BREAKTHROUGH!!!!!11

I FINALLY DID IT ... TOOK 7 DAYS, BUT THE HOSPITAL WATER WEIGHT IS GONE FOREVER & I'M INTO REAL WEIGHT LOSS ... HIGHEST WEIGHT 279.00 PRE-OP WEIGHT 268.80 POST-OP WEIGHT 279.80 11/03/05 269.60 = 10.20 #s LOST 11/04/05 - 7 DAYS 267.60 = 12.20 #s LOST WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lady D, Congrats on the loss. Bet it felt good to get rid of the water weight and to just lose without any problems. I think 12.20lbs is great. You should be proud. It's a great accomplishment. You'll notice that you will be able to do lots more and have more energy. I'll be 3 weeks post op on Tuesday. I will or hope to be down about 35-40lbs since my date on 10-18-05. I'm down 34.5lbs. Keep the faith and I look forward to hearing more great things from you. Tell Nick he's a keeper. He sounds like a great guy you both should be lucky to have each other. Best wishes and see you more on the losing side. Lisa J

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS LISA! MY ENERGY IS "OK" BUT I TIRE EASILY. I REGAIN MY ENERGY FAIRLY EASILY IF I DO THINGS IN SMALL SPIRTS. BUT, LIKE TODAY ... WE WERE ON THE GO FOR HALF THE DAY & IT TOOK ME A COUPLE HOURS TO GET SOME ENERGY BACK & I WASN'T TOPS THE REST OF THE DAY ALTHOUGH I STILL DID THINGS. I'M ONLY 9 DAYS OUT SO ... I THINK I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD FOR THAT SHORT A PERIOD OF TIME. FAITH IS WHAT NICK & I DEPEND ON! YES, MY NICHOLAS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE "GOOD" MEN & I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE HIM. WE HAVE BEEN INSEPARABLE SINCE THE MOMENT WE MET IN FEBRUARY 2000. WOW, YOU ARE GOING FOR A BIG WEIGHT LOSS IN THE 1st MONTH; I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL MAKE THAT GOAL! ... I WAS LOOKING FOR 25-30#s - MAYBE I'M SHOOTING TOO LOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL BE LOOKIN' FOR YA, MS LISA .... GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK PS: I DON'T BELIEVE IN "LUCK" ... ONLY GOD'S BLESSINGS!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!

THANKS MS KEKE ... MY SMILE GETS BIGGER BY THE DAY!

Wow!! Way to go! I wish I would start losing. I lost 18 lb in the preop diet and then gained 20 while in the hospital. I was in the hospital 6 days, needed 6 units of blood and 3000 cc frozen Platelets ? Plasma? (not sure what it is called) had several complications. I am sure it will come off soon, I just get impatient. God Bless you, Deb

OH MY GOSH, MS DEB ... I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HOSPITAL PROBLEMS. IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING, WHAT CAUSED THE NEED FOR THE BLOOD, ETC? WERE YOU HEMORAGING? REMEMBER THAT AFTER A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, THE BODY HOLDS ON TO FLUIDS AS A PROTECTION AROUND THE VITAL ORGANS, SO YOUR BODY IS TAKING CARE OF YOU WHILE FRUSTRATING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DESIRES. MINE CAME OFF "EASILY" ONLY BECAUSE I GAINED THE FLUIDS DUE TO A "SLEEPY BLADDER" NOT "WAKING UP" FROM THE ANESTHESIA, SO THERE WAS NO ADDED TRAUMA OTHER THAN THE SURGERY. YOURS WILL COME OFF AS WELL & YOU WILL BE POSTING IN NO TIME ABOUT THE HUGE WEIGHT LOSSES YOU ARE HAVING!!!! IF YOU GET DISCOURAGED, MS DEB, E-MAIL ME ... GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK