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6 month Surgeriversary! - All is well.  Down 77.2lbs and I've gained some of my confidence back! I begun to nibble on things I shouldn't be eating and so this month I'm going to be a bit more conscious abou...

5 Months and 70lbs later! - All is well.  i just celebrated homecoming and it was a great feeling seeing my old friends and feeling more confident about my appearance.  My lowest adult weight is 220 and I'm o...

September in review... - September was a month of surprises.  The weight continues to slideoff and heads are turning and beginning to really question what I did to lose the weight.  i chose not to tell...

Friends Reactions - I am 3 months post op as of Sept 1 and people are really starting to notice my weight loss.  Yesterday I had someone express that she thought i had lost enough.  I knew I would get...

Loving the changes I'm seeing - So the scale isn't moving much the inches are falling off and I'm loving it! I posted a picture taken today of the cahnge so far.  Actually my scale doesn't work so i can't weigh e...

I'm not losing.... - The scale hasn't moved in about 2 weeks.  in fact, it goes up and down around the same 5 lbs!  I'm so frustrated.  i try to keep in mind that the inches I've lost and the ability t...

Lost a few dress sizes!!! - So I'm walking around in the mall and saw a dress that I thought was really cute.  Just for the heck of it i decide to pick up a 18W and try it on.  Now I knew that I was down a pa...

One month anniversary! - The first month flew by! I lost 22lbs and 12 inches from my body. My goal, which I've consistently met, is to get to the gym or do some sort of exercise 4 days a week. I lost t...

My 1st Dumping Experience - After sleeping peacefully through the night, I awoke to stomach cramps, diarrhea, and cold sweating which all lasted for about an hour.  It was pretty intense.  I'm pretty sure tha...

Spent 1/2 day at the Dr. office! - I'll start with the positive: The Dr. was pleased with my progressed.  He said my incision sites were healing verywell and thatmy weight loss wass ahead of the curve just to be 2 w...

2 weeks Postop - Two weeks has gone by so quickly! As each day passes it has become easier to get my fluids in.  I'm now up to between 50-70 ozs of fluids a day.  Given that it's so hot in NC right...

One Week Postop - Yesterday was a wekk since surgery.  Overall I've had a good experience.  I'm only taking my blood pressure meds and omeprazole and a multivitamin.  I understand thatI'll pick up o...

Today's Experience - * walked for an hour in Wal-Mart * first day without pain medication I think I'm making good progress.  It's pretty warm in centra NC so I brought an in home walking exercise D...

4 Days Post-Op - Hi All! It's been an interesting journey so far.  I went in Tuesday, June 1 in the morning.  I had to be at the hospital at 5:45 for the surgery scheduled to begin at 7.  My sur...

Less than 10 hrs to go! - It's seems unreal that my surgery is just a few hours away.  I took my official before picture and measurements and plan to take a picture and measurements once a month.  The liqui...

Getting Close!!!! - I'm about 31 hours away from surgery time! I've stocked up on protein shakes, water and suger free popsicles and suger free powders to add to water. Am I forgetting anything?   I'm...