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11-10-2007, 07:32 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2006
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5' 6" Height: |  Life Changes Many of you out there in RR world have found that the process of loosing weight and a lessening of the obcession (  ) with food has lead to some life changes. I include myself among you.I've been a chef for over 25 years. With much angst during the last last year I continued work in food service. 4 weeks ago I resigned my position not so much because of issues with food as problems with handling the quality of management of the company that I worked for. I will admit, besides being creative and having many artistic interests, all of you can easily figure you how and why I became a chef. It's was like an alcoholic becoming a bartender. It was a compulsion driven career that I often thought about getting away from but never dared for lack of income. Last week I accepted a job working with kids as a mentor in a not for profit organization. This, financially, required a leap of faith as the pay is barely above minimum wage and isn't full time. It sounds foolish, I know but I have to start somewhere. At least I'm doing something worthwhile and find that I am very much enjoying the work... it's a whole new world and I know in my heart that it is where I need to be now. So many of us are finding out who we are because the layers of fat we have been hiding behind and the burden of being a slave to food for so long has been lifted. I encourage all of you who are in the process of becoming who you were meant to be, to examine what is inside your hearts and transfer that knowledge to your hands. There is a whole new world out there. All we have to do is step out into it. Yes it can be frightening, but so was our first day of kindergarten. Life is for learning and enjoying. My hope is that all of you courageous and good people are happy. You deserve the best that life has to offer. We've done our share of suffering. |
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11-10-2007, 07:41 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 2,923
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11" Height: 212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
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40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  That is wonderful news. It takes a special person to be able to work for the love of it and not the money. I have taken many pay cuts to do the work that I love with children. It is so worth the rewards you get in other ways. We as a society are so into all the material things and how much money we can make and how much we can buy for our children we loose site of what is really important. DOnt get me wrong i love shopping and buying things for myself and my family however i enjoy spending time with them much more. I also love going to work and what i do. Feels like I make a difference. Congrats on your life changing adventure and may it bring you all the rewards it should. Good luck.  LittleLisaMarie
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11-10-2007, 07:50 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,369
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
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41.4728682171 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
22.2963663096 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    | this is great news. i am always amazed by all the different ways we inspire eachother here. i too hope to one day find "that thing" that makes it all worth it. you are truly an inspiration. i admire you. i wish you nothing but the best 
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11-10-2007, 07:54 AM
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| Big Loser | Nothing about it sounds foolish at all! I understand about the leap of faith though, but if you had the faith to make the leap, everything should fall into place as it should. I've been wondering about taking a leap of faith like that myself. The difference is, I've been wondering about it, you actually did it! |
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11-10-2007, 09:09 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,591
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Amen to everything you just said. What a well written post from the heart. |
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11-10-2007, 09:16 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 3,260
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 280 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
132 lb Weight Loss:
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47.1428571429 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.5692041522 BMI Start:
22.5008650519 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Good for you Kat....here's hoping that your new venture is all that you could imagine!!! |
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11-10-2007, 11:00 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 4,860
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
139 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
91 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.5652173913 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.4492961793 BMI Start:
28.0715311692 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | As Long As Your Happy And Feel Fulfilled Then Thats All That Counts!
__________________ 3/2008 PREG. START WT 144LBS. GOAL WILL HAVE TO WAIT TILL AFTER BABY  230 lbs 7/2007 & 142 lbs 4/2008     |
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11-10-2007, 12:41 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kuwait
Posts: 2,341
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics for ever! Start Date:
4/18/06 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 335 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
154 lb Goal Weight:
158 lb Weight Loss:
23 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.1641791045 % % Lost:
9/18/07 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 59.3361048123 BMI Start:
31.350718065 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | wooww Kat!!! I'm so happy for you my dearest friend!! so this is where you have been hiding??? ((((((((((HUGGGSSSSS))))))))) The most important thing is that you're happy in your new career, trust me the money will come later. Maybe you can use your cook experience to cater for the the kindergarten or if you want to be away from the food you can consult the day care with the healthy food options for the kids! I'm so thrilled for you and I absolutely agree with what you said!! our old freaky shapes may have lead us to work with jobs that we don't like and not meant to be for living! I'm also wondering especially now with the stress of being a team leader or 4 coworkers! if I haven't been a geoscientist, what would I'd rather to be? maybe a day care teacher or a fashion designer or an interior designer or a gardener you know with the house renovation experience I found out that I like the artistic work sooo much. I want a job that I enjoy my imagination and creativity! I dislike my work now because it has a lot of intellectual work UUGHHHH can I freeze my mind for a moment?! Best of luck and many warm positive wishes and keep your great aqua-sport going, you're inspiring me. I should get back to the GYM tomorrow inshallah Lots of love Hanadi
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11-10-2007, 01:13 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,682
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Kat - that truly was inspirational - something I probably needed to hear. Best wishes!
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11-10-2007, 02:08 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: May 2006
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5' 6" Height: | You know there was a time that I couldn't imagine being happy with any thing besides cooking for income. I never let myself try anything else. I don't know that this is my "dream" or not but do know it feels too good to not be going in the right direction. I don't think I'm anymore special then anyone else. I just want to feel happy and know that I left some things better then they were when I found them. It's nice to do something that really matters. I feel like I've wasted so much time in that area. Thanks for your insights on this matter. They mean a lot. |
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