- Username: vegasgyrl
- Location: Houston, TX, USA
- Member Since: 8/18/2007
- BMI: 39.6
- Post Op
- Surgery Type: RNY (04/10/08)
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My name is Aja (Asia) I am 28 years old, no children and a Pre-Law Student. I have been strugling with life long obesity, hopefully surgery will cure me of that. So in saying that I would like all that stumbled across this page by choice or chance to join me as I venture on WLS and true inner and outer self transformation! It's going to be a wild ride!!!!!!!!!! 
5 MONTHS!!! on September 10, 2008 9:54 pm
Well this month wasnt my best I must say.  I only lost 8lbs. Thats it. I mean I knew it would slow down but hey not that much.  Sheesh. Well I will give myself a break, I am on the rag so Im sure I will lose about 3lbs in a couple days. But still 8lbs is sad.  SAD!!! I do have some to do with it. My eating has been just horrendous this month.  I have been exercising my ass off but I guess I need to work more on my eating habits now. So thats my goal for September, work on my eating habits. Today, is weird. Lil' Diva (my pouch) is acting up. Its like she isnt feeling food today. Nothing is staying and nothing is tasting good and nothing is not getting stuck.  So tomorrow Im going to do cereal and smoothies. Anyway, I am now at 197, so I am happy with that, I finally am in ONDERLAND!!!! I am a 14 solid now. I havent tried on any 12's yet, kinda scared to. I will probably wait until next month. I finally can see subtle changes to my body that are allowing me to notice that I am smaller. My birthday was this past Monday, I am now 29. On Saturday, I went to Red Lobster with friends and family. And then I had a dessert/cocktail party.  It was nice. I didnt eat any of the desserts except for my sister in law's banana pudding. But I made some chocolate Martini's and OH MY GOD!!! Thats my new drink. It was so damn good. It tastes like a root beer float.  I will be moving to Houston  on the 28th. I am so excited. New Life, New Place. NEW JOB!!!!! Well here is to losing 10lbs next month!!!! 
WOW!!! on September 7, 2008 9:39 pm
I just wanted to post 4 of my biggest WOW  moments since this amazing transformation began. 1. I am able to cross my legs, and I mean really cross without leaning to the side or anything. Just put one leg over the other and cross them for any length of time. AMAZING!!!  2. I can see my beautiful colar bones. They are beautiful and graceful. I feel so feminine.  3. I can see my tendons in my fingers/hands and feet. I am amazed every time I see them. Its just beautiful. The things we never realized we didnt have when being overweight.  4. The last and best thing. I am now in ONEDERLAND!!!! 197!! I cannot believe it. I cant remember the last time I was 100 anything. Probably Jr. High. And thats that. I feel wonderful. I will post again in a couple of days.
It's Decided on August 21, 2008 7:27 am
Well I have decided and its final. I am moving to Houston. I am not happy here any longer and its time for a change. Ive changed my life with surgery so might as well go for the gusto. So Sept 26th Im out of here. 
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4 Months and WELL WELL WELL WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! on August 10, 2008 10:30 pm
Well Well Well I am at 4 months out and I am down 70.5 lbs. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought of being this small. I mean I know Im only half way done but Im getting there. I have never been half way done with losing weight. I think back on the thoughts I had when I first had the surgery, like DAMN WHAT THE HELL DID I DO TO MYSELF???!!!!! Now I am so grateful for this that I dont know what to say. I have been given my freedom back. I am free of the binds of FAT. Even though most would see me as still being fat, I know the beginnings and going from a 22 to a 14 in 4 months, its remarkable.
I am doing well with food choices, I am still learning how to eat to get in enough calories and protein and also not eat too much. I am doing well. As far as exercise goes, I am a beast. YA hear me!!! I am now jogging on the treadmill for 3 1/2 minutes. Im hoping to be at 4 by the end of the month. I also do kickboxing and aquaerobics.
As I stated before I am in a size 14, I will wait until next month to try on 12's. I should be able to squeeze in some by then. I will be so psyched at that. I recently cut my hair. It sort looks like Keyshia Cole's. I wanted it like Rhianna's but my hair stylist (my mom) decided that Keyshia's would look better, what ever. Uhm lets see what else. I am dating, well trying to date. Im getting hooked up and stuff, this whole dating thing is WEIRD!!!! Im not used to it. Lets just say Men are Liars!!!!!!
Well thats it and thats that. 4 months down and many more to go. I will post some pics with my new hair soon.
50 Pounds, Yup Thats RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! on June 20, 2008 7:08 am
I am now down to 225. I cannot believe in less than 3 months I have lost 50 pounds. I feel so good right now. I have so much energy. And DAMNIT I LOOK GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!! I am able to fit in 16 bottoms and 18 tops. I am at the weight that I normally stop at, and it feels good knowing that I wont stop this time around.
I am doing really good with my food intake, pretty much just meat and veggies. I have my days that I have a carb attack, but the next day I am back on track and program. I work out at least 5 times a week, sometimes 7 days. I will post some pictures and write some more when I am not at work. PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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40 Pounds! and Counting on June 5, 2008 8:40 pm
I am officialy down 40 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!! I am at small stall right now, but I am hoping to be at 230 by my two month anniversary. I am doing ok with my eating, could be doing better. I am exercising at the gym at least 5 times a week. I feel really good. I am back down to a solid 18. I cannot wait to be in a 16, I cannot remember the last time I was in a 16. Will check in later.
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Halt and its all my fault on May 3, 2008 9:44 am
Well here I am in week 3 and I havent lost more than 1 lb since week 1.  I believe its all my fault. I mean its possible its not but I think it is. I havent been exactly eating correctly.  Fried foods  have found their way into my mouth, so that cant be good. I wasnt supposed to convert to solid foods until May 1st but Ive been sneaking them in since say April 20th. I will give myself some credit, I have been eating okay most of the time just not measuring and some of my food choices couldve been better.
I gave my scale to my friend Adrienne on Tuesday 4/29/08, so I havent weighed since then, I am going to weigh today, crossing my fingers that I have finally broke the 250's. I wanna see 240 something so bad. My rationale is that even if I am eating not so good foods, I am barely reaching 900 calories a day, if I do, so I should still lose, so lets see if its right. But I will start now eating better, making sure that the best things are crossing my lips. 
I am not chewing well enough yet so meat is getting stuck and it hurts like hell. I have been throwing up and having the foamies. Its not fun. Yes, I have my days where I wonder what the hell did I do to myself. But, I know its for the greater good.
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Home and Progress on April 16, 2008 8:12 pm
Well I am home ya'll. I used to always wonder why people would take so long to post after surgery, now I know. Posting is the last thing on your mind. Anyway, lets see whats going on. I spent 2 days 1 night in the hospital. That night was the worst night of my life. But there was a nurse there Tarrin, and she got me through. What happened, was, my heart rate was very high so she tried to force the liquids through my vein, but it burst my vein and caused us to lose the connection to the iv. So with no IV there was no pain pump. When I say the pain was horrible. The pain was horrible. They gave me lauretab, but that was only every 4 hrs and after hour 3 it was all over and done. But I did it, I made it.
Anyway, I stayed with my mom, wow what a mistake. They are the most rudest, uncaring people I know. They didnt really help with anything. It was just a bunch of you can do it for yourself. I went home FINALLY today and I feel much more at peace.
I weighed myself today=257!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Down 18 lbs. Can you believe it????????
So I will update later, I am a bit tired.
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Approved 4/1/08 on April 2, 2008 6:59 am
I AM APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CALLED YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD BY A VERY NICE LADY AT CIGNA NAMED TOY, THAT I AM APPROVED. I AM SO EXCITED BECAUSE NOW THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT HAS BEEN A WHILE NOT AS LONG AS SOME BUT AWHILE AND I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF BECAUSE I PERSERVERED AND STUCK WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO CONGRATS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!
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People Are Strange on March 29, 2008 11:15 pm
So today I was shopping in Ross  and I saw this cute dress, it is a size 12, so I called a friend and was asking her should I get it you know as an inspiration to get to that size. She was like Hell yeah. Especially if its real cute and stretchy so that if you are close to that size you can still wear it. Then I called my silly cousins and mom and they were like Why, why, why blah blah blah. Its a waste of money, you dont need it. Might as well have come out and said what the really meant, you are not going to get down to that size. So give it up. From family no less. Thank God for friends, I would have gone insane by now. 
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I have my date on March 26, 2008 9:54 am
I went to see the surgeon yesterday. Dr. Atkinson was called away for surgery but I met with Brian Grace his assistant. I have my date 5/15/08. He was very impressed with the logs for my pre-op diet. He told me I could be considered to have hypertension, but he didnt diagnose me since I wasnt on any medication. I also got a bit of good news. My surgery will only be around $700.00 out of pocket. I am so glad. That is a load off. I have my pre-op appointment on 5/14/08 at 1:00pm. So I am counting down. The staff will submit my paperwork to Cigna today, so everyone keep their fingers crossed and send prayers up that they approve me the first time. Thats about it. I am at work and I am not supposed to be doing this. PEACE!!!!!!!!!
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Continuation of FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!! on March 11, 2008 7:31 am
I thought that yesterday being my last day of my Pre-op diet deserved a bit more room on my page, so I will say more this morning since my head doesnt hurt anymore. 
This journey has been a weird one. I started off not telling anyone about my intentions except for my immediate family, which turned out to be a big mistake.  Strangers are a bit more supportive than my family. I wish I wouldve waited closer to my surgery to tell them. Its not that they can deter me from what I plan to do, because I am that head strong, but its kind of annoying. So if I could take that back I would. But my friends are very supportive. So for that I am glad.
This has been the longest six months of my life I believe. It seems like time just stood still. People say it flew by, I dont think so. I guess maybe its because I am not a naturally patient person. But Im glad I did it, because I dont normally finsih things that I start, so this is a personal victory for me.
I have so many thoughts and expectations going into this surgery, I try not to setup expectations but I am a numbers person so that is what I do. But I feel different this time, I know this time it will work. I have no choice, if it doesnt work I will have a life time of heartache (emotional and physical), so this is do or die for me NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So now its a game of hurry up and wait. I have to wait for the doctors office to fax my lab stuff to the surgeon's office and then for the surgeon's office to schedule my appointment to meet the surgeon and then schedule my date. And then its really hurry up and wait for the insurance company to approve me ( and they will, I have already claimed that) and then hopefully to reschedule my date for a sooner date. And then comes the hard part, life long adherence to the plan. Good luck to myself. I will keep you all posted.
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Nutritionist on March 5, 2008 9:36 pm
Ok so this will be short but I wanted to get this in so I can look back and remember how fast or slow things took to get done. I got the call back from the nutritionist today. I am scheduled to meet with him/her on Friday at 3:00. Things are moving along quite nicely. So I will check in once that is checked off my list.
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Here I am after about 2 years of being in denial about a problem I have-over-eating. Now after 2 years of being in true denial, I am ready to step up to plate (no pun intended) and do something about it. I have been a BIG girl all of my life. I don't remember a time in my life when I wasn't the biggest girl in the class, the room, the party etc. I have been told all the back-handed comments that there are; you would be so pretty if you lost weight, you carry your weight well, you have a pretty face, you dress beautiful for a big girl. Until I graduated from highschool did I realize the havoc that these comments wreaked on my self esteem. Now at 28, I have a very low opinion of my physical self. I have great inner confidence, but outer confidence I have absolutely none. I am hoping that this surgery will allow me to mesh these confidences together become a whole person for the first time in my life.
I am a Customer Service Representative for Wyndham Vacation Ownership. I have been doing this whole Customer Service thing for about 10 years. I am in school now to remedy that. I don't particularly like answering phones. I am a Pre-Law student at UNLV. I will be graduating 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education. I am divorced (pending paper work) no children, no mate ( an ex-fiance' comes around to clean the pipes out every now and again). I live with my mother until I graduate, it is not fun what so ever. But things have to be sacrificed for the greater good.
Right now I am at a very lonely point in my life. My biological clock is starting to wind up and get ready to tick. Dont get me wrong I love the fact that I can get up and go and dont have to worry about day care and what not. But a woman's greatest joy is to give birth, and I believe this wholeheartedly. So I am ready to start working on bringing a life into this world.
What I am looking forward to after Surgey is: 
Wearing clothing that is not always dressy or business casual. I want to wear the baby doll tees and not feel like my stomach is the first thing you see.
Being able to shop in places Ive only followed my skinny friends into.
Being able to go restaurants that have tables close together and not feel like Shallow Hale.
Going to a club or an event and not feeling like I have to make the most of the night and dance by myself because no men ask me to dance. ( Like I dont like to or can't dance, what is that anyway?)
Taking a picture and standing in front and not covering at least two people's bodies' up.
Actually liking to take pictures!
Being able to see my collarbone!!!!!!!!!!!
THE SHOES, the glorious SHOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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