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February 18th was my 1st Surgiversary.  I've gone from 364 to 218.  It's a miracle.  I went on vacation to Colorado with my guy, Jim, to play in the snow and have a general good time.  I went country dancing, rode the Ski Train to Winter Park, drove a snow mobile, tubed and drove and rode in a dogsled.  Would I have done this a year ago?  No way.  Did I have a blast?  You bet. 
Biggest fear?  That I will screw this up somehow.  Biggest regret?  That I didn't do it sooner.  Any questions?  Just ask.  I am willing to share my thoughts and my story with anyone who wants to listen. 

Well, I'm 18 pounds from onederland, I've lost a total of 146 pounds and have 53 to go.  Things are going slower now, but still on the downturn.  I'm still considered obese at 32 bmi, but it's a lot better than the 53.9 that I started with.   Wearing a size 14-16 and enjoying the activities that my new, smaller body can do, like golf, sailing, bicycling.  This has opened up a whole new world to me.  If you're considering doing this, DO IT !

My weight the last I knew was 231.  It's been a long time since I've been here weightwise.  Love the group that I've met through Weightwise and Obesity Help.  They're friends, confidants, consciences -- and sometimes pains in the butt !!!  Yes, Ruth, I'm referring to you !  Hosted the monthly Meet and Greet at Iron Starr this month, had a lot of fun with some great people.  Going to Tulsa with a group Friday for the Walk from Obesity.  I have a feeling it's going to be a blast !!!  Plus I'll get to meet a bunch of the Tulsa group!  Haven't weighed in a couple of weeks, so maybe I'll do that in the next couple of days just to see where I am.  I guess I've come to the point I think this is just going to be my way of life and I don't care what I'm losing, as long as I'm losing ! My bathroom renovation is coming to an end -- THANK GOD !!  Surgery on my wrist next Monday, so it will be nice to not have to go clear across the house to use the toilet !  Still don't have the shower done, but I can usually plan when I want to take a shower -- and usually don't have to get up in the middle of the night to do that !!

Life is going pretty well for me right now.  My weight is down 116 pounds -- and to think I hadn't even decided at this point last year to go through this.  I can't wear any of the same clothes I built my new, huge closet for !!  Thanks to all the girls who have found uses for my old things.  The pounds are coming off slower now, but at least they continue to come off.  With any hope by the time I check in next year I will have been at my goal for a while.  Now my daughter is wanting to have surgery.  She is overweight but only 22.  What happens over the long term?  What about when she wants to have babies?  The dilemma -- should I help her get surgery now so she doesn't live her life being obese or do I make her do it on her own so she realizes what she is doing to herself and has to sacrifice to accomplish this?  I have a tendency to be too ready to solve problems for everyone -- is this one I should solve for her?  Any ideas, please let me know. 

GOOD MORNING TO ALL !!  I've been doing really well.  Still continue to melt, even with my indiscretions (a gin martini and popcorn last night -- yes, together -- go figure)  My size 18s are getting a little loose -- who'd a thunk !   I know what I am supposed to do, and do it most of the time, but every once in a while the old me slips in.  Popcorn has always been one of my biggest vices and right now it seems I rEEEEEEEally crave the salt.  Maybe next time I'll try a dill pickle !!!  Hope everyone out there is doing well.  Keep up the good work -- I love having a group of friends who are all losers -- it makes me feel right at home !

Went to see Dr. Broussard on Friday and now weigh 270.5.  If you had told me a year ago I would have lost 95 pounds in one year, I would have called you a liar !!!!   Saturday I called the hospital because I thought I had the flu.  They took great care of me, told me what to do, and I'm much better today.  I was a little concerned because I didn't know how to handle the flu with no stomach.  I was afraid of getting dehydrated.  But all went well.  My size 20s are getting too big and 18s are doing great now !!!   By the way, RRoberts, that picture looks great.  Have you noticed all my friends have big smiles now?  Keep it up, girls.  Lynette

I was just looking over my goals and saw I wanted to wear a 20 by summer.  Well, guess what?  I've been in a 20 for a month already !!!  I've got to check this site more often !!    I go next Friday for my next checkup and will see then what the official weight is.  According to my scales, and, yes, I broke down and bought some (I guess it was a fat person's thing)  I am 1 pound from having lost 100 pounds.  Weightwise and I are 12 pounds off from each other -- I lost 12 pounds before I went to visit them -- I guess I thought they would think I was fat if I weighed 364 instead of 352 (another fat person's thing, I guess.)   Anyway, even with their accounting I'm down 87 pound.  I do have a question though.  I seem to have a lot of trouble with eye infections.  Anybody else had this as a side effect?  I might have to break down and go see my doctor.  My home remedies don't seem to be working.  Hope all are doing well !!!

Here we go.  I'll never forget the middle of the night after I had surgery.  Did I really do something this drastic to try to lose weight?  Well, I thought if I opened my eyes and I was at home it was just a dream.  Well, I opened my eyes and I was at the hospital.  Wow, I really did it.  I weighed in on the 4th and had lost down to 307.  Heading in the right direction.  But now what?  I do feel like I am not eating much, but how do I know how much is too much?  I never have seemed to know that before.  Will I really keep going down, even when I start eating more food?  I ate 4 ounces of canned chicken at lunch today.  Was that too much?  I need the magic pill to take that will make me trust that it's going right and that all will be okay.  Anybody out there have one of those?