melissagarcia
6-12-06
Jun 11, 2006
Today is my 11 month anniversary. I'm down to 172. I have 2 more pounds to lose to be at goal. I do have a normal BMI at 24.7 but is is barely normal. I only lost 3 pounds this month. I was a little disappointed but I knew it would slow down. I haven't worked out this last month and I know that is why I haven't lost that much. I have also been eating more. As of today I'm going to start working out again. I have brought my shoes to work and I'm going to go down at my lunch time to work out. I'm going to do weights 3 times a week and cardio 2 times. I'm upping my weight training to 3 times because I really feel like I need to build muscle. I have moved into my new house and love it. It is great!!! I have only been swimming 3 times because it has been cold the last few days. I hope it warms up for next week. This is the first house I have bought and I love living in a house. It is so much different then living in an apartment. I'm still not unpacked all the way but I will get it done. I have more energy now to do that kind of stuff. I will update my profile with 11 month pictures soon. I have some on my camera so I just have to download them now. Oh I forgot to post that I'm now in a size 8!!! Yes 8. I have bought 2 pairs of capris in a size 8. I can also wear a small in tops. So hopefully by next month I will be updating that I'm at GOAL or below it. I want to weight less then my husband and right now we weight the same. So I need to work hard this month. Good luck to everyone.
5-12-06
May 11, 2006
Today is my 10 month anniversary!! I'm down to 175 only 5 more until I'm at my goal. I'm pretty sure I will make it by my 1 year mark. I'm still in size 12 but 10's fit now. I need to buy some but I was waiting to be at goal to go shopping. I got my hair cut about 3 weeks ago and at first I didn't even recognize myself. I felt like a different person. It made me feel weird!! I'm now getting use to it. I'll post some pictures soon. I still eat to fast sometimes at dinner or to much and it makes me vomit. I feel better after it comes back up but I need to stop. It happens like 1 or 2 times a week so not to much. When we eat out I make sure I don't eat to fast or to much. Last week I went to a carnival with my daughter. We had so much fun. I got on 2 rides with her. We laughed and laughed. It was so fun. I would never had been able to fit in the rides before. I'm so glad I had the surgery it has changed a lot of things in my life. I feel very blessed. My husband and I just bought a house and we are moving at the end of this month. We are going to be so busy. The house has a underground pool so I should get a good workout this summer in the pool. I can't wait to move. Well I'll update next month when I'm at my 11 month anniversary. Good luck to everyone in this rollercoaster of a journey.
4-12-06
Apr 11, 2006
Today I'm 9 months out. I'm down 154 pounds in 9 months. I weight 183 pounds. I still have 13 pounds to go to have a normal BMI. I'm in size 12 jeans but they are starting to get big. Tops I'm in medium man and large/medium womens. I never thought I would be a size 12 and now I'm going to have to start buying size 10. I'm 5'10 so all my family is saying I need to stop losing. The doctor said I can still go down more so that is what I'm going to try and do. The weight loss has slowed down but 8 pounds in a month is still really good. I have started lifting weights now also. I do the elliptical/treadmill 3 times a week and weights 2 times. I'm so week. I have no muscles. I can really tell that I have lost a lot of strength. I had my Birthday April 5th and I'm now 25 years old. My husband sent me a dozen pink roses to work. It was so sweet. I also got my hair cut short. It is now above my shoulders. It makes my look younger. I'm going to post pictures soon of my new hair cut. The only thing is now I feel like I don't recognize myself. I look in the mirror all the time to try and picture myself. I told my husband that I might need to go to counseling after I hit goal if I'm still not happy with how I look. My father in law told me Sunday that I was too skinny but I still feel big. I know I'm not but I see myself as big. I'm so thankful for this surgery, and for my surgeon. He is wonderful and did a great job. I will say it again, if I had to do it all over again I would. I have so much energy and feel so much better. I cook dinner almost every night and clean up after without being tired. I start work earlier now and have no problem getting up in the morning. Thank you Jesus for this surgery!!!! I'll update again at my 10 month mark and I'll update soon with 9 month pictures. Until next time bye.
This is my 9 month picture
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3-13-06
Mar 12, 2006
This is me a few weeks after surgery.
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3-12-06
Mar 11, 2006
8 months. Well it has been 8 months now. and I have lost 146 pounds!!! I can now wear size 12!! I can't believe it. I don't remember ever wearing a size 12. I still have at least 21 more pounds to go and I want to hit that by my one year mark on July 12th. I'm very happy with my weight loss and feel so much better. I still go to the gym on my lunch break so I think that is helping. I didn't loss as much this month but I'm happy that I'm still losing. The first 3 weeks on this month I didn't lose anything and then this last week 6 pounds gone. So I lost all of this weight in one week. Next month I have my 9 month check up with the doctor so I'll update with that. I also took 8 months pictures so I'll get them up soon. I'm going to a wedding March 26th and I'm going to be the witness so I get to buy a new dress. I'm so excited so I'll update with those pictures also.
2-13-06
Feb 12, 2006
Well yesterday was my 7 month anniversary. I'm down 140 pounds and I feel great. I lost 13 pounds this month so I was happy with that. I only have 27 pounds to go to make it to goal. When I got on the scale on Sunday and it showed 197 I was so excited. I haven't seen the 100's for ever. I don't even remember weighting 197 pounds so I'm very happy. Me and my husband are looking in to buying a house and I told him that now that I have so much energy that if the house needs worked on I could help. Before I would of been like "No the house has to be perfect no work needed" But now painting and cleaning are stuff I can do. Even yard work. I'm so excited to have a garden. I have had a cold this past week and still have a sore throat. I need to go to the doctors to see if it is stripe throat. A lot has changed in my life seen I had this surgery. I have more confidence in me. I fill pretty again. And I feel that my husband is proud to have me as his wife. You see my husband weights 160 pound and is 5'10. I'm 5'10 also but a 337 like I was we didn't look good together. He always said we did but I know we didn't. I feel now like we make a cute couple. So I guess I'll update at my 8 month I hope to be at goal by my 9th month so 27 to go in 2 months that's 13.5 a month to loss. Maybe I can do it!!!! Bye
This is my baby sister that was born March 3rd 2006
This is a friend of mine and me
This is me and my 3 sisters and my niece and nephew
This is my baby sister that was born March 3rd 2006
This is a friend of mine and me
This is me and my 3 sisters and my niece and nephew
2-11-06
Feb 10, 2006
This is me and my husband on Valentines day
This is my daughter
2-1-06
Jan 31, 2006
Well this is not going to be a weight update because I only want to update on the 12th of each month for that. But I thought I'd update with other info. I'm doing good. I still am having a hard time seeing the loss in the mirror. I see it in pictures but not in the mirror. Sometimes I look at a picture and think "is that really me?" My husband doesn't make any comments. I wish he would but he doesn't. My daughter who is only 5 makes comments, my little sisters and brothers who are 6,7, 9 and 11 all say I look so skinny. But my husband who is an adult doesn't say anything. I wish it was nicer here so I could go walk outside. I work out during my lunch time at work for 30 minutes everyday. I hadn't done it for a week and I was feeling bad so I started up again. My grandma thinks I don't need to lose anymore but I still have 30 more pounds to lose. Well I guess that it all for now. Bye
1-12-06
Jan 11, 2006
It is a NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! This year is going to be great!!! I had my 6 month check yesterday and I'm down 126 lbs in 6 months. I now weight 210 lbs. I want to be at 170 by 1 year or sooner. That is 40 more pounds to go. I have lost 45 ins all together. I now wear a size 16 pants and a size large shirt. I have been doing better at taking my vitamins. I got a digital camera for Chirstmas so I'm going to post some pictures soon. I went to lunch with my daughter yesterday at her school. I had to sit in the little tables that they have and I fit. It was so much fun. I have been enjoying life so much now.
12-28-05
Dec 27, 2005
2005 I thought I would update one more time this year before it is over. I went over and read my Journal for this year and man has it been a year of Change. It has been a hard year but a GREAT year. It has been a year since I started this Journey to get approved and have surgery. I remember there were times that I thought that I was never going to get to have surgery. And now it has been almost 6 months since I had surgery. Man how time flies. I just wanted to say that if you are in the process to getting approved or thinking about surgery. BE PATIENT. And pray that GODS will not your own be done. I know how hard it can be to wait and wait but it was really worth it. This Surgery is the best thing that I have done for myself!!! It has been HARD at times but well worth it. So heres to a great year and 2006 will be twice as good as 2005!!
About Me
Des moines, IA
Location
22.7
BMI
Surgery
07/12/2005
Surgery Date
Dec 31, 2004
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