michellebell323

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I had my surgery on July 9, 2007.  I have officially lost 82 pounds!  I have never felt better.  I went to the movies a couple of weeks ago and fit comfortably in the seat, that was so exciting!  I can also cross my legs again and sit like a lady.  It is the little things from day to day that I notice.  It is also nice to run into someone that hasn't seen me in a while and they are just shocked with how different I look.  It is truly the best thing I have ever done for myself.  I started at 345 pounds and am down to 264.  I went from a squeezing into a size 28/4x to fitting nicely in a size 22/2x.  It is amazing!  Anyone thinking about doing this...it is worth every penny!

I have made it through 5 days, only five more to go!  I am surviving and each day gets a little easier.  I have a feeling tomorrow (4th of July) might be challenging, but I can do it!  I am already down 15 pounds, woo hoo!

I begin my liquid diet on Friday, June 29th.  The surgeon explained that the purpose of this is to shrink the liver and make the laproscopic surgery easier.  I don't know, because I am not on the other side yet, but this sounds like it could be the hardest part of the whole thing.  I keep reminding myself to "KEEP MY EYE ON THE PRIZE"!  I will update again once I have been on the liquid diet for a couple of days...hopefully I will still be in good spirits!