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Complete a Half-Marathon

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my first goal is to get below 200 pounds.

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Drink 64 oz water everday

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Ok my next short term goal is to learn how to swim

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Surgeon Testimonial

Gregory Walton, M.D.
He is seriously half man half amazing, not joking I just love him to death. The first time I meet him I had a list and I do mean a list of questions and he sat down and answered each one. Dr. Walton wanted to make sure I understood exactly what I was doing, what he expected from me before surgery and after. There was no gray area, you know when someone is not playing and he was not. Yes he would joke around and laugh at my stupid jokes or off the wall comments but I knew if I did not comply with the program this surgery was not going to happen. With that being said Dr. Walton made sure I understood this was a life change, not something for 6 months and I could go back to doing what I did before, but he said something that stuck with me, \" If I was committed to this (the program and life change) he would be committed to me as my doctor. Sounds kinda funny but makes sense at least to me.rnWhen you walk into Weightwise and the hopsital you forget it is a business and it is like your going to see old friends. Everyone knows your name and they care about you. If you want to go some place where you are just patient number 243232 then no this place is not for you. The staff is wonderful even the 3 people I did not like the other 40+ people made up for them 1000 fold. Just wish I could go here everytime I am sick. But oh well still a good place.rnSo I am suppose to rate him overall, I promise you on everything that I hold dear and love you can not find a better doctor. I am a patient from hell only getting sick on weekends and 3 am...of course and with it all he has been so nice and just hell general concerned. So hands down you could not do better. Girl Scouts honor!
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GRRRRRR.........part 2
on April 20, 2009 12:39 pm
So still not feeling well but atleast now I am not crazy they think they know what the issues are or so we hope. I am suppose to have surgery sometime this week just waiting on the call from the doctors office seems it was my gall bladder and my lungs well not really sure what is going on with them but im okay. thats all i can say on the health front will update more once i start to feel better.
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GRRRRRR.........
on February 27, 2009 10:41 am
Okay so this has been a LONG month but I am okay. I have been in and out of the hospital I have seen more doctors than I have ever wanted too in my entire life. I mean seriously if I see one more white coat I am going to scream. Okay i got that off my chest weigh lost has been slow which scares me and my doctor thinks I am eating things I should not which would be nice if I could eat. But thats another story all in its self, my clothes on the other hand are telling another story. Day I walked into ww I was in a 24 day of surgery I was in a 22 with a little and i do mean a little extra room, but a 20 was WAY too small. Go figure I am in a 16 now 3 months out and a 14 fits too. My shirts at surgery where 3x sometimes 4x. I am in a L to 1x. Are you serious???? So regardless of what the scale says I have been losing. I am happy thanks to the people on here I have been able to stay out of the nut house and jail. There were times when I was seriously about to commit murder or just run my head in the wall. Now I am fine...thank god for small favors. Still having some heath issues but my doctor is awesome and he will  fix them hell he better after that great review I left him..lol.
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Better
on January 27, 2009 8:01 am
Okay so I am feelings tons better minus this horrible liquid diet for 2 weeks. But it could be worse I could be in the hospital again so I will take this diet from hell. I have cheated twice but I was REALLY hungry I am not talking about head hunger I mean I was seriously hungry. On a happy note I did not vomit and I ate something so thank god for small favors.  I go back to work this week I was suppose to go to Weightwise today to go get my doctors note so I could return back to work but of course it is like a whole 10 degrees outside and yeah I think I will just pick it up tomorrow and then go to work from there. I need to go back I have been off work since Dec 1st and I am going mad...nutts. I will blog more just been sleeping alot and trying to get back to the old me. I am there minus the chest pain at 2am but I know it will get better.
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Not feeling so hot
on December 19, 2008 12:43 pm
okay so i feel like crap not really sure what is going on.  Having pains and having trouble eating but I'm working on it, one day at a time. I have to remember that I just had major surgery and right now I do not need to be going a mile a minute, but relaxing is not something I am use to. I seriously slept for about 13 hours today, that is unheard of for me, today I think I am going to go to the hospital visit a friend and do some shopping...YEAH weigh is now 263.5 I'm still in shock I lost 1.5lbs in less than 24hours this is so weird.
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My Story

My story huh? my story is just like everyone elses nothing special I am fat/bid boned/thick whatever nice terms one uses. I made a decision to change my life and have the surgery as well do, there is that one moment when your like yeah this is something I am going to do and we start the process. My process has really on begun, I had surgery on Dec 3rd 2008 2 days before my birthday. I had my heart set on having it on that Friday but due to reasons beyond my control it was not able to happen. No biggie I am trying to figure out what is the next step of this process. if you are reading this and trying to decide if it is something you should do. I can not give you the simple yes or no answer you are looking for I would say do some soul searching and do what is best for you, but I can honestly tell you that if I had to do it all over again the only thing different is I would have done it a year before.