cybregrrl's Blog

One Year Surgiversary!!!

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:30:00 -0700

Today is the anniversary of my surgery with Dr. Pirrillo!

It seems like the last twelve months have just flown by and I'm really amazed that I've lost 145 lbs in that time and am sitting pretty at 175, as of yesterday. I still have another 35 pounds to lose to ...

I am seven pounds away from...

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:52:00 -0700

A total loss of 150 pounds since surgery!!!!

I'm eight days shy of eleven months post-op. In that time, I have gone from a size 26/28, tops and bottoms, to very baggy size 14 pants and (mostly) medium tops, with a few large tops mixed in. My bra size was a 42D ...

July update

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:54:00 -0700

Hi y'all! Just checking in and letting y'all know how things are going for me. I'm sitting at 186 and firmly wearing a size 14 pants and large tops. Yay! To date, I have lost 133 pounds since surgery. I have lost one adult female! I am officially smaller than my sister for the ...

My how time flies and things change...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:37:00 -0700

Since my last entry, I've JUST moved into a new house, started a program at the gym this month and am down to 190. I wear size Large tops and dresses and size 16 pants. OMG! I can wear a size 14 'magic shaping' bathing suit!!! I don't like the way my ...

Seven months gone by in a flash!

Sun, 18 May 2008 07:46:00 -0700

I can't believe that seven months have already gone by! Seven months ago, I weighed 319 pounds. Today, I stepped on the scale and weighed 193. That's a total loss of 126 pounds. Wow! I've lost my mother!!! Gone are all signs of my sleep apnea, high blood pressure, edema, GERD, IBS, ...

I'm in sweet, sweet ONEderland!

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:57:00 -0700

Hi, y'all! Well, I'm sitting at six months postop and am at 198 lbs. That's a total weight loss of 121 pounds since surgery. Yay me! I'm wearing loose size 18 pants or tight size 16s and my tops are either XL or L, depending on the cut. I'm in ...

Small frame, medium frame, large frame... Which are you?

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:34:00 -0700

In order to refine and define theoretical weights, researchers added frame size as a factor. The sizes are categorized into three categories:- Small frame, medium frame ...

What's a little skin?

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:10:00 -0700

I had surgery because my joints were aching, my back was killing me, I was having labored breathing, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, my edema was becoming much worse (I believe I was borderline lymphedemic), GERD, IBS and a few other acronyms I've forgotten. I've had undiagnosed sleep ...

How Much Weight Have You Lost?

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Your weight loss =

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds ...

Can someone explain to me...

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:07:00 -0800

How I can lose five pounds overnight???

I got on my scale this morning and was completely floored to see a five pound overnight weight loss. Yay me!

One more pound and I can get my century card. Eleven more pounds and I'm officially in one-derland!