Life is a challenge

Aug 25, 2010

Yesterday my youngest daughter started her senior year.  So happy but so sad at the same time. Not sure where time has gone?  I had a very challenging summer, it was awful, and I am sure there is more to come with that stuff that happened over the summer, I am just waiting for my daughter to turn 18 and I am sure it will all start again. Hard to talk about!!!
I am almost 3 years out from my surgery, I have done okay, I probably need to go back to basics to lose about 5lbs.  but for the most part I have kept the weight off, very happy about that.  I need to exercise, that would help.
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Surgeryanniversary

Oct 09, 2009

Today is my 2 year anniversary.  I love the new me.  It does not seem like 2 years ago I was that huge fat person. 
I had a abdomenoplasty (tummy tuck) one week ago.  It looks fantastic and I feel great.  I would do this a million times over. I am happy with my progress and I hope and pray I never go back to that person I was before.  I try to take care of myself as much as possible and plan on keeping up with everything my surgery has allowed me to do with my life. 
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TT

Aug 26, 2009

I'm approved for a TT, I am scheduled for September 30th.  YEAH...  Finally a normal stomach.
Life has been okay.  Same old stuff just another day.  We just got back from the lake, the weather was
cold and rainey, just about every day that we were there.  So it was okay.
My child is back in school so that takes life back to a schedule.  She is a junior this year, hard to believe.
My oldest grandson went to Middle school this year, makes me feel old.
Not looking forward to the cold wether coming back I should live in Fl or some place warm.
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Time!!

Mar 03, 2009

WOW, time sure does fly these days.  Of course not fast enough for spring to hurry and get here, it is way too cold.  I have lost 161 lbs. and I have fluctuated between 2 and 3 lbs for 3 months now so I believe that I'm done losing.  I have a doc. appointment about a TT on March 26th, I would love to have my arms and legs done but I don't believe I will be able to afford either one.  I'm going to my Bariatric doc about the TT, and I know it is not a complete TT but it will help some with the skin problem.  Hope my insurance approves it.  I have a lot going on in my life right now, two daughters still giving me problems, of course the two oldest ones, the youngest is just a little mouthy sometimes but that is her age.  My husband and I are getting ready to go on a trip by ourselves for 1 week, we have never ever done that in our married life.  I'm so looking forward to it, we will be married 25 years this year and I think we deserve to get away from everyone and everything for a week.  I know my girls will get in trouble while we are gone but they are old enough to know better so I can not do anything about what they do at this age, so I'm not going to worry with them and the stupid choices they make. 
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Normal BMI

Dec 08, 2008

I have finally hit a normal BMI!!!!!   Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. 
I had been going back and forth on the scales but today I got on the scale like I do every Tuesday and I'm NORMAL...  WOW!!!!
Size 6 pants and medium tops.  I don't remember ever not ever in my life wearing a size 6!!!!

12 Months

Oct 21, 2008

I went for my 12 month check up, I have lost 151 lbs.  I'm almost to goal and in 6 months I'm going to start seeking some plastics.  My NUT said all my blood work was excellent and I'm definitely a model patient for this surgery.  That was great news.  I really have not had any problems so far, a few times getting sick and tired every now and again but besides that I have had great success.  I wear a size M top, size 8 pants and my shoe size has gone from a size 9 to a size 8.  The bad thing is that nothing fits, I tried on my winter coat from last year and my daughter just laughed, matter a fact we laugh about a lot of things I try on.  Except I have started to wear my daughters shoes and she is not too happy about that. LOL.

11 months

Sep 10, 2008

As of yesterday, I'm 11 months out and WOW is all I can say.  I never thought this is where I would be at 11 months out.  I have lost 141 lbs in 11 months.  I have 25 lbs to reach goal.  I really want to have a TT and my arms done.  I will talk to my NUT at my 1 year appointment. 
I have had many WOW moments in the last few months, the biggest thing is feeling SOOOOO much better about myself, sometimes I look at myself and can not believe that is really me.  I did think that all my problems would be solved if I was not obese any longer but that has not happened, actually I have had a much rougher year than I have ever had before.  This year has been hard and because I always counted on food to help me through all this stress and I have not had that comfort.  Now I know that I did not need food to help me through stress but it sure has been hard to deal without the food. 
I can not say enough how glad I am about having had this surgery.  It has changed my out look on life and myself even if it has not changed my stress in life. 

WOW WOW MOMENTS!!!!

Aug 21, 2008


I bought a new pair of jeans sz. 10, I can not even remember the last time I wore a sz. 10, maybe JR. High... I went to an amusement park with my daughter on Tuesday and rode all the rides and we went to the water park and I walked around in a bathing suit, I still felt a little self conscience but I knew in my head that I was not obese in a bathing suit.

OVERWEIGHT!!!

Aug 08, 2008

Okay today is my official date of becoming overweight I am no longer an obese person, according to my BMI. 
  JUST OVERWEIGHT!!!  YEA

9 month check-up

Jul 28, 2008

I had my 9 month  check on Friday July 25th,  all labs were fantastic.  I have lost 129 lbs.  I now weigh 172.  I really seriously can not remember when I last weighed 172, I think I might have been 19 years old.  I'm now wearing a size 12, could probably wear some 10's.  My DH and I were at Kohl's last night and I tried on a pair of 12 Levi's and they fit perfect, all except I hate my lower abdomen pooch in jeans but I still fit in them and they were Levi's how funny because I have not worn Levi's in 30 years.  I will be looking into a tummy tuck in 10 months or so.  My doctor said we would talk about plastics at my 1 year check up. 
My daughter is in PA at field hockey camp till Thurs. and on Friday we leave for Indian Lake for her last softball tournament of the season.  We will be there the entire weekend, but the girls on her team will all have fun because we are all in the same hotel.  
Life is not too bad right now. 

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