WHAT'S NEW WITH YOU?

OK, here I go. Here is the latest goings on in my life. This Tuesday will be my 1 years anniversary and I just can't believe it. The time sure has flown by. Some days I feel like I have been doing this forever and then others it feels like it was just yesterday. I am lost almost 135lbs, so far with about 20 more to go. My BMI is now saying overweight instead of morbidly obese. I just made up a small photo album with some pre and post op pictures. I look at that and think that isn't even me in those pictures. Then sometimes I look in the mirror and think that can't be me in there looking back at me. Sorry I didn't make the dinner this past Tuesday at Ruby Tuesdays. I just broke up with Tom last week and that was my first Tuesday without him and Tuesdays were our day together. I needed to get out of New Castle County, so one of my best friends and I went to the beach for the day. We had a great time and I bought some new clothes at the outlets. I can't believe it, depending on the cut I can wear either a 12 or 14 in pants and a large top. It is a pleasure to shop again. I went out this past weekend and found out that I can actually dance every fast dance or line dance in a row and not even be exhausted, 18 months ago I wouldn't have been able to dance 2 dances in a row. I have a busy weekend ahead of me, today I am working then after work I have to go help my sister usher a play at the Delaware Theatre Co, then I am meeting a guy at the Hill Top in Elkton for dancing and socializing, then tomorrow I am working from 10am to 5pm, then we are headed to Dover for more dancing. Sunday I am going to church then driving down to Federalsburg, MD to visit one of my best friends who hasn't seen me since August, she is going to be shocked. Then back home Sunday night and work again on Monday. So let's get posting DE, tell me what's going on in your life? Deanna

Was in Chicago to some training for my job last week then flew to Boston for the weekend for the Friends of WLS Gathering. It was a blast as usual! Chicago was wonderful. The classes were boring but I got to hook up with many of my Chicago peeps from the old Spotlight website. They took me to a different place to eat every night. I had my first REAL chicago deep dish pizza (1 very small slice) it was heavenly! My friend Kimi just had her TT and Bewbies done. She looks amazing! Size 4 (beyotch). Another friends works for Playboy International so I met her at her office and I got a tour. It was too funny because while I was waiting in their lobby for her, they had playboys sitting on the coffee table. I didn't know where to look! The offices were very quiet but they had some fantastic original artwork on the walls. Lots of Leroy Neimans (I love his work), only a couple of nude photo (but they were very beautiful) and some other nude artwork from the 70's that had been in the magazine. Also some stuff from the 80's that I've seen in hair style books and salons. It was really cool to see the originals. My hotel was right down the block from the Sears Tower so my first night I walked over there and took a $12 ride to the top. It was a beautiful view! I watched the sunset. I never made it to the WTC so the Sears Tower was first on my list of things to do. I've been taking tap dance sellons on Sunday nights for the past month. I'm going to dance in Chelsea's recital in May. That's been fun and a great workout! Classes have been stressful but I only have 12 more weeks of them then I'm DONE!!! Yesssssssssssssssss! Then I can come out of my hole and live again!

Hi Dineen, so does that mean that in 13 weeks you will put a new picture of yourself on here.... Dance lessons, that sounds like fun, I want to learn to ballroom dance. I go out country live dancing and I enjoy that a lot. Glad school is almost over for you. We will have to go out and celebrate with you. Have a great weekend, Deanna

Hi, I'm a newbie still pre op! Hoping for a july surgery... Going to Florida next week to pick up my mom and take her home with me for a couple months. Good times. I'll be visiting relatives and friends... Then I won't see them til the summer 2008 so hopefully I will shrink by then. Everyone is so helpful on this site... I get different things from different people...Like I went on Dineens site and got the bariatriceating.com site and the book by marie leach at the library... She helped me and didn't even know it.. thanks dineen... Good stuff in your blogs!! TTL Marcie

Thanks hon! I haven't updated in soooooo long! I feel guilty now. Good luck on getting that summer date!

hi all! 6 days post-op, so much to try to do...hanging in there! hope to see you guys when my recovery gets better.. Al