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Out of the 200s!!!! - It has almost been 10 months since the surgery. I started at 348 and as of this morning weight 196! That is over 150 pounds gone! I went to a conference this past weekend and talke...

6 MONTHS!!!! - Today I am six months post op and feeling so good! I have lost 113 pounds in the first six months and have only 50 more pounds to go to my goal weight. It is coming off much slower...

WOW - So many exciting things have been happening. My surgery was December 29, which means it has been right at 100 days and I have lost 84 pounds. I am now shopping in almost every stor...

Can't Believe It - I can't believe that my life has changed so much in just 12 weeks. I took a new series of pictures and can't believe how large I had gotten and how quickly I have changed into a th...

New News - Today I am at 285 which means I have lost 63 pounds and have exactly 100 more to go. I am really excited about loosing the next 7 pounds - that will move me from extremely obese to...

Progress and Stall -  This past week I have finally been able to start eating and drinking comfortably. That has been GREAT! I am now 6 and half weeks post-op and have lost 56 pounds. I have been stall...

Bye Bye 300s - I am down 49 pounds and have left the 300s! I am having post nasal drip stuff and it has really upset my stomach the last three days. Using Nasonex, but no relief. Anyone have a su...

HOME AGAIN!!!! - Was released from the hospital on Sunday and it feels so good to be home. I actually was able to eat today. I had 1/4 of a red pair (they are really soft) and broth from tortilla s...

Hospital/Stigma of having WLS - I can't believe I am here again. The doctor put me back in the hospital on Wednesday of this last week. I had my surgery 18 days ago and have been in the hospital 13 of those days....

Healing Progress Finally! -  Well friends, this was a much longer journey that I had anticipated. I had some unpleasant encounters while in the hospital after the surgery. The first day was very painful from ...

Back into the hospital - The last two days have been really rough. The doctor is admitting me back into the hospital tonight. If you are a person of prayer, please pray for me. Thanks OH community. 

Home from Surgery - Well, I ended up spending 3 nights in the hospital and came home around noon today. I have had a great deal of pain. Two main causes of the pain - stomach spasms and air that was l...

VSG IN THE MORNING! - Well my day is drawing to a close and the reality of tomorrow become more of a reality by the minute. My VSG is at 10:30 in the morning. I spent today with my family. Played Un...

First Round of Success - My surgery is now just two days away. I check-in to the hospital Wednesday morning at 8:30. This morning the scale shows that I have lost 12 pounds from my heaviest weight. The all...