Jennifer B.

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Jun 09, 2009

I'm down 145 lbs. Still got a ways to go but not giving up!

Feb 04, 2009

What a wonderful week/weekend!

Oct 05, 2008

All I can say is WOW! I got out of the house everyday this past week! Thursday was a huge day for me.. I went shopping for the first time in a very very long time! I got my nails done (with a butterfly hand painted on 2 of them of course) and walked around the mall a lil. (A place I haven't been into in years!) I went to several other stores as well. I couldn't believe it! I have been house bound long enuff! Mostly because of walking being painful and my panic disorder but I'm working on both of those now so I can enjoy life! Friday night was such a sweet blessing for me. Me, Rob and Aunt Mary went to see Colleen Cook at St. Vincents hospital. She was a guest speaker for the Bariactric convention going on there. She is such an inspirational person. She even sat down and talked with me a few mins and signed my book! Everyone should get this book. It is called The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients. I took lots of pictures that I will be adding to my profile shortly. I got to also see my Michele and her hubby, Carmen and Mr. John, Susan, Nancy, Angie, and Lousie. I also met lots of people that have been major sucesses after weight loss surgery. I must admitt that I was nervous about going but I did it and I'm glad. Saturday we had a bridal shower for my neice Heather and it was alot of fun also. They had a cake there for her and I wasn't even tempted! I'm so proud of myself. I really am slowly turning into a butterfly!  Thank you Lord for all you have done for me!

Doing Great.

Sep 24, 2008

Tomorrow I will be 1 month out and I'm doing fabulous! I have lost lots of inches and I'm sure lots of pounds. I don't have a scale around here yet that can weigh me but I go back to Dr. Mathews office Oct. 22. I have gotten sick a few times but it's from either eating too fast or not chewing up my food well enough. I have started on some regular foods like chicken breast strips non-breaded and grilled and they are good. I have made Eggfaces pizzas and they are yummy too. I can already tell that I am getting around better than before. And my regular Dr has got my meds figured out so I'd doing great. I thank God everyday for the life saving tool in my life. For if not for him it wouldn't have happend. Him and my family and friends gave me the strengh to do this. I love them all!
I have been taking flinstone vits plus iron and tums for the calcium. But I think I'm gonna order me some bariactric vitamins soon. I'm still having trouble getting in all my water but I'm making progress. I have been exerciseing more too. I'm so proud of myself!

My first post op dr visit!

Sep 03, 2008

I have lost 25 pounds in all so far! I got my staples out and he said everything looked beautifully! I'm soooo happy! After my appt. my sister and I met up with my est friend Michele at a clothing store called Simply Fashsions and it was great. They have some awesome clothes there for really low prices! After that we went to Micheles and hung out for awhile then came home and called everyone I know and told them about my progress! I'm very proud of myself and I will start stage 2 soft foods on Sunday! New pics of me and my medical team in photos. :) 

I'm on the losing side!!!!!!!

Aug 31, 2008

Hey all my surgery went well on Thursday. I found out that I do not like staying in the hospital LOL The SICU was the worst talk about a downer.. whoa... anyways I was lucky to have Steph in there with me going through this with me she was like a ray of sunshine for me. Blah that swallow test sucked big time.. haha it tasted like pine sol. Having Michele and Rob my hubby and my sister there with my son was awesome I felt 100% better after seeing them for the first time. My blood pressure was giving  me a lil trouble but once I got moved into a regular room it went to normal and I had no more problems. I was up walking and I'm still walking and sipping protein and water lots and taking naps because I do get a lil weak sometimes. But for the most part I can't sit still.. it's amazing!

2 more days!

Aug 25, 2008

I'm getting that nervous excited feeling going on. I am taking advice of some really great friends that have been through it.. Keep your eyes on the prize.. a healthy thinner me! I'm doing OK on my liquid diet.. I did cheat and have some canned chicken the other day. 10 days is a long time without food! Well for me it was.. I have nocticed that I have gotten cranky. It's the hunger I'm sure. This is all worth it tho. I'm sure at this time next year I will be looking back at my posts and giggling at the memories!

Getting Ready!

Aug 20, 2008

Oh my goodness I can barely type this I'm so excited! I went today for all my pre op testing and let me tell you.. I have never ever ever liked hospitals and would always ALWAYS have a panic attack in one.. especially Princeton (where I'm having my surgery) because that's where I lost my mom. I know you all prolly think I'm a fruitcake but anyway's, I had the best time today I was smiling the whole day even with they poked me! I was giggling with the admitting girls and everything.. she was like " honey child you know you are doing all this to have a surgery right?" I said yes mam isn't it GREAT? She just laughed and said if I was you I'd be scared. I said nope I've made my peace with the fear and this is gonna give me my life back.. she just laughed at me LOL OH YEAH......... I forgot the awesomest part.. when I got to Dr Mathews office and weighed in.... I LOST 7 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ON MY OWN MIND YOU!! I have never ever been so happy standing on a scale.. all by myself I did it. See what happens when you let go of  fear and worry? WONDERFUL things happen! So I have to be at Princeton the 28th at 7 am and my surgery will start at 9!

USS New York

Aug 17, 2008

USS New York, made from the
World Trade Center
USS New York
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from The World Trade Center It is the fifth in a new class of Warship - designed for missions that include special operations Against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 Combat-ready Marines to be
delivered ashore by helicopters and Assault craft. Steel from the World
Trade Center was melted Down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When It was poured into the molds on Sept 9,2003, those big rough Steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt.
Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for Everybody there.'
Junior Chavers, foundry operations
Manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he Touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had A big meaning to it for all of us,' he said. 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back.'
          The ship's
Motto? 'Never Forget'

Things I want to do when I lose my weight.

Aug 15, 2008

1 shop at regular clothing stores.
2 run around with my 10 yr old and not get out of breath.
3 sit on my hubbys lap without crushing him. lol
4 go hiking and enjoy it without getting so tired or out of breath.
5 buy a motorcycle and ride with my sisters and thier hubbies.
6 show up at my next high school reunion looking hot.
7 go horseback riding
8 fit in booths at resturants
9 jump on the trampoline with my son.
10 get a total makeover
11 join a gym and enjoy it
12 buy a sexy bathing suit and take a vacation to the beach
13 start a support group here in my county
14 do walks and runs for charities
15 go on a cruise
16 have another child
17 possibly write a book about my weight loss journey
18 jog every day
19 visit all my friends that I have made here on OH
20 go to disney world and ride all the rides
21 plant a garden every year
22 wear high heels and not be in pain
23 be able to fit into a regular sized bathtub
24 sit cross legged
25 be a positive role model for my family
26 enjoy yard work again

will add more when something comes to mind...