Merry Christmas

Dec 16, 2008

Well, I'm now 4 1/2 months out. I'm 58 lbs lighter and I feel AWESOME!!

My appointment yesterday was with Dr. Schwartz. It was good to see him. Since my last visit, I struggled with whether to get a fill or not since Mr. Scott wanted to give me 2cc's then. I opted for .5cc's. The first 2 1/2 days went ok, until the eve of Thanksgiving. All HELL broke loose then.  I kept telling myself I can get through this as it wasn't as bad as the last time. The soreness from the fill had gone away. When I was able to eat, it was no more then 1 - 2 bites. I couldn't get more then 8oz of fluid down on any given day and like clockwork anything that went down came back up within 30-45 minutes. At one point I was down 15lbs but I was able to put 5lbs back on. I kept thinking in the back of my mind, I want to lose the weight, but not like this.

I explained my situation with Dr. Schwartz, he agreed with my decision to remove the .5cc's that was given previously. Wow, it's funny how different I felt ... just that quick. He reassured me that everyone looses at their own rate and I seemed to be ahead of the game for such a short period of time. He made me feel real good.

Now that I'm rounding 3rd base with just 50lbs more to go (my goal) 40lbs (Dr's & Mr. Scott's goal) here is where I need to be more disciplined with the exercise and eating in general. I've been a bad bad Mello and have not attended my support groups as I should, but I resolve to be more involved in the New Year.

Until next time,
Mello

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