Barbara K.

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I fit into size 14 and some of them are a little big.   Won't be long till size 12    I have been shopping in my oldest daughter's closet and now her clothes are getting big on me so next is my younger sis's closet.   Watch out Rachel here I come.  lol....  She has been all sizes and kept most of her clothes.  so I can shop there for a while ......  I want to wait till I get my tummy tuck and everything before I buy a whole bunch of clothes.  It feels good to get into stylish clothes...but feels even better to move around and live my life.   I am now just over weight   not Extreme Super Morbid Obese.    What a difference.....I have lost a whole person (Half of me).....I Thank God, Dr Bour, His Staff and My Sis Teresa.  With out them I could have never done it;    Now that I know what life can be I don't want to ever go back to the before.......I can never praise enough the help that I have gotten.   My life is the best that it's ever been....I think I am the Best that I have ever been.   I am just so Happy   I want every one to know I appreciate them and all my OH friends for the support and encouragement..........OH Rocks.......   LATER

It was fun, there was a good group there.   I thought I wouldn't have much to say but after I started I couldn't stop.  Everyone was so nice and attenative.  They asked questions and I had lots of people come to me after the group and tell me how much it helped them.  I just wish that everyone has the experience that I have.  Dr B and his staff are wonderful.  I have learned so much.  Lacy asked if I wanted to do a info session  I told her I would have to think about it.  they would be lots more people there than this morning.  lol   No, I would truly love to help anyone that I can.    Well enough for now...later

I had my 6 month check up yesterday and all my labs were great.  I have lost 69% of my excess weight.  I have lost 141 pounds.  so I have almost lost half of me.   When I get to 150 I will have lost 150  so half of me will be gone......I had my appointment with Cammie the Nutrituionist and she said I was doing great.   And I meet with Dr Calhoun too and I'm still crazy so I guess that's good!  lol..... Dr B says I should lose 22 - 24 pounds by my next visit in Dec.  So that will make me right at my goal at 9 months.  Cammie measured me and I went from a 60 inch waist to a 40 in waist and hips from 63 to 43   that's 20 inches each!  that felt so great......  They have asked me to talk to the pre surgery group as a post op role model on Oct 7.  So I am gonna get my pics ready to show them my story.    I am excited that they ask me to share my journey with others.   Well, later.....

We had a Labor Day /BDay  yesterday and cooked a Low Country Boil.  It was so good.  Made some pear apple cole slaw  it was pretty good too.  We all had a good time.  I was running and playing around with the grand kids.  Got to visit with my family and it was so good.  I got up this morning and I was at 160.   Yippie.   I hope to see 150's soon......about 35 lbs from goal.  Boy am I enjoying my life.  I wish everyone who  is obese could have this surgery.  It has changed my life.   hope to post some new pic today....Later 

Well I'm in a size 16.   I uploaded a  few pics made yesterday.  My hubby doesn't know how to use a camera real good.  I have been bouncing between 169 and 171 for a few days now.  Seems like it's slowing down some.  Dr B was hoping I would be in the low 80's by Sept 19 so I hope I stay in the 160's at that time.  Maybe it's fluid?  Anyways I'm just glad to be under 200 and have my life back.  Later   

Well, I'm down to 179  and I have 54 to go.    That means 122 lbs since Sept 07  But 146 since July 07.  I have been doing pretty good health wise until this bad air quailty in our area, and I had to go to ER for a little steriod bust.  But not as high as last time.  I need to stay in doors for a few days that is going to kill me.  I have been out side and on the go so much lately that I will get so bored.  I have been busy helping my younger sister can.  We have made stuff with cucumbers, squash, zucchni, peaches, and I have been putting up corn and green beans in my freezer, we have been doing the sugar free version of every thing.  using splenda.  It's been hard work but I have enjoyed it.  Rachel, my younger sis.  has a garden and she hurt her leg so I have been helping her (when I can) to pick it and she has been giving me veggies and they are so good.  It's worth the work.    And I have been taking my grandchildren and daughter's boyfriend's kids to the local water park when I can and that has been so much fun.  Total there are 8 grandchildren now....I had 5 and now 3 more. Ranging from 5 to 16.  the older ones help quite a bit.  and I don't have 2 of them  cause they live in GA so it's was just the one time with all 8 but it's been 6 the other times.  I think I love the water park as much as they do!    And I have to work in my yard  almost every day.  and I love it.!  So the next couple of days I will be bored out of my gourd. lol.  I might sneak out to water my Tomatoes and flowers  in the late afternoon, so dear hubby won't have to do it 
Sorry this has been a longer post.  But  Ain't God Good, and so is WLS....I thank God everyday and thank him for My Sis Teresa, Dr Bour, and his staff, for giving me a Life again.   I love them all.   and my Family loves that I have been able to do so much with them.  RNY is a wonderful tool  work it while you can.  and Enjoy  Your Life.  Exercise,  I think that is what gives me so much energy.  It seems Like the more I do the more I want to do.  As long as it's not too much house work  LOL.......  Well, later guys and gals...... new pics will come soon.

Well we had a great 4th,  Daughter number 2 didn't get to come.  And I got on scales this morning and   drum roll   186  yippie!  I only have 30 pounds to go until I weigh what I did when Me and Randy got married.  and about  61 pounds to go for my goal.......I have enjoyed my life so much the last 3 months and everyone in my life has enjoyed having me back.  well, later  hope everyone had a great 4th 

I ended up in the ER and receiving 125mg of steriods and antibotics, lung infection again.  I am beginning to think I have adreanal burn out.   I hope it doesn't make me gain.   I will be on 20mg a day for the next 5 days then back down to 10mg for 14 days then possibly back down to 6mg.  When I was at my heaviest  they gave me than much and it wired me.  boy now has it really got me wired.    I know there will be no sleep tonight  maybe around 6am or so.......Well, I will be up playing games all night  lol   but at least I can breathe......Later....

Well, It's hard to believe that it has been 3 months since WLS.  I went to see Dr Bour yesterday and I now weigh 191.  He said I had lost 48% of my excess weight, so I am almost half way there.  lol    So I am ahead of the curve.  We hope that by my 6 month check up I will have lost down to at least 160.  that is my hope  his hope is at least 175.  I will increase my exercise, Maybe some swimming and riding a bike.   I am having some problems with my breathing today.  the weather and the ozone is not good in our area today.  so I am staying in and on oxygen.   I just can't seem to cough up all the fluids.  I hope it will clear up so I don't have to go to ER and they will give me more steriods.  I don't want to have to take them, but if I do It will get better quicker.   Well, later 

My hubby went with me to my 3 month psych appointment, and I bet Dr Calhoun thought we were nuts,  Randy had her laughing and I was red faced the whole time from being embarassed.  But over all it was a great visit.  She said  she didn't have any recommendation. for me.  So It's either I doing good  or nothing can help me...lol  Then we walked around in a lot of stores and I truly got my exercise in.  Next week is my 3 month check up with Dr Bour.  I hope I have lost enough.   I haven't weighed in a while,  I think I will do better that way.   Anways.......Later