Jessica Hager
2~10~04: I finally had my consult with Dr. Caruana and he and his staff r amazingly nice! I was in awe at how..i dunno. NICE they were! I am now in the process of wating for my approval letter and im excited! Today I was weighed in at 282lbs and my height is 5' even (I grew yay!), which is about the heaviest I have ever been. I already started looking at some clothing websites and anxious just to be able to buy "normal" clothes lol be back after i hear sumthing! ~*})|({*~
PS My friend Lisa who is also doing this when I do got her approval letter!! Yay! Now all she has to do is wait for a date!! Congrats hunny!!
2~28~04: WOOT!!! I got my letter of approval after 1st try! Go me I'm the ish! lol ok I'll stop. But yay i got the letter so now I wait for a date which gets schedule as soon as my Dr. gets payment from the insurance company for the consult. I am soo pumped and excited. And my friend got her date already,.. March 10! like.. 11 days!!!! <333 for her ok I go now till i get a date!!
4~22~04: Wow alot has happened since I last posted,. well I was approved, and I received a date of March 24th,.. but I also found out i was pregnant. So it was joy and shock all at once. Sadly I miscarried 2 weeks ago.. but decided to go ahead and reschedule surgery so now I have a date of May 10th. Its all wierd, sorta of bitter sweet glad cuz I need this, sad because I wanted the baby. God knows what he's doing and why so I took it as a sign... Well wish me luck!! Till then toodles! OOOO and btw.. Lisa's doing great and has lost 36 lbs in a month!!! YAY FOR YOU BABY GIRL!!!!! MUAHZ!!!!
4~26~04: I got my letter and my pretesting dates all set up for May 10th and the nutrition class is May 4th. This is it.. its real and Im excited!!! YAY!!!
5~13~04: I did it! I just got home today, and despite a bit soreness I feel great! Just being home in general feels great. I was a bit discouraged yesterday and I did cry and regret having it done, but once I started feeling less pain and they unhooked me from the IV and oxygen I was feeling alot better about the whole thing. Boy this is something not to ever be taken lightly. EVER. This isn't something that you just decided for fun *ok I'll do it* and thats that... My dr's... AMAZING... the nurse staff, INCREDIBLE.. I was very blessed. I weighed 282lb Friday at my Dr.'s appt and when I left the hospital I weighed 272... so here we go on my way to weightloss and regaining myself! yay!!!!
5~17~04: So... to me this is amazing.. from one monday to the next I have lost... 23 pounds! I think it was mostly water weight and stuff, but I'm all excited cuz I can see my ankles again! *giggles* Its funny how such simple things amaze me. well I'm doing great. Pain is down to a minimum. I feel Like I can do jsut about ne thing and today I go and submit my resume to a job so I can start work asap. I'm excited about all the weight lost so far and I can't wait for the rest! Well I shall return with more updates!
11~08~04: *Giggles* I've lost... 120 friggin pounds! At my heaviest I weighed 289. I wear a size 14 jeans (from a 28/30) and a medium/large top. WOOT The only thing that blows is... the skin EEK! I've seen worse but its still there and my boobs... GONE from a D cups to a sad floppy B lol. I have hips bones.. i have ribs.. I have a collar bone. a set of ankles.. cheek bones WATCH OUT! It's amazing. Im hoping to scan pictures and set them up in my b4 and after. well I'm off to beddy bye! *muahz*
3~10~05: Well... exactly 2 months away from my anniversary date (May 10th) and so far i have lost 145 lbs making me 145 lbs right now lol So in a sense i lost half of me in 10 months and I couldnt be thrilled! My goal was set at a size 10 for the summer and today i JUST bought a dress SIZE 10! Needless to say Im extatic. I submitted my b4 and after photos so hopefully those should post on here soon. My eating is great tho I do need to hit the gym. I haven't really gone to the gym excpet all of 3 or 4 times, which is no good. I know if i hit the ygmm I'll drop alot more weight quicker, its jsut this winter blues make me lazy :D okay well I'm off to bed. GL to all who are going to do this or are thinking about it and congrats to those who have!
5~31~05: UGH so close to my goal. I'm at 135lbs and i have like 5 more b4 i hit my original goal BUT im thinking of making my goal 110 instead which means i really have 25 to go,.. masochistic huh? But I figure if I could lose 155 lbs in a year, whats 25 more lbs right? No pain no gain (or loss in my case). I am super extremly active in ways i havent been since i was a junior in high school. playing basket ball with the boys and doing upside down crunches. Lifting wieghts ITS GREAT! Eating healthy as always, granola bars, protein bars and shakes, lots of lean meats, easy on the breads and no sugars.... so far so good I jsut have to UP my cardio and ease up on the strength training cuz im bulking up and that wasnt what i was aiming for lol My boyfriend says my pecs come out farther than my boobs,.. thats not a good thing i dont think..OOO but i DID make my 1st trip to Victoria secrets. and lemme tell u my eyes watered out of anxiety. My mom had to almost hold my hand and kept asking me if i was ok. I didnt realize it was gonna be like that for me. in the end i bought a purse with the dream angels' Heavenly perfume gift set lol. I'm not ready for lingerie till AFTER plastic surgery... well till next time!! <3 MUAHZ!
1~18~06
YAY! Still at a comfy 125-130!
4~5~06
Whoa, now about 4 months pregnant and concerned about how this will affect my A.) weight B.) the baby and C.) my health and exactly how my body will be able to deal with it. if anyone knows any good support groups regarding post op pregnancies,.. PLEASE PLEASE let me know!!! but so far I'm in my second trimester and I'm about 140lbs which isn't too bad. Well, I'll be updating soon again! <3
8~8~06
Well, about 9 months pregnant and I have to say, all went relatively smooth and beautiful so far, thank God! I haven't gained as much weight as I was afraid I would, the baby is healthy (and huge) and my health has been great as well! Now I'm at the stage where where I'm getting anxious and impatient and ready to have this baby already. It is a boy according to tons of ultrasounds done. So my next set of worries is: how am I going to get this extra baby weight off and get back into shape! lol well one step at a time! Hopefully next update will be after the baby is born! Toodles!! <3
