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too much time at WalMart - I was checking out with my purchases when one of the employees approached me and told me I looked good...that I had lost a lot of weight.  She was very nice and very polite.  I rea...

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complication - I almost spent the holiday in the hospital this year.  I was finishing up my X-mas shopping on Sunday 12/19 and started to not feel well.  I thought it was just a bowel thing (neve...

post surgery - life so far - It has been a bit over 8 weeks since the RNY surgery, and I must say I am pleased with the results already.  I do have to keep telling myself that I don't want to slip back into an...

surgery in the morning - Well, this will definitely be the last post for a while.  I go in for the RNY at 7:45 am Monday morning.  As if I'm not roaring around the emotional rollercoaster enough, one of my...

down to the wire - Well, my final weigh in was Tuesday...result?  Since August 6th, I've lost 48 pounds.  Surgery is Monday - only four days away.  I'm having the IVF put in tomorrow morning.  It all...

less than two weeks to go - The 18th is coming so fast!  I'm officially down 42.3 pounds.  I can't help but think I should be more excited about it all, but I have been pretty much neutral lately.  I think it...

Shape-ups - review - I got the Skechers Shape-Ups toning shoes today from JCPenny.com.  Just though I'd leave a note to say what I thought about them as I haven't seem any reviews from someone in the "...

weigh in #7 - Today will end week 7 of my pre-op preparation.  Official weight today: down another 5 pounds.  Only 10 pounds left for the prerequisite loss.  Surgery date seems to be coming so q...

weigh-in #6 - Another weight and another week closer to my surgery date.  I'm down another few pounds.  Still in shock over that.  I keep feeling like I'm not losing, but I took my measurements ...

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weigh-in #5 - 9/3 was my week-5 weigh in at the Bariatric Center.  Good conclusion with a few more pounds gone.  I've lost a little over 25 pounds so far.  I had some trouble with hunger this we...

official weigh-in - Had my 1st week's weigh-in Friday morning.  I'm still shocked.  When I met with the nutritionist and started their diet plan last Friday, she said to expect a 2-5 pound loss per we...

Sad - I've been so down for the last two days.  I lost one of my cat's (no, I know where he is, but I'll never get to see him again).  I have discovered what people are talking about whe...

Got a date! - I received my appointment packet in the mail from Ellis on Saturday (7/17).  Not bad, considering my initial appointment was on Monday 7/12!  I like that they make a lot of the app...

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starting with Ellis - The orientation group at Ellis Hospital was wonderful.  There were a lot of people there...more than I thought.  I hadn't realized that so many people are trying to get this surger...

Awaiting Monday - Still hanging in there, waiting for Monday to come so I can try to get that appointment with Ellis.  Saturday was a diet bust.  Gosh, I hate that "you have no willpower" feeling! ...

Trying for a better fit - I have decided to try out a different bariatric program at a different hospital.  I have been with Albany Medical Center Bariatric program for almost 2 years.  I have completed eve...