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Preparing for the unknown! - It's a human condition to want to know what lies ahead. The unknowns in life can be scary and unpredictable. No one knows what will happen or how we'll react and handle certain s...

Pain, lots of pain...and some good news too!! - It's been one of those weeks where the pre op me would bury herself in several pints of Ben & Jerry's and as much junk food as possible! All I've wanted to do all week is eat and s...

Happy New Year!! - So here it is the last night of 2010 and I've done a lot of reflecting on the craziness that was this year! I never thought in a million years I'd be where I am right now! It's bee...

Another Year Older! - I turned 29 on Thursday and it was very surreal. When asked if I dreaded getting older at first I thought I would but the opposite is the truth! I feel better and am healthier at 2...

The best Thanksgiving! - I have so much to be thankful for today and I'm on the verge of tears because of how blessed I feel! This year has been an amazing, scary, challenging year and it's been one heck o...

Numbers and Goals! - When I started this journey I weighed somewhere around 450. Day of surgery I was 426 and it was overwhelming and daunting to think that I had over 226 pounds to lose to get to wher...

Frustration - I went to my 6 month appointment today and the good news is I've lost 106 pounds, but the bad is that I have to have exploratory surgery next week. About a month ago I started gett...

6 months - So yesterday marked 6 months since surgery and I've been thinking about a lot and how much everything has changed. This weekend my husband showed me a picture that still blows my m...

What a day! - It's been one of those days where a pint of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia would be ideal and would make all my problems go away...at least for a while. That was pre op, not the best ...

Huge wow moment! - Yesterday I challenged myself to do something that I haven't been able to do for a VERY long time. A back injury and my increasing weight have made mobility difficult and extremely...

24,102 and 14! - What do these numbers mean? A lot actually! 24 is the number of pounds until I'm no longer in the 300s, 102 is the number of pounds I've lost in the last 5 months, and 14 is the po...

3 pounds away! - I got on the scale last night and I'm 3 pounds away from 100 pounds lost!!  It's SO surreal to think that in such a short time I've lost that much. There are days when I really not...

Changes - Life has a way of being completely unexpected and crazy! It's been just over 4 months since I had surgery and it's amazing how much changes in such a short time. A week and a half ...