Anna B.
4months and 1 day - down 63.5 lbs.
Oct 19, 2007
Half Way There and Cleaning my Closet Again!
Oct 14, 2007
Halloween Costumes
Oct 01, 2007
My Pirate and Scooby
- because even scurvy Pirates need a mystery-solving dog!
Have a Spooktacular October!!
3 month picture
Sep 19, 2007
3 month check-up
Sep 17, 2007
On a side note, we enjoyed a great weekend with our very first camping trip! We took our 6 person tent, screen tent, canopy, bikes and food and lived life well. We even rented a canoe and rode around the bayou where we camped. See, you can even excercise on vacay!
Granted, the camp ground had showers and electricity,but I don't do "roughing it". Life is good!
Bring on the compliments! Please. Pretty Please?
Sep 06, 2007
How long before 'aquaintences' commented on your weight loss? That is, the ones who did not know you had WLS. I'm not complaining, but I've lost almost 50lbs and no one (that did not already know I had surgery) has said anything. I recently got a new hair cut and I got FIVE compliments today on my hair, but I'm thinking, "HEY, anyone notice I lost a Nicole Ritchey here?" Of course, I didnt say that - just smiled real big and thanked them. And these are people that don't see me every day, so I was hoping for a bit more. :::sigh::::
So....how long post op before you got complimented? I'm a sucker for compliments.
UPDATE: A mere 3 days after posting this I received my first unsolicited compliment from someone who had no idea about my surgery. Her exact words were, "WOW, you've lost A LOT of weight!" I wonder if she has any idea how good she made me feel.
Bermuda, Bahama, Come on pretty mama....
Sep 04, 2007
Cleaning out my closet!
Sep 02, 2007
2 month update
Aug 18, 2007
Today is my 2 month surgerversary! I have put away my scale now and only get it out once a week. The daily weigh-ins were driving me nuts. My 2 month weigh-in today shows that I am down 14 pounds this month! That's 38 lbs. total! My new BMI is 37.9 - just "obese", no longer "morbidly obese"!!
Not really proud of this picture, but it will show my progress later in my journey. I need a haircut.
incision update and wow moment
Aug 12, 2007
The incision thing....it's fine. It turned out to be an abcess. I saw Dr. Lord and he said he could either cut it open and drain it, or we could leave it alone and see if it clears up on its own (he said it usually does). Duh, that was a no-brainer. We left it alone. That way I could still enjoy myself at the water park/amusement park we were leaving for soon. It looks much better already and I haven't done a thing to it. Thank goodness!
Now for my wow moment...
While we were at Wild Adventures I got in a seat on a roller coaster ride that I could not fit on last October! Last year I had to move to the back seat on this ride because the seat belt was longer and could fasten. It was embarrassing then, but luckily no one else was on the ride at that time. This time it was packed. I had to suck it in hard, but I fit! I rode several more times just cause I COULD! 
It was unbelievably HOT there and I know I sweated out at least 2 lbs. Plus, I drank a TON of water. Can't wait to see the scale tomorrow, I've been without it for 4days now. I'm going through withdrawals.
