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Weigh under 260 lbs.

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Start jogging

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Wear a size 20.

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Weigh under 275

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have spills fall on my napkin on my lap instead of on my boobs and belly!!!

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  • Comment by Denetris1980 on 3/26/08 12:50 pm
    Hello I wanted to send support and congratulate you on your progress, I ( ; God bless you Keep in touch. ( ; -Dee dee
  • Comment by MyQnA on 11/28/07 2:04 pm
    i wanted to send you extra support and prayers.....I hope you are doing fine. I knwo it will be while before you can update but stay strong.
  • Comment by God's Special Creation on 11/26/07 11:21 am
    I would wish you good luck, but with God on your side you do not need luck. May God bless you at this time of transition with a wonderful surgeon and a speedy recovery.
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Hello OH Fam! I'm Shaana (35 y/o). My highest weight was 388 lbs(BMI 64.6) NEVER AGAIN!-By the way. I'm here to share my story and to learn from you as well. I'm a Kaiser (So-Cali)patient; completed the 6-mo Options Program 10/09/07 and had surgery 11/26/07. Feel free to ask me about Kaiser and/or Options (Or ANYTHING- no matter how big or small) and I will be happy to answer as best I can. We're in this together! (Please be patient if it takes me a long minute to respond to your email~I belong to several different On-line groups so it is hard to keep up at times; however, I promise I WILL get back to ya)
  How to read my page: The top part is random Blogs on my thoughts and emotions, other little ditties that I may want to share, and POST-OP updates; but please see the My Story section if you want to get to the nitty- gritty about my actual WLS journey(up until I returned home from the hospital), which includes my experiences with Kaiser, The Options Program, the doctors etc .
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Update Time!!! 10 Months out Today!!!
on September 26, 2008 10:27 am
Highest Wt/Wt at Surgery/Current Wt/Goal Wt
388/348/251/188

40 lbs lost prior to surgery
97 lbs lost since surgery on 11/26/07
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137 lbs lost total!


Sept 25, 2008
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I've Been Gone For a Minute... But I'm Baaaaack!!
on September 3, 2008 6:57 pm
Hey Fam!

Please excuse my absence from OH, but a sista has been going thru some thangs(MEN !!!!- Love 'em but Hate 'em too- Tryna not loose faith in my brothas yall, BUT DAMN- We'll save that for another time though)! But I am back! Thank everyone for the shout outs and the love that was sent my way, it it is APPRECIATED as always! I LOVE MY OH FAMILY! I am just now getting to all my emails and I see some of my peeps have got GOOD NEWS to share namely Ms Bates has had her surgery by now annnnd my girl HealthyStart has a surgery date in November!!!! I am so happy for you both!!!! I am waiting for ya here on the proverbial "Losers Bench" ladies!!! 2008 is our year ladies!!!  To everyone else stay Blessed and continue to work those tools!!!

Love Yall!!
~Shaana~
QwnBee2007

PS- I am down to 259 lbs, BMI 43.1
So:
40 lbs lost prior to Surgery
89 lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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129 lbs down total!!
GOD IS GOOD!

*I have set a mini goal to lose 11 more pounds by my 1 year Surgiversary on 11/26/08, so I will be at 100 lbs lost since surgery .... Pray for me yall!


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At Work on August 19, 2008
on August 19, 2008 2:45 pm


264 lbs
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Thursday~ 08/07/08
on August 7, 2008 8:07 pm
BEFORE
mefacecloseup-1.jpg picture by shaanaboo
AFTER
thurs08072008-1.jpg picture by shaanaboo
Trying to look serious

Thanking GOD everyday for granting me a second chance!


~I can walk without Back or ankle pain~
~I can climb stairs with ease~
~I can stand for long periods of time without pain~
~I can fly without a seatbelt extension~
~I can EXERCISE~

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07/26/08
on July 27, 2008 1:04 pm

8  Month  Surgiversery!

MEcharlie.jpg picture by shaanaboo
As of this morning (07/27/08): 267lbs
-40lbs lost before Surgery
-81lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-121 lbs GONE FOREVER!!
BMI:
Started at  64.6
Today it is 44.4
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Down by 20.2 points!!!



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Tuesday, 07/22/08
on July 22, 2008 10:43 pm

@ 269 lbs (still! DAMMIT!!!)
           I hope this it not it 

 indress.jpg picture by shaanaboo 
At Ross ~07/22/08~
*I will be 8 months out in 4 days*
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At the San Diego Zoo on 07/19/08
on July 21, 2008 12:24 pm
Hello OH Fam:
This past Saturday I took my baby brother to the San Diego Zoo for his 27th Birthday ... LOL Yes!! we went to the Zoo and had a BLAST! I guess we are both still kids at heart.
Here's a picture from that day:
SDZoo.jpg San Diego Zoo picture by shaanaboo

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Good Morning
on July 18, 2008 10:18 am
fri071808.jpg At Work on 07/18/08 picture by shaanaboo
At Work on Friday~ July 18, 2008 looking like a zombie around the eyes due to no eyeliner or mascara on (I was lazy today)... LOL
;)~
71808.jpg atwk picture by shaanaboo

 july18th.jpg atwurk picture by shaanaboo
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7 1/2 months...
on July 10, 2008 8:00 am

As of this morning: 






-40lbs lost before Surgery
-79lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-119 lbs GONE FOREVER!!

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Quick Update
on July 9, 2008 3:46 pm

Current Month Stats (07/2008): 
Height- 5’ 5”
Weight- 269 lbs
BMI- 44.7
Weight Category- Extremely Obese
Dress Size- 22
Shoe Size- 9 ½ M & 10 M
Pants- 20 (and some 18’s <--- Ashley Stewart Bootcut Stretch Jeans)
Bra Size- Varies(depends on the bra) 42DD  &  42DDD  & 42F

  

Before Stats: 
Height- 5’ 5”
Weight- 388(Highest) & 348.5(On day of surgery)
BMI- 64.6(Highest)  &  57.9(On day of surgery)
Weight Category- Super Obese
Dress Size- 34/36 (some 30/32’s)
Shoe Size- 10 W
Pants- 34/36 (some 30/32’s)
Bra Size- 48DDD/E/F   &   50DDD/E

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Sat 06/28/08
on June 28, 2008 4:02 pm






-40lbs lost before Surgery
-75lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-115 lbs GONE FOREVER!!
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7 Months Out Today! :)
on June 26, 2008 9:44 am


As of this morning (Thursday 06/26/08):




I'm sloooooooooowly getting there

-40lbs lost before Surgery
-74lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-114 lbs GONE FOREVER!!

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June 8, 2008
on June 8, 2008 2:10 pm

Hello my OH Family

As of this morning:





mefacecloseup-1.jpg picture by shaanabooPrior to Surgery 061208-1.jpg picture by shaanaboo 06/12/08


-40lbs lost b-4 Surgery
-71lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-111 lbs GONE FOREVER!!


Love Yall!
~Shaana~
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This Always Happens... LOL
on May 27, 2008 10:02 am

It is one day AFTER my 6 Month Surgiversary and I'm down 2 more pounds since yesterday 




I'll definitely take it! But I wish I would have got that number yesterday so that I could have put 279 on my Monthly Weight chart (instead of 281)! Oh well! A day late and a dollar short. LOL... I know, I know, I'm a bit obssessive. 



-40lbs lost b-4 Surgery
-69lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-109 lbs GONE FOREVER!!
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6 Month Surgiversay!!!
on May 26, 2008 12:11 pm





-40lbs lost b-4 Surgery
-67lbs lost since Surgery on 11/26/07
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-107 lbs GONE FOREVER!!

 atSPECTRUM.jpg sunday 05.25.08 picture by shaanaboo

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05/14/2008
on May 14, 2008 9:59 pm

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What...Only one??? But I'll take it....
on May 6, 2008 9:06 am






 

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Chart
on May 5, 2008 1:06 pm
My Weight Loss Chart
            Date Weight  Loss   
Pre-op- BMI 64.5
  388 none
Day of Surgery 11/26/07  348.5 -40
Hospital Release 11/29/07  356 +8
1 mo- 12/26/07  324 -32
2 mos- 01/26/08  309  -15
3 mos- 02/26/08  299  -10
4 mos- 03/26/08  295  -4
5 mos- 04/26/08  287  -8
6 mos- 05/26/08  281  -6
7 mos- 06/26/08  274  -7
8 mos- 07/26/08  268  -6
9 mos- 08/26/08  261  -7
10 mos- 09/26/08  251  -10
11 mos- 10/26/08    
12 months- 11/26/08    
13 months- 12/26/08    
14 months- 01/26/09    
15 months- 02/26/09    
16 months- 03/26/09    
17 months- 04/26/09    
18 months- 05/26/09    
19 months- 06/26/09    
20 months- 07/26/09    
21 months- 08/26/09    
22 months- 09/26/09    
23 months- 10/26/09    
24 months- 11/26/09    
25 months- 12/26/09    
26 months- 01/26/10    
27 months- 02/26/10    
28 months- 03/26/10    
29 months- 04/26/10