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Week 2
Peter
Loiselle
I have been
married to Christine for 15 years and have no
children and one cat. I graduated from Brewer
High School in 1982 and from UMaine in 1985. I
spent the next four years teaching at St. Mary’s
School in Houlton and then the past 15 years at
Surry Elementary School. Some of the things I
enjoy in life include UMaine football and
hockey, NASCAR, walking, biking, hiking, and
swimming.
 Five years
ago I was in the hospital for my third of four
visits for cellulites. It was during that time
it was recommended I begin the process for
gastric bypass surgery.
Following
several meetings with a psychologist and my
primary care physician I was referred to the
person I feel changed my life forever. I was
scheduled to visit a dietician at Eastern Maine
Healthcare in Bangor. The meeting was to take 1
½ hours!
On October
1, I met Lynn Bolduc. Those of you who have
heard me speak in the past, I call her my
Goddess. She listened to my needs and helped me
learn how to lose weight in a healthy way and
encouraged me to begin an exercise regimen.
Three years later I had lost 500 pounds, and
five years later my weight is still the same.
I have been
able to maintain my weight through continued
exercise and watching what I eat. My diet has
not changed since I met my ideal weight, but I
have allowed myself to enjoy treats (i.e. food
in the teacher’s room or lunchroom, going out to
eat).
I still
enjoy my daily salads for lunch and 4 fruit a
day. I learned how to eat healthy and that has
allowed me to make smart decisions in what I eat
and how much.
Moderation
plays a key part in my life now, something I
never paid attention to 5 years ago. I exercise
daily. Walking 4 miles a day 7 days a week,
weights three days a week and arm bike 75
minutes a day four days a week.
There are
days when I enjoy my walk more than the food I
eat. Something I never would have imagined.
Lose and
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