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Fit Into My Size 12 Pants

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Get Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit

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Sit with my legs crossed comfortably.

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Mark Fontana, M.D. F.A.C.S.
I met Dr. Fontana at his seminar on Jan. 24th.rnMy first office visit was with him today, February 9th, 2007. He was very thorough in his explanations of the procedure and what to expect. I felt very comfortable with him and his staff. Lola was really nice and so was the young lady that set up my prodedures at Leigh.rnThey were very responsive to my questions and made me feel very relaxed. rnrnDr. Fontana did my endoscopy procedure and I was even more impressed with him. He had a diet coke in his hand and I didn't even see it until he tried to hide it. lol rnThe only thing that i was concerned about was not having enough sedation cuz i heaved uncontrollably when he passed the tubing. Dr. Hornbuckle told me not to worry he would make sure I was good and sedated at the ultrasound.rnrnDr. Fontana performed my lapband procedure. He was very reassuring and caring to me. He wants his patients to succeed and he encourages us to follow the rules. It's not hard. Use the tool.
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  • Books & Literature - I love books! Lately I've been consuming Nora Roberts.
  • Dogs - I love animals of most types. We have 2 dogs Weston (14) and Teddy (2).
  • Web Development - I am the webmaster for my husband's ministry.
  • Dolls - Lee Middletons, Zapfs, Shelia Michael, Sissel Skille, Adora, Himstedt
  • Camping - We love to go camping and just got a 2005 this past summer.
  • Roller Skating - I used to rollerskate EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. 25 yrs now since I have...
  • Swimming - We swim laps at the rec center. The best deal in town. $55/yr.
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  • Romance - I prefer romantic comedies. Boy meets girl, boy screws up & loses girl etc.
  • Gardening - Flowers make me smile inside and out, so I love to grow them.

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  • Comment by --laura-- on 10/20/07 7:59 pm
    i am geting surgery too from dr fontana. I am excited and very nervous. Sounds like all went well with you. Thats great! If you have a comp while you are recuperating please send me a line or two! I am in va beach laura
  • Comment by careip on 9/7/07 4:12 pm
    I am home from the hospital. Surgery went very very well. Dr. Fontana was very pleased. The hospital staff were wonderful. And Dr. Fontana is a sweetheart. He is matter-of-fact and i love that. If I want this to work, I'm going to work it. And i do so i am. :)
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Hi. I live in Virginia and I checked into having bariatric surgery the summer of 2004 and got approved and everything-went to see the psycologist, dietician, surgeon, all that and I chickened out. Now I'm about 30 lbs. heavier than I was then, and IT'S TIME!
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June 23, 2008 9 Months Post Op
on June 23, 2008 7:22 pm
I got another fill on Friday two weeks ago. I am really feeling the restriction now; whereas before that I wasn't... I have lost track of how many fills I've gotten now. I got one in April, then June... Before that maybe Feb. Jan. so that sounds about right... 5 or 6. Dr. Fontana said I have 7 cc's now. I think it can hold 12 or more. I had no idea. I just knew I was eating too much and was hungrier than I had been... now I'm not.

I was concerned because I've stayed in the same range for months now...

I'm still not under 200# and he thought I would be back at my April fill. 

I'm still wearin XL and 16's. One of these days they'll be too big. 


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Changing
on November 5, 2007 8:15 pm
I went to the post office one day last week and Harry didn't recognize me. He couldn't get over it. It was really funny cuz he just kept on saying I didn't even know it was YOU! what have you DONE??
We went to a dinner party this past friday night and Bill Sinclair told me that I've lost the equivalent of 8 gallons of milk. He said try lifting those... that's alot of weight! Each gallon weighs 5 lbs. That was food for thought. ;)
I've been walking (today i walked to 75th Street and back; that's 22 blocks times 2...   22 going and coming back. 
Then today was our swim day too, so we swam laps for 35 minutes. Yesterday we rode our bikes down to the end of the boardwalk and back. 
When you can move, MOVE!!!!
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Downsizing
on October 29, 2007 9:14 pm

i've definitely been downsizing lately.
no more women's sizes... i'm down to an XLG or a LG...
when i told hubby that yesterday he said
Wow! that's a PLUS!
i said no it's not... that's my point...
LMAO!
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My First Fill
on October 19, 2007 2:20 pm
Welllll I went for my first fill this morning and Dr. Fontana said I have lost 11# in the last month so I don't need it! I'm doing great with eating less and exercising more so he said unless I start vomiting or something he'll check me again in a month. :) I don't need the protein shakes anymore... I can get everything I need from food, and I just got 2 cannisters.
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October 16, 2007
on October 16, 2007 5:28 am
One month One Week & Two Days Out

This morning I weighed 219. I will be in onederland before  I know it! That's 39# gone foreva! LOL! 
This friday I go for my first fill. 
I've been swimming every other day at the rec center, walking (yesterday 24 blocks up and 24 back home) and biking. I made it to 1st St. a few weeks ago, and I never ever did that before!!!!
I feel energized like never before. 
Sometimes I forget to chew chew chew... and my body reminds me quick. I do the unjury once a day usually. Last night I made the pumpkin pudding recipe that came in the last Vanilla order. YUM!!!!
We had our annual sign up dinner this past saturday night and people seemed amazed. Quite a few of the ladies told me that everything about me has changed. I thought WOW has it? or has your perception of me changed? I've learned to say Thank You 
A LOT. 
My clothes tell me that my body is totally different. Nothing fits except for things I have held onto for yrs that didn't fit for years!! It's pretty amazing to go in my closet and try on pants and tops and have them fit and even be LOOSE in some cases! what FUN!!!!
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I began gaining weight after I got divorced in 1989. I was 33 years old. Now I'm 50, and still gaining!

I gained ~ 60 pounds in 1990 and have steadily gone up and gotten used to being this heavy person ever since... it's awful. I know I'm somewhere underneath all these layers, and after seeing the before & after pictures on here I'm so ready.