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shape up my butt and thighs, so i can wear a bikini bottom!

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Fit into my black evening gown!

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    I just wanted to wish you luck with your surgery next week. My prayers are with you and your medical team. I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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So a little bit about me... I am a 29 year-old Nurse in WA state. I am formerly a member of the US navy and I am married to the most wonderful man I have ever known! After years of battling and gaining, I finally decided it was time to get my life back. I had RNY on June 15th of 2008 My husband Jason had the same procedure 2 weeks later so we are really doing this as a team. Now, we are both over 120 pounds lighter and back within a normal weight range. Our goals these days involve building tone and having fun doing it. After years of being locked inside our own bodies, we are finally free. I can't express how good it feels to go out into a world I once dreaded facing everyday. I am so thankful to have had this opportunity and that Jason and I took advantage before the weight had a chance to significantly affect our health. 
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Life is.....amazing!
on August 10, 2009 4:59 am
Well I am past my surgiversary, at goal, and pregnant with our first child. Life is so wonderful right now I can't even begin to express my gratitude to God. I got my first nursing Job which I love and Jason also at goal and is in school getting straight A's so far. The future is healthy and bright.
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Free at last...almost
on April 9, 2009 8:40 am
Well I did it. I finally graduated the nursing program....and looked pretty good doing it I must say.  It was a long hard road but totally worth it....a lot like WLS actually. Now I just need to Pass my N-CLEX (the state boards) and get a job which we've been lead to believe would be cake though I haven't been called back for any interviews yet. Jason is also back in school thanks to a very timely lay-off (there is such a thing) and is doing very well of course....my husband is brilliant....at least I think so. Other than that, I am doing very with my weight loss although I have not worked out like I should with work and school. But I am getting a membership at the Y and cancelling the one at Curves because I would walk across glass than walk that circuit one more time! Now I am focusing more on doing activities that I like; swimming, bowling, mountain biking, and softball. Especially now that Summer is here in the northwest and we are heading into the sunny month. Gotta soak it up while the soaking's good. That's all for now.
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Back to school
on October 30, 2008 9:27 am





No time. Back to school with a vengence and just praying I get through it unscathed. I never see my husband anymore between his job my school and my job. But it should be over soon. At least that's what I keep telling myself!
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Update
on August 27, 2008 3:35 pm
So I am finally updating my Blog! There's not really much new going on. I'm still working about 88 hours a week and living for my weekend when I am usually too tired to do much in the way of exercise. I am planning to start Hot Yoga again though and sweat the pounds away. Regardless, I have managed to drop about 58 pounds. Jason has finally passed me as I knew he would with a total loss of 60 pounds! Men stink...LOL. But he is so nice to look at these days I can't hold it against him! Besides, I have other things to hold against him these days...me for one! LOL. School starts again in September and I can't wait to get back to the grind. As for food, I am amazed at how few problems I have. My only real problem is an inability to process chicken very well. And, since I've discovered that beef is no problem, I couldn't care less about that! So all in all, this whole experience has been wonderful. Despite the setback early on, it has been totally worth it! I have so much energy these days and I just feel....well normal. Every day I feel more like me again and not like a woman in a fat-suit. God Bless Dr Landers and RNY!
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Yawn
on July 25, 2008 2:33 pm
Well I have been working like mad for the last 6 days and am almost at my weekend. 2 whole days off! What will I do with myself? Oh yeah...clean the house and pay all the bills. Plus try to get a work out or two in there somewhere
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My Story

About 5 years ago I finished my term with the navy and, away from the constant fasting and sado-masachistic torture routines at the gym, I began to gain weight. At first I didn't mind. I was so happy to be free to eat and relax without fear of bi-annual fitness evaluations that I figured 'what the hell? I can always lose it again!' WRONG!!! After creeping past the 200lb mark, I decided it was time to get back on the fitness routine. I started hitting the gym 5x a week and reduced my food to just enough to keep the dizzy feelings away. 6 months later....still above 200!!  Then I started to worry. I went to my doctor and was informed I should try diet and exercise.....wow! It wasn't until my husband and I started trying to conceive and were unsuccessful that my OBGYN who, after an ovarian Ultrasound, told me I have PCOS. I was told that, as my weight increased, it would become harder and harder to lose. In addition, I would probably not be able to conceive until I was down near a normal BMI. I immediately started clomid and went on the South beach diet. With it, I have been able to slow the gain for the last 2 years but it never stops coming. Also (this is hard) I have been unable to get pregnant. Most days I feel like my body isn't my own anymore. I was never heavy as a child and only a little thicker after puberty. These days I feel like I am literally lost in the fat. I have tried everything I've heard about from South Beach Slim-fast and Sacred heart to WW and the Micheal Thurmond plan.  Over the last 5 years I have Yo Yo dieted without the upswings. Just one diet after another in endless frustrating succession. Today I am 275lbs and DONE!!  I am ready to take the next step toward recovering my health. I will NOT wait another 10years till I have gained another 100 pounds and a hand-full of co-morbidities. I want to be healthy and I want to be a mother and I am determined to take the steps I need to get there; LOL I am not militant, just really frustrated! Joining me on this journey is my wonderful husband who has been struggling with his obesity his whole life...and I think 5 years is tough! We are planning to have our surgeries as close together as possible so we can really be together in this. I am so happy to have his company on this exciting (and absolutely terrifying) adventure.