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Hello out there World ....
                   So happy with my new life that I had to come back and brag. Down 112 pounds today and loving everything around me. I am so glad I made the choice 2 years ago to take the journey to Live and Not die. That is correct, to Live... when you struggle daily to breathe and no matter what do seemed to make a smile stay on your face its time to make a change.
   Don't think you can.. Know YOU can! .....

Looking for the Thanksgiving treat for yourself to enjoy and chase away that ooo but I want a piece of pumkin pie... Now you can have it the guilt free way ...

Whey Protein 1 scoop
1/2 container of vanilla yogurt { optional}
1/3 cup of powdered milk
Sprinkle in pumkin pie spice { to your liking}
Sprinkle in nutmeg {to your liking}
1 cup water
Toss in a few ice cubes

Blend well  till mixed together and ice is not in big pieces ...
Top with dollop of fat free cool whip {optional }
Add a touch more spices to garnish ........

Enjoy!!!!

Wow! 6months is here....What a trip... All I can say is thank you for giving me my life back! 
You can bet your sweet ass it is has not been an easy trip to take and more like a roller coaster ride. You start out excited and scared to pieces and learn something new each and every day. Dont give up on yourself ever and know in the end its all gonna be worth it. You dont hear all the good, the bad and the ugly about this surgery, its more like you learn it as you go. All I can say is find you a good support group and GO! Attend them! Its where the tricks of the trade come from, listen and talk about your concerns and feelings. It is what we are all there for.. dont be a fly on the wall, if your belly has been hurting ask why.. I kept hearing everyone speaking of dumping, well I never dumped not one time..but let me say I have had the dry heeves more times than I can count..Why ??? Well my body decides to say hey lisa...You had surgery dont forget that little piece of info and there I am in the bathroom and stuck on the toilet and bent over near the trash can.. ugg not pretty huh ? Well Im not here to lie to you or sugar coat nothing... Would I do the surgery again Hell to the yes! I can handle the dry heeves and the bloating from wanting to drink a coke but unknowing will it hurt my belly this time, because it didnt last time...

 You Live and Learn.... Try things, if you make an error so you are human...arent we all ? No one is perfect and no 2 ppl will react the same..jsut because so and so can drink this or eat that, can you ?? Try and see, if you cant...well dont give up, be brave and try it again some day ... No hurry to drink or eat this...after all you are here to Live Longer Now! We have plenty of time to taste this and that... You will be amazed how little you want something after you give into the craving of something. Dont fool yourself and think I can out run the need of cravenings... You will Loose and if you dont.. More power to you, because I couldnt beat the odds. I tried that bite of cookie, or that drink of coke...sometimes it stayed down and other times it didnt. The answer is ... we are human and not robots.

I wish I could tell you more and more how grateful and thankful I am to have had this surgery.  Words doesnt do it justice, but trying on a pair of pants or a shirt.. well it speaks loudly... Hey this doesnt fit anymore...! Or admire something you want to wear and say to yourself... oooo I see you hanging there...soon you will be MINE! heheheeheh

Knocking on 70 pounds and feeling awesome, but I must say,..... I felt very badly not but a few days ago when someone else I knew had the surgery and she was down nearly 100, and had it done After I did. sighs right ?? Hell NO .... had to drag my ass away from the feeling sorry for myself snydrome! Be proud of whom and where you are...you got here with good long hard work and each day meant something new to you or leaving something old behind. Dont let that...well she or he is there and Im not ................ Listen to me...You will be there too ONE DAY..as they say..Rome wasnt built in a day...well we didnt put on theses pounds over night and they arent coming off over night! ...

Be Patient, Be Alive.......... Be Proud ....... I am proud of you and happy you are reading this ... If you have any questions or need anything at all I can help you with .. please email .. I will do all I can to help you out ....


                                                   Loving me within me ....................

Hello out  there.. Been a few weeks since have written here. Thanks for reading about my journey, it's been a trip for sure. Least started out near 273 and today it is 230.0  What a good feeling to see the weight finally leaving and hearing
people notice. They say the sweetest comments. Makes everything worth it.
   Finally in the routine of getting up, making a protein shake, then taking the 3 kids chewable multi-vitamins and one B-1 pill daily and always take them before 10:00am each day. After that around noon then it's the 1st dose of Calcium Citrate, I use UpCal D .. it as to be order and taken 3 times a day and 2 hours apart.. Through out the day I then take various other meds and vitamins. I was on 3 shots of insulin novalog and 1 shot in the evening of lantis. As of today only need one shot in the evening of Lantis 30untis. No other shots needed. Cant tell you how happy that feels to get off 3 and 1 to go!! In time I'm sure I'll be off that one to. I have lost about 20inches in different places the biggest being at the waist.                                                                     
    I am starting to shed some hair hair but was told to take up to 2500  m'grams of Biotin so hoping that helps going through this process. Still I wouldnt change a thing, glad the surgery was done. I can walk and breathe so much easier every day.  Just think that is like carring 4-- 10pound bags of potatoes around your neck, then suddenly gone in a few weeks...around 9 weeks.
   May everyone that is struggling with weight and a mind thinking this cant happen, Believes!! Believe it Baby it's all real. There is a new you in there. Yes you eat 2 ounces of food but increases over time. I am now up to 3 ounces and bigger selection of food to eat. Just keep in mind to start with you dont even want to, least I didn't. So eating 2 ounces is a lot to you!!  Trust me the hardest thing to do is getting down the liquid. Just get down what you can do and it also gets easier with time. Hang in there and know everyone must crawl before they can WALK.
     If you want to talk please send a message and will try and get ahold of you. You have a friend and are not ALONE.
 Good Luck on your own journey. To myself,,,,one day at a time Lisa...one day at a time......

Woo hooo on week 4 and going strong, well at times hehehe .... Have to not over do it because the body says..Hold It girl!
Side barely hurts now and that is heaven to get over. Eating soft foods like oatmeal, sugar-free puddings and jello's. Refried beans with lil cheese and uhm... yes them protein shakes. Feels still over whelming to get all the fluids down, but you can truely only drink what you can. SO don't freak out if you feel over whelmed from drinking, I think We all been there. Just go your pace and try, try, try. All anyone can ask of you... Did discover though if I dont drink enough I get this major headache. After drinking more it tends to go away. Down 28 pounds in 4 weeks so far. Feeling good about it........

Hello out there,
    Finally had the surgery and thought the 2nd and 3rd day I was gonna just die. That What Have I DONE to myself kicked in and the pain. So honestly when they say it gets better it Does, so hang in there ... Relief is in sight! Im doing pretty good this is day 13 after surgery. No one told me of the belly itching that would happen so Im telling you. Be prepared, it itchs and itchs but means its healing from the inside they say. Its good to get the Binder off and them stockings but gotta be honest I never wore them as long as should have any how. Guess it just feels better now knowing that I dont have to wear either, giggles.
      Getting all this liquid down is amazing to me, it seems like just a simple thing to drink, drink, drink, but for me...I cant seem to get it all down. I can drink 2 of the protein shakes and try hard on pushing to more bottles of water or something equal to that before bed. In case no one told you that shakes are  not bad ....
   1 cup of water,
   1 cup of ice
   1 scoop of Whey Protein
   1/3 cup of non fat dry milk
Then I added an orange sugar free drink mix {like for water} in mine and had it orange one day and the next I might have added Nestle Quik Sugar Free to make it chocolate.  Hope this helps!

Another thing if you feel like you taste metal mouth is what I call it, You are not Alone! I taste that too but not as much as in the beginning. I still have trouble swallowing pills so I do it that hard Way...Chew them up ... {insert sour face here} hehehe

As mentioned before day 13 and have lost 26pounds!!! SO hang in there and message me if you want to talk or need a friend.................................

 

Nevous and anxious and scared to pieces. Its not the surgery that bothers me, it's the coming home. What if I make a mistake, what IF this or that .......It's a big leap forward but feel like my feet are suddenly embedded in concrete. Please go away feeling and life the stress and pressure away from my shoulders. I know... I CAN DO THIS ..........

Hello Out There....
   Unsure what to post here so will start with ... Thank You God for giving me the strength and courage to finally seek help and learn to live longer. I have been blessed with a wonderful family and friends. May the journey that is about to un-fold lead my feet to victory one day. Thank You for reading this and may your journey be as wonderful as it can be ...............