- Username: loribrie
- Location: Simcoe, ON, Canada
- Member Since: 5/21/2006
- BMI: 38.1
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (11/29/06)
- Surgeon: David Kam, M.D.
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Member Interests
- Family & Friends - My family is the MOST important to me! I adore each of them!
- Dancing - I love to dance, even though I am not so great but I make up in enthusiasm!
- Radio & Television - I almost hate to admit I am a reality show addict!
- Special Needs - I am passionate about working with people who have a developmental disability.
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ABOUT ME...
My name is Lori and I am a 41 year old woman who has struggled with my weight for about as long as I can remember!
I finally made the decision to have wls when my mom was diagnosed with cancer and passed away very quickly. So this journey for me is extremely bittersweet because I know how much taking back my health meant to my mom. However, I am very lucky to have amazing support from the rest of my family - my beautiful 21 year old daughter Brie; Elvis, my hubby who has loved me for me - thick (very thick..lol) and less thick!; my dad; my sister Cindy and her husband Mark.
Good Luck to everyone on their own jouney into a healthy life and please feel free to message me, I love the supportive nature of every person I have met on this site!
Fantastic news from Canada! on September 15, 2008 6:07 pm
September 15, 2008
Elly (that is what I call Elvis) and I received our letter from citizenship & immigration on Friday and he has been approved for permanent residence here in Canada!! All we wait for now is the security & medical checks and all is good!!!! YEAH!
Otherwise, health wise things are okay. Lately I have felt really tired... and very bloated...and I weighed about 4-5 pounds heavier. Hopefully upping my water and getting regular excersize will help!
Hope everyone is good out here in blog land! Take Care and good health to all!
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Bona Fide Relationship on August 31, 2008 7:10 am
August 30, 2008
Well, I updated a pic that Elvis took of me on Friday night before we went out, which was my 1 year and 9 month surgiversay! I felt kind of silly posting it because I really haven't lost any weight since the last pic, but oh well... :o)
This week has been really stressful! Because Elvis is from Jamaica, we have to go through an immigration process, and this past week we had to each meet with an immigration counsellor. She asked us many questions like... what side of the bed do you sleep on, what is my fav food, what is Elvis's fav food, last argument etc.... and from our answers she needs to determine whether we are a "bona fide" relationship. I was not scared before the interview, because we have nothing to hide, BUT afterwards the enormity of it all has really got to me!!
I hope this woman is as smart as she seemed in the interview, because if she is she will see our genuine love and respect for each other! I have my fingers crossed...toes and legs too now that I have lost enough weight to cross them !!! (Even stressed, it is good to keep your sense of humour!!) lol
Bye for now and wish us luck!!!
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Double Century Club Baby!!!!! on July 12, 2008 7:59 pm
July 12, 2008
I am now an official Double Century Member, when I weighed yesterday I am now 215 pounds, which means a total loss of 200 pounds now! YEAHHHHHHHH!!! | Click here to leave a comment.
Feeling Great and Loving Life! on July 4, 2008 7:48 pm
July 4, 2008
i posted a pic that Elvis took of me tonight...I am not really on track with the monthly update pics but I will try to post every so often.
Things are going really well at my dad's, it is slowly but surely beginning to feel like home. I love the fact that Elvis and my dad get along so great! Just one of the many reasons why I love my wonderful hubby!
Tomorrow I am going to the States shopping with some work friends, I plan on spending $300.00 all on clothes! I LOVE to shop now! I remember when I hated it, nothing fit and NOTHING looked good!
I count my blessings every day!!!
Settling in... on June 14, 2008 5:01 am
June 14, 2008
Elvis and I made a big decision to move in with my dad - When my parents built their house it was designed for it to one day be modified to include a seperate apartment in the walk out basement. I can honestly say that this is the first time since my mom passed away that I have seen my dad interested in ANYTHING to do with the house or yard!
So far, so good....Brie has taken over my place and in the process inheritied a lot of my stuff!!! - But it is a safeguard, just in case I can't live here at my dad's. Still feels like HIS place, but eventually it will feel more like ours. Elvis is loving it - him and my dad are really close and he likes having the yard and pool to take care of!
Good news - I now weigh 217! This means I am down 198 pounds.... 2 more pounds to go to hit my DOUBLE century club!!!!!
Have a great day everyone!!!
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Happy Birthday Brie!!! on June 7, 2008 12:11 pm
June 7, 2008
Happy 21st Birthday to my wonderful kid today!!!! I am busy getting everythinkg ready for a steak BBQ with friends and family.
I am super excited also because when I weighed myself today I weighed 217 pounds which means that with 2 more pounds off I will have lost 200 pounds!!!!!! I think the difference is that I have been sooooo active and busy getting lots of excersize and drinking more water.
Last night was my work Annual General Meeting, it is a pretty dressy affair...normally I would have been stressing for weeks prior to going because I would have NOTHING to wear....I wore long, black carwash pants, high heels, and a cute little sleaveless white top with a collar....I will post some pics when I get them...I felt great!!!!
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Cuban Adventure was AMAZING!!! on May 17, 2008 8:15 pm
May 17, 2008
Well, we had an amazing time. I came home from the trip and got weighed and I am now down 192 pounds and weigh 223 pounds!!!
I will post a few pics so people can enjoy the beauty of Cuba too! The only downfall of the trip was the fact that I missed my hubby like crazy the whole time!!!
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My amazing kid....I love her so much!! on April 19, 2008 7:04 am
April 19, 2008
I am so excited! My daughter Brie has bought us a vacation for just her and I to go to Cuba over Mother's Day!!! What an amazing girl I have, I am truly, truly blessed. She has been such a source of love and inspiration in my life. I had to share (and boast) a bit about my wonderful girl!!
If that isn't enough, I FINALLY broke my plateu.....yeah, I lost 2 more pounds...so now I am down 188 pounds and weigh 227!!
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1 year and 4 month post-op update. on March 29, 2008 6:46 am
March 29, 2008
Well my official weight today is STILL 229!! Can you believe that? I have plateued for a long time...but, I have no one but myself to blame. I truly have not taken the necessary steps to get jump started again. However, on the positive side I have not gained any either, so that is good.
Elvis and I are doing really well, today is actually the 1 year mark for him and I getting back together and look at us ...we have been married for 5 months on April 10th!!
I wish everyone well and will update again when I have better news to share!! :o)
Take Care friends!! 
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Plateu's .... on March 1, 2008 8:44 pm
March 1, 2008
Ok, so I have officially hit a plateu. I have not lost any weight this month... I am going to start updating every 2 months now. Maybe I will have better news then!!!
Hope everyone is great! I am going to up my water and excersize and see if I get better results. So...friends ...until next month!
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.JPG "This is Brie and her boyfriend Jeff, they have gone out for almost 3 years, he is a really good young man!")
.JPG "I cant say it enough, but I love my kid!!!!!")
.jpg "Taken - August 29, 2008
Weight - 215, Total Loss - 200, Feeling great, but at a plateau!")
.jpg "Weight Loss - 198 pounds
Current weight - 217 pounds.")
