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Andrew Duffy, M.D.
Dr. Andrew Duffy is the best!!! He is with Yale University Bariatric Surgeons - a center for excellence and he is in with Dr. Robert Bell. I went to the seminar on 12/8/06 and listened attentively to all they had so say. Needless to say when Dr. Duffy presented I just knew that this is the guy I was looking for to do my surgery - he knew his stuff and he was kind and sensitive to my questions. I was getting frustrated because I could not get an appointment for my psych eval prior to 1/07 and he was kind enough to give me the name of Mark Gaynor, LCSW and I got an appointment right away. My paperwork was all complete and in Dr. Duffy's office by 1/2/07. Since I did not get a call with an appointment by 1/3/07, the very next day, I decided to e-mail Dr. Duffy on our Groupwise system that we use at Yale and I said \"I am hoping God places it in your heart to read this e-mail - I need a date!!!\" and he read it - I got a call with a date four days after. I feel confident and I know that I made the right decision. The staff is great, Jane, his nurse manager was great - she had R&Y a couple years ago and looks great and she used to work as an OR nurse where I work which is part of Yale too.
Member Interests
  • Artist/Muralist - I paint the most beautiful stills and christian art in acrylics on canvas
  • Basketry - I love making beautiful dolls and gift baskets that are unique
  • Hispanic/Latino - I was born in Panama, Republic of Panama came to US at age 24.

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  • Comment by MSW will not settle on 11/20/09 2:32 pm
    So glad to hear your brachio has gone well. Here's to a speedy, uncomplicated, painfree recovery. Blessings!
  • Comment by So Blessed! on 9/17/08 8:27 am
    I'm lifting you in prayer today. Praying for a smooth recovery without complications and that the pain will be managed.
  • Comment by darkandlovely on 9/15/08 6:28 pm
    Hey Lady: I know you will be just fine! God has brought you this far and he will not leave you now! I pray for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! You did your thang this summer in all of your gorgeous outfits! Peace and Blessings!
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AWESOME TIPS FOR THE LOOSE BITS!!!
on May 28, 2012 2:57 pm
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE LEGS!!!.... AWESOME TIPS FOR THE LOOSE BITS ..

I have been on here long enough for most to know that I love to sew and I just love to be creative be it with my brushes and canvas ... or on my sewing machines .. or with my weaves/wigs/lace fronts/full laces or braids .. or just being creative PERIOD ... I am pretty sure there is nothing new under the sun .. but I am wrapped like this ... artistically goofy LOL and I love love love to share my creative moments with my friends IRL and in cyberspace ... 

I shared before with you my upside down pantyhose for the batwings ... remember??? well how about this number here ...

CHECK IT OUT... ECONOMIC ... DOABLE... EASY PEASE ... AND LOOKS HAWT ... SANDA HOSE FOR THE LOOSE/WRINKLED/LUMPY/BUMPY/CELLULITE/SPIDER VEINS/ IN NEED OF SUPPORT BITS ON THE LEGS AND THIGHS....

HEY I HAVE BEEN GETTING TONS OF COMPLIMENTS AND HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MASSIVE WEIGHT LOSS RENDERED MY THIGHS THE LUMPY APPEARANCE OF COTTAGE CHEESE IN SOME AREAS ... WHERE LOOSE SKIN, WRINKLES, DIMPLES, CELLULITE, STRETCH MARKS AND SPIDER VEINS TELL A TALE OF FEET THAT HAVE WALKED MANY MILES CARRYING UP TO A HIGHEST WEIGHT OF 327 POUNDS... AHHHHHH AHHHHHHH I HAVE SAVED UP FOR MY THIGHPLASTY BUT AM HAPPILY RELINQUISHING THE FUNDS AND SETTING THEM ASIDE FOR MY SISTER SHOULD THE NEED ARISE....

SHARING WITH YOU ...... MY VERSION OF WHAT I CALL SANDA-HOSE OR SLIPPER-HOSE IN THREE EASY STEPS....

You only need 3 items ... 

1. Sheer support hose in your skin tone... the best brand for this that I have been using is Legg's Support hose (read SUPPORT NOT 'shaper') or make sure it is a SHEER SUPPORT HOSE IN YOUR SKIN TONE IN A BRAND THAT DOES NOT RUN .... this is the ONLY one I use....

 

2. Jobst IT-stays Body Adhesive roll on ... best brand on the market can get at Compression sales.com
 

3. Pair of sharp scissors...

THREE STEPS .. .EASY PEASY...
1. Take a pair of support hose and cut along the seam at the toes or just cut the toe part off but not pass the double fabric into the sheer nylon ... like this.. AND PUT THEM ON.... 
 

2. Put on the stockings with your toes exposed and at the base of your toes use the IT STAYS BODY ADHESIVE ROLL ON .. TO ROLL ACROSS THE EDGE OF THE STOCKINGS FROM TOP TO UNDER FEET...

3.. GET DRESSED!!!! AWESOME THIGHPLASTY WITH JUST A HOSE ... AHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH THIS CRAZY ARSED SISTA IS GIVING UP HER THIGHPLASTY FUNDS TO A GOOD CAUSE ... MY SISTER IS IN THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE FOR HER LIFE AND I CAN DO JUST AS WELL WITH MY SANDA-HOSE!!!

And since I am a picture AW ... I will show you ME with my home concocted Sanda-Hose...
1. Cut hose .. got dressed... rolled the It-stays around the edges like this... see the edges?
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 2. I put my slippers back on ... the hoses are sheer .. I ALWAYS wear them ... they are totally washable every night too... they come in packs of 3 pairs and I order tons of them and they last for-ever...
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Done! I took a picture for my digital empowerment journal 'a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away' because I love love love tracking Snippets of my journey in pictures ... I guess these are sanda-slipper hoses LOL...
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 They work with ANY open toed shoes ... peeps have had to touch my legs because they don't believe I have on an awesome MARTITALINDA GOOFY ARSED SANDA-HOSE!

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and DON'T FORGET THE TIPS I SHARED ON HERE BEFORE ... the upside down downside up pantyhose... FOR THE BATWINGS AND LOOSE BITS ON THE ARMS...

Same principle ... this time you cut out the toes and the crotch .... slip the waistband over your head and stick your head through the crotch and your arms through the legs ... not to worry... it stretches and support and HIDES AND CONCEALS THE BATWINGS ... I even wore them after my modified brachioplasty because I had swelling for ages and still do... use It-Stays body adhesive roll-on or a bracelet or any finish to the edges at the wrist and voila ... INSTANT BRACHIOPLASTY WITH A PANTYHOSE ... WOOT!
 

Thank you for allowing me to share SNIPPETS of my journey ... and tips and tricks of a goofy old sista on the journey!!! 

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LOOSE BITS...SAGGING.. HANGING..WRINKLING..DIMPLING..SPIDER VEINS ... IT SUPPORTS IT.. IT HOLDS IT IN WITH THE SAME COMPRESSION AS SPANX IMO .. I USED THESE SAME HOSES TO CONCEAL MY PANNUS PRIOR TO PANNICULECTOMY... BECAUSE I WENT SAGGING WHEN I SHRUNK FROM THIS ... MY BEFORE ... KEEPING ME FOCUSED ON MY PRESENT...
 

thanks for allowing me to share another goofy post ... snippets of my journey!!!
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A DOLLOP OF NATURAL 'D'
on May 27, 2012 2:44 pm
OMG I am sooooooooooooo loving the sun ... what an awesome sunny day this turned out to be although the forecast calls for rain later.  Even my DH came out for a dollop of natural D as we walked from home down to the beach .... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the sun felt AWESOME on my skin...

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  We then went out on our friend's boat for a bit...

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Then we had visitors ... and more sun and awesome friends/family fun... now I am hopping in the tub and vegging while our friends and  neighbors and DH fart around with the grill ... it is insanely HOT and the forecast calls for storms later ... I just hope there is not lightning/thunder... I will hop in bed and pull the covers/pillows over my head and ears if their is an electric storm... yikes they scare me...   We took fun pics... for my digital empowerment journal and because I am a picture AW...
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  YIKES shabby clean-up job on the beach ... SIGH...

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and now back home... hmmmmmmmmmmm the aroma of fresh water fish coming from the grill...nope we did not catch it ... we stopped by the fish market LOL... posting in my OH blog and on the boards and relaxing the rest of the evening..

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HAVE A GOOD DAY EVERYONE!!!! Thanks for allowing me to share snippets of my journey.... My before keeps me focussed on my present and future...health and mobility are worth keeping...

I will never forget before ... I was happy and active but not healthy with impaired mobility and 5-comorbidities .... WLS was the best decision I ever made for ME!
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My empowerment collage today...
on May 26, 2012 5:46 am
I don't ever want to or plan to forget how far I have come or how my body felt dealing with five co-morbitities and limited mobility... I shall not allow myself to forget ... while not dwelling in the past I will certainly use it to maintain focus on my present and my future .... I am loving the reality of my life post WLS ... I am mobile... I am healthy and I am happy .... I love being able to breathe at night without the use of a CPAP machine, I love not having to take Toprol XL because my blood pressure has been normal since, I love not taking Zetia for my hyperlipidemia nor Glucovance 500 mg twice daily for diabetes ... I love love not taking Nexium for my gastroesophageal reflux and have not dealt with any type of reflux since surgery .. I love not needing O2 and I love not taking arthrotec for my joint aches and pain....

I want to keep the feeling ... I asked for health and mobility and I love it ... It is not about looks .. to me I was beautiful at my heighest weight and I dressed my arse off back then too... I remember taking the train to Delancey and Orchard and Manhattan just shopping around for sizes and styles a bit different from the standard 16+ and The Answer and Trim Fashions and Lane Bryant ... oh I loved shopping there too don't get me wrong .. but sometimes this sista love that odd piece and if I did not find it I SEWED IT MYSELF ... 

Today I am resting and vegging out after a fun night last night with our Oldies Keeping the Flame Going couples group ... we had tons of fun and I appreciate all the input...

At the end of the day I went swimming and decided to just don a pair of earrings my ring and my wet head and I was good to go with my dress and shoes .... no necklaces ... I have past trauma that makes it difficult sometimes for me to wear things around my neck ... sometimes I can but most often the feeling of being choked overcomes me...

This is my empowerment collage today for my empowerment digital journal a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away...

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and last night I went out with my dress and shoes and wet head looking like this...
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and my DH just snapped my pic while I waited for his cellphone wallpaper ... he is just goofy like that LOL
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Thanks for allowing me to share snippets from my journey.... have a happy weekend all!!! I am going to get some much needed rest vegging out today... there is fish on the grill and grilled veggies for eatables and Zumba tomorrow ... today I am resting my dawgs and relaxing with my palette and canvas ...


HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY EVERYONE!!!

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Decisions....decisions.....
on May 25, 2012 6:34 am
  Do the shoes match? lighter hair? darker hair? decisions... decisions... decisions

Asking your opinion while sharing snippets of my journey today celebrating that it is FRIDAY!!! YAY...

I woke up wayyyyyyy too early ... got knocked out by the Flexeril I had for my aches and pains following my bad fall last week due to hit and run by guy on bike and woke up with a yucky hangover feeling ... I hate taking certain meds for the same reason ... but but but ... IT IS FRIDAY ... YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AND MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY .... YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY AND I AM NOT ON CALL YAYYYYYYYY YAYYYYYYYYYYY YAYYYYYYYYYY...

But back to  the purpose of my thread... yikes my wandering mind bare with me I am an old fart after all .... 

Later tonight we are going out with our friends from our oldies group (DH and I belong to a club Oldies Keeping the Flame Going)... 
Our club is a group of old farts like myself and some older and others much younger who have joined in the fun ... we decided to keep the flame of love going in our marriages/relationships/partnerships and once or twice a month we dress to impress and go to a gala event ... whether at a charity or at the Schubert or the theater or a fundraiser followed by an awesome dinner/dance we all look forward to our dance/party/dinner meetings...

This is the dress and shoes that I want to wear ... I really want to wear those bad boys ...they are tall and light like a feather the color is the same as the fabric of the dress and the texture too ... but the beads and that bow seem to clash ... 

Your opinion please: do these shoes color-wise work with this dress?
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Last night friends said it would be good to see pics of me in the dress I plan so far on wearing tonight unless I change my mind ... and you know me for the picture AW that I am ... so why not? I love taking a picture a day anyway .. it keeps the pounds and the inches away ... and I love rocking clothes ..I did it at my heaviest weight oh yeah I loved to rock my hair and plus sizes just as much or more than I do now...

So I got the dress on and now I have the hair thang kicking in LOL..  so I started wondering light hair/darker hair with highlights ... longer hair vs. medium length hair ...vs naturally short nope ... that is out.. because I am going swimming after work and I cannot afford the time it takes to dry straighten or mousse my natural short mane ....
 
Decisions decisions... in the life of an old fool... but I am enjoying every little moment of it ... after all I have today ... because I know tomorrow is not promised ... hey .. I had a very close call last Friday, remember??? hit and run in the crosswalk by a biker? jeez Louise that was a close call... 

Me in the dress and shoes ... with lighter hair...
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With darker hair with light highlights...
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closeup of darker do .. I think I
 am going with this...
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... ooops it started getting late...no more farting around ... I grabbed a short bolero khaki jacket to throw over this and headed out the door... it is Friday YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ... looking forward to a long weekend....
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I wore this dress way back at my lowest weight  in August of 2008 ... and rocking it for the same fit today... YIKES check my arms out ...that was prior to my modified brachioplasty...
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I am maintaining for Life ... my life post WLS rocks ... it rocked before too except for the struggle with 5 co-morbidities and impaired mobility that I happily live without today ....With health and mobility I don't ever plan on going back ...that is my reality .,. my tool is as real as my husband's transplanted kidney ... to take care of for life!!!  

This is my empowerment collage today ... I am living life to the fullest and enjoying every minute of the day ... the good/the bad and the ugly all combined to make a stronger me....
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I copied this off of a friend's FB page and I love it...
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HAPPY FRIDAY TO EVERYONE!! IF YOU ARE A KICKASS WOMAN FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A HIGH FIVE BACK!!!

Thanks for allowing me to share snippets of my journey ... and for asking your opinion on my hair/shoe dilemma .... all done in fun and love...
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What is so good about MONDAYS???? SIGH.....
on May 21, 2012 10:09 am
Hmmmmmmmm I can fill my mind up instantly with umpteen things I could hate about Mondays but why not keep it on the upbeat and positive? just MAYBE it would turn my Monday around cause I need THIS MONDAY to turn around QUICK!!! after all I almost died on Friday when I got hit by a jerk on a bike while I was crossing the street a few blocks up from the workplace trying to get to the bank... so I MUST turn this around and make myself enjoy THIS present day... because I am alive and well today...

Okay ... here goes ... I am determined to love this Monday because I made it through last week and the weekend .... despite being hit by one that did not care enough to even look back and check after I fell on all fours with the contents of my pocketbook spilled in the middle of the street my knees all busted open as I grope frantically to pick my stuff up INCLUDING my lip-gloss as the lights change on both sides and now traffic is coming at me and some arse is blowing the horn as an elderly woman is trying to help me to my feet .. gotta love it... I am down.. I am hurt .. yet I was determined to gather my sh#t INCLUDING my lip-gloss ... my hit and run was long gone as I composed myself and walk the rest of the way to the bank and back to my car ... my knees stung but otherwise I was okay ... glad that nothing was broken...

On Saturday we went to Queens NY for my dearest uncle Memorial Service... by then it was all I could do to walk without a limp ... ahhhhhhhh VANITY ME.... but I managed ...it was not all that bad until SUNDAY ... and Today MONDAY ... OUCHHHHHHHHHH!!!! EVERYTHING hurts to sit HURTS ... STIFFNESS AND DISCOLORATION AND ACHES AND PAINS ALL OVER ... HECK I MISSED MY RUN ... YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING ... I even forced myself to go to Zumba yesterday and had to sit down....and now my neck is stiff too... I need to get out of here and get a hot water bottle and some cold compresses and get my arse to bed ...but IT IS A CRAZY MONDAY.... 

I am determined to love THIS Monday .... for so many little things.... because I was able to open my eyes first thing in the morning ... alive and well despite the aches and pains... because I was able to reach into my closet and pick out another tiny outfit and hop on the scale as I do daily and am STILL maintaining with NO REGAIN ... woot! I am loving Monday... because I got off the phone with my beautiful sister back home and she is hanging in there and responding well to her treatment WOOT I am loving Monday... thank you Lord for soooooooooooooooo many miracles....

So I made an empowerment collage of me today and my weekend...

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and because at 5 years post op I could reach into my closet and just slide into this tiny AK outfit and it fits just like it did before ... I am loving this Monday...
 

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I even rocked an XS 2 piece my DD gave me as a gift and I had not worn... well it was warm on yesterday and now there is a downpour.... 

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I love love love this comfy top I am wearing today... 

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Because my left side is stiff ... I have a crick in my neck... my arse hurts... my knees are scabbing over and sore and I have the biggest bruise on my arse ... but I am sitting here giving a shout-out to all my cyberfriends ... I AM LOVING MONDAY!!! 
Chillaxing over the weekend ....

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My encouragement collage last week...

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My week in pictures last week...
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On my way to Queens NY for a celebration of my uncle's (RIP) life...

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My first cousins (our dads are brothers) and I ... it was awesome meeting up with family members from across the globe ... we did not cry... we celebrated his passing with joy ... he sowed seeds of happiness for the 84 years that we were able to share him ... I remember him with a smile..

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HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL!!!!! MAKE IT A HAPPY ONE ... WE ARE ALIVE AND WELL TODAY ... OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE READING/WRITING OR SOCIALIZING WITH EACH OTHER ... THERE ARE BLESSINGS... BIG AND SMALL EVERYWHERE ... I am taking mine in in small increments ... as long as I don't sulk and dwell too much on why Mondays are as manic as the song I will be A-okay....

My empowerment tool ... a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away!!.. it works for me ... I asked for HEALTH and MOBILITY ... and I got just that ... WOOT .... 5 co-morbidities in remission ... a mindset and a lifestyle change ... I am having fun and enjoying the ride of my life ... with all the ups and downs and go arounds...Thanks for allowing me to share...  
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Early am breakfast with an OH friend...
on May 15, 2012 5:42 am
   ... we met as we usually do when she is in my workplace area....  I decided to cheer her up a bit ... with my hair madness nonetheless... did I tell you guys I love hair and I have a hair thang going on? 'Tis my business too ... aside from my regular job that is....

Well I had an awesome model this morning ... check out our lovely sista MSW rocking one of my very own hand made customized lace pieces .... hey I am still practicing along with my partner ... why just sell it when we can make it?

I think I turned MSW on to my madness LOL ... but judging by her smile I think she likes it... so I was thrilled she loved the two pieces I brought her ...

She sat and let me do her hair in less than a minute and we had a wonderful early morning breakfast afterward...


Martita and Liz (Marcia) early am and girls hair meet and greet...

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Closeup of Liz rocking her awesome mane.... custom made by moi...

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and our sista is looking AWESOME ... Holding her Feet to the Fire Indeed!!

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I wore black and yellow polka dot ensemble ... go figure yesterday was gingham ...today was polka-dot ... lawdy what is this crazy old fool gonna do tomorrow? 

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MSW snapped my pic ...

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we had an awesome breakfast ... Marcia had tomato/feta cheese omelet and I had steak w/onions and over easy eggs ... we both got stuffed with half our plates .. had awesome chatter... exchanged pleasantries and feisty-tries and then I was off to work and she off to treatment and after treatment MSW is on the road driving all the way back to Georgia .... GODSPEED  on the road SIS!!!! Thanks for yet another awesome early morning meet!!!
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New Heights on Mother's Day....
on May 14, 2012 4:42 am
  WISHING ALL MY OH FRIENDS A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ... ALL MOTHERS FROM REAL BABIES  TO  FURRY BABIES TO NURTURING AND CARING YOUNG OR OLD ... WE ARE MOTHERS ...ALL OF US .. WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE INDEED!!! 

   

How did you spend your Mother's day? I was off to Zumba at 10 a.m. at one center and then to a 3 hour Zumba-thon WOOT!!!!... and before that ... was I spoiled much??? $$$ and awesome cards from DH and DS and an AWESOME B-fast in bed prepped by the men of the house....  and my lovely DD carting me off to zumba with her and treating me later (after the Zumba-thon) to a late late lunch or early dinner but not before encouraging my shoe monster with an awesome Penny loves Kenny pair....

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Spoiled much??? LOL I am loving these shoes ... high and COMFY... I could RUN in them... did I say I love heels?

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WOOT... MY BREAKNECK HEELS FIT LIKE A GLOVE..  LOVE THEM!!!

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I have an awesome dress to go with them that I will wear another day...  

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After Zumba-thon we all went out and had an awesome dinner ... the whole family ... Seafood was on the menu and all calories and then some were paid forward ... I had a few bites of my surf and turf and was stuffed for the entire night ... WOOT ... totally invigorated and back to work today...

I AM ON THE JOURNEY FOR LIFE!!! LOVING... LIVING ... AND HAVING FUN ON THE JOURNEY ... WITH ALL LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS AND TURN AROUNDS ... I AM TAKING MY LEMONS AND MAKING LEMONADE .... IT IS ALL GOOD!

I SHALL NEVER WHY I AM ON THIS JOURNEY OR HOW FAR I HAVE COME ... ONE.DAY.AT.A.TIME...

this was yesterday.. 5 years and 3 months prior to WLS....

 
and me on my way to work TODAY ....
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5 years ago the only gingham I wore was when I made kitchen aprons with matching pot holders LOL ... today I rock stripes. plaids . gingham, braided, burlap bring it on... I am loving it... and I love love love my awesome Brother Project Runway sewing machine too... WOOT!

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hmmmmmmm I love love love ferret kisses too ... me with my beautiful ferret Caspar ...

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HAVE A HAPPY DAY EVERYONE .... CELEBRATE LIFE... CELEBRATE LOVE.... CELEBRATE SELF .... WHERE-EVER WE ARE .... WE HAVE TODAY ... 

NEVER ALLOW ANOTHER MAN'S PROJECTION TO BECOME OUR REFLECTION .... 

Thanks for allowing me to share....
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What a pancake...
on May 10, 2012 6:13 am
EASY PEASY AND TO DIE FOR.... made in the blink of an eye.... want to have pancakes for b-fast or whenever steering away from the carb monster?

I made this for breakfast this morning ... easy peasy and TASTY   ... LOADED WITH PROTEIN AND BY MY CALCULATION LESS THAN 200 CALS FOR 28G OF PROTEIN .... 

IN A BOWL MIX 1 Scoop Vanilla or unflavored protein powder .. (banana flavored works well too... can get creative with any flavors really)..
Add one egg (can use egg whites only or eggbeater if preferred)
Add small amount of water ... about 1/8 or a cup or less keep mixture thick
Add cinnamon
Add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Add pinch of baking powder
Add sweetener of choice MIX
Spray hot skillet

Pour mixture in portioned off to make 2-3 pancakes or 1 large pancake Brown on one side ... flip.. brown the next... (sometimes I cheat and stick skillet in top broiler to brown top a bit before flipping)

Top with SF syrup of choice or use no syrup at all ....

Mine was topped with blueberries the other day and this morning I topped it with fresh strawberries...

NOM NOM NOM .... TO DIE FOR ... hmmmmmmmmm hit the spot this morning and I am sooooooooooooooooooooo full still .. on one pancake out of 2 made.... DELISH!!!! will have another mid morning to get the full benefit of all the protein ... 

Enjoying my journey one.day.at a time.... This is me on my way to work this morning ...after enjoying my yummy breakfast .... soooooooooooo full my nose is running LOL...

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I wore this to work on yesterday...

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And rainy days call for frizzy hair ... I have a hair thang LOL ... 

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With a bit of sadness this morning on the passing of my dad's youngest
 brother ... my uncle Humberto ... RIP tío ... you will be missed ..   

Sharing snippets from my journey ... one day at a time ... THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE!!!

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In the blink of an eye....
on May 7, 2012 6:38 am
TIME FLIES ... it seems like it was Friday and ZOOOOMMMM ... it is Monday... WHERE DOES THE WEEKEND GO AND WHO SPEEDS UP THE CLOCK OVER THE WEEKEND?   Time just flew on by .... I ALMOST and am on the final set of washes on a couple of canvases I am painting for friends I met on here .... I kept myself fit with exercise and I ate well and enjoyed healthy meals without even thinking about it .... I made an AWESOME vegetarian stir fry which was finger licking good which I will share further down.... I farted around with my fur babies my 8 beautiful ferrets ... weaved a couple of VIPs hair at my shop and made awesome tips and here I am back again ... like the weekend never happened ... at work and it is MONDAY.... YIKES ... times FLIES....   I am looking like this on my way to work this morning...



yesterday I took pictures in my very first tiny Levi's I wore that was given to me by our awesome former medical director ... a skinny gal from Texas who passed down her tiny jeans to moi at my lowest weight post WLS and I am still rocking them today ... same fit ...

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I even took a collage of me in my Levi's and my BIG '203 pounds smaller' BUTT so glad it is not wrinkled and it does not sag either LOL... trust I hate my big butt but I am certainly not losing any sleep nor hating myself over it ...it is my genetically inherited piece... I am living HAPPY in my own skin ... who cares if it has a few scars and my thighs has waves and ripples and wrinkles and dimples? I don't ... I am holding on to my thighplasty money in a shaky economy I don't want to spend do I will continue to wear my hoses and when I wear my Legg's support hoses all the wrinkly bits magically disappear  WOOT!... it is not like I am strip teasing or prancing around like Eve on the beach neither am I out to impress anyone out there with my old carcass ...I have been in the battlefield of life for over 50+ years and I just love love love love to live and let live ....

Me and my BIG tinier butt...
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  .....AND I JUST HAD TO DO MY LOVE IS picture.... for my journal a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away ....   LOVE IS ... HUGGING AN ARMFUL OF FERRETS...

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ON SATURDAY HAD AN AWESOME WORKOUT WITH WEIGHTS ... ZUMBA TONING AT A COMMUNITY CLINIC ... MY DD THE INSTRUCTOR...   SUNDAY MORNING ... WENT ON A 5 AM RUN WITH MY FRIENDS FROM MY RUNNING CLUB CAME BACK HOPPED INTO THE SHOWED AND OFF TO ZUMBA FITNESS ....    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY MY DD HAD US DOING BURPEES AT THE TUNE OF THE AWESOME MUSIC? AND MY OLD FART ARSE DID THEM ALL TOO....   OFF TO ZUMBA FITNESS YESTERDAY LOOKING LIKE A BUM...

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AND MY SCRUMPTIOUS INVENTED VEGETARIAN STIR FRY ... THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO DELISH AND GOES A LONG WAY ... CAN YOU IMAGINE? tons of  PROTEIN and very little cals .... TO DIE FOR... (makes 4 servings)...   All that is needed ... 2 veggie burgers, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons petit pois, 1 tablespoon cooked brown rice (I used the boil in a bag Success brown rice), tablespoon of Goya Recaíto.. tsp of virgin olive oil, pinch of curry powder, pinch of goya sazon con culantro y achiote...   Break apart veggie burgers to ground beef-like appearance ...   Add oil to skillet add eggs scramble and fry ... add veggie burger to egg toss and brown in skillet ... sprinkle curry/sazon and recaíto and continue to stir ... add petit pois (sweet peas) and tablespoon of rice ... continue to stir fry... to DIE FOR .... BON APETIT!!!!   I added my avocado or awesome taste and natural oils too...

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  ....after having soooooooooooooooo much fun ... IT IS BACK TO MONDAY ...SIGH.... break over...

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  Thanks for allowing me to share!!!! another goofy thread ... Snippets of my Journey....5 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS POST RNY ..... LOVING IT TODAY LIKE IT JUST HAPPENED YESTERDAY....
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Why do I log on to OH EVERY.DAY????
on May 2, 2012 9:01 am
  OH keeps me grounded ... it allows me to share with others and to benefit from the experiences of others ... all things come together .... the greatest, the great, the good, the bad and even the ugly ... it all works together to create such an awesome and diverse journey....in an awesome and diverse community.

There are a whole bunch of awesome people on the journey looking to achieve  better health and/or quality of life without present, past or future obesity related issues and I am one of those people .... 

I derive great benefits from all that is offered ...just as I derived great benefits from those who have moved on but left a host of information and experiences behind those I also miss.  I can apply some to my personal experiences and I can pass on others but overall I feel enriched by the sharing in a community where most of us have a common goal and that is why I log on to OH every morning ... whether I post or not I encourage myself and others (even if only in thoughts and faith and hope and not through written words) and either relate to or understand the experiences and situations and even reactions and point of view of others ... every little bit helps ... on my journey....

Despite highs and lows and differences of opinions and even me putting my big foot in my mouth at times OH overall has been a positive experience for me and meeting several OH members IRL has also always been a blessing....

I post not to be liked nor to be popular ... I post because I am just another sister on the journey ... trying to keep my eyes on the mark of health with 5 co-morbidities in remission and 203 pounds lost from my highest recorded weight .... going back to a life of obesity related diseases and impaired mobility at my age and at this stage of the game is not an option I want for myself ... I will use every tool available an at my disposition to keep the focus .... because health and mobility does feel good indeed.....

I even resigned myself that some things on me will remain big no matter what ... if anyone knows a trick for me to lose my caboose I would sure appreciate it .... cause it is there ... this appendage sticking out of my back .... I hate darting my waistbands ...

I have kept track of my journey in a digital empowerment journal that I named A Picture A Day Keeps the Pounds and the Inches Away .... as I clean out my closets I am wearing the same clothing that I wore in years 2-3 post op at my lowest weight ... fitting me just the same today....

On my way to work this morning I don't know what else to do to lose my caboose...

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and I found and stepped into my tiny clothes ...

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and made a collage for my digital album ... a picture a day..... live is certainly not easy ... but it is most certainly worth living ... TO THE FULLEST ... BECAUSE AS LONG AS THERE IS LIFE ... THERE IS HOPE ... keeping the faith and believing God for a miracle for my sister this morning...

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Me and my partially deaf/blind ferret Sebastian ... just found out after months of questioning that this little type has Waardenburg Syndrome ... along with pez neck found in most deaf ferrets...

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Thanks for allowing me to share yet another goofy thread....
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