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  • Name: Michelle Johnson- Hodges
  • Username: AlwaysBlessed71
  • Location: Austin, TX, USA
  • Member Since: 7/31/2008
  • BMI: 34.8
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: RNY (03/08/10)
  • Surgeon: Nilesh Patel
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shop at victoria's secret!

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date and find my husband!

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Be able to fit in the bathtub to take a relaxing bath

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To put my panties on without having to lasso my foot.

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Be at peace. No more diets, shame, and other's judgments about my size.

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"""God Is My Strength and My Salvation...."The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor."           
AlwaysBlessed71's Blog
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"It Has Been Almost 4 Months Since My Surgery...
on July 3, 2010 4:59 pm
Hello Everybody...Just a brief updat...God is so good...I thank God first and foremost for my recovery and for the many blessings he has bestowed upon me....since my surgery in March2010 I have lost a total of 90lbs....and I feel great...look great...and I owe it all to my daddy in the heavens above....I just started looking at my self differently....I really couldnt tell I had lost so much weight until everybody else started saying something...and when I looked at my self in the mirror and seen my face....I was like "WOW"...just amazing...everyday I walk around with a beautiful smile on my face...something I didnt know I had before....and I thank God...thank you guys for your support,your prayers and your comments....Stay Blessed and have a awesome fourth of July.....
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"Its Been 75 Days Since My Surgery"
on May 22, 2010 1:46 pm
Wow...it has been a minute huh...well well well...it has....everything is going good for me...besides a few things...but Im trying to work out the kinks....asking God to give me strength thru these trials and test...also to send his love down and rain on me....I have alot to say but now is not the time....just wanted to update and let you guys know how I am doing....since the surgery i have lost about 50lbs...I dont think its anywhere near what I am supose to have lost...but its okay...Im getting there...I still have 10 mths to get it right...untill then..please keep me in your prayers...God Bless...Luv Yall....
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2weeks Today...Wow.....
on March 22, 2010 8:41 pm
WELL TODAY I WENT TO SEE MY DOCTOR FOR MY TWO WEEKS CHECK-UP.....I GET TO START PHASE TWO NEXT MONDAY THE 29TH....MAN THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I CAN EAT....IM SCARED KINDA GOT USE TO MY LIQUID DIET....BUT YEA...IN FOUR WEEKS....(6WEEKS OUT) I WILL BE ABLE TO START PHASE THREE WHICH IS THE MORE SOLID FOODS...BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO ONLY EAT TUNA,SALMON...BASICALLY LEAN LUNCH MEATS AND FISH....NO RED MEATS FOR ME....BOUT TO BE HEALTHY AND FIT....IM ON A MISSION....I HAVE LOST 24 LBS..I GO BACK TO WORK ON THE 30TH OF THIS MONTH...WAITING TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO SAY.....STAY BLESSED
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"Its Been Nine Days Since My Surgery"
on March 17, 2010 8:27 pm
Hey Everybody,its been nine days since my surgery and I feel "GREAT"....still no pain....not even sore anymore....since my surgery date I have lost 10lbs in nine days.....Dont know if thats a good thing or a bad thing....I go see my surgeon on Monday the 22th and I am hoping he will add some more food items to my diet....Im on a liquid diet now....chicken broth,water,decaf tea,sugar free popsicles,sugar free jello....thats all I can eat for now....so when I go see him I can hopefully move on to phase two.....This has been a very good expierence for me and Im so excite and happy for what God has done for me....again I say to just have Major "Surgery" and come out with no pain is awesome....some people dont understand why I havent used any of my pain medicine...but thats the God I serve...thats how he work.....he has been preparing me for the last 2 years for the surgery and Im so grateful...that he showed up and showed out in my favor....I was healed way before the surgery....but yea....my scars are looking good....one of my best friends and her husband both me a treadmill...which will be delivered on thursday...I cant wait....im going to use it everyday....Im going to walk at least an hour a day....Im on a mission....summer is coming up....I can already notice.....my legs and ankles are like really small now....my stomach is not as big as it was...and also....my pants are getting baggy....I want to work on my stomach,my butt and my arms....Im liking my thighs....so Im going to be working it out alot....but I think thats it for now....giving all thanks to my Farther who is in heaven.....loving you with all my heart and soul....
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"Four Days After Surgery"
on March 12, 2010 1:35 pm
Hey Everyone....Somebody help me...tell me how you felt after surgery....I feel great....I havent had any pain at all...seriously no pain...I pulled out my numb pump and my stomach is no longer numb...still no pain....just sore when I turn a certain way....Didnt use my pain medication at all.got it from the pharmacy and havent took it out the bag....Even in the hospital I didnt use my morfin pump.....only the first day.....just sore....but Im not hungry at all....dont feel like eating....its like I have to force myself to eat....I no longer take any medications....but what Im really concerned about is that Im sleeping alot...is that normal anybody.....all I want to do is sleep...I wake up...walk to the living room....look at tv for about an hour and then want to go back and get in the bed....
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"At Home From The Hospital"
on March 10, 2010 3:15 pm
Hello everybody..First off I want to thank God for all his Grace and Mercy and Favor over my life....how are ya'll doing...I finally made it home from the hospital....The surgery went great....My doctor...Dr.Patel was great....I love him so much.....I am so glad that I am now on the losing side....the staff was great very helpful...Thanks alot Sarah,Karla,Pyhtoue,Rudy,and John....you guys was great and you made my stay wonderful and very relaxing.....Well thats its for the update for now...I will write more later...Im tired...no pain...bout to go and lay down for awhile....Talk to yall later....God Bless....
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Well...Well...Well....Today Is The...
on March 7, 2010 11:03 pm
Hello Everybody...today is my surgery date....I feel like Im forgetting to do something....My mom is here spending the night...she will be going with me to the hospital in San Antonio.....along with my friend Pam Bradford....I have so many people praying for me...and supporting me thru this...I am happy with my choice...I know God got me.Im ready...a little nervous...but "READY"....I have prayed for this for so long and God has put everything into order and it is "DONE"....Thank You God....For Your Grace,Mercy,Love,Strength,Wisdom,Knowlegde,Favor And Understanding....
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"A DAY AND A HALF....TO GO"
on March 6, 2010 11:24 pm
HEY EVERYBODY...ITS SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 1:25AM...IM GETTING READY FOR MY SURGERY ON MONDAY MORNING AT 7:30AM.....IM GETTING MY HAIR BRAIDED...SO I WONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH MY HAIR....I ALREADY PACKED MY LITTLE BAG....FOR MY VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL....I HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS AND GET SOME BLOOD WORK DONE....AND I THINK A EKG ALSO....AND THEN I WILL COME BACK HOME AND RELAX AND START MY LIQUID DIET AND JUST WAIT TILL THAT MORNING AND HEAD BACK TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE SURGERY....I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR ANSWERING MY PRAYERS....I WANT TO ALSO THANK GOD FOR HAVING MY BACK WHEN NO ONE ELSE DID....THIS IS MY NEW BEGINNING...AND I THANK GOD...PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS....GOD BLESS.... LOVE YALL....
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Hello everybody and welcome to my page....

My name is Michelle and I have been over weight and struggling since the birth of my fourth child in 1992....I have tried almost everything for over tens years and basically Im just tired of trying.Since I have been over weight I have struggled so hard trying to adjust...Im really short and most of my weight is in the middle area...my stomach...it looks like Im nine months pregnant....my thighs are big also...but I would keep my thighs if I could get rid of my stomach....I cant tie my shoes I have to sit on the bed sideways and prop my leg up....I cant bend straight over...I can only bend side ways or have someone else do it for me....It was really hard for me to walk and do other things because I was a smoker also....I stopped smoking ciggarettes June 14,2008 a week before I signed my divorce papers in front of a judge....I didnt and I still dont crave...its like God stepped in and said enough is enough...and I stopped..."COLD TURKEY"....Im so happy I had Gods help to stop.....I had prayed so long for that to happen and then it did one saturday night..."suddenly"...thats how God works in my life....Im just so thankful....So now I pray and ask him to help me lose this weight...I want to lose at least 150lbs....thats my goal...now that I have stopping smoking my taste buds are sharp...some of the foods I use to like dosent taste right to me anymore....but some of the foods are like "REALLY" good...lol...its like I just want to keep eating and eating...I have to tell myself no...because I could eat and want something else good right after....Im 5'3 and Im at 284.3lbs....since the last time I weighted my self at the doctors office in JUNE...I dont have any major medical issues...I take a high blood pressure pill once aday and a water pill...my feet swell sometimes when I miss a couple of days of taking the water pill....when I was smoking I had so many acts and pains..headaches and problems...but the only side effects that I have now is Im always tired....but I was told when you stop smoking your metabolisum sloooooowwwwwww down and thats what it is....but that too shall pass....but anyways...I have been praying and confessing that I am going to lose 150lbs the healthy way....so Im thinking about getting the surgery....I work with a company that has BCBS as the insurance...I wont be eligible for my insurance until September...so Im doing my research on the WLS because if its the Lords will I want to have the WLS done by my 38th birthday....Some of yall may say thats impossible....buut not with my God...Im on a mission...I divorced my husband in June of 08...I stopped smoking in 08....My relationship with God has become closer in 08...so I know that this is my time..my year and season for Miracles...Blessings...Prosperity...and of course a new beginning....My friend and her daughter had the surgery and they look fabolouse....and Im just ready to make a major 180 change in my life for the better....Everything happens for a reason.....So this is my story....and Im sticking to it...LOL...God Bless







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