Medifast..yummy..lol

Good morning everyone! My name is Jamie! I am a patient of Dr. Clarke and will be having my surgery at Ellis. I am a RN, I specialilzed in critical care and Er. I have always been very over weight my entire life! I am now weighing in at 373. with a BMI of 61. How did I get this way??? Its easier to try to avoid looking in the mirror or ignoring it. I had a baby in june of 2005 weighing 320 at the start and at the end 340. i went back to 320 and soon my weigh started going up. I oct of 2006 I herniated my lower back and required surgery do to numbness and constant falling. I had really packed on the pounds then feeling sorry for myself. I went and saw Dr. Lirio in January and then switched to Dr. Clarke Last month for Laperscopic surgery. I started Medifast on saturday and I can not WAIT FOR FRIDAY!!!!! to get weighed!!!!!!!! I have gone down in my belt holes and i think my face is thinner. I have been good and have not cheated and i have been drinking 100oz of water a day, the bathroon is my new friend oh my surgery date is July 5th my very own independence day! i look forward to meeting everyone and making new friends! Jamie

Congrats on your surgery date! You sound sooooooooo excited. Be sure to keep us posted on your progress. Rachelle

wELCOME, jAMIE! wHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO LOOK AT YOUR SURGERY DATE!!!!!

Hello !! It seems we ALOT in common as far this goes!~~ I am also a patient of Dr Clarke, and I am going on medifast 5/7. My surgery is 6/11/07!! I love the taste of medifast and I have been ot it before so I think I'll be fine... I guess I have to lose 26 lbs is what Dr clarke told me... I am very excited for the both of us!!!

YAY Jamie!!!!!! Congrats on your date! Keep up the great work!

Hi Everyone! thank you for the warm welcome. I have been lurking for a bit and finally decided to come out and say Hi! It is nice to be in contact with people who are going thru the same situation as we are. Jamie P.S. I will update tomorrow after the weight in

Welcome to the board Jamie. Congratulations on your date!! ~~Betsy

Welcome Jaime!!!! That is awesome that your already starting to feel better about yourself!!! Congrats on the surgery date...keep us updated, Nicole

HI Jamie Thats great news you have a date, and your doing well on the liquid diet, I'm also a RN that works ER in level 1. I just found out that I was approved, just need cardiac clearance and stress echo--you must be so excited congradulations!!!!