Carrie B.

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Today I weighed myself and I have passed the 70 pound mark! I am currently down 71 pounds! This has been a really great journey and I am so encouraged to see where the Lord will take me.
I am still in the gym and working hard to tighten my body and transform this vessel. I will make it to goal and I know this is just the beginning!

Today I got on the scale and it has finally moved! I am now 226 pounds. Thats down 62 pounds! I am really happy and can definatly see the results of the hard work in the gym. I have under 80 more pounds to go! Yippee!!!!

Today I voted for change! Today I voted for history! Today I voted for Barrack Obama! I am proud to be an American. I'm Black and I'm proud!  

I love my RNY! I feel 100%! I sometimes don't even know I have had this suregery until I look at my 5 little incisions. This is so great. Today I am down 57 pounds and I feel and look good. I have been working out consistently 3 days/week for the last 4 weeks. I have been doing cardio and resistence training. I eat such a small amount and I am not even hungry. I try to focus on eating protein and veggies. I have had no sweets and no bread. I am amazed at what my body is doing. I have my 3 month checkup with Leport on 11/6/08. I hope to have lost 60 pounds by then.... I have found myself weighing in every day, sometimes twice a day. I had to put things in perspective and tell myself that I am doing a great job and that there was NO time prior to this surgery that I could have ever lost 67 pounds in 11 weeks. This really eased my mind that I was not losing fast enough and has made this journey alot easier. I am not so very hard on myself. Even when I have hit a stall, it's still o.k.
I have yet to take pictures of my progress... I keep coming across BEFORE pictures and they are horrendous! I cannot believe I let myself get to the point I was. I even thought I was cute then....

Well it;s been 7 weeks since the surgery and I am now down 45 pounds! People say they can see the difference and I can now start to fell the difference in my clothes. I'm going to start working out next week too. Still, I cannot believe I have had this surgery! I feel "normal" and except for the fact that I am eating such small amounts and not being hungry I fell like I did 7 weeks ago. I'm happy I've done this and I must say, "I LOVE my RNY!!"

It's been 2 weeks and a day since surgery. I am now down 30 pounds! I went for my 2 week appointment and was told that I am doing well and I am even going back to work tomorrow! The surgery went well but I ended up getting an infection in one of the wounds so I am now on antibiotics. Other than that, I still cannot wrap my brain around the fact that I have had this surgery! It's unbelievable! ..............O.k. so I will try to remember and document surgery day......
Surgery was scheduled on 8/6/2008 @ 9:30am. My mom and I arrived at the hospital at 6:00am. I was called into the back at about 7:40am for prep. A nurse asked a million and 1 questions then started my IV. Dr. Leport came in and reviewed my chart and asked if I was ready. I told him yes and he stated he would see my in the operating room. The anestioliogist (S/P) came in and informed me of what his role would be then a nurse came in with some Happy Juice and away I went at 9:40am. All I remember in the operating room was it was FREEZING!!!!!!! I was told to move over to a little baby table (it was sooo small). Oh, Madonna was being played in the operating room too! That's all I remember until I woke up in the recovery room. I don't remember being in alot of pain. I had that push button thing and I didn't use it very much. My cousin and mom told me that when it was time to be moved to my room, I asked to nurse could I walk. My family said I walked to my new room! I asked them if my eyes were open cause I don't remember any of that! From there, I was poked and proded for 2 days! I did not sleep well in that bed so I kept getting up to walk. I know the nurses assistant was prpbably bothered with me cause after I got up to walk they needed to but my blood clot prevention shoes back on. I will say this, after the 2nd day, I had the WORSE gas pain EVER! I kept getting up to walk to try to pass it but it just wouldn't. The gas pain was worse than the surgery pain. ( I quit taking the morphine cause it didn't work. They gave me a little pill). I was in the hospital until Friday afternoon. I went to stay with my parents and they were really helpful with my daughter so my recovery was pretty easy. I cannot wait to see what the future holds.

2 days till my surgery date! I am  nervous and anxious. I am not afraid, jsut apprenhesive. I have waited a long time for my day and now that it's almost here, it's so very daunting!.... I have the support of my family and friends and I'm ready! I'm all packed and ready to do this. Tomorrow starts my day liquid and M.O.M cocktail. I will post when I am on the losers bench!

Yesttrday I went to my 1-1 with Dr. Leport. I was impressed and although he isn't much of talker, he was very forward regarding the risks and the benefits of this surgery. He answered ALL my questions and was very informative. I will be doing the liquid Optifast for 2 weeks prior to surgery to give myself a head start and to reduce the size of my liver. It's really starting to feel real! I'm still pretty nervous but I'm ready!

I have a date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spoke with the schedule lady and I am scheduled for August 6, 2008!!!! I am sooo happy! My life is about to change. Look out world, cause here I come!!

I am still waiting to be scheduled for this surgery. It seems as if everything else went SUPER fast but now it is really just a waiting game. I keep picking up the phone to see if I have missed any calls and nope, no missed calls. This is really horrible. I try to be patient but it has been almost 2 weeks since I was approved! Please lady, call me!