Tracy S.

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I just got home from Chicago and I am feeling like a million bucks!  I made some amazing new friends and spent quality time with some close friends.  I was really impressed with the conference.  It was a very uplifting experience.  I got to meet Jamie Dukes and get his autograph.  That was just a huge thing for me because my biggest addiction is the NFL.  I was truly blown away at how very special he really is and so very sweet. And his speech was really inspiring.

I will tell you all the OH staff was amazing!  Kim is precious!  She is just the sweetest girl and works so hard.  Bo... he is priceless!  He is Ralphie May's mini me.  I love him to pieces! Jeremy... can you say HOTT!  He was fun.  Tim was great too.  Dave (still Kim's husband) is a hoot.  He was just great!  I also met Sean from Texas.  He is truly a very special guy.  He is someone I came to admire when I learned about his journey.  I hope we are friends for a long time.

I would encourage anyone to go to the conferences when you get a chance.  It was a wonderful experience!

So, It's about time to update a few things.  I am one year out and I have been doing great.  I feel like a new woman.  I am so pleased with the progress I have made and the way I can see a difference in my life.  It has become a reality finally.  I am now starting to see the difference in myself and feel the improvements in my overall health.  I sure hope that I continue to see the success for many years to come.  I am about 20 lbs from my doctor's goal and that makes me about 32 to make it into my ideal weight class.  I am almost to the point where the BMI chart will say "overweight" and no longer obese.  I am looking forward to that.  I am so blessed.

I truly believe that my RNY was the best thing that has happened to me since my children were born.  I can never thank Dr. Gupta enough for all that she has done for me.  God has blessed me sooo much.

I love my OH family and my RNY.

Here's to many more years of happiness and success!

I recently was thinking about what I have come thru this past 8 1/2 months since WLS.  I have made some of the most awesome friends, changed my body in drastic ways, found my "old" me again, and found a new appreciation of my faith.  There has been so much more to life after WLS than I ever expected.  I expected the "down-sizing" of my clothes.  I even expected the attitudes of friends and family that would be supportive and not so much.  But I never expected the way my personal life would change.  The members of my OH family are my closest friends now.  Some of them even closer than family members.  My relationship with God has become much stronger than it ever was before.  I am just so thankful for all the changes that have come about.  It was about so much more than the weight.  It was about finding ME and getting back to being a person I respect and love again.  I am so glad I made this journey and so glad I am on it with the amazing people in my life.  Thanks to everyone who is making this one of the best things in my life.

It's almost time for my first support group meeting here in town.  I am excited about it and look forward to it.  I know it won't be too big this first time but I look forward to it getting bigger and better each month.  I just know that there are people out there that will benefit from getting support from each  other and I have learned the more I support others, the stronger I get as well.  So it's true we are all in this together!  I am looking forward to the support I will get from my friends as well.  It's so uplifting.

I have been trying to think of ways to get the online group up and going a bit better.  So if any of you have ideas, please share those with me.  I am all about fun and getting to know one another better.

We are all Terrific Transformations for sure!!!

I was sitting here thinking today about what I have come thru this past 8 months since WLS.  I have made some of the most awesome friends, changed my body in drastic ways, found my "old" me again, and found a new appreciation of my faith.  There has been so much more to life after WLS than I ever expected.  I expected the "down-sizing" of my clothes.  I even expected the attitudes of friends and family that would be supportive and not so much.  But I never expected the way my personal life would change.  The members of my OH family are my closest friends now.  Some of them even closer than family members.  My relationship with God has become much stronger than it ever was before.  I am just so thankful for all the changes that have come about.  It was about so much more than the weight.  It was about finding ME and getting back to being a person I respect and love again.  I am so glad I made this journey and so glad I am on it with the amazing people in my life.  Thanks to everyone who is making this one of the best things in my life.

I am now officially 101 pounds down.  I am so excited!  I thought 7 months ago this would never happen.   I have wished for 20 years that I could lose 100 pounds.  I am so blessed!

I love my OH family and I am so grateful to God for allowing me to have this surgery and saving my life!

Huge hugs!

Tracy

I did it!!!  I set my goal for Christmas to make it to Onederland.  Then just yesterday, I got on the scales and it said 198!  I have had a hard time getting my head to believe it.  It seems as though after nearly 7 months the numbers on the scales just change and I have come to expect that they will.  I don't see the thinner me the way everyone else does.  I see it in my face and can tell it in my clothes but, it's just weird for me that I can't really SEE it for myself.  I try taking pictures and then I notice small things but ... to really SEE a thinner me... I just don't.  I am not letting it get to me though.  Others have told me it takes time to get your head to adjust to the new you.  I am just going with it and hopefully one day I will realize it for myself. 

My family and friends keep telling me to stop wearing big clothes.  I have worn these sizes for 21 years so its hard to get past that as well.  One of my friends that had the surgery is becoming the drop off point for me.  By this I mean, I give my clothes to her when they start feeling too big or lose.  She is just a couple sizes bigger than me for now and can use them.  It makes me happy to have someone close by that I can share them with.

I am truly blessed by this surgery and have nothing but great things to say about it.  Even more valuable than the surgery is the friends that I have made on OH.  I am blessed everyday in one way or another by the people on this site.  God shows me a lesson and a blessing in so many of the friends I have here. 

I think my Christmas gift this year from God was to find ObesityHelp.com!

Huge hugs,
Tracy

I am steadily working on my weight loss.  I knew it would slow down and I am ok with that.  As long as it keeps coming off.  I have at least 50 more pounds to lose. 

I am finally getting to meet some of the people on the OH Indiana board.  I am excited about that.  I have made some awesome new friends.  I have been so lucky to have them in my life.  They have helped me in so many ways. 

I am going through a rough spot financially right now.  My job was eliminated on Nov. 7th.  We got no warning.  Just a call in the office after lunch and pack your things... see ya.  So, it has taken a toll on me.  I am having problems sleeping and eating.  I hope to get it all under control soon.  I have to say God is providing for me.  He shows his love in many ways everyday.

My son-in-law should be home from Iraq at the end of the month.  I look forward to that.  They are in the process of buying a new home.  I am very excited for them.

My next post will be to let everyone know I am in ONEderland.  I am knocking on the door now, but haven't got my golden ticket just yet.

Happy Holidays to all...
May God bless each of you.
Tracy

I am so pleased that the day of my surgery I made myself a promise and it has already come true.  I live for NFL football and mostly my COLTS.  I told the surgery team that I couldn't wait to go to Lucas Oil Stadium and fit in the seats without squeezing into them.  Guess What???  On August 28th, my 3 month surgery anniversary, I went to Lucas Oil and watched the COLTS and I FIT IN THE SEAT..... EASILY!!!  I also parked over 9 blocks away and walked all the way to the stadium, up to the top, and I wasn't out of breath or dieing when I got there. 

LIFE Is GOOD!

Thank you Dr. Gupta!!!!!!

My month of July was a trip. My oldest daughter got married.  It was beautiful and the reception was a blast.  I set my goal to lose 50 pounds by the wedding and I actually lost the 50th pound by Wednesday after the wedding.  I will celebrate it tonight by going to see Toby Keith! 

I had a number of wow moments and I am realizing how blessed I am to have been able to have this surgery and get my life back.

I am honored to be among those of you who have made this journey and are doing it the right way.  You inspire me everyday!