Full of Life

Username: Full of Life
Location: Broken Arrow, OK, USA
Member Since: 3/30/2004
BMI: 21.2
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (05/19/05)
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Books & Literature - I love to read Christian Novels. Left Behind Series is wonderful.
Business & Career - Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, www.marykay.com/lauriegriffith
Crafts - I scrapbook, make cards, and anything else I can stamp on!
Radio & Television - I listen to Christian Pop, and my favorite show is Lost!
Christianity - Born Again, Spirit Filled, Bible Believing Christian

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by Dedee on 12/20/05 3:44 pm

Sorry to hear of your illness...I hope you feel better soon.

Comment by piperkc on 5/22/05 3:43 pm

“The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a safe journey to the other side and a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5

Comment by infoquest on 5/19/05 6:17 pm

Laurie, I wanted to wish you well with your upcoming surgery. I hope that all goes well and that you are up and out and about real soon. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Good Luck! Janice

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I'm Laurie. I had wls on May 19, 2005. My highest weight was 266 and my lowest was 124, but I was deathly ill at the time. Since then I've gotten healthy and settled at 130 pounds. It's a good weight for my 5'5" body. I wear a size 4 - OMGSH it still seems so strange to wear a size 4!!!!

My Journey

October 13, 2007
on October 13, 2007 6:14 pm

I have been soooo bad at this profile thing. I used to keep it up all the time, and now I see it's been months and months. Sorry to anyone who is actually reading this.

I have been totally HEALTHY for 10 months now!! No problems what so ever. It's awesome to be living a normal, healthy life. I truely am FULL OF LIFE!!

We now live in OK, moved from Michigan in July. My dh and I are students at Rhema Bible Training Center, preparing for the ministry. Don't know if that will envolve over seas or not but we're just following God's call on our lives.

I'm a sold size 4. I have some 2's (I call them my vanity clothes) but for the most part I'm a size 4. I still do the protein first eatting. I do supplement with a protein drink almost every day, but not 2 or 3 like I used to have to. I am regularly getting in 100 grams of protein per day. This takes a focused effort on my part, and the biggest struggle right now is to keep the carbs under control. (what an ugly BEAST carbs are). I still don't do hardly any bread. I do a lot of wraps. I buy Tomato Basil wraps from WalMart and they have 8 grams of protein in them and they are low in carbs. I love them. Fill them with turkey, fat free cheese, some lettuce, a dill pickle and ff Thousand Island dressing and I've got an awesome lunch with over 20 grams of protein.

Life is good, God is GREAT and I'm just enjoying the ride.

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June 1, 2007
on June 1, 2007 3:29 am

Oh my gosh, it's been a half a year since I've posted on here!! WOW. I've been on the boards but just never got on to my own profile.

I have to go back and reread my profile to see where I was healthwise when I last posted. I'll put a catch up post after I do that.

I'm doing GREAT!!!! I go to the hematologist next week for a check up on my iron level, but so far the infusion from last November has held and I've needed no other treatment. He did tell me not to bother taking iron supplements as they would do me no good. (I'm not so sure I agree with that though).

Exactly one month from today my family and I will be moving to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma for my husband and I to attend Bible school. We are soooo very excited about that. God has done GREAT things in our hearts and life in the last six months. (see future check up post for all the details).

I'm still right on target with my weight. I did get down to 124 but I've been able to bring it back up to 130. I still wear a size 2 - 4. It was pretty cool to get out my shorts from last summer and have them still FIT!!!! (that hasn't happened in many many years).

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Weight Loss Chart
Date Weight Pounds Lost Clothing Size


262 --- Size 24W
One Month 224 -38 lbs Size 18 - 20 W
Two Months 205 -19 lbs Size 16 - 18
ThreeMonths 191 -14 lbs Size 16
Four Months 179 -12 lbs Size 14
Five Months 169 -10 lbs Size 12
Six Months 159 -10 lbs Size 10 -12
Seven Months 148 -11 lbs Size 6 - 8
Eight Months 140 - 8lbs Size 4-6
Nine Months 137 - 3lbs Size 4-6
Ten Months 136 - 1lbs Size 4-6
Eleven Months 134 - 2 lbs Size 4-6
One Year 130 - 4 lbs Size 4-6