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Surgeon TestimonialKenneth M.R. Warnock M.D.First impression: Polite, soft spoken, well-mannered, informed, a little rushed and very obviously busy since his office was packed and I waited over an hour AFTER my appointment time to see him.
Staff: Very helpful and informed, polite
Liked Least: Seems a little creepy, but I'm squeemish of male doctors anyway.
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You can call me Launa.
Today I weigh 218 and am 5'2".
My starting weight was 255.
I had my RNY December 6, 2007.
I have 5 kids. I homeschool. I'm VERY happily married.
Things get better everyday!
162lbs....a loss of 93lbs on June 26, 2008 5:40 pm
I'm happy with the results. I'm happier everyday even though the weight is comming off much slower.
I'm one of the "lucky" ones who can eat almost anything. No sugar unless it's naturally occurring. No caffine (stimulant). No carbonation. Aside from that....bread, pasta, steak, salad, raw veggies, even the occassional potato chip at a party....no problems.
My portions are currently around 3/4 a cup at a time. I can eat a whole taco. I can eat 1/2 a quarter lb hamburger patty with cheese.
Tonight I'm loving Sheppard's Pie. I had some leftover homemade mashed potatoes, leftover rotisserie chicken, leftover steak. I threw the meat in the food processor to turn it into a ground meat consitancy. Layered it with carrots, greenbeans, peas, and corn. Topped that with a little fat free brown gravy. Then piled on the potatoes. I baked it for an hour. I was able to eat a condiments bowl (holds 3/4 c) of it. Some foods if they are heavy, I can only do about 1/2 a cup.
Tuna salad and crackers....meat, cheese, and crackers.....I can only do 3 crackers. I intend to keep it that way. I eat as much now as I EVER want to.
I'm struggling with my size though. I still feel bigger than I am. I have a hard time deciding what fits and what doesn't. I buy a pair of shorts that I think I will fit and they're loose. In 2 weeks they don't fit anymore. A waste of $$$.
I want to shop the sales and buy things that are at a discount, but I can't really because I don't know what size I'll be when that season comes around.
I don't see myself getting smaller than a 10/12 though. It just wouldn't be right with the way I'm built.
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Down 86lbs and stress is killing me... on May 23, 2008 3:27 pm
As of yesterday my weight is 169lbs from 255lbs. This is good.
I was hanging on the edge about asking to get my panni in the first week of July. I really want to get it done, but I also want to wait until I'm completely finished losing.
It was going to be July because DH was deploying in December and he has block leave in July. So much has happened though. The army is trying to transfer him to a different unit. This is good because it means he won't deploy (as far as we know), we'll be moving closer to home, and he'll actually be doing his MOS. This is bad because we have to actually move, don't have the $ to move and put a deposit on civilian housing, don't have time to save enough $, and won't be able to get post housing for quite some time. There's still a possiblity the stop-loss will hit and we'll be staying here and he'll deploy, as well.
My baby brother's wedding is finally over. It was beautiful, but the expense of going to it broke us. No one can say I don't love my baby brother.
My extended family is one huge crisis and the whole thing just makes me angry and want to cry at the same time.
Then someone got mad at me today all because they were trying to call me and I had no idea my phone was dead.
Now I really do want to cry. My head is killing me and I just need a good long soak in bubbles.
Nothing seems to be going right lately. I get up just for someone to knock me back down again, it seems.
I decided to come back on here to update and to hopefully find some encouraging words.
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Down 80lbs on May 7, 2008 4:05 pm
Well, the weight loss has slowed considerably, but my clothing size seems to be changing pretty quick.
In the last 3 weeks I'm only down 9lbs. That's 35lbs from goal. I go see my surgeon in 3 weeks and hopefully will be scheduling my tummy tuck.
I'm happy with my look and how I feel. I just want my hangy tummy gone so I can wear shirts that don't fall below my crotch.
I'm in a 16/18. 16 if it has stretch...
I just bought some tops in the "regular" people section of the store. They were XL, but a L would have worked.
I've gone from a 42C bra to a 38D. I'm almost down to a 36DD.
I'm anxious to drop more weight, but not because I'm concerned with my look. I'm only worried my surgeon won't approve the tummy tuck. I have a limited window to do it. I need it done at the end of June. I hope he'll consider going ahead because I'm happy with me now.
I still need to go and get my rings resized. My wedding and anniversary rings fly right off my hands if I'm not careful.
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Update on me... on April 15, 2008 2:55 pm
Well, I feel pretty good. Down 71lbs in 5 months. 44lbs to go. I wish I had more time to devote to exercising. I'm going to go check out the Armed Forces YMCA because they offer child care at an affordable rate. I'm REALLY going to need it when DH deploys in December. My 13 yr old son is ok at sitting the girls, but I'm going to enroll him in archery lessons at Youth Services. He needs a break from us here at home as well. Youth Services even holds dances for teens and video game tournaments for the kids here on post.
Tonight I have to attend an FRG meeting. I don't want to go. It's a pretty stressful event for me, having to deal with my husband's commander. Whatever. I NEED to attend this meeting because it's a pre-deployment meeting. I need that information.
I can't believe I've lost 71lbs and still feel fat. I still look fat. The main thing that's changed is how I eat and how much energy I have. I just still feel like the fattest girl in the room. I wonder if that will ever change.
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My Story
Well, I don't know what to put. I was born with a birth defect in my left ankle and foot. I was 2 or 3 before they figured out it was more than just a missing toe. Then it was hospital after hospital trying to find help. When I was about 8 or 9, Shriner's hospital basicly told my mom that the braces I had worn for years didn't do anything and there wasn't anything they really could do. At that point I had hyper mobility of the subtalor (sp?) joint and degerative bone disease. I was in constant pain, though my mother had no idea I was in pain. The doctors must have known but didn't acknowledge it. My ankle swelled daily to the size of a grapfruit. I still didn't really know that what I was feeling was any different from everyone else. I thought I was just weak or lazy. Finally in high school, I'm not sure what happened, but my mom wrote a letter to the gym teacher explaining how I couldn't do certain activites. He threw it back at me and said he wasn't "gonna read this book". He told me to go to the councilor. I did and they decided I didn't need physical education. I tried to live life as normal as possible from there out. Shriners and Texas Children's decided nothing could be done. I just hid it as much as I could. I didn't let anyone know I was in pain. My classmates never had a clue. Meanwhile, home wasn't a place I wanted to be. Mom was on husband #3. He hated us and was verbally abusive. My mom, always thin, had lost down to 98lbs from stress. Then she started in, telling me I was fat, maybe to make herself feel better. Who knows? I was a size 3 then. There was almost never food for us kids. There wasn't clothes for us. The clothes I'm wearing in the picture where I'm thin are my mom's. She got up every morning at 3am and made him breakfast, but there was never any for us. Every now and again there'd be cereal. I got a job when I was 15. I started buying food and eating it all before I got home. If I tried to keep it, her husband would eat it. By that time my little brother had gone to live with his dad. 1 year later my older brother graduated and moved away. This left just me. I didn't know my dad. I got pregnant with my oldest son prom night. I didn't stay with his father. Instead I chose to do it all on my own. After Alex was born I was a size 16. I took care of him, but I still wasn't taking good care of myself though. I didn't have a clue about nutrition. I knew how to feed him healthy, but I think part of me thought it was only important for babies and kids. I got a college degree with the help of welfare and PELL grants. I got good job doing payroll for a large corporation. That's when I met my husband. By then I had started trying to eat right, but I still didn't know what I was doing. I was about 215 then. By then my mom had finally realized the pain I was living in. She had realized a lot of things. 2 years after my husband and I got together (with our two sons Alex and Dakota) my mom came to me and apologized for everything. We cried and forgave. We're the best of friends now. Anyhow, Rob knew something had to give with my leg. We made the choice to have the ankle fused. It would elminate some of the pain and prevent more extensive damage to the bones. It would not repair any of the damage already done though. I had the surgery and lost my ability to walk for several months. When I stood up to take my first steps without crutches, walker, or wheelchair, I was 265lbs. The recovery was long, but gradually the weight started to fall off. I read 8minutes in the morning by Jorge Cruise. It was a wonderful eye opening book. It was also a tool I used to lose down to 210lbs. Then, 9 years after my first and only pregnancy, I find out I'm pregnant with Miriam. I got through that pregnancy, so happy, "I had my girl" and I was only 217! I put on another 15lbs her first year with the craziness of having a baby. I had just started to lose weight again and found out I was pregnant again. 2 weeks later I heard the doctor say "It's twins". From then on it was a race to make sure they got all the nutrients they needed. I don't regret the monitored weight and special diets or bedrest. Eliza weighted 6lbs 12oz and Elaina was 7lbs 15oz. They were born at 37 weeks and never saw the inside of the NICU. It was a blessing. So was my husband's subsequent vasectomy. *LOL* The twins are 18 months now. I haven't been able to lose weight. It's been a struggle to keep my energy up chasing all these kiddos around and yet, my weight is still climbing. I now weigh 250-255 depending on what day it is.
The pain in my legs and back is incredible. My abdominal muscles need repair from the pregnancy, but they won't do it until I lose weight. I'm not sure if should laugh or cry.
I am just now starting the process of approval to have RNY. I'm excited and scared at the same time. Excited about finally having a tool that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Scared that I won't be approved.
We're a military family. My husband is a career soldier, but he's enlisted. We're at the mercy of Tricare.
I'm really glad I found this site. Everyone seems so nice. The perfect companions on this journey!
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