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I have officially as of today lost 101#'s

It's not been easy, but its been an awesome journey and I wouldn't change it for anything!!!  I am now at my doctors goal but I still have 15#'s to get to my personal goal of 150# which is where I was at when I first got married!  So onward and downward!

Holly

Well its been a long time since I have posted, I've been a very busy girl.  I take classes at the local university on Wednesday nights and my daughter is getting married in September so we are doing alot of planning for that.  I am down to 178# and the weight is coming off very slow right now but I am very happy with my progress and actually don't mind how slow it is coming off.  I have been working out at Lifetime Fitness and have been enjoying that also.  I have to admit that the past 3 wks though I have not been doing so great with that and really need to get back to it.  I have lost a total of 88# and just can't believe it.  I had my health assessment for work in April and found out I have lost 10" off my waist and 11" off my hips I am just thrilled with that.  I still get nauseated when I eat too fast, too much or to much sugar.  But am working of doing better with that and figuring out when to stop etc.... it is getting better and I am getting wiser lol.  I am feeling so much better and look great and can't even imange gaining this weight back but I know that it is possible and I will have to work at it everyday to make sure that doesn't ever happen.  Keep up the good work everyone!  I hope at least someone reads my blogs and is encouraged by them.  I have always gotten encouragement from the ones I read!

Hey Everyone well like the title says Spring is just around the cornor and if you live anywhere in the Minneapolis MN area then you understand what I am talking about with the Temps we are having this week!  So with the weather the way it is it has me thinking about swimsuit season and for the first time in a very long time I am looking forward to it!  I am now at 191#'s and that means I am down a total of 75#'s and thats 45#'s since my surgery.  I am very pleased with my progress it is slow but steady and I think thats the best way.  My skin is shrinking pretty well and with the new workout routine that my trainer gave me I am hoping to firm things up a little also, wish me luck ;o). 

Hey Everyone, I have finally hi that one of my major goals which was to get below 200#'s and I finally did it and was that awesome.  I haven't been this weight in years and I even had a friend of whom I hadn't seen since Sept 2011 didn't recognize me it was awesome!! 

Well it's been about a month since my last post and thought I would just give you all an update.  I have lost 63#'s total and am feeling very good for the most part.  I don't eat sweets just have decided not to try them and just be safe.  I have only felt nauseated a few times and always have figured out why whether it was eating to fast or too much.  I am currently at 203# and can't wait to get into the 100's.  I have hit a couple of plateau's since my surgery and those are hard to deal with but the scale eventually starts moving again and each time it happens I just have to remember that.  I have pretty much given away most of my clothes as they don't fit anymore and have gotten a few things from friends and co workers for now and I did go to the thrift store and found a few things for now also. 

Well I am 3 weeks post op and I am down 15# from my surgery date and 53#'s all together.  I really haven't had any issues except when I went from a full liquid diet to soft foods I have had several days where I have been nauseous but I have adjusted a few items I was eating and things seem to be better.  I am very pleased with my weight loss and hope it just keeps on going as it has.  I have been walking daily and as soon as I go back to work which should be Jan 16th, I am planning on joining Lifetime Fitness with a co-worker/friend and start really working out.  They have a swimming pool there and I love the water.  My birthday is this Sunday Jan 8th and I haven't been this weight in so many years so it really feels good to be celebrating this birthday a whole lot smaller.  I am also planning on going to a few second hand stores next week to get myself some new things to wear to work, nothing fits anymore and I can't wear my sweats to work ;o).  Well that is all for now I will check back in a few weeks and let you know how things are going.

Well I have been doing pretty good really no problems or issues.  I have been really suprised but very happy that all is going so well.  I have been on a pureed diet for about two weeks now and am going on to a soft diet starting tomorrow.  I also have my 2 week check up tomorrow so I will let you all know how that goes also.  I have lost 9 lbs since surgery and 47 lbs all together and am feeling great.  I have been talking short walks with my two dogs and that seems ok also.  Nothing really earth shattering, I am not really hungry but I make sure I get in my fluids everyday.  I am also eating small amounts I did eat a little too much the other day and it just made me feel a little qweezie but that went away in about 15 minutes and I will pay more attention when I am eating so that that doesn't happen again.  One thing I do have to say is I do enjoy reading everyone's posts so that I can learn from them so I will keep posting here as well hoping that someone else gets some benefit from mine as well.  But as far as helping each other or having someone one to go thur this will this site seems to miss it all together.  No ones seems to want to get involved with anyone else or at least I haven't found anyone that chats back at all.

Well here I am on the loosing side as they put it.  I am 4 days post surgery and feeling pretty good.  I am having the usual issues don't feel like eating and having trouble getting in all my water.  I haven't had to bad of pain since I came home from the hospital so I am glad for that.  I stayed an extra day because I wasn't feeling very well and they were having trouble managing my pain at that time.  The doctor double my pain meds and that took care of that.  The surgery took about 2 hrs more than it was suppose to because of my gallbladder.  The stone that I had was 3/4" and they say that is huge and I didn't even know I had it.  My doctor was suprised I wasn't having alot of pain with it.  Then he tried to break the stone up into little pieces but I was hard as a rock and wasn't going to break so they had to open up an incision a little larger to get it out.  They also had issues with alot of scar tissue from previous surgeries I have had but all in all things went pretty good and that is over with and I can start getting on with my new life.  I will try to update every few days take care and I will update later.

Well I have started my prep for surgery, I drank that Magnesium Citrate (YUCK!) and have begun to poop all day lol.  Actually it really isn't that bad.  I have been on a liquid diet for two weeks now but I will confess I did cheat once or twice.  But all in all I followed it pretty well.  I am now down 36# since I started and I very proud of myself I haven't been this weight in 4 or 5  years.  I am so looking forward to being below 200#'s again.  My dream of being healthy and fit by my daughters wedding on 9/8/12 is within sight.  So my surgery is tomorrow and I am doing pretty good mentally.  I haven't been stressing much but I am sure it will come on sometime tonight or tomorrow morning it usually does when I am having surgery.  Its not the type of surgery that will stress me just that I am going under the knife.  I am ready for my bypass I have no second thoughts about that at all, I have an awesome support group and I know it will all be awesome when done.  I will update you when I can maybe even from the hospital since I have a smart phone and internet on it who knows!

Well here I am 10 days before my surgery date (12/14/11) I have started my 2 week liquid diet and it is a little harder than I was thinking it was going to be but it is going good.  I have alot of things to keep me busy at work just getting things ready for when I am gone.  I have 4 weeks off min and up to 6 weeks.  So I am going to take full advantage of it while I am out..  I am getting a little nervous about the surgery but I still know it is the right thing to do and am still very excited to be a "Looser".  I just keep thinking about my daughters wedding next September and how awesome I am going to look and feel.