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5/1 - 11 days and counting. I have to go to meet with the anesthesiologist before the surgery. I have been provided with lost of information that I am still trying to digest.

5/3 - 8 days and counting. got registered to day at the hosital. All went well. I am looking forward to this surgery it is so close now I can hardly contain myself. I am very prayful that all will be well, and that I will come through this surgery ok. I am thankful that I have been given this opportunity to have a second chane to become a heathly person. I am looking forward to shopping for new clothes it should be fun. I will be nice to buy close out of a regular store for a change.

5/5 - 6 days and counting. I am still very excited about next Thursday. I am staying prayful through this process. I am greatful to be able to get a second chance at life. Just trying to finish the last couple of days a work. Too much to do and too little time to do it in. I have been trying to imange what I will look like, but it is hard to see myself other that the size that I am now. This will be a big transformation for me, but I am so ready for it. I think that what I am looking forward to most is being able to walk and not be out of breath or to worry about being able to sit in a chair with arms and having to force myself to fit into it, or to sit in an airplane seat without getting an extention to make the seat belt fit. More later.

5/7 - It's Sunday evening, and my surgery is on Thursday. The excitements builds more and more each and every day. I told my Auntie Evelyn on yesterday, she was very excited for me. She is 82 years old and understands why I have a need to get the surgery. I talked to my sister today, and she told me that my brother told my other sister who is 81. I hadn't planned on telling her until after the surgery because I could not stand to hear any negative feedback. Oh well, it's too late for that now. My sister JB did a very good job in explaining everthing to JM. I will talk to her later this week. I just can't talk to her now. I have prayer coming for a lot of people, this make me feel good, and I also have a very positive outlook and feeling very good about everything. My daughter and another friend and I went to one of my favoriate resturant today after to have an early Mother's celebration. We had a wonderfuld time. I love my daughter, she is a very special person. She is the love of my life. I look a her in awh sometimes, just wonderful where did this wonderful young woman come from.

5/10 - Wow I am 24 hours away from surgery. This is a real exciting time for me. I am so very thankful to God for his guidance and for his love for me to allow me to have a second chance. I am also thankful for the love and support of my family. I plan to take the rest of this day to become ready for my big day on tomorrow. There are some things that I need to do, like pack a small bag for the hospital, pick up the house, and eat a little as possible today. I am going to enjoy today. I is hard to picture in my head what I am going to look like after the weight come off, but it's not very hard to realize how better I should feel, and how I should be able to loose the meds that I am taking. To be able to walk and not be out of breath, to fit into a seat with arms, to be able to tie my shoe, these are things that I can immagine beimg able to do again. Last night I sat on my bed looking in the mirror, and I really did not like what I saw. It finally hit just how large I really am, and the person looking back at me was really a sad lonely woman. But there was a glimmer of hope in those eyes, for on tomorrow will be the beginning of a whole new life..................

5/12 - 1 day post op. just got home. The surgery went well, I am a bit sore, have managed to keep everything down. Don't quite know what to make of all of this yet, but I will take it one day at a time. My family and friends have been great. I give thanks to the almighty God for bringing me through thus far. I will continue to give him the praise each and every day.

5/14 3 days post op. Happy Mother day. All is well so far. I am been able to keep every thing down, and things apprear to moving along nicely. My sister and I wen to visit my brother on yesterday. We had a good time. My neice made Mexican food that did not bother me at all when they ate it. I did manage to eat some more chicken broth. I am getting use to the broth, but it should be interesting when I start soft foods on next week. The sun was out earlier, but it appears that clouds are starting to move in. It looks like we may get some rain. The pain meds are working, I will just be glad when all of the pain goes away.

5/17 - First post visit today... WOW 13 pounds gone forever. This was such a good feeling. I also got to eat my first meal today. Mash potatoes and broil fish. It was very good. I took my time and did not overeat I was on my way to support group meeting tonight, but I am real tried. I was out for a while today. I think that I will pass for today and I will make the next meeting. I do fill bad because I told Sonny that I would come back. I called her to let her know that I would not be attending tonight.

5/21 - I am going on 2 weeks post op, and all is well so far. I am feeling good, and able to keep down what I eat. The hardest is learning how to eat slow. I get frustrated because my food gets cold, and that's no fun. My daughter and I went to church today, and the suit I wore, I can now put my hand down the waist. That felt relly good to do.After church we stopped at Walmart, and I was able to walk through without breaking into a sweat. That was a good thing for me. I do need to walk more which I will start to do this week. I am still so very thankful to God and all of his goodness, and thankful for this chance to become heathier.

5/29 - 3 weeks post op will be this Thursday, so far all is well. I give all the glory and thanks to my well being to God, for he is the center of my life. My family and friends have been very supportive of my and have shown me lots of love. I am beginning to look forward to the new me, but I am also afraid of falling back into my old self, I think that what I am afraid of the most is overeating. I truly don't want to be obeise ever again. I truly want to be a success story and be a truly a big looser. I have tried on some clothes that I bought for my cruise next month, they are starting to fit which is a good thing. As for clothes, it should be interesting, because I have not worn anything but sweat pants and a tee-shirt for the last three weeks. I go for my 1st month check up this week, I am sure that all will be well. I have refused to by a scale, because I do not want to drive myself crazy by weighting everyday, but I did get on a scale last week when I went to curves and I was down 24 pounds..... to be continued

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6/11 It has be one month since my WLS surgery, and I must say, it was the best decision that I could have ever made. I am feeling well, not quite sure just how much weight I have lost. I go to the doctor on the 14th for my 1 month post opt visit. I do know that my clothes are beginning to fit differently, I am able to walk more without being out of breath, and I am finally starting to have more energy. I continue to give all my thanks to GOD who is the center of my life for bring me through the surgery to start this journey. My family and friends are very supportive for this I am very thankful. Now I am on a count down, in 28 days I will be going on my very first cruise. I am so very excited, I am looking forward having lots of fun and even just shopping buying being able to buy small size clothes to take is really excited. My birthday was on the 6th of June, so I will celebrate my 56th birthday on board the ship.
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6/15 - GREAT NEWS.... went to the doctor on yesterday for my 1 month check up... 31 POUNDS GONE. That is every exciting news for me. I am feeling very good, except for today. I am extreamly dizzy and I do not know why. Trying to call the doctor, but it is hard for me to move now, toooooooooo dizzy.

6/24 - Just a little update. I am doing well, right now I am down 35 pounds. I am on a countdown to my cruise which is on the 9th of July. I can began to see the difference. Some of my clothes are beginning to get a little loose fitting, in fact I bought some jeans in Jan to take on the cruise. Well I wore a pair of them on yesterday and they are big... this is a good thing. I can almost ware most of the other clothes that I bought in Jan... I am going to try them on again today to see just I far I have come. I stll have the support and love of my family and friends, and above all else, I am thankful to God for seeing me through the whole process. I thnik that I will know when I have arrived. It is when I can see my collar bones. I can feel them but just can't quite see the yet, but I know the day is coming when I can look in the mirror and actually see them.... My current weight is 327.... I started out at 362. In just over a month, I do think that that is pretty good........... to be continued

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7/1 Just a quick update. All is well, my current weight is 324... I am getting ready to go on my cruise which is one week from tomorrow. This is my very first cruise, and I am avery excited about it. I am sure that we are going to have a good time. I have bought lots of new clothes all in a smaller size, that I am sure that by the time I come back, even they will be too big...(YEA)....The 4th of July is this coming Tuesday, and I along with my family will be celebrating at my brother's home. However unlike before, My plate will be much smaller....... to be continued

7/7 My cruise is 2 days away, getting really excited. I have lost 41 pounds... It is a good day. All of the clothes that I bought in Jan. for the cruise fit, and some are even to big... There are a lots of things that I need to be doing today, but I will get to them in a few min. Just want to update... I am feeling good, and now when I look in the mirror I can began to see the change. I must make a change from curves and join a gym that I can go a get to excerise in. I hate to leave curves but it no longer works with my work schedule. My best friend will be here on tomorrow, she has not seen me since Easter, which was before surgery. I know that she will be very excited for me. She is going on the curse with me, along with my sister-in-law, and her sister, and her brother and his wife. We should have a good time. This is my first time on a cruise..... FUN, FUN, FUN.....will update more upon my return.....





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7/17 - I just had the vacation of a life time. I just return from my cruise. We have a wonderful time, everything was just great. I shopped until I dropped. It was so much fun, I am ready to go again. We made stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Mexico. The weather was just perfect oh but was it hot......I mean HOT............ but that's ok, I enjoyed every minute of it. The food was very good. I did get a chance to taste a lot, without getting ill, and I did no over eat. I did lots of walking which was very good, and the best of all, I won $500 in the casino. That really made my trip. Now it's time to start planning for nexty year, I hope that I can get my family to go. It sure was fun...

7/22 - It now has been a little over 2 months since my surgery, and I must say that all is going well. I am currently down 45 pounds and feeling pretty good. It is still a learning experience for me just trying to figure out what I can and cannot eat. Trying to exercise is what I am working on, because curves just doesn't work with with my current work schedule. I need to make a change, but I don't know what to do. I want to join LA fitness, and I am leaning more towards it every day. I just need to do it so that I can burn more fat to loose more weight. I enjoyed my vacation a lot. It doesn't seem like it has been 1 week since I came back. Boy oh boy, I belive that a cruise is the way to go. It was relaxing and fun all at the same time. I am trying to get my
family to go next year, I think that it would be a lot of fun, I am working on it. I have some beautiful memories and pictures .

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8/5 - I have been with VerizonWireless for 10 years as of today. Happy Anniversary to me.........It has been an amanzing 10 years. I have seen a lot of changes over the past 10 years. There are now on 5 of us left from the very first training class when we were originally PrimeCo. I give thanks to God for bringing me this far for with him I don't know where I would be. I have had my ups and downs, but I am glad to work for this company, and my prayer is that I will be able to retire for this company in about 10 more years from the same position that I currently hold. I pray each and every day that God gives me the strenght to continue to do this job, and to become better at what I do, and to become a better person along the way.

I can hardly belive that it will be 3 months since my WLS, but it will be on the 11th of this month. I go to the doctor on Thursday for my 3 month check up. I have lost about 50 pounds. This is a good feeling, and I am so happy that I decided to do something about my weight. I am feeling much better. I can now walk 30 min on the tread mill without stopping. This is something that I could not do in Jan and Feb of this year. I have come a long way. I have now incorporated going to the gym in the mornings before I go to work. It does wonders for my day. My neighbor and friend has become somewhat of a trainner that pushes me to do more at the gym. Even though I don't like it, I do appreciate her insistance that I step up my workout program. Eveyone tells me that I am looking good. It is still hard for me to see, but I can tell in the way that my clothes are beginning to fit. I am staring to remove the clothes that are to BIG for me to the box that I will be donating to the clothing exchange real soon.......I am currently at 315 pounds.. WOW.....

8/12 Just a quick update. All is well, my 3 month post opt visit went really well... All of my labs were good. I have gone from 363 to 311 (52 pounds gone). I now enjoy going to the gym every day. I can now walk 30 min without stopping. Sometimes I work out twice a day. It feels really good. Ok.. now for the family update. My nice go a job teaching. I am really excited for her. My sister and I and her dad went to the school with her today to help her get her class set up for Monday Morning. I no that she will do well, and we are all very proud of her. My daugher is doing good. She is still working at an oil and gas company. I know that she will be ok, however I am still her mon and I do worry about her. I just want her to be happy..... more later

8/23 - Just a quick update. All is well, today my aunt celebrated her 83rd birthday. It is truly a blessing to have her still here with us. She is my mother's baby sister. I am al so glad that she is here living in Texas. It was the best decision that my and I could have made to have her move here 2 years ago. The weight is coming off, amd now down to 310 pounds. I enjoy working out everyday. It makes my day. My friends and I also work out after work in the fitness center in our building. It is good to have friends to work out with. It makes it me feel good. I can do things that I could not do a couple of months ago. I have leard to celebrate the small success, like walking up a flight of stairs and not being out of breath. For me that is a good thing. Today I talked to a former co-worker, which makes me want to celebrate each and every day of life more. It was a sad conversation, and truly did feel bad for him. He has no friends and is just merely existing. That is a sad way to live. I will pray for him and hopes that he will have a better life than what he has now....

Friend update: My best firend is getting married. I am very happy for her.. it makes me believe that there is hope for ME....
My co-worker and friend has almost completed her 6months with the dietition.. then she will move over the loosing side. I am so excited for her.

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9/1 - My journey started about 1 year ago this time. It will be 4 months on the 11 of Sept. since I started my journey, and I have not have one regreatful moment. I have lost 57 pounds. I am learning to celebrate the small successes. Like walking up a flight of stairs at the gym, or just being able to cross my legs when I am sitting down. To be able to walk from the parking lot of my building to my desk with my purse, gym bag, and lunch kit, and not be out of breath. I can now look in the mirror an began to see my change. I know that I still have a long way to go, but I think that I am off to a pretty good start. I have increased my work out at the gym, my only problem is that I am not taking in enough carbs to burn off. I no longer shuffle when I walk. I can actually walk. I find myself enjoying my work out, and have added using the stationary bike and adding weights to my workout. My goal is be able work out the elycipal for at least 30 min or more....

to be continue.....

9/11 - Today marks the 5 year anniversary for the terroriest attack on the US. It was bitter sweet, the memories we all have will be forevery etched in our minds. I returned on yesterday from Dallas with my chruch. We had a wonderful time. I look forward to the fellowship that we have and I really enjoy the trips. The services at church yesterday was awsome. I really got my praise on it was a wonderful experience. My roommate was one of chior members that resently had surgery. She is doing pretty good, we did go to work out at the hotel which was good thing. The hotel itself was very nice. I enjoyed that fact that when we were in the lobby, it was just a few feet from the mall. I also go a chance to spend some time with my nice. We went to lunch, and I got the change to ride in her new car before her mom (lol). I am almost at the 299 mark. I am very excited about that. I had to go to the doctor today about my left foot. It is all swolen and it hurts across the top of my foot. The doctor thought I had a break or fracture, but he could not tell so for at least 10 day I am not suppose use the tread mill to excerise. I am sure that I will find other means to excerise, because I can't stop. I will ride the stationary bike for a while until I can get back on the tread mill.

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9/27 - I have broken the 300 pound mark. I am now 298.... Wow... I can't believe it. I have not been under 300 pounds is such a very long time. I can even ware a size 26 pants. All I can say now is WOW....WOW.. It it truly unbeliveable. I do feel so much better. I enjoy going to the gym, and I can walk 30 min on the tread mill a 3 mph. I can remember in Feb I could bearly walk 1.5mph. I give thanks to God for bring me this far for without him I could not have made it. My family and friends have been wonderful and very supportive. My goal is to weigh about 180 or so...This surgery, I think was the best decision I could have made. My diabeties is so much better now. Hopefully I will be able to stop taking any medicaiton soon..... I like being able to shop for smaller sizes it is truly a good feeling............

Stay tune..... more to come................................

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10/12 - My 5 month anniversary was yesterday. I have lost a total of 70 pounds and doing just great. I had foot surgery today to raise the bone in my left foot. So far so good. I do feel good, and I now enjoy going to the gym. I am going to miss not to be able to go for a while because of my foot.

I was in Walmart on yesterday, and I bought some tops that I can ware now... That was a good thing for me. Before, I could only buy things for the house, never looked at the clothes, because they would not fit. I have come a long way, but I still have along way to go.

I am looking forward to the time off to recop from foot surgery. Work is getting very stressful, just trying to meet the numbers.. But, I am sure that all will be well. I continue to pray to God that he gives me the strenght that I need to proform my job to the best of my ability and to be able to retire in aobut nine years.

My co-worker and friend has one more appointment to make so that she will be able to get her surgery. I am so happy for her. She can hardly wait......

more to come...................................

10/31 - Happy Halloween..... I am have lost at total of 76 pounds, I am so very excited.  I went to see my regular doctor today. He was very excited for me also.   I am only on one medicaiton for my diabetis.. This is such a good feeling.  I have been off for the last 3 week due to foot surgery.  Well its now time for me to go back to work.... Since I have been home, I have been on a shopping spre.  I am currently waring 26/28. I have had UPS come to my home about 3 times in the last three weeks.  Boy that sure has been fun...Yep, it's back to the real world again and time to earn my living.  I give all my thanks and praises to the Lord God almighty.  For without him, none of this would be possible.  I am enternally greatful each and everyday for all that he has done for me.  I also feel so blessed to have the support of my family and friends.  They are so very supportive of me and all that I have been through.  I am also excited for my co-worker and friend.  Her time is coming up real soon, She has one more visit then her info will go to the insurance company for approval.  I know that she is getting excited too. 

more to come..............................

11/7.... Election day 2006.... Another milestone.  I am now down to 280 pounds.  This is very exciting for me.  I enjoy looking in the mirror and seeing the change that  has taken over my body.  This is a good feeling.  I feel so much better about life in general and about myself.  I went to work out today.  I am tired tonight, but it was worth it.  I hope and pray that I continue on the road of improvement.  I am and feel so very blessed that God has allowed me to make this change, that he lead me down this path, I had the sense to take it.  I do not regret the past 6 months because this has truly been an life altering experience.  .

11/18...... Wow... Wow.. I can hardly believe that I has lost 90 pounds since May 11.  This is a new day, and I  feel good...People are really starting to pay attention to me, I must say, I like the attention.  The feet are doing good since the surgery.  I am back in the gym., and I am getting ready to spend my 1st Thanksgiving on the loosing side.  I have to work on Thursday, but that's ok.  We will have dinner at my brothers.  I am looking forward to going to his house and spend time mith my family.  I took my auntie to a pre Thanksgiving service at her church today.  It was pretty long but it was ok.  She ejoyed it  being with her friends.  Senior Citizens are very special.  I lost my uncle in Calif on lat week.  I really wished I could have attended the services, but it was to expensive to go to Calif for one day.  My cousin and family understood.  Hopefully we can all get togeather later to celebrate my uncle's life.  He would enjoy a good party.  My daughter and I went to a wedding of a co-worker today.  It was a very pretty wedding and we have fun.  I must say, I look pretty dawn cuite myself.

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11/25/06... I have just  complete my first Thanksgiving on the loosing side.  I did ok.  I was not upset that I could not eat  a lot of food or sweets.  I ate what I wanted just in a very small amount.  I was good spending time with the family and all.  We did have a very good time.  My weight  now is 271..  I am getting close to the 100 pound weight lost.  This really exciting for me.  As my journey continues, I am more thankful for this opportunity to get a second chance at life.  I am still very grateful to God for leading me  and I had the good sense to follow.  My family and friends still continue to support me and I am glad for that.  We are getting ready to go to Kentucky for Charistmas to visit with my oldest sister and  daughter and family. We are very exctied about that.  I  should be hanging Christmans lights but I will do that on tomorrow.  I spent most of the day just resting and I did do some shoppoing.  I can't hardly belive that Christmas is almost here.  This year has really gone by very fast.  The world is in such turmol it is a very scary place to live.  I will stay strong in my faith in God and know that through him everything will be ok.

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12/4 - Christmas is upon us.  This will be my first Christmans since my surgery .  This year has been losts of first for me.  So far, all has been good.  I am currently down 94 pounds, and counting.  I feel good so far.  Everything seems to be going well.  I am very excited.  My friend and co-worker just got approved.  She is having her surgery on this Friday.  I am very excited for her.  I know what she is feeing.  So many emotions and feeling all at the same time.  I wish her nothing but the best.  My faamily and I are going to Kentucky for Christmas.  I am ready to go.  It will be nice to spend Christmas with my oldest sister and her daughter and family.  I think that we are all looking forwrd to going.  We leave on Dec 23, and returnt the day after Christmas.  Well now let see what else is going on.  I am hosting my club Chirstmas party this Sunday afternoon.  We will get togeater and enjoy each other's company for a couple of hours and also work on  our Valentine's party.  I am looking forward to having them over.  Well it late I will update more later.........................

12./15..............It's celebration time.  I have reached the 100 pounds mark.  Whe I got on the scale on yesterday I weight 263 pounds.  It has been 7 months since my surgery, All I can say is WOW.  It is truly amazing, I have lost a whole person.  I still have a ways to go., but I truly feel soo much better.  I was able to entertain my club sister at my home on last Sunday.  I did all of the cooking, setting up, hosting and when I got up on Monday moring I had on aches or pains.,  What a difference 7 months ond a 100 pounds makes.

1/5/2007......Happy New Year... In deed it has been so far.... I am currently down 103 pounds and counting.  Had a wonderful Christmans and New Year.  Celebradted with family in Kentucky.  We have a wonderful time.  I am so very proud of the new me.  I still can't get over just how much I have changed in the past 7 months.  This journey has been amanzing so far, I want it to keep going. My co-worker and friend are now both on the loosing side.  She had her surgery on Dec. 11, 2006... She is doing very well also.  It is amanzing how much food we eat now. We shared lunch the other day and our total bill was $8.00.  I think that was the cheepest we have ever eaten.    I  am back at the gym, and enjoy going.  I think that I am going to get a personal trainer soon.. now I am looking forward to 2/9.. That is when our club will have our Red and White ball.  I am looking for my first evening gown in my new size.  I just don't know what that size will be.  But I am very excited......

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Feb 11, 2007.... It has been a while since I have updaged my page...Lots has happened.  I now weight 251 pounds.  I have lost a total of 113 pounds so far and counting.  I continue to go to the gym,  and I still feel good. Working hard, and I have a new boss... Don't want to talk about that now.  Well some good news.  On this past friday.  my club gave a Red and White Ball.  It was a success if I must say so, and I looked cuite, even though I did not have a date.  I had a wonderful time My daughter attended and so did some of my best friends.  I had a house full for the weekend, and I must say, I am glad it's over, even though I had lots of fun entertaiing my guest.  My daughter got diamonds for Valentines, I am very excited for her.  Her guy seem like a very nice young man.  I wish her continue happiness.  As for me, I have not given up hope.  Hopefully there is some one out there for me.  I still belive in romance, and love, and I would love to be in a loving relationship.  It would be nice to share my life with someone and to be treated special and to also treat someone special also.  I will not give up....

more to come later...................

3/9... I know that it has been a while since I have updated but here goes.... Lots of things has happened... I am now down 120 pounds and feeling great.  I have lost a whole person.. it is still hard for me to believe.  When I look into the mirror, I see a new person.  I am not a non person anymore.  I don't feel like I am invisable.  I have always been an outgoing person, but I think that I have becomre even more outgoing, and wanting to be in the background anymore.  I still and alwys will continue to give all prasises and thanks to God almighty for bring me this far.  and I also thank my family and friends for being there for me to support me throught this process.  It wil be 1 in May, and I am very thankful for where I have come from  to where I am today.

I have met a man who seem to care about me. He seems to be a really nice, and careing person. I do hope to get to know him better, when we actually meet face to face in May.  You see he lives in MD, and I am in Houston..  We met online, and so far our conversatons have been very good. He know about my surgery and seems ok with it. It feels nice to have someone interested in me again. It has been a long time  We seem to have a lot in common, which is good. we will have to see where it leads.  As for now I am enjoying the monent.

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4/20.... It has been a while since I have updated so here goes.  I have lost a total of 131 pounds so far.  I currently weigh 232 pounds.  I feel really good, and I do enjoy going to the gym everyday to work our.  It ishard to belive that it has almost been 1 year since I had surgery and come over to the loosing side. The change has been unbeliveable.  I am finally getting use to people tellimg me how pretty I look now.  It use to make me chringe, but now, I am beginning to smile more and to say thank you.  I am still and wil be forevery thankful to God for his presence in my like and for him leading and guiding me to make this stept. I can truly say that it was a change for the better.

I am still meeting guys on line. So far I have not met anyone in person yet, but I am hoping to   Still ala in all I still find it to be a lot of fun, and I am enjoying all of the attention. There are now two guys in Baltimore that I am talking to.  I think that like the second guy a little be more that the first.  I feel more at ease when we talk, and he makes me feel really good about me.  All in all, I am taking it for what it is right now, A lot ofun......

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5/11... Happy Anniversary to Me.  It has been one year since I moved to the loosing side.. and what a year it has been.  I give thanks to God for leading me in this direction, and to my family and friends for all of their support and love. I have grown a lot over this past year, and I have become more confident, and more confortable in the person that I have become.  I have lost approx 135 pounds, and I feel like a new person.  I enjoy shopping and buying new clothes and liking what I see in the mirrow when I try on new clothes.  I am starting to attract attention from men.. This is a good thing, and I am enjoying the attention a lot. ......Happy Mother's day.

....... a new live to be continued

8/20 ... It has been months since I have updated so here I go.... The summer has gone by very, very fast.  It has been a very good summer for me, and I amd feeling reall good.  I have turned 57 years old, and I have lost 140 pounds.  I have met a couple of wounderful guys, and I have gotten a chanse to meet one of them this past weekend.  I just retunred from a  7 day carribean cruse and I had a wonderful time.  It felt really good to put on a swim suit and lay in the sun.  I felt pretty and sexy on this cruise and it was a wonderful feeling.  I have not felt this way about myself in a very long time.  I still enjoy working out, I was able to work out 3 of the 7 days I was on the cruise. It felt good to do so.  The cruise was wonderful, the weather was beautiful, we were lucky that the cruise was last week but  and not this week.  I did do some shopping but not not much, but I guess the best part of all is that I was able to walk, and walk, and walk, and not get tired.  That was truly great for me.

Well, lets see.  I have a wedding to go to on  Sept 1, and I have another trip  planned for Oct. to attend another wedding in Calif of my neice.  I guess what amazes me more is that I can sit in an airplane seat  and I no longer have to have a seat belt extention to buckle the seat belt.  It reall feels good to do that. 

I am attaracting attention for men, It feels good, I am starting to get use to the attention, it is reather nice...


...............moe to come later

9/10/2007.. Well a lot has changed since I started this journey 16 months ago on May 11, 2006. It one day before 9/11, and I have lost a total of 140 pounds.  I now recooping from my tummy tuck which I had a week ago.  The total skin removed was about 13 to 15 pounds.  This puts my current weight at 215 pounds.  Boy I have come a long way and I am so very thankful and grateful to be able to achieve this goal.  I am truly thankful to God for having his arms around me and guiding me through this process. My family and friends have been great and they are still very supportive even though this process.

I have had a very good summer.  I went on my second cruise. Had a wonderful time.  The weather was great, and the food was awsome.  there was nine of us. We made stopes in Half Moon Cae; St. Thomas; San Juan Puerto and Grand Turk Island.  The weather was perfect.  It was exciting for me because I was able to sight see and shop and keep up with the group.  It was so much fun.  I am ready to pack my bags and go again..

more to come ............................

October 14, 2007.... Well I am now post Tummy tuck... I had my tt done on Sept 4th.  After some complications, I am finally on the mend.  I am still and always will be thankful to God for guilding me through the process.  I am very excited. because of the way my clothes now fit.  I currently weight 209 pounds which means that I have lost a total of 154 pounds in 17 months.  What a way to go.  I am very proud of myself and they way that I now look.  I feel so much better.  I still can't go to the gym yet to work out but I can sart walking on the tread mill again.  I plan to start that soon.  It has been a long road, and when I look in the mirrow, it is still hard for me to believe that the person that is looking back is really me. I had been large for so long, I am kind of having a hard time adjusting to my new look.  On the other hand it is rather nice to be able to buy clothes in a much smaller size. The suit I wore to church today was a size 18.  I have not worn a size 18 in many, many years, and now with no tummy hanging over the suit looked really nice.  My goal is to maintain this current size and to become stronger through exercise.

My family and friends are still very supportive, and I think that they are ready for the new me.  I love them dearly, and thank them all supporting me through the process.  What I would like now is to meet someone nice that could become special to me.  I would like to be in a loving and caring relationship to be able to share my life with a very nice man.  Hopefully this will come, I guess I just have to be paticient.

to be cointinued...............................

12/14/07----Well this year has gone by really fast.  It has been a very good year for me.  I was able to do a lot of things. I did some traveling, Birmingham, New York, Calif and I took a cruise.  Also after 16 months after my WLS, I was able to get a TT to remove the extra skin.  After a few complications, I have heeled up pretty nicely.  I am beginning to really enjoy the new me.  My clothes fit really well and I still enjoy going to the gym to work out.   My friend and I have made a pack to watch out for each other to make sure that we don't go back to the way we were, becuase we have come such a long way.  I still think about it constantly.  My biggest fear is gaining the weight back.  I don't ever want to look and feel the way that I did.  I will continue to work on keeping the weight off.  I do realize that this was my last chance to be a healty person and I want so much to stay this way.

Last weekend was my daughter's 26 birthday.  One of the ways' she wanted to celebrate was to go to a club and she wanted me to go with her.  So off to the club I went.  I had not been in a club in years, it was quiet interesting. and low and behold In the club I would run into someone I knew.  I was a one of my choir members.  I did do a little dancing.  It was nice to dance and not be tired.  I even have 2 parties to go to this weekend.  Things are looking up.. maybe there is hope for me yet.

I am still loney, it would be nice to have a special someone to care about me.  I am still hoping that special person for me is out there and we will meet ...............

to be continued...................

11/8/08
It has been also most 1 year since I have update, so here goes.....Where do I began... I am still enjoying my new life, and it  is still a work in progress. I have to continue to work out even though I have not been as consistanant as I should this year.  I have attended a total of three weddings this year. Two of the weddings was of my my nices.  They were so very beautiful.  It was wonderful to see my family all in from out of town this summer, we had a wonderful time.

I am still holding on to the size 18... I have gain about 10 pounds, and I am working hard to get them off, because I don't want them to turn into 20 or more pounds.  Gaining the weight back is what I fear most of all.  I don't ever want to be that person ever again, and I am doing my best not to go back there.

As for my love life, welll less just say where there is hope there is possibilities.  I have had ups and downs, but I have not given up on finding love and romance.  I may have just found it, but only time will tell. He has book a 3 day trip to the Bahamas in Feb.  around Valentines's I am looking forward to going. and he is coming here for New Years to go the club dance with me. If all comes true it will be the first time in years, that I will actually have a date for New Year's eve. Looking forward to that very much.  He seems like a nice guy, only time will tell.  We talk everyday and some times twice a day, and its really good.  There are a couple of men in my life, but I just don't know who or if any one of these men are who I am suppose to be with.  Oh, well only tme will tell.  I will just have to wait and see.
......more to come