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  • Username: raven81
  • Location: Bloomington, IL, USA
  • Member Since: 6/15/2009
  • BMI: 42.9
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: Duodenal Switch (11/04/09)
  • Surgeon: Stephen Marshall, M.D.
Goals

weigh less than 200 lbs !

25 People
 in progress, 
11 People
 achieved this

shop at victoria's secret!

90 People
 in progress, 
29 People
 achieved this
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Member Interests
  • Arts - I love any kind of arts- art, opera, theatre, you name it!
  • Books & Literature - No room to list them all! I am a fan of Japanese manga and classic literature.
  • Writing - I currently have a WL blog and a Mommy blog!
  • Board Games & Puzzles - I love playing board games, doing puzzles, well any kind of game at all!
  • Autism - I am a huge supporter of Autism research- both my boys are autistic.
  • X Box - I heart my Xbox 360!
  • Nintendo Gamecube - Really? Gamecube is an option?! What about the Wii?! We love our Wii!
  • Mice - WOW! They have our pets as an options! We have 5 female mice & a parakeet!
  • Metal - I heart my metal music!
  • Programming - I have an A.S. in computer programming so I am pretty good at that!

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  • Comment by A A. on 11/1/09 9:59 am
    Remember us when you enter the OR. It'll really help to feel us behind you. Best of luck.
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raven81's Blog
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3 month progress pics (a little late) down 90 pounds
on February 21, 2010 8:12 pm


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Wii Weigh-in: Down 75 pounds
on January 19, 2010 11:46 am
According to the Wii I am down to 265 pounds.  Which puts me down 75 pounds in 2 1/2 months!  WOW!


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2 months post-op & down 64 pounds!
on January 4, 2010 10:32 am
So this morning I weighed in on the Wii and I am down to 276 which is a grand total of 64 pounds lost in 2 months since surgery

Very pleased with the progress.  Just wish I wasn't tired all the time (hoping to get la work done soon- I think it might be anemia!) and my back didn't hurt sometimes still.  That pulled muscle is still bothering me a bit.  I should start physicall therapy this week.  I have been trying to take it easy (but that never happens!).

Progress pics to come later!


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DOWN 55 Pounds!!!!
on December 10, 2009 6:14 pm
Today I finally got around to having the batteries replaced in the Wii Board so I could start using Wii Fit for some exercise since I was released last week from the surgeon for exercise.  After doing my session weigh in and balance tests I found out that I was down to 285!  Which means I have lost 55 pounds in 35 days!  OH MY!  Course I had a week stall at about a month so maybe this makes up for that!  

AND my BMI went from 60.2 pre-surgery to 50.4!  SO EXCITED!!  Plus I am feeling better.  Walked about 3/4 of a mile today without getting winded once!
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Made it Under 300 Pounds!!!!
on December 6, 2009 10:03 pm
I officially weight 299 pounds!  I am so incredibly excited!!  I've lost 41 pounds and 22 inches for far!  WOOOOOO!
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I'm a 28 year old mom of two boys.  Both my boys has autism and ADHD and while our life is crazy sometimes I adore them and think they are the most awesome kids ever (well, my best friends daughter is just as awesome as they are).  I have been overweight since I was a little kid.  I used to get picked on and even pushed around in elementary school for being fat.  I ended up becoming pretty tough and started to fight back and eventually the other kids left me alone.  I have always been one to have many acquantainces but few close friends.  My best friend currently live hundreds of miles away from me and I haven't seen her in over three years.  She had the DS a year ago and has totally encouraged me to have it done, too.  I started this process in May 2009 and my surgery is scheduled for Novemeber 4, 2009.  I am really excited and really nervous at the same time.  I have a ton of appointments to go to this month (for my pre-surgery tests and such plus the boys have several appointments as well) and I am trying to get the house and everything in order for when I go in for surgery.  I have a weight loss surgery/ weight loss blog at www.intuitionjuice.com and I also have a Mom blog where I talk about my awesome kids (the good and the bad) at www.geekmomblog.com.