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 i know its been a while since i have posted anything im sorry for those that were actually reading my posts. well as of today i have made to 209 pounds. that is a total loss of 75 pounds. im in amazement when i hear that figure. in the past i would manage to lose maybe 30 and couldn't even keep that off. so to know that 75 pounds is lost forever is a real blessing. i try to exercise as much as possible it gets hard sometimes when you work fulltime and life gets hectic. i still struggle with starches such as rice and potatoes but i try to eat more protein so that is kinda balanced. clothing wise is another issue because i try to buy just a couple items to supplement my wardrobe but im quickly becoming too small for what i bought but cant afford to buy clothes every month. i dread having to go anywhere because the clothes that do fit me okay are quickly dwindling. i need some options like the salvation army or something. it's really becoming a hardship because im a clothes horse and not to be able to throw something on feel good is getting to me. let me stop whining because a year ago i was a whooping 284 pounds complaining that everything i had i looked fat in. so i rather my clothes look a little big on me then look like my clothes look too small on me.

this is my monthly update. i went to my regular pcp and i weighed in at 231 pounds. i was shocked because my scale at home says im at like 237-238. im thinking mine needs new batteries i guess. anyway since being back at work its tough because i dont really get to excercise enough and im so tired all the time. i so want to get a new wardrobe but i know thats stupid because im still losing weight. i satisfy myself with buying stuff here and there to supplement what i already have. its funny i was shopping at lane bryant last week and i saw one of the chicks from the show brookhaven. the one that was buying fast food and bringing in food for other people who couldnt get it themselves. at the end she had gotten her gastric bypass. i spoke with her and she said she has lost 75 pounds. i was so glad for her she is able to get around better and be more mobile. meeting her really motivated me to keep going because i really felt at a standstill for some reason. right now im starting to fit into size 18 pants and some 20 tops depending on the cut. im doing more walking and not being breathless after a few steps and that feels so good. my mom is having her surgery during the easter vacation so that way my brothers will be home and she can rest without having to run around.

it's been a month since my last entry. i have been back to work and trying to get back into the groove of things. im down to a weight of 244-245 pounds. i have lost a total of about 40 pounds. im fitting into size 20 pants and  22/24 tops. my co-workers took notice and saw i had lost alot of weight. it is most noticable in my face. i am home right now instead of work because i wasn't feeling well and throwing up way too much. my doctor wants me to come into the office in the morning to find out what is going on. im not eating enough and very lazy about keeping up with my vitamins. still struggling with my exercise due to my work schedule and stressed about somethings in my personal life.

so it's been a while since my last post. im still home from work hoping to go back beginning of february. my weight is now at 254 pounds. thats a total loss of about 30 pounds since my wls on dec 3rd. my goal was to be 250 and under before i returned to work so i guess im on track. im trying to stay active and need to excercise more because i do lose more when ever i do excercise. when i look at myself in the mirror i dont see much of a change but i have tried on various jeans i was holding on to for the past couple years that i couldn't fit and some of them fit now. i think i have gone from a size 24 to a 20. i feel good about that and will continue until i get to my goal of 145-150 pounds.

hello i know its been a minute since my last blog but im just trying to adjust to everything that has happened. i have questioned myself numerous times why did i do this, why am i putting myself through this pain which is normal i guess when you have vomited everytime you eat something your stomache doesn't agree with. i hit a stall once i had gotten home which is now starting to move. im now at 257 which upsets me but wait why am i pushing myself so much i just had surgery on the 3rd so maybe my body is still figuring out the change. so im eating soft foods and trying to keep up with my liquids day to day. its still hard when i go out with my boyfriend to places figuring out what i can eat. i have had one glass of wine since the surgery which was at my job's christmas party. that went down fine no issues and no desire for anything else alcoholic. when i see my self in the mirror i notice a slight change in my face but that's about it i guess other people see more than a difference than me. anyway thats about it im doing okay preparing to go back to work middle of january and continue this weight loss journey.

i went to my first post-op appointment with dr. sapala last tuesday and he removed half my staples. i can move to eating full liquids start taking my supplements and protein shakes. i lost 20 pounds and as of today i weighed 261. i have been out running errands most of the week so im getting in alot of walking. i make sure i always have my water bottle with me so i can get in my liquids. i got over my cold and cough and im going back to the doctors office friday so he can take out the last of the staples. that is healing good as well so i will continue what im doing since its working and update next week.

thanks so much to everyone that sent me messages and well wishes i appreciate it all. i was a little nervous monday morning not knowing what to expect. i dont remember much except walking to the or room laying down on the table and being strapped down next thing i knew i was being wheeled to recovery. it was painful and i still had a tube down my throat. i found out later that day that he had also taken out my gallbladder because it was not working and was in horrible shape. so the surgery took a little longer than the supposed 90 minutes. so i spent the first night down in recovery area wasn't so bad i had really nice nurses and im a quiet person anyway so i didn't ask for much. the next day they took out the foley cathetor so that i would be able to get up and walk and use the bathroom. i sat up in a chair for a few and was resally loving the pain meds. my mom and my friend who is in a couple of my pics has been so wonderful to me over and above what i thought he would provide. he came everyday to the hospital got my prescriptions filled out paid out of his pocket for what my union insurance wouldn't pay for asked questions and spoke for me when i couldn't and wow he has just been the greatest he came hom with me and has not left yet i can say that is love to me, so i went to a room on tuesday afternoon and it was very nice i was up more and going to the bathroom quite a bit. i drank a little juice and jello but not much. saw the doctor and he gave me instuctions for when i get home. i was discharged wednesday evening and boy was i glad to be home. first night a little rough i have to give my self heprin shots every 8 hours and god bless vicodene. so anyway thats about it getting a little tired so i will blog again next week after i go to my first post-op appointment.

so its the evening before my surgery and im so nervous. i cleaned my house and i went and did my laundry. i also have all my food so that when i come home i wont need anything. my male friend is coming over later and he is going with me to the hospital. i have to leave around 8 am to get there for 10 am. i packed my bag and made sure i have all my necessary items. i took the bowel prep a little while ago and i really was questioning if it was working or not but wow its definitely working now. i took a peek to see what had left my body and oh my goodness not a pretty sight let me tell you. i was not prepared for that. i really didn't eat much today because i was like in go mode so i had like 3 popsicles and a cup of chicken broth and really didn't seem hungry at all i guess cause of my nerves. so im going to wrap it up right now cause the bathroom is calling me yet again. when i get home on wednesday i will try to get on the computer if i can.

so i will be having surgery at 11 am on monday. the hospital called me while i was out buying my provisions and gave me all the necessary info. nothing to eat after midnight be there a hour before and bring my insurance information. i still dont know what to bring with me but i guess i will figure it out. so im on liquids today and sunday how fun but hey you do what you got to do.

well i have great news i went to get the referral from pcp and it went smooth. i then headed to the hospital for my pre-admission testing which included taking more blood,urine,ekg and a chest x-ray. from there i headed to the doctors office to see mary so that i could get my paperwork filled out for my job and everything was checking out good then she asked me if i wanted to do it this monday instead of the 10th as it was scheduled. i thought about it and there was nothing really holding me back so i went for it and my goodness i will be in surgery in 3 days. im a little scared but this is what i have been fighting for. i went and bought some last minute things i will need including the fleet phosfosoda and starting on saturday liquids only for me. i had my last night of food freedom tonight i ordered some pizzza as a last fast food meal and couldnt even eat that much. im just so nervous i will post again night before i go in.