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Hey there... Happy New Year to everyone out there in OH land... I went for my 3 month follow up appointment on January 2nd.  I lost 49 lbs. according to the Dr.'s scale!  Hallelujah!  Thank you Jesus!!!!  All glory and honor to our Mighty and Awesome God!  Without Him, I would never be where I am today.  I joined the gym last week and I have gone spinning the last 2 days... I feel wonderful!  I love spinning... It gives me such an adrenaline high that lasts well into the next day!  Only 1/2 hour class and it does wonders!  I would encourage anyone who hasn't already tried spinning, to give it a try... It's an awesome cardio workout and it will also strengthen your muscles as well.  

God Bless! 
Amy

Hi Everyone... It's been over a month since I last posted on here. I joined a gym a couple of weeks ago and have been going a few times per week. I love the feeling I have when I'm done working out.  It's been a very emotional couple of months.  I find myself crying at the drop of a hat for no apparent reason. I guess my hormones are changing along with my body. I am so grateful to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for bringing me here and keeping me safe and sane.  This was a big decision and He has given me the strength to get through each day.  The holidays are about the toughest time for me throughout the year because I don't have my parents.  The pain of their loss is still as raw as it was years ago.  But God is my Rock and my Salvation... He never leaves me nor forsakes me.  He shows Himself to me daily and I desire to walk with Him all the days of my life... I am going through some difficult emotional things right now, but God is sooo good... I sought out a therapist last week through my insurance and I received the names of 5 women.  Well, the one that I made an appt with happens to be a Christian!  Only God could have set that all up!  I'm so very grateful no matter how I'm feeling... 

If Jesus set us free, then we are free indeed! 
Amy

Hey Everyone... Tomorrow I get to go onto Stage 5!  Soft foods... Flaky fish, soft veggies, etc. It will be a nice change. I've stayed on track with the stages because I do not want to get sick.  I haven't gotten sick at all, thank God!  It's tough to just eat 1/4 cup per meal.  I still want to eat more, but I stop at that amount and then just have my liquids... I know that I lost more weight since 2 weeks ago, but I don't have a scale at home.  I think I'm just going to wait until my next Dr.'s appt. on November 7th.  By then, I will probably be shocked!  In a good way!   Today I took a pair of size 13 jeans out of my closet and tried them on... they fit!  I'm wearing them right now!  I was like,
"Yeah Baby!"  I know this is working!  I also just purchased hip-hop abs DVD's.  I can't wait to start doing it at home.  I love to dance... and if I can get some nice ripped abs while I'm dancin, then hey!  

Well, God Bless ... 
Amy

Hey everyone, 

I went for my first post-op appointment yesterday and I lost 13 lbs. since my surgery less than 2 weeks ago!  Praise the Lord!  I'm now on the pureed stage!  Yeah!  I had a scrambled egg with cheese this morning for breakfast... it was tasty... So, I'm very pleased and grateful for the outcome so far and I'm looking forward to being the woman God intended for me to be!  

Thanks for all of your support! 
Amy

Hi everyone... today is October 4th.  Tomorrow will be one week post-op.  I cannot believe how it feels like just yesterday that I was getting wheeled into the OR.  Wow... what a day that was!  I got to the hospital around 9am and the surgery was at 11:15am.  I prayed almost the entire time right up until I got knocked out by the anesthesia.  The one prayer that kept coming to my mind was Psalm 23... It was so fitting for that situation... When I woke up in the recovery room, it was like I never even had surgery... I wasn't in excrutiating pain and I was up on my feet shortly after they brought me to the room. I had a roommate who had the exact same surgery right before me by the same Dr.... Now how good is God!  It was cool cuz we were going throught the same things practically at the same time.  I could not sleep for more than like 15 minutes at a time. I kept getting up and walking around the nurses station and going to the bathroom... They had me on morphine every 4 hours. It helped with the pain, but kept me awake ... I'm so grateful to God that everything went well. Dr. Valin came in after the X-rays were done to tell both of us that everything looked great on our reports.  I didn't realize he had a sense of humor until he came in and said that we would be getting our testicles removed before we went home!  There was this hand-grenade looking thing that was there to drain out any fluids from the incision and another round ball that held some numbing medicine... I thought that was pretty funny.... My awesome family came to see me on Friday evening and brought me flowers.  My sister took such good care of me the last few days.  Now I'm at my brother's house down the road from my sister... anyway, I am so happy that everything is going well and I've had no complications.  I am really excited to start on the next stage of pureed food... yum...scrambled eggs!   Ricotta cheese!  I bet they will taste like heaven when I get a chance to eat them!   

I feel like I'm detoxing from a drug to be honest. I've been very emotional the last few days.  Crying like a baby... but it's all good because I never knew that food had such a stronghold on me.  The enemy is a liar. I'm grateful for this tool that has allowed me to become the woman I was meant to be and to serve God in ways that I never imagined... This is a new day and a new Amy is emerging from her cacoon! 

Peace! 
Amy

I'm 38 today!  And I am being born tomorrow!  Tomorrow is my surgery date!  My new birthday... my second birthday... I went for the endoscopy this morning and once the Dr. put that sedative in my I.V. line, I don't remember a thing... I woke up in the recovery room and I was like, wow!  What happened?  Those drugs really put you out... the effects are still lingering somewhat, but I'm able to sit here and type... So, tomorrow is the big day... I'm so grateful that my sister is a nurse and she will be with me for a few days after the surgery.  Thank God for family!  They have been nothing but encouraging and supportive.  I love them... 

Amy

My birthday is tomorrow!  I'll be 38... I know this is the best birthday present I will ever get... What a great day ... I'm thankful to God who allowed me to have a great job for the past 17 years.  I have a wonderful insurance plan that is paying for this and I give all the glory to the Lord who made this happen... If it weren't for Him, I wouldn't be where I am today... He is the light of my life... my strongtower, my shelter, my rock and my salvation... God gets all the glory for this...

Hi Everyone... I had my bloodwork, EKG, and Chest X-rays done today and met with Dr. Valin for the first time. He's a nice man.  I felt very confident with him as my surgeon.  I'm so excited about my surgery this Friday!  I can't believe it's already here!  I'm trying to eat well this week so that my liver shrinks some.  I know it will make the surgery easier for Dr. Valin and I want it to be so that I don't have to have an open surgery...  

I'll update soon!  
Amy

I cannot believe it... I received a call today from the Dr.'s office and they said I have been approved for surgery and my tentative date is September 28. One day after my birthday!  God is sooooo good.  I never thought I would be getting the call a day after my test was complete... everything is working out for the good.  My sister is a nurse and she told me a few days ago that she has 5 days off starting September 28.  How great is our GOD?  She will have 5 days off to be with me during and after my surgery!  I love you LORD!  I give you all the praise and glory!  You are my Rock, my Salvation!  I'm so excited.  I cannot contain myself!  

Hallelujah!  I passed the Ketosis test yesterday!  Praise God!  I lost 4lbs according to the scale at the Dr.'s office.  I now weigh 241.  So, I am excited and I should be receiving a phone call within a week from the office with my surgery date!  Everything is moving along wonderfully and I'm so grateful to God for all His grace and mercy.  I was dying for some real food yesterday so I went to Wendy's after my appointment and had a burger and some fries and a frosty.  It tasted like heaven!  Then, I had some sushi later on in the evening. 

God Bless...
Amy