http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/KMDominguez's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2013/03/28/3-years-/Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:50:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2013/03/28/3-years-/ It has been a long time since I was on. I will keep this short, but wanted to give a brief update.<br/> Things are good. Am a few pounds heavier after the winter, but looking forward to getting more active again as the weather warms up. Still about 100 below my ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2011/03/23/1-yr-surgiversary/Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:22:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2011/03/23/1-yr-surgiversary/<br/><br/>Hard to believe its been a year! It has flown by. I can tell you I feel better than I ever expected. I look great (if I do so say myself), and get compliments all the time. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself, and I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/12/24/9-months-out--nearly-100-pounds-gone-/Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:57:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/12/24/9-months-out--nearly-100-pounds-gone-/Yesterday marks 9 months since surgery. What an experience this has been! I am so glad I did this. <br /> I have lost nearly 100 lbs from my highest weight, 81 since surgery. My BMI is now normal, and I weigh less than I can ever remember weighing as an adult. ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/10/31/goal-/Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/10/31/goal-/ Big crazy happy dance! I made my goal in 7 mos 1.5 weeks. I picked my goal pretty arbitrarily, and honestly wasn't sure it would really happen. Why should this work, when I've always failed before? But it worked. It has been amazing. No, it has not been easy. But ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/10/01/6--mos--lovin--my-sleeve---/Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:03:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/10/01/6--mos--lovin--my-sleeve---/Obviously I'm not big on blogging, but it seems like I ought to update this...<br/><br/>6 mos surgiversary last week, and things are going great. <br/><br/>I am within 10 lbs of goal (have lost 87.5 lbs total, 70 since surgery), and am thinking I may make my goal a bit lower. 130 ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/08/23/5-months-out/Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:04:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/08/23/5-months-out/All in all things are going well. This is the first week I haven't lost anything, but I'm not about to complain. I've lost 75 lbs from my highest weight, which astounds me. 54 since surgery. I bought a pair of size 10 jeans yesterday! And they aren't even snug, ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/08/01/4-months-/Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/08/01/4-months-/I am a bit late writing this since I have been on vacation the last week. Better late than never I guess.<br/><br/>Its been 4 months now. Things are going great! <br /> I'm down 70+ lbs from my highest weight. <br /> My BMI is no longer obese.<br/><br/>Vacation went pretty well in ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/06/06/i-fit-on-all-the-rides-/Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:48:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/06/06/i-fit-on-all-the-rides-/Went to Kinds Island today and was thrilled to be able to fit on all the rides. Last time I went to an amusement park there were several I couldn't go on, and it is saddening and embarrassing to have to walk back out and wait while the kids go ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/05/05/6-weeks-out/Wed, 05 May 2010 17:08:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/05/05/6-weeks-out/So it has been 6 weeks now, and I feel the need to write a little about the experience. Easy? No, but not horrible.  I would go through it again in a heart beat. I've lost a total of 40 lbs now (including 18 on my preop diet). While that ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/03/25/sleeved-/Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:25:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/kmdominguez/blog/2010/03/25/sleeved-/Its still hard to believe it actually happened. I'm 2 days out now, and starting to feel better. Its odd because my incisions arent bothering me at all, but the rest of my chest and belly feel like I've been used as a punching bag. Apparently I swallow a lot of ...