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Happy Holidays!!  I wish I could report that things were better, but they are exactley the same.  Same weight as in April.  I know what I doing wrong, but can't seem to find it in myself to correct it.  Will keep working on it, one day at a time, but ending on a good note, I have so much energy and are able to do some much more than before my surgery, I feel like I am in life instead of just watching life.  
Kim

April 10, 2008, went for a check up with Dr. Dyer and I am down now 133 pounds in 6 months, pretty good, but not good enough.  The Doc says I need to loose at least another 100 pounds and I really needed to get my eating under control.  Which means quit snacking!!!!!!!

I have 4 months until my next visit, I can do this, yes?  YES!

"Dear Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth".

This last couple of months have been highs and lows.  I'm really struggling to stay on track with my eating and it has been rough.  I was sick for 10 days, had pms from hell, and I did gain during that time about 7 pounds.  I finally got over being sick and got back to curves.  So the total of my weight lost since my lst Dr. visit is only right now about 5 pounds.  

Another problem I've been having is I am grazing again or snacking all the time.  I think my protien intake is low, also.  This is a really hard one, as I don't dump on sugar.

I'm really going to have to focus and get back on track.  Even though I will always be grateful for this surgery, I still have a lot more to lose.
Thank God I'm not where I was, but still not where I should be.

Keep me in yours thoughts and wish me better days! 

Official check up with Dr. Dyer and the results are!!!!   116 pounds lost in 4 months and 46 percent of my excess weight.  Doc says everything is on track and keep up the good work.  I's excercising 5 days a week at curves and so far so good.  Next official weigh in  April 10, 2008.

Weigh in on my scale on Christmas Day and I had lost 100lbs!!!!! Yesterday I joined curves and worked out for the first time in my life.  I don't like thier scale, it says I weigh one pound more than mine at home. I hope that maybe I just in a stall or something and can get back on track.  Will get an official weight on Febuary 7.

Dec 6, 2007, went for a two month checkup, everything is fine lost another 22 pounds and that brings my total weight loss to 89 pounds. Everyone was excited to see that I was up and out of my wheelchair and walking.

Well, I went back to work- to soon, had to come home and stayed off another week.  Just something about being hunched over at my desk that my body did not appreciate.  I am now 4 weeks post-op and back on regular food.  My surgeon has a specific menu for his patients, mainly  fish.  I don't do fish, except for tuna in a can.  So for me it is chicken, cheese, egg salad.  Scrambled eggs to not sit well, so I avoid them.  We have to keep this up for the first 6 months.  I'm afraid I will get burned out on the food and try something I am not supposed to.  Just will take it one day at a time.  The good news is I am down 69 pounds and today I went to my PCP under my own two feet-WHOO HOOO.  No husband, no mother to help me, no wheel chair.  I was able to weigh on on her scale, the first time in years, I was able to sit in the regular lab chair-the first time in years!  I think for the first time since I decided to do this surgery I am really excited about how my life will be!!

Had my one week checkup, everything looked good.  He took out the drain-which I thought was going to hurt-NOT.  Got fussed at because I didnt make the after care meeting.  But My weight loss so far is 31 lbs.  I though it should be more and I can go back to work Monday if I chose.  I do!!  Next check up in 3 weeks.

On the day before I was leaving for Nasville, one of the young girls who works at the camp, came to work wearing a tiara.  I ask her why?
She said on bad days and days she had to do the crappy jobs, she wore it to make herself feel better.  I laughed and said that was cute, and before I went home she had bought me one to wear when I felt down.  So the next morning on the head it went and stayed that way, well I'm sure they took it off my head before surgery, but I didnt know it.  Theres a pic in my photos.  So everyone, girl or guy, get yourself a tiara and be the queen/king that your are!It was silly, but it did make me feel better!!!
Love Kim

I guess this will be my last post until after surgery.  I will pack tomorrow and  we will spend Tuesday in a hotel in Nashville, and Wednesday morning I check in to Centennial at 7:00 AM, surgery is scheduled for 9:00AM.  I trying to remain calm and collected, but the panic threats to rear it's ugly head at any moment.  I fight to keep myself in that happy place and tell myself over and over, everything will turn out fine, you will be ok.  I guess nerves at this stage is pretty normal.  Everyone keep your fingers crossed for me.