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Jack F. Rutledge, M.D.
You really dont want me to do that.....
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  • Comment by sonatasmom1 on 2/12/10 5:47 am
    Best wishes today. I'm praying for you.
  • Comment by Blue_Rattie on 2/8/10 2:31 pm
    Good luck today!!! =)
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    Your Big Day!! Yay!!! I will be thinking of you girl!! I know your gonna do just great!! Cant wait to hear back from you! :)
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Medicine update
on February 26, 2012 5:10 pm
I think the B12 shots have made a difference already. I haven't felt as
tired as ususal and dont feel like i need a nap mid afternoon..everyday.
Not sure about the Synthroid but i haven't been taking it long at all. But i hope
that I get straightened out.
Hope everyone is doing well..have a wonderful week!!
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2 years already??!!!!
on February 9, 2012 3:33 pm
wow..i guess time flies when you are trying to get that last 20 lbs off!! lol I
 had surgery Feb 8, 2010 and I have lost 120 lbs. i have no idea where the past two years went. i
am relatively speaking "fine and dandy" but i do have a few minor issues to work thru.
I had an appointment with  my endocrinologist last week and now it appears my thyroid
isnt working properly so i have to start taking Synthroid and my B12 was low (what a surprise righ??)
so now FINALLY someone grants my wish for b12 injections...which i will be giving myself every two
weeks. so needless to say i have felt kinda crappy lately but keep on smiling
i am so very thankful for my surgery and it has truly changed my life. I never thought i would know the meaning
of self worth or even real happiness. but i can honestly say that i am happy and just thinking about all the things
that have transpired since my weight loss makes me want to cry!! HAPPY TEARS!!
I still cant tolerate a lot of sugar so the times i tested myself w/ some oreos..i REGRETTED IT!!
(JUST THE OTHER DAY AS A MATTER OF FACT) I have programmed myself to believe "I can't have
that..." so i dont try to eat much of anything that i shuldnt. and that works for me.  but there are days
when i eat rice or pasta and that is me being bad! i just repent later by strictly eating tuna and nothing
else for days afterward lol 
I met some great people here and i hope that everyone is doing well and staying on the right track.
its hard..an everyday struggle..but we got this!!! If i could just get motivated again to work out like i use
to or save enough money for LBL i will be 100 % satisfied!! .
take care everyone!
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Happy 1 Year Anniversary to Me!!
on February 8, 2011 3:17 pm
Wow..i cant believe it has been a year already!  Seems like just yesterday..thank
 goodness it wasn't tho lol Its funny how so much can change in such a short time.
I am healthier & definitely happier. Not just with myself but with my life in general.
I was hoping to be down 100 lbs by today but i will take the 93 lbs over no loss at all.
I want to lose 43 more but as slow as the losing is now it may not happen. I haven't
had any complications due to my surgery. I feel like I am normal and my surgery hasn't
altered my life. I may eat small amounts of food but i make better choices and
I don't ever crave the things I have convinced myself that i cannot eat. Like cake,
cookies, ice cream..ya know the good stuff.
I didn't even have cake last month on my birthday. I watched everyone else dig in
and i wasn't even tempted. I did eat some Doritos and got so sick i thought i would die!
( MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE ONLY HAD ONE :0) ) No more of that..guess i learned the
hard way! For the most part I have rid myself of the unhealthy elements in my life..and food
wasn't the only thing making me miserable.  I hope this turns out to be another
wonderful year. I want to lose the rest of this weight and make a stronger commitment
to the gym.   I want to be the best me possible before my baby comes home from
deployment in May or June.  (break out the whip someone!)
I hope all my friends are doing great...talk to ya soon!
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8 months already!!
on October 8, 2010 4:29 pm
Wow..where did time go?? I can't believe it has already been 8 months since my surgery.
So much has changed in my life  and I have so much to be thankful for.  Outwardly ..i guess
the main change is my appearance. And everyone around tells me how good I look all the time.
Last night my mother was looking at me strange so i asked her what is it??  She just smiled and said
I don't even recognize you  anymore!!
No one had anything good to say to me before and now its like everyone wants to be your biggest fan.
I do appreciate the attention and certainly from the men..hahaha! Yeah i enjoy watching heads turn..
but who wouldn't??  I feel great..I'm not having any problems..except w/ making my ass workout!
that is a constant struggle!!
But I know i need to do it unless I want to get reacquainted w/ that fat, useless me again!
And I do not like her anymore and I want her to stay gone FOREVER!! I'M loving the new me
and I know this journey is just getting started lol  I have lost 80 lbs and although the weight loss has
slowed down I'm happy and thankful for all that I have accomplished. My surgery changed my life.
I hope the best is yet to come!
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ALMOST 7 MONTHS ALREADY...
on August 29, 2010 3:13 pm
So I have been lazy and not posted anything lately. I'm on here almost everyday to see what other people have to say but I haven't posted in a long time. I am doing very well i suppose..no complications due to surgery.
Only the normal stalls that come with the journey to piss me off! But as of this week I'm losing again and I'm so happy about that. I have noticed that my obsession with weighing everyday is driving me nuts. Even tho i say I'm not hung up on numbers...I AM!!
I go to see Dr Rutledge next week ..which is my 6month visit even tho i will be a few days shy of being 7 months out from surgery. I am finally seeing changes in my appearance..mainly facial changes..I don't see changes in my body myself even tho everyone around me compliments me daily. Guess it may take a while for me to see myself differently. I do feel better and I have desires to do so many things I never thought I would even entertain. I cant wear any of the clothes
I wore before surgery ( my sister got a whole new wardrobe)..but yet that whole body image complex haunts me.
Hope all my friends are doing well...and congrats to my friend Darlene who will have VSG on Sept 29th!! I cant wait until we go on our cruise in March!!
Well wishes to everyone who fights the never ending battle!!
xoxoxo
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