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Hi All!! just stopping by to say i posted some new pics, check them out!! I am now 165.  I hope to be 150 soon, or at least able to get in a 10, still striving for that goal.... I pretty close though at 11/12. anywho, just stopping to say hello.

WELL, HELLO OH FAM!! I KNOW IT'S BEEN LIKE 6 MONTHS OR SO SINCE I POSTED, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF EXCUSES. FIRST OFF I AM NO LONGER EMPLOYED AND I AM NOW A FULL TIME STUDENT AND MOTHER/HOMEMAKER!! I JUST STARTED COLLEGE IN JANUARY SO, THAT DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR THE 5 MONTHS BEFORE IT. GUESS I JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO LOG ON AND REPORT MY PROGRESS. I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOG ON FOR A WHILE AT HOME AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY, I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS MY FIREWALL SO NOW, I'M ABLE TO GET BACK ON. I POSTED CURRENT PICS OF ME. MY CURRENT WEIGHT IS 172!!! I WANTED TO REACH 150 BY  MY SURGIVERESARY BUT I DON'T THAT WILL HAPPEN BUT I AM STILL STRIVING TO GET THERE, MY GOAL SIZE IS A 10 AND I'M IN A 12 NOW SO EVEN IF I DON'T REACH 150, IF I CAN GET TO A 10, I'LL BE HAPPY. ANYWAY, JUST DROPPING IN TO SAY HI, TAKE A LOOK AT MY PICS!

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON HERE IN QUITE SOME TIME. I'M AM NOW AT 210!!, YAY!!! AND I'M OFFICALLY OBESE, AND NOT MORBIDLY OBESE ACCORDING TO MY BMI, I NEED TO UPDATE IT ON MY PAGE. TIME HAD FLOWN BY SO FAST FOR ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WHEN I GET UNDER 200 LBS, I THINK I MIGHT CRY. ANYWHO, OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING MUCH REALLY GOING ON. I'M DOWN TO A SIZE 16 NOW, AND 18'S DEPENDING ON THE FIT OF COURSE. BUT DEFINETLY NOT A 20 ANYTHING. I HAVEN'T NOT BEEN IN A 20 SOMETHING SINCE I WAS PROBABLY 20 YRS OLD!!! I'M SO EXCITED. BUT I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET TO 6 MTHS POST OP AND IT WILL COMPLETELY STOP, BUT I JUST KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT IT WON'T. I AM 94 LBS DOWN SO FAR. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE WHEN I GO TO MY 6 MTH CHECKUP ON SEPT 17, UNTIL THEN, EVERYONE STAY BLESSED!!
 

just updating my liitle chart thingie.  not sure why it changed my goal automatically???? guess i need to stick with the original one i had.

well, i don't have much to really tell. everything is well, i feeling ok. i just really signed on to post some pics of post op and now. I also lost another 5lbs this week, so i guess i'm happy.  Oh, and as a side note, i realize i am in my underwear in all the pics, it is only for purposes of recording my weight loss, so please don't be disgusted, LOL!!! I've seen others like these so i didn't think it was too far out there.

OK SO, I HAVE A CONFESSION. I'VE BEEN FEELING REALLY DOWN THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THE LATER PART OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I HAD CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I'M NOT LOSING AS MUCH WEIGHT AS OTHERS THAT HAD SURGERY WHEN I DID. I HADN'T WEIGHED IN ALMOST TWO WEEKS SO, I WASN'T REALLY SURE HOW MUCH TOTAL I HAD LOST. LAST NIGHT I WEIGHED AND I AM DOWN 51 LBS, ACCORING TO MY SCALE. I WEIGHED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON TWO SCALES AND THEY BOTH SAID THE SAME THING!! THAT MADE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER. I KNOW I NEED TO INCREASE MY FLUID IN TAKE AND PROTEIN, I'M WORKING ON IT. ANY WHO, OTHER THAN THAT NO MUCH TO TELL, NOTHING NEW GOING ON IN MY LIFE. I'M GOING TO GET BACK TO THE GYM TODAY, I KNOW THAT WILL HELP MY WEIGHT LOSS AS WELL.

OK SO, SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATING THIS PAGE LIKE I SHOULD. I'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I'VE BEEN KINDA DOWN ON ACCOUNT OF GETTING LESS THAN 24 HRS FROM CLOSING ON A HOUSE FOR THE BANK TO SAY THEY COULDN'T DO IT, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE 'NOTHER STORY. ANYWAYS, AS FAR AS MY WEIGHT LOSS GOES,EVERYTHING IS WELL. I FEEL LIKE IT IS SO SLOW, I WONDER IF IT'S JUST ME?? I'M DOWN ABOUT 40 LBS, AND MY CLOTHES ARE ALMOST TO BIG TO WEAR BUT NOT QUITE SO I'M JUST KINDA LIKE 40 LBS AND I CAN STILL WEAR THIS STUFF?? IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY TIGHT, LOL!! THE ONE THING THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY BIG AND FRUMPY LOOKING ARE MY JEANS. AND THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE JEAN FABRIC IS USUALLY THE HARDEST THING  TO GROW OUT OF. I LOOKED AT MINE ON SATURDAY THEY ARE A SIZE  24 AND THEY ARE NOT ATTRACTIVE AT ALL!! MY DRESS/WORK PANTS (THE LANE BRYANT TYPE, STRETCHING MATERIAL) THEY STILL FIT. THEY ARE REALLY LOSE IN THE WAIST AND SAGGY IN THE FRONT, BUT I CAN STILL WEAR THEM, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT'S MAKING ME THINK IT'S SLOW. MY BEST FRIEND SAW ME A WEEK OR SO AGO AND SHE WAS SHOCKED!! WHICH WAS SHOCKING TO ME. SHE SAID B/C SHE COULDN'T SEE MY FACE ONLY MY SILHOUETTE (sp?) SHE ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME, ESPECIALLY FROM THE SIDE!! THAT MADE ME FEEL REAL GOOD. i HAVE A CONFESSION, I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MY LIQUIDS OR MY PROTEIN AS I SHOULD, AND I KNOW THAT IS A NO, NO. I'M GOING TO GET BACK ON TRACK SOON (TODAY).  AT MY 6 WEEK POST OP, ALL MY IRON, CALCIUM, B-12 LEVELS CAME BACK NORMAL. I GUESS I SLACKED OFF AFTER THAT. I'M EATING PRETTY NORMAL, JUST NOT NEARLY AS MUCH. THIS MORNING I HAD A PIECE OF SAUSAGE FROM MC DONALD'S. I TOOK 3 BITES AND COULDN'T EAT ANYMORE. JUST TO GIVE U AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH I'M EATING. SALADS GO DOWN REALLY WELL. I'M HAVING WATERMELON FOR DINNER TONIGHT, AND WHEN I HAD MY LAST CHILD THAT WAS MY FAV FOOD, SO HOPEFULLY I WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I'LL TRY TO KEEP U GUYS POSTED MORE OFTEN. OH YEAH, SORRY FOR THE RANT LOL!!!

TODAY IS 04/09/07, AND THIS IS MY FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK!! I KNOW I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET MYSELF TOGETHER. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT POSTED ON MY PAGE, I APRRECIATE ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS. I'LL TRY TO GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW MY FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS WENT. FIRST OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT MY DOCTOR IS AWESOME!!! WHEN I WOKE UP I DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH AS A CATHETER!!! THE ONLY THING I HAD WAS AN IV AND THAT WAS FOR THE MORPHINE, WHICH I USED TO IT'S FULL EXTENT, LOL!! I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE STITCHES!! I JUST HAD DERMABOND ON MY 5 INCISIONS, AND THEY ARE HEALING NICELY.  I HAVEN'T HAD ANY VOMITING, A BIT OF NAUSEA, BUT THAT'S IT. THE BACK PAIN WAS WORSE THAN THE ACTUAL STOMACH PAIN, THAT WAS A PICNIC COMPARED TO MY BACK!! IT HURT LIKE HELL!! MY FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS I COULDN'T EVEN SMELL FOOD, I WAS VERY, VERY NAUSEA. I DIDN'T EAT LIKE I WAS SUPPOSE TO (DRINK I MEAN) BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T STOMACH IT. I'M GETTING USE TO THE PROTEIN DRINKS (UGHHHHHHHHHH) AND ALL THE VITAMINS. EVERYONE AT WORK IS TELLING ME HOW GOOD I LOOK AND THAT THEY CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE, BUT I CAN'T SO I'M JUST LIKE OH, I GUESS. I'M DOWN ABOUT 30 POUNDS SO FAR, IT SEEMS SO SLOW TO ME, BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT NORMAL DIETING I SAY YEAH THAT'S A LOT!! I'LL KEEP U GUYS UPDATED ON MY PROGESS. THANK SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

WELL, TODAY IS 03/16/2007, ONLY 3 DAYS UNTIL MY SURGERY....YAYYYYYY!! I WAS REALLY TRIPPING THE OTHER DAY(AS U MAY HAVE READ) AND I'VE KINDA BEEN GOING BACK AND FORWARD WITH THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MY DECISION. I PRAYED TO GOD FOR A CONFIRMATION(AGAIN, BECAUSE HE' ALREADY GIVEN ME ONE) THAT THIS IS WHAT I'M SUPPOSE TO BE DOING. WOULDN'T U KNOW IT, I COME TO WORK, SIGN INTO MY COMPUTER AND LOW AND BEHOLD, THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN MY INBOX FROM A FRIEND....

March 16, 2007: Refuse to be distracted by the strange discomfort

>that tries to get you off balance.

>Transition is never easy or comfortable, but if you will stay focused

>on what you know to be truth and light and continue to trust Me, it

>won't be long until you come through to a new level of stability. You

>will arise to greater insights and revelation and will find new

>strength to move forward. You will also find renewed courage to

>accomplish all that I have set before you, says the Lord. Psalms 27:14

>Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your

>heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!
I WAS FLOORED!!! I JUST HAD TO SEND HER AN EMAIL TELLING HER THANK YOU AND THIS WAS A CONFIRMATION FOR ME! I TRULY FEELING WITHIN MY HEART NOW THAT THIS IS WHAT I AM MEANT TO DO AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK AND GO WELL IF I JUST HAVE FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, LIKE A BURDEN HAS BEEN LIFTED. I READY FOR MONDAY NOW. I'M SURE I'LL GET NERVOUS AGAIN, BUT NOT LIKE MY ANXIETY BEFORE. I THINK THIS IS DEFINETLY THE RIGHT THING FOR ME.

TODAY IS 03/14/2007.... I'M FEELIING MUCH BETTER THAN I WAS YESTERDAY. I PRAYED BEFORE I WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT FOR PEACE OF MIND AND CONFIDENCE. WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, ALL THOSE JITTERS I DESCRIBED YESTERDAY WERE GONE AND I WAS FILLED WITH JOY AND EXCITEMENT, GOD REALLY DOES ANSWER IF U CALL HIM. I'M SURE MY MIND WILL GO TO PLACE AT SOME POINT AGAIN BEFORE MONDAY, BUT I THINK I'VE GOTTEN GRIPS ON MY EMOTIONS, WITH PRAYER, FOR NOW.  NOT MUCH MORE TO TELL, I GOT MY LIST OF FOOD AND VITAMINS, SUPPLEMENTS, ETC. TOGETHER TODAY TO GO SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON. I CALLED THE CTR NUTRITIONIST TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE CORRECT CALCIUM REGIMEN THEY PRESCRIBED, OTHER THAN THAT NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY JUST WORKING.