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Ok, so it has been awhile since I posted an update.  So here goes.  It has been 3 mo and 9 days since my surgery.  I got on the scale this morning and I weigh 188.5.  I can hardly believe it!!  I don't know when I weighed less than 200 pounds.  I am soo happy.  I still have so much work to do with myself.  I feel like I am still slacking off bigtime!  But I am hopeful that with summer approaching and the kids being out of school that I will have more time for myself to be able to work out.  Which by the way, I have not really been doing...  I know, really bad, right.  I can I just say that I have lost my boobs!  And I have bat wings!  So for now I will post some goals that I hope to be successful at.

Get 64 oz of water a day
Get in 80 g of protein
Get in my vitamins
Walk at least on hour every day
Join to rec so that I can work out

I AM HAVING THE BEST TIME.  I HAVE NEVER BEFORE ENJOYED SHOPPING.  I CAN WEAR A SIZE 18!!!  I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WEAR A SIZE 18, IN I DON'T KNOW WHEN.  IT IS SO EXCITING.  I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING SALES AND CLEARANCE RACKS, AND I HAVE GOTTEN SOME PRETTY CUTE DRESSES THAT I CAN WEAR TO WORK AND CHURCH.  I AM NOW DOWN TO 213.  I STILL STRUGGLE TO GET IN ENOUGH WATER AND PROTEIN, BUT EVERYDAY I DO A LITTLE BETTER.  I AM ALSO WALKING 3 MIL/DAY AND USE THE ELIPITICAL 3/WEEK.  I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVE A TERRIFIC DAY.

Boy, I did not know how hard these past 3 weeks would be.  On top of trying to get used to not being able to eat solids, I have been coughing for 3 weeks.  I'm talking about blow your bladder out coughing!  There is also something going on with my liver, somekind of neoplasm.  My doctor said not to worry just yet, he wants to look at the cat scan.  I have finally found a protein I can drink!  Yippe!! The more protein I get each day the better I feel.  Ok for stats, I have lost 16lbs in 3 weeks.  I just think that is wonderful!  I can really tell in my face, and I can wear some pants that have been hanging in my closet, because they were too tight.  I am going to start exercising this week, using the treadmill and stair stepper.  I have a confession to make!  It does not matter how prepared you are, this is still super hard.  I am so blessed that I found this site!  I hope you all have wonderfully blessed days.  Keep me posted.

Well I made it!  I am back to work today and I am feeling pretty good so far.  Ok so let me just recap my experiece of the last week and a half.  My surgery went as smoothly as expected.  I did not have any complications! Yippee!  My post op experience was good as well, however, me and morphine do not like each other.  I went home two days after my surgery.  I can tell you that my worst pain was in my back.  The whole darm thing was just killing me.  Fast forward one week, and do not need any meds, and I am able to move around in the bed all by myself.  From the time I started this journey I have lost 20 lbs so far.  Six pounds since my surgery.   I wish everyone a wonderful blessed day!.

I can not believe I have made it this far!! I am doing well on the pre-op liquid diet, except that I keep dreaming of fried chicken!  Tomorrow is the first day of my new healthy life!  I am so nervous, but I know that I am in the Lord's hands, and I have a great surgeon and tremendous hospital.  Happy New Year Everyone!  Talk to you in a few days!

I am going to have surgery on January 3, 2007.  I am really excited, but also scared to death.  I also need help making this website cool.  This is the first blog I have attempted and do not really know how to add cool stuff. Any one out there got ideas?  Also, I did not know that my doctor does his RNY's open instead of Lap.... We'll I will post again, after my pre-op appointment.