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Hi everyone, I know it has been awhile but I have been in school and doing my medical clinicals and well life just seems to take over and leaves little time for much else. But just a little update, I am doing well, alot of stress right now but I am maintaining. I am now down to between a size 16/18 which feels great and I weighed this morning and I weighed 230.2 so I am just a little off from my first major weight goal of 190lbs. 2009 was crazy and I am still trying to grasp all that has happened. My husband is not as happy as I am I am sure because of all the new attention I am receiving. He had forgotten what it was like when we first got together and I was a size 12/14. LOL Anyway he has no worries I am sure. My family and friends say I look as young as I did in high school, not sure if that is the case but I do feel like I am 25 again and I tell people I am 28 but I am actually 36 but shhhhhhh don't share that with anyone ok. Anyway I hope you are all doing well. I know 2010 is going to be the greatest year of my life...Thus far. Blessings

Hi friends, wow it has been almost 11 months since I began this incredible journey. My starting weight was 438.8 as of today I weigh 255.2 so that is a total of 183.6lbs lost. I am finally starting to realize just how different I look. I feel wonderful. I have been accomplishing so many goals. I went back to school and have almost completed my clinicals I am going to start looking for a job this week so that when I graduate I will have everything lined up...I hope. I am working out, staying active and eating right. Life is wonderful and I am once again living it. Continued blessings to everyone.

Hi guys, well tomorrow(May23) will be my 5 month surgaversary. I am amazed and happier everyday. I can not believe the difference in my life. I realized the other day as I was out planting a small garden in my yard , that I never realized before no how unhappy I was. I always thought that I was doing really good and happy and had things under control.....Well boy was I wrong. I had forgotten the joy of going to the gym, the enjoyment of going places and walking for hours and not being in agonizing pain.I was out in the yard planting a garden, now granted its on a tiny one with some okra and 2 kinds of beans some carrots a tomato, a bell pepper and 2 jalapeno pepper plants but people I planted it all by myself just to see if I could do it. Everyday I find things that I can do again. I have been ask many times if I would do it again and I always reply....ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I had to have the surgery everyday for a month to get to where I am now I would do it. Life is improving everyday and I have met some super nice people because of this surgery so I am loving and living life.

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I have blogged. I have been sooooo busy. There are so many things going on, it has been crazy. So a couple of weeks ago they thought I had an ulcer or blockage or something so I had to go in for an outpatient procedure. They had to hook up Iv because they were giving me anesthesia(which I have had an endoscopy before and did not remember them doing that) but anyway so I had that done and everything turned out fine. I had so inflammation in the pouch so no worries I am going to continue on the meds for awhile and that's that. I am feeling better and am eating and drinking a little better so that's good.
I have been doing water fitness and still enjoying that and working to add some additional things. I have been doing a ton of yard work, at least till it turned cold again...I mean really I am so over winter!!!!!!!
Well I just weighed and here are my results

Starting weight 11/17/08    435.5
Day of surgery 12/23/08      420
Today week 15 4/8/09         345.2

Total loss   90.3lbs
Since day of surgery  74.8lbs

Hope you all are doing well with your journeys
a couple things I wanted to give you guys some web sites to check out
www.kaysnaturals.com    this is a site that sale cereals and snacks that are protein rich and they are yummy
the other site is   www.walkfromobesity.com  this is an organization that funds education etc. about obesity they have walks all across the country that you can join in so you should check this one out as well. Take care and continued blessings

Melanie

Ok so to many this will just be silly but to me it means I am getting my life back. Over a year ago I got very sick and have struggled for a long time just trying to maintain. I had to stop cleaning my house and totally rely on my husband to do alot of it. Which he does a great job but I am a neat freak by nature so for those of you who know me you know what I mean. Anyway so that is why I say this is a defining moment... So on Thursday/Friday I started not to feel well, sinus and cold type sick. So Iwent ahead and went to Concord on Sat. to meet some friends and we had lunch and then went to walk around the huge mall. Now I was a little worried because I am only 2 months post op and before I struggled just walking from my bedroom to my kitchen...welll no problems!!!Then on Sunday I felt really bad, Monday and Tues. a little better then this morning(Wed), after my husband went to work I decided to go ahead and steam clean the sofa in the den so I take everything in and get to work, after doing that I thought "might as well do the carpet in here" so I did then I did the hall, the office,my bedroom, my walk in closet and dressing area, and the entire living room...Now I know crazy but here's the wow. I did it I did not get winded.Nothing. I did not have to get my inhaler or stop I was able to do it start to finish. I was so thrilled. I felt like I had conquered the biggest dragon.

This afternoon I went to weigh and I have lost 7.1 lbs since last Tues.
Starting weight 435.5
Day of surgery 420
Last weigh in   372.3
Today 365.2


I guess that's all for now. Hope you all have a beautiful week!!!!!!
Melanie

Well I have survived the first 8 weeks. I weighed yesterday and I now weigh 372.3. My starting weight was 435.5 and day of surgery I weighed 420. So I have lost a total of 63.1 lbs. I have begun going to the gym and doing water fitness and am walking alot. I am doing well with the diet but struggling to get in all the meals in a day. Its hard to stop and eat when you are on the go. On days when I am at home its no problem but its hard even when I pack stuff to eat when you are busy, busy, busy. I will be glad when I move to the next diet stage so that I can have protein bars. I think it will make it a little easier. If anyone has suggestions on a good bar let me know. Anyway other then that and loving life, I am doing well. Looking forward to warm weather, can't wait. It will be nice to be able to get outside in the fresh air. Hope everyone is doing well, continued blessings.
Melanie

Hi everyone, well I am officially 6 weeks post op and I am feeling great. Everyday is new and exciting and challenging. Now let me say that I have had so many little moments if you will. Like getting in the car for the first time and actually having room between me and the steering wheel, and walking up 2 flights of stairs without needing to use my inhaler, and today my husband and I went to the flea market and he kept asking me if I was ready to go back to the car, because before I would walk around to a couple of the booths with him and then I was done. But today I kept saying no I am fine and so we walked around for about an hour, then we went shopping and walked some more and I felt fine no problems. Towards the end my foot started hurting but other then that it was all good. I was so proud of myself I almost could not believe I had done that then when I came home I started cleaning up and cooking for my friends 40th birthday tomorrow. I had so much energy today it is crazy.
Well to update you on my weightloss and food ect.
I have lost a total of 56 lbs. Now as I said in my you tube video I lost 15 pounds in the 2 months before my surgery, but yes ladies and gentelman I an counting. I had to work my butt off to loss it and I am counting it. So no coments about I am only supposed to count from day of surgery.
Anyway  to recap..starting weight- 435.5
                                Day of Surgery- 420
                                 Wed. Feb.4-    379.3
I am still trying to grasp the reality of it all. It is crazy. I was a little dicouraged this week when I got on the scale and I had only lost 2 lbs. I was like what the heck happened. But a friend told me that usually the 2nd month the weightloss slows down but then it picks back up. Anyway I have been trying to get myself on a good routine food wise, that works for me. I am such the control freak that notthing seems to work for me. But I just keep trying. I am trying to work in the vitamins, calcium and other meds that I have to take as well. Some days at the end of the day I feel like it has been such a struggle to get everything in but anything worth having is worth fighting for so everyday I put on my gloves and am fighting another day. I win one battle at a time.
I am taking water fitness classses and I have to say I forgot how much I enjoyed doing that. I am the youngest person in the class, but I don't mind and I enjoy hearing the stories the ladies tell. Most of them don't believe that I am 35 one lady said I look as young as her grand daughter(who's 25). Hey I will take it. Anyway thank you for your continued support and prayers. I continue to pray for you all as well. Remember take one day at a time.
Continued Blessings,
Melanie

Hey everyone welllll I survived the liquid diet, and I am not going to lie it was horrible. Tonight I came home and made myself a piece of baked salmon with a little olive oil vinegret it was yummy!!!!! Anyway my doctor and nutritionist have a program of how to begin back eating meats so they want you to do like flaky white fish first, then eggs,then beef and pork and last poultry so I started with the fish tonight and did well I don't think I had the 4 oz. I probably had maybe 2oz but that was ok I stopped eating after 30 minutes because that the rule from my nutritionist. So I maintained that. Ok  so heres the breakdown...Oct.2008 435.5, Day of surgery 12/23/08 420, 3 weeks post op Jan.14,2009 386.
So since Oct. I have lost a total of 49 pounds, and 34 of that is since day of surgery.
I am super happy and feeling better everyday and looking forward to starting to go to the gym and looking forward to a bright and beautiful 2009. Hope everyone has a wonderful, productive week.

I hate the liquid diet but I am focusing on the fact that I go for my 3 week post-op next Wednesday so I am just trying to get through the last few days. I am pleased I have lost 25 pounds since my day of surgery on Dec. 23rd. Which is soooo crazy to me but anyway. I am happy I have made some friends through this sight that are doing awesome(Hi popandy). So basically I am just hanging in there I know there are better days to come. I am supper tired today don't really know why but I am. So I am going to keep this short hope everyone has a great weekend and I will do an update after my appointment next week.  Take care and continued blessings to everyone.
Melanie

Well its January 5th 2009. I am officially as of tomorrow 2 weeks post op. I am feeling great and getting better everyday. Anyway as of today I weigh 395.4 so I am excited to be out of the 4 hundreds. Nothing much going on right now other then HATING THE LIQUID DIET. I am a little dehydrated but trying very hard to maintain and get in the fluids. I am not concentrating as much on the protein  right nows as much as I am on fluids in general. Pray for me and I wish you all great success and happinaess in 2009. Best wishes.
Melanie