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my first goal is to get through surgery, safely!!!

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have gastric bypass surgery without any complications.

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Be able to easily submerge my entire body in the bathtub and soak in bubbles!

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lose 100 pounds

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take ballroom, tap dance classes

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2 months post-op
on June 21, 2011 8:41 pm
hey guys i thought i should update lol since it has been SO FRIGGIN LONG. so i had my surgery on may 3 and it was smooth sailin. i even took the pain like a champ! so far i am down 61 pounds!! WOOHOO!!!! that's about all i have to say. if you guys want you can add me to facebook. search grace louise and i live in grove city, ohio. there is an amazing WLS support group that i can add you to. it is mostly females but they are so helpful with any and every question you may have!
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A list
on April 4, 2011 11:17 pm
Here is a list of things that I will be able to do or do easier after I lose all my weight. I figure that when I get discouraged I can always come back to the list and remember why I started this journey in the first place. Here goes=] Feel free to add any of these to your list.

1.Fly in an airplane
2.Ride a roller coaster
3.Donate bone marrow
4.Learn to ballroom dance
5.Learn to swing dance.
6.Learn to pole dance(lol)
7.Climb a rock wall
8.Go skydiving
9.Cross my legs
10.Go to the pool without feeling ashamed
11.Have children
12.Wear cute shoes
13.Learn to rollerblade
14.Fully submerge myself in bath water
15.Have regular periods
16.Not get exhausted so easily
17.Sleep without a CPAP machine
18.Walk across campus without getting winded or
getting a leg cramp.
19.Go shopping with my normal sized friends
20.Find cute clothes that fit me in the thrift store
21.Buy a bra without having an anxiety attack
22.Buy underclothes at Wal-Mart
23.Not have to worry about breaking a chair when I sit on it
24.Travel the world
25.Volunteer
26.Play twister
27.Run a mile
28.Go clubbin' and not feel embarassed to dance
29.Ride on the back of a motor cycle
30.Be able to stand or sit in one position for a period of time
without my legs or feet falling asleep
31.Ride comfortably in the backseat of a compact car
32.Wear a normal sized necklace
33.Wear a normal sized ring
34.Wear an ankle bracelet
35.COLLAR BONES!!!!!
36.Be able to wear a skirt
37.Get up early to exercise
38.Swim laps in the pool
39.Get a tattoo on my ribcage
40.Have more self esteem
41.Sit on the floor indian style
42.Chase around after little kids
43.Climb a ladder without being scared to break it
44.Sleep comfortably in bed with someone else
45.Learn to do a cartwheel
46.Do a sommersault
47.Sit indian style in a chair
48.Feel like I fit in with other girls
49.Find my soulmate
50.Learn to live
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Got my date today!!!!!!!!
on March 18, 2011 8:15 pm

May 3!!!!!! I'm so exciteddd=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]
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WOOHOO!!!!!
on March 5, 2011 6:44 pm
It's finally time to get excited! I got my letter of approval from the insurance today!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]=]

I had been watching the mail since Tuesday. And finally today it came in the mail. My mom went to get the mail and came in the house screaming, "WE GOT THE LETTER!"  She threw it at me and I opened it. It said that they have determined that I am eligible for the RNY surgery. I think my mom is more excited than I am! lol. She started jumping up and down and screaming and crying. My family is so supportive of me. My dad is worried for me, but he still wants me to go through with this. My brother and my sister-in-law (who are both twigs) are EXTREMELY happy for me. The thought that so many people love and support me makes my heart so full. I am crying just writing about it! 

My friends try to act happy for me, but I know some of them really aren't (even though they want to be so bad). The other day I was talking to a friend about it and she said, "You know I am REALLY happy for you but you know me I'm still gonna be jealous and be like 'You look better than me?! Aww hell no!'" I told her that I looked better than her anyway. Lol. I am worried that I will lose some friends in this process. But I have already made some. Granted, they aren't in person..I met them on OH. But I still consider them friends!  

It's weird to look back and realize that when I was younger, I thought I would be obese my entire life. Now, I know I won't be..and that is the most exciting thing EVER. I feel like I finally have hope now. Not hope that my life will get better, I am very happy with my life right now. I am happy with the people in it, and the direction that it is going in. But I have hope that FINALLY my body will fit my person. All my life, it has been like I was this nice, beautiful person stuck in a fat person's body. I know I have a ways to go...but I am actually looking forward to the ride. I am looking forward to the knowledge about myself and the world that I will obtain, as well as the new experiences I will have and the people I will meet. Oh, the places I will go!

I AM SO FREAKIN EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi,

      My name is Grace. I go to school for Psychology and I also work full time as an in-home health care provider. I love my job, and I love my life.

      I have been overweight practically my entire life. I was "normal" sized until I was three, and between the ages of three and four I gained 50 pounds. My parents never fed me any more than a normal person, never went out for fast food, and didn't keep things around the house for my brother (who is a bean pole) and I to snack on.  When I was about 10 I was diagnosed with insulin resistance. I have been struggling with my weight ever since I was young and have been dieting on and off for most of my life. I lose about 30 pounds and then just come to a screeching halt.

     I am not having this surgery because I am unhappy with how I look, I believe I am a beautiful person on both the inside and the outside. But when I came to the realization that it is almost impossible for me to lose over 200 pounds on my own, I decided I needed to look into the surgery for my health, not for aesthetic purposes.