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Sorry I have not blogged in a while I have been caught up in this wirlwhind I call life.... Things here have been amazing... going to the gym 5 days a week and loving the new found energy.  I have lost 79lbs to date and I am down to a size 14/16.  I dont think I have worn this size since highschool... HAHA!   Hope everyone is doing great and I will give updates more often!  New pictures to come!

Time for a new week.... I got on the scale this morning and I have lost a total of 29lbs. I know it is only the beginning but I am loving it so far!

Just went to the gym and did a total of 3.5 miles between the bike and the treadmill.... if anyone told me 2 weeks ago I could go that far I would have told them to get off the crackpipe! LOL

I have considered doing surgery for years.  I have even talked to several different doctors about different options and backed out at the last minute.  I finally took the plunge last week on 7/14/10.  Dr. Ganta was my surgeon and I have to say that he is nothing less than amazing!  I have several co-workers that had their lap band done by Dr. Ganta and highly recommended him.  I am so glad that I took their advice!  One of my many concerns was recovery, in the past I have not done well with healing from surgeries.  I have to say this was the easiest surgery I have ever had done in my life and the down time was nothing at all.  The best advice that I received from Dr. Ganta was to get up and get moving IMMEDIATELY.  Me being a literal person I took it literally, the afternoon after surgery I walked the hall in the hospitals.  I was released the next day and that night my husband and I walked the block.  I have not stopped moving since!  Friends that had the same surgery said "how the heck are you doing that?".  Bottom line, getting up and getting moving is the quickest way to recovery.  Take it slow and don't over do it... but get moving!  I had several health concerns that ultimately helped me to decide to go forward with the surgery, high blood pressure, thyroid problems, bad knees, bad back, fibromyalga etc.  Bottom line my weight was the factor for all of these.  So far I have lost 21lbs and I feel great.  My husband asked "where is my wife and what have you done with her". He was so used to me coming home from work and just laying around because I felt so terrible.  I feel like I owe Dr. Ganta everything, I honestly believe that he gave me a new lease on life!  If you are considering doing surgery go see him, his team is amazing!  There is not one person in his office that does not treat you like you are family, they genuinely care.  If you are like me and work full time, sometimes crazy hours... well they even work on Saturdays.  I have no doubt that with the help of his team I will not only meet but exceed the goals I have set for myself.  Thank you Dr. Ganta and team!