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I haven't blogged in a while, just busy enjoying life. But I really miss not being on here everyday. I"m going to have to do better. My weight loss is pretty stable, but now I'm fasting for church, so I may be able to lost that last 10 pounds. I'm doing great and I love my new life. Sometimes when I see picture of myself back then, it makes me sad to think that I knew I was big, but I really didn't know I was that big. I've enjoyed my journey and I'm looking forward to dropping some more weight and finally reaching my goal.

Stay on track everyone!

Be Blessed!

"The kingdom of heaven is open to all men and women. No man may close the door of mercy in the face of any hungry soul who may seek to gain an entrance thereto."

Be Blessed and have a great day!

QOAB

Hello all, I pray all is well with everyone! It's been a while since I've posted and I don't have an excuse. My journey is still going strong. I'm striving in Ministry and dedicated to serving God more and more each day! I have now reached 81 pounds lost and love the new and improved me. I am still the same person, however, I count my weight loss as a blessing in so many ways.

The pounds I have lost add up to several different layers of defeat that I now have OFF of me....

20 pounds of Fear
15 pounds of Envy
15 pounds of Low self esteem
20 pounds of holding on to the past
10 pounds of being discouraged
1 pound of jealousy

Total 81 pounds lost

And now I walk around with this thought.....

"Sometimes you have to encourage yourself.....sometimes you have to speak Victory during the tests....and no matter how you feel, speak the Word and you will be healed, Speak over yourself, Encourage yourself....in the Lord"

Hello all, I pray all is well with everyone! It's been a while since I've posted and I don't have an excuse. My journey is still going strong. I'm striving in Ministry and dedicated to serving God more and more each day! I have now reached 81 pounds lost and love the new and improved me. I am still the same person, however, I count my weight loss as a blessing in so many ways.

The pounds I have lost add up to several different layers of defeat that I now have OFF of me....

20 pounds of Fear
15 pounds of Envy
15 pounds of Low self esteem
20 pounds of holding on to the past
10 pounds of being discouraged
1 pound of jealousy

Total 81 pounds lost

And now I walk around with this thought.....

"Sometimes you have to encourage yourself.....sometimes you have to speak Victory during the tests....and no matter how you feel, speak the Word and you will be healed, Speak over yourself, Encourage yourself....in the Lord"

Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!......I weighed in this morning at 199lbs! I can't believe it. I'm just so happy and so proud of myself. It's amazing how eating right is like second nature to me now.

Word of advice to buffet eaters. Try this.....I went to Golden Corral (my husband's favorite place).....well because of my surgery I can't eat a plate of food and I didn't see the sense of paying 9.99 for my meal. So I got a to-go box and put in it what I knew I could eat.....and when they weighed it....the cost of my meal......$.22 cents. I went again this past Saturday for Brunch and my cost was $.46 cents. I sat at the table and ate out of my to-go box....next time I just may put it on a plate.

My husband asked me if there was a way to stop the weight loss. I have 49 more pounds to GOAL!

I'm starting to realize that I'm so focused on my weight loss that I'm NOT focused on my WALK....I must begin to really get into the Word more. So when times come, I have a foundation under me to stand on. And not just for the weight loss journey, but for me spiritually. God is the head of my life and it's because of him that my husband and I are renewing our vows in July 2011. I'm taking all of this time to plan it and I finished the planning in about a day. lol. But I know there's  a lot more to do.

My family has been so supportive of me and I hope I can be there for other members that need that kind of support. Thanks to all of you that have joined this group. Please feel free to post any words of encouragement, even if it's a post about your day, good or bad, or something exciting to share, or if you just need to vent or talk to someone about YOU!

Blessings to each of you!

RaQueal

Yeeeessssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...............Thank you Lord. I made it to 50 pounds and I'm just so excited. I can't believe it. Many people think that weight loss surgery is a quick way out, but I've been working at this as I'm sure many of you have. We have to watch what we eat ALL the time. We can't drink with meals. We must chew slowly. We must exercise. We must count calories.......and it's all worth it.

I lost a lot of weight in the first 3 weeks, but then I stalled for 3 weeks. One morning, I prayed, took my B-12 and went on my 2 mile walk......next day.....dropped 4 pounds. and today another pound......so what they say is true, sometimes you stall and then your body catches up to you.  To everyone going through this process, keep up the good work. Stay strong, stay on your path and God will continue to lead you and guide you.

My marriage is better! Although my husband never complained about my weight, I knew it bothered him. I hear so many women say that their husbands call them names and put them down....I never experienced that with Tony. And he has supported me so much through this process. Everything I need, he takes care of for me. I"m thanking God everyday for the transformation not only for my body, but my health and my Husband.

Fired up......Ready to go!

As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself thanking God for more things. I'm so thankful that he brought me through the surgery. That was such a concern of mine. I have faith in him and knew he would...but there is that human side of you that has fear. But fear is only fear if it stops you. I'm thankful for my husband who has shown nothing but support for me in this journey. I'm just so thankful today and all days for what God has done in my life. I've been through so much, yet he continues to bless me and take me to higher levels. I feel like I'm in the right place, at the right time. I'm ready for him to use me even more.

Be Blessed everyone!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Went to my first post op appointment. I felt great. I was down 23 pounds in 2 weeks and I couldn't wait to get off the liquids. So the doctor tells me that I can eat soft foods. I was so excited, I left the office and went straight to Wendys to get a plain baked potato. Only ate 1/3 of it. Really slow and chewed.  I went and brought everything on the list that I thought I would like.  

And now because I ate maybe 2 tblsp worth of food, I feel guilty. Is that normal? To feel guilty for eating. I didn't even want to weigh myself this morning. I felt like I was messing up my progress ( and I know that isn't so)....

So all morning, I've been trying to encourage myself and realize that I have to take things slowly, don't force myself to eat. Take my time and chew everything.....again and again.

It is a journey 

Well, I'm back at work. (take a week off please)....I had surgery on Thursday 11/5/09 and afterwards, I felt pretty good. There was some pain, but that's to be expected with major surgery. I made sure that I stayed ahead of the pain though. Nurses were giving me pain medicine and nausea medicine.....constantly. The popsicles and shakes were pretty good. I was discharged on Saturday evening. The nurses were awesome. They understood everything and encouraged me to walk. That's my best advice. Don't wallow in the fact that you had surgery. Get up and walk. You'll feel better quicker.

The only issue I'm having is trying to drink the required amount of liquid. If it was up to me, I wouldn't drink anything, because I'm not hungry.....AT ALL!...BUT I know I need to drink something to stay healthy.  I'm so glad I chose this surgery, I don't have to worry about 'band slippage" or "nutrional issues" like with the gastric. I know I still have to get vitamins etc....but this was the best choice for me....

Overall.....I FEEL ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Brengman was so great. So encouraging. Answered all my questions and my husbands....lol.....because he had a lot of them.