ONEderland!!!!!

Aug 30, 2008

As of Friday, August 29, 2008 I am now officially in ONEderland!!! I'm so thrilled that I took a picture. It has been at least 6-7 years since I've seen a ONE at the beginning of my weight...wooo hoooo!!!!! Now I'm motiviated once more!

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My second Grandson was born - 2 months premature

Jun 21, 2008

Long story, but it was very scary. To cut it short, had it not been for an outstanding OB doctor who specializes in high risk deliveries and a team of respiratory therapists, neonatologists, nurses, etc., the baby would not have made it. When he was born he was limp, gray and not breathing. They had to put a breathing tube in at first, but he's since been taken off that and put on a little oxygen through his nose. He's on IV nutrition too and they started feeding him through a tube today....so far so good.

Dimitri Andrew was born at 31 weeks, 6 days. He was 3 lbs, 13 oz and 16 inches long...look how beautiful he is:

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My new Grandson, Blake Matthew

May 20, 2008

Blake Matthew was born Sunday, May 18th @ 3:54pm. 6 lbs 10 oz, 19.7 inches long - a little bundle of love!!!

This is my first Grandson. The second is due August 16th. I'm in heaven this year!!!


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It's been a year....

Apr 26, 2008

Well it's been a year since my banding as of today and I didn't quite meet my short term goal of losing enough to where I weighed less than 200 lbs, but I was CLOSE! This morning I weigh 200.8. I can take that....

It's been a long, hard road. I still struggle with the emotional component of eating, but thankfully the band keeps me in check somewhat. :)

I started my journey looking into getting the band January 2007. At that time I weighed 270 lbs. Over the next few months I lost a little weight on my own, in preparation of getting the band. I didn't have to do a liquid diet except for the day before my surgery, or I would have lost more beforehand, but what I did lose, I lost by eating right.

The day of my surgery I weighed 253.8, so technically since my surgery I've lost 53 lbs, but since the start of all of this I've lost 69.2 lbs! Doesn't seem like much in seeing the numbers, but it sure FEELS like a lot! I feel so much better...and I know that I look better too. I'm not going to get complacent here though, I'm still trudging forward! My next short term goal will be 175 lbs. Wish me luck! :)

It feels good though because my daughter told me this morning that my ex husbands wife was saying how good I'm looking and that I look better than I did when she met me. My ex hubby says "I haven't seen her in a while, so I don't know how good she looks". His wife goes on to say to him "You don't need to see her now" LMAO! My daughter said she was cracking up. His wife and I are friends so I'm sure she was kidding but it sure makes me feel good! :)

Happy BANDiversary to me!!!!!!

Slow, slow, slow...

Mar 24, 2008

Haven't lost anything in the past 2 months....all the sudden I feel like a junk food junkie. That's ok, on April 4th I'm going in for another fill and I'll get my butt back on track.

We're in the middle of buying a house, dealing with 2 pregnant daughters. My life has been so busy and full of things to do, you'd think I wouldn't have time to eat...well I DO, I just don't have time to cook! LOL So we've been eating out a lot, which is why I'm stuck at 206 I'm sure.

I posted some recent pics...

Hope everyone else is doing well! I'll post again when I start losing :)


Update....

Jan 18, 2008

January 2007 I weighed 266 lbs...I was FAT and unhappy, and it shows in my pictures....I don't have a picture from that date, but I do have one from the day before my surgery, and one from today to compare to.  60 lbs lighter...you decide which picture is which....I love my band! Sometimes I feel like I'm losing too slow, but I'm still losing! I don't know why I'm in such a hurry....I'm enjoying the journey and I feel SO much better!!!

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Goals achieved in 2007...goals for 2008

Jan 01, 2008

Goals achieved for 2007:

1.  To be healthier!
2.  To lose weight. I'm 59.2 lbs lighter than I was this time last year.
3.  I'm off of ALL of my medications! Arthritis, blood pressure, water pills, cholesterol. ALL OF THEM!
4.  I'm more active
5. I'm less than a size 20 and can now wear an XL shirt again
6. I'm happier and healthier than I have been in a long time!

Goals for 2008:

1. To lose another 30-40 lbs by the end of the year
2. To become much more active....exercising 3-5 times a week faithfully
3. To be a wonderful wife and grandmother to my 2 new grandbabies!
4. To remain healthy and happy :)


I knew something was wrong with my band!!!

Nov 27, 2007

I knew something wasn't right with my band! My last fill took me to 3.4cc in a 4cc band, however afterwards I felt like I lost ALL restriction!! I've worried myself sick over this, all the while I started to feel depressed because I felt hungry all of the time....so yes, I stopped posting some because I felt in a funk....

I go today to see what's going on, and I only had 1.4cc in my band! He's not sure if he miscalculated putting the last fill in (he draws it all out before putting it back in), or if the syringe disconnected with the port halfway through putting it back in, or if I have a small leak. He put me back to 3.4cc and I go back in on 12/11. If I've lost my fill between now and then I'll be going back for a port/tubing revision....cross your fingers that I don't have a leak!!!

I'm sitting here now drinking water and I feel some restriction, so we'll see what happens....

My grandbaby's first heartbeat recorded!!!

Nov 20, 2007

So Shannyne & Jon were listening for the baby's heartbeat with the fetal doppler that I rented (she's now 13 weeks preggy)....they were in there for a while trying when I went in and asked how it was coming along....they said that they tried and tried but couldn't find it.  So I say "Oh little baby, come to Grandma"....took the doppler and wham! Found it first try. So we decided to record it....listen to my little Grandbaby!!!


I can't wait to be a Grandma!!!

Nov 13, 2007

Ok so here's a new ultrasound pic of Shannyne & Jon's baby (my grandbaby!!!)....It's so weird because if you look at the last ultrasound 4 weeks ago, the baby looked like a little bean....now it really looks like a baby!!! I got so teary eyed in the doctors office! The baby was sucking on it's entire hand!!! LOL

I asked Jon "So what do you think about your baby??"...he replies "It has my eyes" LOL!!!

Shannyne was happy that she saw her baby again today - she was going to ask the doctor if he could do an ultrasound when all the sudden the door opens and they're pushing in the machine!

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Surgery
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ONEderland!!!!!
My second Grandson was born - 2 months premature
My new Grandson, Blake Matthew
It's been a year....
Slow, slow, slow...
Update....
Goals achieved in 2007...goals for 2008
I knew something was wrong with my band!!!
My grandbaby's first heartbeat recorded!!!
I can't wait to be a Grandma!!!

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