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Have my husband pick me up!!

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Fit into "normal" clothes and shop anywhere!

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  • Comment by afterdinnermint on 3/17/08 10:09 am
    Good luck in surgery today.....You will do fantastic. Welcome to the losers bench!!!! Can't wait to see your progress. XOXO Katie
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    Good luck on your surgery! My prayers are with you for a smooth ride and speedy recovery. Keep us all posted on your success!
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Hello!! I am a 26 yr old living in the Seattle area. I had the lap band March 17, 2008 at Swedish Hospital. I am embarking on this journey so I can finaly look on the outside, how I feel on the inside. My whole life I have battled with my weight. I compare it to being stuck in a fat suit. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and thats what put me over the edge into looking seriously into surgery. All along I thought I was a failure as a human being because I had let my eating spiral out of control, but now I see its a disease and it can be helped! I now see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Another pound bites the dust!!!
on November 25, 2008 3:00 am
I am down to 223lbs now! YAY!! I am moving in the right direction!! I am leaving for Arizona with David for the New Year so I hope I can get a little more skinnier so I can wear shorts and tanks. We are staying at my friend, Theresas house. I havent seen her for a LONG time so I am SUPER excited to see her and her family! I have untill December 31st to lose lose and LOSE!! GO ME!!!
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Im moving again!!!!!!!!
on November 23, 2008 2:50 pm
I went and had another fill and now Im moving!!! I am now at my lowest ever!! 224.6lbs! yay! I have been this weight for two days now. I am soooo excited! Hopefully I'll be in the teens by next week! :) Phheeww!! I am so glad that stall is OVER!

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Finally got another fill!
on November 20, 2008 10:12 pm
So today I went down and got another fill at my doctors office. We increased it by .25cc's. I almost got .5cc's but then I remembered how it was last time when I was too full and I got REALLY sick. PLUS..I am at work right now...so being sick wouldnt be a good thing during a c-section! Yikes! hehe I know I am amazingly close to my sweet spot. So I was thinking it would be better to not OverShoot.:)

I did get the second (and third!!!) degree at my appt. I have lost weight since my last fill but nothing to what I should have. I admitted to eating bad (but I negected to say it happens more then "sometimes") I REALLY want this to work. I know I am the only one standing in between my failure and my success. Jeesh.....I am so philisophical. :)

I NEED to excersise. Not just more....but I need to START! I was doing so well with my excersise a few months back!

I NEED to stop eating sugar! It only makes me crave more sugar! Its a never ending cycle.....and battle!!

I NEED to say NO when the nurses bring candy and cakes and set them at the Nurses station! Where has all my will power gone??? Come back, pleeeeaaase!!!!!!!!

I NEED to slow down!....my eating speed that is. It should take me 30 min to eat 1/2 cup of food! It currently takes me 3-5 min!

I NEED to watch my portions. If I eat more then 1/2 cup of food at a sitting....that stretches my pouch and then im gonna never have that FULL feeling!

All these things are my new goals. I know I can do it because I have done them before. Somewhere I traveled off track, but I am determined to find my way again! Wish me luck!!

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Self Sabatoge
on November 17, 2008 4:18 pm
I ahve been the same weight for a month now! I am not moving anywhere. I guess I should be thankful I am not gaining weight tho! Anyways...I have been stuck in a rut and im eating anything thats not healthy for me!! I cant help it...I am craving cocolate all the time! Kit Kats are the devil as far as im concerned..and I think I have sold my soul to him! Grrrrrrrrr! Ithink I should get another fill, but restriction doesnt seem to be the problem, just my food choices. Its depressing...this sucks and Im doing it to myself! Oh well...im gonna go call my Dr.s office for a fill and a chat.....

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OMG! I'm almost out of the 220's !!
on October 18, 2008 6:57 am

Six days ago I was 229 lbs and I was SUPER excited! TODAY...i am 226lbs! OMG..thats fantastic!! I cant believe its DROPPING OFF!! :) YAY!!

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I was a thin kid till I hit puberty at about age 11 or 12. I then ballooned into a "fat" kid. The teasing started and so did my hate for myself. I used food as my comfort. In the 6th grade I was already wearing my mom AND dads clothes. Not only was a taller then my classmates, but the extra pounds sure didnt help! From then on out I was always known as the "Big" girl or "Fat" girl. Never just "That girl." When I graduated HS I was in a tight size 16. I despretly tried to wear the same clothes as all my girl friends. I remember crying every September when it was back to school shopping time. I NEVER could wear what was "IN" And back then all the bigger sizes were made for 60 year olds, not a teenager! So I graduated and found myself a little. I noticed that guys who were out of HS and a little older than me  actually liked that I wasnt 110lbs! My confidence boosted and so did my dating! I had a taste of the "thinner" life when I came down with Mono after HS. I loved how suddenly I wa getting ALL sorts of positive attention! My co-workers and friends all were commenting on how great I looked and I was fitting into sizes I never could imagine before! However, as Mono said goodbye, so did my waistline. And again I was the "fat girl." Skipping over some years, I was finally diagnosed woth Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom. Also known as PCOS. I then discovered why I was always overweight when I always tried SO hard to lose it! Over the years I have basicly been constantly gaining weight. Of course my body responds to most diets but I always gain back double in the end. To date I am 265lbs. I am married to the most wonderful man. Someone who saw past all my fat and rolls and saw ME! I still cant understand how I ended up so lucky to have him in my life. He loves me even though I can eat us out of house and home and that I am not into excersing like I once was because of my aching joints. He loves me even though I am in a size 20/22 and I have skin rashes between my legs and armpits because of my fat rubbing together in the summer. He loves me no matter what!! Its hard to do the most simple activities now. Things that people take for granted even. Tying my shoes has became a chore. I now leave my shoes tied so I can just slip them on.  I cant bend over easily to pick things up, I now have to think about how close I park next to another car in fear that I wont be able to get out. I also am at the end of the car seatbelt. After a few more lbs, then what??? Tie rope to it and make an extender??? In the end, I am doing this for my self esteem. I cant handle being the "fat" girl anymore and everything that comes with the title. I want my life back. I want to experiance things I never thought possible because I was resticted by my weight and size. Most of all, I want to be comfortable in my own skin. For the sake of my sanity and the sake of my marriage. Thats about it...

 


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