http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/cherri33's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/07/28/one-year/Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:19:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/07/28/one-year/HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!<br/><br/>One year ago today my life changed.  I&rsquo;ve lost 80 pounds and wear a size 10-12.  It took several months for me to be able to say that I was glad to have had the surgery, but I certainly say it now.  How has my life changed?  ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/06/19/summer-struggles/Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:22:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/06/19/summer-struggles/Even though I love my new body, I'm still scared that it's only temporary.  I've lost and regained so much in my life that it's hard to believe that it won't come back.  I gained 3 pounds the first week out of school (mid-Mayish) and keep going back and forth ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/05/03/school-s-out--summer-begins/Sun, 03 May 2009 07:20:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/05/03/school-s-out--summer-begins/We completed finals last week, grades are posted and graduation is Saturday.  I'm FREE!!!  I'll teach two night classes this summer but will be home with my daughter most days.  This brings the challenge of snacking during the day.  Since carbs feel so much better than other foods, Chex Mix ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/03/15/life-on-the-road/Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:08:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/03/15/life-on-the-road/I'm going out of town for the next couple of weeks.  Restaurants, buffets, conference food-- how will I do?  I now weigh 146-- 11 lbs from goal weight.  I don't want to blow it.  <br/><br/>Today I'm shopping for size 12s.  Whoo-hoo!!http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/02/28/7-months/Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:39:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/02/28/7-months/Today is 7 months.  I weigh 150 lbs.  The weight is coming off very slowly, but it's still coming.  I have 15 more to go to hit my goal weight but I've already hit my doctor's goal.  I'm frustrated because I have 14's in my closet and I really need ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/01/08/five-and-1-2-months-out/Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:10:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/2009/01/08/five-and-1-2-months-out/January 8, 2009<br/><br/>I weigh 155 lbs.  Twenty more to go to reach my goal of 135.  I weigh less than I have in over 15 years.  WOW!!  I&rsquo;ve been on semester break for almost a month and my friends at work were amazed at how I looked.  Needless to say ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,208650/Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:17:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,208650/Sixty pounds to date.  (162)  I'm in a size 14/L.  It's funny, now that I've lost so much weight people think I look older.  Maybe it's the "turkey gobbler" on my neck.  Plastics anyone???<br/><br/>Losing this weight has changed my internal confidence clock.  I'm not ashamed of the way I look ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,201913/Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:28:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,201913/Some of my closest friends have been walking this journey with me.  They know about the surgery and have closely followed the weight loss and health issues.  Others are just beginning to remark about how good I look (minus 51 pounds) and are wondering how I&rsquo;m getting the weight off.   ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,197099/Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:56:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,197099/Buying blue jeans may not seem like a big deal to some, but to me, it&rsquo;s a major accomplishment.  I haven&rsquo;t worn blue jeans in 15 or so years because I thought they made me look BIG.  As someone who is large in the front, but has no back, they ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,192403/Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/cherri33/blog/action,comments/blog_post_id,192403/9-14-08<br /> Sometimes things have to get worse before they can get better.  My inability to hold down certain foods turned into an inability to hold down anything except liquid.  I called the doctor and at his request came in.  He scheduled an endoscopy (9-5) where they found a stricture that ...