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Well, let me first apologize for the delay. We lose weight and then our minds.....

My son came 5 weeks early on April 22. He is well and is approaching three months. I did have a rough pregnancy, back pain and a cerclage, but all is well. I have had diarrhea since Feb but they could not investigate because of the baby in me. Now that he is delivered, and I still have it, they have run all types of test, and cannot firgure it out.

My legs have swollen beyond recognition, they are much better now, but water pill and treatment of preeclampsia is not working. I started the pregnancy at 195lb, went in the hospital at 208lbs, came home at 212lb, I am now 152lbs. That's 60lbs loss with NO effort. It's a little scarry. I eat, but still have the diarrhea, and they cannot figure out why.

Nevertheless, I haven't been this small since.....I was 16 years old, about 21 years ago. WOW! I am loving it. I haven't exercised due to the baby, c-section, and lack of energy, so I can see how my body is getting really flabby. That "bariactric" look that I have been trying to defy. I have to start working out. This puts me at  110lbs lost in my 2 1/2 years  post opt!!! I never thought that I would make it to this size.

My legs are still big. I get it from my mom and have realized that surgery cannott cure everything. My shirts are size small, but my pants are size 8 or 10. It's funny because I purchased a size 4 pants the other day. They must run big! But I purchased them just because of the number, silly me.

Be sure to check out my new pics!

Well, I am over two years out and Blessed. I lost 70lbs, even though I did not  reach my goal(261 to 191), I am happy. I look better, feel better, and have a better attitude. Life is good. I am almost 3 months pregnant!! Hooray

If you look at my bio, I had 2 miscarriages in the last 2 1/2 years. Due to an incompetent cervix (my water breaks early), I have to have an out-patient surgery this Friday, it's called a cerclage. The put a couple of stitches in the uterus to secure it. If you have had this procedure, write me and tell me all about it.

Keep us in your prayers that we go full term with this pregnancy, for it will be our first. I pray that all is well with you on your journey, and until next time

I miss you guys sooo much. My weight is the same so I dont get on to blog. Sorry!! I enjoy the new and improved me. I am still wearing a m/l shirt, and a 12/14 pants. I weigh 193.

The funny thing is that I have some dresses and coats thats a size 8. But we know that it depends on the desighner and the style of the clothes. Nevertheless, I love those designers!! They make a sister feel small.

It's so funny, I used to hide the tags on my clothing , like at restaurants, when your coats tag shows a size 18, or 2x, or it says Ashley Stewart or Lane Bryant. And everyone that passes and looks at your coat hanging over the chair can see your size, well, I am no longer ashamed! I don't have to hide the inside of my jacket.

That is a good feeling. But I am still striving to lose another 25-30lbs. The summer is here and I'll keep you posted.

I feel like a wls failure! I cannot get any assistance from my doc, he believes that there is nothing wrong. And my nut has me trying all of these different vitamins, food logs, and other non-successful tools of the trade.

I have been hollering for over a year that something is wrong. My body is not allowing me to lose weight. Yes, I do the water, the vitamins, exercise. I  eat a chocolate, or chips, or have a drink here and there, but nothing to stagnate my loss. I am sooo freakin depressed and no one will listen.

The scale has not moved in over 5 months. If so, it went up or down 3-5 lbs. I am at 195, my goal is 30lbs less. They say that you lose most of your weight the first 18 months, well, that's just a few weeks for me. The hell with it! Some people are just meant to be fat and maybe I am one of them,

I told my husband that we can try for a baby again because I think that my weight loss has stopped. I wanted to be as far away from 200lbs as possible prior to getting pregnant, but I guess not. Everyone has suggestions but they don't work, they just waste more time. So I am finished.

I am happy with the 67lbs lost, but I am not satified, where do I go from here?

I hate to sound ungrateful and bitch, but I am pissed. Seriously!

Well, things are the same with my weight loss. The scale hasn't moved in 5 MONTHS!! So, I meet with the nutritionist once a week for the past few weeks, I'll give it a month to see what happens.

I am working out 4 days a week now. 2 days with the trainer and 2 with my friend or by myself. I believe that I am still losing inches. I can fit some 12's, mostly 14's. My shirts are s/m in tee's and m/L in blouses. If I can get to a straight 10, I'll be happy.

But, I am to the point that I may not lose much more, so I told the hubby that maybe, just maybe, we can try for a baby again. But because I am 195, a baby will put me over 200. And I CAN"T go back there. So I must lose 20-25lbs, but I can't, or it's not happening with my stubborn body, and eating habits.

Any plateau busting ideas?

Well, I just posted some new pics. I think that I look "all right" for 36. I just celebrated my b-day last month. I have been at the same weight, give or take 4-5lbs since September. So my NUT has my journelling and meeting with her twice a month. Our first meeting is this Friday.

I want to loose between 35-50 more lbs. I look and feel great now, but I am still not comfortable wearing what I want to wear. Until then, beef on!!

I will get there, I was hoping to wear a 2-piece bikin this summer, but I don't think that I'll be ready. I told my husband that we, wls patients lose must of our weight in the first 18 months, after that, maybe we'll try for a baby again (we had 2 miscarriages). So, I have 2 months to do what I can before we start trying.

You may ask did I do all of this to blow back up, no, hell to the naw, but I don't think that I will gain much. I pray that I won't. I wanted to lose the weight for me and to get my body stronger to have children, all though the dr. said that my weight had nothing to do with it, I just want to feel better about my body while carrying a child. We'll see. I have to seriously pray and see if it is for us to have children. We enjoy life the way that it is

Well, I am about 15 months out and have only lost around 70lbs, give or take. I just started to work out with my trainer again to try to increase my weight loss. I haven't loss anything in the past 2 months. I will flutuate a few lbs but that's it.

I am wearing 14 misses and some 12's, with a hell of a stretch. My goal is to get to a solid 10, maybe 8. It's funny because I go into some stores and cannot get into a 14, and in other stores they are too big. Now, I am just focusing on getting another 30lbs off. I am now 195.

I had to cut my hair!! I CRIED and almost peed on myself. My hair has not been this short since the age of 2!! I promise you. But now it is growing on me. And the young boys really like it. haha

My birthday is on the 23rd of this month and I want to be at 185, but I will settle for 190, no, 189. We'll see. I am about to post some  pics of my new hairdo. Tell me what you think.

Well, I am 14 mos out and I have only lost about 70lbs. Does this make me a failure? I'm not sure, but I'll take the slow weight loss, it's better than nothing right? My goal is to lose another 30lbs and my Dr wants another 60

Anyways, I did the 8K. I ran and walked. My time was 1:16. Which was cool considering that it was about 25 degrees, and I was layered with clothing. Everytime I started to run, my thighs pounded like frozen rocks. I didn't run a lot, it was COLD!!

On a good note, I went shopping and purchased some 12 and 14 pants. What!! The 12's ran large of course, but so what!! they said "size 12"..LOL

My goal is to hit a solid 10. which is about another 40lbs or so. My birthday is Jan 23 and I want to lose another 10lbs, putting me at 185.I am working hard to get there but I lost my motivation to work out.

The same stuff, different day I am still fighting to hold on to my 199, 201 on a bad day. But one  of my girlfriends' explained it best to me: some things surgery cannot correct, ie, my big legs, so it's going to take time if they are to ever go down. Even when I was 150, years ago, my legs were big. I honestly got them from my mother. So surgery cannot correct genetics!!

On the otherhand, I was talking to some friends and they were trying to guess my weight. Now mind you, one girl weighs 140, and the other is 190. The put me at 150-160. They said 170 is pushing it. It felt good because my top is smaller than my legs, as they say "it doesn't match". But it was good to hear that I looked that small.

Another girlfriend saw me she hadn't seen me in about 3 months, and she was about to cry because of the difference. She was like "you are smaller that me", and she weighs 175, so that felt good as well.

My next wow moment, I went to the plus size cheap store to buy some clothes. I tried on a 1x shirt and it was too big. So I went to another cheap store and in the junior/misses dept tried on an XL. I had the clerk go get me a L, and it fits perfectly. Unfortunately, I think my bottom half my still be in the plus size store!!lol...

I may attempt to do another marathon on Nov. 18. It is and 8K run/walk at a park with the christmas lightfest. So the run starts at 7pm, at a park, in the dark, and it is about 30 degrees at night. Right! I think that I can do it in about one hour  and 15-20 minutes. But it's going to be cold!! Look at all of this crap I am doing and still can't get down.

I have 6 months to lose between 35-50lbs. Keep me motivated!!

So this morning was my big day. The 5K fun walk/run. I walked..I jogged..and then I ran ,and repeated the sequence over and over until I was 3.2 miles further and it was 47:34 minutes later . I  did it!!

It was fun. An adrenalin rush. I loved it. I can't wait until next year, I am going to do the half-marathon. JUST WATCH ME!!