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Surgery date 4-26-04
Ringing in at 283 lbs.

As of today (5/8) I am 12 days post op, ringing in at 265, down 18 lbs.

I had pretty much resigned myself to being overweight, but as my health became more complicated, decided I could no longer accept it.

It is my hope to be able to eliminate 3 of my 5 current medications, and the need for them! I had to stop the Vioxx two weeks before surgery, and up until then, I didn't know how many things on my body really hurt! At this time, I am no longer taking my medications for the DMII. My sugars are great, but I am still on full liquids, so we will know in a few weeks if that one is history. Wish me luck!


6/4 - Approaching the 6 week mark, ringing in at 247, with a loss of 36 lbs. I hit a plateau for over a week, had to try to eat a little more. Protein intake is good and I feel pretty good. Sugars are still good, so no diabetes meds! Yay!

6/27 - 236
I have been sleepy a lot lately. I was sleeping 12 hours straight with no problem. I got some sublingual B12 and that really seems to have made a difference relatively quickly. So, I'm feeling better now, just less tolerant of things in my life that are not the way I want them to be. I will be losing my job in the fall because I declined the relocation to Tucson. I feel like it will be the same BS in a different town, so it's time to move on after 14 years. Nothing but positive changes for me!

7/29 - 222
Down 61 lbs. Had my 3 month blood work and my iron was way low, but I have struggled with that most of my life. Taking lots of iron now and starting to feel better.

8/21 - 215
Down 68 lbs. I am pretty excited. I am only 5 lbs away from being only "obese". I seem to be hitting a lot of mini plateaus. I will maintain for a week, then lose 3 or 4 lbs in a week. But changes seem to be much more dramatic now judging by people's reactions. I am doing pretty good with my vitamins and continuing to feel better. Fasting sugars are down to 93. It's heaven!

10/15 - 199
Down 84 lbs. Still feeling good, sugars still normal...

12/27/04 - OK, my 1st goal was to be down 100 lbs by Christmas. I had given up because for an entire month I was stuck at 98 lbs lost. I started working out the week before Thanksgiving and had not lost a lb. since! Finally, on Christmas Day, I stepped on the scale and was down 102 lbs. and now weigh 181. One more lb and I am no longer obese! Yay! Unfortunately, I feel like the plateau was broken by this flu bug I have, but I am happy to reach my first goal, and looking forward to my next goal, which is 145 goal - final goal!

9/17/05 - I guess it's time to update. My current weight is 167 lbs. That is a loss of 115 lbs. I have been stable for 4-5 months. I feel good. I struggle somewhat with hypoglycemia and low blood pressure, but I really have no complaints! My blood work is PERFECT finally. There is not ONE thing out of range!

4/27/07 - Well, this week was my 3rd anniversary. My weight fluctuates by a couple of pounds but hangs right around 155 now. 167 was the norm pretty much from my 1 year anniversary until the last couple of months when it dropped a few more. I think it's the stress diet. I still struggle with anemia, but the diabetes is still perfectly controlled. I definitely think it was the best decision for me to have the surgery and I have no regrets!

11/27/11 - 135 .lbs 
It's been a while since I checked in.
Still hanging in there. Hard to believe it's been 7 1/2 years....

1/22/12 - 131 .lbs.
All of my vitamin levels are doing allright except vitamin D  - horrible of 4.9 (s/b 30-100). I am not surprised because calcium/vit D have to suffer because calcium interferes with iron and I focus on that one a lot.  Have to change plans a little....