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wear a size 10

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To be able to go back to school and get my Associate degree in Nursing

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Feel SEXY again!

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reach a goal weight of 150 lbs

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RUN and PLAY with my children, not just watch!

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George G. Zorn M.D.
I first saw Dr. Zorn at the Orientation Lecture. He was able to answer every question with confidence. He made me feel comfortable with my decision to have WLS. I was so elated to find he was to be my surgeon. He was so warm and caring at my consultation appointment. I especially liked that he knew a lot about how Kaiser worked. He is very warm and caring. I am not even scared at all. I have full confidence in Dr. Zorn.
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  • Comment by MKPstamps on 7/9/08 9:12 am
    I talked with her last night and she sounded GREAT! Surgery was just fine. She was nauseated yesterday, but when they took her off morphine, that went away. She wasn't thrilled with the Heperan shots, which are given in the belly. As far as food, she eats a few ice chips and that's it--no hunger. One of the nurses told her it was like a baby learning to eat. I asked when she'd get to come home and she was told there is least a 3-day stay in the hospital. The hospital staff is great, although the more experienced nurses are nicer. She wasn't able to go to the daily class yesterday because of the nausea, but plans on going today.
  • Comment by MKPstamps on 7/7/08 8:59 am
    Huny9701 is at the hospital now. Please keep her in your prayers and Dr. Zorn as well. Her surgery is scheduled for 11:30.
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I am a 32 year old mother of 4.  I am here because like most of you I want a better quality of life.  I am tired of being a spectator in my own life.  I should be the STAR  I am going to be starting now.  I am me.  I am back and I am ready to live my life to the fullest.  Wanna come with me??????
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Wow
on October 19, 2008 5:55 pm
I can't believe I went to Old Navy yesterday and just to see how close I was I tried on a pair of size 14 jeans.  I am now wearing 16's comfortably but I must say the 14's fit.  They're my tight pants.  I am down 4 sizes already.  Soon to be 5.
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God is good
on October 11, 2008 8:20 pm
I have had the worst possible week.  My whole world has been crumbled and the foundation of my marriage badly damaged.  Yet one of the things that stood out for me most was my actual inability to eat.  From monday until thursday I was unable to eat anything.  I tried nibbling cheese and it just made me vomit. 
I have always been an emotional eater.  I am amazed at the fact that not only did I have no urge to eat,  but I couldn't even when I tried. 
And of course it helped me to break through the platau I had been stuck at for over a week.  I lost 5 lbs this week. 
Talk about finding the silver lining!!!!!  
Without the emotional eating I am actually coping better.  I realize now that the food doesn't help at all, but makes matters worse for me. 

THANK YOU LORD for seeing me through, and for loving me when I couldn't love myself. 
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I'm still trudging on
on October 2, 2008 6:34 pm
I am now just about 3 months post op and I must say, I feel pretty good.  I cannot complain.  God has blessed me with this tool.  I must say I have never gone so long sticking strictly to good eating habits.  But when you see the results you just wanna keep going.  I have lost so many inches it is amazing. 
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I feel great
on September 22, 2008 8:03 pm

I feel like I am shrinking.  I feel so great.  I have been getting more attention  from the opposite sex when out and about .  My DH doesn't care too much for that part but I tell him it is really all a part of the process.  What do I want with anyone who wouldn't have given me the time of day at my biggest when I am lucky enough to have a man who has loved me the whole time. 
I love wearing fitting shirts now.  Who would have ever thought?  I used to stretch out any shirt that fitted my stomach area to hide the bulge.  I still have some bulge but I just feel good about my body.  And it is only gonna get better from here. 

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Ouch!!!
on September 8, 2008 1:30 pm
Yesterday was my first swim lesson.  OUCH!!  I thought that it would be kind of mellow.  Oh man, that was so not the case.  I feel like I've been hit by a mac truck.  But I like it!!!! 
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My Story

   In January 2007, I was 289 pounds.  One fad diet away from 300 lbs.  My cousin had undergone rny surgery about 2 years prior but I felt it was extreme.  I wanted to be sure I had exhausted all other options.  I began the Optifast program.  After 20 weeks of shakes (and about 17 weeks of on and off cheating), I was down to 248 lbs.  When the weight started coming back on I had had enough!   I then found out I have mild arthritis in my knees.  My doctor gave me a referral and so began my journey in Options, Kaiser's bariatric surgery preparation program.  I have learned soooo much in my classes at Kaiser!!!  I am learning to love me for me.  And it feels so damned goood

 


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