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Happy 2 year Surgiversary to me! The time has gone by so quickly......like they say "Time flies when youre having fun!!" I never thought I would be in the place I am now. Food is still and will always be a struggle for me. I watch the scale fluctuate 2 pounds up and down weekly. I do have cravings, hunger pangs and mindless eating. The honeymoon is definitely over. I worry sometimes that my pouch is broken, but realize it is my head and not my pouch that is calling for Mexican food, chocolate and chips. I still cant eat a lot of sugar, but can eat more than I use to. I still sometimes feel out of control, especially around the Holidays. The only difference in me now and 2 years ago is that I realize my food addiction and do something about it. I don't give in to every little craving. I am not afraid to tell coworkers, "No thank you." when offered an overabundance of junk food. I am aware!! Excersize continues to be a struggle for me. I work full time, have 3 kids and a husband and am going to school in the evenings so when I do have free time I just want to vegetate.....or clean house. There is a lot of things that I dont know in life, but what I do know is I never want to be overweight again. I love being healthy, energetic and wearing a size 8 isnt bad either. I love clothes and shopping!! Some day I would love to have plastics to get rid of the reminders of my "fat" days. Excersize isnt going to do anything for baggy skin, no matter how many sit-ups, lunges and squats I do. My boobs look like deflated water balloons, but I think I am the only one that cares about that. My husband has been great! My family is so proud of my accomplishments!! Overall life is good!!

I cant believe its been over 8 months since I posted last. Everything is great! I am below both my weight goal and the doctors weight goal. I have been told I am "too thin", which is music to my ears!! I love my healthy new lifestyle. I have taken up jogging and love it. I jogged in my first 5 k a couple of months ago. I am now wearing a size 8/10. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that waw possible. I wouldnt mind being a size 6, but more importantly I am just hoping to maintain my new lifestyle. I am eating healthy and feel amazing. I do occasionally cheat but a bite of candy or pie is more than enough. I still havent kicked my diet soda habit, but if thats the worse it gets im ok with that! Well, back to the grind I go. Hope to hear some more amazing stories soon! Will get back to you afte I run my first 1/2 marathon.

Well, its been a couple of months. I cant believe how much my life has changed since surgery. I am able to do all the things with my family that I have been dreaming of. I can get in and out of our boat easity now. I didn't like going before because it was to hard to get into from the water.. In August the family and I went to California's Great America and I rode every single ride. I rode Top Gun twice because last time I had gone there pre-wls I had to get of because I couldn't fasten the restraints. It felt so good to be able to do that with my kids. My 15 year old daughter and I go clothes shopping together. Sometimes we go window shopping just to try things on. I would have never done that 120 pounds ago....the fitting room had been my nightmare! I can buy clothes in a regular strore now.....even Forever 21! I have a whole new wardrobe, but half of it is from my teen-age daughter's closet.....how awesome is that??? On the downside I do have sagging skin, and have to buy vitamins and protein drinks, but it is a small price to pay. I have lost a total of  129 pounds in 10 months. I have 27 more to go, but if I don't lose another single pound I am completely satisfied! I am under 200 pounds, which i havent been since I was a teenager. Thank you for sharing my journey!! My only regret is that I didn't do this 10 years ago, but I would do it a million times over!!

I can't believe it has been 6 months since I had my surgery!!! Wow how time flies when your having fun! So many things have changed since my re-birthday on November 10, 2008. I haven't weighed in quite a while, but I have my 6 month Dr. appointmen on the 26th of this month and I want to be surprised. I have gone from a tight 26 to a size 16 in pant sizes and from a 3-4X to a L or XL in shirts. I love trying on new clothes now!!! I do have skin issues and one day I would love to have plastic surgery, especially in my thighs, but if that day never comes I am ok with the way I look. My husband compliments me almost everyday. He loves the new me, not only in looks but in my new found confidence and outlook on life. I have to admit I find him getting a bit jealous at times, but nothing I can't handle. I am not afraid to go to social gatherings or to work parties like I once was. I yell proudly at my kid's baseball/basketball games, not afraid anymore about embarassing them. I can honestly say that this surgery saved my life in more ways than one. I will keep everyone posted about my weightloss as soon as I go the doctor on the 26th......wish me luck!!! My goal is to be 93 pounds down from my surgery weight, wich will put me at 217........................

May 26, 2009

Ok guys! I went to the doctor today and guess what.....I am below my goal of 217. I am so elated! I have lost over 100 pounds overall! I am still not below 200, but I know I can do that before next month. My next goal is to be at 185 by my next doctors appointment on August 25th. Good Luck to me!!!! Here is my current ticker
 

Well, its been awhile since I posted, but I am happy to say I feel great!!! I am working out at the gym 5 times a week and watching the scale drop. I get up at 4:45 am every morning. Some mornings I would love to just go back to sleep, but then I force myself out of bed and by the time I hit the gym I am so happy I am there. I work out all of my frustrations and stress at the gym (trust me there is a lof of stress to work out with a teenage daughter..lol). On Monday, Wednesday and Friday I swim for 45 minustes and then treat myself to 15 minutes in the hot tub. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I do strength training on the elyptical for 30 minutes and then 30 minutes of weights. I love the elyptical. I can burn up to 500 calories in a half hour. I am doing much better getting in my protein every day. I drink a 30 gram protein shake every morning for breakfast and have some type of protein for lunch and for dinner. I indulge in a yogurt some days for snack, or a piece of cheese. I am really happy with my tool now. The first few months I had serious buyers remorse, but I really couldn't be happier now!! For those of you that are in your first few months and are feeling miserable, trust me when I say it gets better....much better!! I have lost 4 pant sizes already and even though I have so far to go I am really happy where I am now too. Hopefully I will check more off my list of things to accomplish in the next few months.

Well it has been over a month since I last updated, and so much has happened. I had RNY on November 10th without much complication. My intestines didn't want to wake up and it took me 3 days to even pass gass so I had to stay in the hospital more than the expected 2 days. I had an uneventful 2 weeks and was feeling okay, but then the 3rd week all hell broke loose. I start vomiting up everything I ate and drank. I thought it was just par for the course. Thankfully my doctor sent me for an Upper GI where they discovered I had a blockage where my intestines met my pouch. Sunday, December 7th, I went into emergency because I was dehydrated, severely dehydrated. I had CT scan that confirmed the blockage on the outside of the pouch so I had to have emergency surgery the next day. I had to stay an agonizing 6 days in the hospital where I had several IV infusions of vitamins and anti-biotics. It has only been 3 days since I left the hospital and so far so good. I am still fearful I will have future problems. THe doctor has warned me that a third surgery may be necessary because I have a problem with scar tissue and it may recur. Many times over the past few weeks I have regretted my decision to have this procedure. I have missed the energy I once had. I am just taking things one day at a time and hopefully one day I will feel completely back to normal. In the mean time I am enjoying the weight loss I have had. I don't weigh often, but last time I did weight I had lost 48 pouncs in less than a month. Clothes are starting to fall off of me and I am wearing things I haven't been able to wear in years. I don't want to discourage anyone who is thinking about this problem, but it isn't always the fairy tale we envisioned. It sometimes is a hard  and rocky road. Prepare yourself for anything and everything.

Well I have only 4 days to go before surgery and I have to admit I am a little afraid. The pre-op diet is going ok. There are some days I feel like I could just knaw my fingers off I am so hungry and other days it is easy. There are so many things I am looking forward to after surgery so I thought I would just make a list:

*Being able to walk a flight of stairs without heavy breathing (6 months out and I can not only walk, but run a flight of stairs)

*Going to theme parks and fitting on all of the rides ( On  August 22 we went to Great America and not only did I ride every single ride but I kept up with my teenagers and closed the park down!!)

*shopping in the regular sizes at stores (On May 8th,2009 I bought a Large top in the Misses section of Kohl's)

*Able to fit in the seats at theaters, etc. ( I accomplished this on January 24th)

*More intamacy with my husband ( I accomplished this sometime in January...wink!)

*My family being proud of me ( They are so proud now...I hear it all the time. Especially Bill who tells me how beautiful I am constantly)

*Putting on a seat belt without it hurting ( I can do this pretty easily now)

*Finding a nice bra in a regular store ( My daughter and I can almost wear the same size now..,...38 C) ( ok here is a sad note.....my daughter now wears a bigger size than me...im a 34 B....boo hoo!)

*Wearing underwear from Victoria Secrets ( I finally bought underwear after losing almost 130 pounds. You could only imagaine what they looked like....I had saggy drawers. My friend gave me money to buy them for my birthday and Bill thought it was his birthday too...lol)

*Go to my husband's work parties without the fear of them thinking, "What is he doing with her?" (Not a problem now. I walk with him proudly)

*Sleeping comfortably ( I sleep terrific!!! May 10, 2009........6 months out)

Well as you can see I have met all of my goals. I need to set new ones now...Look for my new goals in my September or October 2009 posts!

Ok. Now I feel like a brat for my temper tantrum I threw a few days ago. I found out today that I am approved and the problem with my nutrion eval. was obviously not Dr. Coirin's office's fault. Who knows....they blame eachother....but bottom line is it got fixed and now I am approved with a date. I am scheduled for my re-birthday on November 10th. I start my pre-op diet tomorrow...ugh! Not looking forward to the next 10 days....especially since Friday is Halloween. All that candy off limits. But I am not going to complain. I have waited for this day for too long to complain about a thing!!! I will probably be posting and counting down the days.

I strongly dislike stupid people!!!! Ok...here is my gripe. After several days of bugging Dr. Coirin's office to fax my paperwork to Blue Shield they finally did on October 23rd. Well, then I began calling Blue Shield every day. Well on Monday, the 27th, they tell me that Dr. Coirin's office didn't fax my nutrition eval. over. I thought this was some sort of mistake......how could she not fax over something that important. SO I call Dr. Coirin's office and have them refax it over, which they did right away (THank GOD!!!) but now I have to wait an approximate 5 more days........when I should have had an answer by the 29th. I just don't see how the Dr.s office could have overlooked that. There is only 3 requirements that Blue Shields asked them for. The lady at Blue Shield said they faxed over 56 pages, and even many things that they didn't need like my mammography results, but not the nut. eval, one of the three things they did ask for. WTF???!!! Well, hopefully all this washes out in the end and I can go on with my life. Sometimes we are just a file on their desk, but what they don't know is this decision will effect the rest of our life, so at least get it right!!!! Sheesh....it sat on her desk long enough!!!