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Well, today is the day. One year ago I had my lap band surgery.

It has been an interesting year to say the least.

I didn't have any problems until about 2 months ago when I got a fill that was too tight. It was the beginning of a malnourished, dehydrated, insomniac, emotionally messed up Karen…. I ended up going last week to get .4 cc taken out and I can eat now. I gained a bunch of weight because the only things that I could get and keep down were milkshakes, chocolate, crackers, etc.

I have lost that weight now and my total for the year is 85 pounds. Not bad seeing as I couldn't even walk without a brace and/or crutches for 3 of those months due to tearing my Achilles tendon!!! It averages out to 1 1/2 pounds a week...which is exactly what I was told that I would lose ( 1-2 pounds a week).

I still have a bit to go. I would like to lose another 100 pounds all in all but no matter what, I am happy that I did this. I have taught myself how to eat healthful meals and still be able to indulge once in a while. I cook most of my meals now and am actually excited that I know exactly what I am eating. When I do go out to eat, I get whatever I want and know that I will just be adding to the take-out containers in my fridge lol.

I don't really miss bread. I thought that not being able to eat bread was going to kill me. I was the person who went to Olive Garden and had a basket of breadsticks BEFORE the entree came out. I don't miss it that much. I still buy bread but it is always the "good stuff," I only have a few bites and I enjoy the hell out of it!! hehe

I view this first year as my training period. Getting used to the band, training myself how to be healthy and what foods to eat as well as how and when to eat them. To me, the year to come is the real test. I did this to force myself to be healthy as opposed to making up excuses every time I gained 20 more pounds. It worked! Since then my mom has been banded and this Thursday my friend RaShaun is going to be banded. I think that my surgeon should give me a referral bonus for each of them. He was amused when I told him that but all I got was a laugh!

I have become friends with so many people from the boards. I don't have much time to post anymore but I think of all of you often. Thank you so much for your support and love.

Karen

Well, my last fill plus starting back on the South Beach plan has finally paid off for me.

I got on the scale yesterday and was a half pound away from reaching my 15% lost goal. 

Of course, that MADE me get on the scale this morning and I was down 2 1/2  more pounds. Sweet!

I have officially lost 15% of my highest weight. Woohoo!

Slowly but surely!!!

I saw my fill doc again this morning. I now have 2.0 cc in a 4 cc band. He said I am doing excellent and that I am at a point, both physically 
and mentally, that he doesn't usually see for many more months. 

I am losing, according to him, an average of 1.8 pounds per week. 

I am excited about this because I haven't been able to exercise until recently because of my foot. Yay!

I confessed that I recently fell back on the hooch (Mt. Dew) and he laughed and said to "watch that."

I am planning on going to TN this Spring. I can't wait to meet everyone. I am very excited!

November 18th was my 6 month surgiversary so I thought I would post to my blog as to what is going on in my life at the moment.

I have lost 46.4 pounds. That is a little less than 2 pounds per week. It is exactly what I expected. I knew that this was a tool to help me lose weight when I ate right and exercised. I honestly haven't exercised since the first month. First I got shin splints which took me out of the game for a month and a half. Then, a few weeks later, I tore my Achilles tendon so I haven't been able to even walk without being in severe pain since then. My foot is finally healing though. I was able to dance for hours at the wedding on Saturday with only minimal pain. Time to rejoin the gym!!

I have gone down 2 sizes in clothing and a half size in shoes. My knees and joints don't hurt when I walk anymore. I am so happy for that. I still have quite a bit to lose but I know, from experience, that the weight that I lost would not have come off or be able to stay off if not for the lap band. I have lost hundreds of pounds in the past and regained hundreds more. I am so happy that, this time, I know the weight won't come back.

My life has been crazy this year. I started my pre-reqs for Nursing school and starting Full-time this Fall. A full-time work schedule added to 15 credits of school is very hectic but it is giving me a sense of purpose in life. I know that I am on the right track and it makes me feel good.

My biology professor died last Sunday, November 12th. My friends, family and co-workers have heard me speak of him so fondly that even they were shocked that "Cowboy" is dead. I cried when I found out and have come to tears more than a few times since then. The cynical side of me says that it is stupid to cry over a man who taught my biology class but my heart is sad. I adored that man. He helped me so much and was so kind and comical. Such a loss.

My sister is pregnant again and is due in June. I won't lie. I am angry about it. How is it fair that I have struggled my whole life, almost died from cancer last year and find myself without a man to love and children to raise while she…the girl who uses people, lies to and steals from them, cheats on every man she is with and is a poor excuse for a human being….is pregnant with her 3rd child from a third father. This is a good example of the fact that life is not fair I suppose. Blah. Enough of that.

We have entered the Holiday season and without entering into a cheesy speech I wanted to tell you all how thankful I am for you. This weight loss journey would have been infinitely more difficult without the love, friendship, understanding, support and HUMOR that all of you have provided to me. I am blessed.

Ooo they are going to give me a blog. Don't I talk enough already? 

I have 2 midterms in the next 3 days but I am procrastinating so...

Let's see. What's going on... I have no life. I work 50 hours a week and go to school full-time. 

I am going to a Halloween party this Saturday as a pirate wench. We will see how that works out. If nothing else, I will get some good pics.

I chopped my hair. It is shorter and darker now. It is still red but in pics it looks almost brown. I will post a new pic when I get one.

As for weight loss, I haven't lost in the past month but it is time for a whoosh. That is how I lose weight now. Nothing for a month and then a whoosh, etc.

It is Fall and I am a little down. I love the Fall and wish I had that "someone special" to share it with. Oh well, maybe next year. For now , I will drag my 3 year old nephew everywhere lol.

I went to West Virginia yesterday. It is amazing to me how different people can be when they are just over a state line that is an hour and a half away. Morgantown is 50% dead in the dirt ruins and 50% brand new, huge, expensive complexes. It is very odd. Cheat Lake is nice though.

I guess that is all for now. Back to studying I go.