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I'm not sure where to even start.

Well maybe with this I've passed my first goal YIPPIE!!!! From 533 lbs.
Now to 348 lbs. So my next goal to be 300 lbs.

So lets get started on the update of things that have changed sense my last posting. We moved from our home yes the big huge one we just got. And bought a motor home so we can travel. Then my husband bought us bikes...Oh MY GAWD!!! Can you believe it...I'm riding a bike....Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would ride a bike again. 2.5 miles up the beach the other day. It was freaking awesome....I haven't been on a bike sense I was 10year old. And let me tell you I can't go a day with out riding now....And it helped to kick start my losing again I was like stuck at 370 for ever.....

The only complaints I have is the dran hanging skin YUCK!!! I have these huge wings that flap in the wind. And the flab that hangs from my belly that once propped my boobs up is now between my legs. And the boobs that have now become my belly....lol......Holly Cow!!!! It all gives a new meaning to the word every things going south...lol.....

Truthfully though I wouldn't change anything I decided to do in having this surgery. It have truly saved my life......

Happy New Year!
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Well we made it threw another year. Yippie!!!!
Can you believe it's 2009.

Tell me why is it so much fun to put up the decorations and sucks to take them down...Yuck!! I hate that part of it. I remember one year I had them up until March..Now that's sad...lol... Okay truth is one year I never even took the lights down...lol... Anyone else guilty of the same thing? Shame on you...lol....

I hope you all had a great holiday. Our house was full of family we had a huge christmas gathering this year. Tony and I decided it's time for someone else to carry on the parties.

We are getting to the age that its just to much work now...lol.... plus I'm just not up to cooking all that food anymore. I just don't get that great enjoyment I use to in cooking all the goodies and food that we use to make as a family.

Not that I am complaining. But you all know what I am talking about. So now we will just go out and visit everyone else for Christmas. Hey there is a bright side to it NO MORE MESSES to clean up...lol....

Hey if you get a chance check out my pictures from the holidays' 165lbs lighter WAHOO!!! Still losing allot slower now. But still losing......

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Well here we are almost christmas time. Amazing how the years are passing by now. There isnt a day that goes by that I don't thank God I got  my gastric by pass surgery. And seeing how fast the time is passing it was none to soon in coming.

The passing of my sister seems to be getting a little easier to accept. But I still belive had they acted sooner her life could have been spared as was mine. But as they say we only have a set amout of time on earth and when it's our time to go. We can only hope we did what was right whaile we were here and then move on knowing we did the best with what life had to give us. I still find myself wanting to stop and see her on my way to the bank just to say hi and see whats up. Or pick up the phone and tell her some exciting news. Now I just find myself closing my eyes and saying in my head I miss you so much sissy your never going to belive what I did today or saw or heard. Yes it is still hard at times and I forget how much until I start to write about my feelings the the tears all come back. So with that said on to some happy thoughts.....

So Christmas right around the cornor. I've already started my shopping. Where going to have a huge christmas party here at our house all the family is coming. I love christmas I get all caught up in the hole gamma of the holiday season..... My husband an I go crazy shopping we love to buy for our families.... God knows what it will be like when we finely have grandchildren....lol....

Okay so time to talk about my weight. I have to admite I'm holding strong a 367lbs can't seem to get past it. It's been a real struggle. Although I've had some back issuse. It seems with the rapid weight lose of 167lbs everything that was once held up by each others fat rolls has now gone as they so nicely phrase it GONE SOUTH!!! well mine has gone to the deep south...lol.... so what was once holding everything up is no longer and so with everything hanging my back is killing me. I'm in so much pain from it. Now it's very hard to do any kind of excercising.  So what do I do now after going threw all this I really hope this is it. I see so many people losing so much more weight from my size. I've been seeing a physical theropist. And I have an appointment with my doctor in hopes of seeing a plastic surgen. I strongly belive if the boobs and belly  are removed the pain would leave and I can continue with my weight lose but at this point I just don't know. So well see what happens.

MOURNING THE LOSS OF MY LOVING SISTER

Donna Marie Harris - Mc Cracken - Anderson - Gieger

BORN: April 26th 1958 DIED: July 9th 2008

Just wanted to let you know my sister passed away today. I'm very saddened. With my knowing it might have been prevented if she could have gotten the gastric- bypass. But I'm afraid she and her doctors waited to long. Why is it in this day and age they still don't want to give the surgery to those in such need of it. I hate all the bureaucratical Bull Shit! Why don't they hear the pleads of our own bodies? I'm just sickened with disgust to know she might have been saved if only they would have tried before it was to late......

I'll miss you sissy!

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Well we finely got our house. So it's all about the packing and moving. God 11 yrs. of the same house. Can you imagine the shit one collects? Well maybe some of you can...lol....The sadder thing about it is after my mom passed on I got all the shit she collected too.... Oh man!.... Oh man!.... will it ever end what a mess. Oh well gives me a reason to really go threw the shit....Did I say shit again...Hum! got the message right...lol.....

My 18 yr old is going to stay here in this house because he doesn't want to leave . I don't blame him all his friends he grew up with are all here. So I'm now down to one son at home out of three. What will I do with all this free time now Hum! Aw! sleep in, lounge by the pool, listen to my radio stations, not so much laundry, no more late night wake ups from the dogs barking .....Hum!!! Dreaming out loud..More ice cream in the frig....lol......ya life is getting better...lol...Just kidding I don't want him to stay here but he's growing up and soon they will all be gone. Just be Me and Tony and oh yes the dogs....lol

Some time may pass before I pull my head out of decorating the new house and get back on line with more updates. But I'm sure you'll understand. So Ta! Ta! for now.....And keep losing Ya I hope ...lol....

Wow!!!

I didn't realize the last time I posted was thanksgiving time. Thanks Queen Bee for dropping me a line. So much has gone on sense my last up date. I'm not even sure where to start. So maybe I'll Start from the latest event's as you can see I posted a slide show here above. This was mine and my husbands Baja Mexican cruise over Valentines week. It was so much fun the picture pretty much tell the story.

But before going I had a little set back. As we all know being very large that hernias are common in our weight loss. I had been feeling a little knot above my belly button for about a week. And I woke up one morning  coughed as I was turning over in bed and felt very uncomfortable not huge pain but just a kind Oh shoot.. that didn't feel so good kinda thing. After that I felt as if I couldn't stand straight up thinking ok maybe I pulled a muscle. Called the Dr. He said he thought the same but if It got worse to go to the hospital. Well by 3am I was like ok this isn't right so we went and 4hrs later I was in surgery. My intestin  had went up into a hernia and was pinched in there. OUCH!!!! Well all I can say is so much for having my gastric by-pass liposcopicly ok I didnt spell that right....lol... But anyways. I now am the owner of a 4 in zipper above my belly button. Ya I can make fun of it now. But at the time it was kinda scary. All in all I came threw if fine and all is good now. It happened Jan 11th. And needless to say it didn't stop me from going on my cruise with my husband....lol...

So with that behind me my weight now is from 533.0 lbs in Jan of last year. To as of today 370 lbs. Yup....
No more scooters,
No more wheel chair.
No more walker,
No more diabetic med,
No high blood pressure
No more C-pap mich.
No more sitting on my ass...lol...Wahoo!!!!

Yes to seat belts
Yes to cloths that I can pick out ,not settle for
Yes to walking
Yes to fitting into more seating now then ever ( not all but sum)
Yes to walking on the beach w/ my husband
Yes to freedom of vacationing with out having to haul all the crap.

You all know what I'm talking about I don't have to put all my yes's down
in a list for you all will or have already started feeling it yourselves.

Live is good..........
It's just about all of us having our lives back again.

So that's what going on with me..I still have a long long ways to go. But for me this surgery has already been a success. I never went into it wanting to be 145 lbs just to be off my meds and walking again. And well here I 'm. Do I still want to lose more weight. ABSOLUTLY!!! Would I do it all over again? Do I have any regreats? Yes... That I didn't do it sooner. But I did it and I'm on my way to getting better not only for me but my family also......

I'll post more picture soon I promise but for now here is my slide show of  Baja  Mexico Cruise. Hug take care everyone....M

My first goal was to be 350 lbs. I'm almost there. After I reach there I'll set my next goal.....Everyone's goals are their own so go make some...........

WEIGHT CHART UPDATE
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Still losing.......

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Well here we are the holiday's are here. It's like the years are just passing by now. I love this time of year people seem to be kinder more giving of happiness and just pleasurable to be around.

I have the shopping bug really bad this year. I think I've become one of those people they say trades in one addiction for another. Honestly  I have to say I have always loved shopping. But tell me what woman in their right mind doesn't love to shop? I mean I love the looking and searching for just the perfect gift coming home and wrapping it up so pretty. Looking at it under the Christmas Tree. Then the day comes you give it to someone you just know is going to love it as much as you do giving it to them.

See my mom told me early on in years when shopping for someone else. Get them the things they have state they personaly want. Not the things you want yourself or the things you think they want because you liked it. It's not about you it's about their tastes and likes. And well I've never gone wrong with that advise. Thanks mom. At least that I know of....lol...

Oh yes and Tony did buy me the treadmill> OH my GOSH! I think it's one of the best gift's I've ever gotten . It has everything. T.V- Radio-I pod-Dvd I think every thing it can have it has. Goes from 0.1 to 12 miles an hr. Like I'll ever reach that speed...lol.... But it has it... Can set all kinds of personal programs on it. It will take me a year just to figure out how to work it all. But I want to say....I LOVE IT IT"S WONDERFUL!!!!!!! Everybody needs one.

As for my weight I seem to be holding at 402.5 right now. But well see what happens with the new treadmill around..... Happy holiday's Oh yes one more thing. I have been walking all over the stores. It's so amazing how much more shopping you can do without the hinderance of that damn scooter. Now I get to wiggle my way into to see everything. Sales look out. Before I use to have to wait until it cleared out so I could get in only to find everything already picked threw or nothing left. Times are a changing.....Hee!!! Hee!!! LOVE IT !!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

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 Not much to post lost 3 lbs. Things are so busy now that the holiday's are here. So you may not hear from me as much but I'm still hear. The weight loss is going slow as you can see. I'm pretty sure it has to do with my being able to eat and keep things down now. Is that a good thing? Well not when your not losing like you want to be. But oh well as long as I'm losing guess thats what counts. My husband said he saw a good deal on a treadmill wail out X-mas shopping last night. I told him I wanted a treadmil for x-mas. See they do listen to us sometimes...lol.... Hopefully that will help the weight loss kick into action some....lol...Well all hope your holidays are eventful. I'll keep up to date as much as I can threw the holidays. Take care......

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