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Starting info: 1-1-04=340lbs BMI of 50.1
2-9-04=330lbs Day of Surgery
2-17-04=308lbs
3-3-04=300lbs
3-26-04=289lbs
4-23-04=272lbs
5-01-04=268lbs (started noticing hair loss)
5-14-04=262lbs BMI of 37.6
6-14-04=247lbs BMI 35.4
6-30-04=242lbs BMI 34.7
7-12-04=238lbs
8-9-04=232lbs BMI 33.3
8-26-04=228lbs BMI 32.7
9-7-04=228lbs
10-5-04=222lbs BMI 31.9
10-20-04=213lbs BMI 30.4
10-26-04=208lbs BMI 29.7 (Yipppeee!!!)
11-26-04=199lbs!!!!!! Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy!!
12-04-04=196lbs
12-24-04=190lbs BMI 27.3
2-3-05=189-195lbs and happy!!!
2-12-05=185lbs BMI 26.5
2-13-05=180lbs yes the same scales
2-23-05=173lbs BMI 24.8
3-9-05=170lbs
4-5-05=168lbs
5-27-05=163lbs
6-29-05=160lbs BMI 23.0
7-5-05=157lbs
8-31-05=155-160lbs BMI 22.2
12-1-05=147-155lbs
04-23-06=143-150lbs BMI 20.7
08-20-08=175-185lbs and healthy

1-8-04 Hello! I sent my application to Dr's office today. I am ready now. I have Medicare (i called and they said i did not need a pre certification) My BMI for 50.1 (also osteoarthritis and reflux) I was wondering if any one has a similar situation and could give me an idea of how long before i can expect the surgury, what all kinds of tests to expect, etc. Any info on the time frame would be helpful. I can't wait!!! I am sooo excited and I havn't even meet any one at the office yet.When i make up my mind to do something i can't stand to have to wait around.

1-15-04 Hello again. I received my letter from the office with the list of things that i have to do for surgury. I am sooooo excited and ready. I hope that i can get all of my info in in time to have my surgury by March. God is so good. If i would have known that my insurance would have covered this, i would have done it a loong time ago. i am so tired of hearing, "You have such a pretty face". Why is it that thats what they tell us chunky people all the time. I can't wait to be just normal. i know it won't happen over night but i am so ready for someone to look at me and see me for who i am. My husband is the absolute best man in the entire world. he keeps telling me that i don't need to do this. i just tell him it's for me. this is something that i need to do. Bye for know. Maybe next time i log on i'll have a date. Wish me luck for a speedy process. God Bless!!!

1-27-04 One more step to go. I go for my Psych Eval 1-29. If he decides i'm not crazy, i'm looking at the middle of February to the First of March. I tell ya, it won't be soon enough.

1-29-04 I can't beleive it. For the time that i turned in my application until the sceduled date of success(surgery), it has been less than one month. I am so excited. God is so good!!!!!

2-6-04 Hello all. The day is almost here. I can't wait. Please keep me in your prayers. as soon as i am able i will be back to update. God Bless You All

2-13-04 Hello everybody! WOW!!! i can't believe that it has been as easy as it has been. Everyone was great(Doctor's to the laundry staff) Although it took seven times to get my IV going finally in my foot, and 4 hours to get a roll of toilet paper, all in all everything went very smoothly. I was feeling pretty bad Monday and most of Tuesday. Wednesday got a little better. I got up 6:30 Thursday had a shower and was waiting for the doctore to tell me i could go home. I even stopped taking my pain meds today. i feel so good. I started washing some dishes and my hubby says "It's gonna snow". I can't remember when the last time i was a ble to stand a wash a few dishes. I am staying at m,y parents in Brunswick til next week and came to my brothers to borrow his computer to update. it will probably be several days until I get back on here. Thanks EVERYONE for your Prayers. God is Awesome and He is seeing me through. Ana, a special thanks to you for updating everyone and calling and checking on me. Hope to see you all at the meetings Wednesday. Happy Valentines to all!!

2-17-04 WWOOOOWWWW!!!!!!! I can't believe it. I have already lost 18 lbs this week. bringing my total to 32lbs since Jan 8. I had lost 14 before i had my surgery. Beware of the drain. That was honestly almost like having a baby in about 30 seconds. thank God it only lasting a few seconds or i could not have handeled it. Going back hone today so i'll touch back in a few days. Thanks again Levoria and Ana for your support. Good Luck and God Bless All.

3-3-04 Wow, did everything slow down. I have lost another 6 pounds (total 40) I've found a wonderful protien smoothie. I scoop of ISOPURE, 1/2 bananna, 8 oz milk, and 1 strawberry. It's a total of about 40 grams of protien. It is awsome. Ya'll try it. God Bless.

3-21-04 It took a while to figure what and how much i can eat at one time. I quit weighing everyday. It gets depressing when you don't see pounds come off everyday. I have an appointment wednesday with Dr. I'll find out then how much i have lost. Last count it was 42lbs total. I am wearing clothes that i haven't been able to wear in a long time and that feels good. Good luck to everyone.

3-26-04 I can't believe it. Went to the doctor Wednesday. I'm doing great. I've lost 51lbs. My BMI has dropped from 50.1 to 41.5 Horrraahhhh!!! Yiippeee!!! I'm looking forward to the next few months. See ya'll at the next meeting.

4-14-04 Hello, all! Alot has happened since i last updated. I was in the hospital for a week but am at home recooping. I had to have a hystorectomy. OOOUUUCCCHHH!!!! I tell ya the pain from this is way worse than the gastric bypass. i was walking around walmart within a week of the gastric. i'm still in major pain. It's all i can do to go to the bathroom and back to bed. I've lost 62lbs so far. I am so excited. I can't wait until i can start walking again. That's all for now. It was good seeing everyone at the meeting. I wish that i could have stayed for the plastic surgeon but i was hurting. see you all next month.

4-23-04 Just got home again from the hospital. Hopefully everything will be ok this time. I am tired but i had to update.. . . . . . .68lbs gone

5-1-04 This month has been a rollor coaster ride. I am usually a very easy going person but ever since the hystorectomy i am a walking time bomb. I've never been like this before and it scares me. On the up side i have lost about 72lbs. (BMI down to 38.5) I am soooo excited about that. I finally got the courage to send in a before picture and a during picture. I can't wait for the after picture. Good luck to everyone.

5-5-04 I had a check up with my GYN today. My hormones seem to be getting back to normal a little more each day. I have had 2 1/2 days with out blowing a fuse. well i'm down 76lbs now and 4 days from being 3-months post-op. I just hope that it keeps going. I feel so good. trying real hard to get more protien the last few days. it is SOO hard to eat three times a day. I don't have to much problem getting the liquid in but i have to force myself to eat more than once a day. Until next time . . . . .

5-14-04 Hello, all. Had to go see Dr. Henderson today. I stay sick to my stomach with almost EVERYTHING i eat. i have to lay down for about 30 min after eating. About once a week i am still throwing up. I guess that is why i don't want to eat. He scheduled me for a endoscopy for 5-19. hopefully i can attend the meeting that night. I have lost 2 more pounds total 78. i can't wait until i hit that big 100lbs. i am 92 pounds away from my personal goal. will i ever get there? I'm almost half way there. Hope to see ya'll at the meeting.

6-14-04 Hello. Went to the doctor today. i have lost 92lbs. YES!!! i am so excited about it. I do have a severe bladder infection. The doc gave me some antibiotics so i'm sure that it will clear up. I started drinking milk again. it doesn't do me as bad as it did in March. I still get the diareha but it stays in my system for a good hour so i think i am getting some nutrients from it. i have starting trying to eat other things with some success. For everyone that was fussing about me only eating once a day. I am trying harder and can eat 2 to 3 times a day. I have to wait until after about noon but then i can eat. I went shopping this weekend and was able to fit in most 18/20 top and bottom. Thats a far cry from a 30/32. good luck to everyone.

6-28-04 I have a check-up with Dr. H Wednesday and will find out then what my stats are. I just wanted to update. I have been nauseaed for the most part ever since my surgury. Would only eat maybe once a day. Sometimes twice if it was a good day and there were also days that i would not eat at all. Well I found out that i have been suffering from an inner ear infection for atleast the last two months. Since taking the meds for it i have not been nauseaed at all. Hallaluia!!! It was rough having to lay down after every meal and sometimes just after drinking something. I have been suffering from recurring or ongoing bladder infections. Not sure if it is not getting well or that it just keeps coming back. All in all life is good. I am starting to feel better what ever the reason each new day. I did have an experience yesterday that i wish on no one. I ate a handful of spoonsize shredded wheat by it;s self. About five hours later, i drank about 10oz of milk and i thought that i would die. The only thing that i can figure is that the milk caused the shredded wheat to swell(fiber). I thought i was having a heartattack seriously. I drank water and took a few vegatable laxatives and went to bed. I ran to the bathroom all night but woke up feeling much better this morning. I'll update my stats Wednesday. Becky

7-4-04 Just a quick update. My check up went smooth. I have lost 98lbs. My birthday is 7-12 and i am shooting for 100lbs by then. We just got back from vacation and we had a blast. I was able to ride everything that i wanted to at Wild Adventures and I didn't even get tired. I was the leader of the pack instead of the tailend. It felt great. I only have 67lbs to go to get to my personal goal of 175lb. I never really discussed a goal with Dr. H before, so i'm not sure what his goal is. Happy 4th and God Bless everyone.

7-12-04 I made it. Hiippeee!!!! Today is my birthday, 33 years young. I had a doctor check-up today and i have official lost . . . . . . 102lbs.!!!!!!!! What a birthday present.

8-9-04 Well today makes six months post op and i have lost 108lbs. I joined Curves and it is fun. It takes about 30 minutes for the whole work out. I hit a plateau and i like everyone else increased my water, exercise, and protein and i've lost three pounds in the last week. I also have a brand new grandbaby girl born at 8:05 this morning. Beautiful little rolly polly. I was cleaning out my closet and i saw my wedding dress hanging there. I said what the heck and tried it on. Get this it fit!!! That was an awesome feeling. My hubby saw me and he smile from ear to ear. I had to send in a picture in my dress to update but you will have to excuse the hair. I was just goofing off. See every one soon. Anyone in the Waycross area interested in walking at the track or going to Curves, I am looking for a local buddy. Email me. God Bless everyone.

8-26-04 Just an update. I am really enjoying Curves. I am full of energy. I am drinking two protien shakes a day for a total of 100 grams of Protien. I feel great. The hair thing has just about stopped coming out. I've lost four more pounds since the last update. Having a blast.....

9-7-04 Wow!! What a day. I went to Curves today and it was my month check in when they weight and measure you. I have lost a total of 10 1/2 inches, 10lbs, and 8 lbs of body fat since August 4. I am so excited. I lost 4 inches in my waist and 4 inches in my abs. still getting in 100 grams of protien each today. I got the samples of Nectar Protien and i LOVE it. I mean it is delicious!!!!! Strawberry kiwi is my favorite. You aught to try it. I am 7 months post op tomarrow. I wish i would have measured myself before i started this journey. I suggest that everyone do that. God Bless!!

10-5-04 I'm almost 8 months post op and like most everyone else. Life is crazy. I've lost another 6lbs for a total of 112lbs. I feel awesome. Still lovin my Nectar ans taking my vitamins every day. What a life changing experience this has been. You go from being an outcast from the world because you are so fat and then it's like your turn into an outcast from your friends because your doing sometihing about. Not all but many of them don't want to have any thing to do with you anymore. I checked my attitude and the hubby and true friends say it's still in line. Enough venting. Life is good. I am wearing a 14/16 in bottoms and 16/18 in tops. I don't have to shop in the womens section anymore. I actually got some really cool (in style) pants and I love the looks that i am starting to get. It's just a boost for an ego to turn heads in a good way. My hubby is still the best in the world. Good luck to all. One of my goals was to lose down to what my hubby weighed and Wednesday I made it. My next goal is to get under 200. I'm ready.

10-20-04 Well all is great here. I went to see Lauren for a check up and I have lost 10lbs since i was there three weeks ago. She said i needed to eat a little more. I am gonna try but at the same time i am scared for my weight loss to stop. I am 38lbs from my personal goal of 175. Lauren said I have lost 72% of my excess weight adn an average of 3.75 pounds per week. I was .8 away from being just overweight and not obese. I am excited. My 16's are getting a little loose. I tell ya, all this clothes buying is getting expensive but it feels good to be in stylish clothes. I use to not even care about what i looked like or what i would run to the store in but now i feel so good about myself that i get dressed up just about every day. It is amazing what losing weight will do you your mind body and spirit. I'm sending in an updated picture. Thank you God.!!!!! Until next time.

10-26-04 Don't know what i am doing but i lost another 4 pounds and the last 6 days. Same time of day, same kind of clothing (jeans). Yeah!!

11-26-04 Joy, Joy, Happy, Happy!!! I'm doing the happy dance. I finally made it under 200lbs. I am officially 199lbs as of this morning. Which means i have lost (141 lbs in 9 1/2 mths) I am wearing a 14 bottoms comfortable and a 14/16 top. Thank God for support undergarments. I feel great in clothes but lets not discuss the "naked" truth. Maybe if I hit the Lotto i can have all the extra taken off. Wait, I've got to play the Lotto to win. I guess I'm out of luck there. Maybe my fairy god mother will dropped about $25,000 in my lap for some plastic surgery. If not, I guess i will just have to support the support hose makers. I miss everyone. Hope to see ya'll soon. I'm gonna try and be at the Dec. 6 meeting. My hubby is having knee surgury on the 29th and the monday after Christmas, I am having my tailbone removed. It was broken about 12 years ago. Since I lost most of my tush there ain't quite as much padding and I stay in pain from it. Doc said it is the most protruding tailbone he has every seen. Ya'll pray for us. Good luck to everyone.

12-25-04 Hey, ya'll. I hope everyone is having a safe and Merry Christmas. I was hoping to be at the next meeting but, i am having my surgury (tailbone removal) that morning. Please say a prayer for me. I am trusting that i am making the right decision. I am tired of being in pain. My right leg is starting to fall asleep now. I made it to 190lbs. thats 150 lbs lost. What a Christmas present to me. Congrats to everyone on your journey whereever you may be. I am going into this new year with a new leash on life. I feel so alive. I ran yesterday for the first time since 1998. It felt good!!! For everyone that doesn't know. I was in a car accident at the end of 1998 and wasn't suppose to make it. Then i wasn't suppose to walk. Praise God, He had a plan for me. Over the next few years i had several surguries on my foot and hip (reconstructions)During that time i put on about 130lbs. This surgery has enabled me to regain my life. With the weight off, I have very little pain in my foot anymore and don't even have a limp anymore. I am smaller now than i was in high school. It felt great to see family i haven't seen since last year and there jaws drop to the floor. I am 15lbs from my personal goal. I hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year. I will see ya'll as soon as i can sit in a car and ride to the next meeting. Love you all.

1-14-05 Hey everyone. I can't sit but a minute but i figured since i can't sleep i would update. I am very soar to the tush but it is already better than what i was going through before. I drove yesterday. My hubby had to come get me but all in all it is okay with meds. I was suppose to be out patient but i got to spend four fabulous days in the waycross hospitol. I went in for my check up Monday and the doctor said everything went good. The bone should have been the size of a dime and had the diameter of a quarter. He said he could really understand my pain. I thought to my self, no sir not unless your been here. but really it still hurts buts its a different hurt. its a getting over surgury hurt. from what i can tell the actual pain i had before is totally gone. it's that or either the Percocet that i take every four hours. Ha!Ha!!I am at a stand still on my weight loss for a bout three weeks now. I've officially lost 150lbs and am wearing a size 12/14 top and mostly 12 bottom. Hope everyone is doing well. i must get up now. My tushy is getting soar. Hope to see everyone at the meeting Monday night and again at the dinner on the 24th. Is that still on? I go to Dr. Henderson Wednesdy for my followup. It's been 11 months since surgury. I can't believe it.

2-3-05 the surgury was worth it. i am still a little soar. But it is nothing like the pain that i had before. I hope that everyone is doing well. I guess i hit my first real plateau. I am floating between 189-195. I had originally said i wanted my goal to be 175 but i think i have changed that. I just don't want to every go back over 200lbs. I am comfortable where i am at. Doc says I'm in perfect health. That;s what I started this for any way. I never wanted to be a super model.

2-12-05 I thought I was through losing i can't believe it. Glory to God!!! I lost a few more pounds. I'm in a size 12 and i even got on a 10 the other day. of course it depends on the clothes. My 14's are getting a little big and my 16's are falling off. I am now 185lbs and full of life. Thank you God and Dr. Henderson and all my support buddies. Three days ago was my one year anniversaryand Feb 28 is our wedding anniversary. I feel so alive. I know that it is God and i know that God allowed this to happen for me. I prayed long and hard before i went through with this operation and i had peace with God before i began. Until next time . . . .

2-13-05 it ain't but one day later and i am excited. i weighed this morning and i am at 180lbs. yes on the same scales. i don't know what happened but i ain't complaining. Have a great day. . . . .

2-23-05 as most of you know my brother passed away last Wednesday. this has been a very difficult week. On Monday, the 21st we got a call that morning that our son was having emergency surgury, so we rushed to the hospital in brunswick. once we got there and found out that he was okay. i collapsed in the cafiteria. i guess i had been running on adrenilne?. I spent most of Monday in the ER. My sugar bottomed out and they said i quit breathing a few times. The monitors would go off and they would wake me and shake me to get me to breath again. At six that evening i finally got to see our son. then it was off to the support group meeting. that lasted all of about 5-10 minutes. I excused myself to the bathroom and luckily my hubby was at the doors waiting for me. i had to call him to come get me, literally from the bathroom. all evening and throughout the next day my sugar continued to bottom. I thought that i would make it through my brothers viewing but right at the end, i passed out again and here comes the emt and that stuff all over again. today, i am trying to get a grip on this and keep forcing myself to eat. i feel my sugar starting to drop and i grab the candy. Our son is okay and the funural is over. maybe i can get some much needed rest now. thank you all for your prayers and emails. Since last Saturday i have lost a total of 18lbs. Good for me but bad for me i got to slow it down a little. I am now officially under my goal. I'm not sure that i am ready to stop losing yet through. I can't beleive it i am at a "normal" weight. What is normal anyway. Until next time . . .

3-9-05 Not much to update. nothing new going on but i did lose 3 more pounds. that is actually a milestone though. i have lost 170lbs. and i weight 170lbs. that's pretty neat.

4-5-05 Again not much to update. I have lost 3 more pounds. Everyone says to stop. I am starting to have trouble keeping my blood sugar and blood pressure regulated. Going for ultrasound of my pancreas tomarrow. it's producing too much insulin. my sugar is averaging 50-60. My blood pressure is dropping when i stand and making me very dizzy. This has been going on for a few weeks but has gotten progressivly worse over the last two weeks. My eating habits haven't changed. Not real sure what is causing all these changes but sure would like to know. I am feeling a little down today. but am still happy i had the surgery. i am wearing bottom 8-10 and top med to large. I can't believe that i can wear an 8. It's amazing!!!

4-29-05 Hello All! Okay i told ya'll about my blood sugar and blood pressure being so low. Well after the past three weeks in and out of the hospital, i have an appointment with a surgeon in Albany, this coming Monday. So it looks like i have to miss yet another meeting. I had an abnormal CT scan of my pancreas (showed what appeared to be two tumors) The blood work has kinda confirmed their suspicions. Pancreatic cancer. They are 90% sure that it is NOT malignant. Praise God for that. In order for them to remove them, they are talking about removing half of my guts (partial pancreas, intestines, gallbladder, etc) and then sewing it all back together again. It's not related to the RNY but kinda similar i guess. It's called the "Whipple Procedure". Anyone had any personal experience with this theirselves or a friend. Would love to hear some feed back. We sure could use some prayers up this way. My brother went off the side of a mountain in Tennessee last week. Yes, Praise God again, he is alive to tell about it. In much pain but no where near as bad as it could have been. And top and the topping on the cake. My hubby has to have a heart cath done this Wednesday morning. Bottom of his heart aint pumping enough blood. we are unsure at this point what the outcome will be. But I know that God is able. Have fun and live everyday like there is no tomarrow.. . .

6-30 I haven't updated in awhile. My hubby's heart cath went great. the Doc said he couldn't even find a sign that he had had a heart attack a year ago. When he was being dismissed, i was being admitted. My sugar bottomed out on me again and i woke up in the ER. After ten days in St. Vincent's, i came home less a gall bladder. About the pancreas, the doc in Albany sent me to an Endocrinologist in Valdosta. Let's add to it. she found a nodule on my thyroid. Had a sonogram and she did a needle biopsy and drained the fluid. it filled back up. she drained it again and it filled back up again. So i may have to have it surgically removed. Well I had to go back into the hospital this time in ICU for a 72 hour fast. They had to do a pic line because they could not get a vein. They drew 5 tubes of blood every 6 hours the entire time. I was allowed water only. I have to go back for the results on July 12. That's my birthday, so she's gotta give me good news. I won't except anything else. She told me to cut out ALL carbs and go protien all the way. Thank God i like my Strawberry Kiwi Nectar Protien drink. I use about 4-5 jars a month. I go to see Dr. Henderson July 6th. Oh, yeah! I am in 6,8,&10's. Mostly 8's but a few skirts i have are 6's. I am ready to quit loosing now. See ya'll soon. . .

8-31-05 I am leaving on the 12th headed to the Mayo Clinic in Minnisota for surgery. I ended up being one or those rare statistics that have an over active pancreas after surgery. The plan is to remove part of my pancreas so that i will not produce so much insulin therefore leaving me low blood sugar free. I have been fighting a battle since about March with this low blood sugar thing. It has dropped as low as 15 on a few different occasions. It averages about 50-60 until I eat then it drops. I have been able to maintain between 155-165 though. And that is great. My 10's are to big. So it's 6-8's. (I even squeezed into a 4) I bout peed on my self too. I am looking forward to having all of this behind me and enjoying my new life once again. I miss everyone and hope to see ya'll at the meeting.

10-03-05 Hey, everybody. All went well with my surgery. I should be flying home Wednesday Morning. The Mayo Clinic is an awesome place. Ever since surgery, I have had no problems with my sugar dropping. I am still sore from surgery but i already feel better. They only had to do a distal pancreactomy and spleenectomy. It was rough but it was worth it. But i got to say, I don't want to EVER go under the knife again. I am holding steady at 160 to 165 and am getting better each day.

12-01-05 just a quick note to say hello! i am doing fine. feelin great. have been pretty healthy since the surgury in September. No more low blood sugars. Energy level is great! Can't wait to get to a support meeting to see everyone. Where is everyone and why haven't some of you updated. You all know how important it was to us before the surgury to read about everyones trials asn triumphs. I holding at 147lbs-155lbs wearing a 6-8 adn happy. I still thank the person that invented support undergarments. It has to work for us that can't get the pastic surgury or choose not too. until next time.

04-27-06 I can't believe that it has been so long since i updated. Life has been pretty crazy. I have been having a hard time emotionally and can really see where it would be so easy to fall back into the same routine of eating to numb the pain. It's been 26 months and i am trying to maintain. I gain 3lbs and lose 4. Right now i've been on this emotional rollercoaster and i'm really trying to watch what i eat. It's like as long as i don't eat in the morning i'm fine all day but if i put that first bite into my mouth i want to eat all day. My husbands keeps telling me i look great when i gain an extra few pounds. But i am scared to death that i won't stop at just a few pounds. I've lost a total of 197lbs and am wearing a 4-6 misses. I am healthy and very happy in my marriage it's just hard raising teenagers. It's enough to make anyone insane. It's like i have went from one extrem to the other. I use to stuff my face all day long. I couldn't get enough food. Now i am scared to death of one bite. I still am faithful with my protien drinks and take my vitamins daily. So i guess in that since i'm okay. My blood work always comes back good nothings low. I still have volumes of energy even though i'm living on about 500-700 caleries a day. Somethings got to give. I have got to get back on track. I have to remember that i had this surgery to get healthier now it's like i'm obsessed with losing and keeping it off. I hope to see ya'll soon. things are crazy but i need to take time for myselk and go to the meeting Monday. Until next time.

08-20-08 I can't believe that it has been 2 years. I still battle with my weight and have to stay on top of it on a daily basis. For the most part I am averageing 175-185lbs and I am pretty healthy. That is what I started this journey for was to get healthy. I guess physically i am there but not sure if i will ever get there emotionally. I do a lot of praying. I must give it to God and leave it in His hands. Until Later ON . . . . .