hello OH fam

Mar 27, 2011

Hi everyone, it has been quite some time since I last posted and this post will explain why.
Well let me start off by saying I am down to 230lbs. My surgery date was April 2010. Yes I have
lost but not nearly what I had set as a goal. Even though I was very successful thru the holidays
with my eating, I have been unsuccessful with my exercise since then. So my results of that is that
I have been at the 230lbs since November.  I recently started up my exercise again, walking 2 miles
a day (4 days) and strength building 1 day.  I have made myself busy around the home with small
projects so that I am not sitting.  However the weight still isn:t moving and I must day I am feeling
really down about it. I see so many success stories and I want to be one of them. I am feeling better
health wise and I am down to a 16/18 in pants. My expection is still to reach 150lbs. But I don:t know
how to get past this rut that I am in. I have even done the 5 day pouch. My home is in a shamble, no
job, car problems, family relationships are in a upheval, son possibly not graduating this year etc....
Everything seems to be slipping but that good old faithful FOOD is always around and a steady comfort.
I am wanting to build back my strong desire that I had when I was waiting for my approval. I am in need
of a lot of encouragement, prayers, and a buddy in the battle.....
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Hey OH Friends

Oct 01, 2010

Well I am doing good and feeling great!  I no longer am taking meds for an ulcer, I found that some of my food choices were not good choices and that was the problem. Now I know that anything vinagery I have to stay away from (like salad dressings). So no more left side pains.
I continue to wrap my head around the mind control aspect. I have good days and bad days with that, but my pouch is the boss of it all. Even on my bad days I continue to make healthy choics of what I let enter my mouth. Now Exercise is another thing, I have a ways to go with making and keeping that as part of my daily routine. I have gone about 4 weeks without any at all except for the running around I do with my teens. OMG I have 3 teens, none of them driving, a 22 year old who's car engine just quit. And my life is running them around to do their life. We need at least another car and a few drivers licenses. LOL. So I decided the only way to fit me time in is to try to work out at 7 am. (when I prefer 10 am). Any other part of the day just won't work.
Well my GOOD NEWS is that I finally rewarded my self with a bit of shopping yesterday. My shirts have gone from a 4x down to a 2x and..... dadadadaaaaaaa..... my pant size from a 26/28 to an 18. YES that what I said..... So what did I do girls? I BOUGHT ME SOME JEANS....... WITH A ZIPPER.... AND NO ELASTIC and a design on the pocket...!!!    I know ya'll understand my excitement.  Can you say take those jeans off girl or at least buy another pair or too. I forgot how good it feels to put on jeans and to take them off at the end of the day. I even had a good friend who just returned from Africa for 7 months not recognize me.
I am ready for my size 12's next ... so the journey continues...

Oh I am down to 231lbs.


Thank the Most High for His blessings.
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My overdue update

Aug 11, 2010


Hello OH Family,


I haven't been online in some time to give my update. I have had a bit of a setback with some stomach pains on my left side. It seems to occur when I take my iron pills (that my diagnosis). My surgeon has put me on meds for an ulcer. So far, as I prepared for my approval my original weight was 310 lbs., my start weight (the day of surgery) was 286 and I am 3mo and a week out and I am down to 243 lbs. I feel like that is going a bit slower than I thought but I won't be too hard on myself. The tool is great, and I am sure with more activity I can get the ball rolling a bit faster. I am still on all of my meds and that is the part of the day that I don't like when I have to crush and drink. So, that is my goal, to hear those words, " you can stop taking those meds now". I am feeling better with more energy than before the surgery. My knees hardly ever hurt me these days, and I am sure with in the next 10 to 15 lbs I am going to have to buy new clothes. My goal for the year is to come as close as I can to the 100 lbs. mark.



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My update

Jun 28, 2010

Hey OH FAM.

Well things are going slow (to me) but they are going. Since the surgery I have lost 32lbs and inches. I can still fit most of my clothes, and I am now also fitting some of my clothes that I haven't worn in about 3 years. (Because they were a size or two smaller). My arms are taking form, and so is my collar bone. And guess what I have veins in my hands!! ;).  I can't fit any of my rings any more, so I'll have to get them adjusted or get new ones one day later on. Girtals are my friends. My stomach has really dropped downward, and so are my thighs. I hope to be able to tone my muscles from here on as I continue to loose weight.
I have more energy, I sleep better, and I go to bed earlier from all that I do in a day. My eyes are still bigger than my stomach, and I like that.  I am happy, life is good...... Thank you Lord!!
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Questions for the apple shapers

Jun 15, 2010

Hey OH Fam!

Well you know how we are all shapped differently. Some have (or had) it all in the hips and thighs (pear shapers) , and some the apple shapers. Well, that's currently me the apple shaper. I am loosing inches but from my neck chest, arms, hips and thighs, even my ankles. I have done crunches, water aerobics for the waist and weights. Can anyone share the secret to loosing inches from the WAIST please?    
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21lbs. gone for good

May 18, 2010

Well OH Family,

I have my two week doc appt today and everything went well. No complications, no problems, nothing. I show a weight loss if 21lbs since the day of surgery. So I am now 264lbs and working my way down. I am excited to be getting back to my water aerobics it burns hundreds of calories. 
Funny Story:   I was trying to race my daughter to the phone the other day and my skirt fell to my ankles. This was so exciting to me because only three weeks ago I wore this skirt pulled up to my bra line just to be able to button it.  My daughters laughed.
Oh, happy day. Looking towards the future.

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Need help

May 04, 2010



I am less than week out of surgery. I stay drained, I am duing everything as told as for as suppliments, protein, vitamins, water, iron etc... However when I wake up in the morning I an too drained to move.  Then when I have my drink or cream of wheat, I get this good feeling in my body for about 2 minutes. Next comes head dizziness, tremmers, and fast heart rate. I am not doing simple carbs. So this is how I am up and down all day, having really no stamina to go no further than the bathroom and back to the couch. The bathroom part is ok, just can't figure out what is wrong.

Any advice is helpful....
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Home and on the loosers bench.

May 01, 2010

Hey OH family. I had my surgery this past Thursday 4/29/10. My surgery took two 1/2 hours because they also did a repair on a hietal hernia. They say I got that from laying down too soon after eating. The Lap RNY part was a breeze, and other than occasional gas and scares, I can't even tell that anythng was done. The hernia repair was extremely painful for me the first 24 hours. I also had something happen with my tonsils. They swole up so bad that they were touching and breathing became very diffucult. They were considering inserting a tube in my neck for breathing. I don't know what caused this to happen, it had nothing to do with the LAP RNY. So I have a two night stay in the hopsital until my throat swelling went down. I had my surgery done at Emory Crawford Long Hospital by Dr. Larry Hobson of Atlanta Medical Center. His service to me was excellent. He was attentive, and explained things to me well. He kept up with my care while I stayed in the hospital. He mad sure that the matter with my throat was in order before I could be released from the hospital and really stayed on top of my progress. The nursing staff was also wonderful there. Already even with the pain, I'd do it again. I can't wait to see the results of having this wonderful tool. Thank you for all of those who prayed me this far.
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Phase 2 - My Day

Apr 28, 2010

Well, I couldn't sleep much last night. I have been up since 4 a.m. I am due at the hospital at 8:30. Just a bit nervous right now. Thought I'd visit OH to look at some before and afters to set my mind at ease. So this is my reality today. I feel all they prayers of my friends and family, thanks. I will speak to ya'll when I return home and when I am on the loosers bench.


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The countdown

Apr 24, 2010

Well, its Sunday morning and I am so very calm still about my surgery date being this week. My family (my help) seems to be in more of a tizzy than what I am in. For me the challenge was so great getting here that I think subconsciously I can't allow myself to take it in until I am actually there Thursday morning. I hope my feelings don't all start to rush in then. But I am very thankful to God that I am giving this chance to get to a healthier me with this tool that I will have. Today I will eat even lighter than what I have been doing to prepare myself for my fast that begins tomorrow. I am to report to Crawford Long Hospital two hours prior to my surgery time.

I had a hickup late last week with an infection from a bad wisdom tooth. I was unable to get the tooth pulled but I have done a week 1/2 of antibiotics and all is well now. The only challenges I am having in with my sinus and that isn't something I can't handle.  I am calm, assured, and ready. I'll check back Wednesday nite to see if I am still feeling the same way, then after the surgery once I have returned home.  
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Lawrenceville, GA
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RNY
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04/29/2010
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Oct 16, 2008
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