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  • Comment by Arin B. on 1/12/08 4:22 pm
    Thank you all so much for your well wishes. I will try and post as soon as I am home from the hospital. You guys are wonderful!! Thank you again!!
  • Comment by Katt M. on 1/11/08 1:01 pm
    Hi Arin!! I wish you well on your weightloss journey. Wishing you and easy surgery and a painless recovery. Good luck! =)
  • Comment by puddin2day on 1/11/08 9:47 am
    Arin, Good luck with your surgery and may you have a speedy recovery. Try not to worry, everything will be okay. A year from now, you will be saying that this was the best decision that you ever made. Kim
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Wow, its been a while!
on March 30, 2008 5:25 pm
Well here I am, 11 weeks out from surgery tomorrow. It has been a rough couple of weeks for me though, I have been in a dreadful stall, and I dont really think I like it. Finally lost a pound yesterday, so the end may be near. I have lost a total of 32 pounds in the last 11 weeks. I have lost 3 sizes at least and I cannot complain about that. I am so grateful for the loss!! I need to post some full body shots soon!!

More on this later!
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1 month out...
on February 21, 2008 8:05 pm
Ok so its been actually 5 weeks now and I still have not posted any photos. I am not too good at this stuff, but it sure has been fun to try...

Things are going well. I have lost 19 pounds in 5 weeks and almost 3 pants sizes. It is incredible. I can hardly believe it. 

Will update more when I can...
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4 days out from surgery
on January 18, 2008 12:52 pm
Ok, so I had my RNY on Monday January 14th, 2008!!! I feel absolutely wonderful. I cannot even believe how good I am feeling. It is really great. I am not having any pain or hunger. I do want food, but I am not physically hungry. It is all just going well. I weighed 198.8 the day of surgery at the hospital (yes I know I am a lightweight) and today at 4 days out I am 194. It is too cool!!! I will try and be better at posting here becasue I really want to have something to look back at and read when I am farther out.  Oh, and I will be posting more pics as soon as I can.
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Its getting closer and closer now...
on December 11, 2007 5:18 pm
Well, here it is Tuesday, and I will see the surgeon on FRIDAY. I cannot wait for this appointment. I have been on the pre-op diet now since last week and I am hoping that this will help speed things up. I dont have a surgery date yet, so it may all be for nothing. At least I know I can do it. I am so close now, I cant wait for this journey to begin. I need to get some before pics up, I cant wait to see the after:)
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My Story

My name is Arin, and I live in Northern California with my husband and two dogs. I have been married for a year and a half, and in that time we have been through so much. 

I am obese, have been since I was about eight years old. Although I may be considered a "lightweight" to some, my health issues as well as the extra weight certainly make me feel like the heavyweight that I am in reality. My weight has always been an issue for me emotionally as well as physically, and I am now at a point in my life where I can say that I need help. I am only 24 years old with more health problems than both my parents...

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few months before my wedding, and it felt like my life was over. It was the hardest thing that I had ever had to go through in my life, and the timing could not have been worse. I also have Chronic low back pain caused from degenerative disc syndrome, and pain in my hips and knees from all of the weight I am carrying.

After reading about the affects that WLS has had on type 2 diabetes, I have hope again. I feel like I owe it to myself to do something about my weight and my diabetes now so that I might have a chance to grow old with my husband.  

So here I am. I am still just beginning on this journey, but I pray every day that God will be the light at my feet and show me the way. I have faith that I will find myself, stronger, healthier, and happier along the way. 

Thanks for listening, it means a lot