MY WOW MOMENTS

Sep 19, 2009

I FINALLY HAD SURGERY!
NO MORE RXs  NO MORE 16 PILLS A DAY1
BLOOD SUGAR NORMAL - 83
BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL 112/67
UNDER 350#
my bra is too big =)
NO MORE ARTHRITIS PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN TIE MY SHOE LACES
I CAN CUT MY TOE NAILS

DOWN ONE SIZE
my bath towel wraps all the way around
I AM WALKING 1/2 MILE
GOT MY WEDDING RING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM WALKING THE DOG
MY BIGGEST WOW MOMENT YET...FINALLY OUT OF THE 300s
WILL NEVER GO BACK...ANOTHER 100# TO REACH MY GOAL!
A FRIEND DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ME - HAHAHA!!!
woke up and felt something strange...MY HIP BONES!!!!
BOUGHT NEW BRAS...2 SIZES SMALLER OMG
NEED CLOTHES!!!  CLEANED OUT MY CLOSET... HAD 3 DIFFERENT SIZES IN MY CLOSET
AND NOW I DON'T FIT IN ANY OF THEM!! NOTHING FITS =) !!!!!!!     
I KEPT MY FAVORITE BIG JEANS AND THE STRETCH PANTS I WORE ON THE DAY OF
SURGERY (FOR BEFORE/AFTER). 
NOW IT'S TIME TO GO SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i can walk both dogs at the same time now and we are walking 1 mile and at a good pace.   
great workout!

BROKE FREE OF THE 290's AND GETTING THINNER!
10/24/09 - ON MY HEALTH TRACKER THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT
I HAVE LOST IS FINALLY MORE THAN HOW MUCH I HAVE TO LOSE!!!!! 
ITS ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE..............................................
Another size smaller.  I am the same size as my teenage daughter!  
I wonder if she'll let me "barrow" some of HER clothes!!!! 
Yeah right Mom!
TODAY I PUT ON STRETCH PANTS I USED TO WEAR TO WORK AND
I WORE THE DAY OF MY SURGERY.     I FIT INTO ONE LEG!!!
went to work and my boss said my uniform shirt
looked like a dress! so she went into her office to
get me a new one and it was 3 sizes smaller!!!!!!!!
I told her it wouldn't fit but I tried it on anyway...
and IT FIT!!!! DID YOU HEAR ME SCREAM!!!

I WEIGH LESS THAN MY PRE-PREGO WEIGHT
while getting dressed I noticed that the tiny underwear in my drawer was mine!!!
No more
"bertha-butt".
LAB #s ARE GREAT!!
LOST 100 #S
 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Got my Century Club Card!
reached another goal - am able to sit on the floor with my kids AND get up without the need of a crane!!  and can get in and out of the bathtub with ease
Woke up and felt something funny - my ribs
i feel cold now!!
i was never cold. and my hands and feet get cold.

ITS THE HOLIDAYS. I LOST 11 POUNDS. FIRST TIME EVER THAT I LOST WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAYS.  AND I ENJOYED FOOD AND TREATS WITHOUT OVER DOING IT. IT WAS SO NICE TO HAVE THAT CONTROL!!
1/2010  WENT
TO A FAMILY GATHERING AND SAW RELATIVES THAT HAVEN'T SEEN ME SINCE BEFORE SURGERY OR WHOM NEVER KNEW I HAD SURGERY.  THEIR REACTION TO MY NEW "ME" WAS PRICELESS!! 
My wedding outfit fits and I can wear my husbands jeans!!
Husband stands behind me and calls out "Lorrie where are you, I can't find you"  and tells me all the time that I am fadding away   
SKINNY LEGS (except for my flabby thighs!)
Showing before and after pictures at work. People can't believe that was me. I can't believe how big I really was!!  After pix make me happy :)
2/2010   Lost 100 pounds since surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!  
                      Total 123 gone !!!
Finally out of the 240s - It took awhile but I did it.
BOUGHT SHOES - ONE SIZE SMALLER
1/2010  FINALLY JOINED THE GYM AND STARTED WORKING OUT!! IT FELT GREAT. TOMORROW I MEET WITH THE TRAINER.  SO MUCH FOR FEELING GREAT!!! LOL
LOVE MY TRAINER AND I FEEL GREAT!!
I HAVEN'T LOST WEIGHT ON THE SCALE FOR AWHILE, BUT I DID GET INTO A SIZE 16!!    OMG!!    SIZE 16!!      UNBELIEVABLE!!!                            AND I SEE MUSCLE MASS!!
THIS IS SOOOOO GREAT AND FEELS SO GOOD!!      3/2010
AUGUST 11, 2010
TODAY IS MY ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!
155 #s GONE FOREVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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About Me
Canyon Country, CA
Location
29.7
BMI
RNY
Surgery
08/11/2009
Surgery Date
Jul 23, 2009
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