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Go to the gym at least 3 times a week

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Reach my goal weight

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sit and cross my legs

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Be healthy and happy!

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Fit in an airplane seat comfortably

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  • Comment by judyanne on 7/31/07 7:53 am
    Friday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench!
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Wow June is here!
on June 5, 2008 12:50 pm
Well, I went back to the states for the wedding and Graduation.  I'm so proud of myself.  We don't eat out here in Germany but once in a great while so when we went back to the states for 9 days I didn't know how I would do with all the fast food places and eating out twice a day.  But I must say that I did great.... I did how ever try A piece of the blooming onion and I couldn't get one bit down....  I can't do fried foods at all and to be truthful we had to move the blooming onion to the other end of the table it was making me sick.  Tried a soft taco at taco bell and it was nasty.  So needless to say I ate alot of salads and seafood.  Found out that I love peel and eat shrimp.  I did ask for the kids menu and was told that I couldn't order from it.  But once I explained why I only wanted half orders of things and baked not fried and no batter I found they were willing to help me out most places only charged me half price.  Once we got back to germany I got the flu and have been struggling with if for 5 days now.  I have lost 16 pounds from being sick and dehydrated.  I have been drinking water like crazy and eating soup.  This has been the first time since my surgery that I have been sick and I can say it sucks not being able to take over the counter meds.  I ended up going to the hospital and getting meds.  The doctor also said take vitamin c tablets and it would help with colds and flu.  How true this is I have know idea we are talking about military doctors.  Any way I just wanted to share my trip with everyone. I'm now counting the days down until we move back to the states.91 left.
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May's here at last
on May 13, 2008 10:30 am
I can't beleave May is here already!  Time flys when your busy.  Tom and I got news were being stationed at Eglin AFB FL.  We move in Sept and can't wait!  This month will be so crazy for us!  We fly back to the states to our son's graduation and our other son is getting married and were going to fl to look for a house to buy.  All this in one week! Crazy I tell you!  Once we get back I plan to hit the gym 5 days a week and get the rest of this weight off.  The weather here in germany has been great.  But were looking at a hot summer with no A/C the german don't have A/C and we live off base great fun!  This surgery has been a blessing in more ways then one.  I can walk with out my knee's hurting I can climb up the stair with out being out of breath and needing my inhaler.  I have no trouble sleeping at night either.  I have been struggling with stalls but thats from the lack of going to the gym and exercise so that's know ones fault but mine. That care everyone. Love Julie
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April Showers
on April 22, 2008 9:14 am
Well, I've not wrote anything for some time now!  Started a new job and have been extemely busy.  Going back to the states next month for my son's graduation..
As for the weight it is slowly coming off.. I need to start working out and getting more water and protein down and I think the weight will come off  a little faster.  But I have been so tried from work that I drop once I get home and go into a coma! I'm know I need to find the time to go work out but finding the energy is another thing.  But next week things will be easier at work and I can start back at the gym.  I work in a 3 person office and 2 of the girls have been out for 2 weeks so I have been running around with a chicken with my head cut off.
I need to do my measurments again and up date the weight loss on this page because I weight 184.  34 more pounds to lose!
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Measurements 23 weeks
on January 9, 2008 9:47 pm

HIP'S

49

46.25

44

42

CHEST

46

42.75

42

41

STOMACH

47

40

38

36

LEFT ARM

17

14.5

14

14

RIGHT ARM

17

14.5

14

14

LEFT LEG

28

26.5

25

25

RIGHT LEG

29

26

25

25

LEFT CAF

19

17.5

17

17

RIGHT CAF

18

17.5

17

17

BUTT

28

26

23

22

NECK

16

14.5

14

14

GRAND TOTAL

314

286

273

267

WEEKS OUT

 

11 WKS

18 WKS

23 Wks

 

 

 

41inch

47 inches

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
on December 30, 2007 11:42 pm

I THOUGH I WOULD POST MY LAST BLOG FOR THE YEAR. I AM NOW IN ONDERLAND AND IT FEELS GREAT... THE WEIGHT IS SLOWLY COMING OFF. BUT THAT'S ALRIGHT! I'VE NOT BEEN WORKING OUT OR DRINKING THE WATER I SHOULD SO I CAN'T EXPECT THE WEIGHT TO BE FALLING OFF. MY WEIGHT NOW IS 196.  WELL MY NEWS YEARS WISH IS TO GO TO THE GYM 3 TIMES A WEEK IF NOT MORE AND LOSE THE REST OF THE WEIGHT BE FOR MAY. AS MY YOUNGEST GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND MY OLDEST IS GETTING MARRIED.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND WILL HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I WILL SEE EVERYONE NEXT YEAR.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

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Since the birth of my first son (Brandon) which I gained 60 pounds! I was chuncky.  After my second son (Chris) I put on more weight.  I went through a divorce and packed on more.  Then was told about this miricle diet pills called Inomin and Pondmin. I dropped weigth like crazy was smaller then I have ever been!  But you could only take this pills for no longer then 6 months which was fine.  I lost the weight and was working out feeling wonderful!  Mate my husband (Tom) got married and started having medical problems.  Which ended in me having a complete Hystrestomy.  The weight came on like you have never seen.  I went from a size 8 - 10 depended on who made the cloths to a size 20. Having the surgery so young sent my hormons crazy, hot flashes, night sweats, moody like you have never seen.  The witch would come out so fast over nothing, I would start crying for know reason at all.  So I was on all kinds of Hormon pills and Anti-depressants, plus with the weight came astima more meds.  So the weight went from 140 to 251. I went back to my dostor before I married and asked to be put back on the diet pills again.  But this time didn't do anything for me.  We moved overseas and tried working out dieting and even went to the clinic and my PCM put me on diet pills I gained weight on them.  I went back my PCM referred me to tricare for the Gastric Bypass, went to the conasult had a appointment to have the surgery and Tricare pulled the plug on it!!!!  Said they had new rules!  This was 2005.  So went to my PCM and she said this is what you have to do. Six months of diet and exercise documented at the health and wellness center and have a Mental health screening.  So i was so pissed off I said for get it.  So for a year and a half I felt soory for my self!  Then got on with it my life, stopped taking the hormon pills and anti depressants and was working out thinking this was keeping me from loosing the weight. Was I wrong!  i had my documention  went to my PCM she approved the referral and went back to tricare they made the consult appointment for Gastric Bypass, went to Dr Wiener for the second time and he sat the date for my surgery Aug 3.  He sent the paper work to tricare europe and they approved it in a matter of hours and both doctor and tricare called to tell me the good news. Now I am just counting down the days to have surgery.