DORA J.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!
Jan 04, 2008
I have been truly blessed and feel so much better. Started dating again too but taking it very slowly.
Hope that my little story can inspire someone, if you every want a shoulder drop me a line.
~D
August, can't believe it's been over 6 months since WLS!
Aug 14, 2007
Going to baby showers, bridal showers, dancing (not enough), the beach, and coming up wedding and family reunion! Whoa, the very bestest part is that I am able to enjoy and not trip about not having the energy to keep up with the "normal" size family members. I use to exclude myself and make up excuses why I didn't attend functions or outings. But not anymore, that is the old me! I'm down a total of 91#'s as of yesterday, Monday, August 13, 2007! I just couldn't stop smiling, looks like I had sex or something, LOL! Anyway, I have a ways to go to my ulitimate goal, but am to happy today.
Have to live one day at a time and "Eat to live, not live to
eat". Yep!
I have to write this too, the many thanks to my family and
friends for their support. My sister Iza loaned me the cash
for every part of my WLS, YES! Thank you sister dear! I
have been blessed with some wonderful girlfriends that are
so good to me and I do love and appreciate these ladies!
You know who you are, let's not name names, heehee!
Until the next time, stay blessed and chew chew chew (aka the little train that could)!
Summer is here!
Jun 26, 2007
So, to continue this past weekend was awesome! I had a visit with my ex's daughter ages 9 & 10. We went to 2 beaches, Dennis the Menace Park, the movies, out to eat and had the best time! Saw Even Almighty, that was funny, I recommend it for all ages.
On Saturday I'm going with 2 of my sons and a girlfriend to Mountain View Ampitheater to see an oldie concert featuring some all time favorites, WAR, Brenton Woods and some others.
Then on July 6th I will be going to Oceanside to visit a sister and the best part is I don't have to drive! Oh that's not the best part, duh this is going to be so fantastico, my sis is so great and my niece her daughter is going to be there too, (she lives in Colorado)! So this is great....man I am so blessed.
Okay the adventures just keep on coming, so the following week, the week of July 9th another sister of mine will be coming to visit for 2 weeks, she lives in WI. (FYI, I have 7 sisters), she's bringing a very good friend of hers with her, the more the merrier! Wow, I am so happy that I have energy to keep up, I can walk for long periods of time now...before I wouldn't go with them to day trips cuz I couldn't keep up.
I'm almost to my first goal which is to be under 300#'s! I'm trying so hard, I'm cutting out dinner and drinking a protein shake in it's place. Maybe I should have 2 shakes instead of 1. Like 1 for breakfast and 1 for dinner, hhmmmm it's an idea.
And so I hope you all are having a wonderful summer so far....I plan too!
God Bless
May 24, 2007
May 24, 2007
Time sure is going by fast, 1/2 the year is almost gone, I turned 46 this month, my youngest will be 22 on Monday and I'm down a total of 72# since pre-op Oct. 2007! This has been a blessing, WLS isn't at all what I dreamt of. I can walk down isles of stores without my legs cramping, I can fit into cloths I haven't worn in 4 years and they are even loose!
OH has been here the entire time waiting for me. I feel so close to so many people that I don't even know, that I haven't even posted to. I look forward to checking the site daily to learn new things and to find this network of such awesome people.
My sons, my family and my friends are so fantastic for their support.
I can't imagine what life would be like now if I hadn't had WLS.
I've been reading some profiles of the individuals who work for OH and have been part of the Irvine Conference. I love the idea of "Paying It Forward". I want to do something. Here at work my co-workers who have become my good friends are great, they have become inspired by me, but you know if I didn't have their support it wouldn't mean so much to me.
Please feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you,
God has truly blessed me with all the love I have in my life.
Until the next time....blessings!
7 Weeks Post Op
Mar 20, 2007
Had pizza topping for lunch, it was easy not to indulge on crust. My eating is pretty steady going, no huge to worry about.
Last week at my 6 week f/u I had an additonal 15 off for the 4 weeks.
Looking forward to going dancing on Friday to dance the night away!
28 Days after WLS
Feb 28, 2007
Until the next time.....God love ya..
23 Day post op
Feb 23, 2007
Here I am sitting at work after surgery 23 days ago. I am truly blessed, my WLS was the best thing I have ever done for myself! At my first post op visit I lost 10lbs. how's that for a BIG WOW! I'm eating a very small variety of foods and only had a couple of little incidents of eating too much or too fatty, little dizzy, tummy ache and nausea symptoms but not actually the act, whew this is a learning process.
Today I went to the YMCA for a 6 month membership thanks to my WorkComp injury! I can't wait to get back into the pool and start strength training, I miss it.
I'm loving reading all the forums, I'm getting really good info, thanks to the OH staff and all of you who participate!
Until next time, God bless and keep on typing...
The first entry...
Jan 25, 2007
Here I am getting started in this site wondering how much I will enjoy this journey. I am 6 days away from having my surgery. I am not scared, stressed or even worried, I just want to get it done with and get on with living. I'm tired of dieting and eating. I'm the type of person who, "lives to eat" not the correct "eat to live".
