Wedding day slim down leads to lifelong changes
Every bride wants to look perfect on her wedding day, and Angela Ganey was no exception, though her transformation was certainly exceptional! In the two years preceeding her big day she worked hard to drop a whopping 140 pounds.
And lest she get too comfortable with married life, she's maintained her new figure to this day -- even dropping another five to meet her goal weight of 145 pounds. This was no easy feat.
Angela, like her mother, struggled with her weight all her life, and says she can’t remember the last time she was this thin. Her mom had several surgeries for her weight, and her dad suffered a stroke.
While Angela herself never suffered anything as serious as a stroke or diabetes, she did experience back problems because of her weight, and she sought the help of a chiropractor.
Though she’s come a long way, Angela still sees a 200-pound woman when she looks in the mirror. The images of that period of her life are hard to erase.
But that hasn't stopped her from playing with her four-year-old son, Trystan, without losing her breath, and happily greeting her husband, who just returned from Iraq.
Before, at close to 300 pounds:
Now a true hot momma at 150 pounds!!
FAST FACTS
Name: Angela Ganey
Hometown: Ball, La.
Age: 27
Starting weight: 290 pounds
Goal weight: 145/140 pounds
Current weight: 150 pounds
Program start date: 2001
Favorite food: Baked chicken and mixed vegetables.
Biggest temptation: Hamburgers and fries.
Biggest motivator: Wanted to lose weight before her wedding, March 15, 2003.
Biggest obstacle: Family history of weight and health issues.
Old eating philosophy: Breakfast: 3 bowls of cereal, biscuits, sausage, and eggs. Lunch: 2-3 Taco Bell bean burritos plus nachos, or hamburgers and fries -- all super-sized. Dinner: Anything goes! Fried fish, mashed potatoes, or vegetables drowned in butter.
New eating philosophy: Much healthier! A typical breakfast is a half-cup of cereal with fat-free milk and some fruit. And she still hits the drive-through, but goes for the salads instead of the grease.
Best thing about of losing weight: Running and playing with her son without feeling out of breath.
Best weight loss secret learned: Realizing that losing weight is not an overnight success, and there will be ups and downs.
And lest she get too comfortable with married life, she's maintained her new figure to this day -- even dropping another five to meet her goal weight of 145 pounds. This was no easy feat.
Angela, like her mother, struggled with her weight all her life, and says she can’t remember the last time she was this thin. Her mom had several surgeries for her weight, and her dad suffered a stroke.
While Angela herself never suffered anything as serious as a stroke or diabetes, she did experience back problems because of her weight, and she sought the help of a chiropractor.
Though she’s come a long way, Angela still sees a 200-pound woman when she looks in the mirror. The images of that period of her life are hard to erase.
But that hasn't stopped her from playing with her four-year-old son, Trystan, without losing her breath, and happily greeting her husband, who just returned from Iraq.
Before, at close to 300 pounds:
Now a true hot momma at 150 pounds!!
FAST FACTS
Name: Angela Ganey
Hometown: Ball, La.
Age: 27
Starting weight: 290 pounds
Goal weight: 145/140 pounds
Current weight: 150 pounds
Program start date: 2001
Favorite food: Baked chicken and mixed vegetables.
Biggest temptation: Hamburgers and fries.
Biggest motivator: Wanted to lose weight before her wedding, March 15, 2003.
Biggest obstacle: Family history of weight and health issues.
Old eating philosophy: Breakfast: 3 bowls of cereal, biscuits, sausage, and eggs. Lunch: 2-3 Taco Bell bean burritos plus nachos, or hamburgers and fries -- all super-sized. Dinner: Anything goes! Fried fish, mashed potatoes, or vegetables drowned in butter.
New eating philosophy: Much healthier! A typical breakfast is a half-cup of cereal with fat-free milk and some fruit. And she still hits the drive-through, but goes for the salads instead of the grease.
Best thing about of losing weight: Running and playing with her son without feeling out of breath.
Best weight loss secret learned: Realizing that losing weight is not an overnight success, and there will be ups and downs.
Labels: 140 pounds, Angela Ganey, Back problems, Bride
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