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WOW WOW WOW ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 24, 2008
Hi all, 
Today is my 9 month surgiversary and I am in onederland!!!!!
OMG!!
I was 370 lbs. on 10/24/07 and today I weighed in at 199 lbs.!!!!!! I kept stepping on and off the scale because I didn't believe what I was seeing!
The last time I was under 200 lbs. was more than 21 years ago in November 1987, just after my first son was born. I think it lasted for all of one week before the scale started creeping up again.
I am sooooooooooo lucky and blessed!!
My daughter is getting married on 8/9 and I had set a goal for myself to be under 200 lbs. by the wedding and I made it with time to spare!!! Maybe I'll make it to 195 by then! I had my dress fitting on Tuesday and it's a size 20 W (the smallest they could get) and I'm a 16 now so they had to take it in by about 6 inches! I've gone from a size 34 bottom and 30 top to a 16 top and bottom in 9 months!
Sorry, I know I'm tooting my own horn but I'm just so happy and excited!
To all of you out there who are just starting your journey: I am proof that this can and will work for you!! My comorbities:
High blood pressure: GONE!
Sleep apnea: GONE
Stress incontinence: 98% GONE! (it's all that liquid we have to drink!)
High Cholesterol: GONE (109 at last test!)
Diabetes: 90% Resolved. It hasn't fully reversed yet, but I've gone from 110 units of lantus daily to 12 units. From 2000mg. of metformin to 500. No more glipizide and no more novolog! I've been diabetic for 9 years and never got my A1C below 8.5. Today it's 6.6!!! My metabolic physician is certain I will come off insulin totally and also feels I will get full reversla eventually!!
I don't post often but I am grateful for all the information and support that is provided by this forum. I try not to miss a word!!!
Eggface, you totally rock!! I can't take your ice cream food porn any longer, so I am joining the crowd buying up all the ice cream makers! Ice cream was my absolutely favorite food, and now it looks as though I can still enjoy a new, improved (for us) version! Thanks so much for sharing!
Joyfully,
Mary Ann
(ticker needs changing)
Mary Ann
Today is my 9 month surgiversary and I am in onederland!!!!!
OMG!!I was 370 lbs. on 10/24/07 and today I weighed in at 199 lbs.!!!!!! I kept stepping on and off the scale because I didn't believe what I was seeing!
The last time I was under 200 lbs. was more than 21 years ago in November 1987, just after my first son was born. I think it lasted for all of one week before the scale started creeping up again.I am sooooooooooo lucky and blessed!!
My daughter is getting married on 8/9 and I had set a goal for myself to be under 200 lbs. by the wedding and I made it with time to spare!!! Maybe I'll make it to 195 by then! I had my dress fitting on Tuesday and it's a size 20 W (the smallest they could get) and I'm a 16 now so they had to take it in by about 6 inches! I've gone from a size 34 bottom and 30 top to a 16 top and bottom in 9 months!Sorry, I know I'm tooting my own horn but I'm just so happy and excited!
To all of you out there who are just starting your journey: I am proof that this can and will work for you!! My comorbities:
High blood pressure: GONE!
Sleep apnea: GONE
Stress incontinence: 98% GONE! (it's all that liquid we have to drink!)
High Cholesterol: GONE (109 at last test!)
Diabetes: 90% Resolved. It hasn't fully reversed yet, but I've gone from 110 units of lantus daily to 12 units. From 2000mg. of metformin to 500. No more glipizide and no more novolog! I've been diabetic for 9 years and never got my A1C below 8.5. Today it's 6.6!!! My metabolic physician is certain I will come off insulin totally and also feels I will get full reversla eventually!!
I don't post often but I am grateful for all the information and support that is provided by this forum. I try not to miss a word!!!
Eggface, you totally rock!! I can't take your ice cream food porn any longer, so I am joining the crowd buying up all the ice cream makers! Ice cream was my absolutely favorite food, and now it looks as though I can still enjoy a new, improved (for us) version! Thanks so much for sharing!
Joyfully,
Mary Ann
(ticker needs changing)
Mary Ann
Officially coming on board!
Apr 24, 2008
Hello to everyone! This is my first post to the OH board. I have been visiting the Members' Forum almost daily since January 2008, and feel that I can no longer keep viewing the board without publicly acknowledging the tremendous support that this forum and its members have provided to me.
Today is my six-month surgiversary! I had lap RNY on 10/24/2007, and I weighed 370 pounds going into the surgery, the most I have ever weighed in my life. Today I weigh 240 pounds!!!!!! I can't believe that I have lost 130 pounds in just 6 months!!!! My ultimate goal is 160 pounds or less, and I actually now believe that I will really get there!
I want to thank each and every forum member for having the courage and the generosity of spirit to share so much of their positive and negative experiences and feelings. I have learned a tremendous amount of useful information from everyone. It's also so comforting to know that a lot of my own feelings and experiences are normal! I'm not sure I would feel as confident about my current and future success if I had not had the benefit of all of your posts.
There are some very special people on this forum. I will not name anyone specific, as I don't want to exclude anyone from my appreciation, so THANK YOU ALL A THOUSAND TIME OVER!!
Now that I've finally made it to the board, I fully intend to jump in and start posting in the hope that I can be of some small assistance to others, as you all have been to me.
Please come and be my friend!!!
Sincerely,
Mary Ann
Today is my six-month surgiversary! I had lap RNY on 10/24/2007, and I weighed 370 pounds going into the surgery, the most I have ever weighed in my life. Today I weigh 240 pounds!!!!!! I can't believe that I have lost 130 pounds in just 6 months!!!! My ultimate goal is 160 pounds or less, and I actually now believe that I will really get there!
I want to thank each and every forum member for having the courage and the generosity of spirit to share so much of their positive and negative experiences and feelings. I have learned a tremendous amount of useful information from everyone. It's also so comforting to know that a lot of my own feelings and experiences are normal! I'm not sure I would feel as confident about my current and future success if I had not had the benefit of all of your posts.
There are some very special people on this forum. I will not name anyone specific, as I don't want to exclude anyone from my appreciation, so THANK YOU ALL A THOUSAND TIME OVER!!
Now that I've finally made it to the board, I fully intend to jump in and start posting in the hope that I can be of some small assistance to others, as you all have been to me.
Please come and be my friend!!!
Sincerely,
Mary Ann
