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Goals

GET BACK UP TO AT LEAST 120LBS! SO I DO NOT LOOK SO THIN AND DRAWN...

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try and stay under 140 for the rest of my life!

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Feel good about myself and love what I see when I look in the mirror

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To be able to wear pretty bras and panties again

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Demesvar A. Jean-Baptiste M.D.
There is NOTHING I could say negative about my Dr. Dr Baptiste has a new office staff...a new nurse and a new nutritionist. I have not havd the pleasure of meeting the nutritionist as of yet but she must be better than Judy the old nutritionist. She was never heavy a day in her life and spoke to us weightloss patients as though it is as easy as the flick of a switch to just stop eating. If it were that easy We would have no need for Dr Baptiste.

The new nurse (sorry i cannot think of her name off the top of my head) is extremely cxoncerned for us as patients and our success. She actually takes us into a examining room (unlike Kathy previous nurse, who ONLY conversed in her office)I truly believe this new nurse is truly concerned about each and every patient.She literally takes the time and answers all questions she possibly can and NEVER makes you feel rushed!

Dr JB is a skilled professional with a personality that surpasses any other Dr I have ever HAD THEPLEASURE OF MEETING.HIS BEDSIDE MANNER IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

I would recommend Dr JB and his staff in a heart beat!
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squeezed into seat yesterday!
on September 6, 2008 6:14 pm
I was waiting in the Dr office yesterday and had stepped out of the waiting room for a minute to use the rest room (of course I had to pee before I weighed in! every ounce counts at this point and time lol)

anyway...I come back to find some very large woman (God bless her) sitting where I was sitting...now the office was FULL and the seat I was in was the size of a love seat...and this woman took over most of the seat.  I looked at the tiny space next to her and for a  moment I thought "I'll stand!"  Then I thought again and said to myself I can FIT there inbetween that woman and the arm of the chair.  So I sat...and low and behold I actually had room on BOTH sides of me to spare!

When I left the office I told Bill of how I felt to be able to sit in such a small space and how I remembered being so large that I would have never even had the nerve to sit next to another person in general! Because I used to feel as though because of MY weight I may make someone next to me feel uncomfortable.

It was a wonderful feeling for me....and being we were in the WLS Dr's office...I assume this woman had the surgery or is heading towards it...and I say GOOD LUCK to her who ever she is...and I pray that some day she too will feel the wonderful feeling of confidence and assurance in herself as I did that moment!
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151.0!!!! NORMAL WEIGHT!
on September 6, 2008 10:00 am
Hey all...
 
This is something to celebrate!  I went to see my WLS Dr yesterday and I weighed in at 151.6!  This morning I weighed in at 151. even!  DRUM ROLL  PLEASE!!!!!!      93 pounds gone!!!!  According to my height and weight I am now "NORMAL!" lol

 Dr explained that i look thinner (Dr actually called me skinny! and my hubby calls me Boni-Moroni!) because my bones have become more dense over the years in order to hold up the extra weight I had to carry around...soooo my bones (like muscle) make up a big part of my weight...so I may never be under 150 and if I do get there prepare to gain back some in time.  But like I said to Dr JB....As long as I remain under 160 I will be happy as heck!  My only wish would be to be able to get to 144 so I can say I lost 100 lbs! lol  Just would seem like such a grand accomplishment although being where I am is a grand accomplishment in it self...its just the mind wanting to say...I lost an even 100! lol  Maybe when I have fat from stomach removed (coasmetic surgery) then I will loose the last 9 pounds....even if its just for one day! lol  Everyone says if I loose anymore I will look too thin...others say I look too thin now...(Personally I think I look fine (minus the flabby gut and dont CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS OR THINKS!  FOR YEARS EVERYONE TOLD ME I WAS TOO FAT NOW THE SAME PEOPLE SAY I AM TOO THIN...YA KNOW WHAT...I AM NOT HERE TO MAKE ANYONE BUT ME HAPPY!  ITS MY WEIGHT AND MY BODY!)  Even the same Dr's that blamed my body aches on my excess weight now contadict themselves by saying my pains are bec I am too thin or lost too much weight to quickly!  Ya know what I am now convinced they are all full of shit!  If they dont know whats wrong or cant elp you they blame your weight , high or low!

  I will also wait till after the 18months are fully up and see if the IVF works as Bill and I are going to try one more time to get pregnant (I tied my tubes 8 yrs ago bec X hubby was an ass.)  I figure I will only gain baby weight and baby will take what I eat for nutrition...I already spoke wt Dr's and they said I would ONLY need like 2 slices of cheese and a glass of milk a day extra to sustain a healthy pregnancy and not gain any unnecessary weight.

Then I will have this flabby gut cut off!  But thats a whole other can of worms...I will cross that bridge when I am done wt baby fat....if Ins does NOT cover it Bill said he will pay for the surgery for flabby tummy to be gone!  As a gift for having his baby!

I will continue to try my best to keep everyone informed on my progress...weight wise and health wise.  I will always be connected to this site as  it has been a big part of my life and many of the members have become more family then friends and I will always remember how supportive you all were!  I hope to be the same to someone else someday!



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