One Year Later

Dec 06, 2011

Well, my surgery was a year ago and I'm down 98.5 pounds.  I feel fantastic!  I now weigh 196.  Having surgery was the best decision I ever made.

To see before and after pics, head over to my blog:
http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/12/wednesday-weigh-in-one-year-later.html

Are you happy with your decision?  I sure hope so.  Enjoy the holiday season!
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Weigh In, surgery pics and depression. Oh my.

Nov 09, 2011

Yeah, I've been MIA.  It started off innocently enough.  We went to Europe for 3 weeks.  Then we came back and I headed straight into quarter end at work.  That was crazy busy for 3 weeks.  Then I had surgery (hysterectomy) 3 weeks ago.  Physically I am healing well but this thing is kicking my butt big time.  I had my RNY last December and I felt FANTASTIC.  I had so much energy and I felt amazing.  This is a completely different experience.  I am exhausted.  I am nauseated.  I am depressed.  The depression may be related to surgery.  It is a common surgical side effect.  But, since I do have a history of depression, it may be completely unrelated.  Hard to tell, honestly.  I just know it sucks.  I am aware that I am withdrawing from life.  Nothing interests me.  I just feel blah.  The holidays are my favorite time of year so I really hope I feel better soon.  I've been looking forward to this time of the year for months now.  Maybe I need to go to my beloved Hawaii for a few days for a little pick-me-up??

But, look!  I have surgery pics! 

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/11/wednesday-weigh-in.html

Hope you're all well.
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Wednesday Weigh In: Weight milestone & surgery update

Oct 26, 2011

Well, since my last update I've had my hysterectomy.  All went well and I'm recovering nicely.

Last week was a big one weight loss wise - I lost 6.5 pounds for a total of 95 pounds.  I now weigh 199! 

If you're interested in reading more, head on over to my personal blog:

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/


Hope you're all doing well!!
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Wednesday Weigh In

Oct 04, 2011

We're back from Europe and what an amazing time that was!  It was so much better than I'd even imagined in my mind.  I have two more daily recaps to post, but the recaps of the majority of our trip is on my blog.  Head over and check it out if you're interested.  I haven't even had a chance yet to go through our pictures since I headed back to work straight into quarter-end and have been working a ton of overtime since we got back.  We had a problem with the camera memory card and lost most of our pictures, but DH was able to find a program online which recovered them.  Whew!  Now I have 4,000 pictures to sort through.  Once I do that I'll post  a few on my blog.

Now for the weight loss stuff....I lost 6 pounds in the past month.  Pretty good considering that includes vacation.  I've lost 90 pounds now.  Today I weighed 205!  Can you believe it? 

I had some pretty emotional stuff come up this week related to food and weight loss.  It's the first time it's happened actually and it was pretty intense.

If you're interested in reading more, please head over to my personal blog:

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

(Since I'm now published as part of BlogHer, I'm prohibited form republishing my posts here so I need to point you to my blog.  Sorry.)

Let me get through quarter-end at work and get through this overtime, then I'll be back to check up on all of you. 

Heather, thanks for all your support!  I've seen your comments, just haven't had a chance to reply yet.  I'm glad you're doing well!!
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NSVs and hysectomies. Oh my.

Sep 01, 2011

Well a lot has happened this week.  I didn't lose any weight but I did take my measurements and I. Am. Thrilled.  I even made my husband remeasure because I was sure he read them wrong.  Since July 1 I've only lost 10 pounds, but in that time I've lost 2.5" off my waist, and 3.5" off my hips.  WOW.

In other news, I'm getting a hysterectomy.  I am thrilled beyond belief.  Ding dong, this hell is over.

If you're interested in reading more, head on over to my personal blog: 

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/


(Sorry, now that I'm published as part of the BlogHer network I am prohibited from republishing my posts here)

Hope everyone is well!!! :)
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Wednesday Weigh In

Aug 24, 2011

Hi friends!  Last week I lost 2 pounds, for a total of 83.5.  I feel fantastic.  I finally bought some new clothes and they were size 14.  I still can't believe it.

I'll be back later today to read up on all of you.  Hope you're losing and feeling confident and happy.

If you're interested in reading a longer WWI post, please head on over to my personal blog

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

Have a fantastic week!!
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Wednesday Weigh In

Aug 10, 2011

Hello my OH friends.  I have truly missed you.  This is just a quick update but I will be back this evening to catch up on all your achievements.

My 8 week stall finally ended and I lost 4.5 pounds last week.  I have now lost 101.5 pounds from my all time high, and 81.5 pounds since I began my bariatric journey.

Now that I'm published as part of the BlogHer network I am prohibited from reposting my posts here, so if you're interested in reading a longer, more detailed post, please head on over to my personal blog.  I've been playing around with fonts and backgrounds recently.  I think it's pretty cute now.  What do you think?

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

If we have techie people here, please shed some light on this for me:  the new 'fun' font only shows on my work computer using Firefox.  It does not work however on my work computer using IE, or my home computer using Firefox.  Anyone know WTH is going on??
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Update

Jul 23, 2011

So...my weight loss has slowed dramatically even though I'm an exercising fool.  It's funny that although I obviously keep track of the number on the scale, and desperately wish it would continue to move!, my focus lately has been on exercise instead of weight loss.  I'm getting more mentally from seeing what my body is able to accomplish and the progress I'm making in terms of fitness.  Good thing since the scale isn't moving.  I think it took me 7 or 8 weeks to lose 5 pounds.  It took me 4 weeks to lose 1/2 pound.  My body is just stuck for the time being.  I've lost 74 pounds.  I wish I was a bigger loser like most of you but I'm celebrating your successes as if they were my own! 

If you're interested in reading a longer update, please head over to my personal blog

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

Continued success to you!!!
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Weight Loss Wednesday

Jun 22, 2011

Yeah, I've been MIA for awhile.  I don't want to go into detail right now, but something's been kinda bringing me down lately and I just needed to stay away from OH.  Regroup and figure out where to go from here.  You know.

So, what's new with me?  Well, I lost 2 pounds, started jogging and found a lump.  Yeah, it's been swell.  Surprisingly, the lump is not the situation that's been bringing me down. 

If you're interested, you can read a longer WLW post on my personal blog:  http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

Hope everyone is staying focused and doing well.
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weekly update

Jun 15, 2011

I just realized I forgot to post here last week.  Bad me :(

This has been a fantastic week with lots of little victories.  I lost 1.5 pounds last week, for a total of 71 pounds. 

If you're interested in reading a longer post with details about my NSVs, please check out my personal blog.  Since I'm now published on BlogHer I can't reproduce my posts here like I was doing before.  It's not strictly a weight loss related blog...please check it out!

http://fortyisthenewfabulous.blogspot.com/

Have a great week!!
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12/06/2010
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