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  • Name: Michelle C.
  • Username: mc1838
  • Location: Oakley, CA, USA
  • Member Since: 3/21/2005
  • BMI: 24.9
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: RNY (08/31/10)
  • Surgeon: Christine Chu
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  • Comment by kiiana on 9/7/10 9:02 am
    GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS... HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL...
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My Weight Loss Progress
on November 2, 2010 7:01 pm
Start Weight on Surgery 8/31/10 -  260lbs
1st Month Sept 2010 Lost - 20lbs (240) 
2nd Month Oct 2010 Lost - 16lbs (224)
3rd Month Nov 2010 Lost - 10lbs (214)
4th Month Dec 2010 Lost - 8lbs (206)  - Almost past the 200's Hopefully in Jan 2011
5th Month Jan 2011 Lost - 11lbs (195)
6th Month Feb 2011 Lost - 5lbs (190) - WOW slowed way down!
7th Month March 2011 Lost - 6 lbs (184)
8th Month April 2011 Lost - 5 lbs (179) - So I guess 5lbs is my #
9th Month May 2011 Lost - 2 lbs (177) - I am so frustrated!!!!  almost at my goal.. need to start tracking my food intake
10th Month June 2011 Lost - 1 lbs (176)
11th Month July 2011 Lost -

17 months out Jan 2012 - I am maintaining at 165.  I would like to loose another 5lbs and keep my maintenance weight between 160 - 165.
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My Story

Well I guess my story is like most on the OH board. I have been battling my weight most of my life. The first time I joined Weight Watchers I was 8 years old. I have tried every diet under the sun and have been successful with some for a little while, but always ended up gaining all plus more of the weight back. I hit my highest weight of 315 when I was working full time and going to school full time. When I graduated from USF I was 4 months pregnant (talk about exhausted!).  During my first pregnancy I knew I had to start making changes in my life for my son. I managed to loose about 25 pounds and keep it off. Then two years later I had my second son and ended up with gestational diabetes. I got a little taste of what being a diabetic was like, and I didn’t like it one bit. Both my parents have Type II diabetes, I knew it was just a matter of time before I developed it myself.  My OBGYN asked me to consider having WLS, I committed to her that I would do the research.

The first time I started my WLS research journey was in 2005 I was considering having the lab band. At that time it was a fairly new procedure and it seemed very promising.   Kaiser was only doing the Gastric Bypass, so my only option with the lap bad was self pay. After doing the research I wasn’t completely ready for WLS just yet and decided to try on my own one last time. I lost about 10 pounds and ended up pregnant with my first son. The second time was in 2009 I did additional WLS research and knew I was 100% committed and ready. I was so happy I didn’t decide to have the lap band! After a ton of research, I decided the best option for me was to have Gastric Bypass RNY.

I had my surgery on August 31, 2010 at Kaiser Fremont. I could not have asked for better care. Dr. Chu and the nurses took wonderful car of me. The new chapter of my life has now started…….