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Lots of changes in my life some good some not so good.
1. Divorced.
2. Happy at work.
3. Weight 138 lbs.
4. Gastric Fistula gonna need fixed.
5. Ulcer killing me.
6. Emergency gallbladder surgery 4-25-8.

Lost 240 lbs. I now weigh 144 lbs. Got blood work done, everything lookds GREAT.. Yipppeeee!!!

Ok, need to spill alot but for now till can share more later-here's the biggest news of all-
My Weight-------147 lbs.

I have lost 237 lbs.

Wow, wow, wow, wow....

Wow, I have lost 200 LBs.

It is amazing. I weight 184 lbs-yippee kyaee-Cow Patty !!!

I now weigh 195 lbs. I am down 189 lbs. I am worried alittle bit about my muscle weakness. Hopefully if I start exercising more this will change. Life is so busy that I am just not taking the time. I know not a good excuse. I may not write often to u individually but just so you know I lurk in on all of you everytime I am here.  

Added 2 new photos, weight is constantly dropping, life is crzy. I have lost 187 lbs. in under 8 months. I now weigh 197 lbs. It has been over 18 years since I weighed this little. Yes, I am using the word little, hope everyone is fine. I do miss all you guys hope you are all very healthy and well. Plzz if you see this write me and I promise I will get back to you. Dont have much time to browse right now. Toodles..
Susan

Ok, I am horrible at updating. I do not know why, busy I guess. Weight is steadily falling off. Absolutely love it. My husband has a new nickname for me. He calls me "SCRAWNY". Ok, I am no where near scrawny, however, it sounds so cool when he says it and makes me feel real good too. Everyone is just amazed at how different I look. I unfortunately mentally still can not fathom in my head that I am really 150 pounds less than I was . It just still does not seem real.  Before surgery everything I wore was at least a 6x and now. 18-20 is starting to feel loose. I actually went to walmart a couple of weeks ago and bought two really cute shirts. I just love them. I have not done that or been able to do that in over 15 years probably. I just starting using the tanning bed. I am really bothered by all the hanging skin so I think in my little messed up head , that, if I tan it then it will not look so bad. hee hee, funny I know. But hey, if it makes me feel better that is all that matters. Hope everyone is doing well....... Will try to post some pictures soon... And will try not to wait so long to update nextime.
Toodles...

I have not updated in forever. Things have been up and down. I will try to stick to facts otherwise I will not have time to tell all. First of all I have lost 117 lbs. Secondly, for the first time ever I weigh less than my husband by 17 lbs. Thirdly, I have not wore jeans in 7 years and just yesterday (I dont know why I decided to do it but I did) I tried on my husbands jeans and they fit comfortably and zipped and buttoned. That was a major major wow moment for me.

It has been 100 days today since my surgery and I have lost 117 pounds. Boy if I could only keep up this rate. It would be so cool. I know it is going to start slowing way way down but you know the one thing that has not happened is that the scale has never gone up. Knock on wood. Hope that does not change.  I have not posted in forever but I have been lurking, just thought it was time to give my update. I do care about everyone on here so much. 
Oh, one more wow moment. My clothing sizes have changed so dramatically. I was in a 6x shirt prior to surgery and now 2x and same for pants. It is so weird, because even when I go buy like a pair of pants I totally want to buy too big. It is like mentally I can not fathom that I dont need to buy my clothes at tents r us anymore. hee hee.
Will try to right again soon. Also going to try and add some pictures tonight. So keep checking back.
Susan

Well christmas has came and I made it thru. I am down 84 lbs. I want the next couple of pounds to come offf so fast. Cause right now I am at 300 lbs and just one more and I will be below 300. Gosh, I can not remember when I was below that. It will just be real awesome. This is also day 3 of absolutely no nausea. I sure hope it stays this way. I am eating practically anything I want however, quantity is extremely small. Which is good. Still not getting all my proteins in and my exercise, but the DH and I are going to join the YMCA tomorrow. I am so excited. We hope to go at least 3 times a week. I am down 2 sizes which is good but seems like it should be more since I am down 84 lbs. but I am not complaining. I get compliments all the time on how good I am doing or looking. I just wish it was like february already so I would be down a bunch more. It will come, I know it will.... Hope everyone else 's holiday was good. Noticed alot of people have not updated lately , hope everybody is ok.
Will write again soon.
Toodles.
Susan

Ok, lots to report so going to skip some of details, about week ago started throwing up real bad, could only keep down water. I am talking about nausea all the time. Could not function. So called the doctor and said if this is because of the gallstones, lets do the surgery. He said he did not think it was them, he wandered about a stricture or ulcers. So, set up for Upper Endoscopy on Wednesday(12/13/06). Results showed ulcers and possible staple disruption. so next morning(12/14/06) had upper gi series done and found out I have a gastric fistula. Doctor said it is when the pouch and old part of stomach are having irregular communication. And that is what caused the ulcers. So, I am on two different kinds of medicine and doctor said as long as we do that and we have no other complications that everything should be okay. spoke to one of my other doctors about how long til this medicine kicks in he said within 2-3 days should be feeling alot better, well, started medicine on 12/14/06 and here it is 12/16/06 and last night was first night in over week did not throw up all night long while sleeping. It was wonderful. Have not been nausea at all today.  I think I am going to live. Also, mothernlaw took me shopping for christmas outfit and would you believe I am done 2 sizes. WOW, and pulled a pair of old pants out of drawers today and put on, could not wear at all before surgery and they were loose. Another wow. so as long as things keep like they have been for the last 24 hours, I may be able to soon say , yes, I am glad I did this. I love the weight loss, however, believe mine is so jump started due to the whole week of sickness or better. Guess, I better watch because now I can eat, do not want to start gaining. Toodles to everyone, I know it has been a long time. But there were a couple weeks there were I did not know if I was going to live through this or not. Seriously.
Love you all.
Susan