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  • Comment by Tslats63 on 2/17/08 9:15 am
    Best Wishes for a speedy recovery,Take care of yourself.Enjoy your new life!!! All the best.
  • Comment by Renee A. on 2/13/08 7:25 pm
    Kenyata--You are getting the BEST valentines's Day gift ever!!! I am praying for an uneventful surgery & a speedy recovery.--Renee
  • Comment by wattie4life on 2/13/08 9:47 am
    I wish you the best of luck on Thursday, I know everything going to turn out fine.
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Hello out there, my name is Kenyata.  I am 26 years old, 5'7", and 335 lbs.  That felt like I was at an AA meeting or something!  I am just tired of being out of control when it comes to my weight...I have been steadily climbing the charts (and not as a top selling music artist) since I was about 19, and somehow it is still able to read my current weight...the last straw for me was having to start taking medicine to control my blood pressure...The last step should have been the fact that with my asthma I can hardly walk up a flight of stairs without needing a gallon of water to rehydrate and a gurney to lay down and take a nap...When I tell you that this is gonna change my life, I mean just that!  I can show you better than I can tell you...to borrow my Grandma's favorite smart ass comeback...lol--Other than that, I have a feeling I am gonna meet some great friends here.

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My b-day and being 6 months out!
on August 21, 2008 12:24 pm
I am currenlty down 121 pounds!  Loving life and enjoying it to the fullest.  I have not one complaint.  God is soooooooooooooo good and this is the best thing I could have EVER done for myself.  My birthday was a joy.  Check out my photo's from my b-day and 6 month anniversary, nothing big- just me looking as happy as I can without passing out...lol

Love you all,

YATA
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Today's my 4 month anniversary!
on June 14, 2008 10:51 am


I have been so blessed!  I am down 92 pounds and feeling great!  I do have trouble with remembering to eat sometimes( have to be really busy), but other than that...life is good.  The heat is so much easier to bear when you are smaller.  I have some new pictures on here too.  I hope you all are well.  

YATA

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I'm so excited!!!
on April 28, 2008 12:09 pm

This is the 74th day since I underwent surgery and I have lost 74 pounds!  I am so excited and I just can't hide it!  LOL

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Ok, so I know I said I'd wait til Sunday to weigh in, but...
on April 24, 2008 8:13 am

I got on the scale this morning because I couldn't resist and I have lost 5 pounds!  I guess I just had to wait for that plateau to pass...I am also kicking up my pilates regimen as well starting tomorrow morning, so that should help.  Need to make sure I am drinking as much water as possible, even with as much as I LOVE water it is very hard to do that and eat enough protein...any suggestions?

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I haven't lost any weight in almost 2 weeks...
on April 20, 2008 9:16 am

Is this normal?  I have had some changes occur...I came back to work, where I basically sit and type all day...and I have noted a slight appetite increase so I guess those things attribute to a slow down...and to be completely honest I didn't want to lose it too fast anyway...I am currently at 66 pounds lost and have been here for the last week and a half...that's really not enough time to stress over...I guess I just wanted to see if I could get some encouragement from someone who has experienced something similar.   Other than that, I am doing fine!  My hips made a re-appearance and I am starting to see major definition of my old curvy (not lumpy) body emerge from the darkness...lol!  I have been eating alot of tuna salad and chicken salad...which I am making at home...I also enjoy breakfast foods...my only unhealthy vices at this time are puffed cheeto's (LOVE THEM!) and small tiny quantities of ice cream...oh and I found this new Minute Maid juice and tea that I have been sucking down...Pomegranate Blueberry juice and Pomegranate lemonade!  Delicious!  I have also been running through Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles...they have no fat ( I know I have to watch the sodium) and are so refreshing and crisp and good...so that's what I have been up to as far as my diet is concerned...and yes I am using light miracle whip and what not in my tuna/chicken salads...HAVE A GREAT DAY!

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Hello out there, my name is Kenyata.  I had been thinking of having weight loss surgery for about 3 years, but I made up my mind in October of 2007 and went full steam ahead.  My surgery date is Valentine's Day 2008 and I am so excited!  The three year thought process was in part due to the fact that I am terrified of needles ( I had a bad experience as a child) and knew that there would be much more than needles involved in surgery.  Well, needless to say I conquered that fear and many more because I am now looking forward to regaining control over life and living it to the fullest.  I can say that experience and trial and error are definitely things that factor into this decision.  I have actually talked several close friends out of this very procedure encouraging them to do it themself and not take the easy way out...I am eating my words because after research and prayer and trying to lose the weight on my own, while this is a very serious and complicated decision-and I assume the rapid results and somewhat quick recovering are the reason for the reputation of this being a cop-out...IT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING THE EASY WAY OUT.  You work hard and earn all of your weight loss by making sound decisions and being smart...not by the usual standards of yo-yo dieting and trying to get quick results.  I think it takes courage, discipline, and heart to get to this point.  Completely changing the way you think and behave is one of the hardest things you will ever do.  I will make certain to not ever under-estimate what others go through again, because looks can be deceiving...I am 100% for this surgery, if you are doing it for you!  

And as a side note or post script entry:  I have learned that even though I think I know everything, it is quite the contrary!  I do not know what is best for other's and definitely do not know all that they have been through, therefore the most important thing that deciding to have surgery has done for me is caused me to shut my big fat mouth!  My opinion is not neccessary for others to live, breath, thrive, and make decisions! LOL but it doesn't seem that way when you see so many in need of your help...hence my own house being out of order...hahaha, so easy to say that now.

 


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