http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/Sookie77's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/07/28/6-weeks-out/Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:49:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/07/28/6-weeks-out/It is hard to believe that I am 6 weeks out and I am doing well.  I am down 25lbs since surgery.  I still wish I could count the 12lbs they put on me when I was in the hospital lol but I am still very happy with the way ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/06/28/2-weeks-out/Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:55:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/06/28/2-weeks-out/Well here it is 2 week's out and I am doing better than hubby thought I would, but not as good I as I had hoped I would be.  I just don't bounce back as fast anymore.   I am doing well losing weight I am down 10lbs and that to me is amazing.   I can't believe ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/05/18/for-today/Tue, 18 May 2010 11:09:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/05/18/for-today/Just for today I have made a better choice for me. That is how I am taking this week.  We will bury my mother on Saturday and it is bringing all the hurt back up again.  I would normally run to the baking and bake & eat my way through all of ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/04/09/happy-/Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:50:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/04/09/happy-/This journey that I started as a support person for my DH has turned my life around.  I just went for my pre-op testing and I am one step closer to my surgery.  This road has had some setbacks, some ups and some downs, but I know in my heart ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/03/26/2-months-so-much-can-change/Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/03/26/2-months-so-much-can-change/Wow it doesn't seem possible that it has  been 2 months since I lost my Mom.  So much has changed yet <br /> it all seems to stay the same as well.  I still go by her house about 3 times a week, but now it is to clean it out.<br /> I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/02/11/where-has-the-time-gone-/Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:16:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2010/02/11/where-has-the-time-gone-/I can't believe it has  been so long since I have been on here.  So much has happened in the last 5 months.  My mother went in for a pacemaker and it went down hill from there.  I lost my mom at the end of January, and it still doesn't  seem ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/09/08/still-walking/Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:25:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/09/08/still-walking/Well,  I am walking almost 1 to 2 miles a day and am not seeing much progress.  I am not stopping, just hopping things will pick up soon.  I need to keep walking, but the knee is not liking what I am doing.  I need to lose another 12 pounds ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/07/27/starting-to-go-in-the-right-direction/Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:17:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/07/27/starting-to-go-in-the-right-direction/Well after my official first meeting with Nancy I had put on 2.5 lbs since weigh in.  Not the way I wanted to go, but it happened.  I am not officialy starting my pre-op weight loss and I am making better choices for me.  I started eating more protein and ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/07/01/blood-donation/Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:37:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/07/01/blood-donation/Well it was donation day today and my iron level was too low,   I am worried that I will be too anemic post surgery to donate.  This is something that I started doing with my brother and even though we don't donate together anymore I still feel close to ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/06/27/met-my-pcp/Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:59:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/sookie77/blog/2009/06/27/met-my-pcp/Well I went to my PCP on Friday and she couldn't get the paper work to Dr. Gens fast enough, she was so excited that I would consider this tool.  I was a little frightened at how happy she was.  My blood pressure was up a bit and she is <br /> worried that ...