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| Lori Larsen McFarland, WI, USA Post Op - BMI: 25.3 Surgery Type: RNY Member ID: L1035823149 Contact: Click here to send a Personal Message Surgeon: Paul E Huepenbecker , M.D. | Click here for Lori's surgery support page Click here for the 10/2004 Reunion Page Click here to print Lori's cards (You can print your own cards, and if you're good at it, you can help print cards for your friends as well!) |
 
Angel - Sarah Mclaughlin
 OCTOBER 2002 I am a 34, soon to be 35 year old mother of 3 great kids(most of the time) They are 9, 4, and 2 and very busy. I have been overweight all my life. The first diet aid I can remeber my mother giving me was these little square chocolate "candy" things called aids. You ate 1-2 before meals with a hot cup of coffee and your appetite was supposed to diminish. I was only 10. I don't really remember if I did ok or not but must not have since here I am. Next I tried The Cambridge diet which my mother bought from a lady at her work. I lost weight but always felt hungry, cheated, and felt so guilty afterward. I was still between 10-11. We also counted calories and I went to weight watchers when I was in fifth grade. She said she would pay my weekly dues, (only $5 back then) if I lost weight and if I did not I would have to pay. I lost like 25 pounds but gained it all back and more. They got sick of driving me into the meetings if I wasn't doing good and so it just stopped. I then counted calories on my own and did Richard Simmons. Always lost, Always gained. Went back and forth between weight watchers several times. Each time the weekly dues were higher and higher and so my weight went as well. I met a great guy in 1991 and wanted to badly to lose weight before my wedding I went to Nutri/System. I lost 80 pounds and felt so beautiful and proud of myself on my wedding day. We went on a cruise and I came back 15 pounds heavier and just kept on gaining from there. I was 209 when I got pregnant with my first daugher and gained 30 pounds. I lost almost all in the four years between her and my secound baby but continued to try to diet. I was 215 when I got pregnant with my son in 1997 and 250 when I had him. Two years later I had not lost that weight and was pregnant again and went up to 292 on the day that I delivered. I lost some and am where I am today at about 278. I researched wls 6 months after my last son was born and my pcp wrote a referral to the surgeon, I had an appt with the surgeon but chickened out before I even went. Got too scared about not making through the surgery and leaving a little baby and two others behind. Well I have found God in my life again, have several health problems related to this excess weight and have decided now is the time to go forward and have the surgery. I have a different insurance now, so I have to start all over in the process with a new pcp and surgeon. My husband is very supportive and optomistic that everything will work out with the approval and so forth. I wish the process were faster.  NOVEMBER 1, 2002 I contacted the surgeons office and requested a packet on lap RNY and called my pcp to schedule an appt but he is booked until December but if I call back on Monday, maybe there will be a cancellation and I can get in to talk to him about it.  NOVEMBER 2, 2002 The surgeons packet came today. I have to document 2 weeks worth of diet diary. I think I will try to think back to last week and make that one up as best I can. I was very depressed since my husband was away on business so I did eat a lot of junk. Hope I can get into the PCP on Monday. My daughter is having a sleep over tonight. I feel embarrassed when I meet the other mothers and I am the biggest one. I bought a new Bible today with some good references to life lessons that I will try to read when I need encouragement and also a book for parents on pre-teens and a daily devotional/life lesson discussion book for all of us to talk about at the dinner table. NOVEMBER 4, 2002 I called the pcp office this morning and I can get in at 11:15. I am nervous. I have been researching this site all morning getting "my ducks in a row". I hope he agrees with my decision and is supportive. I really have not known him that long since we switched insurances last year. I had the approval of my former pcp and he had written a letter of referral to the surgeon in 2000, so I will tell this new pcp that and hopefully he will write a letter too. I have all my diets and co-morbitities lined out for him so we will see how it goes. I hope I can get things rolling soon. NOVEMBER 5, 2002 I saw my pcp yesterday. He was so supportive and agrees with me that I have tried everything and have the right attitude and reasonable expectations. He is going to write the letter of referral to the surgeon and basically asked me what I wanted him to write. I made sure he knows that he has to stress that this surgery is a medical necessary and not that I am the one that just wants to have it. I then went to my prior doctor who also agreed with me in 2000 that I should have the surgery and am getting all those records transferred to my new pcp. I told my doctor that I think I should have some labs drawn and he said sure so I am going to the lab this morning. I have been fasting for 12 hours, all night, which is hard since I work the night shift and I worked last night and that is basically how we all stay awake is to eat all night. NOVEMBER 14, 2002 Made it through my lab tests, but I still haven't found out the results yet. I turned in all my paperwork this week and called the dr. office yesterday and they said to expect a call to schedule an appt in about 2 weeks. It's so hard to wait. I met my new friend Tina yesterday that I found on this site. HI TINA. It was really exciting to be able to talk to someone who has gone through the procedure and can answer some of my questions. I guess I will update when I hear some news. JUNE 1, 2003 Been a while since I posted, I was denied right away with no ifs, ands or buts about it. They have a written exclusion policy with no ability to even appeal. I was pretty bummed about that and decided to try on my own again. Blah, blah, blah, No luck, I went to see the dietician and did good for a while but then right back up again. I have decided to try the WISH center. Since I will be self pay I see they finance. I will not be about to have surgery until next February because I need to save some vacation time so I will be paid when I am off. I hope the summer goes fast. JULY 30, 2003 I dont think I am going to the wish center. Too much money. I am hoping that one of the HMO's in the area will come through and start paying for this life saving surgery. In the mean time I am going to see an endocrinologist on Aug 11th. It seems I have hyperinsulinemia. (Too much insulin in my bloodstream) which is a precursor to diabetes. It also causes high blood pressure(which I have) and swelling (have that too) Maybe she can get me on some medicine to help and that will help me to lose weight too. I am also going to ask her honest opinion of wls and if it is a good choice for me then or if I would be at an increased risk for more complications. I also have a job interview today for a day job. YEAH. JUNE 27, 2004 Well now I am 36, almost 37 and a lot has happened in my life since the last time I posted. It has been almost a year. I did get my new job and also new insurance but not one that will pay for the surgery so I am still a self pay. OH WELL, It is worth it to me. My sister died of depression in August so that has been hard on our whole family. But I haven't gained any weight in the past year, thank God. I have met with the PA and had my initial appt. with her to get the process going. I had all my blood tests done earlier this month and everything was normal except for my B12 level is low so I have to have shots every month to get the level up until surgery. I also am very allergic to latex but I knew that. I had my pysch eval last week and that went very well. I have a very good support system all around . me and have been seeing a therapist ever since my sister died anyway. I see the nutritionist this week. I have to lose 10 pounds before surgery, which I hope to have in October. I really would like to lose 30. My husband and I went to GNC today and bought some whey protein shakes for me to start trying. I hope they will help me in the start to lose weight. August 12, 2004 I had my consults with the endocrinologist and the pulmonologist recently and all has checked out fine. The Bariatric team took my info to the patient care conference yesterday and I was deemed a good candidate for surgery. I now just have to wait until the coordinator of the bariatric program gets back from vacation next in 2 weeks and I will be given a date. My husband and I went to the bank so all of the finances are in order to pay at this point. I wish my insurance covered this. I will still appeal because maybe a miracle will happen and I will be approved. August 31, 2004 Well I didn't pass my home, 2 cycle sleep study so I had to stay overnight at Stoughton Hospital for a polysomnogram last night. It was kind of fun. I would have never believed it until I experienced it, but I have never slept better in my life than after he hooked up the CPAP. I felt great this morning. Ready to conquer the world. I HAVE MY DATE !!!!! OCTOBER 12,2004 WILL BE THE START OF A NEW LIFE FOR ME. I kind of likened it to feeling like being pregnant. The feelings I am having. It feels exciting to know that I am going to have this neat life with all kinds of changes and fun things that I am going to be able to do, but I have to go through some scarry stuff first. Sometimes I am afraid I will not make it, but I know that Kristin will not let that happen to me. SEPTEMBER 5,2004 Not much going on. I got my CPAP machine yesterday and used it last night. I felt so much better already this morning and am sitting up right now at midnight writing this. We did a lot of stuff today that normally on the weekend I would be too tired to do. We even washed the siding on the house. I hope I feel this good all the time so I can get up and exercise. I would really like to lose another 10 pounds before surgery. TTFN I WANT TO THANK SHANNON FOR HELPING ME TO MAKE THIS PAGE SO BEAUTIFUL AND HELPING ME DEDICATE IT TO KRISTIN. My sister was so beautiful and could always do the things that I couldn't do because she was the "skinny" one. I thought she had everything and yet she still wasn't happy. I know I will still have burdens to bear and will have to learn new ways of taking care of myself, not with food. But I have to be there for my kids to do the things with them that Aunt Kris always did. She would taking my daughter hiking at Devils Lake, and on long walks in the summer along nature trails. She would take her to Great America in the Summer and did just last summer a few weeks before she committed suicide as I think her last goodbye to Brooke. I have to be that part of the mom now that she was to my kids. Sometimes I am scared that I won't make it, that I will be that statistic that has some horrible thing happen to them, but then I remember that I have a special angel up in heaven just for me, and she knew that I was wanting to do this even before she died and I know she is rooting for me and she will not let anything happen to me. SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 Just in a holding pattern. I have been using my CPAP every night and doing ok with it. I still find it hard to fall asleep at first though and it is not the most romantic device in the world to be wearing. I have been writing down questions for the surgeon when I meet with him so I don't forget. I know working in the health care field, just how busy the docs are and they like it when patients are prepared. Mark is leaving for his business trip tomorrow afternoon. I hate it when he is gone. I can't take care of myself very well. I never have had to. I need him to write things down for me so I don't forget everything I need to do when he is gone with the kids and such. I can't believe all the emails I have gotten from people wishing me well on the upcoming surgery. That is so nice and supportive. It really reinforces my decision when I have doubts. Well I should get going. Bye for now. SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 I have been so sick. The kids go back to school and then they bring stuff home and mom gets sick. I had a 101 fever on Wednesday. Came home from work a little early and went right to bed. Then my fever broke and I felt a little better but still I was up coughing for 2 nights straight. I finally got some antibiotics and some cough medicine with codeine and slept a lot better last night. I exercised on the treadmill for 10 minutes today. I don't know how I am going to keep up with that part of the program because my legs hurt so bad when I walk. I hope some of the weight comes off fast so maybe the walking will be easier. I am going to go to water aerobics this week too. I really want to be down to 260 before the surgery and it is only 3 weeks away. I was 273 the last time I checked. Well not much else so I will go for now. September 27, 2004 Well I saw the dietician for my pre-op last week and I actually have lost 0.7 pound. woo hoo, big deal. Well at least I haven't gained. It was very informative. I didn't know that you could do so many things with clear/full liquids. My husband and I went shopping for all my stuff the other night. It was kind of fun picking out all my "new foods" We went on an eat fest this weekend. We started out at Oscars in Milwaukee for custard and burgers and then went shopping at IKEA in Schamburg, IL. That was the best part I think. Then we went to SuperDawg for supper and had Chicago style dogs and malts. I got so sick. I know I dont love food that much to keep on doing this to my body. Only 2 more weeks and my life will change forever. The kids have been asking so many questions about what foods I can and cant have after surgery and the kinds of things I will be able to do with them. Well I should go. I am so pissed. I just entered in the entire November matrix and now I lost it. I think I will just do it tomorrow. TTFN October 7, 2004 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had my preop with Dr. Huepenbecker on Friday, October 1st. That was the first time I had met him personally in private as his patient. I have heard him in group before and at the initial informational lecture. He is very nice and takes his time to answer all questions. He is very direct and honest about the expected outcomes and possible complications. But also very optimistic on how to avoid problems and on how to maximize this tool for the best outcomes. I then had my preop physical with Dr. Hermus on Monday, October 4th. I am good to go. I had a bunch of labs drawn yesterday, a urinalysis and an ekg. Today I have to see the pulmonologist for the official results of my sleep study even though I have been using the CPAP since I had it. Go figure. I went to the Meriter group on Tuesday night. They have a lot of fun there. I met a lot of nice people and it is closer for me to go there after work then to the west side. I might just continue with theirs. Gail is going to be my angel while I am off (Thanks, Gail.) Well not much else. I will write if anything comes up. October 10, 2004 The eve of my surgery. I finished my prep a while ago. That was fun. I am glad I followed my friends advice and started clear liquids yesterday instead of after the prep. I think it made it alot easier. I don't really know how I feel. Sometimes excited and sometimes scared. The kids are all nervous in their own way. Brooke had a meltdown a little while ago. Crying her eyes out. I told her that I have done everything to ensure that this will be a safe surgery for me and if something happens now it is in God's hands. I hope she understands. I hope I understand. I didn't write any letters to them like Mark wanted me to. I was too afraid. I just want them to know that I love them more than I have loved anything in my life. More than myself, my parents, my sister. They are a part of me. I felt them grow inside of me and I nurtured them. I want to and will be here to continue to care for and nurture them forever. I have received so many emails this week. It is neat to think that people are actally reading my profile like I have read others for over 2 years. I hope I am an inspiration to some. Well I should go upstairs and spend some time with my husband and drink some more before I can't anymore tonight. See you on the other side. (that seems fun to write :) October 16, 2004 Well I am home. I came home on Thursday, October 14. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We got to the hospital at about 6am. I had to wait for a while and then everything happened at once. I was wheeled to the OR at 7:45. They started my surgery at a little after 8am and were done by 10am. My surgeon said it went great, "text book". They don't allow any residents to help so that made me feel better. Plus I had a good nurse friend of mine in the OR as the scrub nurse looking out for me and she said it really did go well. I got back to my room about noon and was in a little pain. I did not have a PCA but had to ask for IV dilaudid every hour if I needed it. I also got Toradol IV which worked even better than the Dilaudid I thought. I got up for the first time 8pm and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be too. I remember how much it hurt when I had my c/sections and this was a piece of cake to roll out and get up. I walked out in the hall to the room next door and back. It felt really good to get up. I was sooooo thirsty though and could only wet my lips and mouth with a sponge. No sucking on it. I then got back to bed and rested until about 4am when I wanted to get up again. I walked to the nurses station that time. The thing that really bothered me the most was the catheter. I hate those things. After that walk, I sat up in the recliner for the rest of the morning. I was taken for my swallow test at about 8:30am. I had a student nurse that day from the University. So I got a nice pampering from her. The swallow test was horrid. That stuff is so nasty and bitter. I am glad I only had to swallow to gulps. They said it looked like no leaks but I would not know for sure until the doctor looked at it. My best friend Katie came to spend the morning with me so that helped pass some time. I got a lot of visitors while I was there. Once the word came in that the swallow test showed officially no leaks they took out my catheter and I was allowed to start on the bariatric diet. One ounce of Optisource per hour. That strawberry never tasted so good. My student nurse helped me clean up and I got my own jammies on. What heaven. I sat in the chair for the rest of the day. Brooke and Grandma came to visit me later in the afternoon and Mark came after work for a while. On Wednesday I got to take a shower and just more of the same. Rest, drink my protein, and walk short walks 3 times a shift. They let me add water to my drink. So now I was up to 1 ounce of water and 1 ounce of optisource per hour. I didn't go home on Wednesday because I still couldn't get in all my fluids. So I stayed another night. Gail (my angel) came to visit me and that was great. To be able to talk to her and ask some specific questions now that I had had the surgery. The only problems I had was that I just could not fall asleep. Wednesday night the nurse finally gave me a benedryl at 3am and then I slept until 6am when I got woke up by the doctor. My first night home was hard because I really couldn't get comfortable in the bed. I did sleep from about 10pm until 5am though but I was so stiff. So I had Mark bring up the recliner from the basement. Friday my mom came to take care of me and I pretty much just sat in the recliner and drank my fluids and napped. She and I went for 2 small walks to the neighbors driveway and back. That felt good just getting out and smelling the fresh air. I had a little melt down that night though when I saw the kids eating pop tarts. I was head hungry I think. I talked with Gail and she said it will get better. Today I am bored too. It is my favorite day of the year. Toy Day at Farm and Fleet and this is the first year I did not go. I love to shop and being stuck at home is the hardest part for me. Mark and I went for a walk almost to the end of our block and I sat with everyone and low fat strained cheese broccoli soup. It was good. I have to help Brooke with her Social Studies project so I should go now. I will write back soon. October 29, 2004 I had my first post op appt on Wednesday and have lost 21 pounds. I feel very good and my blood pressure was excellent. I haven't been taking my meds very good because I cannot gag down them when they are crushed so I was glad to see that the blood pressure was good. I saw the dietician the next day and she said I can move onto pureed foods now. I tried some cottage cheese one day and then some farmers cheese, 1ounce, the next. Both went good. I went shopping and couldn't believe how long it took me in the store because I was reading all the labels. I want to start working out more now and am trying to decide what kinds of things to do. I think I will go back to water aerobics this next week and maybe check into the cardio class at Spartan fitness. bye for now. October 30, 2004 We went to Brooke's swim meet in Lake Geneva last night. I did good with my drinking but the whole team wanted to go out for supper afterward at Chili's. I was so scared but Mark was very supportive and I ordered the brocolli cheese soup and only had 1/2 cup and one of his grilled shrimp. The waitress kind of looked at me funny when I didn't ordered anything to drink though. It was hard not to drink with my meal but I made it. We are going shopping today for some tofu and to look around at Whole Foods. I think I will also get the ingredients for some homeade hummus. I got the recipe off the internet the other day. Well, should go, we have a soccer game to go to first. November 6, 2004 Things are going really good. Sometimes I feel like I am not going that good though. I still walk by the mirror and see the same person. I can tell I have lost weight though because all my clothes are getting too big. I cleaned out my closet today and packed everything up for a big garage sale next summer. I also put an ad on the water cooler at my work to see if anyone is interested in buying some now. I am having a hard time eating lately I think. I tried some imitation crab and it came back up. Too rich I think because I didn't even eat that much and I ate it super slow. Nothing even sounds good to eat right now. I guess that is a good thing. It gets really frustrating though. Not even things I liked before sound good anymore. I really like refried beans with salsa and hot sauce and that is about it. I have been going to the Princeton Club and it feels good when I am done. I still hate to see myself in the mirror though. Today we went shopping for protein shakes and bars. Everything tastes too sweet to me though. I finally got to one of my goals though, I am wearing one of Mark's sweaters in a large. That is fun. Gail was walking by my house today when we got home and I took a nice long (long for me) walk with her. She really books it. It was fun to talk to someone who has had the surgery and is doing well. She is down over 100 pounds now. We also bought the TAE-BO dvd because Brooke does it at swimming and she will be a good inspiration here at home. Well I am going to have some more beans now. TA TA NOVEMBER 23, 2004 Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I feel like I have so much to be thankful for. My family and my friends, my health, and my new life. I am doing pretty good. I throw up every so often when I eat too fast or take that one last bite that I should not have. I get discouraged often when I get on the scale because it is not going down as fast as I think it should. I had my mom measure me last week and I have lost inches. Three from my waist and 2 from my hips. Mark and I continue to go to the Princeton club and I bought some new jeans from the Avenue this weekend and they were stretch size 16. I could not even believe it. I have lost 33 pounds since October 11. I guess that is good. Mark and I went to a wedding this weekend. I did really good with my eating. I was worried about what I would have but I managed with a small piece of chicken breast, about 2 teaspoons of the mashed potatoes and 3 carrot bites. Beforehand they had hors devoures and I had 2 cheese cubes, a strawberry and 2 crackers. I even had 3 sips of champagne. We danced and it was so fun. I got on the scale today and have lost 3 pounds this week. I guess that is better than gaining 3. Maybe the slower I lose the better and easier it will be to keep it off. Well, Happy Thanksgiving everyone and take care. DECEMBER 13, 2004 Well I did have a nice Thanksgiving. I even lost 6 pounds. Someone from work here said they know where they went. ha ha I have been doing good they say. I guess I need to stop reading and comparing myself to everyone else. I saw the dietician and surgeon last week and they both said I am doing great. I am having a hard time getting in enough protein and she gave me some good suggestions. I am in love with Whey Cool. I kind of ice cream treat that has 20 grams of protein in a 4 oz serving. It is low fat and low sugar too. I still throw up once in a while but I think I eat too much or too fast. Last night was the rememberance service for The Compassionate Friends. Both mom and Ronelle went. I thought it was nice. Mark and I are hoping to get away to Chicago this weekend. I sure hope we can. It has been too long. Ronelle is going to take Brooke and Garrett and Mom will take Grant barring her physical goes ok. She gets so freaked out by that. I am going to the Dean support meating tonight. I forgot my workout shoes or I would have gone there afterward. I think I will get up early and go workout in the morning before work. I like doing that too. Well I should go. I have to finish up here at work. TTFN DECEMBER 23, 2004 The support group meeting was fun. They had some food, non of which I could really eat though. I did have a couple of strawberries and 2 bottles of water. I am better about getting in my protein now. I won a door prize, a book on walking for fitness which I am reading now. I have been going to the Princeton Club in the morning which is working out better since I am tired when I get home and don't want to go back out into the cold. Mark and I did go to Chicago last weekend and that was the first time since surgery that I broke down and cried since I could not have any of the good stuff I would have before surgery. The cheesecake factory is there. But really last time we went there I vomited anyway. I think it would have been more fun if I could have tried on more. I still am not at a size yet where I can walk in and try on anything. It was nice to spend time with Mark and the train ride was fun. Our hotel room was nice and we rented the Bourne Supremacy. It was very cold on Sunday so we did not go to the museum. I got sick from my omlet in the morning and we just went to the train station and waited there. There was a big Avenue store there and I did get some new clothes there. I got size 16w pants and 14/16 shirts so I guess I should be proud of that. My goal was to lose 50 pounds by Christmas and I had lost 49 as of yesterday morning and I worked out this morning so I think I will make it. We took Cooper to the HUmane Society today. I know it was the right thing to do but it was still hard. We are not home enough to take care of him. We are going to look at a new house tonight in Sun Prairie. I would really like to move and get the boys in there own bedrooms. It is so boring here at work. No doctors are in and not too many calls either. I am leaving at 4pm. I will weigh myself tomorrow and hopefully the scale will say 228. Bye January 3, 2005 Well the scale did say 228 and now it says 225. I am so excited. I still do not really see a difference when I walk by the mirror though. I had a good Christmas and New Year. We went to the Badger Hockey game on New Year's Eve and then watched the fire works downtown. Garrett has pneumonia and is on 3 different meds, one of which is prednisone, a steroid. It makes him really crabby and really hungry. Mark bought me a pair of boots for Christmas but I took them back and bought a skirt since I have again cleaned out my closet and have gotten rid of so much stuff. We went to Land's End and it is a regular size XL. I thought it would be tight and so it was supposed to be my inspirational piece to work to fit into. Well I brought it home and it fit right away. I even have room to spare so I think I am going to take it back and get a Large to work into. I can hardly believe that I am wearing a regular size. That is the fun part. I have still been going to the club regularly and excercising. Mark and I both went yesterday and I did the machines. He also bought me a big blue yoga ball for me to do sit ups on. Boy do my muscles hurt today. But I do like doing the sit ups on the ball and hope that my stomach can tighten up. My new year's resolution is to take my vitamins everyday. It sure was nice not to have to make the resolution to lose weight only to know that I was not going to do it. This year I know I am going to do it. Well my lunch is almost over. Bye for now. January 18, 2005 I now weigh 223. 55 pounds since surgery, which was 3 months ago. I have slowed down some but I know that is normal. Even though the scale did not move much this week, my clothes feel smaller. I have still been going to the Princeton club so that is what is making a difference. We had everyone here for Garrett's b-day on Sunday and now having the cake was not so painful as it was for Grants b-day. I made hot chicken salad and had some of that. I saw the dietician the other day and she lowered down my protein goal to 60g, so I think I can make that. She was more concerned about my fluids, which I do have a hard time getting in sometimes. I can wear 16-18 and xl tops. I was very excited to get a new Columbia coat this weekend and it is a man's medium, when I was in a man's 2-3x before. I still cannot get it zipped all the way but I wanted it a little tight so I can grow down into it. I have been really tired lately but my labs were fine, so I don't know what is going on. And I am still having such bad hip pain. I wish I knew what I could take. Hope everyone is doing good and I will update again soon. January 24, 2005 Well the snow kept us pretty much cooped up for the weekend. We rented movies and cleaned and did laundry. It sure does pile up fast. Mark and I went to water aerobics on Sunday. What a workout. I am so sore this morning. I went to the club and did only 10 minutes on the precor and 15 minute bike ride. I weighed myself when I got in and it said 216.5. That is 61.5 pounds. I went shopping yesterday and bought some new clothes again. I wanted to get a nice outfit for the talk I am giving next Monday night for Dean. I got a 14 pants and 14-16 shirt. I still cannot see it in the mirror but I can tell in my clothes. The pants are still a little too tight but I am going to work out everyday this week and they should fit by Monday. I finally had some food this weekend that tasted good. I have had such a problem with not feeling like eating or nothing sounds good. We ordered some General's Chicken from the Main Moon and I just ate the chicken, no rice. Then yesterday I got a turkey wrap from Milio's. It took me three meals to finish it but it sure was good. Well, I will update again soon. Take care everyone. FEBRUARY 7 |
