BEVY
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IN MAY OF 2005, I STARTED MY JOURNEY AT 309 LBS, WITH A BMI OF 56.5. I HAVE KAISER INSURANCE AND 14 WEEKS OF WLS CLASSES ARE REQUIRED ALONG WITH A 10% WEIGHT LOSS BEFORE THEY WILL APPROVE SURGERY, OR GIVE YOU A DATE........I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED
AUG. 5 2005******* 3 WEEKS OF WLS CLASSES LEFT TO GO, I'VE LOST 26# OF MY PRE OP WEIGHT. I'M AT 283 AT THE MOMENT, I ALSO FOUND THAT I HAVE SLEEP APNEA, AND WILL BE PICKING UP MY CPAP MACHINE TODAY. I STILL DON'T HAVE SURGERY DATE BUT I KNOW I'M JUMPING THROUGH EACH AND EVERY HOOP THAT KAISER CAN SEND MY WAY.
AUG. 25 2005********* FINISHED WLS CLASSES LAST NIGHT I'VE NOW LOST 30 OF THE 31 LBS REQUIRED FOR SURGERY. I'VE ALSO GOT ALL MY NORMAL HEALTH STUFF DONE (WELL ALMOST, PAP TOMORROW) I'M AT 279. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 2 TO 4 WEEKS TO GET APPROVALE FROM BARIATRIC TEAM. WISH ME LUCK!
SEPT.11 2005*********GOD BLESS US ONE AND ALL AS WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE ALL & THOSE WHO LOST ALL
AS OF TODAY, I'M 275, 34LBS LOST SO FAR, AND MY BMI IS NOW 50.3! DOWN MORE THAN 6 POINTS. I'M STILL WAITING FOR APPROVALE/ACCEPTENCE LETTER FROM KAISER BARIATRIC TEAM. WAITING IS THE WORST. I HEARD TODAY FROM ONE OF MY CLASSMATES THAT, INSTEAD OF AN ACCPTENCE LETTER SHE GOT A PHONE MESSAGE OF DENILE. THEY SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE CO-MORBIDITIES, AND SHE IS ABOUT 30 LBS UNDER THE WEIGHT CUT OFF. HOW SAD, THAT SHE HAS TO BE FATTER OR SICKER BEFORE THEY WILL HELP HER.
SEPT. 12 2005*********ACCPTENCE LETTER HAS ARRIVED! I'M APPROVED. I'M JUMPING UP AND DOWN! IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A SURGERY DATE YET, BUT I KNOW I'M ONE HUGE STEP CLOSER TO BEING ON THE "OTHER SIDE" LIFE IS GOOD
SEPT. 21 2005********** OK SO I'M STILL WAITING FOR A DATE, BUT I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY APPROVAL LETTER. I'M STILL DONIG MY PRE OP DIET ALSO.........DOWN TO 272 TODAY, THAT'S A TOTAL OF 37 LBS LOST SINCE MAY. MY BMI IS NOW 49.7 AND I PLAN TO JUST KEEP UP WITH WHAT I'M DOING, WAITING & LOSING BIT BY BIT TIL I GET MY DATE.
SEPT. 26, 2005********* I GOT A DATE!!!! OK IT'S NOT MY SURGERY DATE, IT'S MY SURGERY ORIENTATION DATE, THE FIRST OF 3 HOSPITAL PRE OP VISITS. I JUST SO HAPPY THAT IT ONLY TOOK 2 1/2 WEEKS FROM APPROVAL, AND NOT THE 3 MONTHS THAT WE WERE FORWARNED IT COULD TAKE. LOOKS LIKE I'M TAKING BABY STEPS, BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
OCT. 8, 2005********* FINALLY DOWN 2 MORE LBS! 270 AS OF THIS MORNING ALSO, I CHANGED MY ORIENTATION DATE TO ONE WEEK LATER..NOV.1ST IS THE BIG DAY! AND I CHANGED IT SO I CAN DO MY FIRST 2 OF 3 PRE OP APPOINTMENTS IN ONE DAY.
OCT. 20, 2005******** LOST ONE MORE! THAT MAKE 40 SO FAR. I CAN'T WAIT TIL NOV. 1ST FOR MY PRE OP APPTS. AT THE HOSPITAL IN RICHMAND.......HOPE TO SUPRISE THE DOCTOR WITH MY 10% PLUS WEIGHT LOSS, AND GIVE ME A VERY SOON DATE.
OCT.23, 2005******** WOW I STAY THE SAME FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, AND THEN IN A FEW DAYS I LOSE 3??? NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING! I'M 267LBS AS OF THIS MORNING. ONE MORE WEEK TIL I WEIGH IN AT THE HOSPITAL IN RICHMOND. I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE SOME SPECAIL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. MORE BABY STEPS! ONE DAY AT A TIME
NOV. 5, 2005********WELL THINGS ARE MOVING A BIT QUICKER! I HAD 2 PRE OP APPTS. AT KAISER RICHMOND ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK AND ON FRIDAY (YESTERDAY) I GOT A CALL TO SET MY SURGICAL CONSULT FOR DEC. 1ST. I THINK I'M STILL LOOKING AT SURGERY SOMETIME IN JANUARY 2006, BUT AT LEAST THINGS ARE PROGRESSING.
DEC. 1, 2005********I GOT MY DATE! WOOOHOOOOOO DECEMBER 27 IS MY REBIRTH DAY. WOW 26 DAYS
JAN. 1, 2006********* WOW WHAT A DIFFERANCE A MONTH MAKES. I AM SOO HAPPY TO BE POST OP, 5 DAYS POST OP BUT DOING GREAT. I'M LOSING ABOUT A POUND A DAY, AND I'M NOT HUNGRY AND HAVE VERY LITTLE PAIN.
JAN.27, 2006******** TODAY, I'M ONE MONTH POST OP, DOWN A TOTAL OF 74 LBS (50 PRE OP, AND 24 POST OP), SO I WENT FROM 309 TO 235! I GO TO THE HEALTH CLUB EVERY DAY, AND I'LL BE GOING BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING. I HAVE HAD VERY FEW PROBLEMS, SOME FOODS DON'T AGREE WITH ME, AND SOMETIMES I FROGET TO EAT! YES AS MOST POST OP'S SAY, I'D DO IT AGAIN. WE ARE VERY BLESSED.
MARCH 19, 2006******* I SEEM TO HAVE SLIPPED UP ON MY PROFILE UP DATES OF LATE. I AM NOW DOWN 103 LBS AND AM WEARING A SIZE 14 JEANS! AMAZING!!!! I'M 206 AS OF THIS MORNING. NOW ALL I NEED IS 7LBS TO MEET MY SECOND GOAL (FIRST GOAL WAS LOSE 100) MY SECOND GOAL IS TO BE UNDER 200. I FEEL AWESOME...........AND I'M NOT EVEN 12 WEEKS POST-OP
APRIL 14, 2006******** YESTERDAY I GOT BELOW 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS! I'M 198 TODAY......I'VE LOST 111 POUNDS AND GOT MY 3 MONTHS POST OP LAB RESULTS BACK, AND I AM SO NORMAL IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I'M SOOOOOO HAPPY
JULY 17, 2006******** SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG! TODAY i WEIGH 168, AND I'M ALMOST 7 MONTHS POST OP. WANT TO LOSE 49 LBS MORE. I'M IN A SIZE 8 IN SOME CLOTHES, 10 IN MOST. COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
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IN MAY OF 2005, I STARTED MY JOURNEY AT 309 LBS, WITH A BMI OF 56.5. I HAVE KAISER INSURANCE AND 14 WEEKS OF WLS CLASSES ARE REQUIRED ALONG WITH A 10% WEIGHT LOSS BEFORE THEY WILL APPROVE SURGERY, OR GIVE YOU A DATE........I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED
AUG. 5 2005******* 3 WEEKS OF WLS CLASSES LEFT TO GO, I'VE LOST 26# OF MY PRE OP WEIGHT. I'M AT 283 AT THE MOMENT, I ALSO FOUND THAT I HAVE SLEEP APNEA, AND WILL BE PICKING UP MY CPAP MACHINE TODAY. I STILL DON'T HAVE SURGERY DATE BUT I KNOW I'M JUMPING THROUGH EACH AND EVERY HOOP THAT KAISER CAN SEND MY WAY.
AUG. 25 2005********* FINISHED WLS CLASSES LAST NIGHT I'VE NOW LOST 30 OF THE 31 LBS REQUIRED FOR SURGERY. I'VE ALSO GOT ALL MY NORMAL HEALTH STUFF DONE (WELL ALMOST, PAP TOMORROW) I'M AT 279. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 2 TO 4 WEEKS TO GET APPROVALE FROM BARIATRIC TEAM. WISH ME LUCK!
SEPT.11 2005*********GOD BLESS US ONE AND ALL AS WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE ALL & THOSE WHO LOST ALL
AS OF TODAY, I'M 275, 34LBS LOST SO FAR, AND MY BMI IS NOW 50.3! DOWN MORE THAN 6 POINTS. I'M STILL WAITING FOR APPROVALE/ACCEPTENCE LETTER FROM KAISER BARIATRIC TEAM. WAITING IS THE WORST. I HEARD TODAY FROM ONE OF MY CLASSMATES THAT, INSTEAD OF AN ACCPTENCE LETTER SHE GOT A PHONE MESSAGE OF DENILE. THEY SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE CO-MORBIDITIES, AND SHE IS ABOUT 30 LBS UNDER THE WEIGHT CUT OFF. HOW SAD, THAT SHE HAS TO BE FATTER OR SICKER BEFORE THEY WILL HELP HER.
SEPT. 12 2005*********ACCPTENCE LETTER HAS ARRIVED! I'M APPROVED. I'M JUMPING UP AND DOWN! IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A SURGERY DATE YET, BUT I KNOW I'M ONE HUGE STEP CLOSER TO BEING ON THE "OTHER SIDE" LIFE IS GOOD
SEPT. 21 2005********** OK SO I'M STILL WAITING FOR A DATE, BUT I'M SO THANKFUL FOR MY APPROVAL LETTER. I'M STILL DONIG MY PRE OP DIET ALSO.........DOWN TO 272 TODAY, THAT'S A TOTAL OF 37 LBS LOST SINCE MAY. MY BMI IS NOW 49.7 AND I PLAN TO JUST KEEP UP WITH WHAT I'M DOING, WAITING & LOSING BIT BY BIT TIL I GET MY DATE.
SEPT. 26, 2005********* I GOT A DATE!!!! OK IT'S NOT MY SURGERY DATE, IT'S MY SURGERY ORIENTATION DATE, THE FIRST OF 3 HOSPITAL PRE OP VISITS. I JUST SO HAPPY THAT IT ONLY TOOK 2 1/2 WEEKS FROM APPROVAL, AND NOT THE 3 MONTHS THAT WE WERE FORWARNED IT COULD TAKE. LOOKS LIKE I'M TAKING BABY STEPS, BUT AT LEAST THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
OCT. 8, 2005********* FINALLY DOWN 2 MORE LBS! 270 AS OF THIS MORNING ALSO, I CHANGED MY ORIENTATION DATE TO ONE WEEK LATER..NOV.1ST IS THE BIG DAY! AND I CHANGED IT SO I CAN DO MY FIRST 2 OF 3 PRE OP APPOINTMENTS IN ONE DAY.
OCT. 20, 2005******** LOST ONE MORE! THAT MAKE 40 SO FAR. I CAN'T WAIT TIL NOV. 1ST FOR MY PRE OP APPTS. AT THE HOSPITAL IN RICHMAND.......HOPE TO SUPRISE THE DOCTOR WITH MY 10% PLUS WEIGHT LOSS, AND GIVE ME A VERY SOON DATE.
OCT.23, 2005******** WOW I STAY THE SAME FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, AND THEN IN A FEW DAYS I LOSE 3??? NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING! I'M 267LBS AS OF THIS MORNING. ONE MORE WEEK TIL I WEIGH IN AT THE HOSPITAL IN RICHMOND. I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE SOME SPECAIL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. MORE BABY STEPS! ONE DAY AT A TIME
NOV. 5, 2005********WELL THINGS ARE MOVING A BIT QUICKER! I HAD 2 PRE OP APPTS. AT KAISER RICHMOND ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK AND ON FRIDAY (YESTERDAY) I GOT A CALL TO SET MY SURGICAL CONSULT FOR DEC. 1ST. I THINK I'M STILL LOOKING AT SURGERY SOMETIME IN JANUARY 2006, BUT AT LEAST THINGS ARE PROGRESSING.
DEC. 1, 2005********I GOT MY DATE! WOOOHOOOOOO DECEMBER 27 IS MY REBIRTH DAY. WOW 26 DAYS
JAN. 1, 2006********* WOW WHAT A DIFFERANCE A MONTH MAKES. I AM SOO HAPPY TO BE POST OP, 5 DAYS POST OP BUT DOING GREAT. I'M LOSING ABOUT A POUND A DAY, AND I'M NOT HUNGRY AND HAVE VERY LITTLE PAIN.
JAN.27, 2006******** TODAY, I'M ONE MONTH POST OP, DOWN A TOTAL OF 74 LBS (50 PRE OP, AND 24 POST OP), SO I WENT FROM 309 TO 235! I GO TO THE HEALTH CLUB EVERY DAY, AND I'LL BE GOING BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY MORNING. I HAVE HAD VERY FEW PROBLEMS, SOME FOODS DON'T AGREE WITH ME, AND SOMETIMES I FROGET TO EAT! YES AS MOST POST OP'S SAY, I'D DO IT AGAIN. WE ARE VERY BLESSED.
MARCH 19, 2006******* I SEEM TO HAVE SLIPPED UP ON MY PROFILE UP DATES OF LATE. I AM NOW DOWN 103 LBS AND AM WEARING A SIZE 14 JEANS! AMAZING!!!! I'M 206 AS OF THIS MORNING. NOW ALL I NEED IS 7LBS TO MEET MY SECOND GOAL (FIRST GOAL WAS LOSE 100) MY SECOND GOAL IS TO BE UNDER 200. I FEEL AWESOME...........AND I'M NOT EVEN 12 WEEKS POST-OP
APRIL 14, 2006******** YESTERDAY I GOT BELOW 200 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS! I'M 198 TODAY......I'VE LOST 111 POUNDS AND GOT MY 3 MONTHS POST OP LAB RESULTS BACK, AND I AM SO NORMAL IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I'M SOOOOOO HAPPY
JULY 17, 2006******** SORRY IT'S BEEN SO LONG! TODAY i WEIGH 168, AND I'M ALMOST 7 MONTHS POST OP. WANT TO LOSE 49 LBS MORE. I'M IN A SIZE 8 IN SOME CLOTHES, 10 IN MOST. COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
NOVEMBER13, 2006***** HERE I GO AGAIN, LONG TIME NOT CHECKING IN. I'M NOW DOWN TO 140ish AND AM IN SZ 4-6 IN MOST, SOME SMALLER, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT'S JUST "VANITY SIZING". NO MATTER WHAT SIZE THE TAG SAYS I AM FEELING LIKE A MILLION BUCKS, LOVE GOING TO THE GYM, SHOPPING IS A JOY, AND I FEEL HEALTHIER THAN I EVER HAVE. I CONTINUE TO GO TO SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS EACH MONTH & HAVE MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE ON MY JOURNEY.
| B | Brutal |
| E | Enchanting |
| V | Visionary |
| E | Explosive |
| R | Relaxed |
| L | Light |
| Y | Yummy |
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 309 Bevy pre op shots |  |  288 MY NEW TATTOO |
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