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Well, I'm almost there. Ready to be sliced and diced; serve my old hyde to the dogs! I was doing great watching most of what I was eating and pounding the gym. Like before however, I had gained weight pounding the gym, before seeing pounds lost. I am currently doing the same thing. My muscles have exploded! I feel so strong and solid from this fast pace workout/lots of protein I have been doing. I have totally bulked up. I'm doing 45 min's on the tread and lifting weights lower and upper and bike riding is FUN! Thanks Joe! My weight got down to 156.2lbs but now I am 160.2lbs today. I wanted to be going for surgery at 150lbs. I told myself in advance I would be dissappointed if I didn't get there by surgery; but you know what I really am not. I am accepting that I have now reached maintenance weight. I see I needed to get to my lowest due to being so malabsorbtive which was 138lbs and that my body would in time adjust to my metabolism and daily routines. At the height of me being 5'9" and the extra weight I did put on it did feel heavy for awhile, but then too I wasn't doing my regular routine of weight training, which I am now doing and it feels rightly distibuted on me. I will just continue to tone up, like my boyfriend tells me. Ok, I  thank everyone for their support and the tons of compliments I have gotten from all my doctors,therapists,nurses,receptionists, and family,friends and my wonderful boyfriend, Joe...I love you. Thank you for being so solid and strong!Pray for everlasting Happiness....here on earth and in heaven.

I'm a bit nervous, yes I am. I also feel guilty. I have been bad all summer long. Falling back in to bad habits on how I use to eat. I want to be successful. I did it going into this program and all the way to my goal. I was such a strong dedicated goal striving individual; very regimented on everything from my food to my exercise routine. Now, I have been slacking and right before major surgery? That is not right. So, come 8/28/08 the day after my Aunt's retirement party I have to start South Beach phase One once again like I did before RNY. I would like to loose 10-15lbs. Which I know is possible from reading everyone else's forums. I'm not the only one seeing such destruction. I have read since our stomach's are soo small and if we get back to a regmented diet/water/exercise once again we can drop like 8lbs in a week. I have done it before and I am geared and ready once again. Wish me luck! 

It was great! I got a lot of questions answered. I saw Kim my nurse practioner and Jeanie my nutritionist. The whole team could not believe it was me; they said I looked like a completely different person. I have lost 65lbs since surgery they said. I was told I was right on track and all my lab tests came back great! I was told to expect to keep on loosing rapidly due to the rate I have been going and my structured workout program I have been doing. I was told it may slow down a little because of such muscle mass I am gaining at this time; but I was doing everything correctly.  When one struggle is over it seems there's always another challenge. Life as we know it!

I've been waiting for this day. The day where I have lots of questions for the doc. I would love to hear I can begin to start to have salads, other fruits and vegies. I'm down to 189 today. I can't remember the last time I weighed that. I've still been very busy and hard with my self at the gym. I religiosly go 5x a week. Cardio for 1 hr each day with nautilus and some free weights and I do weight training classes 3x a week  w/ 1 hr cardio and nautilus equipment.

My 3 month mark was Feb 14,2007.
I finally got below 200 like 3 or 4 days to my 3 mo anv. It was my mothers goal for me. I told her not to count on it. Well, it happened. I am still holding at 195 today. I went on the pill 2 weeks agao, and was told this will help my moods as well. It is now one week prior to me getting my first period on the pill and I got to say, I got so emotional today. Yes the tears were dropping fast. I hope I improve mentally quick; because it has been very difficult. I feel bad for the ones who have to hear or put up with my pathetic self. Ok, here this will make me laugh and maybe you....I was sitting on the toilet at work the other day and thought to my self to how painful it feels now that I have less cushion there. I will have to start carrying one of those donuts you sit on to the ladies room. Just can't get comfortable any longer on the toilet; which should be a good thing. Ok, got to go, just thought I would drop in to say a few.

I'm doing well. I'm a little over 2 months out and the weight loss is increasing rapidly. I feel it's a change in hormones and metabolism. I went to the Psych last week and told her how I was emotionally speaking and told her I could cry at anything and everything. I told her my mother thinks it's due to my hormones changing; so as I was saying this she was nodding and agreeing. She said since my body has gone through such a surgery and with rapid weight loss, that my hormones are yes changing and I also could be experiencing mood swings all the time. Well, she was right with that. Other than that; I have been doing great at the gym and loosing and shrinking fast.

Joe, You have been terriffic and I love you soooo much for all that you do and all that you are; I want to keep on squeezing your cheeks!!!! You have done a great job on creating my site for me. A BIG WOW goes out to you on HELLO KITTY!!!! Nice!

For the past week I have been having like air, bubbles,pockets, trickling up my throat; like almost like an acid reflux. Not sure what it is; waiting to hear from the hospital. The past two weeks my energy level started to drop; I think my body is realizing the drop in calories per day I consume now. I went back to weight training this past Friday. It felt great and was impressed I completed for the first time a whole set of tricep dips without giving up. It could be the 50lbs off of me to why I can now do the whole set. LOL!