Chauntelle C.
4 years out....
Nov 01, 2010
Enough excueses, the good news is, i didnt become a statistic and gain all my weight back. I could stand to lose 15 more or Im happy being the weight i am just to make myself firm up.. THAT would be nice. For 17 years I didnt mess with horses because I was too fat and they didnt make riding clothes in my size... now, i am not only riding, i am training. at 36 years old I am training a 6 year old thoroughbred, I never would have been able to do that when I was fat.. In theory Im happy, but i could be happier.. does that make sense?
Three Year Surgiversary!
Oct 09, 2009
Today I weigh 151 pounds. I've gained about 20 pounds recently and not sure how but my doctors think they are on to something. I did not have many complications with my surgery. My worst was a bout with diverticulosis and neuropathy in my back that a six month prescription of Lyrica healed right up! Over the past six months I've been having a lot of problems with my blood sugars. I was having to get A1C panels done, fasting sugar tests done, it was awful! Turns out I am officially HYPOGLYCEMIC. I struggle to keep my blood sugars above 75 over the course of the day. I eat about six times a day and if my sugars dip too low I go into shock. Last week we took my sugar levels and they were at 38. It's very scary. I start shaking, sweating have trouble seeing.. some orange juice gets me functioning again but I have to turn to something high in carbs to regulate them... well over the past six months its happened so much and the high carb foods i use to regulate my sugars if affectnig my weight. Ive gone from 128 (was too small for me i think) and leveled out at about 138 (I LIKED weighing 138) now im at 151... I do not like weighing 151. I need to lose 20 pounds to be REALLY HAPPY. I will say this.. I still think I LOOK HOT. blue jeans, belt longsleeve tank or spaghetti straps, to me, i love me. Id love me more 20 pounds lighter but I do love me.
Santa is bringing me a bicycle this year, so thats good. I ride horses now and work at a stable so things are busy for me!
My advice to everybody.. stay true to who you are!
TRICARE APPROVED
Mar 25, 2008
So I go this Thursday, March 27th for my consultation with Dr. Burres! I have heard that a thigh lift is the hardest and most painful t hing to recover from, so naturally I am scared to death!!!!
I am hoping to find other people who have had Dr. Burres do their surgeries and hear what they have to say.
I will write more later!
It's been a while, eh?
Mar 12, 2008
I have my 18month check up next month and am interested to see how im doing. I am down to 126, wear a size 5/7 in juniors, small tops, and if Im shopping in the grown up section I am a size 2/4... wow, never thought I would see that day!
I still eat pretty much anything I want, I don't dump anymore unless I eat too much dairy at once... part of me thinks i have a lactose intolerance, but then again it mmight be the diverticulosis....
I got botox, I like it, a lot...LOL I have a dream of getting tricare to pay for a thigh lift, tummy tuck and breast implants... but it is a work in progress....
I don't really have much to say, so I will close. I will be taking my measurements again soon, just for shits and giggles, its amazing how far I have come... a lot of people don't recognize me at all!
HAPPY SURGIVERSARY TO ME!!!
Oct 10, 2007
Thanks to all of you for all the support you have given me over thepast year.
BUMMER
Oct 03, 2007
So Im sitting here with the stomach flu and lost another pound over the last 24 hours down to 137 and well... WHATEVER! I am so tired from mal nutrtion from not holding down food... I think I just wont come to work tomorrow... I DONT KNOW... I jsut want to sleep!!!!!!
I'm done venting...
100 pounds GONE!
Oct 02, 2007
I am so happy! I just had to put that up here!
Preparing for the Marine Corps Ball in Vegas....
Sep 30, 2007
I went out yesterday and bought my gown for the ball. I think it's amazing that I went in and didnt need to look at sizes, I looked at styles... everything either fit or was too big! I couldnt believe it! I would like to lose an additional ten pounds between now and then and work on my upper back... The last time I wore a ball gown it was a size 22... and it was tight! I can't believe it... I dont even k now what size this dress is. I will post more pix soon...
OMG OMG OMG
Sep 20, 2007
My measurements right now are
Bust ~ 38
Waist ~ 31
Butt and Hip ~ 39
Thigh ~ 21
my arm is 10.5
I HAD to share!
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY
Sep 19, 2007
I BELIEVE CC PENISTON SAID IT BEST WHEN SHE BELTED "FINALLY IT HAPPENED TO ME"....although this is not about love, this is about me.... FINALLY GETTING UNDER 140!!!!!! I think I have been hovering between 145 and 142 for about two months now... and it was PISSING ME OFF! I had back pain that was uncontrollable, breast pain undiagnosed, on percocet and tylenol and well anything that wasn't an NSAID...
Today I can tell you that my back pain has been diagnosed and is under control. I suffer from Neuropathy. I lost so much weight so fast that all the fat that was padding my nerves is gone and now my nerves are all stretched out and they are hitting my rib cage! So I am on a medication called Lyrica. My breast pain is still undiagnosed but getting better. I have had breast ultrasounds and mammograms... I am still on one percocet taken once at night to help me sleep... although I think I am going to try to wein myself off of it.
The percocet makes you constipated, the lyrica makes you gain weight, so the fact that I have finally broken the 140 barrier is a miracle!
I will take measurements soon, I can tell you that my 13's fall off me, my 11's fit weird (but they are juniors union bay...) and my LEI size nine juniors are snug/tight but they stay on and are loosening up in the butt... so I guess I am between a nine and 11 in juniors (small 7/8 in ladies).. Now to tell my brain that so I can start shopping! I still tend to buy clothes as if I were fat... so I'm not mentally ready to shop...LOL
So thats my update, my surgiversary is October 9th.... as of right now I have lost 99 pounds from the start of my journey!