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compete in a mini-traithon on June 9th, 2007

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complete my 2nd round of Body for Life in June 2007

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Specialize in counseling clients who have had WLS

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Donald Hess, M.D.
Dr. Hess has a wonderful disposition and a great bed-side manner!!! So much so that I forgot I was over-weight for a second when I was meeting with him.. hehe. His staff was very friendly which greatly eased my nerves (which were high) before meeting with him. He discussed everything about the surgery to me in easy to understand terms and told me about the risks involved and precations he and his team takes. He really made me feel at ease about this whole process.
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  • Comment by piperkc on 1/1/06 7:31 am
    "It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot “The Greatest healing therapy is friendship and Love.” ~ Hubert Humphrey "Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending" " The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes "There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow." ~ O. S. Marden "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil." ~ James Allen "I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you." ~ Author Unknown "Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life. "Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, 'Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary." ~ Anthony Robbins " ~ Harvey Mackay "Life is a challenge, but if you don't stand and risk you will never know if you were able to win or lose. Challenges are not a thing of winning or losing; they are a way of learning from them to become a better person every day! ~ Alexsander Rodriguez, P.R "Don't ask for it to be easy, ask for it to be worth it." Dan Kuschell "The most important question to ask is not 'What am I getting?' The most important question to ask on the job is 'What am I becoming?'"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however." - Richard Bach "In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence." ~ Jackson Brown "I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning." ~ J.B. Priestly "Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult." ~ Julia Cameron "The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~ Thomas Carlyle "Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure." ~ Sydney Harris "Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." ~ Katherine Mansfield "Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There's really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT." ~ Nike advertising campaign "I am convinced that attitude is the key to success or failure in almost any of life's endeavors. Your attitude - your perspective, your outlook, how you feel about yourself, how you feel about other people - determines your priorities, your actions, your values. Your attitude determines how you interact with other people and how you interact with yourself." ~ Carolyn Warner "Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives." ~ Author Unknown "It's never too late to be what you might have been." ~ George Eliot "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it." ~ Author Unknown "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson A wish changes NOTHING; A decision, changes EVERYTHING "So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will,they soon become inevitable." Christopher Reeves "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior." Isaiah 43:2-3 Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much." ~ Jim Rohn May you always have an Angel by your side. Watching out for you in all the things you do. Reminding you to keep believing in brighter days. Have a speedy recovery Angela in Corpus Christi 291lbs BMI 45.60 -234lbs Dr Michael Grace Open RNY Life began May 16, 2002 I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Surely..I will heal you." 2 Kings 20:5
  • Comment by john stewart on 11/5/05 4:32 am
    Good luck on our sugery April. Mine is 12/19/05,unless the insurance messes with me. My wife Joyce is having hers on Monday 11/7- please wish her well. We are both having lap Roux en Y bypass at Brigham and Womens with Dr. Lautz. Again Good Luck. ps. Do you go to the support group at CCH? John Stewart
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02.08.2008

Had my 2 year appointment yesterday.. got blasted for not posting in so long.. so this is really just a quick note hello for Toni my personal WLS stalker nurse guy.. hehe  (BTW.. he's the bestest)

Crazy two years.. but good times.. I should have more pics.. so this is my new sexygurl picture.. hehe 

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11.23.2007
I had my abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) on Tuesday (21st) of this week and everything is going great.. I was super worried about the pain and tightness as reported by others.. but to tell you the truth.. the pain is kinda minimal right now.. must be the good pain meds.. hehe. I guess they took off like 6.5 pounds. So yeah.. that needed to be done. Go Harvard Pilgrim for approving my PS on the first shot.. I feel so blessed I took off my binder this morning (bad April) to take a peak today and it's absolutely amazing even with the swelling.. Dr. Calianos is a god to me now.. I guess there is a reason why they call him Dr. 90210 of Cape Cod.. Wut wut I will post pics next week.. but I don't have any before pics.. oh well
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10.10.2007
on October 11, 2007 9:58 am
20 months post-op: 139.. -115 pounds.. 4 left
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So I got a little letter from Harvard Pilgrim stating that they approved my request for skin removal.. no appeal or pictures or anything!!!! I don't know if I have ever been happier!!!

Surgery date is November 21st.. I'm estatic!!!!

Who knew!!!!

07.23.2007
18 months post-op: 137.. -117 pounds.. 2 to go BMI: 24.3

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Needless to say I can almost taste it..

So yeah.. I guess I am one of those people who gets WLS and then realizes she married the wrong guy.. thankfully it's completely mutual and the separation with my husband is going off without a hitch. We even celebrated our one year aniversary together and toasted to our friendship. And.. I actually got to try a bite if my wedding cake.. we saved it.. crazy good!! I've already moved out and have even joined a co-ed gym already which is a little wild.. but ok. Times are a changin'.. for the good really.. I'm realy happy..
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07.04.2007 APPARENTLY I'M NORMAL NOW!!...
~18 months post-op: 139.. -115 pounds.. 4 to go BMI: 24.6
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I did it.. My BMI is finally normal!!!! I weighed myself five times today because I couldn't put it through my head that I am actually NORMAL.. and so of course I went and bought two pairs of designer jeans to celebrate the festivities.. wut wut
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I have been overwieght my whole life and on some sort of diet since I was 8/9. In high school, I was able to starve myself down to a size 9 (Diet Center) for one glorious month but since then I have weighed in at well over 200 pounds (usually fluxing between 220-250; My highest in 2001.. 289). Since then I've yo-yo dieted ever since..

Around December of 2004.. I finally wised up and became totally disillusioned with dieting on a whole. It was also the time that I was able to research the effects of yo-yo dieting (that it kills your metabolism) through a paper I did in grad-school and it was then that I became completely dismayed with myself for believing the 'Diet Myth' for so long. And that is what it is and was.. a total and complete DIET MYTH. The fact is.. I’ve killed my metabolism by yoyo-dieting. And, the other fact is.. I refuse to “Diet” ever again. Instead, I like to think of it as making healthy choices.. and where are the restrictions in choices.. right?

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Me and my girls 

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YEAR 1

12/14/05 254 BMI 46.6 - 0 lbs. - 0 lbs.
12/28/05 236 BMI 41.6 -18 lbs. -18 lbs
01/11/06 228 BMI 40.6 - 8 lbs  -26 lbs
01/25/06 223 BMI 39.3 - 5 lbs  -31 lbs
02/08/06 216 BMI 38.3 - 6 lbs  -38 lbs
02/22/06 214 BMI 37.9 - 2 lbs  -40 lbs
03/08/06 206 BMI 36.4 - 8 lbs  -48 lbs
03/22/06 203 BMI 36.0 - 3 lbs  -51 lbs
04/05/06 197 BMI 34.9 - 6 lbs  -57 lbs
04/19/06 194 BMI 34.3 - 3 lbs  -60.lbs
05/03/06 187 BMI 33.3 - 7 lbs  -67.lbs
05/17/06 185 BMI 32.8 - 2 lbs  -69 lbs
05/31/06 180 BMI 31.9 - 5 lbs  -74 lbs
06/14/06 179 BMI 31.7 - 1 lbs  -75 lbs
06/28/06 177 BMI 31.4 - 2 lbs  -77 lbs
07/12/06 175 BMI 31.0 - 2 lbs  -79 lbs
07/26/06 172 BMI 30.5 - 3 lbs  -82 lbs
08/09/06 169 BMI 29.9 - 3 lbs  -85 lbs
08/23/06 168 BMI 29.8 - 1 lbs  -86 lbs
09/06/06 165 BMI 29.2 - 3 lbs  -89 lbs
09/20/06 165 BMI 29.2 - 0 lbs  -89 lbs
10/04/06 164 BMI 29.1 - 1 lbs  -90 lbs
10/18/06 163 BMI 28.9 - 1 lbs  -91 lbs 11/01/06 158 BMI 28.0 - 5 lbs  -96 lbs 11/15/06 158 BMI 28.0 - 0 lbs  -96 lbs 11/29/06 156 BMI 27.6 – 2 lbs  -98 lbs 12/13/06 152 BMI 26.9 – 4 lbs -102lbs

One Year completed!!!!

Year 2

12/27/06 152 BMI 26.9 - 0 lbs - 102 lbs 01/10/07 152 BMI 26.9 - 0 lbs - 102 lbs 01/24/07 150 BMI 26.6 - 2 lbs - 104 lbs 02/07/07 148 BMI 26.2 - 2 lbs - 106 lbs 02/14/07 147 BMI 26.0 - 1 lbs - 107 lbs 02/28/07 147 BMI 26.0 - 0 lbs - 107 lbs 03/14/07 147 BMI 26.0 - 0 lbs - 107 lbs 03/28/07 148 BMI 26.2 +1 lbs - 106 lbs 04/11/07 150 BMI 26.6 +2 lbs - 104 lbs 04/25/07 152 BMI 26.9 +2 lbs - 102 lbs 05/09/07 148 BMI 26.2 - 4 lbs - 106 lbs 05/23/07 148 BMI 26.2 - 0 lbs - 106 lbs 06/06/07 144 BMI 25.5 - 4 lbs - 110 lbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highest Weight Ever: 289
Pre-WLS Process Weight: 264
Day of Surgery: 12/14/05
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Highest Weight Pic - 285    DSCN2093.jpg

HIGHEST weight pic--285..  and latest pic--147