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Goals

Lose my first fifty pounds

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go to Disney World

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Make money with my writing... Live by my Pen

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make new, supportive, and fun friends!

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Finish writing my novel

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Surgeon Testimonial

Dominick Artuso, M.D.
My first visit with Dr, Artuso went very well. He was knowledgeable and informative and helped me choose the most beneficial surgery for me. I am excited to be working with him towards my goal of optimal health and can't wait to get started. Oh! His staff at the Poughkeepsie and Dobbs Ferry office was both helpful and professional.
Member Interests
  • Museums & Art Galleries - I love to go to mansion museums and see how the other half lived long ago
  • Web Development - I create my own websites and pages and manage the content.
  • Walking - I had some success with weightloss by walking about an hour a day.
  • Road Trips - I love taking long road trips across country.
  • WLS in your 30's - What motivates me to want to lose weight is that I would like to be healthier

Latest Surgery Support Comments

  • Comment by Michael S. on 3/6/09 11:56 am
    Congradulations on your surgery and good luck! I hope all goes well today and you have a speedy recovery! I'll move down and make room for you on the looser's bench!
  • Comment by Kathy S. on 3/6/09 10:44 am
    We are so happy for you and your big day. Get ready for Wow moments after Wow moments.... Good luck to you! Take care, Kathy
  • Comment by deltagirl on 3/6/09 10:27 am
    i hope that all goes well with your surgery!!! be blessed.
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Back on the Boards Again!
on June 8, 2009 2:59 pm
Hello me Lovelies:

I missed you all so much. I have been hitting the gym and working and writing and making things happen ...(sort of..) I am down to 279. (HUGE!) I seem to be losing sort of slowly but that's ok as long as I'm not going the other way. I had my third tightening and let me tell you it was a doosie. I couldn't stop with the GAS>>> EEEWWW> and I actually ate a teaspoon of ice cream and could not swallow it!!! Imagine my shock and surprise. It eventually got thrown up, (Gross) So, I am being extra cautious. Oh, I also caught the FLU!!! GASPS< Don't panic though, I made it thru and am currently taking tamiflu.

Gosh, this has been an eventful time. I'll be back with more updates later.

Love ya all and Keep up the good work on your paths!

Nikobitty
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Hey Hi Hi!!!
on April 30, 2009 12:41 pm
Well,

I'm down to 286.1. I can almost taste 250!! I'm wearing clothes I coud not squeeze into in someone elses dream and even though 286.1 sounds like a lot, when you coming from over three hundred plus, at 286.1 one tends to feel  svelt and DEAD SEXY as my favorite Fat B said in Austin Powers... :))

I am feeling so good, I went hiking and walking on the track. I have so much energy, I'm planning on planting a garden... Well. Ciao Bella's Lets all keep being LOSERS!
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Down 29.4 pounds in Five Weeks!!!!
on April 13, 2009 11:17 am
Hey Ya'll!!

I'm down my first 29.4 pounds and feeling really great! So far I've been walking every day and doing some weight training. I have not felt this good in a really long time!
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I am FINALLY A BANDSTER!!!! now what??
on March 9, 2009 2:32 pm
Ok,
So, I had my surgery and I ended up being admitted overnight and released the following day. This was on friday with discharge on Saturday. Today is Monday and I finally was able to get in the shower. BOY OH BOY, what a releif.... So, I'm doing the 90cc's every three hours of clear fluid and protein shakes. (Boy are those protein shakes nasty...) Well, I'm just grateful that I am feeling better and that the surgery is OVER>>

I love you all my WLS sisters and brothers. Thank you for the suppport.
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I finished three goals!!!!
on February 26, 2009 9:07 am

WEIGHT MONITORING
INSURANCE APPROVAL
SURGERY DATE

(i AM ON A ROLE!!!) TIME TO ADD SOME NEW GOALS!

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My Story

 So, I have had a lot on my plate these past years. Trying to juggle so many issues. Well, I hit a brick wall when i realized I was above the three hundred pound mark. I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without holding on for dear life. I have become stagnant and stiff. I want to live not be like a rock, waiting for moss to grow on my back. Realizing that what I really want is to live a healthy life, have a baby, not sit on the sidelines but instead be an active participant in my own life I decided to act.

I went to Dr. Artuso, after being diagnosed with sleep apnea. Once I sat down with this man it really hit me taht I was about to embark on a journey that would change my life. I always wanted to get healthy but never really considered myself to be an obese woman. It wasnt' until I spoke with him that I realized how unhealthy I had become and how dangerous it was to me. Family members always told me that I had such a pretty face and it was ashame that I was so large. This didn't phase me one bit, I liked me as I was. Until one day I stopped having my AF and stopped ovulating... I am only 38.. My husband and I want a baby very much so this posed a bit of a problem. Now, I did not know that being obese could affect your pregnancy outcomes until I wasn't getting pregnant. Well, now that I'm doing somethihg about this whole situation, it's more about my health and the baby and not just about the baby.
 My family is rallying behind me and I am taking steps to become more aware of how I got where I am right now and soon, very, very soon I am going to have my surgery and I am going to be the healthy person I always saw myself as.