Laura Badeaux knew she was carrying more weight than she should. But with her large frame and 6\u2019 2\u201d height, most people never realized how much.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople were shocked if they found out I was 333 pounds,\u201d she says. \u201cI carried it well.\u201d<\/p>\n
An athlete in high school, Badeaux, 34, started gaining weight in her 20s. It seemed like who she was, she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just a bigger woman. I\u2019m taller and I just have a larger frame and accepted that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But while her stature helped her avoid much of the social stigma of her weight, it didn\u2019t change what mattered most \u2014 her health.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re in your 20s and early 30s you think you\u2019re invincible,\u201d she says. Her primary care provider had raised the issue and offered to refer her to the MultiCare Center for Weight Loss & Wellness<\/a> a handful of times. \u201cI just declined the offers not understanding the serious burden I was carrying around.\u201d<\/p>\n
But last summer, during the pandemic, she found the motivation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI lost the first 20 pounds by myself,\u201d she recalls. \u201cThen I thought, \u2018Now I\u2019m ready to do this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Badeaux\u2019s most recent weigh-in was 208 pounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve officially lost 125 pounds,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
And while she doesn\u2019t have a specific goal weight in mind, seeing her weight start with a \u201c1\u201d will be a special moment.<\/p>\n
Though Badeaux got started on her own, she credits the MultiCare Center for Weight Loss & Wellness<\/a> for keeping her going and giving her the tools to make lifestyle changes, not just go on a temporary diet.<\/p>\n
At the Center for Weight Loss & Wellness, Jeffrey Hooper, MD<\/a>, and Registered Dietician Alix Leestma, RD, tailored a weight-loss program to Badeaux\u2019s preferences.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven growing up, I never was a fan of breakfast food,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
So, they set her up with an intermittent fasting plan that met her nutritional needs and that she could live with long-term.<\/p>\n
Through the program she\u2019s learned to track her food, make healthy substitutions and focus on small changes that add up.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust working with the dietician and actually understanding what you\u2019re eating helps with making smart choices,\u201d she says. \u201cSometimes you eat food, and you have no idea how many calories are in there until somebody sits down and explains it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019s incorporated meal prep into her schedule and found healthy recipes and ways to cut back on snacking and comfort foods, as well as adding walking and weight training to her routine.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a very sedentary job,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
So purposefully adding movement to her days has been critical. That means finding time in her busy day of working a full-time job and being a wife and mother to schedule an hourlong walk.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about prioritizing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it also means work, she says, laughing that she hasn\u2019t magically come to love exercise but now challenges herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you would ask me now looking back if it was hard or easy, I would say it was fairly easy with strong motivation,\u201d she says. \u201cBut if you would ask me while I was hiking and working out being over 300 pounds, I\u2019d be like, \u2018It\u2019s the hardest thing ever!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Because her clothing sizes have changed so dramatically, Badeaux says shopping requires more thought today.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started out as a size 3X and 26 jeans,\u201d she says. \u201cI would just go select the largest size available and put it in the cart. Now I\u2019m buying larges and I\u2019m a 12 in jeans!\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been an adjustment psychologically, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I walk by a mirror I think \u2018Who is that?\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cThe challenge ahead of me is accepting my new body.\u201d<\/p>\n
For anyone struggling with weight and considering making an appointment at the MultiCare Center for Weight Loss & Wellness<\/a>, Badeaux offers some advice.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to be ready. It\u2019s not going to help unless you\u2019re ready to commit, but when you\u2019re ready, the Center can be an amazing partner,\u201d she says. \u201cWhether you need accountability, support or help with structure, they can provide that. They\u2019re not going to lose the weight for you. Just go in there and talk to them and see what the missing pieces are that they can provide for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Learn more<\/a> about medical weight loss at the MultiCare Center for Weight Loss & Wellness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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