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Hello OH!!!! Today was a wonderful day. I got up and went out and enjoyed the day with my mother...not even the rain could keep me down. But the best part of my day was when I went to the doctor and found out that I have lost 28 POUNDS!!!!!! That's right I have gone from 330 to 302...I am sooooooooo excited...I couldn't buy any clothes to celebrate so I bought some shoes instead...I am so happy about my progress so far and even more excited about the future...well OH I will check back with you all lata...love ya!!!!!

Hey OH...I need a little bit of help...i am taking all of the vitamins that the doctor has said that i have to take but it is making me naueous...I can't stand the protein drink (isopure) Does anyone know a good way of being able to take everything and still feel good at the end of the day!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

Hello my OH family!!!! So I'm back at home and feeling pretty good...yesterday was a little bit hard for me because all of the medication was making me naueous...but I'm feeling much better today...it's a beautiful day and I'm ready to conquer the world. i have my first check up with my doctor next week so I will let you know how it goes...Just wanted to say thank you to all who had me in prayer during my surgery on monday...I wish everyone continued success on their journeys and will give you another update soon...lata OH!!!!!

Hello OH...I know its been a minute since I've been on here but I finally had a minute to share what's been going on in my life. So this is it..I finally have my date, which is this coming Monday!!!!!! I am excited and nervous at the same time.  It's crazy because as much as I knew this time would come who knew it would come so fast....I am really excited to start this new chapter in my life and be able to post a bunch of after photos on here for everyone to see....Now that my journey is officially starting, I promise to keep you guys posted more often on my progress...I would like to thank all of you in advance for all of your help and support because I know that because everyone is experiencing what I am about to go through, it makes it alot easier to talk to you all...Please keep me in your prayers as I will continue to keep you all in mine.  SEE YOU ALL AFTER SURGERY!!!!!!!!

Just thought i would leave an update on how things went this week. I am getting closer and closer to getting approved and having a surgery date. I had three consults this week (psych, nutritional, and upper endoscopy). everything went pretty well.  I had a much better experience with the nutritionist I saw this week. She was much more supportive and explained how things would be after surgery. I am going to have my upper endoscopy done on the 19th. That should be fine. One of my aunts work in the endoscopy deparment of the hospital I will be at so she will have my back...lol. It was crazy going to my psych consult. I've always been on the other side, never the client.But that went well too.  I am getting so anxious about getting a date for surgery. I just found out that my friend from college is getting married next December. I can't wait to show up with my new looks!!!! Well I just wanted to give an update on my busy week. I'm getting a break this week then back to pre-testing before my visit to the doctor to hand everything in. That's it for now OH...lata!!!!!

I know it's been a while since my first entry on here...but I feel like my journey is finally taking flight.  I have four of my appointments this week coming up. I'm am getting more and more excited as the weeks continue and I get more and more of my pre-testing done. I had my nutritional consult done which did not go well at all. The doctor basically told me that she did not believe in weight loss surgery but would still work with me. That first sentence just turned me off from her...I mean what's the point of working with her if she does not believe in what I want to get done? She had some good points, for example the different foods that I should start getting use to but I need someone who is behind what i am doing and can help me be successful through it as well.  So I made another appointment with another nutritionist that specializes in weight loss surgery.  I will try to get back on here at the end of the week and let you know how everything is going....wish me luck!!!!!!

I can believe that I am finally starting this journey. I have been going back and forth with weight loss surgery for so long and now, i feel is the best time to really take control of my life. I just had my consultation today and was so excited when I woke up this morning. I was originally going to have the gastric band surgery done. I walked into my doctors office, confident that I would go in, he would give me my pre-surgery checklist and i would be on my way....boy was i wrong. My doctor suggested that I have the gastric bypass done. When he said this to me, my heart dropped. I never was a major fan of the bypass surgery because i was so fearful of the risk that it entailed. I could not grasp the concept of them cutting my stomach into this small little pouch and me being able to live a normal life afterwards. My doctor told me that someone with my BMI would benefit more from the Bypass more than the Band. He gave me some more information to look over while I was getting the various tests done. I still have not completely decided on what I will be doing, but after speaking to a few family and friends, the decision of having the gastric bypass surgery is not looking too bad.  Of course, I am not going to make this decision overnight and there is still a lot more research that I want to do. I plan on going to my first support group very soon to gain some more insight into the bypass surgery.  I must say that I am very excited about this lifestyle change that I am embarking on. We'll see what happens....