http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/wendyvanosdell's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/09/20/over-a-year-and-a-half-out----/Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:01:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/09/20/over-a-year-and-a-half-out----/Everything is still great. I don't have to struggle quite as hard to keep from losing weight. I was really nervous there for a while, I could NOT STOP losing! It seems like this would be great, and before the surgery I had worried if I would actually lose weight, ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/06/07/still-great/Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:33:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/06/07/still-great/Just wanted to quickly update. Still doing great, have to make sure to eat enough. I weigh about 137 now. Great weight for me  :)  Best thing I ever did for my health. I played football with my boys the other day, it was so much fun. I have a ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/03/23/finally-stopped-losing-weight-/Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:27:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/03/23/finally-stopped-losing-weight-/I have finally stopped losing weight. For almost 6 weeks now I have weighed 138/139. I am so glad. It may sound like too much weight, but I am turning into a skeleton, and nothing I did would stop the weight from continuing to come off. I am so glad ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/01/15/happy-new-year/Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:01:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2011/01/15/happy-new-year/I am down to 143 now. I don't put ANY effort at all into stopping myself from eating. I don't like sweet things anymore. I am glad for that, but a part of me misses them. After the surgery, when I would eat sweets, I would get violently ill. I ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/12/14/reached-my-goals-/Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:28:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/12/14/reached-my-goals-/It just hit me that I have reached the goals I set. I can buy clothes easily now. I still am not a clothes person, but it is lots more fun than it used to be (torture). I can do all kinds of things with my family, we hike, play ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/12/06/ectopicpregnancy/Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:38:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/12/06/ectopicpregnancy/I had an ectopic pregnancy Nov. 4 and had to have surgery. I am feeling much better now. After the surgery I suddenly dropped 10 pounds. I weigh 155 now, the tiniest I have been in too many years to count. I am so glad for this surgery. My hair ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/10/30/hair-still-falling-out-/Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:14:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/10/30/hair-still-falling-out-/Hi everyone, haven't been on in a while :)  We have been so very busy. We moved to RURAL New Mexico, and that has had me hopping! All is great, I am still so thankful for the surgery! It was a great thing. My husband wants to get it done ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/06/29/eating-all-the-time--and-losing-even-more-weight-/Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:54:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/06/29/eating-all-the-time--and-losing-even-more-weight-/We had a 5 day camp meeting at church. Breakfast, lunch, supper, and evening snack were served in the fellowship hall. I ate like crazy all week long. I felt fabulous. Full of energy and just really felt good. At home I get really busy with the kids and life ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/06/09/musings-at-the-state-park--too-much-free-time-/Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:43:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/06/09/musings-at-the-state-park--too-much-free-time-/I was reading  a post by lolalucy. She was writing about losing weight and still looking the same. I have lost 55 pounds or so, and I still look just like I did before. When I look at pictures I can see a difference, but when I look in the mirror, ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/05/18/i-made-it-to-onederland--/Tue, 18 May 2010 10:20:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/wendyvanosdell/blog/2010/05/18/i-made-it-to-onederland--/I am in Onederland. WOW. I don't know what to say, other than thank you! <br /> Thank you Dr. Almanza. Thank you OH. Thank you Emily Rose.<br /> Especially I thank the Lord for all the blessings in my life.