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 ok.. so I haven't posted in a while.. so here it goes. I had my 6month checkup @ the beg. of the month. I met with a nutritionist, who basically went over some of my lab works with me. All looked good, except my vitamin B and D were low- so I need to make sure I take those. (to be honest I've been lagging on the vitamin taking) which is soooo dumb on my part. Probably explains why my hair has fallen out so much, and why I've been so tired lately. Anyway- it's all good- I've purchased my vitamins, and I am going to be more responsible.  Also, I've been working out still, but kinda shifted from 5 days a week to 3- mainly due to being sick for like 2 weeks, and issues with my gym key. But Problem solved now, so I'm back to my old routine as of today. i've really hit a stand still this month with my weight loss. So I'm going to start keeping a log of what I eat, and start working out more. I'm hoping to loose another 9lbs before the 2nd of Nov (I'm doing a 5k for the Komen foundation) if I reach my goal, that'll make it 100lbs LOSS! eeps!! let's hope I get there :) I'm happy though. Started cleaning my closet, and umm NOTHING FITS!! bittersweet, I love my clothes, but i am soooo happy they don't fit. It's nuts. Anyway- time for bed, I'll post again soon I promise :) X

 Hola! So I haven't posted for a while, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'm about 5 and half months post op! wooo!!! and I'm down about 82lbs I think. that's freakin crazy ain't it? So here's the thing kids.. I honestly don't see it. ha. sounds like I'm fishing for compliments, but I'm not. I don't really see it, which kind of sucks, but not so much. It's cool though, my clothes def. fit bigger, and stuff, I just don't see it. The good thing is I feel it! I feel a lit healthier, and am A LOT more active which feels like my true self. I work out about 4-5 times a week. And people seam to be noticing a lot more, which is nice, it's just weird. I can't wait till I see what everyone else does :) alright- well I really will try to be a lot more consistent with my postings. X MUAH

All is well! woo hoo! well, I hope. I have to have lab works done, I guess everyone does at 3 months. Dr. Paya said everything seams to be going well. I'm also happy to report I've lost 55lbs! that's pretty exciting! I can't believe it. I'm also doing well with the working out.. still doing an hour a day, sun-thurs. I've even made a new gym friend..lol anyway, I'll write some more later, as for now- it's off to sleep I go! :)

So i've lost 50lbs!! woo hoo!! I'm hoping to loose another 5 pounds by next tuesday, but it's all good if it doesn't happen. but tuesday, is my 3 month check up. So i've been working out 5 times a week, and I work out about 1hr-1.5hr. And it basically consist of walking at a moderate speed, which is kinda hard because I seriously have the shortest legs. so I walk..and jog walk and jog..then walk.. I also started doing some weight training for my ginormous arms, oh and stretching for sure! but let me tell you..I sweat like there's no tomorrow- and i get as red as a tomato. hmm what else is going on.. oh yeah!! I got braces, kinda look like ugly betty, but it's all good, it'll ALL BE WORTH IT! I also signed up for a 5k walk/run on for Nov. 2nd in San Diego which I'm so excited about, it's for the komen foundation. so, when I had my 2 month anniversary I got my ears pierced (which I didn't have before).. so I'm thinking for my 3 month, I'm going to get some earrings!! I saw some really cute juicy couture heart ones, yay how exciting! lol ok, enough with the rambling, I'll post again soon. Oh! and pics too I swear, camera is busted, but I'll work it out. :)

ok so i'm just over 2 months post op!! woo hoo! I've def been a lot more serious about working out lately. I'm trying to work out about 4-5 times a week. I started with walking on the treadmill..and have also started training with a new friend 2 days ago (and let me tell u, its kickin my ass, but he's putting my butt in gear). Today I was sooooooooo sore, and he couldn't make it to our workout..so i came home..rested for a bit got my sore self up, stretched and went to the gym, so I'm pretty proud of myself :) but still sore! hmm let's see what else.. oh! I've lost about 45lbs since surgery, which is pretty awesome:) I'm hoping to loose another 10lbs by my 3month checkup, but we'll see. ok well I'll update soon I swear, including pictures!!! :)

So I had my one month follow up today! Everything looks good so far :) I've lost about 30lbs which is pretty amazing to me. Ive really been walking a lot, and even started light jogging- I've been doing it about 5 days a week, and actually miss it, when I don't do it. Dr. Paya said everything looks good, and cleared me for all other exercise which is exciting :) I can't wait to work on my belly..lol although I have no idea where to start, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm not even sore anymore which is great, I actually feel like myself again! oh but I am having two issues.. I need to drink more water. which we all know is super important. and also, the past 2 nights I've been having issues sleeping. I don't know what it is, I'm super tired.. when I get in bed than i toss and turn, and than wake up every hour. Hopefully this goes away by tonight, because it's getting pretty old. I'll try to post some pictures up soon.  ok that's all for now.. I'M SOOOO SLEEPY!!!

I feel so emotional! I hate this. and now I can't sleep. Ever feel like sometimes you care too much? thats so one of my problems, I'm a social worker for homeless people, so I care all day long. I love my family but they always have some kind of issue going on, and I have to be like the one who works things out. Dont get me wrong my family is very supportive, but there are things they just don't understand. Anyway, its just one of those nights when you just want to be listened to ya know.. but no one really cares to listen. ugh I hate it. I hate that, I'll literally stop whatever I'm doing to help a friend out, or to even just listen, but as soon as i reach out to someone (which doesn't happen too often) no one really cares to pay attention. But than maybe its just me? am I expecting to much from some people? or am I just being an emotional mess? who knows!!! whatever life goes on, I guess sometimes we just need a venting moment.

So i'm here at work , and I am so anxious to get outta here! lol Everything has gone okay lately, It's Tuesday, so the week is going good so far, I had a great weekend. The pain I've been having on my left side has pretty much subsided. It's more like a soreness now. I'm not bummin it as much anymore either which is fabulous. I think the key is keeping myself busy! SOO- I think I'm going to sign up for some hip hop class tomorrow..haha I haven't taken an official dance class in a long while, so this should be fun, any takers?!  I gotta take it really easy though, because I'm only 3 weeks out of today.. oh WOW I'm 3 weeks out as of today!!! lol it totally just hit me!!!! hmm.. so lets see, I'm doing a whole lot better than I was 3 weeks ago, like I said, still sore but that's to be expected, i hope. I'm so tired of this liquid diet! lol I've introduced new food to my diet though like cream soups and yogurt, but I'm so over soup! So any suggestions people may have are greatly appreciated! aside from that all is dandy, just get tired prettty easily. I'm all about lunch time naps..haha lame I know! oh! I need to seriously get serious about my protein intake too, i need to hit my numbers! so any suggestions re that are also appreciated!! :)

So I started work today, and it sucked! I think it has to with me not being able to sleep last night.. I felt soooo bummed out! and today too!! I dunno exactly what it is, just emotional I guess... maybe due to the surgery? I dunno.... but it's a true test- I can't turn to food for comfort! its okay though, this will pass.. so work its self wasn't horrible. I just felt emotionally crappy, which probably contributed to feeling crappy physically. My left side was sore, and I felt so tired, I actually took a nap in my car as a lunch break..lol on the plus side; I tried another soup today...tomato soup and it was AMAZING..lol also took a risk.. i bought sugar free vanilla ice cream..and i was terrified of getting sick, but I had about an ounce of it, and I actually didn't get sick, is that a good thing? I dunno. Tomorrow is a new day, and I hope I'm outta this slump!!!

so still here at home, feeling a lot better! I can walk, shower and do most things on my own. I Just get tired pretty easily.. I'm down about 20lbs! which I cannot believe. I honestly can't see a difference what so ever..lol but my momma said she could, but than again it's my momma. I had my 7day check up with my surgeon on Tuesday 4/1/08, and he said everything looks great! I just need to get all my protein in, and more water, which is very important as we all know, but a lot harder than it seams. On a scale from 1-10 I'm feelin about 6.5 as far as being healed. and the reason for it, one of my incisions the lower one on the left, seams to be taking longer to heal, and is kind of sensitive, my mom said it seams bigger than the rest, I dunno. I was supposed to start work today, but I decided to go ahead and start on Monday, and give myself an extra day of rest. oh you know what is getting harder! I'm started to miss food already! lol not like in a bad way, but this clear liquid diet is starting to get pretty old. kinda odd though, because, i don't mind seeing others eat in front of me or anything, but I seriously have dreamt of eating all week!! HAHA how lame am I! anyway, I can't wait to be able to have soup! it's hard, but I'm still glad I did this, in a way, I still can't believe I already had surgery!! eeeps!!