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Reprogram my psyche to comfort myself without using food

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Have my husband tell me how great I look and be able to believe it

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Walk by a mirror and have to do a "double take" because I don't recogn

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Use this awesome tool of WLS to become the healthiest person I can be.

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paint my own toenails

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  • Dogs - Have 2 spoiled rotten dogs - Dinky & Zoe
  • Cards - Love to play Spades, Rummy, Texas Hold'em, Uno
  • Comedy - Love those oldies with Don Knotts - Fav is The Ghost & Mr Chicken

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  • Comment by prayinghard2day on 5/22/11 8:21 pm
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Rustys-Gal's Blog
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6 months Dr visit
on November 6, 2011 8:36 pm
Okay.... so I don't "officially" hit the 6 mos mark until Nov 18th, but I had the milestone appt with my nutritionist and nurse practitioner on Friday.  I weighed in at 2 lbs BELOW my doctor's goal.  Wooooo Whoooo!!!! I still have around 13-14 lbs more to go to reach my personal goal, but achieving the doctor's goal this quickly is awesome!!!  The nurse was pleased with my blood work-up.  So.... that is another big PLUS!!! yeah!!!!

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83%
on September 18, 2011 6:06 am
Well......My mind is still trying to catch up with the changes in my body.  I love and appreciate all the positive comments and feedback, but sometimes I have a hard time "believing" it myself.

Albeit slightly overdue, I went to see my surgeon, David Spencer, this past Friday for my three month follow-up.  All my labs came back great (whew!!!) and he was very pleased with my progress.  In fact, I have lost 83% of my goal weight which means that  I am months ahead of schedule. 

Something "amazing" happened last night:  My wedding diamond came off!!!! Why am I so excited you ask????  It has been "stuck" on my chubby fingers for probably 10 years or so.  NOW, I know I've lost weight... 
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OMG moment
on September 6, 2011 6:35 am
Okay.... so my brain has been comprehending the declining numbers on the scale, but my inner self, my mind's eye, my soul had yet to really catch up.  That is until this past weekend when I wore one of my 19 year old daughter's t-shirts to a cook-out and got rave comments on how good I looked.  Can I get an AMEN?????? Oh yeah, now that kinda....no wait...that made me feel REALLY good.  It will be 16 weeks tomorrow since my RNY and I am 33.5 lbs away from goal. 

Although not an easy choice - the RNY has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life.  It is a commitment to be sure, but one that has brought many, many positive changes.  Life is about choices when you get right down to it.  Some we make and regret - others we make and enjoy.

I have come to the conclusion that it is never to late to enjoy life.......
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I can do it, I can do it....
on July 25, 2011 10:22 am
Okay, so in celebration of a co-worker's birthday they are serving a banana split cake....OMG does it look and smell good.  It doesn't however look or smell good enough to dump for.... so, NO THANK YOU for me.  I will survive!!!  Having lost close to 60 lbs is a big motivator.....
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Wonderland
on July 7, 2011 10:16 am
It's been a tough few weeks both emotionally and physically.  My dear sweet mother in-law is in the 7th and final stage of Alzhiemer's.  This disease is so debilitating - it seems to drain the life not only out of the patient but  out of the caregiver and family members as well.  It is so hard to see her go through not eating, not  moving, not responding.  I know (and believe) that God has a plan for each of us and that he does all thing in HIS time.  As much as I will miss her, I hope that he calls her home before she suffers much longer.

So, I suppose that may have lead to my physical issue(s) .  My pouch and intestines have been really "testy" lately.  No matter if I drank or ate  - it hurt. In fact, I had decided to give it a few more days, and if things didn't improve, I was going to set up an appt with my surgeon.  Thank goodness - yesterday and today have been a little better.  The worst part of all was that the uncomfortableness was keeping me from eating and drinking like I needed to.  I know that my intake was well below the requirements.   I also know the important of ensuring that my protein, fluids etc are up to par. My weight loss has slowed down which I am sure is associated with my recent nutritional decline.  I am striving deligently to recover.  I know I will get there....one step at a time.

On a good note:  Yesterday I weighed in @ 195#.  YEAH!!!  On a recent neurologist visit, my records indicated that in March of this year I weighed 247.  Based on this, I have lost 52#...not bad if I say so myself.  (LOL)
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My Story

 How I got here:  Until about the age of 30, I never really had to work all that hard at battling the nasty, dreaded weight monster.  At the age of 23 I gave birth to my son. The pregnancy added about 26 lbs to my normal 130.  During the following seven years,  I fluctuated somewhere between 140 and 160 lbs until I gave birth to my daughter in 1992.  I was ill for practically the whole nine (9) + months I carried her and in total only gained around 12 lbs.  Unfortunately, after her birth my weight crept up to around 170 lbs. I tried, with some varying of degrees of success, to lose weight on Weight Watchers, The Mayo Clinic Diet, The Cabbage Soup Diet, South Beach, Atkins and numerous other "fad" type  plans.  The weight I managed to lose came back and had the nerve to bring along some of their "fat buddies" to the party. 

Then in May of 2004 I lost my son in a horrible car accident. For quite a while afterward I found it hard to muster any sense of will power.   I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and mindlessly ate my way through the fog.  When I came up for air, I realized that in the last 4-5 years my weight had reached an uncomfortable, unhealthy range of 240 - 250 lbs.  The real "wake-up call" came last September when I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes.   This condition joined the existing list of comorbidities like GERD, Fibromyalgia, High Blood Pressure, stress incontinence, Severe Sleep Apnea - to name a few.  It was then the doctor told me that unless I  made myself a priority and began to take care of "Karen", I was headed for a physical and emotional train wreck.

Where I am going:   On May 21st of this year (2011), at the age of 49 , I will have been married to my "bestest" (and only) hubby for 27 years. We have a beautiful 19 yr old daughter. I truly feel blessed - My husband has never been unkind nor has he made me feel less than totally loved irregardless of what that pesky needle on the scale says. His honest concern has been, and still remains, that of my health. So, after much prayer, research and soul searching, I came to the conclusion to pursue WLS. When I made my decision known, I am grateful that it was met with the support of my family and my closest friends. What a relief.

So.....on May 18th I will join the ranks of those courageous individuals who have gone before me and are now on the "other side".  I say courageous because I understand that WLS is not the proverbial "easy way out" as those who are uneducated on the subject may assume.  The decision to undergo WLS must be accompanied by a life time commitment. 

As for myself, I am confident that the rewards that await along the journey will far outweigh any momentary sense of satisfaction my old life style may have given me.  I am prepared to take the next step towards making the remaining chapters in my life the best they can be.  I am ready.  Am I nervous?  Of course I am.  I wouldn't be truthful if I said otherwise.  Am I excited?  You bet.  The only "regret" I have is that I didn't take this opportunity earlier.  All the same,  it is not too late. Without question I believe it is important that one comes to place where the heart, mind, body and soul are in agreement with whatever choice is made.

God Bless all who have gone before me and God Bless those of you who will come behind.

K