Tinamarie25

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

Hello,  It is my birthday and tomorrow is my second real birthday. It will be one year since my surguary!!

As you can see my surguary date was Feb. 26th and my real birthday is Feb. 25th. So last year I had real fun on my
birthday getting ready for a whole new life.  I didn't do much because I only could drink clear stuff on that day.

So this year MH is taking me out for dinner and something elase he is not telling me about.

About my weight:  Well I started out at 436 and as of last week I weight now 242.  I only weight myself on Thursday and that
is tomorrow.  I have lost to the date on last week 196 pounds!!!  I was hopping to get to 200 by my one year of surguary but I
donb't think I'm going to make that. 4 pounds to go in a week and not sure that is going to do it in a week.  Well, I'm happy
of what I have done so far.  I feel great and look good. Now I have to start thinking about getting some of this skin removed.

Still thinking of when and what I want to do about that.

Well, things are better for me and my clothes? Well pants I have gone from a 26-28 to 20's and tops I have gone from a 5xl to a
x-large and sometimes a large. That is amazing to me.  People who have don't seen me and a long time don't know who I'm at first and they have to take a second look.  Amazing!!!

WEll, I got to go now and talk again soon.

Tina

I'm 10mouths out and feeling great!!!  I have lost 188 all together and
never felt better.

I went from size 26/28 pants to 20' now, and size 5xl to 6xlnow to extra large
tops.....now I can't remember the last time i was in extra large shirts.

I have alot of skin hanging and now thinking of gettign it remove sometime after FEb. when I a year out of surgary. I haven't talk to any doctors yet but planing on soon.

Everyone can't believe it and people who have not seen me and a very long time don't know its me. It is a strange feeling but a wonderful one.

Well, that's all for now and talk to you soon.

Dec. 30, 2008

Hello,
It's been a while since I wrote so I thought I put a few things down.
Well, it's Dec. 4th of 08 and it's a little over 9 months since surgary and I have lost 189 and only have 69 to go to get to the goal I want. Now I'm thinking about surguary again to get all of this skin off of me. Looking around Feb. maybe that will be a year from my date. I have alot of skin hanging with losing almost 200 pounds.
Things are good: I'm in 20 pants and large to sometimes extra large shirts. Didn't think that would never happen. Got my hair done and now I wear make-up and people can't beleive the difference in me. They say I look like a new woman. My husband loves it and so does my daughter and step-sons. I have alot more energy and I want to do things. The surguary was good for me and I wouldn't change a thing, even with all the hard times I had at the being.
Well, going to go now and will talk more later.
Thanks for listening,  Tina  12-4-2008

I'm 8 month out and feeling good. I have lost 172
pounds and 112 have been since surgery. They had me on a diet 2 months before and I count that weight too.

I started at 438 pounds and now I'm 266!!!!

Look at my pics to see the difference.

Thank for listening, Tina

Well, I have lost 156 pounds and it has been 6 1/2 months and I'm feel good. I'm losing less hair which is great!!
I'm fitting into some of my mom's clothes which I would of
never thought that could happen. I'm off my capp now and that is great. Just wanted to write a little bit down becasuse it has been a while.
Tina

Well, what can I say. I went to my nephews grat. party and 
there I saw alot of my family and they have not seen me since
my mom past away in Nov. and let me tell you how great it 
was when they came up to me and were so shock about how I
looked!!! They were so happy for me and a few of them told 
me that they had to look again because at times that they 
were looking at me I looked alot like my mother. Which made
me feel great. Nov. is when I started having to lose weight 
for the surgery and Feb. 26th was my surgery and when I 
went to the party it was June 14th. I have lost 145 at that
time and today got on the scale a week later and lost another
3lb.s so 148 pounds lost. I feel great and besides losing some
of my hair everything is going great for me. I went from a 
size 5xl shirt to a 2 xl and pants from a 26/28 to a 22!!
Wow, that is amazing to me. My DH is so happy for me and
so is my family. I still want to lose another 110 pounds and
I will be so happy with things. Still a long way to go but I'm
getting there one day at a time.
Tina

Hello, I know it's been a while since I have updated but I have
been very busy with work. I lost one of my managers and that 
in turn makes me work more. I'm putting in about 55 to 60 
hours a week at work.  I'm tried every night and I go to bed 
as soon as I can.

Let's talk about my surgery. Well, I'm 3 months out and doing
good. So far I have lost 137lbs. and 67 of that has been since
the surgery. I have lost 57% of my weight so far. I like that!
I have rolls and rolls! Clothes that are way to big! Bones that 
I didn't know I had! It is a strange feeling and I can't 
bleieve it sometimes. Some bad things I'm losting hair like 
crazy! Forgetting to take my vits. daily and with my work
schedule it is very hard for me to eat. I feel good but I 
worry about what I'm doing to myself.

I fell about 2 weeks ago at work and now I'm having trouble
with my shouder and back. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow
and see what I did to myself. All I know is that it is getting
bad. The pain is really bad. It had me crying the other day
at work. So I called and going in  at 11am on the 2nd.
I hope he can help me.

Going away the first week of July to Niagara Falls and I can't wait! Starting my vacation June 30th and boy I'm ready.

Well, that's all for now and talk to you later.  Tina

I'm so happy about this weight lost and still sometime really down about what I still can't have to eat. I sometimes wish I
can have some foods that are not good for me and I'm not talking about sweets. I'm ok with giving them up. I don't miss the sweets! I just sometime mean regluar foods. But then again the weight I'm losing is GREAT  and I love that.

Well, just wanted to check in today because as of today I have lose 127lbs since I started this and of that 127 lost 57 ofit has been since my surgery on 2-26 which has been 9 1/2 weeks out. I think that is great!! 

Thanks for listening, Tina

Yes, I still here but I've been real busy. With work and cleaning my house for the summer. I have not had time to write or visit like I use to. But let me tell you things that have
been going on with me. I'm 7 weeks out and for the most I'm feeling good. Eating almost anything I want and still weighting it out. Trying new foods and still losing weight. I weight myself every Thursday for now and when I started that the first week was not good, but last week I lost 5 and today is Thursday and I lost another 3 pounds!!!  So now I have lost a total of 118 Pounds with before and after my surgery. I lost 70 before and 48 after. So 48 after in 7 weeks is good, I think....right???

So the 26th of this month is my Mom's brithday and if you 
have read my other post you know that my Mom past away last November 2nd. It was and is still very hard on me and my Mom was totally with me with this surgery and right in the middle of me getting ready and approved she past away. So she never knew that I got approve to have the surgery and I'm so sad that she is not here to see me change. On her birthday my Dad and all my brothers and sisters are getting together at my house and spending the day with each other to all be together on this day. Just like we did when my Mom was here. I hope that she can see us and know that we are thinking of here and missing her so very much in our lives!!!

Well, I got to go because I have to go shopping and then go to my workout for the day. So talk to you later. Bye!!

ONE MONTH OUT>>>>I MADE IT!!!!!

Things are ok for the most part. I started back to work on the 24th and it has been hard. I work as a General Manager @ Burger King and that is on your feet alot and all shift. My D. Manger is letting me take it easy and sitting when I need and like today I did more and I was very very tried and I went home early. 
I'm drinking better but not still at 64ozs. yet and eating better but still haveing trouble getting my 60 grms of protein in. I get about 45 to 50 in a day. Not bad from what I'm told. Now the only thing I have to get better at is getting my meds and vits. in. I have not made it a day with taking all of them. I have to take 8 pills a day and it is hard. 
Things that i'm eating; I'm still in my soft phase. I do well with it but scared to go forward. Eating things like refired beans, chicken & gravy, ham, tuna, eggs, Life ceral (because otameal dosen't do well with me) 1% milk w/ SF syrup banana, poplices and jello and puddings,mashed potatoes, green beans. and string cheese and more.
I'm going out to dinner for the first time to take my Dad out to dinner for his birthday. We need to do this for him because last Nov. 2nd my Mom pasted away and he is having a hard time like me too. I miss her so much and she was happy I was having the surgery to get my weight under control and now she will not be here to see how I do with it. I miss that, that I will not happen and I don't have her to talk to when I need her. But anyway about going out. I had my family pick a place that they will have something that I can eat and I hope that goes well. 
Well, a month out and I'm taking pics tonight @ one month and I have not weight myself in a week but as of a week ago I have lost 39lbs since surgery and 73lbs before surgery and that is a total of 112lbs. lost!!!! Went to a regular store and bought pants for me for work and that was GREAT!!
I go to doctors on the 28th for my month check-up and will let you know how that goes and will talk later...bye for now...
Tina  3-26-2008 (my Dad's Birthday today...Happy B-Day!!!