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Greetings from below. 200lbs that is. All is great! Had a doctors appt yesterday and Im doing wonderful. Down 13 more lbs from last month. 51 total! Ive finally entered "one"derland!!! I weigh 194. Im so excited about picking out a halloweem costume. Ive decided to be a gothic fairy. Ill post picts. Watching my progress is so amazing. I look back at pictures from pre-op and I cant believe its me. I was trying on wigs (to match my costume) last night and looked in the mirror and thought "wow, who's that skinny girl". I am so blessed. Still not exercising but hoping to be able to change that this month. Relying on a dear friend for some inspiration who walks four hours a day. Im going to try to join her for an hour at least 3 times a week. Better than nothing. Docs visit went well, he's really impressed. Says I wont continue to lose so fast. I hope not. I focus really hard on trying to eat enough protein so Im eating a lot of white meat and cheese, however, I THINK my hair may be thinning a little. The good doctor says its normal, practically unavoidable and will change when Im closer to goal. So I'll just ride it out and hope for the best. I have a lot of hair anyhow so he says I have some to spare. he he. Everyone looks at me and says "gettin skinny" I wanna turn around and look at who they're complimenting. I guess this time its me. There is truly an angel looking down from above. My fast progress keeps me motivated and tiny stomach keeps me in line. I wish for every obese person in the world an AMAZING surgeon like Doctor Farid Elias in Jeannette, PA.

WOW! And hello. Just got done at the doctor. I'm down 38lbs in 2 months. Down 11 lbs from last visit. Down 27 lbs the first month and down 11 the second month = grand total of 38lbs. He is very impressed and so am I. I was depressed because I thought I was going too slow but he told me to keep up the good work! I can honestly admit - I haven't been exercising NEAR enough. This is truly truly a miracle. I cant believe I almost talked myself out of this. I'm down past my 30lb stigma! Whew Hew! I'm noticing sooo many things. My hands and feet are skinnier. No swelling of the ankles. More energy. I quit chewing my fingernails - I don't know why but ever since surgery I don't chew my nails anymore.?.? In fact my nails are longer now than they have ever been and healthy. My hair is great! I'm eating healthier now than I ever have in my life! All chicken, turkey and cheese (cottage, american, fat free mozzerella and ff cheddar). Do I cheat - a little. A bite of this and a bite of that. I ate an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie this weekend (that took me two hours) and I was snacking on Dorito's during the Steeler game. I had a couple glasses of wine. Not like I'm suggesting any of this but I just want to point out that none of it made me sick. I ate the cheese off of pizza. I had a couple of spoonful's of corn and mashed potatoes with my turkey yesterday. I find that if I want something I shouldn't have - I just eat a few mouthfuls and it really does kill the craving. Oh yeah and I've been having a SMALL cup of regular black coffee in the morning. I dont do too well with milk which is okay for me because Im not a milk drinker. I find that small amounts of sugar are okay but when it gets to be too much I know it. It just feels like the average person would feel if they ate too much sweet stuff. I only experienced dumping ONE time when I drank coffee with creamer in it. HOWEVER.. I tried a PIECE of steak and it about KILLED me. I was really sick for about a half an hour. Doc says no surprise. Im far from being ready to eat steak. It's like trying to digest a bucket of nails. He says my neck got longer. Ha ha! I think my double chin just got smaller. I am so proud of myself! I weigh 207. Seven lbs away from "one" derland. I'm going to have a party for myself at 199. Anyone who wants to join me c'mon cuz Im having the time of my life!!!

It was a month yesterday, and Im down 25lbs. Everything has been going wonderfully. I went back on to solid foods yesterday and that went great. Im even tolerating milk just fine. Ive been telling everyone that I would do the surgery again in a heartbeat. Its was not that bad at all! Dr. Elias is very happy with me. Im packing in the protein like crazy. My hair looks great and I feel great. Still wearing all the same clothes but they're getting big! Im not buying any new summer clothes so I'll have to deal. Went to group meeting Wednesday night. It was great! We covered a lot of ground. We went on for almost two hours. Ive been craving chocolate so I had a glass of (ultra skim)chocolate milk. It was great! Ive been eating turkey meatballs with pasta sauce and fat free mozzarella cheese on them. Its awesome! Its amazing how Im not craving the junk that I used to. My friends are having pizza tonight and asked me if I would rather they didnt - I was like, "absolutely not, it REALLY doesnt bother me." Now I would love to have a salad but not pizza. Doc hasnt added veges back in yet for me and probably wont for a while. I know my stomach is really small because after I eat that meatball I am SO stuffed!! Everyone says they can notice a change in my face. Everytime I tried to talk myself out of this surgery a small voice deep within me said - "no - keep going, keep going." I did keep going and Im so happy! Thank you so much for group therapy and my wonderful doctor, family and friends! Love to all.

Everything is all over and Im doing pretty good. I have to admit (maybe Im a wimp) but I thought everything was a LITTLE more painful than I was expecting. Keep in mind.. Ive never had any children nor have I ever had a surgery before so I really didnt know what to expect. I was home from the hospital 2 days afterwards, just as expected, and so far Im doing well. The liquid diet is KILLER. I cant wait for pureed.

However, Ive lost 14 lbs already! Now THAT'S a miracle. 14 lbs in a week. Id like to see my mom's diet pills do that!  I was walking in Wal-Mart this afternoon and I thought, ya know - Im walking a little faster than I used too. It's amazing what 14lbs will do. My staples and drain tube come out tomorrow. Cant wait! Yay! 

I realize what a hold food had on me now. I believe that is an addiction as strong as any drug (food that is). I think EVERY one of my family and friends is overweight. I watch how much they eat and think, "My God - no wonder Im this way". I think I'll have to find some new influences in my life. Everyone still thinks Im crazy for having this surgery. People seem very unsympathetic. It's like.. "well, Im going to eat this right infront of you, too bad if it bothers you.. maybe you should have thought about this before surgery".

I DID think about it but I never realized it would be so hard to stay away from garbage food and garbage food eaters.

Well, Im on my way anyhow. I feel much better after a week and even though I'd swore I was having hunger pains at first - they have gone. I'll keep everyone posted and try to get a picture on here.

Look out world, here I come!