It finally happened!!!!!!

Brenda R.
on 6/11/08 2:10 am - Portage, IN

Thanks, Eileen. I know that you will get here too and we are going to be here to keep cheering you on. It was a goal that I have wanted for years and never got there. I am finally here and I am so happy I could just scream!!! But since I live in an apartment I will just continue to float around my home! haha I think that Dr. Stanish is just great. At first I thought that he was so arrogant but I know that he is good and he knows it. I always think of what he told me....that he will be the best doctor he can for me but he expects me to be the best patient for him. I took that seriously even though sometimes I slip up on little stuff. At least not the big stuff. haha Keep up the great work and know that it going to happen.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.

jeannie115
on 6/11/08 1:58 am - Martinsville , IN

RNY on 07/23/08

Congrats Brenda!!! I been cheering you on from the sidelines...i knew you could do it. Jeannie

Brenda R.
on 6/11/08 2:14 am - Portage, IN

RNY on 10/08/07

Thanks so much for the cheers, Jeannie, I could hear them and they kept on track when times got hard. It has been a hard 3 weeks to get this scale to move. It was set on 200.0 and finally hit 198.0. I was so suprised that I weighed myself 2 times to make sure. haha Sometimes my OH family has more faith in me than I have in myself and I appreciate that.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.

Gail O.
on 6/11/08 4:40 am - indianapolis, IN

RNY on 10/24/06

WOW Brenda good for you 2 reasons to so happy 198lbs and Hug,Gail

  Believe ! Each and Every Day.
301 pounds lost since RNY 10/26/06
Visit me @ www.MySpace.com/gail7616

Brenda R.
on 6/11/08 6:33 am - Portage, IN

RNY on 10/08/07

Gail, my little earth angel!!! I am so glad to hear from you. I have missed you so much. You put a sparkle in my day! I hope and pray that you are feeling better. I am so glad that things went well and wasn't as bad as it could have been. You continue to remain in my special prayers. I am sending lots of love and big gentle hugs to you. Thanks so much for the kind and sweet words. I am so glad that it finally happened. I just dreamed of it up until now and now it is no longer a dream but a reality! I thank God for this wonderful gift that He has given me and I pray that I continue to give my over to Him and let Him keep doing His will in my life.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.

Catwalker-Barb
on 6/11/08 5:27 am - Kokomo, IN

RNY on 05/19/08

Brenda, Congratulations - I knew you would do it!!!! Barb

Highest: 267, Surgery day: 241.6, Current: 143.6, Goal: 150

Brenda R.
on 6/11/08 6:35 am - Portage, IN

RNY on 10/08/07

Barb, I was really beginning to doubt that it would happen. I was thinking of me staying at 200.0 for the rest of my life. haha I am so glad that all my OH family had more faith in me and my abilities than I did. I need to know that others know that I can do something.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.

Amy H.
on 6/11/08 5:57 am - Kokomo, IN

RNY on 04/23/08

Congratulations Brenda!! I knew you could do it!!! Happy Anniversary too!

Highest/Day of Surgery/Current (8/15/09)/Goal (mine)
262/240/150/145ish

Brenda R.
on 6/11/08 6:38 am - Portage, IN

RNY on 10/08/07

Amy, thanks so much for the congratulations. I just wondered if in fact I could do it but God showed me that I could if I gave it over to Him. It happened when I did just that. Life is funny and we are always learning new lessons in life.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.