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Goals

Weigh under 260 lbs.

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Lose 50 pounds!!

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24 People
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be below 190

8 People
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6 People
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lose 75 pounds

28 People
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30 People
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weigh under 275 pounds

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10 People
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Surgeon Testimonial

Oliver Whipple
I can honestly say that I have had a wonderful experience with Dr. Whipple and his staff. In order to be accepted into the bariatric program you go to the information seminar first where you fill out the paperwork about the procedure you think you want. His staff takes your insurance info that day and then checks with your insurance provider to make sure WLS is covered. The wait for that could be anywhere from few days to a week or two depending on the time of year and how many new patients come to the seminar. Once you get n appointment to see Dr. Whipple and he goes over your history he will give you a checklist of things you need to have done in order to be submitted to the insurance company for approval. The checklist is self managed. In other words, he gives you the list and its up to you to make the appointments and get everything done. So the process takes as long as it takes you to get the checklist done.

Dr. Whipple's staff is very nice and they are all very helpful. Dr. Whipple and his assistant comes by to see me everyday that I was in the hospital. His assistant would come in the morning and he would come by later in the day. I am very satisfied with my care and would recommend Dr. Whipple to anyone wanting bariatric surgery.
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  • Comment by Donna D. on 3/21/12 3:06 pm
    Hey girlie I missed your big day!! I am praying that everything went well for you and that you have a speedy recovery!! WELCOME TO THE LOSERS BENCH MY SISTAH!! SUMMER TIME HERE WE COME!!! MEOWWWWWW!! LOL!!
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I'm 35 years young and just starting my weight loss journey.  Actually I'm not just starting, after yo-yo dieting for the past 10 years I'm ready to change my life for the better and WLS will help me do just that. 

 
  
    
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My new favorite shake/exercise
1 day ago
Hey everyone!!! Happy Thursday!  Can you believe memorial day is almost here?  To me it's the unofficial start to summer.  Friday is the last day of school for the kids here, so yea.. unofficial summer.   I'm down 58 lbs, the skinny jeans I bought about a month ago are now falling off of me.  I guess this will be the summer of dresses.  I'm finding they are more forgiving to us Divas as we lose weight.  Well I digress....

I really loathe most protein shakes at this point so I had to get creative.  I now make my shakes out of greek yogurt, fruit, ice, vanilla extract and stevia.  The first one I made was peach and it was AWESOME!!!!! Like having a peach shake.  I used fresh fruit and I've also tried canned no sugar added fruit (I'm starting to assume that I may not dump because I've heard of people dumping on the no sugar added canned fruit but I haven't).

As far as exercise, I can honestly say I've become addicted.  I love working up a sweat and feeling my muscles burn after working out.  It makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something and helping my RNY along instead of making my RNY work for me.  My favorite workout vids right now are by Leslie Sansone and it's her Walk Away The Pounds Series.  There are a bunch of them and I own the 2 mile Walk, the 3 mile Walk, the 4 mile Walk, and the 5 mile.  I started out with the 2 miles which took the place of me walking the 2+ miles around my neighborhood in the hot GA weather.  Now I'm up to between 3 and 4 miles. I love her DVDs because she incoporates arms and some videos use weights and resistance bands while walking which really gets that heartrate up!!!  In order to target my tummy more I also incorporate Zumba abs every other day which is about 15 mins.

Well I guess I rambled enough . Hope you all have a great holiday weekend!!!

Shaw



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It's my 2 month surgiversary!!!!
5 days ago
Yea I know, how corny lol!  But it's been exactly 2 months (3/20/2012) since I had my surgery so let's celebrate with a pic as I sit here sipping my Peach-Mango Green Tea.

 2 month surgiversary pic
In case you don't know... I LOVE MY RNY!!!!
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It took 9 years
6 days ago
Today my husband's car club was participating in a basketball tournament against other car clubs in the area, so being the- First Lady (the wife of the President of the Car Club), of course I have to be there. What I didn't realize is that this park only had two benches!  I actually stood up for SEVEN HOURS!!  And it really didn't bother me. Does that constitute a NSV???? I even walked around the perimeter of the park once just to kill some time. 

So, I come home and change my clothes and I decide to try on a size 20 shorts.  I am able to get them on but they don't button.  My husband looks at them and even though they don't button he tells me his mom had left a size 18 pair of brown capris in the guest room for me and I should try them on.  I keep trying to explain to him that an 18 is SMALLER than a 20 so the chances of the 18 fitting are pretty much none.  He was so adamant that I should just try them, that maybe the 20 is cut small.. so finally I give in and try them....Size 18 capris
yep... That's an 18.  When was the last time I was able to button an 18??? 2003....  It took 9 years.. but I'm in them!!!!! So we've gone from a 24 waist to an 18 in 9 weeks.  Might not be all 18s but doggone it for today I'm taking my victory (and debating on going to Goodwill and see if I can find another 18 and see if I can fit it too ).


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Just a quick, I must be looking different moment....
on May 17, 2012 4:47 pm
So, I'm sitting at my hubby's computer desk which is in our first livingroom near the front door and my neighbor's mom comes over to borrow some foil (we're military this is what we do lol).  So being that we live on post, in the south we leave our doors open so our friends just pretty much just walk in and out each other's houses.  Well anyway, her mom comes in and so I half turn to her while talking to her and I notice her looking at me funny as she speaks to me and I'm thinking to myself, "Now I know she has seen me with my hair tied up before so why is she looking at me like that." So then I turned all the way around and she exclaims, "Shawana that's you??? Girl I didn't know who I was talking to. That weight is really coming off good,  wasn't sure it was you!!"  All I could do is bust out laughing because she really was looking and talking to me like I was some strange person.  It was too funny.

Now granted I was in my workout clothes so maybe that did it too... 

By the way, I've been in my workout clothes all day and have yet to workout!!  I'm not motivated today and I thought putting on the clothes would make me get motivated but it hasn't.  I've been on the couch all evening.... Well let me go get my a$$ up and do my Leslie Sansone DVD.. the least I can do is Walk Away The Pounds before it's time for Grey's Anatomy!

Have a good one everyone!!
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50 lbs gone!!!!
on May 10, 2012 12:26 pm
That's right.. I finally hit my 50 lb lost mark... and I'm not 8 weeks out yet!!  I am so excited... Come on ya'll and do the wobble with me!!! Get it!! Get It!!!!

I've learned that I have bee eating way too little calories which is why my loss hasn't been as good as I wanted.  I lose more if I get in as close to 600 calories as I can and when I get in A LOT OF PROTEIN!!!  Boiled shrimp with old bay seasoning is my protein of choice.  I can sit and eat that with nothing else and be fine and my pouch loves it.  I'm learning something new about my body continuously... this is definitely a learning journey!!!

Hope all of you are doing well also!!!  Time to go finish the laundry (which is my exercise for the day.. don't judge me!!! ).
50 lbs down!!!!

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 At 5"11 since high school I've always been the "Amazon".  I've always been a big gurl.  I can remember having to buy "husky" and "pretty plus" as a young girl.  I don't remember ever wearing anything in the single digits.  All I remember is size 12 and up.  Well after, 4 kids I am at my highest weight EVER and it's time for me to finally get the body I've always wanted.  Besides, I want to be around for my kids and at this unhealthy weight it may not happen.  

I'm now in my 30s but I promise that my 30s will be the new 20s for me ;).

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