Hello OH friends... I now weigh 310 lbs. I am 11 lbs away from my first mini goal, which is to be out the 300's. I still in a 22 or 24 size jeans, depending on the store. My doctor said im doing ok, but I know I can do better. June 3rd will be my one year date out of surgery and I am really hoping to but 100 lbs down. I brought a treadmill to try to help me with this progress, so far i've had it a week and worked out on it twice for 30 mins. I really think if I push myself I can do an hour, which i'm going to do on my next workout day tomarrow.

Anica

It has been a long, long time since i have posted. So many things have been going on in my life. I gained like 45 pounds back since surgery and I contacted Kaiser about them doing the RNY on me ( I got sleeved in 2008 cause Doc said my liver was still big ). Kaiser said they would do it again and i was put on a long list and wait for contact with a Doc for 6 months. When i met the doc he did an x ray and said that a lot of my stomach was left on, said the last Doc that did my sleeve could have took off more. He agreed to do my surgery and scheduled me for June 3rd.

So I had RNY on June 3rd and was discharged on June 5th. Since being home I went from 388 to 368. I remember when I had my sleeve i was losing like 10 pounds a month not 10 lbs a week! I am still in pain. I think my back hurts worst then my stomach. I really don't have much of an appetite, but I do sip on the protein shakes and eat small amounts runny grits. When I was home from the hospital for about 4 days a had a slight breakdown. I started to cry because I was in pain and I was missing my on comfort: Food. Like most people with food addictions they use food when they are sad or happy. I was so upset I could not comfort myself how i usually do , so i just sat on the bed crying.

So I'm doing better this time around cause I was given a second chance. i will reach my goal of 200 lbs. and getting rid of my high blood pressure.

Anica

I have not lost weight in a while. I don't hardly eat the way I used to. If I could just lose 45 lbs I could at least get out of the 300's. I am considering going to my Doctor and asking about getting the RNY, But lord knows I don't  want to be put under again or be cut on again.

Then again maybe it's me, Maybe i am using my tool wrong.  So I have been taking these pills called Advance Cleanse and these other ones called Advance Acai. I hope they will help me toward getting the toward the 200's.

Until next time.

Anica

I don't shop much anymore. But the upside to that is that i can fit in some 24's (was in a 30) depending on the cut of the jeans. I was in the avenue and I was trying on some jeans called "boyfriend jeans". The lady working there told me that the jeans run big. So since i usually wear 26's now I tried a 24, and they damn near fell off. So then she brought me a 22, they fit perfect. I felt good being in them cause they are a 22, I don't think I ever wore a 22 I think I just jumped over that size when I was gaining weight.

I know those jeans fit cause of the bigger cut they have. But it feels good to wear them.

Now my upper body seems to not want shrink some, I can still fit most of my shirts (30/32). But my friend keeps telling me that they do not fit, she says they look too big. I honestly don't think they do. I really hate my "back fat" I have been using my weights to work my upper body. I'm working on my "bat wings" too.

Overall I'm happy with my weight loss, I just know that I need to work harder. This is MY year to do what I need to do and get closer to my goal weight.

Anica