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  • Name: Angelica F.
  • Username: gelly1018
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • Member Since: 12/26/2006
  • BMI: 42.8
  • Hoping to have surgery
  • Surgery Type: RNY (09/29/08)
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  • Books & Literature - I love to read
  • Computers & Internet - Can't see myself without any of these two... lol
  • Family & Friends - I have a huge family, and love them dearly.
  • Cats - I'm allergic but I would just love to hold one... :(
  • Motorcycles - This is actually one of my goals... I have to learn
  • Parenting - My life will never be the same... I love my 2 kids
  • Karaoke - I'm horrible at it... but I just can't help myself... lol
  • Road Trips - So much fun when your with people you love!!!

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  • Comment by becky on 9/28/08 6:01 pm
    I Said a Prayer of Healing for you -- body, mind and soul -- That God would bring you comfort to restore and make you whole. I prayed you'd be surrounded by His awesome love and healing, Dispelling all anxiety or pain you might be feeling. Finally, I prayed you'd be uplifted by His grace, and feel yourself enfolded in the peace of His embrace. Wishing you all the best on your journey for a healthy happy new you. Skinny Wishes ~
  • Comment by alveta on 9/22/08 2:22 pm
    congrats angelica..your gonna do great.we will be waiting for you on that losers bench!
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Hello everyone... I am 5' 9 and my weight  is 290 pds.  I am hoping that through my journey, I could perhaps come across people that can help me with my question or maybe I could help them in some way.  I'm looking forward to accomplish many things. 
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I'm so Happy!!!
on July 8, 2009 10:05 am
Hello everyone,

Wow it's been a while.  But to be honest I haven't posted anything because nothing much has happened.  Thank god till this day I have had no complications since the surgery.  I'm noticing I could eat a bit more.  But I'm definetely watching that. 

As of now I am weighing in at 213 pds.  That means I lost a total of 82 pds.
The weight is coming of wayyyy too slow.  I've been coming across major stalls.  But now that it's summer. I'm walking around much more and taking advantage that I could enjoy this weather and do more activities outside.

The only thing that I would complain about is that I'm much more tired.  I haven't gone to the surgeon since my 3 mth. post-op.  But I'm definetely going to go by the end of this week or hopefully the beginning of next week.  I know he has to do blood work just to make sure I'm okay.

Well I posted new pics.  I'm so happy I did this.

Angelica
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It's been a while...
on April 7, 2009 7:29 pm

I am now down to 224 pds. and I feel so great.
I am 6 month post-op and I feel so great.  My life is soooooo much better in so many different ways.  This surgery is the greatest thing I could've done for myself.  Not only am I feeling physically alot better but also what this surgery has done for my confidence is amazing.

Now that it's getting warmer I am going out more and I'm bumping into people that I haven't seen in a while.  Let me tell you that their reaction when they see me it's incredible. 
I even get the " I didn't even recognize you" Line... LOL,

I still eat small portions but way much more than the begining of the surgery.
One thing that does worry me though is that I find myself yearning to party alot more than EVER before.
I don't know if that's a good thing or if it just comes along with this surgery... lol.

Anyways, I've posted new pics.  I went on vacation with the hubby to Riu Palace, Punta Cana, and it was great.  The place is amazing and I would recomend it to anyone.

Until next time...

September 29th. 2008 - 295 pds.
April 7th. 2009 - 224 pds.

Angelica...

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January 7th.
on January 11, 2009 7:07 pm

Was my 3 mth. Post - op follow up appointment with my surgeon.  I was so excited to find out I am down 52 pds. Since my surgery on Sept. 29th.  Dr. Merola and his assistant was so happy for me, and it didn't look phony either.  It looked very sincere.  They had smiles and I was all smiles... LOL.
According to Dr. Merola I am doing above average and he was so very proud of me.  He adviced me to continue doing whatever I am doing and I will loose another 50 pds in the following 6 mths.  I am due for another follow -  up in another 3 mths.  They took blood, just to make sure I was good.

I've been so happy.  I am a much happier person now.  My family compliments me every single day and that feels great.  My mother still worries.  But, I try explaining to her that I'm okay.  Every now and then I get real sleepy, and sometimes feel very light-headed, but according to my doctor I'm okay as long as I'm taking my vitamins.  At this point, I'm very happy with the way I look, I can't even imagine myself going down more.  So I guess the next couple of months are going to definetely be very exciting for me.

I hope everyone here had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.  I did.  I partied so hard it wasn't even funny. .. LOL.


Anyways, Just wanted to give you guys a quick recap.  Until next time...

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I survived thanksgiving... LOL
on November 30, 2008 8:53 pm
Hello everyone, I hope everybody's Thanksgiving was as great as mine.  I am so blessed.  I was surrounded by loved ones and we had such a great time. 

Yesterday was my 2 month surgiversary.  And let me tell you guys I feel great.  I am now down 41 pds.  I am so happy with the way my life is right now.  I definetely see myself feeling way more confident than where I was a couple of months ago.  Now I find myself wanting to go out, wanting to take pictures.  I don't mind going to family gatherings.  Or running into old friends... LOL.
This is crazy...LOL.  And it's just the beginning. I can't imagine what my life will be like once I reach my goal.

I went out last night to a club and I wasn't hidding in a corner.  I was out there on that dance floor dancing the night away.  It was great.

You know what else.  My relationship with my DH has improved so much.  The only thing that I don't like is that I'm noticing he's trying to keep me in the house.  And he's always saying that I'm going to leave him because now I'm loosing the weight.  I'm not going to let that stress me because that's just his insecurities and might also be his guilt.

Well I guess that's just it for now...
Until next time...

09/29/08 - 295 Pds.
11/30/08 - 254 Pds.
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Life is looking good...
on November 18, 2008 3:48 pm
I'm a much happier person now.  I've read it so many times on other peoples profiles and wondered how it felt.  This feels soooo good.

The other night they had a program on T.V. it was about super obesed patients... and how they undergo the bypass surgery.  This one man weighed 1,030 pds.  Wow... Tears were in my eyes throughout the whole show.  I didn't understand how he had so many loved ones and they let that happen.  I felt so bad for him.  For those who didn't see the show by the time the show ended he went down about 600 pds. it was  incredible.
I now have him in my prayers as well along with those others that I know are in the same struggle.

I'm doing great.  I feel great.  I now am seeing the results and it feels good.  I made an error of buying the scale I now find myself weighing myself almost everyday.  I have not been disappointed as of yet.  But I know that a stall will soon be coming... lol.

I am now down 38 pds.  Isn't that amazing? 
38 pds. in 1 1/2 mths.
My family is so happy for me.  My mother still worries.  But I am eating a bit more than I was when I first did my surgery.  I'm taking my vitamins accordingly and to tell you guys the truth... besides feeling light headed every now and then... there's really no complications whatso-ever.
Thank God.

To those looking forward to the surgery... right now I'm at the point where I find myself tolerating more like crackers than rice and beans.  I don't know how to explain it. 

I uploaded some pics.  I hope you could see the difference.

Until next time...

09/29/08 - 295 pds.
11/18/08 - 257 pds.
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My Story

I am 29 yrs. old.  I have a seven yr. old daughter and just gave birth to a wonderful baby boy (who's now 3 months) have been with my kids father for 12 yrs.  I have always been big, and due to my height (5' 9") I have been able to hide most of this FAT.  I've come across alot of people who don't believe I weight 290 pds.  My highest is 290 pds. 

5 yrs. ago I thought that I was going to the extreme measure when I went to Dominican Republic and had a Tummy Tuck and Liposuction.  I must say that coming from the spanish heritage, I never craved to be thin.  Before doing the surgery I was 268 pds.  When I got back from D.R. I went down to 228.  I was happy.  I had a nice waist, no stomach, and I had my hips and a nice booty... lol.  I thought I was still big, but I was thick in a good way.  Now 5 yrs. later, I've gained all the weight back and then some.  It looks horrible.  I feel horrible.  Most of my weight went to my arms and back.

After doing much research, and thanks to a friend of mine who had the Gastric Bypass surgery, who's also a member here.  I've come to the conclusion that I want to get the RNY done.  Thanks to this site, I feel more confident.  I found that I'm not out here alone with the same struggle.  It amazed me how many people that I've read their profile, has had (or still has) the same problems I do/did.  I can't begin to tell you how many days I have logging into this site and checking people's profile.  The more I do it, the more I'm convinced that this is something that I have to do.

I welcome you on my Journey, and please feel free to comment...