Hey guys! I don't know if you have heard about Caitlin Van Zandt... she is 23 and an actress on Guiding Light. I never watch soap operas, but I heard about her a few months ago in the news. She had been overweight while on the show and in her personal life decided to have lap band surgery. Since they couldn't exactly hide her losing weight on the show, the writers decided to write the surgery into the script. Today I saw a news story that showed her progress... thought I would share! She has lost over 70 pounds in about 7 months! A little bit of inspiration, to say the least. Viewers will be able to watch her shrink on the show as her surgery was aired sometime over the summer.

kdka.com - Guiding Light Actress Sheds Pounds After Lap Band Surgery

anyways, enjoy!

Great video, it was very inspirational. It's great to see that she took control of her weight issues and is making great progress. I only wish that this tool existed when I was in my 20's.

Bryan

I always wanted to be an actress as a kid, so my parents sent me to all kinds of theatre groups. I remember one day I looked at these huge mirrors and just walked out. I was 12!!! I just knew I could never do it if I didn't like the way I looked, and I wanted to now be overweight!

Sad, I have ALWAYS been big since that day :biggrin:. I am very proud of this girl for pursuing acting even with a weight problem!

That is a great inspiration! She looks so healthy now!!! Good job to her! I hope I can do as well!

Anyone heard anything on this lately?

I watch guiding light all the time...she looks great

here's the newest update story! Caitlin Van Zandt On Shedding Nearly 100 Pounds

apparently there will also be a spread in people magazine this friday about her.

Thanks for the link, Jane. It was inspirational!!

Mimi

alright yeah i guess i will add the People magazine story in this thread too:

Guiding Light's Caitlin VanZandt Drops 90 Lbs. - Bodywatch : People.com

They have a video of her doing a swimsuit photoshoot you can watch for a real view of her body now.

The only thing I didn't like was that in the story (unless they fix it), it says the lap band shrinks your stomach to the size of a golf ball. I have a feeling a lot of readers unfamiliar with the surgery will think it means something more invasive. Otherwise, its just good to see the magazine finally recognize that this is a valid way to lose weight too!

Thanks for sharing! That was fun to read and watch!! :ohmy: