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We'll today I am 11 weeks out and I have lost 2 lbs. in the past week, for a grand total of 68 lbs.  (47.5 after surgery).  I am feeling good.  The last week or so I've been tired some, I may have to start taking b-12. (something to talk with my doctor about).    I am walking 1 1/4 miles on my treadmill in about 30 minutes per time.  I'm walking 2 -3 times a week.  I know I need to increase my exercise, just so hard to find the time to get it in.  I'm going to work harder on it.  I had a WOW moment last week, my Aunt Norma gave me a sweater (short sleeved) in 22/24 and I thought I'd put it in my closet for when I could wear it.  Long story short, I wore it to work on Friday.  Granted they must run a little large, but anyway around it, I wore a 22/24.  Yea for Me  Also on Saturday I wore an Old Navy t-shirt that my mother-in-law bought me several years ago, but I could never wear it (2 XL) and I wore it.  It was a little tight around the hips, but I can wear it.  My weight loss is slow, and it's a constant battle with myself to not get discouraged wanting to lost faster.  Slow and steady is how I go. Ha Ha   Please keep me in your prayers.  My eating is going well,  I find that I do better during the week when I'm at work, I can schedule my time and eat more, better.  At home I'm always into something and I don't eat or drink like I should.  
I am so suprised the "Cheerleaders" I have and they say such supportive things and encouraging things to me.  Some family, friends, co-workers.  Donna M. said to me yesterday, you are getting skinny. I laughed.  Me Ha Ha
I'm far from skinny, but I am loosing.  I appreciate and love them all.  Have a good week, and i'll update next week if not before. Annetta

Well I weighed myself and I lost 1.4 lbs. this past week.  I am a little disappointed, but I have to keep reminding myself that that is 1.4 lbs. off and not gained.  That is a total of 66 lbs. all together.  I did something this weekend that I haven't done is many a year.  I painted my toe nails.  I think they look nice and they make me feel good.  Also this weekend I wore a new t-shirt that friends had gotten me from Arizona.  It is a 2 XL and it fit.  They had brought them to my husband and myself, and at the time I couldn't were Randy's let alone mine.  I think his is a 3 XL.  So now I can wear both of them.  My Aunt and her friend brought me a bag of clothes to wear.  Once I'm out of 26's, I am going to be "naked" because that is the size I'm in right now, they are the clothes I had put away because I had grown out of them. Then it will be time to buy a few clothes.  I don't want to buy alot, because hopefully if the good Lord's willing I will be out of them.  That will be a good problem to have.  And I will worry about that when the time comes. Ha Ha  
Something else I've noticed is I am so cold most of the time.  At home I have to wear heavy clothes and at work I wear a sweater.  Who would have though I would be cold.  My mother in law laughs, me Cold ??????

I remember being at Myrtle Beach last year and not being able to walk very far on the Beach with my friends.  I had to stop after just a little while.  This year at Myrtle I plan on taking early morning walks on the beach and enjoy each and every moment there.  
I'd like to ask everyone to keep my friend Janice D. in your prayers.  She'll be 2 weeks out this Thursday.  She's having a few problems and she needs all your prayers. 
Have a Happy and Blesses day.
Annetta

we'll today I'm nine weeks out.  I weighted myself this morning and have lost 3 lbs. since last week.  Which makes a GRAND TOTAL OF ------- 64.6 lbs. lost.  WHOOOOO HOOOOOOO!~!!!   I am still doing really well.  Sometimes I have to stop and think, Yes I did have RNY surgery.  It's hard for me to think back and remember how I use to eat and feel.  No it seems to "normal" for me to do what I've been doing (what I'm suppose to be doing).  It just seem like normal for me.  Hope you can understand what I'm talking about.  
I am going to Myrtle Beach next month with my sister, best friend and her Mom.  We've been planning this for months, way before my surgery.  Back then I thought well I was hoping to have about 75lbs. to 80 lbs. off.  But in the back of my mind thinking Yea Right.  We'll If I keep on the track I'm on, I should be close to that or past.  I have to pinch myself all the time to make myself believe that this is happening to me.  I thank God each and every day for allowing me to have this opportunity to have a healthier body and self image.  I have been so blessed.  I have only gotten sick one time, but I didn't vomit.  BLESSES    BLESSED     BLESSES    BLESSED    BLESSED   
I'd like to say a howdy to me friend listed on my profile.  Hope this finds all of you well.   Love and prayers.     Annetta

As of yesterday I am 8 weeks out and feeling fantastic.  I had 2 graduations this past weekend, my neice and nephew and I helped getting ready for the party, went to graduation, ect.   and felt terrific.  I have lost 61.6 lbs. as of yesterday from my highest, and 41.1 lbs. since surgery.  Yoo Hooooooo
I can eat pretty much anything (within reason) and don't get sick.  Last Wednesday some shrimp my husband fixed for supper made me sick to my stomach, but I didn't throw up.  
I went to see Dr. Grandia last week. They  say that I've lost 1/4 of my excess weight.  They want me down to 171.5 lbs.  I now weight 289.4, I have a long way to go.  But it's coming off slowly.  I'm very thankful for each pound I loose.  
My friend Janice D. had her surgery last Thursday, May 31st. and I talked with her on Monday and she's doing terrific.  Our prayers have been answered.  
Toodles for now.  Annetta

This morning I got weighed.  I lost 2.6 lbs. and now down to 296.2 lbs.  I still am amazed when I get on the scale and see a "2" in front of the other numbers. Ha Ha.  I have now lost a total of 55 lbs. total and 34 lbs. since surgery.  
I have found a great  low sugar chocolate chip cookie recipe and have made them twice.  My husband loves them and I like them also.  Once and a while I eat one.  
So far I have found nothing that has made me dump.  I find if I eat too fast or drink too fast I get that "feeling" in my chest.  
We'll That's all I have for now.  Take care.

Yesterday I was 6 weeks out.  I only weight myself on Tuesdays.  I had lost 3.2 lbs. from last week.  That makes a total of 52 lbs from my highest weight, and 32 lbs. since surgery.  The last time I went to my surgeon I had lost 7 lbs. and I was bummed out because it was ONLY 7 lbs..  The next week I got weighed on Tuesday and I had lost 2 lbs, then on Thursday my curiosity got the better of me and I weighed myself again and I had GAINED 2.6 lbs.  I was really upset, I hadn't been doing anything different.  I think it was water weight, because my hands and feet were swollen for a couple of days.  So when I got weighed yesterday and I had lost I "realized" that God is telling me to be thankful for any weight loss.  A hard lesson learned.  So as of yesterday I am below 300 lbs. Yea Yea Yea.  I'm 298.8 and loving it.  I know to some of you that would be very strange, but I've not been below 300 lbs. for quite a few years.  I'm looking forward to more and more weight coming off.  I want to say Happy Surgiversary to my good friend Nancy as she's one year out from having her surgery today.  She's done such a good job and is such an inspiration to me.  Love Ya Nancy.  

My husband kept reminding me to eat and drink.  I knew what I needed to do, but coudn't function.  On Saturday it was really bad.  That night I went to bed and prayed to God that tomorrow had to get better.  On Sunday it was even WORSE, I finally gave in and called the On Call Nurse for Dr. Grandia, she spoke to him and he's had me to back to Holzer in the ER department.  They run all kinds of blood work and a CAT Scan.  Here what was wrong was I was OFF my meds, and having drug withdrawls.  After they got my meds straightned out I'm fine now.  They kept me overnight and I got home on Monday.  Since then I've been doing really well.   I had to be on full liquids for 2 weeks, then changed to Pureed for two weeks.  Those weeks were really hard.  Now I'm on Soft foods and doing pretty good with them.  I then transition myself onto regular foods.  So far I've tolerated everything I've tried to eat.  But I can't do the protein powder drinks.  I've tried several of them and they make me sick to my stomach.  At my last doctor's appointment, Melissa the Nut. said I'm getting in good protein with my eating.  Yea for me.  So far I've lost 49 lbs. from my highest.  28 lbs. since surgery.  More later

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted, but my internet at home is not working and I've back to work 3 weeks as of yesterday and our internet has been down until last Friday afternoon.
Here goes with my surgery story:  I was to have my surgery at 1:50 pm on April 10th.  I didn't get into surgery until going on 2:45 pm, Dr. Grandia was running a little late, but that's OK.  My surgery took appr. 4 1/2 hrs, he had told me that it could take longer because of scar tissue from previous surgeries.  I don't remember anything until sometime in the night, early Wednesday morning.  I was kept pretty drugged up, I was up walking during the night to the door and back.  I kept falling asleep on them.  On Wednesday I was still pretty out of it.  I did walk around the hall's twice.  On Thursday I still was pretty out of it, until I told myself I had to quit pushing my pain button.  So in the afternoon on Thursday I came to more.  I got a shower and got ready to go home.  I didn't quite feel good and was running a low grade fever.  Before I go further I want to say that the entire staff at Holzer was EXCELLENT and I couldn't have ask for any better nurses.  Dr. Grandia and a surgery intern that all I remember is Dr. "P" was excellent.  
Anyway home I went.  My sister stayed with me at the hopsital the whole time and stayed with me the first night.  On Friday I felt alwful.  M

We'll I'm at work today for 1/2 a day and then going home and doing my prep.  I have to drink a bottle of Magnisum Citrate. Yuck.  But it's all for a good cause, a healther me !!!!!!!!
I've received several nice e-mail and gifts and well wishes.  
I'm nervous, my friend Nancy said she'd be worried about me if I wasn't nervous.  Thanks to all for the well wishes and prayers.  I'll update as I'm able to.  My computer and internet is so slow at home, but I'll update there as I'm able.