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Lee
on August 25, 2009 10:01 am



Okay in light of all that went on with my sister I have been too freaked out to add a post about Lee.  My wonderful husband scheduled his surgery date shortly after my sister was finally feeling better.  To say the least I had a lot of anxiety about him having WLS but how do I tell him not to do it when I see all that it has done for me??? 

This past Monday (8/17/2009) Lee had surgery, we came home on Wednesday with no problems at all (with the exception of my passing out and cracking my head on the hospital floor, but this is about Lee not me...)  I am so happy for Lee, he is an amazing man and I am lucky to be his wife!  I am looking forward to our new life together!  I hope we live to be 101 (103 for him because he is older!)!!! 

After all these years, I love him even more now than I did the day I married him.  He still makes me laugh, he still gives me butterflies and he just makes me happy!  There is a new song out by Brad Paisley called "Then"  that I love...

Then
I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
but I thought I loved you then

Chorus

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

And i remember, taking you back to right where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
Got down on one knee right there once again,
I thought I loved you then

Chorus

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

I could just see you, with a baby on the way
And I could just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more
But I've said that before

And now you're my whole life
now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

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My Sister...
on May 4, 2009 5:40 pm

My sister had her surgery on April 29th and went home from the hospital on May 1st (her 40th birthday).  She had some complications and ended up having to go back to the ER on May 2nd she was admitted to the hospital because of a bowel obstruction.  They ended up doing surgery again on May 3rd, it was a terrifying day to say the least.  Brenda and I are very close and the thought of loosing my sister was more than my heart could bear.  She came through surgery well but her blood pressure was very low and her heart rate was high, the worked all night with her to get her blood pressure up to a normal reading.  This morning when I went in to see her she had just returned from her leak test which looked good and was begging for something to drink which was a 180 from the day after her first surgery when we had to keep begging her to drink.  Her heart rate is still high and they are working on getting that back to normal so please be praying for her.  I just want her healthy and feeling well again!  I found a little plaque in the hospital gift shop that sums up my feelings about this whole experience today...

If you live to be a hundred I hope I live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live a day with out you!
-Winnie the Pooh

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My Sister
on March 27, 2009 1:42 pm
My sister got approval today for her surgery!  I am so happy for her!  I pray that God will give her peace while she waits for the big day, that the surgery will go perfectly and that she will adapt to her new life easily!  I can't wait to see her start on this journey, it is a truly wonderful gift!

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Who the heck do you think you are....
on February 20, 2009 6:47 am
Earlier this week I went shopping.  I wanted to buy a dress that actually fit.  I went into the store and found two really cute dresses that I thought would look good on me.  I got a size 12, 10 and an 8 (when I picked up the 8 I said yeah right under my breath).  I went into the dressing room and tried the 12 it was too big, I tried the 10 and it was still a little big.  I went to try on the size 8 and said to myself who the heck do you think you are trying on a size 8???  I put the dress on and it fit!!!  I was in total disbelief!  It fit and I looked dang good in it.  Who the heck to do I think I am?  I think that I am the skinny b#$*h that can fit in a size 8 is who I think I am!!!

A few nights ago I had a dream that I woke up and all of this had been a dream, I was heart sick and depressed.  When I woke up I felt the need to just thank God again that he has given me this wonderful chance to start again.  I love the person that I am able to be now that I am not tied down to all of that weight!  I feel like Cinderella!
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Who was that?
on January 6, 2009 9:10 am
Okay I have mentioned on several occasions that I have a problem with having to wrestle the fat girl (not seeing that I am now 110 lbs smaller than I used to be).  I have been struggling with that lately and I had lightbulb moment the other day.  I got a new video camera for Christmas and after returning home from vacation I was scrolling through the still shots that I had on the camera.  There was a picture of the back of some lady in my sister-in-law's house and when I said "who is that" my 7 year old daughter said "MOM that's you!" like she thought I was kidding.  I sat and looked at the skinny girl in that picture in shock that it was me.  It was a great opportunity to give the fat girl that taunts me a swift kick in the arss!!!  Today I went in to NY&Co and tried on a few coats that were on sale first I tried the 12 and it was huge so I tried the 10 it was too big as well, I picked up the 8 like yeah right ---it was loose and so even though I was half was afraid I would rip the seams out of it I went to get a size 6... they didn't have one...  I don't know if that's good or bad!!! 
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I was always a sturdy kid, maybe not overweight but I was never one of those little spindly kids.  When I was in about the 6th grade I was overweight.  I have struggled ever since then.  My highest weight as a teenager was about 180 lbs.  The only way I ever lost weight was to starve myself.  When I was about 18 I got to my lowest weight of 130 lbs but only kept it off for a year or two.  When I got married I weighed 189 lbs and I gained steadily from there.  I lost weight during my pregnancies (how weird is that?) but always managed to put the weight I lost plus some back on after each of my 3 children.  After having my daughter in 2001 I began thinking about having Gastric Bypass surgery but never could get up the nerve to really do anything more than pray about it and research.  My youngest (and last) child was born in 2005 and in 2006 I started seeing a doctor to help me with weight loss.  I took phentermein and lost about 30-40 lbs I was down to 228 lbs at my lowest.  As soon as I went off the phentermein my weight shot right back up to about 260 and I was disgusted with myself.  I began thinking about Gastric Bypass again but this time I actually took steps to have it done.  

I was scared out of my mind to have the surgery but I was more afraid of going through my life unhealthy and too fat and out of shape to enjoy my kids and my life.  I can remember saying in my psychiatric evaluation that my kids deserve better than to have a mom that can't run and play with them, who won't go to amusement parks because I know I won't fit into the rides and then I had a light bulb moment and I said "you know what I deserve better than that too!"

At that point I began to pray that if this was not what I should do that God would not allow the insurance company to approve the surgery.  I didn't talk to any of my friends about it I just prayed and asked my family to pray that God would give me a clear answer.  Well about two weeks after my information was submitted to my insurance company I had an approval!  

I had my surgery on 4/15/2008 and I am doing very well.  I have lost 30 lbs in about 3 1/2 weeks (amazing!).  And I have not regretted doing this for even one second.  I am so grateful that I have been given a chance at the life I have always wanted.  I am looking forward to going to Disney World with my kids and not being afraid that I won't fit through the turn styles!  I am looking forward to going to my husband's office and not being self conscious.  I am looking forward to seeing old friends!  Really I am just looking forward to life!  It is a wonderful change!