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03/05/08 Pre-Op Appt. 262.8lbs 09/01/08 6th Month 190.5lbs
valjuan16's Blog
08/27/08 192.3 LBS on August 27, 2008 9:35 am  WELL, THIS IS BITTER SWEET! I HAVE LOST 70LBS IN 5 1/2 MONTHS. BY SOME STANDARDS THAT IS AWESOME!! BY OTHERS STANDARDS, THAT IS AVERAGE FOR WLS PATIENTS!! I AM TORN WITH MY RESULTS:ON THE ONE HAND, I AM VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I FEEL MUCH HEALTHIER. I CAN DO A LOT MORE THAN BEFORE WLS AND PEOPLE WHO KNEW ME LARGE, COMMENT ON MY WEIGHT LOSS. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND, I AM DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF! I KNOW I COULD HAVE DONE MUCH BETTER AND LOST AT LEAST 10-15 MORE LBS BY NOW. I DIDN'T EAT AS WELL AS I SHOULD HAVE AND DIDN'T EXERCISE AS WELL AS I SHOULD HAVE. SOME DAYS, MOST DAYS I JUST DON'T WANT TOO...JUST FEEL UNMOTIVATED OR SOMETHING. NOW THAT MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS SLOWED TREMENDOUSLY, FRUSTRATION HAS SET IN. I AM DOING THE RIGHT THINGS NOW, BUT STALL, AFTER STALL AND THE SCALE IS NOT MOVING...NOR ARE THE INCHES. (WELL THEY ARE BUT VERY SLOWLY LIKE 6LBS A MONTH AND 2 OR 3 INCHES A MONTH). SO NOW WHAT? I NEED TO GET TO AT LEAST 150LBS! I AM 192.3 NOW, THAT IS 42LBS TO GO! NOT BAD BUT SO FAR AWAY. I AM JUST VENTING. I STARTED BACK AT THE BOXING GYM AND AM DETERMINED TO GET THIS WEIGHT OFF. I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT MYSELF INTO BETTER EATING PATTERNS AND DRINKING MY WATER. I CHALLENGE MYSELF TO LOSS 42 LBS BY 12/31/08. THAT IS MY PERSONAL GOAL. TO ALL THE NEWBIES OUT THERE, PLEASE, FOLLOW THE PROGRAM TO A "T" BECAUSE IT DOES GET HARDER. GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS WLS STRUGGLE AND MAY EACH ONE OF US GET HEALTHIER.
ONEDERLAND AT LAST!!!! 07/28/2008 198.8 on July 28, 2008 8:53 am IT TOOK FOREVER BUT IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! 198.8. FOREVER GONE ARE 63.5LBS. I AM TRUELY BLESSED. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AND CAN DO A WHOLE LOT MORE IN MY DAY. I AM HALF WAY TO GOAL WEIGHT, 60LBS TO GO. ON WED. 07/30/08 IT WILL BE 5 MONTHS. MY GOAL IS TO LOSE 1.8LBS BY 7/30/08 FOR A TOTAL OF 65LBS.
DOWN 61.5 LBS on July 11, 2008 4:01 pm  I am very happy with my surgery now...we are becoming friends. So far things have been good. I am down 61.5 lbs in Four Months (as of 7/2/08).I have not always done the right thing, I have cheated with sweets (a cookie, lemonaide) nothing too serious. I realized that to be realistic, I had to allow myself a bite or sip every once in a while. So, I stopped beating myself up. I took the bite, drank the sip and keep right on working out, drinking my protein and water. I am doing really well in getting all my protein and vitimans in each day. I have been working out 3-4 times a week for the last month. Although my weight loss seems to be slowing down a bit, I have not had any stalls longer than 2-3 days and have been consistant in loosing 15 lbs a month for the first three months and 11 lbs in my fouth month. So now, I will buckle down and increase my water and work outs for the next few months. I am getting the hang of this WLS thing and have made it my life now. I am so happy I did this surgery. I am at my half way point and by the end of the week, I will no longer be in the 200's but will enter onederland!!!, until then, God bless each one of you.
I DID IT, 50LBS GONE FOREVER!!! 06/11/08
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on June 11, 2008 3:49 pm 13 weeks out!
3 comments | Click here to leave a comment.Today is a good day. I am down 50lbs and I finally fit into a size 18 for the first time in nearly 5yrs!!!! I wore a size 22/24 day of surgery. I felt like it has taken forever to get out of the twenty sizes but I did it today. I found some nice jeans, size 18 short about three weeks ago and could not zip them up. This morning I tried them on and damn, they fit perfect. I am so excited. This is what it is all about. I am starting to really see a difference and it feels great. I can't wait to get home so I can go to the gym. I want to get into those size 16 I have waiting in my closet! Thank you Lord for giving me this awesome opportunity to re-gain my life back. I am overjoyed!!!! My Story I am a 40yr old single woman who has always been an athlete. Most of my life I have been in excellent shape. I was blessed with athletic abilities. I played competitive softball all around the United States and was even a boxer training with Hall of Fame trainer, Freddy Roach. In 2003 I sustained a work injury that would change my life forever! As a result I underwent a major back surgery and three knee surgeries. Due to steroids for a ruptured disc, I gained 80lbs in three years. Soon, my knees failed and it seemed my health just went down hill. Before I knew it I had high blood pressure, leg and foot pain and was up to a size 22! During this time, I was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent a total hysterectomy. Six months later I had emergency gall bladder surgery. In the process my son had gained a lot of weight. I couldn't help but feel it was my fault. Thank God for WLS and this opportunity to change my life!
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