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On Sunday November 9th I finally reached my goal. I have lost 120 pounds. I feel like a new person.  I know I have said this before but this is the best decision that I've ever made. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. I can't wait to see Dr.V on Monday. I'm sure he will be proud also. I now need to focus on building muscle and gaining strength. I remember telling my exercise physiologist that I could never be a skinny girl. I just thought that I was big boned and I thought that I could get down to maybe a size12 if I worked real hard.  She said to me that day that I had no idea what was under all of those pounds and she was exactly right. I am not at all big boned. Actually, I am rather small boned. Also, I am wearing a size 6 jeans. I am just amazed at my results. My family has been wonderful and I couldn't have done this without them.

I am 2 weeks shy of being 7 months post-op and I have lost exactly 100 pounds as of today!!!! I am so happy. I don't know what to do with myself. This was the greatest thing I could ever do for myself. I feel great. I am working out regularly every week and it feels good. My size 12 shorts are getting big. I can't believe this is happening to me. I go to see the exercise person at my surgeon's office Monday, and I can't wait for her to take my measurements. I see my surgeon again 2 weeks from today. I have to lose 19 more pounds to reach my goal. I will be so happy when my weight is normal. Thank God for Dr. Voellinger. I love him!!!!!!!

I am 5 months post-op now and I have lost 90 pounds. My life has changed in so many positive ways. I wish I would've done this years ago. I am feeling great. I am only 29 pounds shy of my goal and I want to be at my goal weight by August 1st. My family joined the YMCA and I love working out. I can't believe I just said that. I hated to exercise before, now its just a part of my new life. I still struggle to eat. Food just doesn't taste good to me anymore. I guess that is a good thing. I've had such great support from my family. I couldn't have done it without them. I bought my first new outfit last week and it was great. I went to my old favorite store (New York & Co.) and it felt good to be able to wear something from there. No more Lane Bryant for me. Did I mention that the clothes were so much cheaper? That was a plus. I will update pictures very soon and I will be updating more often.

Life has been so crazy over the last 7 weeks. I have been doing really well. I had a real hard time with the protein drinks at first. I could not get them down. I finally found one that is good, however my doctor's office has been out of it for a couple of weeks. I have been eating normal foods and that has gone pretty good. I have had about 4 vomitting episodes. I guess I ate too quickly or didn't chew good enough. I am trying to be very careful about what I eat. A couple of weeks ago, everyone in my office came down with the flu/cold and of course I got it. I felt horrible and I was scared to take any meds so I just suffered through. Then to top it all off, one day while I was having a coughing spell, I threw my back out. I could barely walk for about a week. So, like I said the last 7 weeks have been nuts. I am so glad that I had the surgery because I have now lost 50 pounds and I now feel great. My family has been so supportive. I couldn't ask for a better family. I will post some recent pictures of me very soon. I haven't taken any pictures since before surgery and now I wish I would have. I really can't see a difference but everyone else can. I guess that is normal. I can tell a difference in how my clothes fit. My jeans are so big that it makes me feel uncomfortable to wear them. Oh, well it is for a good reason. I will post again soon!!!

I came home last Friday (25th) and everything went well. No problems at all. I had great nurses and they took great care of me. I was nervous the morning of surgery so when we arrived at the hospital they gave me some good stuff to calm my nerves and it worked well. When I woke up there was about 12 family members in my room. I am a lucky girl, my family is the best. My 85-year old great grandmother came to stay the week with us to help out. I didn't think I would need her but I was so wrong. She was wonderful. She took great care of us, making my husband and son a big dinner everynight. Damn, it smelled so good. She kept asking if she could make me somthing and then she remembered that I can't eat. She must have done that 10 times. Oh well, she was great. We took her home last night and I sure do miss her. I am having a hard time with protein drinks. The ones I have are making me gag. I go in Tuesday for my follow-up and the nutritionist is going to give me some powder that is unflavored and hopefully that will help. I will update again soon!!

Wednesday was my birthday and I was hoping to find out my surgery date by  then and what do you know. I got a phone call on Wednesday from my doctor's office and I scheduled the surgery for January 23rd. She told me that I could have it done as soon as 1/2/07 and I told her that was too close to Christmas for me. This was the greatest birthday gift ever. I am so excited and I can't wait to begin this journey. I start my liquid diet on January 9th. I am worried about that part of it, but I can do it. I have come too far to mess this up. Wish Me Luck!!!!!!

I'm in total shock right now. The news came yesterday and I wasn't prepared. I have been checking the mailbox everyday since the day it was submitted to insurance which was 10/31/2007. Last Wednesday I e-mailed my doctor's office asking if they've heard from my insurance company and they were closed for Thanksgiving. So on Monday morning I checked my e-mail and there was a message from them. The lady told me that she thought she had seen my approval. I couldn't believe it. She said she would check on it and get back to me. A few minutes later, sure enough, she said I am #2 on the list to be contacted to schedule surgery. I went into total shock. I sent her another e-mail asking her to double check and make sure she was looking at it correctly. Tomorrow is my birthday and this is the greatest gift EVER. Hopefully, I will get a phone call from them tomorrow with a date. That would make my day!!! I am so excited and I can't wait to begin this journey.

My doctors office submitted my paperwork to the insurance company today. I have my fingers crossed hoping I will get the approval that will change my life forever. Please keep me in your prayers. My doctor's office told me that my insurance company is usually quick to make a decision so I hope that will be the case.

According to my doctor's office, my paperwork should be submitted to the insurance company tomorrow. I am just praying that it gets done. I am also praying for an approval from BCBS of NC. Wish Me Luck!!!!

I am still waiting for my paperwork to be submitted to insurance. I sent an e-mail to my doctor's office yesterday to get an update on my file and I am waiting for a response from them. The lady who handles submitting to insurance has been out of the office so hopefully it can be submitted soon. The longer I wait, the more nervous I become. I am trying to stay focused on other things but that is easier said than done. I will update again soon.