1Haute Diva
Seasons change
Sep 22, 2013
Hey everyone! It's been a minute but I'm finally back to update. Everything has been going well. I made it down to 189 which was 4 lbs from goal and now I hover between 191 and 194 which is awesome on my 5'11 frame. I'm so happy with my weight loss and I guess my hubby was too because.... I'm also 3 months pregnant! 
The idea did take a while to get used to being that I just turned 38 last month. I haven't told anyone in my immediate family, i guess I'll tell them when I see them all Christmas time. Besides being ridiculously tired and nauseous I feel fine lol. So thst's my update for now... 1HauteDiva is now 1PregoDiva!
Wow I haven't blogged in 3 months!!
Apr 24, 2013
For shame! I've been doing seasonal work in my former career (tax accountant), so now I'm done and I'm baccckkkk!! I've been in a stall for the past few months and I've decided to kick things up a notch by starting hip hop abs. Today was day one and I feel it all in my back! But I will persevere and get this last 5-10 lbs off.
I had my 1 year surgiversary last month and my doctor made me feel so good. She said I was right on track, in fact I had done better than average. It made me feel that all my work (and my doctor's work lol) were not in vain. And I feel so good!! My pressure seems to still be above normal so I guess I'm stuck with bp meds for life. 
I guess that's pretty much it in a nutshell. But I'll be back more often now... Lots of time on my hands.
Oh by the way... I've gone from a 26/28 top, 24 pant. To between an 11 and 13!! 
New Year... new me....and a new milestone!
Jan 16, 2013
Every year i have sat down and said, this will be the year I lose weight. Last year I said it and meant it. And on 3/20/2012 I changed my life forever. Surgery day wasn't a new birth for me, it was the day I took control of MY LIFE. I can not lie and say I never had days that I questioned my decision. Whether it was as I stood over the toilet in my bathroom bringing up whatever I had just eaten that my pouch didn't like, or the times where I had that one bite too much and felt like I was dying for HOURS later, it has all been worth it.
Today, January 16th I hit a milestone. Last night I got on the scale just for the fun of it and saw 200.8 . Now as we all know, we always way more at night so I knew I had to step on the scale the next morning to see what me "real" weight was. So there I was, 6:45am, undressed and ready for my moment of truth. And there it was.... 197.6!! What?!?!?!??! So what do we all do when we don't believe the number, you step off, let the scale go off, and step back on again... and what did it say the second time? 197.6.. I showered and you guessed it, stepped back on again... 197.6!!! You couldn't tell me nothing!!! I've been on such a high today that I haven't eaten all day SMH! I don't remember ever being below 216, let alone being below 200. I am so excited!!! I can actually say that I have achieved a weight that I am happy with. I am large framed so this weight is perfect for me, if I lose more it's okay, but if I don't I am so fine with it!!!
So that's my update. I just really needed to share my joy with my OH fam. To all of you in the same stage of the journey as me.. this summer is going to be HOTTTTTTT!!!
Love you all!!!
Just passing through
Oct 15, 2012
), I was informed that there is no bulk trash pick up. They advised us that if we have any big items to throw away like furniture etc, that we could BURN IT IN OUR BACK YARD!! Who does that???? This is truly a different world for this New Yorker.I did find an awesome GoodWill in a neighboring city and it also has some good, malls so that will hopefully make up for me living in this little town.
As far as weight goes, the last time I checked over a week ago I hadn't lost a pound. *le sigh* I'm actually not stressing it since I can fit into some 14s!!!!! Me, Shaw, in a 14!!! You know you can't tell me nothin'. I can't lie, I still have moments when I feel like a total fat girl. Especially when I take a bite of something I know I shouldn't have and then I feel like I've gained the 100 pounds I lost with that one bite. It's in those instances that I realize that my mind still hasn't totally caught up with my loss yet.
Well I guess that's it for now. I'm about 30 lbs from my personal goal of 180-185. Hmmm.. wonder if I can pull that off by the new year......
6 month and one week and.....
Sep 29, 2012
I went from 215.4 to 213.8 overnight! I have been waiting to see 215 since forever and i totally skipped it and went on to 213. I am so stoked! I am now over 101 lbs down and considered overweight and not obese
! I am finding that I have days where I'm starving so I eat about 4-5 light meals and then I have other days where I really don't want to eat and I find myself forcing myself to eat something. Oddly enough, it's my hungry days that I lose weight. I am now officially 33.8 lbs from goal (180 lbs) and I am 14.8 lbs from my next goal of being 199. I'm not setting a date right now for my mini goal of 199. Let's see how long it takes me.
Have a great weekend everyone and I hope you are all doing well.
Shaw
6 months out~~~~~~
Sep 21, 2012
!!! My doctor is so happy with my weight loss so far, he says I’m well above the curve (64% of my excess weight is gone!) so of course that too made my day.
So in numbers , I’m 216 lbs now (from 315). I honestly don’t remember when I was this size. Clothes are falling off of me daily and I have no idea what size I am, all I know is that I can fit L/XL clothes and I shop in the regular section now, no more plus size for me. You know, I used to laugh when I read about people going into the plus size section out of habit after they lose weight , and now I find myself doing it too. My friend always looks at me and reminds me that I no longer fit those clothes and steers me to the *gasp* regular sizes lol.
What else is going on… aahhh yes constipation. It’s the reason why I didn’t hit my 100 lb goal (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it lol). I was having such an issue with it that my surgeon put me on Amitiza. It has made life so much more bearable and hopefully my weight loss will stop stalling as much on me.
Being 5’11 my ultimate goal is 180 (I’m already getting the wow you’re getting too thin comments), so I have 36 lbs to go! Who would have thought at 6 months out I would only need to lose 36 lbs?? This journey is truly amazing and has been such a blessing.
On another note, I have been looking into breast augmentation and butt implants… don’t judge me LOL! Even at my highest weight I barely wore a C-cup bra and had no booty whatsoever, so now… Chile… let’s just say a surgeon in Atlanta will be getting all of my money in 2013 or 2014.
I’m glad to see all of my post-op friends doing so well and I look forward to seeing all of my pre-op and newly post-op friends having as much success as I have thus far.
Hugs to you all!
And the loss sloooowwwwwssssss
Aug 09, 2012
Hope all of you are doing well. Loving all of the new pics being posted you all are looking HOTTTTTT!!
4 month surgiversary
Jul 21, 2012
Well here's my post from the RNY board.. Have a great weekend ladies and gents!!
I must say this has been an amazing journey thus far. The past 4 months has truly been wonderful. Yes I went through the period of feeling awful and sometimes wondering if I had made the right decision. I vividly remember the days of food getting stuck and just hoping I could bring it back up to give me relief. But all of that passed and I must say it was all so worth it!
I have learned so much about eating right in the past few months. It's amazing to me that I walk into a grocery store now and look at the nutritional content before sticking anything into my cart. The most amazing part is that my husband now does it to!!! He'll show me a food we used to eat and say "Babe, look how many carbs is in this!!!" I must say he is truly my biggest supporter.
To the "newer" newbies out there, this is the best decision I have ever made. I have so much energy now! Now don't get me wrong I have always felt beautiful and sexy but now it's on another level! I FEEL AMAZING!!! And just to think I am down almost 80 lbs and I still have a little over 50lbs to lose. I can't wait to get to my goal weight.
So without further ado, it's picture whore time!!!!!
This is me waiting to be prepped for surgery on the left and the pic on the right was taken 2 days ago.
And a full body shot.... I
My RNY!!!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/4552914/4-Months-Out-Today-with-pics/
Southern mamas
Jul 13, 2012
Well, mama and daddy come down to visit us for the past 2 weeks and needless to say, my weight has been pretty much at a standstill. Dammit you can't make a homemade poundcake in my house and not think I'm not going to eat a sliver every now and then. It's a law... I think... right???
Okay, okay, maybe it's not but dammit it should be! So in the past two weeks I've only lost about 2 lbs. Wait.... I lost 2 lbs! What the hell! LOL... I thought I hadn't! Had to go check my records. Ummm.. if I would've exercised I probably would've lost more! But I didn't 
. I feel like my legs are getting too thin. So I'm going to just do abs for now. I'm finally in the 230s (haven' been there since before I had my firstborn TWELVE years ago), but I feel that my tummy is still my issue. I am officially not shaped for plus sized clothing anymore. I don't have any hips or booty to fill them out. So I shop in the Misses and Juniors section. Grown ass woman in juniors clothing.. it's a shame... oh who am I kidding... GO ME! GO ME!
Well, this was suppose to be a rant about southern mamas and their cooking but it's turned into yet another "I
MY RNY" posts. Hope all of you are doing well. Uggh mama is calling me to come help her bake another cake.... Lord Help ME!!!!3 month surgeon visit
Jun 21, 2012
Well OH Fam today was the big day! It was time to get on the scale at the surgeons office. To refresh everyone's memories I wanted to be 250 by the time I went to this appointment, but then I decided to push myself and aim for 245. Sadly when I got on the scale the morning before my appointment I was 245.6. Yes I know it was still 245 but doggone it I wanted it to say 245.0!!! But, my sadness only lasted about 5 minutes before I told myself to get over it ! LOL! I'm doing more arm toning now than aerobics so I chalked it up to muscle gain and the fact that it's that time of month (I love that excuse 
). Now we all preach about not getting on the scale daily but dammit I try but I find every morning I have to do my weigh in before I shower. So this morning I hop on expecting 245.6 or maybe even 246 and what do I see
.....
. Now That made my day!!!!!!! Of course, feeling beyond good I decided today was a dress day and guess what dress I tried on??? Remember my mini-goal dress I bought right after surgery, the JUNIORS size 19??? WELLLLLLLL,
I must say that today has been a GREAT day!! I'm 3 months out, down 70.4lbs and in my first mini-goal dress!!!! You all know what that means.... TIME TO GO SHOPPING FOR MY next mini-goal dress...
any suggestions on what size my next mini-goal dress should be???As usual, I want to thank you all for keeping me motivated. Seeing everyone's progress pics and comments have become such an important part of my journey.
Oh wait, I forgot... this was about my surgeons visit lol. Everything is fine and they said I'm right on schedule. In other words, yep it was boring compared to all of my victories I had earlier that morning
.I love you all and I definitely LOVE MY RNY!!!!
Shaw 
