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   HELLO FAMILY,
       I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GREAT AND FEELING BLESSED TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. WELL TODAY WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST NSV THAT WAS SO ASTONISHING FOR ME. WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW I HAD MY SURGERY IN MARCH AND BY APRIL I WAS DOWN 25LBS. NOW I WAS TOLD BY TWO OF MY FRIENDS NOT TO GO SHOPPING BECAUSE THE WEIGHT DROPS SO QUICKLY, YOUR SIZE WOULD CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK. WELL, I KNOW THEY WERE TELLING ME THE TRUTH BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT MY SIZE WOULD CHANGE THIS QUICKLY. 
     IN ANY CASE, I COULD NOT HELP GOING SHOPPING IN APRIL... ONE REASON WAS BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT, SECONDLY BECAUSE IT WAS MY BDAY WEEKEND AND THIRD OF ALL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I AM A SHOPAHOLICDON'T JUDGE ME OKAY IN ANY CASE, I BOUGHT SOME THINGS AND THEY FIT REALLY NICE AND I DID PUT UP SOME PICS. WELL, ONE OF THE OUTFITS I HAVE NOT WORN SINCE APRIL ND DECIDED TO PUT IT ON TODAY....OMG, IT WAS DROWNING ME, THE TOP WAS HUGE AND THE PANTS WERE AS WELL. I KNEW I WAS NOW IN A 16 MISSES BUT I FIGURED IT WAS AN 18 PLUS SO IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL RIGHT? WRONG.... I STILL WORE IT TO WORK AND EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT ME LIKE WTH? I WAS JUST EXCITED TO SEE THE RESULTS. I WILL POST THE PIC JUST SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT I MEAN. WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BE SHORT AND SWEET BUT I HAD TO SHARE THIS MOMENT WITH MY FAMILY.
     I AM SO EXCITED AND I THANK GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE MY LIFE AS WELL AS SHARING THIS JOURNEY WITH MY NEW OH FAMILY. LOVE YOU ALL, AND WE WILL TALK AGAIN SOON.........................TOOTLES

                                            ALPHALUV1

HELLO FAMILY,
   I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL AND ENJOYED THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. AS FOR ME, I DID IT AGAIN... I TOLD YOU ALL I AM ADDICTED TO SHOPPING AND NOW I HAVE DISCOVERED GOODWILL AND CONSIGNMENT SHOPS. BAD, BAD, BAD! WELL BEFORE TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT LET ME INFORM YOU ALL THAT I HAD MY TWO MONTH VISIT  TODAY, WELL IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS SINCE SURGERY. IN ANY CASE, TODAY I WEIGHED IN AND HAVE LOST AN ADDITIONAL 15 POUNDS SINCE MY VISIT LAST MONTH. I WAS EXCITED AND SMILING EAR TO EAR... MY PA SAYS I AM RIGHT ON TRACK AND I DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK UNTIL AUGUST WHICH IS 3 DAYS BEFORE MY WEDDING.
   AFTER LEAVING THE DR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LINGER AROUND IN THE STREETS SINCE I WAS OFF AND I WENT TO THE LOCAL GOODWILL WHICH IS LOCATED IN A REALLY RITZY AREA.... JACKPOT! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE. I FOUND ALL KINDS OF THINGS, MICHAEL KORS LONG SUEDE BOOTS, ANN TAYLOR SLACKS, ITEMS FROM RALPH LAUREN, VERA WANG AND LIMITED. I HAD A BLAST AND PLAN ON GOING EVERYDAY ON MY LUNCH BREAK.. I WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HERE NOT TO GO SHOPPING BECAUSE MY SIZE WOULD CHANGE TO QUICKLY. AS THE OLD FOLKS USED TO SAY" HARD HEADS MAKE SOFT BEHINDS" . I BOUGHT THINGS A MONTH AFTER SURGERY BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT SHOPPING AND NOW THEY ARE ALL TOO BIG... NOW, I STARTED BUYING EVERYTHING TOO SMALL TO GIVE ME GOALS TO WORK TOWARD. I DID GET SOME THINGS THAT FIT NOW. BUT, I AM MOSTLY PREPARING FOR THE FALL. OKAY , OKAY, OKAY I AM A SHOPAHOLIC AND I DON'T NEED A REASON TO SHOP, BUT I LOVE IT.
   I AM OFFICIALLY IN A SZ 16 MISSES AND I DON'T MISS ANY OF MY PLUS SIZES. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I  GAVE AWAY ALL OF MY 20's AND 22's TODAY. I KNOW BY NEXT MONTH I WILL GET RID OF THE 18s AS WELL. I AM NOT HOLDING ON TO THEM AT ALL. I WILL KEEP ONE ITEM FROM EACH SIZE AS A REMINDER OF WHAT I DON'T EVER WANT TO WEAR AGAIN. LADIES, I AM TELLING YOU I HAVE MY SWAGGER BACK... DON'T GET IT WRONG, I DID PUT IT DOWN AS A PLUS SIZE DIVA, BUT NOW.... WORLD GET READY FOR ME. LOL
   WELL, I AM GOING TO GET READY FOR BED, I SPENT 3 HRS AT THE GYM TODAY WITH MY BESTIE WHO IS PREPARING FOR A 5K. NO, I DID NOT RUN WITH HER, BUT I GOT MY SPEED WALKING IN, JUST ADELLE, NICKI MANAJ, BEYONCE AND JIGGA...WE HAD A BALL..LOL. I WILL BE BACK AT AGAIN TOMORROW. I PLAN ON UPPING MY WORKOUTES TO A MIN. OF 3 TO 5 DAYS A WEEK. I WILL BE IN A SIZE 12 BY MY WEDDING DAY. WELL AGAIN GOODNIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT AND DON'T LET THE BED BUGS BITE...I KNOW IT'S CORNY, BUT WHO CARES, I'M HAPPY YALL

HELLO EVERYONE,
   I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THAT MY DAUGHTER WILL HAVE HER SURGERY ON 6/13 @ 9 am. YES, I AM SUPER EXCITED! PLEASE KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS.  WEWILL BE TRAVELING TO SC TO BE THERE WITH HER...YES, SHE IS AN ADULT BUT SHE WILL ALWAYS BE OUR PRINCESS!

 HELLO OH FAMILY,
   I AM SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY DAUGHTER " KELLYMONET" HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR HER SURGERY. YES, SHE WILL BE JOINING US ON THE LOSERS BENCH! GOD IS SO GOOD AND THERE IS NO WAY ANY OF THIS COULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT HIM. I'M SO GLAD GOD IS ALLOWING MY BABY TO TAKE THIS JOURNEY AS WELL. SHE IS ONLY 23 AND SHE HAS SUCH A FULL LIFE AHEAD AND I WANT HER TO ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF IT. MY DAUGHTER IS VERY TALENTED, SHE HAS STARTED HER OWN BUSINESS  AS A FASHION CONSULTANT AND DESIGNER FOR PLUS SIZE CLOTHING. SHE IS ALSO A FT STUDENT AND WORKS FT FOR THE STATE OF SC. I AM A PROUD MOTHER IN CASE YOU GUYS CAN'T TELL. SO PLEASE JOIN ME  AND CELEBRATING WITH HER. 
    I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT MAY 12th WAS MY TWO MONTH SURGIVERSARY AND I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE 230'S. BELOW YOU WILL FIND A BREAKDOWN OF MY PROGRESS.

PREOP    SZ. 20/22
TODAY     SZ  16

HEAVIEST                280
DAY OF SURGERY   268
TODAY                     228
TOTAL LOSS            -52 LBS  ........ 73LBS TO REACH GOAL OF 150 


   AS YOU ALL CAN SEE, I HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS AND AGAIN GOD GET'S THE GLORY. I THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME WITH KIND WORDS AND GESTURES. ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH A FEW COMPLICATIONS IN THE BEGINNING. YOUR PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED! WELL THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FAMILY AND WE WILL TALK  AGAIN SOON.



       

 

 HELLO FAMILY,
   I HAVE HAD MY UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, BUT I WOULD NEVER CHANGE A THING. HOWEVER, I REALIZED TODAY THAT I DON'T LIKE FOOD AND IT DOES OT LIKE ME. NOW, I USED TO LOVE EATING AND PROBABLY WAS ADDICTED TO FOOD. NOW, I DON'T LIKE TO EAT, I ACTUALLY GET NAUSEATED WHEN I THINK OF FOOD. I DO LIKE WATER, LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER! I KNOW THIS HAS TO CHANGE, I CAN'T JUST LIVE OFF OF MUSCLE MILK FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS BEEN GREAT , HOWEVER I'M SURE IF I ATE MORE, I WOULD LOSE MORE. I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING REALLY... FISH, SHRIMP AND I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE CHICKEN, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT FEELS IN MY MOUTH, THE TEXTURE IS NOT TO BE DESIRED. 
    NOW, I CAN SAY THE ONLY THING I DO TOLERATE WELL IS LOBSTER AND CRAB MEAT. WELL, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I DON'T WANT TO EAT. DOES ANYONE ELSE FEEL AS THOUGH FOOD IS THE ENEMY? IF SO, SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO OVERCOME THIS. I AM ALSO GOING TO BE VERY HONEST ABOUT SOMETHING FAM. I HAVE STARTED VOMITING AFTER I EAT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THE WAY FOOD FEELS IN MY STOMACH. I KNOW THIS IS BAD AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS SO I AM ASKING FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM MY FAMILY.


                                                       LUV YA ALL

 HEY GUYS, I AM HAVING A TECHNICAL ISSUE, I CAN NO LONGER AXCESS MY FRIENDS COMMENTS FROM THE START PAGE. I AM ALSO UNABLE TO POST FROM MY PHONE. I AM NOT AS SAVY AS SOME OF YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THESE MATTERS. AS A MATTER OF FACT , I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UPDATE MY WEIGHT ALSO, TIS THE REASON MY BMI HAS NOT CHANGED AND I DON'T HAVE A TICKER. I REALLY LOVE BEING IN CONTACT WITH ALL OF YOU AND NOW I FEEL AS I'M AN OUTSIDER 

 HELLO FAMILY,
     I HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL .... TODAY WAS AN AWESOME DAY FOR ME, I SPENT THE WHOLE DAY WITH MY FRIEND AND WE HAD A BLAST. WE TALKED AND LAUGHED AND SHOPPED FOR HOURS. YES, I DO MEAN HOURS... WE STARTED AROUND THREE AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE STORE CLOSED AT NINE. NOW THAT IS A WHAT I CALL A DAY. THE BEST PART OF IT WAS, I USUALLY DON'T TRY THINGS ON AND SHE CONVINCED ME TO DO SO... RELUCTANTLY I DID. AND YOU GUYS WON'T BELIEVE THIS... I WAS ABLE TO FIT INTO A SIZE LARGE BLAZER, A LARGE CAN YOU GUYS BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE I AM SO EXCITED! THIS IS ONE OF THE EST DAYS I HAVE HAD FOR QUITE A WHILE.
     WE HAD SO MUCH FUN JUST HAVING GIRL TIME, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS SUPPORTIVE AND MOTIVATES YOU TO SUCCEED. IT IS TRULY A BLESSING AND THE FACT THAT SHE HAS ALREADY GONE THRU THIS PROCESS MAKES IT EVEN BETTER! I THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THE FRIENDS WHO ARE LIKE SISTERS TO ME. WELL, I WON'T STAY LONG I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS MOMENT OF JOY WITH ALL OF YOU....WOW, A SZ LARGE... MORE PICS WILL BE COMING SOON!

                                                             THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FAMILY

GOOD MORNING FAMILY,
   I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE DOING GREAT AND ENJOYING THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY! I AM HAVING SUCH A SURREAL MOMENT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT I AM SAD AND DISAPPOINTED. AS A PLUS SIZE WOMAN I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN KEEPING EVERYTHING IN ORDER... THAT INCLUDED HAIR, MAKE UP, SHOES AND OF COURSE WARDROBE. MY WAY OF THINKING WAS ALWAYS IF I AM GOING TO BE LARGE, I'M GOING TO BE THE BADDEST DIVA THERE IS. OF COURSE YOU ALWAYS HAD THOSE HATERS WHO WOULD TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN BY MENTIONING YOUR WEIGHT. THAT NEVER BOTHERED ME BECAUSE I BELIEVE PEOPLE ONLY TRY TO BRING YOU DOWN WHEN YOU ARE ABOVE THEM....MY RESPONSE TO THAT WAS ALWAYS YES...I'M FAT! I AM WELL KEPT AND I EAT GOOD! I COULD LOSE WEIGHT BUT FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT THERE WAS NO HOPE(SMH). BESIDES MY WEIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND TO SPEAK ON, BECAUSE FROM  HEAD TO TOE I WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE ON POINT!
  
   WELL, I WAITED FOR THIS SURGERY AND I AM PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME! IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT I LIKE WHAT I AM SEEING, I HAVE GONE FROM A 22 AT MY HEAVIEST, TO A 20, 18 AND NOW MY 18's ARE HUGE I AM NOW IN A SZ.16...YES, A SZ.16... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!  MY GOAL IS TO BE IN A 7/8 BUT FOR SOME REASON AS I SEE MY LARGER SIZES GETTING LARGE I AM ACTUALLY FEELING SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED. NOT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE LOSING BUT I HAVE SOME REALLY NICE THINGS AND I DON'T WANT TO PART WITH THEM. MY PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND IS TO FIND A SEAMSTRESS AND GET SOME OF THEM ALTERED BUT EVENTUALLY I WILL HAVE TO PART WITH THEM. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? HAS ANYONE ELSE FELT THIS WAY IN REGARDS TO THEIR LARGER CLOTHING? I PLAN ON DOING ONE ALTERATION AND THEN I WILL PASS THEM ON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN USE AND WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM!

   NOW, THERE IS ANOTHER PIECE TO THIS BLOG... I LOVE SHOES AND I HAVE OVER 200 PAIRS AND I DON'T MEAN WORN OUT WHY DON'T YOU THROW THEM AWAY TYPE OF SHOES. MORE THAN HALF OF THEM HAVE ONLY BEEN WORN ONCE IF AT ALL. I WORE AN 8 AND NOW I AM IN A LOOSE FITTING 7 1/2 MOST OF THEM ARE HEELS AND I LOVED THE LOOK AND DECIDED TO GET THEM. SOME OF THEM I NEVER GOT TO WEAR BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO HIGH, OTHERS I WORE FROM THE HOUSE TO THE OFFC AND THEN THEY CAME OFF. I CAN GET OVER THE CLOTHING AT SOME POINT BUT MY SHOES.... IT'S HARD TO REPLACE A GREAT PAIR OF DIVA HEELS. IN ANY CASE, I KNOW EVENTUALLY I WILL HAVE TO, BUT THAT WILL BE ONCE THE INSERTS DON'T HELP ANY LONGER. I WANT TO START REPLACING THEM NOW BUT I BELIEVE MY SHOE SZ WILL CONTINUE TO GO DOWN AS I LOSE THE WEIGHT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN, SO I WILL TRY TO WAI UNTIL I'M CLOSER TO GOAL.. THIS IS TRULY A BITTER/SWEET JOURNEY BUT I WOULD NOT CHANGE A THING, I JUST WANTED TO VENT! 

                                                 THAT'S ALL FOLKS 
                                                   
                                                     ALPHALUV1

GREETINGS FAMILY,
    I THINK I AM BEING PRANK ED TODAY, I WISH THE GUY WITH THE CAMERA WILL COME OUT OF HIDING! 'M TELLING YOU ALL THAT I AM REALLY AT A POINT OF NO RETURN WITH MY WEDDING PLANNER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF A LANGUAGE BARRIER, BUT I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER PLANNER THIS FAR INTO MY PLANNING. I HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE WP AND SHE WAITS UNTIL TODAY TO ADVISE ME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING THE TOP OF MY CAKE INTO THE STATES AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO BRING MY BOUQUET BACK EITHER. I UNDERSTAND THE GUIDELINES WITH CUSTOMS HOWEVER, WHY DID SHE NOT TELL ME THIS PREVIOUSLY? GRANTED, I KNOW IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK INTO CUSTOMS GUIDELINES, BUT THAT IS WHY WE ARE PAYING HER ...TO INFORM US AHEAD OF TIME, LIKE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS AHEAD...UGH!

   I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY, I THINK EVERYTHING IS ANNOYING ME. I HAD A MEETING WITH MY STAFF THIS MORNING AND THEY ARE REALLY IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE. I HAVE ONE MANAGER WHO GOES CHASING HIS BOYFRIEND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAS INVENTORY ON WED...WHO DOES THAT? I PROMISE YOU, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE ME BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS AND WANT TO WORK. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THIS GROUP IS ONE OF THEM. ANYWAY, I JUST HAVE TO KEEP IT MOVING, IT'S NOT PERSONAL, IT'S JUST BUSINESS!

   NOW, I AM IN NEED OF A MASSAGE AND VISIT TO THE SPA...I'M OFF TOMORROW AND IT'S GOING TO BE A "ME" DAY. MASSAGE, PEDI AND MANI... I CAN'T HAVE THEIR SPARKLING GRAPE JUICE BUT, I WILL TAKE A COLD BOTTLE OF WATER. I WILL GO DO SOME WINDOW SHOPPING....OKAY, I'M TELLING FIBS, I AM GOING TO DO A LITTLE SHOPPING, JUST A LITTLE! I AM SO EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE GONE FROM A TIGHT SZ. 20 TO A COMFORTABLE 16...WOW, LIFE IS SO GOOD! WELL FAMILY, I JUST WANTED TO VENT A LITTLE AND CATCH YOU UP ON THE DETAILS OF MY DAY...I WILL TTYS!

                                                         LUV  ALPHALUV1



   

 Hello Family,
   Well I know I haven't posted lately but things have been so hectic. I went back to work on last week and I have been so tired, I really should have taken 6 weeks off. My fiance' suggested that I did not return however, I would lose y mind just sitting at home. Besides I am no longer working in my original field, I am now in Retail just because I love talking to and meeting new people as well as Fashion. My plans are to open my my own Boutique eventually, however the economy is really not where it should be to invest in such a project.

   Well, enough of that I am proud to announce that I am one month and 4 days out and I have lost a total of 30 lbs. Now, I know 30 lbs. is not a lot compared to the massive amount of weight our fellow OHers lose however, when can I ever say I lost 30 lbs . in 30 days.... I can't, so I am very proud of my outcome and success thus far. It seems like it was yesterday when I started this process and it has been exactly one year ago that I entered Dr. Voellinger's seminar and made the decision to change my life and take control of my future. I would do it all over in a heartbeat and that includes the complications... It was all worth it!

   I have so many things I am looking forward to in the next few months. I am getting married in August and we are having a Destination Wedding, which has always been my dream. We will have the wedding on an Island called La bade which is outside of Haiti, it is a private Island that Royal Caribbean has leased... OMG it is beautiful! My fiance is originally from Haiti, however he has been in the States since he was 15. By having the wedding there  we are in his Country but somewhat on US grounds due to RC arrangements. The reception will be held on the ship as we go to our next destination which is Mexico and then Jamaica...7 days of the most beautiful sites and the great thing is most of our family and friends will be there with us. I am so excited that I had the surgery when I did. Who wants to have such a beautiful wedding and look back at pictures of myself and not be pleased.

   Please don't get me wrong, I chose the surgery for all the right reasons however it was also because I wanted to like what I see when I look in the mirror. I am Blessed to have such a great man who loves me regardless of what size I wore and I feel confident and sexy in a 20 or a 7 but you have to do what makes you happy and that is all that matters. I am excited in regards to the next four months. Where will my weight loss be? What size will I wear? How will I look? It is all so surreal, the most exciting part is I can't buy my wedding dress until a couple of weeks prior to the big day. I have in my mind exactly what I am looking for and I have been and continue to stay on top of who has what and where...Well friends I am just feeling Great and I am starting to ramble. I just felt like sharing a piece of me and my world with you. Something I don't normally do is share a lot of myself with people. I am very private and that is just the lifestyle I live. I don't have a lot of friends, never have. I am very selective of who I let into my world...

   Well, I leave you all with love until the next time. I will continue to track my progress with pics and blogs, however I have decided to weigh in once a month on my Surgiversary.  God Bless you all until next time... Muah


                                                        Alphaluv1