Jane C.

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Sept 15, 2006 Everything weight wise is the same. In my entire life I never wore a prom dress. I never even tried on a wedding dress. Over the weedend my sister, and I were going thru stuff at my dad's and we found her wedding dress from 15years ago. She told me to try it on and what a hoot we had. I laughed and cried. We took pictures in my parent formal livingroom. It was a great time. My weight is still staying about the same. I bought a size 10 pair of pants. I seem to be very grumpy lately. I wear my imotions on my sleeve I guess, but people just hurt your feelings at time. I keep it inside rather than cause a an argument. Something I need to work on. Oh well my niece is doing great. My two sisters are in the process of having the surgery. One is doing bypass and the other lap band. The pressure is too much. I hope, and know they will both do great.

August 9,2006 Weight has stayed the same. I go from 163-167 staying steady. Everyday is still a new day and WOW moments happen all the time. Rick is just wonderful. I ask him if he was ok with all the weight loss and he said he loved me no matter how I looked, but he also said he has never seen me so happy as I am now. Before my surgery I struggled with Headaches for years. They have been gone until about 5 weeks ago. They are back. So that is getting me down otherwise my health is great. We are going to Coney Isand this week and then we are camping for 3 days. I can't wait. Kids are getting ready for 3rd grade and they are excited. It will be strange taking the girls to school. No one hardly recognizes me any more. So we will see.

August 17, 2006 Still staying the same wt but that is fine. I have changed so much and I feel confident at times that I will keep making good choices about food. Last Thursday we went to an old Coney. I had the best time ever. I approached the first ride scared to death. I hadn't really ridden any rides in years and years. The first ride I was scared to death. Worried the bar wouldn't latch. Worried I wouldn't fit and I would have to get off the ride. Worried I sat in the wrong side of the ride and I would smash my daughter. Panic almost took over. I was still that fat, morbid obese, woman. But guess what, the bar fit. The seat belts all buckeled. I slid from side to side and hurt my hip bones and I didn't smash my daughters once. I climbed the 100 stairs to do that crazy yellow slide which I have never done and raced my husband to the end. I no longer had a fear of heights and later I figured out I wasn't afraid of heights I was just afraid of what ever I was standing or sitting on would break and I would fall. I no longer have that fear. The chair will not break anymore. I am normal!!!!! What a wow day. But like I said before everyday is a wow day.

July 9, 2006 Weight still comming off. Down to 166 and wearing a size 12-14 and Medium tops. Bigs wows lately was going to the water park and wearing a bathing suit. Climbing all the way to the top of the tower and riding the water slide. YEa yea yea yea!!!!! It was so great. My kids talked me into it and they went down first so they were all waiting. They screamed and said "I was the coolest mom." Still working out. I really think that is and has been the key. Exercise really is fun. I now walk to Curves and Walk home. I even jog the last 4 blocks comming home. This week I bought a little black dress. I have never owned one. It looks so cute. I ran into a cousin of mine today. I had to tell her who I was and she asked, "What the hell happened to you?" I laughed and told her about my surgery and she hugged and hugged me. It made me feel so good. Now when I am out in public people really don't know me so if I feel like talking I do, otherwise I can just go on and save some time.

June 1 2006 It will be 8 months the 17th of this month. Today I weigh 178. I am still in disbelieve every time the scale moves. I bought a bra. No big deal for most but this was a big WOW. When I was 11 years old my mom bought me a bra. It was a size 36C. She told me it was bigger than she wore. I cried all night in my room. I did not want to wear it. Needless to say I was the biggest in the entire family all my life but........ Yesterday I bought a bra, size 36C. I cried and cried. I am so small. I can stand look down and see my feet. When I eat things now fall to my lap and another WOW I can sit with my legs crossed like a lady and I do it all the time. We camped for 3 days this past weekend, had a great time. It was 90 degrees, but I still needed a long sleeve shirt and jeans to sit by the fire. Rick thinks I'm half dead. I am cold all the time. And of course he is in the heat all day so when he comes home he wants to sit in the cool air. So I am back to long robes. But Oh well. I also wore a bathing suit this weekend. My nephew ask me how I got so old. He was looking at my wrinkeled skin on my upper arms. He said my skin looks so old. Oh well out of the mouths of BABES. Its now all mind over matter. If I don't mind my loose wrinkled skin...it don't matter.

June 8 Weighed in at Curves Lost 16.5 inches and 26 pounds since March. Love Curves. Big Wow this week. My husband picked me up. I cried like a baby. I don't ever remember being picked up. Skin is becomming a big issue. With the heat I have some rashes. I am thinking about doing the TT if insurance covers it. Life is still great. This week I took the girls to the park but instead of sitting on the bench watching. I climbed all over the stuff and went down every slide. Had a great time. My girls laughed and laughed.

May 12 
Had my daughters first communion and it was great. Saw a lot of family who hadn't seen me and they were just speachless. They say I look like my Mom, she passed about June 2003. She had Alzhimers. She lasted 10 years. She started with symptoms when she was 59. My niece had her surgery May 10. She did great. She is home trying to get rid of gas of course. My other niece was also there. She hasn't seen me since Dec 05. She burst into tears. I thought she was upset about her sister and she was upset with how I looked. She knew I had lost 113 lbs but she didnt realize what that looked like. She just hugged me and I her. It was quite a wow moment. My biggest thing is people just don't recognize me. I feel strange to say "its me Jane" Oh well just wanted to update. As of today down to 183. In to two pairs of size 14. So hard to believe. Need to shop now for bathingsuit. Yuck Jane 296/183/150 goal highest wt was 311

APRIL 20, 2006 MY 6 MONTH CHECK UP WAS TODAY. DOWN 100LBS DR SONNANSTINE SAYS I AM DOING GREAT. THEY TOOK A PICTURE AND COMPARED TO THEIR BEFORE PICTURE IT IS AMAZING. I went shopping for the first time. Spent 100.00. Bought size 16 shorts. 14's zipped but they were too tight and I need stuff now. The neatest thing was I tried on my size 28 jeans I wore before. My daughter stood in one leg and I stood in the other, pulled up the pants and they buttoned and zipped. I will get some new pictures. Labs were all in the normal range. My iron is a little low so I have started on b12. Otherwise it was a great day!!!! May 5 Things are moving along. Down to 188. Wore a pair of Tommy H. capri pants yesterday. They were a Size 14!!!!!!I can't believe it I have never in my entire life been this small. I probably wore a 14 in Jr. High. We are having a big party Sunday. My twins make their first communion. I went to a funeral this week for my husbands uncle. There were so many people who didn't know me. Its funny those who did and didn't know about my surgery thought I must be sick. 2 people ask my mother in law if I had cancer. I looked damn good. But no one has ever seen me thin. As a matter of face neither have I. My niece is having surgery May10. I pray she does as good as I have. My BMI is 30.3 only one more point and I am considered overweight. Can't wait. Life is great!!!!!

03/01/06 Can't believe its a month since my last post. Still doing really well. Down to 214 thats 82 lbs lost. I have had a stall the last 10 days wt keeps going up to 217 and back down to 214. It's been at 214 for two mornings in a row hope this is the end. Still working out at Curves and love it. Last month I lost 18 inches. I still find myself apologising to the people at Curves for my rapid loss. That is something I am working on. People are really noticing. My hair really isn't falling out. I thought it might be but no more than usual. My niece is now in the process of having surgery. I hope she does as well as I have. Still vomit every now and then but usually when I do something stupid. I have found I can eat sugar. I can't believe I tried it but I did and nothing happened but I will not push it. I ate a girl scout cookie and believe me it didn't taste the same. Oh well better finish for now.

03/02/06 Have had 2 really great WOW moments. The first one was about a week or so ago. I thought I posted it but I guess I didn't. My daughter gave me a hug and she said, "Mommy my hands touch." Needless to say I cried. I didn't relize they knew the diffrence. Then my other daughter (they are twins) gave me a hug, now she is 2 inches shorter than her sister so her arms aren't as long, she hugged me and said, "Suck it in mom" then her hands touched and she too was so excited. My second wow happened last night. I took a wonderful long hot bath......You can't imagine how long it has been since I was able to do that. This too made me sit and cry. I have missed so much that are just normal things. Oh well just wanted to make note of this while it is still fresh in my brain.

3/12/06 Well the stall is gone again. Down to 209 this AM. Feel great!!!!We bought a new camper this weekend, which is so much fun and great exercise. We traded our pop up in for a 27ft travel trailer. Things are still going great. I have so much energy and I stay so busy I still find I am not eating enough. Like today it was after 2pm and I hadn't even started any fluids. I got up and ate and then we were busy and I just really messed up. Tonight was my nephew's birthday. Family get together. We had salad, Lasagna and ice cream cake. I ate a little salad. I had some of the sauce left over in the pan with the cheese and ricotta cheese stuff but no cake. This weekend a lot of people commented on my weight. But I stopped telling people that I had the surgery. I just tell them its been a work in progress. The reaction from people is always diffrent and some people just hurt your feelings and its just in the tone of their voice. So for this week I'm not telling.....

MARCH 30,2006 WE CAMPED LAST WEEK IN OUR NEW CAMPER AND IT WAS GREAT. WE WALKED AND WALKED AND I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO JOG, SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER DONE. I WAS MEASURED AT CURVES THIS WEEK AND LOST 1.75 IN ON MY WAIST, 4 IN FROM MY TUMMY, .50 FROM MY HIPS, .50 THIGH .25 ARM FOR A TOTAL IN INCHES OF 7 AND TOTAL SINCE NOVEMBER IS 54 INCHES. I AM AT A LOSS OF 95 POUNDS FEELING GREAT. I SEE MY SURGEON IN APRIL FOR MY 6 MONTH CHECK UP.

2/1/06 I have lost 70 pounds. Its so hard to believe. Clothes are an issue because I don't want to wear all my big clothes. When I wear stuff that fits I feel beautiful. Thats hard to say. I don't think I have ever felt this way. The lose skin/fat is really a bother but there is nothing to do about it now. I have been over weight my entire life so the skin has been stretched all my life. Nothing is going back. Exercise makes me feel great. Babysitting is going so good. I only wish I had then energy I have now when my twins were born. I missed out on soooo much but I have a lot of time to make up. my starting weight was 296 this morning I was at 224.9. I just take a day at a time. I struggle with eating at times. I am never hungry so I miss lunch a lot of the time. I try to grab a yogurt and a piece of cheese. I have no problem getting protein in. Still wish there was a magic spell that I could drink all my water. Every day is a good day.

01/02/06 Well the holidays are done. This morning I weighed 237. wow that is 59lbs. I feel good. Still have a lot of nausia. Still can't get 64oz of fluid in. The cold stuff just doesn't settle. I had my GB US Saturday. See doctor tomorrow to find out if I have Gallstones. My clothes have gone from a size 28 paints to a 22-20 and my shirts are from a 3x-4x 28 to a 2x. I need new undergarments that is for sure. Start a new little job tomorrow. Just going to babysit for my sister and 2 of her 4 children. She had a baby girl the same day I had my surgery plus she has a 2 year old boy. I just love the kids. When I had mine I had to go right back to work so I missed all the baby days. I feel so good, I could probably get a regurlar job but I couldn't afford clothes right now. Oh well just wanted to do a quick update. It feels great knowing I am not setting some New Years resolution this year only to fail at my diet like always. I am going to be a loser. YEA

1/20/06 Completed my second month at Curves. I lost 18.3 lbs and a total lost a total of 12 inches. Its just amazing. I can finally see it. I feel great no problems.

12/01/05 Had my check up was a little over 4 weeks. I have lost 37lbs. I have joined Curves and love it. Had my first wow moment. I went to buy a new pair of jeans. When I started I wore a size 28 jeans. I tried on a pair of 24s and they were too big. I was thrilled. I didn't buy anything, I figure I'll wait another week. I baked cookies today for our girlscout troup to take to a nursing home. Made 10 dozen cookies, didn't eat one and didn't lick my fingers. YEA

12/21/05 Went and saw Dr. Sonnanstine. I'm doing great down 50bs on my 2 month check up. I completed my first month at Curves and I lost 16.75 inches in one month. I was so shocked. Still doing great. No problems except with meat. My grouchy pouch still doesn't like meat. Also I can't get all my fluids in but I do get all 60 gr of protein. I feel great. I am trying to find really cheap clothes which I have a few things. Life is GREAT!

12/28/05 Christmas was so great!!! I was able to kneel all through church this years. Its been a long time since I was able to do that at mass. I have I think a little psyc. problems with everyone telling me how great I look. I can finally see it. I have no clothes but I pick up a pieace here and there to keep me going. On the 26th I became really ill. Started with back pain on my rt side and then I dry heaved for 2 hours. Since then I am very nausiated. My doctor is sending me for a Gall Bladder US this Sat. I sure hope it is nothing like that. I am starting a little job on Tues. Since then I just stay nausiated. Maybe I just have a bug. Oh well wanted to do a quick up date.