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Wear the black top and jeans (in the picture above) again.

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become more outgoing and social.

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look hot in a bikini again.

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lose 55 pounds.

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Eat to live, not live to eat.

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  • Dogs - I love my three Chihuahuas!
  • Dancing - I can't wait to have the energy to dance again.
  • Fashion - I love trendy clothes.
  • Housework - I love keeping my house clean.
  • Sports Cars - I want to own a sexy little sports car someday!
  • Shopping - Shopping for smaller clothes!

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by jswrn03 on 4/4/08 5:53 am
    Good luck Amy and God Bless!!! Prayers coming your way!! jac
  • Comment by jyllyfysh on 4/3/08 4:00 pm
    Hi Amy....I am so excited for you and your journey.......I want you to know you are in my prayers and I can't wait to hear back from you....you will be a beautiful "LOSER".....as if you aren't already....lol....we ll my friend "enjoy the journey and the ride" GOD BLESS......Jyllyfysh
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Welcome to my weight loss journey!  It's not a pretty picture, but one I'm sure most of you have been through as well.  

I have a great life, a wonderful husband, fantastic kids, a beautiful home and I'm still trying to find the long lost happiness in myself.  I'm a happy gal for the most part, but know that my weight really keeps me down.  I really hate to admit that, but it is the truth.  I'm just a much happier girl when I'm not struggling with my weight.

I'm hoping to learn a lot here and maybe help some new friends along the way!



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Weight Loss (so far) Week By Week
on June 15, 2008 2:35 pm

4/11:  -10.4  
4/18:    -.09
4/25:    -3.5
5/2:      -3.2
5/9:      -2.2
5/16:    -3.2
5/23:    -1.2
5/30:    -1.8
6/6:      -2.0
6/13:    -2.8
6/20:   +1.0 (water weight??)
6/27:    -2.4
7/04:    -3.8
7/11:    -1.6
7/18:    -1.2

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One month post-op.
on May 4, 2008 2:52 pm
Today is my one month surgiversary and I'm doing really good.  Never would I have imagined that I could possibly lose 18 pounds in one month, but that is exactly what I've been able to do.  I'm so excited because I only have 39 pounds more to lose until I hit my DREAM goal of 120 pounds.  I haven't been 120 pounds since I got pregnant with my oldest child over 17 years ago!!!  I couldn't be more happy about my decision to have VSG surgery.  It was the right choice for me and for my life.  

The first week after surgery was really difficult on me.  I had quite a lot of pain from gas and the only thing that made it better was time.  I tried all the hints that everybody recommends, but my own body just wanted time to recover.  Things have gone really well each subsequent week and I honestly feel better after each week passes.  

I do have moments of severe mourning for my old food habits.  I have to be honest and say that I still miss bad food, but I didn't expect to have that immediately dissappear from my life.  I've spent the last 17+ years pretty much eating whatever I wanted, when I wanted, except of course the many times that I tried to diet without long success.  I keep reminding myself that my body is getting healthier everyday and that is what is important.  I can only imagine the years that I have added onto my life with this surgery.

It's been a good ride so far and I'm so thankful that I have had a good experience so far!! 
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One week out....
on April 11, 2008 7:56 pm
I had my surgery one week ago today and I am slowly starting to feel better.  I will say that the first five days were really bad.  I got sick from the anesthesia and dry heaved about three times before the anti-nausea medication started working.  I had terrible gas for most of the first six days and today is really the first day that the gas hasn't been bad.  I am now, however, dealing with heartburn!!  I guess this is just gastric sleeve recovery and I know that as each day passes I'm supposed to feel better.  I'm just wishing I could blink the next month away!

Tomorrow is my first day of full liquids and I'm very excited about getting more substance into my tiny tummy, but I am also very scared of the pain of eating.  I'm just trying to go into tomorrow with a positive attitude.  I really am looking forward to some more options for my menu.  I mean broth, apple juice, s/f jello, s/f popsicles and Gatorade get a little boring after a week of it!

I have decided to weigh myself every Friday and as of today, I have lost 10 pounds!!  It would have taken me two months to lose that much before my VSG surgery.  Even though I'm still not feeling 100%, I honestly feel like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.  I see a light at the end of my dark overweight tunnel and I finally feel like I can and will lost my excess weight.  I know that I will not lose all my weight overnight, but I know that I will, at some point, lose it.  Even if it takes me a year to lose the next 50lbs, I know that I will lose the weight.  

I am very happy that I made the decision to change my life.  I know that my sleeve will be a huge benefit for my life!!
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Got all my paperwork. I'm just 26 days out from my new journey.
on March 9, 2008 2:22 pm

I got all my paperwork for my surgery on April 4th!!  I've also go my plane tickets, so I'm ready to go!!  I'm so excited that my nerves haven't even been acting up.  I know that I will likely go through many different emotions before April 4th.  I'm just taking these calm, exciting days as a blessing for now.  

I go to the VSG message board everyday.  I'm trying to learn as much as I can.  I want to do this right and right from the beginning.  My BMI is fairly low, so I don't have to do a pre-op diet.  I'm trying not to gain anymore weight before surgery.  I've also been practicing my after surgery eating now.  I have been trying to not drink 30 min. before I eat, no drinking while I eat and waiting 45 min. after I eat.  This may be a big struggle for me, so I'm trying to get it in my brain now before I have surgery.  I'm also trying to sip, sip, sip my 64 oz. of water throughout the day, so I won't be in shock after surgery...not being able to gulp my water...which I love to do!

It still seems unreal that I may actually be able to reach my dream weight goal one of these days.

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My Story

Where do I begin?  I was always a very tiny girl and a very slim teenager.  I never battled with my weight until after I had my first child.  Well, three kids later I'm losing the battle of the bulge!  While pregnant, I always gained exactly what I was supposed to...only to gain from 10-20 pounds AFTER my babies were born.  I've been on more diets than I care to remember and really I have only ever lost any fair amount of weight by starvation.  As I have gotten older, the starvation diets don't seem to work so great anymore.   

I started looking into WLS the beginning of 2007.  I do not take the idea of WLS lightly.  I know that it will be a life altering endeavor and I'm trying my hardest to get myself mentally prepared for this.  I was originally looking to have the Lap Band surgery, but as I have been researching, I am now really leaning at having the VSG surgery.  I think this surgery will work better for my life.  I'm just really trying to make sure that I am making the right decision.  I am a lower BMI patient and, at the moment, don't have any co-morbidities.  I think some would look at me and wonder why I even want to have WLS.  Well, I know my life and I know that I will only continue to get larger and unhealthier.  I come from a long line of obese people and I am the smallest in my family, and this weighs heavily on my mind.  I can get surgery soon and start to live a healthier life, or I can continue to gain 10+ pounds a year until I am dealing with health issues that I don't care to live with.

I'm ready to feel good about myself.  I'm ready to have fun in life again!!  :) 

 


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