Chauntelle C.

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Four years out and I havent changed much since last year.  I am still hypoglycemic but have not had to check my blood sugars in almost six months because I manage my sugars with diet.  I weigh 145.. and Im not happy with that because Im still flabby.  I need to exercise more but (like before) I dont have time, and though that sounds like an excuse.. I truly do not.  I guess I could get up an hour earlier every day.. and make time, but I enjoy my sleep so much.  I work 8 hours a day, after work I go to my barn and work with my horses, by the time i get home I have just enough time to tuck the kids in and go to bed.  I make bad eating choices too, mcdonalds is my biggest downfall..  I WISH I knew what to pack myself every day and would take the time to do it... I know I could lose my extra 15 pounds then!!

Enough excueses, the good news is, i didnt become a statistic and gain all my weight back.  I could stand to lose 15 more or Im happy being the weight i am just to make myself firm up.. THAT would be nice.  For 17 years I didnt mess with horses because I was too fat and they didnt make riding clothes in my size... now, i am not only riding, i am training.  at 36 years old I am training a 6 year old thoroughbred, I never would have been able to do that when I was fat..  In theory Im happy, but i could be happier.. does that make sense?

Hard to believe that three years ago today I weight well over 200 pounds and was about to undergo a major surgery. 

Today I weigh 151 pounds.  I've gained about 20 pounds recently and not sure how but my doctors think they are on to something.  I did not have many complications with my surgery.  My worst was a bout with diverticulosis and neuropathy in my back that a six month prescription of Lyrica healed right up!  Over the past six months I've been having a lot of problems with my blood sugars.  I was having to get A1C panels done, fasting sugar tests done, it was awful!  Turns out I am officially HYPOGLYCEMIC.  I struggle to keep my blood sugars above 75 over the course of the day.  I eat about six times a day and if my sugars dip too low I go into shock.  Last week we took my sugar levels and they were at 38.  It's very scary.  I start shaking, sweating have trouble seeing.. some orange juice gets me functioning again but I have to turn to something high in carbs to regulate them... well over the past six months its happened so much and the high carb foods i  use to regulate my sugars if affectnig my weight.  Ive gone from 128 (was too small for me i think) and leveled out at about 138 (I LIKED weighing 138) now im at 151... I do not like weighing 151.  I need to lose 20 pounds to be REALLY HAPPY.  I will say this.. I still think I LOOK HOT.  blue jeans, belt longsleeve tank or spaghetti straps, to me, i love me.  Id love me more 20 pounds lighter but I do love me. 

Santa is bringing me a bicycle this year, so thats good.  I ride horses now and work at a stable so things are busy for me! 

My advice to everybody.. stay true to who you are!

Tricare approved my referral for consultation for a thigh lift!  I am hoping when I go this Thursday, I dream that Dr. Burres will deem my tummy tuck as medically necessary too.... then i will only need to pay out of pocket for my implants!!!!!  How awesome would that be???

So I go this Thursday, March 27th for my consultation with Dr. Burres!  I have heard that a thigh lift is the hardest and most painful t hing to recover from, so naturally I am scared to death!!!!

I am hoping to find other people who have had Dr. Burres do their surgeries and hear what they have to say.

I will write more later!

So lets see... last post in October 2007.  In the past 5 months I have lost my house, moved into military housing, been diagnosed with diverticulosis and colitis and have a new case of back pain...LOL  

I have my 18month check up next month and am interested to see how im doing.  I am down to 126, wear a size 5/7 in juniors, small tops, and if Im shopping in the grown up section I am a size 2/4... wow, never thought I would see that day!

I still eat pretty much anything I want, I don't dump anymore unless I eat too much dairy at once... part of me thinks i have a lactose intolerance, but then again it mmight be the diverticulosis....

I got botox, I like it, a lot...LOL  I have a dream of getting tricare to pay for a thigh lift, tummy tuck and breast implants... but it is a work in progress....

I don't really have much to say, so I will close.  I will be taking my measurements again soon, just for shits and giggles, its amazing how far I have come... a lot of people don't recognize me at all!

One year ago yesterday I had Lap RNY.... so...Okay, t his came as a surprise to me but I am past my surgeons goal!!  I weighed 235 when I met him.  He said that RNY pts can expect to lose approx 85% of their excess body weight.  The normal weight for somebody my height (5'0") is 122 pounds.  That means that I had approx 113 pounds to lose to be "normal".  85% of that is 96 pounds which would put me at 139.  I now weigh 137!!!  So I am past my RNY goal and still have anywhere from 5-10 more pounds to go to get to my personal goal.  I can't decide what weight I want to be at, I just know that I want to be HAWT!!!  LOL  I took my official "post op" pix and have uploaded them on my profile.  I cant believe this is me!  I will post pix of me in my ball gown this weekend once I have gone for my fitting! 

Thanks to all of you for all the support you have given me over thepast year.

So I found out that I officially weighed 235 when I met my surgeon!  WHAAH... So this morning I weighed 137... two more pounds to go for 100 lbs lost... then I found out that Im only FIVE FEET TALL... WTF?????  I used to be 5'1"... I SHRUNK??????  NNNOOOOOOOO  I mean sure I went from a size 8.5 shoe to a 7, and my pant size from a size 22 to a 8... BUT MY HEIGHT?????  WTF?????

So Im sitting here with the stomach flu and lost another pound over the last 24 hours down to 137 and well... WHATEVER!  I am so tired from mal nutrtion from not holding down food... I think I just wont come to work tomorrow... I DONT KNOW... I jsut want to sleep!!!!!!

I'm done venting...

Today is a magnificent day!  I have officially lost 100 pounds since the start of my journey.  I truly never thought I would get here!  I weighed 238 at the start of my journey.  and this morning I weighed 138.6!  butt naked and even set the camera down to weigh and then picked it up when t he weight registered...LOL  Sad, I know!  But remember you are talking to the girl who moves her scal around the bathroom until she finds the LOWEST weight!  LOL 

I am so happy!  I just had to put that up here!

I went out yesterday and bought my gown for the ball.  I think it's amazing that I went in and didnt need to look at sizes, I looked at styles... everything either fit or was too big!  I couldnt believe it!  I would like to lose an additional ten pounds between now and then and work on my upper back...  The last time I wore a ball gown it was a size 22... and it was tight!  I can't believe it... I dont even k now what size this dress is.   I will post more pix soon...

I JUST TOOK MY MEASUREMENTS.... Normally I would put these in my "about me" section, but sitting here at work I decided to take my measurements and see what they were (since its been FOREVER since I did them last....)  and OMG... My wais NOW is smaller than ONE of my thighs was one year ago today!!!!  Ive lost over 11 inches in my chest, over 13 in my waist, over 14 in my butt, a whole foot (yeah TWELVE inches) in ONE thigh and 4.5 inches in my arm!!!

My measurements right now are

Bust ~ 38
Waist ~ 31
Butt and Hip ~ 39
Thigh ~ 21
my arm is 10.5

I HAD to share!

I BELIEVE CC PENISTON SAID IT BEST WHEN SHE BELTED "FINALLY IT HAPPENED TO ME"....although this is not about love, this is about me.... FINALLY GETTING UNDER 140!!!!!!  I think I have been hovering between 145 and 142 for about two months now... and it was PISSING ME OFF!  I had back pain that was uncontrollable, breast pain undiagnosed, on percocet and tylenol and well anything that wasn't an NSAID...

Today I can tell you that my back pain has been diagnosed and is under control.  I suffer from Neuropathy.  I lost so much weight so fast that all the fat that was padding my nerves is gone and now my nerves are all stretched out and they are hitting my rib cage!  So I am on a medication called Lyrica.  My breast pain is still undiagnosed but getting better.  I have had breast ultrasounds and mammograms... I am still on one percocet taken once at night to help me sleep... although I think I am going to try to wein myself off of it. 

The percocet makes you constipated, the lyrica makes you gain weight, so the fact that I have finally broken the 140 barrier is a miracle!

I will take measurements soon, I can tell you that my 13's fall off me, my 11's fit weird (but they are juniors union bay...) and my LEI size nine juniors are snug/tight but they stay on and are loosening up in the butt... so I guess I am between a nine and 11 in juniors (small 7/8 in ladies).. Now to tell my brain that so I can start shopping!  I still tend to buy clothes as if I were fat... so I'm not mentally ready to shop...LOL

So thats my update, my surgiversary is October 9th.... as of right now I have lost 99 pounds from the start of my journey!