http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/debgore's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2013/05/19/wow-time-sure-goes-by-fast-----/Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2013/05/19/wow-time-sure-goes-by-fast-----/ It has been awhile since I have written and I am sorry about that.  Life is happening all around me.  My mom who suffers from Alzheimer has been living with me and I have been taking care of her.  The warm weather is FINALLY here.  Seemed like an eternity for ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/10/14/october-is-another-great-month/Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:09:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/10/14/october-is-another-great-month/Another month has gone by and more pounds and inches have left my body  YEAH!!!!  I am now in a size 8 jean.  Can you beleive it, a single digit.  When was the last time I was in a signle digit that I can remember, ummm maybe when I was ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/09/23/its-been-awhile----/Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:06:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/09/23/its-been-awhile----/Hello Journal,<br /> It's been awhile since I last wrote to you.  I have been doing really good and keeping on track.  I swim in the summer at my neighboorhood pool.  I walk 5 days a week during my luncdh.  I have joined a hiking group and now am an event ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/07/07/my-/Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:52:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/07/07/my-/I have reached my 1st goalf 199 pounds and it took me  months to accomplish which is a wonderful success for me.  I am still loving my journey.  I am very lucky I do not have haning skin the way alot of people do after WLS.  I have skin beleive ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/06/03/loving-my-journey/Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:14:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/06/03/loving-my-journey/Life is so much better when you can actually move and enjoy everything, sports, hiking, swimming, walking and going different placesx without feeling like the largest uglist person in the room.  My self esteem is so high, I love it so much.  I am starting to play tennis now and ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/04/19/american-heart-association-fun-ran-walk/Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:14:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/04/19/american-heart-association-fun-ran-walk/Hello Everyone,<br/><br/>Well I am 12 pounds from my 1st goal of 200 pounds.  I am in a size 16 jeans and a large shirt.  WOW what an accomplishment from what I used to be a size 32W.  I can finally say I am comfortable in my own skin.  Speaking of ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/20/who-says-you-can-t-can-up-68-flight-of-stairs-/Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:26:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/20/who-says-you-can-t-can-up-68-flight-of-stairs-/The AMerican Lung association is having a "fight for air" climb.  You run up 39 flights of stairs in this huge scyscaper building in downtown little rock, ar.  Thing is each fllor has 2 sets of 14 steps, so its not onky 1 floor you are clinming at one time, ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/09/me-and-marley/Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:59:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/09/me-and-marley/Yesterday was rainy and an incky day.  Can't do nothing outside. So this morning when I got up, the sun was shinning and the skies a beautiful blue.  I looked at my dog Marley and said "go for a" he knows that means go for a walk.  Maerley sprung up ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/03/i-ran-the-little-rock-marathon-5k/Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:56:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/03/03/i-ran-the-little-rock-marathon-5k/WOOHOOO!!!  I did it!!!  I signed up for the 5k and today was the day.  Got up at 5am, got rady and ahd a light breakfast.  At 6:30am I left for the marathon.  At 7:45am lined up for the marathon, at 8am the gun went off and there I go ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/01/23/it-s-been-awhile/Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:02:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/debgore/blog/2012/01/23/it-s-been-awhile/Wow 2 months out already.  August of 2011 I was 349 pounds.  Went to the seminar filled out papers, got insurance appoval. Went on liquid diet 2 weeks prior to surgery, surgery weight was 324.  Now after the surgery I swim each day after work for 1 to 1.5 hrs.  ...