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Goals

Get more organized at home

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To get fit and healthy by summer of 07

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Surgeon Testimonial

Tananchai Lucktong, M.D.
My husband and I really liked Dr. Lucktong, he explained everything including all the risks of being obese and all the risks of the surgery. We met in a group setting but there was only one other person. After that we met with him one on one. I really think I made a really good choice. I really enjoyed my consultation but hubby was tired...lol. It was long but well worth it too. I liked Dr. Lucktongs staff as well. Everyone was very nice and they took really good care of us. Dr. Lucktong is going to have me do a sleep study, I was borderline but I am really impressed that he is going to do this. I was actually hoping he would. I am very impressed and really feel like I made an excellant choice.
Member Interests
  • Animals - www.suggiebabies.com - I breed Sugar Gliders
  • Crafts - I am native american and love to make dream catchers.
  • Fitness & Exercise - I love to bike and rollerblade...can't wait till I will be able to do that again
  • Animal Husbandry - I breed Sugar Gliders
  • Dogs - We have two pugs Duncan and Bay Bay , Connor is at the rainbow bridge
  • Parenting - My son Logan is my life! oh yeah and my hubby too....lol
  • Computer Games - EverquestII I love it...come join the fun..main toon Adijia a wild haired gnome
  • Native American - Shoshone
  • Cruises - Oh I love cruises...can't wait to take one with my family when I'm a
  • WLS in your 40's

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by jeri223 on 1/29/07 2:15 pm
    Anna, Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate all of the support and encouragement everyone offers. Take care and have a speedy and uneventful recovery. Jeri
  • Comment by Lauren1979 on 1/27/07 8:40 am
    Glad to hear things went well... hope to be on the losing side with you by the end of the year....can't wait. Hope the pain settles down for you soon...I'm sure it will. Take care, Lauren
  • Comment by Cira S. on 1/25/07 10:10 pm
    Congratulations on your surgery! Wishing you all the best an uneventful and speedy recovery.
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It just gets better and better!!!!
Well I'm hoping I am coming to the end of this journey and starting a whole new journey.  "Living life to it's fullest"  I've come a long way from the time I decided to save my life.  I feel I am so blessed.  My business is thriving and I am USDA Lisenced to breed Sugar Gliders and Hedgehogs.  I just had my very first Leucistic joey..all white with black eyes.  I will soon have pictures of her on my website.  www.suggiebabies.com.  Check it out.  Work is going well I have applied for a leadership training program.  It's nationwide so if I get accepted..wow.  My family is a real blessing as well.  I have a wonderful husband who has stood by me through it all.  He is the love of my life.  We have a wonderful 8 year old son who is the light of my life....he keeps me young...lol.   We have 2 pugs Duncan and Babay, a bunny named Foo and one named Zuko and of course all my suggies, 13 who will stay.  I recently added 2 hedgie named Sweet Pea and Dobby.   

 












 

 

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Wow I can't believe it's been almost 3 years
on September 21, 2009 12:00 am

Well it's been forever since I have been here.  I know I know but well I've been living life.  I am so busy now.  I have a successful business as well as a full time career with the Forest Service.  Hoping to get a warrant so I can go out on fires this next year.  Well I can go out as timekeeper but would like to do more in the procurement area.  Good news I had heard I had to have 24 college credits to do it but just found out I don't...woooot.  So...weeeeee here I go. 

Now as far as my WLS I consider myself very successful.  Last year at my 2yr anneversary I had only gained 1 pound from the year before.  That was at 146 now I maintain at 139-142.  I weight myself everyday and eat accordingly.  I'm not really limited on what I eat with the exception of portions.  When I eat sweets I just have like one or two of something.  I also still workout 3 times a week.  I am healthier now at almost 45 then I have ever been.   Yay me...lol.  Please understand that I still have to work at it but it's a lot easier to maintain then it ever was to lose with the exception of the weight loss after surgery.  If you have the surgery and you wish to be successful remember you will have to work at it for the rest of your life.  You can never go back to the way you were.  Shoot to be honest who would want to?  Hmmm lets see 270 at 5'2", tired all the time, unable to enjoy myself at doing anything, unable to do things with my son and husband or 142 healthy and enjoying life.  You be the judge.  Have I slipped?  Yes I have but I picked myself back up and got back to basics.  That is why I weigh myself every day.  I hope and wish for everyone to have the success that I have had. 

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Wow!! time flies
on June 30, 2009 7:44 pm
I haven't been here in like forever.  I just wanted to update.  I am a 2.5 years out and last dr.s appt.  I had only gained 1 lb.  The doc was very pleased.  I am now at 138.8 as of this am.  I just got back from the Outer Banks and had a blast and got very tan.  Even wore a bikini at the pool.  I will update pics of body from ps soon.  Things are going well.  All my lvls except Vit D are good.  I've always been low on that.  I am still working out.  I love it.  I feel strong and healthy.  I never thought I would feel this good. 

I saw my friend Julie at my son's b-day party and omg she looks fabulous.  Way to go Julie, I am so very proud of you. 

Suggie biz is really good.  I have a waiting list for my joeys and recently got 2 hedgies and will breed them in about 6 months.  I love me some critters.  We now have 13 sugar gliders, 2 pugs, 2 hedgehogs, 2 bunnies, 2 hermit crabs and a hamster. 
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OMG Haven't been here in forever.
on December 30, 2008 7:47 am
Well things are going really well.  I stay within 2-3 lbs of 140.  Everything is going well.  Still have some stiffness and some numbness in my rear end...lol.  I need to get back to the gym.  I hurt my knee and haven't been for a couple of months.  Plus I've been working late so I can save up time to take off with my son during the Holidays.  Hopefully things will get back to normal after the new year. 

The suggie biz is doing great.  I have a pair classic grays, a trio with two classic gray females and a 66% het leu male, a pair of 100% het leu's that have blessed me with a Leu (white glider with black eys) and 3 66% het leus.  I kept the first litter, and she just had twin boys come out of the pouch on Christmas day.  I also have my leu paired with a white face blond male from my wfb pair.  I think that about covers it...lol.  I just adopted out a little wfb female.  So as of right now I have 13 gliders.  They take a lot of work and love and care but I wouldn't change it for the world.  I never would have had the energy to do this when I was obese.  Can you imagine having to clean out 5 6' cages all the time...lol.  
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PS appointment today!
on September 4, 2008 2:40 pm
Had a checkup today so he could see how the infection is doing.  He said it is getting better and that I no longer need to wear the compression garment.  He also gave me the all clear to work out.  I'm going to start back next week.  See if I can't get back to some type of schedule.  It will be hard getting back into it but I am excited and looking forward to it.  He also said the scars are looking good too.

I just realized I have been a member for 2 years.  Wow time has flown by.  I cannot believe the changes that have taken place in my life. 
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I'm a USDA Licensed Sugar Glider Breeder!!!
on August 21, 2008 11:52 am
Wooohoooo I am so excited.  What does it mean?  It means credibility and I will also be able to breed more then 3 females.  I have plans for 6 breeding females.  

Anna
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My Story

 I am a 42 year old married woman with one son.  My husband is Tommie and my son is Logan.  I have had asthma since I was six, I now have RA, Fibromyalsia, migraines.  I am always in pain I have just learned how to live with it.  Some days are worse then others.  I have always battled my weight.   At two seperate times in my life I was able to get to 160, however that was eating very little and working out at the gym 6 days a week 3 hours each night.   I would start by stretching and then do the stairmaster then I would do a step class then I would do weights.   I was also single at the time with only myself to think of.   A year before I got married I found out I had RA and it was in my feet very badly.  My workouts suffered and I slowly started to gain weight.   My hubby was so awesome he would rub and massage my feet for me, he was so awesome!!  I finally got my RA under control with Plaquinell (sp).  Then we decided to have a baby.   I had to go off all drugs for 6 months before even attempting to have a baby.   I started working out again trying to get my weight under control.   Then Yeah, after about 9 months of trying, I got pregnant.   During the pregnancy my RA  went into remission, thank the lord.   After I had Logan I joined another gym, and every night after work I would pick up Logan and I would work out for about an hour and a half.   I lost 20lbs. I was doing power walking but at 5'2 and 260lbs not such a good idea.   I damaged my heals, and my arthritis came back.   I went to my doc and she put me back on the plaquinell but it didn't do anything.   She tried several things and in the mean time she sent me to the foot doc.   I had Planteofascitis (sp) sigh.....really bad in my right heel.   He gave me a cortizone shot and that helped for about a month.  Took about 3 shots and several differant drugs and customized arch support for my shoes.   Then I had to baby my feet, it took two years to get completely over that.  By that time I had gained the 20 back.   I was also in 2 different car accidents that damaged my neck.  And I found out that I had fibromyasia as well.   Over the past year I have been sick so many times the ladies at the urgent care know me.    I have had chronic bronchitis and once I even saw my own pcp in the urgent care and he asked me who my pcp was?   I was like...your kidding right?   Then I'm all uhhhhh you are.    I can't remember what his reaction was, it took a new doc in the urgent care to actually look at my chart.  I went in and when he asked me what was wrong I just started crying and he said...oh hey what's wrong?  I said I am so tired of being sick.   I had been in and out of the urgent care about every 2 weeks for the whole school year and when it continued during the summer I just couldn't take it.  In the past five months or so I have had really bad heart burn.  I am just so ready to lose the weight and become healthy again.  I really am looking forward to being active again and being able to become a part of the family and go on family outings and enjoy myself.  

 

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