- Username: crystalsno
- Location: Newnan, GA, USA
- Member Since: 10/20/2006
- BMI: 48.1
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (03/28/07)
- Surgeon: Larry Hobson
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Surgeon TestimonialLarry HobsonI had originally hoped to have Dr Titus Duncan do my surgery. When I made an appointment, Dr Hobson was my appointed surgeon. He is super sweet, listens intently and answers any and all questions you have. His office staff are also super wonderful! Everyone at Peachtree Surgical in Atlanta, totally understands what you are going through! Keep up the good work! I can't wait to have my surgery!!!! |
3 month post op on June 27, 2007 10:48 am
Well, for my 3 month post op weight, I am down a total of 66.5 lbs. Not as close to 100 lb goal as I had wanted.  But I am going to give up the stupid pounds goals as I see more loss with inches. That's what I've always gone by (even before surgery) and that's what I'm going back to. It's a disappointment I will have to deal with and I can, but to have only lost 19.5 lbs in 2 months is quite discouraging especially after working my butt off doing tae bo almost every night and eating/drinking only the things I should. I really don't have much choice about not monitoring the pounds anyway, I am still too heavy for "regular" scales, and there are no larger scales here in town, nor can I afford to buy any or go out of town to weigh myself. So...back to just saying "I have no clue" when asked how much weight I've lost. Well that's the news for now...not what I wished I could have written, but it's an update. God Bless everyone!
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Ahhhhhhhhhh vacation! on June 25, 2007 5:05 pm
Hey everyone! Just wanted ya'll to know my vacation in Houston was WONDERFUL! I was nervous getting on the plane knowing how small the seats are. It was a small plane, just 2 seats on each side. I FIT! YYAAAAYYYYYY!!!! My knee's were touching the seat in front of me, but I could maneuver around etc and it was only an hour and a half flight. I was soooooooo happy! The vacation was awesome even though it rained pretty much from about an hour after I landed till the morning I left LOL....It was so nice to get away from it all, and my friends there kept me busy, laughing and smiling! Then on the return flight, I knew it would be the same plane, so I wasn't scared. I was amazed that this time when I sat down, my knee's weren't touching the seat in front of me, and my butt fit even better in my seat, so somewhere along the lines of just a few days I lost even more weight! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!! I think it was from the walking at the Atlanta airport. I parked my car in economy covered parking and had to walk quite a ways to the terminal, then after checking in, the line for the security gates wrapped back around by the check in counters!!!!! And then came the walk to the gate which wasn't too bad. The Houston airport was a shorter distance, but still a walk. Then I got to do it all in reverse and ended up at a gate in Atlanta further away from the flight out, so that was quite a distance LOL. I even had to walk up a couple flights of stairs, but did it! (I thank God I had been doing tae bo and it has strengthened my knees so I was able to climb the stairs). However, I didn't sweat at anytime at the airports! Yaaaaaayyyy!!! For the first time in my life, I wasn't ashamed of walking etc. I also had to carry around my laptop which I brought with me, and it's about 7 lbs, and I DON'T have a wheeled case for it. So that also helped lol. I have my 3 month post op appt this Wednesday and am hoping I have hit the 100 lbs lost mark! I will be a bit disappointed if I haven't as I've worked my butt off doing tae bo, eating right etc...Everyone pray for me. Almost time for another photo! Ugh...hopefully this one looks better and you can tell even more weight has dropped off! LOL...Hope everyone is doing well and keeping me updated on their progresses! Thank you for all the kind, wonderful, encouraging words! God Bless everyone!
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Update on June 13, 2007 8:19 am
Hey everyone! I hope all is doing well with you! Well, I had an appointment with my PCP on the 31st of May and I am still too heavy for regular scales. I know I am barely over the 350 lb mark though as I have lost 2 shirt sizes and 2 pants sizes. I called the hospital and asked if their larger scale was fixed, and was told that they don't have a larger scale, and they apologized for whomever told me that they did. GGGGGGRRRRRR...I'm upset that there is no where to go to weigh myself here in town. But I know I am still losing inches as I can see and feel it. I continue to do tae bo and feel soooo much better after doing it. I can do the entire 27 mins of it now without problem even though I want to quit! LOL (how many actually WANT to exercise? NOT me, but I do it because I know I should!) Last week I went grocery shopping by myself and took all the time I needed to check the labels of foods. I even went to the diabetes part and picked up some lemon sugar free wafer cookies. I only have one at a time though as I don't want to find out about dumping. That's enough to cure my occasional cravings for sweet things. I continue to fight my head hunger, but I know that's going to be for the rest of my life. I try to make sure I have plenty of string cheese on hand when that happens, as that is good for me, I can take my time eating it, it fools my head into thinking I'm eating a lot, and it helps with my protein intake. I have booked a flight to Houston to go and visit my friend there June 21-24, and am praying I have no problem fitting into the seat. Part of me knows I will fit, but the other part still thinks I'm too fat for that. I will be happy if I can occupy one space but need a seat belt extension. I still have about a week to drop some more weight, so I will push tae bo more. It continues to get hot and now humid, so I am still eating less food and relying more on my protein powder added to drinks. I call my daughter everynight and continue to want to hurt her dad. They continue to eat late (anywhere from 6- 8 pm at night) eat a lot of pizza (although my daughter claims she only eats one slice-- I HOPE so), and her dad's girlfriend takes her to Mcdonalds a lot...UUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHH...I finally got on her dad the other night telling him that if she comes back with ANY extra weight she WON'T be coming out there next summer! She worked TOO hard to get that weight off before she came there, and for her to yo yo up and down every single year is NOT good. I then also said do you WANT her to suffer like you and I have? He didn't say anything. I'm hoping he wasn't ignoring me and was actually thinking about his daughter for once. Well last night when I called, I found out that she finally did her tae bo (she had been doing crunches occasionally), AND her dad joined her! LOL! If I hadn't been sitting down, I would have fallen over! I pray that he continues to help motivate her like that. I have my 3 month post op scheduled on the 27th of this month, so I will have actual weight to report then. I'm glad it is after my mini vacation, as I'm worried I will get discouraged if I find out I haven't lost as much weight as I WANT to have lost. Well, that's pretty much what is going on. Keep smiling everyone, I do think of ya'll a lot and I do keep up with my messages on here! Take care, thank you for all your support and God Bless everyone!
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