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12/12/02 WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE MY PROFILE, I AM ABOUT 7 WKS POST OP NOW AND I HAVE LOST 48LBS.  I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW WONDERFUL I FEEL.  I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WHERE THINKING 0F HAVING THE SURGERY AND SHOWED THEM WHAT I HAVE DONE AND THEY ARE NOW GOING TO DO THE SURGERY. IT ALL SEEMS LIKE A DREAM.  I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THIS SURGERY.

01/07/03 I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I HAVE FINALLY LOST 61 POUNDS AND I FELL WONDERFUL.  I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM GETTING TO WHERE I WANT TO BE.  I GOT A NEW CAR FOR CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS DAY.  IT IS WONDERFUL.  MY LIFE IS SO WONDERFUL.  ALL I NEED NOW IS A WONDERFUL MAN TO SHARE IT WITH. MY LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE.  JUST WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE.

01/20/03 WELL, I AM ONE DAY SHORT OF THREE MONTHS POST OP AND I HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 69 POUNDS. I HAVEN'T WEIGHED THIS MUCH IN A LONG TIME. I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE COME THIS FAR BUT I KNOW I HAVE A WAYS TO GO. I AM VERY LUCKY TO HAVE WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE THROUGH ALL OF THIS. IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH ROAD. I WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE MY STORY SO HERE IT GOES.
I HAD MY SURGERY ON 10/21/02 AND I HAD TWO CYSTS ON MY SPLEEN THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED ALSO. I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THEM. I DON'T REMEMBER WAKING UP, I JUST REMEMBER BEING IN MY ROOM. I STAYED DRUGGED ALL WEEK. I DO REMEMBER THAT I WAS IN PAIN AT FIRST BUT THE DOCTOR TOOK CARE OF THAT. I DIDN'T GET TO WALK AS MUCH AS I WANTED TO BECAUSE I WAS SO DRUGGED AND BECAUSE I DUMPED OFF A MEDICINE. IT WAS AWFUL. I DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE HOSP. FOR 6 DAYS AND I WAS READY TO LEAVE. THE HOSP TRIED TO GIVE ME FOOD THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSE TO EAT BUT I CHECKED THE LABELS EVERYTIME I ATE SOMETHING. I GOT A HEMATOMA AND A HERNIA BUT THEY DON'T BOTHER ME TO MUCH NOW. I FEEL LIKE A TOTALLY NEW PERSON. I DID PASS OUT ONE TIME BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRINKING MY FLUIDS LIKE SUPPOSE TO AND I TOOK A HOT SHOWER BY MYSELF AND I PASSED OUT. I WAS VERY SCARED AND CONFUSED BUT I TALKED TO THE DOCTOR AND I MAKE SURE THAT I GET MY FLUIDS IN NOW. I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR NAKED, WET AND VERY CONFUSED AGAIN. I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS SURGERY. I HAVE GONE FROM A BMI OF 62 TO NOW IT IS AT 48.7. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT HAS COME TO THIS.
I AM READY TO MEET THE MAN OF MY DREAMS NOW. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP IN ALMOST 3 YEARS NOW AND I AM READY FOR A ONE. MY DAUGHTER IS VERY PROUD OF ME. SHE JUST TURNED 6 YEARS OLD AND SHE ASKED ME EVERY MONDAY (SINCE THAT IS WHEN I WEIGH) HOW MUCH WEIGHT I HAVE LOST. SHE ALWAYS SAYS THAT SHE IS PROUD OF ME AND IT IS WONDERFUL HEARING IT FROM SOMEONE SO INNOCENT. LIFE IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS LONG ENOUGH, I WILL UPDATE YOU LATER!!!!!!!!

01/29/03 IT HAS BEEN A LONG WEEKEND. MY DAUGHTER IS SICK SO I WAS AT HOME WITH HER ALL WEEKEND. SO SHE DIDN'T EAT AND NEITHER DID I. SO I ONLY LOST ONE POUND LAST WEEK BUT I KNOW IT WILL GET BETTER. I AM SO EMOTIONAL!!!!! I WILL CRY OVER EVERYTHING AND GET MAD OVER EVERYTHING. I KNOW THAT WILL CHANGE. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING OKAY HANG IN THERE WILL UPDATE OFTEN

02/05/03 WELL I AM HAVING A BETTER DAY THEN YESTERDAY, I GOT ON THE SCALE THIS MORNING AND I HAVE LOST 3 POUNDS IN 3 DAYS. LOVE THIS SURGERY. NEVER THOUGHT IT COULD BE THIS WAY. LIFE IS WONDERFUL TODAY!!!!!!!

02/11/03 WELL, I JUST GOT ON THE WONDERFUL SCALE AGAIN AND I HAVE LOST 5 POUNDS IN ONE DAY!!!!!LIFE IS WONDERFUL STILL, I WAS REALLY SICK YESTERDAY WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY I LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT. BUT I WILL TAKE IT ANY WAY I CAN RIGHT NOW. LIFE IS WONDERFUL!

02/18/03 OKAY I JUST GOT ON THE SCALE AGAIN AND I HAVE LOST 4 MORE POUNDS IN ONE WEEK. I ONLY HAVE 5 POUNDS BEFORE I WEIGH UNDER 300 POUNDS AGAIN! I AM SO HAPPY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I WILL UPDATE SOON.

02/20/03 TODAY HAS BEEN A BAD DAY. I AM TIRED AND I EVERYONE IS GETTING ON MY NERVES. I JUST WANT TO GO HOME AND CRASH FOR THE DAY. I AM SO TIRED BUT I KNOW THAT TOMORROW WILL BE A BETTER DAY. I JUST HAVE TO HANG IN THERE. SORRY TO BE SO DOWN TODAY IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT I WILL GET PASS.

02/24/03 OKAY I FINALLY GOT OVER MY FUNK! I AM STILL EMOTIONAL BUT I KNOW I WILL BE BETTER SOON. MY RAPID WEIGHT LOSS HAS SLOWED DOWN NOW. I GOT ON THE SCALE THIS MORNING AND I HAD NOT LOST ANY WEIGHT SINCE FRIDAY BUT WHAT IS THREE DAYS? I KNOW IT WILL COME OFF SOON. I AM PMS-ING AND I FEEL BLOATED! BUT LIFE IS STILL WONDERFUL. I DON'T WANT TO DISCOURGE ANYONE BECAUSE I AM NOT NORMALLY LIKE THIS. I HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH MY LIFE RIGHT NOW AND IT IS EFFECTING THE WAY I ACT. THINGS WILL GET BETTER. I KNOW THAT. IT DOESN'T HELP WHEN SONGS COME ON AND BRING BACK SO MANY THOUGHTS OF SOMEONE YOU WANT TO FORGET. YA KNOW. I WILL BE BETTER I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THIS. I WILL UPDATE SOON.

02/25/03 I GOT ON THE SCALE AGAIN TODAY AND I STILL HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING BUT....IT HAS ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF DAYS THAT I HAVEN'T LOST SO I AM NOT WORRIED YET. I JUST WANT TO GET PASS THESE 11 POUNDS SO I CAN HIT THE CENTURY MARK. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. IT HAS GOT TO BE EXCITING! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE. I KNOW I WILL BE THERE SOON. I KNOW I AM FITTING INTO CLOTHES BETTER NOW EVEN AT 89 POUNDS GONE. I GET ALITTLE TIRED BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED. I HAVEN'T BEEN SLEEPING WELL BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING ON MY MIND. I AM MAKING CHANGES FOR THAT TO. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM GOING OUT AND DOING MORE THESE DAYS SINCE I HAVE LOST SO MUCH. I FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF THERE FOR I DO MORE. IT HAS JUST BEEN TO LONG WITHOUT HAVING A RELATIONSHIP AND I LET MYSELF FALL TO QUICKLY WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT. I WILL NOT LET MYSELF GET HURT AGAIN. I WON'T ALLOW IT. ANYWAY, I'LL STOP RAMBLING ON.

02/26/03 I HAD A MILDSTONE YESTERDAY, MY BEST FRIEND GAVE ME A PAIR OF JEANS. I HAVEN'T WORN JEANS IN PROBABLY 8-9 YEARS AND THEY FIT!!!!!!!!!! I CAN WEAR THEM. DON'T YOU KNOW I RAN HOME FROM WORK AND PUT THEM ON. I HAD TO WEAR THEM, EVEN IF IT WAS JUST AROUND THE HOUSE. I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF.

02/28/03 I HAVEN'T MET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THIS SITE, ALL THOUGHT EVERYONE IS SO NICE, BUT I HAVE MET A WONDERFUL PERSON. HER NAME IS KIM AND SHE IS HAVING SURGERY ON 03/31/03. I TALKED WITH HER LAST NIGHT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND SHE IS WONDERFUL. SHE IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING I WENT THROUGH AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN REALLY HELP HER. IT IS REALLY NICE BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUCH A GOOD FRIEND LIKE HER. I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THINGS. YA KNOW. SO THIS GOES OUT TO KYM----GOOD LUCK AND I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM YOUR FRIEND. HANG IN THERE.

03/03/03 I GOT ON THE SCALE TODAY AND I AM DOWN 92 POUNDS NOW. I HAD A ROUGH WEEKEND WITH MY STOMACH BUT THAT IS OKAY. THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE NOW. LATER!!!!!!

03/07/03 I JUST WEIGHED AND I HAVE LOST 4 POUNDS THIS WEEK. I AM NOW DOWN 94 POUNDS. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. EVERY TIME I GET ON THE SCALE I AM IN DISBELIEF. I HAVEN'T WEIGHED THIS IN PROBABLY 8 YEARS. UPDATE LATER.

03/10/03 I WEIGHED THIS AM AND GUESS WHAT I AM DOWN 98 POUNDS!!!!! TWO MORE UNTIL I HIT THE CENTURY CLUB. I CAN'T WAIT. I WANT TO HIT IT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. I LOVE IT. THIS SURGERY HAS BEEN A LIFE SAVER FOR ME. MY LIFE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH. I DID MORE THIS WEEKEND THEN I HAVE IN A LONG TIME. I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE STUFF I CAN DO NOW. LIFE IS JUST WONDERFUL. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WAITING TO HAVE THIS SURGERY. I WILL UPDATE SOON. HAVE A GREAT LOSING DAY!!!!!!!

03/11/03 WELL I FINALLY HIT THE CENTURY CLUB!!!!!!!!! 101 POUNDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

03/21/03 TODAY IS MY 5 MONTH ANNIVERSARY! I HAVE GONE FROM 389 TO 285 THAT IS 104 POUNDS GONE FOREVER! HOORAY FOR ME!!!!

03/24/03 I JUST WEIGHED AGAIN AND I AM NOW DOWN 107!!! I LOST ANOTHER 3 POUNDS IN 3 DAYS. GOD I LOVE THOSE DAYS. THANK YOU TO VICKIE FOR DOING MY PAGE FOR ME. I LOVE IT.

03/25/03 WELL, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO TWO PEOPLE FROM THE SUPPORT GROUP THAT HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO ME. ONE IS DEBBIE, SHE HAD SURGERY THE SAME DAY AS ME AND SHE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON. THE OTHER IS KYM. I MEET BOTH AT THE SUPPORT GROUP MEETING. SO I SEND OUT A THANK YOU TO BOTH. LOVE YOU BOTH.

04/04/03 THIS IS AN UPDATE-----I HAVE LOST 113 POUNDS NOW. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAVE LOST THIS MUCH. I WEIGH LESS NOW THEN I HAVE IN PROBABLY 8 YEARS. I AM SO HAPPY. IT IS SO WONDERFUL. EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD DAY.

04/14/03 WELL THIS IS A QUICK UPDATE. I WEIGHED THIS AM AND I HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 116 POUNDS. I AM SO HAPPY. I GOT INTO A PAIR OF JEANS SATURDAY THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO. OMG!!!!!!

OKAY TODAY IS MY 6 MONTH RE-BIRTHDAY. I AM DOWN 118 POUNDS. EVERYDAY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I STILL SEE THE FAT PERSON I USED TO BE BUT I THINK THAT WILL CHANGE IN TIME. I STILL HAVE A LOT TO LOSE BUT I HAVE OVER HALF OFF AND I THINK THAT IS GREAT!! I HAVE ABOUT 70-80 POUNDS LEFT TO TAKE OFF. BUT I AM LOSING ABOUT 2-3 POUNDS A WEEK. I CAN'T WAIT FOR A TT!!!!!!! I JUST HANGING IN THERE. I WILL UPDATE SOON. 

05/05/03 WELL I HAVE BROKE MY PLATEAU!!!!! I LOST 3 POUNDS OVER THE WEEKEND AND I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW. I HAVE NOW GONE FROM 389 TO 268 THAT IS 121 POUNDS. YIPPEE FOR ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WELL I HAVE TO GO FOR NOW, I WILL UPDATE LATER.

05/06/03 WELL I HAVE BROKE THE PLATEAU WIDE OPEN!! I LOST 3 MORE POUNDS YESTERDAY SO THAT IS 124 POUNDS GONE FOREVER! I AM LOVING LIFE RIGHT NOW. I WILL UPDATE AGAIN SOON.

05/21/03 I JUST WEIGHED AGAIN AND I AM DOWN 133 POUNDS NOW. I WEIGHED 389 NOW IT IS 256!!!!!!!!!!! YYYIIIIPPPEEEE!!!!!!OKAY I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED LATELY. ON SATURDAY I ATE SOME CORN ON THE COB AND ABOUT 10 MINS LATER I GOT A REALLY BAD PAIN IN MY CHEST. I TOOK 4 TUMS AND A ZANTAC. NOTHING WAS HELPING. SO I CALLED THE SURGEON ON CALL AT THE HOSP AND HE SAID I PROBABLY HAD A BUILD UP OF GAS. I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING AND FELT A LITTLE BETTER BUT NOT MUCH. HE HAD ME ON A LIQUID DIET SO I TRIED TO EAT SOME CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP. THE PAIN WAS WORSE. SO I CALLED THE DOCTOR BACK AND HE SAID TO COME TO THE ER. I HAD ALL KINDS OF TESTS RUN ON ME AND HE SAID I PROBABLY HAD GASTRIS. SO HE GAVE ME A GI COCKTAIL AND TOLD ME TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY SURGEON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) I SAW MY SURGEON THIS MORNING AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE AN ULCER. THAT IS WHY I WAS HURTING SO BAD. SHE PUT ME ON PREVACID TWICE A DAY FOR 1 WEEK AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD SEE ME BACK IN A WEEK. IF IT WASN'T ANY BETTER SHE WOULD SCOPE ME. PLEASE PRAY I DON'T HAVE TO BE SCOPED. I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF A SCOPE GOING DOWN MY THROAT. THAT IS MY STORY FOR NOW. I WILL UPDATE SOON.

05/28/03 WELL, I TALKED TO MY SURGEON AND I DON'T HAVE TO BE SCOPED!!! THANK GOODNESS, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. I AM HANGING IN THERE. I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE PAIN HAS GONE AWAY. NOW I JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PAYING THE HOSP BILL OFF. I WILL DO THAT AS I CAN. I HAVE BEEN TIRED LATELY BUT I AM SURE THAT IS BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON. I AM STILL AT 133 LOST BUT I KNOW THAT WILL CHANGE SOON ENOUGH. I WILL UPDATE AS I CAN. HAVE A GOOD DAY!!

06/02/03 I WEIGHED TODAY AND I AM DOWN TO 252!!!!! THAT IS 137 POUNDS GONE FOREVER! I AM SUCH A HAPPY CAMPER!!!! MY CLOTHES, I AM GOING THROUGH THEM SO QUICK. THAT IS SUCH A GOOD FEELING.

05/05/03 THIS IS FOR ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT WAS IN OUR LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP MEETING ON JUNE 2,2003. I GO TO A SUPPORT GROUP MEETING TO GET SUPPORT AND TO HEAR THE WONDERFUL STORIES OF OTHERS. WELL I WENT TO THE MEETING WITH HIGH HOPES AND CAME HOME SO MAD I COULD HAVE SPIT FIRE. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE (AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) THAT CHOOSE TO "TRY" TO UPDATE ON OTHERS BEHALF THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE. MY BEST FRIEND HAD THIS SURGERY DONE AND HAS HAD SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. NO ONE BUT A SELECT FEW KNOW THE EXTENT OF WHAT SHE HAS GONE THROUGH. I AM ONE OF THEM. I HAVE BEEN THERE WITH HER THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. SHE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AT 8 WEEKS POST OP. WELL ONE PERSON IN THE MEETING MADE THE COMMENT THAT OUR DOCTORS ARE NOT GOD AND THAT WE NEED TO TRUST OUR DOCTOR. SHE TRUSTED HER DOCTOR AND HE SCREWED UP. SHE KNEW HE WAS NOT GOD. BUT NO ONE NEEDS TO JUDGE HER BECAUSE OF THE CHOICES SHE HAS MADE SINCE SURGERY. SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE MAD, UPSET AND UNTRUSTING TO HER SURGEON. SO TO THE PEOPLE IN THE SUPPORT GROUP MEETING THAT MADE THESE COMMENTS, YOU NEED TO WALK IN HER SHOES FOR A WHILE AND SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT LIFE (PRE-OP AND POST OP) AND THEN TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR DOCTOR. I CHOOSE TO BE HER ANGEL BEFORE SURGERY AND I WILL BE THERE FOR HER FROM HERE ON OUT. JUST PLEASE REMEMBER NOT TO JUDGE PEOPLE, WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS!!!!!!
TO KYM----HANG IN THERE GIRL IT WILL BE GETTING BETTER I PROMISE. LOVE YA GIRL!!!!

06/09/03 WELL TODAY IS A MILESTONE. I MOVED THE BIG BAR ON THE SCALE DOWN ONE MORE. I HAVE NOW LOST 140 POUNDS FOREVER. I HAVE GONE FROM 389 TO 249. I ONLY HAVE 50 POUNDS TO GO BEFORE THEY WILL DO MY TUMMY TUCK. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT DAY. I AM SO HAPPY. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS TRUE. IT SEEMS LIKE A DREAM. I WILL UPDATE SOON.

06/16/03 WELL, I THOUGHT I WOULD LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I CUT ALL MY HAIR OFF. IT WAS HALF WAY DOWN MY BACK AND NOW IT IS ABOUT 1 INCH LONG IN THE BACK. EVERYONE SEEMS TO LIKE IT. I HAVE LOST ONE MORE POUND. IT IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN BUT THAT IS OKAY AS LONG AS I AM STILL LOSING!!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY.

06/23/03 I GOT ON THE SCALE TODAY AND I HAVE LOST 149 POUNDS FOREVER!  I AM SO HAPPY WITH THIS SURGERY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. I HAVE TO GET MY TONSILS OUT ON 07/08/03 SO I WILL UPDATE BEFORE AND AFTER.

07/07/03 WELL I THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE ON A FEW LITTLE THINGS. I POSTED A QUESTION ABOUT LOSING FRIENDS AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ANSWERING. I HAVE LOST A FRIEND BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING IN THE MAKING. I HAVE WONDERFUL FRIENDS NOW THAT BELIEVE IN ME AND DON'T USE ME AND MOST OF ALL I HAVE THE SELF ESTEEM NOT TO LET ANYONE USE ME ANYMORE. THE REAL FRIENDS I HAVE NOW HAVE STOOD BESIDE ME AND I DO THE SAME FOR THEM. ISN'T IT NICE HAVING GREAT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE??? I WOULD HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING TO HAVE THESE FRIENDS YEARS AGO. I AM STAYING SO BUSY I DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE ONE THAT I HAVE LOST. ONES THAT THINK JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE LOSING WEIGHT AND THEY ARE NOT THAT YOU ARE BRAGGING. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SO CALLED "FRIENDS" WOULD BE JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE SMALLER THAN THEY ARE. HOW CHILDISH IS THAT?! I AM GOING AND DOING MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT I WOULD. YES, I HAVE BEEN GOING OUT TO BARS BUT NOT EVERY WEEKEND. I AM ENJOYING MY NEW FOUND FRIENDSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND OF COURSE MY DAUGHTER. I HAVE LOST 150 POUNDS IN 8 MONTHS. MY BEST FRIEND KYM, HAS LOST 90 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS. I AM SO PROUND OF HER AND OUR FRIENDSHIP. YOU GO GIRL!!!!!! WELL, I NEED TO GO NOW. I WILL UPDATE SOON. :-)

07/21/03 I HAVE AN UPDATE..... I FOUND A WONDERFUL MAN ON FRIDAY 07/18/03. HIS NAME IS CHRIS AND HE IS THE GREATEST. WE WERE TOGETHER ALL WEEKEND. HE IS THE SWEETEST GUY I THINK I HAVE EVER GOTTEN TO KNOW. I LOST 5 POUNDS OVER THE WEEKEND. MY LIFE IS SO GOOD. I HOPE I STAY THIS HAPPY FOREVER. MY LIFE IS HAS CHANGED SO MUCH LATELY AND I THINK IT IS GREAT. I AM HAPPIER NOW THAN I HAVE BEEN IN A LONG TIME. I STILL THINK IT IS A DREAM AND I WILL WAKE UP SOON. I HOPE IF IT IS A DREAM THAT I NEVER WAKE UP FROM IT. IT IS TO NICE OF A DREAM. CAN YOU GUYS TELL THAT I AM SOOOOOOO HAPPY??????ALSO, I GOT MY NOSE PIERCED ON SATURDAY 07/19/03. IT REALLY DOESN'T HURT AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID IT. I WANTED TO FOR SO LONG BUT I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO DO IT. IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL.  LOL. WELL, I GOING FOR NOW I WILL UPDATE SOON. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

07/23/03 I AM ON CLOUD 9 RIGHT NOW. I AM SO HAPPY WITH MY LIFE. I HAVE A WONDERFUL MAN IN MY LIFE AND I JUST COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. I REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT A DREAM AND THAT I AM FINALLY LIVING MY LIFE. IT IS WONDERFUL. I WISH EVERYONE THE BEST OF LUCK. I WISH EVERYONE COULD BE AS HAPPY AS I AM. WISH ME LUCK WITH CHRIS. BYE :-)

08/11/03 WELL, THINGS HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR ME!!!!! I HAVE LOST FROM 389 TO 225 IN 9 MONTHS. MY BMI HAS GONE FROM 62 TO 34.2. I FEEL SO GOOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT A CHANGE IN MY LIFE THIS SURGERY HAS MADE. I FEEL LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON INSIDE AND OUT. I GUESS BECAUSE I AM A DIFFERENT PERSON. MY BODY IMAGE HAS NOT CHANGED. I STILL SEE THE 389 POUND PERSON BUT I KNOW SHE IS NOT THERE. I WISH THAT WOULD CHANGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT CHANGE. I CAN'T STAND BEING NAKED BECAUSE I SEE ALL THE SKIN. I WISH I COULD GET THE TUMMY TUCK NOW BUT I KNOW IT IS WAY TO SOON. WELL, I HAVE GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE THIS SURGERY!!!!!!!!

08/18/03 I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE A QUICK UPDATE SINCE I HAVENT' FOR AWHILE. THINGS WITH CHRIS ARE GREAT. I KNOW CHRIS AND CHRISTY. ISN'T THAT CUTE!!!! I HAVE LOST FROM 389 TO 222 NOW. 167 POUNDS GONE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IN 4 WEEKS I HAVE GONE FROM A SIZE 24 TO 18-20. THINGS ARE REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW.

08/27/03 I JUST WEIGHED AND I HAVE LOST 173 POUNDS NOW. MY LIFE HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD BUT REALLY BUSY. MY DAUGHTER STARTED SCHOOL AGAIN AND CHRIS AND I GO TO BEDFORD EVERYDAY. I GUESS WHATEVER I AM DOING I NEED TO KEEP IT UP BECAUSE IT IS WORKING. I AM SO HAPPY. I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS HAPPY IN A LONG TIME. WELL, I THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING GOOD. HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!

09/22/03 WELL, I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE......I HAVE BEEN DOING SO GOOD. I SEE THE SURGEON TOMORROW BUT SO FAR I HAVE LOST 184 3/4 POUNDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. EVERYDAY I WAKE UP AND THANK GOD THAT I DID THIS. I AM WEARING PANTYHOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN GOD KNOWS HOW LONG. MY HONEY, CHRIS THOUGHT I WAS TOTALLY AWESOME LOOKING THIS MORNING. I PUT A BLACK DRESS WITH HOSE AND REAL DRESS SHOES ON THIS AM. HE ISN'T USED TO SEEING ME THIS WAY. I AM NOT A GIRLY GIRL BUT THIS AM I SURE DO FEEL LIKE IT. THINGS IN MY LIFE ARE WONDERFUL. I AM SO GLAD I DID THIS SURGERY. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE SO MUCH FOR THE BETTER. I GOT RID OF OLD FRIENDS THAT REALLY WEREN'T MY FRIENDS TO BEGIN WITH AND I HAVE FOUND WONDERFUL NEW FRIENDS THAT ARE REAL TRUE FRIENDS. LIFE IS GREAT. WELL, I HAVE WENT ON AND ON ENOUGH. I WILL TALK TO YOU LATER.

09/24/03 OKAY, I HAVE AN UPDATE... I WENT TO SEE THE DR YESTERDAY AND I HAVE BEEN REFERRED OVER TO A PLASTIC SURGERY DR. MY APPT IS 01/13/04. I WANTED IT THAT WAY BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL NEXT YEAR ANYWAYS. SHE ALSO WANTS ME TO HIT A PLATEAU BEFORE I HAVE SURGERY. I DON'T SEE A PLATEAU ANYWHERE SOON SO I GUESS IT IS GOOD THAT THE APPT IS NOT LIKE NEXT WEEK. I AM SO EXCITED. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE ALL THE SURGERY TO GET RID OF THE SKIN. I WANT TO DO MY ARMS, BOOBS (JUST A LIFT), STOMACH AND MY LEGS. I HAVE TO START SAVING MONEY NOW. WELL, EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, I WILL UPDATE AGAIN SOON. BYE!!!!!!!!

10/21/03 WELL, TODAY IS MY ONE YEAR RE-BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE GONE FROM 389 POUNDS TO 202 POUNDS WHICH IS A LOST OF 186 POUNDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT ALL SEEMS LIKE A DREAM. I AM WEARING CLOTHES THAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO WEAR. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER AND LIFE IS REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. CHRIS IS STILL IN MY LIFE. WE ARE SO HAPPY TOGETHER. MY BEST FRIEND KYM IS MY LIFE SUPPORT. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT HER. SHE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL FRIEND I THINK I HAVE EVER HAD. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR. WELL, I THINK I WILL GO NOW. EVERYONE GOOD LUCK BYE

10/23/03 WELL, TODAY IS A BIG DAY. I GOT TO MOVE THE BOTTOM BAR ON THE SCALE DOWN FOR THE LAST TIME. I NOW WEIGHT 198 POUNDS!!!!!!! I HAVE BROKE THE 200'S!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE LOST 191 POUNDS. I HAVE ALMOST LOST AS MUCH AS I WEIGH!!!!!!!!!! I AM IN HOG HEAVEN!!! LOVING LIFE.

11/24/03 WELL, JUST A QUICK UPDATE........ I HAVE LOST 200 POUNDS AS OF TODAY!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 6 DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY AND I AM DOWN 200 POUNDS. LIFE IS REALLY GOOD!!!!!!
I WISH EVERYONE A GREAT HOLIDAY. IMAGINE RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.... LOSING SO MUCH WEIGHT.....I HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

12/01/03 I MADE IT THROUGH THANKSGIVING AND MY BIRTHDAY. I LOST 4 POUNDS OVER THE HOLIDAY!!!!!!!! HOW FUN IS THAT. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I AM ONLY 5 POUNDS FROM MY GOAL WEIGHT. ME AND CHRIS ARE DOING GOOD. LIFE IS JUST REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. I HOPE THE BEST FOR EVERYONE!!! ONLY 24 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS!!!!!

12/15/03 WELL, EVERYONE I HAVE TO SCREAM REALLY LOUD THIS AM................ I HIT MY GOAL WEIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! I NOW WEIGH 180 FROM 389! I HAVE DONE IT IN 13 1/2 MONTHS. I AM SO HAPPY. IT HAS HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS BUT GOD IT FEELS GOOD. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE. PLASTIC SURGERY HERE I COME.

12/29/03 WELL, ANOTHER UPDATE. I HAVE LOST 214 POUNDS NOW IN 14 MONTHS. I HAVE GONE FROM 389 TO 175 AND CLOTHES SIZE 30/32 TO 11/12. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I AM LOVING THIS SURGERY. I AM ALITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP LOSING WEIGHT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE PLASTIC SURGEON ON 01/13/04 AND I HAVE TO STOP LOSING BEFORE ANY SURGERY IS DONE. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD HOLIDAY. I WILL UPDATE SOON.

12/31/03 WELL, I JUST GOT A CALL FROM MY PLASTIC SURGEON'S OFFICE AND THEY MOVED MY APPOINTMENT UP TO 01/02/04!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

01/21/04 I AM APPROVED FOR MY TUMMY TUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!!! TODAY IS MY 15 MONTH ANNIVERSARY AND I HAVE LOST 218 POUNDS. 

01/22/04 WELL, I AM HAVING MY TUMMY TUCK ON 02/23/04. I HAVE TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL AT 5:15AM FOR A 7:15 SURGERY. I HAVE MY PRE OP TESTING ON 02/19/04 AND AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR THOMAS ON THAT DAY TO DO MY MARKINGS. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT ALL SEEMS LIKE A DREAM. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. 

03/28/04 I KNOW I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN A WHILE. I HAD MY TUMMY TUCK LIKE PLANNED...........THE ONLY PROBLEM.......IT HURT LIKE HELL!!!!! I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HURT LIKE THIS. ONE WONDERFUL THING CAME OUT OF IT BESIDES A FLAT TUMMY. I AM GETTING MARRIED. ON MAY 22ND CHRIS AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED. I WAS FINE IN THE HOSPITAL BUT AFTER COMING HOME THE PAIN REALLY SET IN AND I WAS HURTING. BUT I AM GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. I HAD THREE DRAIN TUBES IN WHICH I HAD NEVER HAD A DRAIN TUBE BEFORE. THAT REALLY HURTS. I AM JUST HAPPY IT IS OVER AND I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE. I HOPE THE BEST FOR EVERYONE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND I WILL UPDATE SOON. BY THE WAY I HAVE LOST 226 POUNDS NOW.

06/04/04 OKAY I AM FALLING BEHIND IN THIS AND I NEED TO UPDATE. I GOT MARRIED ON 05/22/04. ON MY HONEYMOON I GOT MY BELLYBUTTON PIERCED. IT DIDN'T HURT BECAUSE I AM STILL NUMB FROM THE TUMMY TUCK. IT WAS WONDERFUL. THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. I HAVE LOST 235 POUNDS NOW. I WEIGH 154! I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE THAT DAY. WELL, I BETTER GO I THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE REALLY QUICK I LOVE MARRIED LIFE!

03/07/05 OKAY ARE YOU GUYS READY TO KILL ME FOR NOT UPDATING? OKAY I GOT DOWN TO 150 POUNDS AND THEN GUESS WHAT? I GOT PREGNANT! WELL, OKAY WE PLANNED IT. I AM NOW 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND CAN'T WAIT. MY BABY IS 8 YEARS OLD AND I AM STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. I LOVE IT. MY LIFE HAS CHANGED TO SO MUCH IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. I AM SO HAPPY. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FIND SUCH A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND BE HAVING A CHILD BY SOMEONE SO GREAT. WELL, I AM AT WORK SO I NEED TO RUN. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND I WILL UPDATE REAL SOON. LUV YOU GUYS.

03/21/05 IT'S A GIRL!!!!! HAYDEN KATHLEEN...WE FOUND OUT FRIDAY THAT WE ARE HAVING A GIRL. I HAVE ONE LITTLE GIRL ALREADY HANNAH ELIZABETH, WHO IS 8 YEARS OLD NOW. THINGS ARE GREAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER. I AM SO EXCITED

07/18/05 WELL, I WILL BE INDUCED ON 07/21/05 IF I MAKE IT THAT LONG. I KNOW I AM NOT DUE UNTIL 07/31/05 BUT THEY WILL INDUCE ON THURSDAY. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HAYDEN. SHE IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. MY HUSBAND AND I AND MY DAUGHTER ARE SO EXCITED.

11/17/05 okay i know i haven't updated in a long time! well, i had the baby on 07/21/05 at 3:21pm. hayden kathleen she is great!! i have about 15 more pounds to lose from having her. i can't believe how my life has changed. i also changed jobs when i went to have hayden. i interviewed for the job the day before i delievered and then 8 days later had another interview and got the job. I LOVE MY NEW JOB. things are pretty good. we are living in bedford now at my husband's grandmothers farm. she signed it over to us. it is really pretty. well i better go one more thing my 8 year little girl made A-B honor roll this year!!!!!!!! so proud of her!

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