Okay, so standard story..I have been heavy most of my life..except at birth, I was underweight at a whopping 5lbs 7oz (or so I've been told). I have been actively battling with my bulge since I was 24 years old. It was not until I left the comfortable confines of Lake Tahoe, where I was raised and moved into the Bay Area that I realized how overweight I was. Not that folks in Tahoe are obese, its just that they didn't seem to be bothered by it as much. 
The bay area introduced me to Weight Watchers, The Atkins Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet, South Beach Diet and Jenny Craig. I was 270lbs+  when I went on my first serious dieting binge and this was a year and a half before my wedding. I dropped about 65lbs..got my self down to 215lbs before the wedding..thought I looked great... and then tore my ACL skiing...and it all came back..brought its friends..  So, in 2004, I started looking into Bariatric Surgery..and by February of 2005, I had decided. My doctor referred me as I had 2 co-morbidities and family history of diabetes and heart disease, not to mention obesity. After a few extra speed bumps at the end of 2005, including the death of my grandmother I got my head on straight, did what Kaiser asked of me and finally got my date - May 8th, 2006. That was the happiest day of my life since my Wedding. I was born again, and now I have re-surfaced as a happier, healthier, thinner and ultimately more confident woman. It has positively affected my life and I hope it continues to do so... Now, its almost time for the plastic surgeries to start... one of the few drawbacks of the rapid weightloss...but one I can live with! :) Thank God for Dr. Aaron Baggs! I had a completely uneventful surgery and recovery at Richmond Kaiser. I'm having a very easy weight loss, and my small issues are too small to even mention. I know I am blessed.

Weight Loss Journal -
Date of Surgery 5/8/2006 5/08/2006 - 244.2 -       MONTHLY WEIGHT -          TOTAL

6/26/2006     209.9          -34.3 lbs                  - 34.3 lbs

7/31/2006     192.0lbs      -17.9 lbs                  - 52.2lbs

8/27/2006     183.3lbs       - 8.7  lbs                  - 60.9lbs

9/25/2006     174.9            -8.4  lbs                  - 69.3

10/29/2006   164.4           -10.5lbs                  -80lbs

11/30/2006   159.6            -4.8lbs                  -84.6lbs

12/31/2006   152.3             7.3lbs     -91.9lbs (total of over 100 lost in 2006)

01/29/2007 145.3              -6.7                        -98.0lbs

04/02/2007  147.9             +2.6lbs :(             -96.3lbs (what is going on here? I need to get back ON track)

04/10/2007 146.4              -1.5lbs                 -97.8lbs YAY! doing better! still not perfect, but doing better!)

05/01/2007 143.8              -2.6lbs YAY!        -100.4lbs OMG! I did it! 100lbs!
06/05/2007 141.8              -2lbs                     -102.4lbs (can't believe I'm still losing!)
08/14/2007 142.0               +.2lbs                  -102.2lbs I'm liking the maintenance. (started running)
11/24/2008 150.00              +8lbs                   -94.2lbs NOT LIKING THIS!
1/18/2009 141.2                   - 8.8lbs               -103lbs YAY!!! (reset the pouch via appendectomy)  ugh

I found this on my old profile.. wanted to update it for 2007. I used to never think I'd do any of these things..and I've done em all! 1/2/2007

1. Weigh less than 200 lbs - DONE 7/14/2006!!
2. Wear anything in my closet, and it looks great - DONE 7/30/2006
3. be light enough, my husband can carry me to bed.... - DONE 8/7/2006
4. Run into old boyfriends/crushes and be confident they are having regrets..he he - DONE!!! just this past weekend over New Years in Tahoe! It was FLIPPING the BEST feeling.
5. Run into skinny "snob-squad brats" that I went to high school with and treated me like crap because I was 15lbs heavier than they were, and be skinnier than they are now... - Done, 1/2/2007
6. Go into any store..and be able to wear anything on the rack.. under a size 10. - DONE! this past weekend, Got a size 6 skirt at JCPenny's and size 4 pants at Macy's!!! 
7. Go sky diving - DONE - sort of..I did a Canopy Tour in November of 2006.. 
8. Go to an amusement park and not be worried about being stuck in the seat - DONE 8/18/2006 (state fair)
9. bend over in public and not worry about falling over on my way back up - DONE 7/15/2006
10. Go camping with my best friends and not feel secretly jealous because they are so skinny and can hike much easier than I can. Be able to wear a pair of short shorts and a halter top and know I don’t' look ridiculous. Not feel self conscious about setting up a tent and my flabby arms blowing in the wind. - DONE 7/21/2006
11. get in and out of my car without having to heave myself out - DONE 6/15/2006
12. Walk confidently into a room without feeling that everyone is looking at me and thinking "oh my god! how did she let herself get so fat!" - DONE - 7/07/2006
13. Never hear someone tell me "but your face is so pretty, if only you lost some weight" ever again- I think this is DONE! 7/06 (now I get OMG- Your face is so thin, stop losing!)
14. Have my mother in law stop commenting about my weight and stop giving me "diet tips". - DONE! (she is now jealous!) 7/06
16. Go river rafting w/o worrying of the life vest will fit - DONE! (tried on a life vest, M - ladies fit.)
17. Go skiing w/o wondering if my boots will pinch my fat feet or if I fall, will my ass hang out of my 3xl ski pants and wondering if I can pull my 260lbs self back up from the ground without breaking my poles. - DONE! going skiing this weekend..have to buy all new gear.. and get ski's adjusted to match my current weight.
18. Walk on a beach in nothing but my swimsuit and feel confident - Almost done..still have a little big of hanging skin to worry about, but did this in Mexico - November, 2006
19. Take my dog on a walk everyday and not be worn out after 5 min. of walking. - DONE 6/30/06
20. Keep up with my active Husband..actually... out do him - DONE - I now do spin class 2 days a week and yoga.. and the house is spotless! too much energy! I now have to drag HIM out of the house! :)
21. Borrow my skinny friend’s clothes - DONE! 8/16/2006  (Buddy Chaundra gave me all of her 14-10 size pants.. I can fit into the 14's!) 9/1/06 - fit into the 12's! 1/2/2007 - I am now too small for ALL of Chaundra's clothes!
22. Put on my old high school prom dress...and have it be too big. - DONE! (I didn't think I was that big in highschool...yikes)
23. Pose for thousands of pictures, without hiding behind children or my husband. - DONE 8/1/2006
24. Be anything I want to be for Halloween, not be limited to the "plus sized" options." - DONE - 9/30/2006 I got a Medium
costume!

 

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Roseville, CA
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05/08/2006
Surgery Date
Feb 06, 2005
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