I've Finally Reached my Goal! #weightloss #goals #healthylifestyle

Brianna & myself , © 2026 thismomneedswine.com

I'm happy to say that I've reached my goal of getting down to 150 Lbs! Yes, it's taken me many years of ups and downs, but it finally happened. I've dreamt of this day for a long time and it's finally come. I had gastric bypass back in 2012 and lost a shitload of weight. I've been on Ozempic to help with the PCOS, which assisted me to drop the remainder of the weight. With perimenopause and the PCOS, the final 10 Lbs was killer. No matter how much walking and calorie counting I did, it wouldn't come off. 

October 15, 2025 I had skin removal surgery: extended panniculectomy with diastasis recti repair - fleur de lis, unbilicoplasty and mons lift. It was a 2 hour surgery that went easier than I expected. The pain level was only about a 5 out of 10 and I was up walking within a few hours. I spent two nights at the hospital, which I laugh and call the mini vacation! 

I've been sitting on this post for a bit... the first two paragraphs have been written for over a month, but for some reason I wasn't ready to publish. Guess I had a bit of writers block, or maybe just wasn't ready to dive further into things. I'm so happy with the results of the surgery, and am still healing. I've started going to the gym a few times a week. I attempted to try and get back on the elliptical, but died after just five minutes! I've really taken a liking to swimming instead... much easier on my knees and more fun since Brianna joins me.

I'm currently 145 Lbs, wearing a size medium or size 6... I haven't been this since high school. I'm on Ozempic but thinking of tapering off it slowly. Some people have mentioned that I'm losing too much weight... that my face is getting too thin. I personally would be happy to drop 5 - 10 Lbs more but increase muscle. I'm starting to realize that I have an eating disorder... always have, just this time it's not for overeating... it's for not eating enough. It's tiring trying to make sure to get enough protein, nutrients, etc. Taking it one day at a time and trying to remember to keep track of it on MyFitnessPal.

Went off Ozempic and not happy #Ozempic #weightgain #PCOS #perimenopause

Around the holiday season I went off of Ozempic since it wasn't covered, and it was getting too expensive. I attempted Metformin for the 2nd time, and I have to say I'm not a fan. I felt so much better health wise when I was on Ozempic. I had more energy, I was getting down to a normal weight range. When I went off of it in December 2024 I weighed 155 Lbs at my lowest. Now that It's May 2025, I find myself at 180 Lbs, and that's with Metformin and monitoring my calorie intake. I'm shocked at how quick it came back on, and without eating crap.

I believe I've started perimenopause and it hasn't been fun... night sweats to the point that my clothes and sheets are wet but I'm cold at the same time. I've been having major hot flashes. I'm not sure if I'm more irritable and moody, or just have a lower tolerance for bullshit. I'm always tired, but can't seem to sleep at night. The skin on my face seems to be dryer then usual, but I'm getting the odd zit like I'm back in high school. Body hair is decreasing, while it seems to be popping up on my chin... I hate the changes my body is going through... so over it... and I'm so anxious.

Nothing seems to be working or helping when it comes to my PCOS... and the Metformin just upsets my stomach. It's so hard to try and get all 3 pills taken throughout the day. The morning and night are no problem, but half of the time the lunch pill gets missed. 

Welcoming 2025... Happy New Year! #happynewyear

It's been a crazy 2024 and I can't wait for a fresh start in 2025. This year has been quite tiring, and I'm glad  it's ending.

An update, I've been off Ozempic for quite some time now, and been on Metformin. I was tolerating the Metformin in the beginning no problem, but after the holiday season it completely fucked up my system. I can't seem to eat/drink anything without dumping it. I've been in diarrhea hell, and it's exhausting. I've lost count of how many times daily I have to run to the washroom, and I sure hope it's only temporary. I've also noticed that I've gained 6 lbs being off Ozempic... not sure if that's due to too many sweets during the holidays, or if it's the coming of Ozempic. I'm currently 166 lbs, and was hoping to be at 150 lbs by the new year. I purposely didn't buy chips or any other munchies for New Years Eve... just going to have guacamole with baked corn chips and Tostitos. 

My new years resolution is to eat healthier... focus of increasing protein, eat less sugary sweets, increase my water intake and increase my daily/weekly steps.

Happy New Year everyone!

I've Scheduled My Skin Removal Surgery! #weightloss #gastricbypass #skinremovalsurgery #Ozempic

Brianna & myself,  © 2024 thismomneedswine.com

I'm super excited to announce that I'm finally going to have skin removal surgery! I will be having it done by Dr. Chivers through the Canadian Plastic Surgery Centre and Canadian Dermatology Centre - through one of the Scarborough hospitals.

I've yoyo'd for many years but it's been a long journey, and I'm very close to my goal weight. I'm currently sitting at 160 lbs, with my next goal weight being 150 lbs. 

It's been about 12 years since I had gastric bypass, and I've also been on Ozempic for about 12 months to assist with the final weight. In the beginning Ozempic was covered by one of my insurance plans, but since I'm not a diabetic, they discontinued the coverage. I've been using it as maintenance for PCOS, and enjoyed the bonus side of weight loss. I was paying about $280/month through my regular pharmacy, but then found out it was cheaper at Costco for $240/month. I ate the cost for quite some time, but can no longer afford it.

I'm on my last thing of Ozempic, and will be going off of it after this month, and then going onto Metformin. I was on Metformin years ago and had a hard time stomaching it. I was on 500mg 3 times a day, but somehow always forgot my lunch pill. It's just so hard to schedule medication three times a day, and to actually take them all. I have my pills in a weekly/daily planner that is for the morning, lunch, and night... but where do I keep them to make sure I remember to take them? I guess the best place would be my work desk in my room, since I'm here from 8AM - 5 or 6PM Monday - Friday. I would have to try and bring my pill box down for Saturday and Sunday... don't want to accidentally forget those days. 

I figure the best thing would be to use the winter months to try and get used to the Metformin, since I wouldn't be going out as much as I would in the warmer months. Hopefully my body will get used to the medication, and I wont have diarrhea like the past. I'm hoping I just have it for the first few weeks or a couple months, and then get used to it and no longer have the Hershey squirts! Or maybe it's a combination of no longer having a gallbladder mixed with the medication, that I have the problem. All I know is that when I plan on going out to do something, I don't eat before going, nor do I have coffee... don't want to shit myself! Metformin and Ozempic do pretty much the same shit... it affects your body on how it breaks down the food, especially sugar, which helps with weight loss. 

Summer is half over! #weightlossjourney #Ozempic #summerfun #camping

Kim, © 2023 thismomneedswine.com

I can't believe the summer is half over already... it's the August civic long weekend coming up. It feels like just the other day I was planning the camping trip, and that's now long gone. It's been an awesome summer so far, and I don't want it to end. 

At the beginning of July I went camping with my partner and our two kids to the KOA campground in Barrie. We borrowed my neighbours popup tent and camped for 7 days - which I must say there was some challenges along the way, but I can laugh at most of them. It started on July 2nd... we rented a truck to be able to tow the tent/trailer to the campsite. We had zero knowledge or instructions from U-Haul and ventured to the site. Well, we were on the way there and the damn trailer came off the hitch on a hill! Shit... we ended up blocking the small highway as people were passing us. Thank God 4 people pulled over to help us... didn't realize that we forgot to put the pin on the hitch, which made it bounce off. One of the gentlemen were kind enough to give us one of his that he had... thank you to the wonderful people who stopped and helped us that day. It's also a good thing that we didn't have any of the kids with us at that time... we wanted to go and set everything up first and then grab the Munchkins.

We arrived at the campsite and had a hell of a time setting everything up... once again thanks to some amazing campers next door to us that helped us set up the pop-up camper. I'm sure they enjoyed the show from beginning to end... especially watching my partner try and back the trailer up using a U-Haul truck! 

Once everything was set up, we took the truck back and then swung by our Barrie home to get Brianna. We weren't able to pick up his daughter until the next day... so first thing in the morning we went to Toronto to get the Munchkin. We flew across super fast and was back at the campsite... I can't even remember each day what we did, as it felt like one really long day instead of 7 days! We went swimming daily, watched evening movies with all the kids at the campground, enjoyed crafts, water fights, board games and plenty of temper tantrums!