 1/2 inches GONE!
Stomach: 8 1/2 inches GONE!
Left Leg: 4 inches GONE!
Right Leg: 3 3/4 inches GONE!
Left Arm: 2 inches GONE!
Right Arm: 2 inches GONE!

I have gone from 163.4 pounds to 125.2. From a size 12 or 14 to a size 2 or 4.

I have to admit I weighed again this morning and I was at 123.8 so down even more! I took my final blood test yesterday morning and will request my refeed program when I forward the results to the consultants.

Thanks to ALL of you who have been here with me on this journey. You made it so much easier for me and I couldn't have done it without the support from all my diet buddies on this site. I promise I'll continue to support you while I'm on refeed and ever after. I am enjoying watching your progress and I love the friendships we have grown to share here on this forum.

[Iisrias]

Bronwyn - Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could not be happier for you! Wishing you well on your journey through re-feed and beyond. Please keep us posted and let us know how things are going for you. You are such a wonderful presence on this board, and have been so very supportive of everyone...thank you so very much.

[Shasha]

Hi there Bronwyn

:clapping3: I'm truly thrilled for you!!!

Your progress has been EXCELLENT!!! {wave} For having lost all of 39.6 pounds and about to break through the 40 pound barrier! No wonder all those inches are simply GONE! {goodjob} & WELL DONE!

I'm thrilled that you are about to request your Re-feeding Progam:
:party3: YeeeeeeeeeeeHAAAAAAAAAH!!! You're so very nearly & almost there!!!

... I do hope that even long after you are done that you will still continue to keep posting on the Forum, your cheerful friendly supportive never complaining positive personality is really valued very much amongst all of us and the Forum would in no way be the same without you! xx

[Bronwyn]

Thanks Iisrias and Shasha! I love you guys and I'll continue to support my fellow dieters long after I'm done. Plus - I'm sure I'll continue to need support to as I begin to live my "life after the diet". But I'm not there quite yet either so I'll be here. Thanks for the well-wishes and positive thoughts. I am very excited!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Bronwyn

:bighug:
From one HOT BABE to another HOT BABE: YOU’RE SIMPLY THE BEST!!! :love7:

It’s always wonderful to watch someone’s real life progress, but the truth is I can’t help feeling a little sad when Diet Buddies go MIA in the afterlife… Staying around will mean so much to en-route Diet Buddies, not just because they are curious about the big wonderful world of Re-feeding, but because they want to know how you are doing? Is it easy, are you managing? What is it like to follow the New Lifestyle based on Dr Cohen’s Maintenance Guidelines? I believe the Diet Buddies want to know from various sources how they find the AFTER DIET LIFE… and if it is difficult or if you find it easy...

It’s not the same when they hear it from a moderator, they want to hear it from a fellow Diet Buddie who they have come to know, trust and love… so, sharing your journey will be a great source of inspiration to others who are yet to walk this road.

I for one would really appreciate if you stay and of course, we are here to support you and to encourage you NEVER EVER EVER TO LOOK BACK! Staying in touch means that we can help you to make small wise decisions and to correct small thinking errors before they become a problem, so, thanks for deciding to stay, now I’m JUST AS EXCITED FOR YOU AS YOU ARE!

{wave}

Please let us know when you get your Re-feeding program and also how many days you got, when you will be starting (remember you start at goal weight)… and, how you feel as you go along, day be day…

[bitten]

:clapping3::clapping3::clapping3::clapping3::clapp ing3:

i am so thrilled and inspired by your 16 week, superfast, amazing weight loss and health gain.

and what a fab time of year to be the NEW you.

wowowowowowow!!!!!

i want to hear all about re-feed, so do not go anywhere-
bitten:

[Bronwyn]

Shasha - Thank you so much for your kind words. I love the support of this forum and I hope I am helping others by putting in my two cents now and then. I agree that I have LOVED reading posts from such 1PD stars as Gail, Azkat, and others who have successfully gone through the program and are keeping their weight off. Even their struggles are helpful to read through and to admire them as they work through them to keep their new, healthy bodies and lifestyles.

Bitten - Thank you for the kudos! At times it certainly didn't feel fast (and I'm still a few pounds away from even starting refeed) but looking back it really was fast. I guess especially considering that I've battled this weight for going on 15 years now and never had this type of success. Hmmm.... 15 years vs. 16 weeks... I'll take 1PD any day!

[Shasha]

{hi} there Bronwyn

:clapping3: THAT’S RIGHT, JUST GO AND PUT THIS WHOLE DIET THING RIGHT INTO THE PERFECT PROPER PERSPECTIVE!!!! :clapping3:

At times it certainly didn't feel fast but looking back it really was fast. I guess especially considering that I've battled this weight for going on 15 years now and never had this type of success. Hmmm.... 15 years vs. 16 weeks... I'll take 1PD any day!

THANK YOU!!!
{king}I COULD NEVER HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER!!!!!

[Hugentobler]

Bronwyn- YES!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this day for you!
You have been an inspiration to everyone in this forum. Congrats on a very successful journey. I am soooooo proud of the job you have done. You are the perfect role model for this program...(maybe they should give you a job)!!!! I can't wait to hear all the scoop about refeeding. PLEASE keep us posted.

[momof4]

Almost! Congratulations!:clapping3:You are one inspirational person! I have been reading your posts and watching that weight go down...you have been able to give positive attitude, reality, and the wholde role model idea to this forum. Keep it up and I am so excited for you! Please keep posting...it will help keep our focus as fellow life changers. You are blessed with a gift...the gift of giving through your own experience and positive attitude...thank you for sharing and please continue to do so...

:love4:Momof4

[LesKiya]

All the ladies say it so well, I"ll just add congratulations!! I look forward to posting my 16 weeks tomorrow and getting my last bit off so I can join you.

[Maya]

MY BROWNIE!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!:party5: UUUUUUU! I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU GIRL!!!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!

I WILL MISS YOU HERE, TOO, BIG TIME!!!!

BUT YOU DESERVE IT, YOU DESERVE TO START A BRAND NEW LIFE, FEELING FULL AND SATISFIED AND HAPPY AND I WISH YOU WOULD N-E-V-E-R HAVE TO THINK ABOUT FOOD IN ANY OTHER WAY BUT LOVING WAY.

I am sooo excited to hear anything from you if you will still have mood to come on here and write anything. You were soooo supportive, nice and helpful on this forum...

I am SOOOOOOOOO happy for you!!!!:clapping3:


BIG BIG HUG and ENJOY YOUR REFEED!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrsPeel]

Hey, Bron -

You are a champion! Congratulations on your success - I hope we can still have a meeting of the L.A. area 1PD'ers sometime!

I still have a ways to go, but I am right on track & look forward to your insights on refeeding - :love4:

[Bronwyn]

Wow ladies! Thank you so much for the well wishes and for the sweet messages. I surely love the relationships I've developed and will continue with you through your journeys as well. I will certainly keep you posted on how it goes. Probably another week or two before I'll be able to start. Thanks again for the support and the kind words. They truly mean so much to me.

[GettinSkinny]

Congratulations!!!!!!!! You have done so well. Please do stick around and let us know how you are doing. We always love to hear from you!!!!

[Finally Free]

Bronwyn - Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you! As a relative newbie (in my 3rd week) it's great to see someone see the finish line! :jumping2:

Please do stick around and let us know how it goes!