http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/Chellie's Journeyhttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,5192/Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:48:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,5192/Hi all, With starting this new profile system, I thought it would be a good time to update my story. I am almost 3 years Post-op from my revision surgery. I have not lost all the weight I have wanted to lose, BUT I have not gained it back either... I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,412/Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,412/Hi All...   Wanted to take a moment to say hi and update a bit... I am now down to 322lbs.  This is 178lbs from my absolute heaviest.  I have gone from a 7x to a 22/24 top and to a 26 pants. Starting to have a problem with the saggy skin ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,413/Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,413/Wow... time flies huh? I am still losing... my doc says it's slowing down and I need to start exercising to keep my metabolism up... which I know... but truly I hate exercise... which is partly why I gained the weight in the first place. I'm going to have to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,414/Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,414/Hi... I am so excited... almost six months out.. and am down to 350... that is -148... awesome!... I just cant believe it... I am off my meds for my knees. I don’t use my CPAP anymore... and I am gaining so much energy... and on the vanity end... I'm ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,415/Wed, 12 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,415/Hi All, It's been a while since I have written. Truthfully, not sure what to write... Tomorrow is 4 months since surgery and I go back and forth between chomping at the bit to weigh in and dreading it. Between being ecstatic that I am making progress and fearing that ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,416/Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,416/Well it has been three months since my surgery, and I find that I am able to keep most things down... I am still not eating more that 2-3oz. of food per meal... most days some turkey and cheese for lunches, a protein bar for breakfast.  Snacks... iffy... sometimes I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,417/Sun, 21 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,417/Well... just updated my photo...ugh...this is as close as I come to showing all the warts at this point... In some ways I see the loss, in others... like this pic, I feel like a toad. or maybe that is a overweight sharpei (spelling stinks... but ya know what I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,418/Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,418/Well it has been a while since I have posted I have had my one month follow up and I am now at 423lbs... that is almost 75lbs since the start of my medical management and 50lbs since surgery... actually since my appointment was almost two weeks ago, I am ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,419/Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,419/Hi all...I am now a Loser!!! I had surgery on January 13th and was able to have it done laproscopic!!! I really never believed that it would be lap, I had prepared myself for it to be an open surgery, but Dr. D was great, he was able to take ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,420/Fri, 05 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/chellie/uzone,blog/blog_id,6478/action,comments/blog_post_id,420/I am SOOOOO EXCITED!!!! I finally have a surgery date... I started this process in January and now will go to the next step in January.... JANUARY 13th ... It is circled on my calendar. Wish it could have been before xmas so that I could have had an extra ...