Mendy2009

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well they said it would happen and it did. now I am 183 and I can eat more than I thought I would ever eat again.....old habits dont die they have to be killed...!!! well if I go to the gym and burn 400 cals  a day and eat 1500 cals a day for more than 5 days in a week I can get down a half a pound that week...but i build muscle so quick I can jump up 2 lbs that week as well but the tummy will feel flatter...however as soon as i miss the gym four days in a row the pooch comes right back....I have found my stuggle zone... i would like to be down to 165 thats nearly 20 lbs not sure i can get there. i was 170 for a  week in early january and its been going up since then. I quit throwing up three days week back then as well... i havent thrown up in quite  while now but i dont eat the things i know make me sick. i find it real hard to stay at 1000 calories a day.... i cant seem to stay under 1400 unless i am on the run all day and into the night. i must find a way...

Well I had a bounce up  3lbs not sure why it went up.. I didnt change anything so I cut back and its not coming off. I can see how you can put it on after this surgery and its still not easy to get it off. 110 lbs came off so easy but now its not easy.... so if I  dont put too much in.. I wont have to stuggle to get it off. I need to add more exercise for sure and cut out 300 calories a day.. in 11 days thats one pound by the end of the month it should be 3 lbs... we will have to wait and see.

What a great year so far and its only 25 days old. my weight has stopped dropping and I now have had my hair growing back in and I have a closet full of clothes. I have had such a good time going to the 2nd hand shops and goodwill I wont be shopping at the mall anymore...I am now in a new career, new body, new frame of mind... lifes good.

Where do I begin. with all that has happend to me in the past year nothing prepaired me for the way i would think... my life has truely been renewed.. The mental blocks of the past are gone and all doors are now open I no longer see or feel the road blocks in my life that weight once had one me. People see me as a different person. I am still the same its them that are different towards me. I make it a point to look people in the eye to go out of my way to talk with people especially heavy people. I didnt realize how much i was ignored until I lost 110 lbs... wow. for those of you who have lost be kind to those who havent yet. help someone else in this process and talk with thru the hard days. I am so thankful for what I have now. My life will be a new adventure everyday in 2011 and I cant wait to live everyday...

oct 5th 2009 i had RYN Bypass. 275lbs my highest was 286. today I am 178! I will be in Maui Hawaii on oct 5th 2010... what a great anniversary gift... It will be great. my whole life is different. I no longer focus on dying...but rather living. I will graduate beauty school very soon. life is all new. cant wait to get off the last 25 lbs... comming soon.

well 11 months ago I was getting ready for a change in my life that I couldnt not have fully imagined. wow my life has changed. I have life again. I had given up, I was doing to die fat and soon at the rate I was going. with diabetes and no hope it was all down hill. all i could do was think about the day I would pass away and leave behind my daughters with no mother and my son with a broken heart. NOW... I dont think of death at all!!! I have life and I have it more abundantly.. Thank you Jesus for giving me this opportunity for more life than I ever thought I could ever have. I am now cutting hair again. on my feet hour after hour each day and without pain... next month I will be in maui on my one year anniversary of my sugery... what a great way to celebrate. what a difference a year makes. If you are reading this and wondering if the surgery is right for you. first. it has to be your decision... it takes a new mindset and new life eating plans... then you have to go with the flow... each month foods go down and up ! some you can never eat again some are ok in time. if you stick to the portions and types of foods this life is very do-able... its up to you. its not a magic it takes dedication to a new life. if you want a new life its within your reach. God Bless you as you make this decision.

I have finanlly hit 100 lbs from my highest weight. I have 10 to go to reach the 100 for the surgery weight. and I think I posted my starting weight here at 270 but it was 275. I have been on liquids for a week prior to my posting the weight. I dont feel like a different person but its nice to feel much better. I can stand for hours on my feet and it doesnt even bother me. I fit in seats, clothes and everday things like normal sized people do. I am looked at differently.. thats hard to deal with...but over all I would do it over and over again everyday of the week.  warning.... to self... sugar is easy to eat for me. thats a problem I really wanted to have dumping syndrome for that but not even once. I have eating sugar a lot lately... not gained any but no longer loosing either... I guess this is as far as I go unless i cut more calories out... not sure if I can live with that.. I trying to work thru it. i stay at 1200 - 1400 a day.. I really need to be down around 800 a day to lose. by the time I hit a one year anniversary I hope to be down the 10 lbs to make it 100. I will be celebrating in Hawaii its going to be a blast...im half way thru school and loving it. my life is very different from what it was only 8 months ago...  

Well I am over 7 months out. I am down 85 since surgery. I am losing about 4 lbs a month. its really easy to get in 1200 calories a day. my current weight is  189lbs. my highest was 287lbs so I am 98 lbs down from that high. I feel great. I have noticed that since my weight loss has slowed my blood sugars have gone up. I guess thats because I am eating more and equalizing. I have to be careful what I eat. I eat whole foods period.... nearly everything is home made and very little processed foods. I do eat corn torillas, 2 cups of cerals a week, mulit grain rice cakes, and some low fat crackers with hummas. but the rest of it is fresh fruit, veggies and beef. I still can not eat chicken, eggs, milk pork or turkey. they all make me violently ill. I throw up for hours on just three bites of meat. not sure what causes that but i stay away from meat. I can only eat a very small amount of beef. thats a bummer. I am not getting the protein I need. I drink a protein drink 4 days a week... they make me sick and I mix them with water... I feel dizzy most of the time when I stand up or just after I have eaten. but over all I am in great shape. I can walk forever, run a bit, stand in the heat, walk on the beach and swim with confidence... I can cut the grass and do yard work for hours without quitting... so a few dizzy spells and very limited food choices is OK with me. I dont eat fast food ever... the only thing I do allow myself is twice a month a doughnut from the local doughnut shop... I am on the scale daily to make sure the weight is going in the right direction.. If I am up 4oz I shut the lips and get moving... I dont wait for the pants to feel tight.... I dont get out of control with food and I read lables so I can make an informed choice about what goes in my mouth. If I choose to eat high calorie than I choose to... I dont ignore the facts anymore. I am hoping to lose at least another 30 lbs but I am satisfied right here...I have reached my 75% of excess weight.. I just want to keep this off and not gain any back not even 1lb...

I have been at 192 - 195 up and down for the past three weeks or so. I have changed my diet and excercise level but not budging yet... I am ok right here. happy with my health status. I got my labs back all is well. Normal in every catagory... thats great to hear. i can walk on the beach for as long as I want without feeling like I am going to fall out and I can stand for hours without pain... what a milestone that is. I am 1/3 of the way thru beauty school when just 8 months ago I gave up on my life and was just waiting to die... Thank you Lord for such a blessing in my life. I will post again when the scales have moved...

I cant believe I fit comfortable in a size 14... 6 months out... I am down 80 lbs. creeping up on the 100 bls mark.. wow. I cant believe it. I am not starving myself I am eating healthy and taking my vitamins when I remember... i am so busy I dont have time to be here... I just had family in to see how I am doing and it was wonderful to visit they couldnt believe it... I feel great. Food is going down better now and I can get more in that I would like!! so I have to watch my portions... I must stay on the 6" plate and measure out all foods.... no sitting on the couch with the bag... salad everyday for lunch and protein drink everday for breakfast... other wise small dinnner and a few rice cakes for a snack... once a week sweet treat. life is good. I get on the scale daily and that keeps me informed of whats going on... that way when I am up for the day I cut back a bit and I am down 2 lbs I can have a little extra... it seems to work for me.