Miracle in my World...

Hello... Today is a very important day for me. I feel the need to share this with you because frankly my cup is running over with joy. On 2/25/04, I had my surgery. I weighed in at a massive 374 pounds, my BMI was 62, and I was totally miserable. My surgery didn't go smoothly. The staple gun misfired and the damaged area had to be cut away and redone. This doubled the time of my surgery. I had huge complications afterwards that nearly killed me, but I fought back and I won. All of my days now are pretty darn special, but today I jumped a hurdle that I never thought I would get over. Today, I weigh 198 pounds. I haven't weighed under 200 since I was in junior high school and I am now 43 years old. When I weighed myself this morning I cried such sweet tears of joy. I feel like it's my birthday, Christmas, New Years, and every other happy occasion that I can think of all rolled into one. Today, I feel blessed and for the first time in my adult life I can say that I weigh a hundred and something. I was on a horrible plateau before today. The scales just weren't moving from 204 and breaking that horrible number was on my mind every day. I know that it is just a number and I have seen a lot of them pass, but this one is special for me. This one makes me feel somewhat normal. I have never ever felt this way. I just figured out my BMI for today. It was 32, and I have knocked off 30 points from my original 62. I have now lost 176 pounds. I have more to go, but it will come with time. I'll tell you, it sure is a beautiful day in my neighborhood! I want to take a minute before I close to thank everyone here for sharing your thoughts, problems, encouragement and dreams. It has sure helped me along my journey. Best, Amy

Amy, How wonderful for you! I know the feeling I can hear that 199 myself and have for weeks you just gave me the encouragement to get and go to curves one extra time this week to see if I can break it. Keep up the good work you have done amazing. Nancy

AMY YOU GO GIRL!!!!! Don't give up you are doing an awesome job. I am sorry this went so wrong to begin with but look at the out come. If you are like me you are now the happiest you have been in years. No one said it was going to be easy and it isn't. Christmas kinda sucks this year because I don't eat anything with sugar and working at the local hospital that what all the dr's offices and dept's give us is cookies, cakes etc. I do miss being able to pig out on sweets sometimes. I am 10 months out and have lost 142 lbs. so far. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. You are doing great. Deelainya 321/179/150

Amy, Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you. You've done a wonderful job. My hat off to you!

CONGRATULATIONS AMY!!!!! Now, go out and do something wonderful just for you. You've reached such a wonderful milestone that I think you should do/get something special to remind you of how wonderful you are feeling today. I'm so happy for you! Linn

Amy, I'm here cheering you on and congratulating you too. Awesome, awesome!!!! I've always been overweight, weighing 158 lbs in the 5th grade and 206 when I graduated high school. So I totally understand wanting to get below the 200 mark. It was a true milestone for me too. My next goal is to get to below 158 (I'm at 181 right now, down 124 lbs total so far). So Happy Birthday/Merry Christmas/Happy New Year ... celebrate away, you truly deserve it. Hugs, Mary