UPDATED PICS, WOW MOMENTS & INFO

BOY, WAS I BEHIND ... I HADN'T DONE ANYTHING ON MY PROFILE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, BUT I GOT IT ALL CAUGHT UP. CHECK OUT MY NEW PIC AT THE BEGINNING OF MY PAGE WHERE I HAVE 4 PICS FROM 1999 TO THE PRESENT. NICK SAYS THAT I'M GETTING MY "1999 FACE" BACK. OTHER THAN THE TURKEY NECK, I'M FAIRLY SATISFIED WITH THE CHANGES. THEN, CHECK OUT MY COMPARISON PICS FROM 1/05 WHEN I LOST 50 #s WHICH WERE GOOD, BUT THEN LOOK AT MY NEWEST COMPARISON PICS FROM WHEN I LOST 75 #s IN MAY 2005 ... OH MY GOSH, WHAT A DIFFERENCE. LIKE MOST OF YOU, I DON'T "SEE" MYSELF AS "SMALL" AS I'VE BECOME BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT MY 75 # SIDE VIEW, I ABOUT FELL OFF THE CHAIR; THERE IS SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT. WHOAH NELLY! TOO !!!!!!!!!!! I ALSO ADDED A PIC OF NICK WITH HIS NEW BEST BUDDY, MISS NATASHA. I ADDED A TON OF WOW MOMENTS, NEW INFO & SUCH ... HOPE Y'ALL ENJOY! ... THERE'S THE WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR DYMATIZE ELITE WHEY POWDER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE ... WEBSITE ADDRESS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PAGE WHERE THERE IS A VIDEO CONFERENCE ON THE RISKS OF WLSurgery (BEFORE & AFTER SURGERY) ... EVEN BEING ALMOST 7 MONTHS POST-OP, I FOUND IT VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE ... THERE'S INFO & AN ARTICLE ON OUR POUCHES BEING EFFECTIVE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS ... 18 MONTH WLS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY ... VERIFIED BY MY SURGEON, DR BYRNE ... IMPORTANT MEDIC ALERT WLS INFO & SOME WEBSITE ADDRESSES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE (I JUST GOTTA GET A BRACELET FOR BOTH NICK & I!!!!) ... AN UPDATE FROM THOSE MISERABLY FRUSTRATING 14 WEEKS WHERE I WAS LOSING ONLY ABOUT 1 # A WEEK (THANK GOD THAT HAS IMPROVED) IS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF MY UPDATES & I'VE ADDED ALL MY 2006 INFO & STATS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. OH YEAH, I ALSO ADDED MY OWN THOUGHTS ON WHAT I'VE LEARNED DURING MY 75 # JOURNEY THUS FAR ... JUST MY OWN LESSONS LEARNED & GLEANED FROM THE JOURNEY OF OTHERS ... IN MY OWN DIRECT WAY, OF COURSE! I'VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO WRITE A JOURNAL, BUT I GOTTA SAY, AFTER MY LCBBuddy FRIENDS & ALL OF Y'ALL ON THESE BOARDS, MY PROFILE JOURNAL REALLY KEEPS ME BALANCED ... I GO BACK & RE-READ IT A LOT! THANK YOU ALL MY WLS FRIENDS & THANK YOU, OBESITYHELP.COM. GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK

It's just amazing! You've done a beautiful job. Don't look at mine.

LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT AT OUR LAST LCBBuddies MEETING ... I'VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO WRITE A JOURNAL, BUT I'M SO GLAD I DID FOR THIS WLS JOURNEY. I GO BACK & RE-READ FROM THE PAST & IT REALLY ENCOURAGES ME (SINCE I'M A "SLOW LOSER") TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE I CAN SEE HOW FAR I'VE COME. THESE LAST COMPARISON PICS (75 #s) REALLY BOOSTED MY DETERMINATION TO KEEP GOING! I DON'T "SEE" THE EXTENT OF MY CHANGES IN THE MIRROR SO THE PICS REALLY HELPED. START WRITING NOW, MS BARBARA ... YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF US! WE NEED INPUT FROM PEOPLE SUCH AS YOURSELF WHO ARE LONG-TIMERS & HAVE CONTINUED TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY MAKING WISE, HEALTHY CHOICES DAY IN & DAY OUT. YOU'RE OUR INSPIRATION, MS BARBARA. I LOVE READING PROFILES & POSTS FROM YOU & OTHER LONG-TIMERS. IT'S LIKE I'M HOLDING ON TO YOUR COAT TAILS MAKING MY JOURNEY & CHALLENGES A LITTLE EASIER! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

You look really fantastic. I am so proud of you. I know you feel good, and it shows in your new pics! Keep it up and so glad to know you, heather

OHHHHH, THANK YOU MS HEATHER; YOU'RE SO SWEET TO ME! YES MA'AM, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE THIS WLS JOURNEY. OF COURSE, I STILL WANT TO (&, AM WORKING TO) LOSE MORE WEIGHT, BUT IF I DIDN'T LOSE ANOTHER POUND, JUST LOSING THIS MUCH &&&&&& REGAINING MY HEALTH (& GETTING OFF 29 DOSES OF MEDS A DAY) &&&&&& EXPERIENCING INCREASING ENERGY &&&& REGAINING MY HOPE & DRIVE ... WELL, ALL THIS HAS BEEN SUCH AN AMAZING BLESSING & I'M SO THANKFUL! EVERYTHING FORWARD IS JUST MORE ICING ON THE (SUGAR-FREE) CAKE, SO TO SPEAK! I AM SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED TO HEAR FROM YOU ... ALL THE WAY FROM GERMANY ... WOWOWOWOW! I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM YOU TODAY & AM JUMPIN' FOR JOY THAT YOU, MAHALEY & HUBBY ARE NOW TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AGAIN! AS SOON AS I GET CAUGHT UP ON THE BOARDS, I'LL PEEK IN ON YOUR WEBSITE! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

WOWIE!! You look FABULOUS!! You are doing so amazing...I can't wait for my turn!! ~Elizabeth

THANK YOU, MS ELIZABETH ... WELL GIRL, DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES TOO LONG CUZ IT'S ALMOST YOUR TURN & THEN YOU WILL BE THE ONE DOING SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU CUZ I KNOW WHAT'S IN STORE FOR YOU & IT IS A FABULOUS JOURNEY, CHALLENGES & ALL, IT'S THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF IN MY ENTIRE LIFE (OTHER THAN MARRYING NICK) ... &, IT WILL BE YOURS AS WELL!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Ms Dawn, Your pics look awesome!!! I'll have to go back and reread your entire profile for a little inspiration. I'll do that sometime during the night while I'm trying to reshift my sleeping schedule. Hugs, Dianne

AWWWHHHHHHHH, THANK YOU MS DIANNE! I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO READ MY PROFILE BUT YOU DON'T NEED INSPIRATION FROM ME; YOU'RE DOING FABULOUSLY!!!! JUST LOOK AT YOUR PICS! WHAT AN AMAZING CHANGE!!! WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK DOWN TO THE CHARLESTON AREA? LIKE SOME THURSDAY EVENING SO YOU CAN MEET ALL US LCBBuddies! GOD BLESS YOU DAWN & NICK

Dawn, You look FANTABULOUS!!! (fantastic and fabulous rolled into one) Wow!!! Sometimes words aren't enough!!! Tonya