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Hello everyone, its been a while since I have checked in.  I am doing great and the pounds are slowly dropping.  I am now down 95 pounds.  Gotta get into the gym this week and work on getting these 5 pounds off to get to my 100 lost goal.  It will be done real soon.  I have has one sick episode since my last post.  I ended up in the hospital for about 10 day with a hernia and bowel abstruction.  I was really really really sick.  I went from the hospital in my home town to the hospital in jackson, then to nashville.  I had to drink that nasty drink so they could see what was going on and it made me even sicker.  But I have the best surgeon (Dr. Dyer) that knew exactly what was wrong and took great care of me.  I recoverd real quick and got to go home.  I am still on this journey and I know that I am not alone.  It feels great to have everyone else riding along with me. 

It has been a month already and I have lost 42 pounds.  Not only that, i am no longer in the 3's.  I am so proud of myself for busting that goal.  Now i have to set many others.  I just found out the other night that my stomach cannot tolerate shrimp from my favorite restaurant "China Pan".  I was sick as a dog. I ended up having to go to the ER to get two shots to get me over my sickness.  Sorry dad for having to wake you, but he was there the whole way.  And my daughter was so concerned, that she couldn't sleep.  She stayed by my side the entire night making sure that I was okay.  That lets me know that she really loves her mother.  Well, i have such a long way to go, but looking at the results from just the first month, I know that the rest of this journey will be a great one.  I will everyone much success and that mine will continue. God Bless.

Yay, no more protein shakes!!!!!  I am so happy, I fixed a full breakfast for the fam this morning and let them pig out, then i ate some scrambled eggs and only a little.  I took it really slow as i was told.  Everything stayed down. Yay, but i could feel it hitting my stomach.  Felt like light cramps but nothing to worry about.  I knew when i had enough and called it quits.  I am proud of myself.  Even though i would have loved to eat whatever one else was eating, I have learned and still learning that it is a mind thing and that i dont need or have to have all of that.  My stomach is full and i am satisfied.  Now it is time for me to drink.  Wish I could have some of that good old orange juice, but no can do.  I will have to find me some of that diet tang. Well I am now down 34 pounds and still losing.  It feels good to be on the losing bench. 

I went to my follow up appointment on yesterday and Dr. Dyers said that everything looked great.  He took my drainage tube out and said that I can now go to stage 2 with is full liquids and protein shakes. YAY!.  I was so happy because the thought of the that so called unflavored UNJURY protein powder gave my broth a flavor that made me gag at the thought of drinking it.  Oh and by the way, I have lost 27 pounds.  That was music to my ears when i saw the scale.  This past week has been a struggle but I survived and I know that anybody else can. Thanks to all my supporters and I look forward to losing.

 I had my RNY on Tuesday morning and I am in the healing process.  The first two days were a struggle and I wish I could have reversed everything and went back to the way things were, but as time passed, and I thought about the outcomes form this surgery, a smile would appear.  I am getting better and better each day.  Up walking around, sitting in a chair (Tired of the bed). The staff here at Centennial Women's Hospital are the best.  They are taking care of me to the fullest.  I will continue to keep everyone posted on how things are going. 

In the morning is the big day. I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 in the morning and surgery is scheduled for 7:30.  I am so excited and waiting to be nervous.  I just might not be nervous, I will see in the morning,  I can't wait to see everyone else on the other side.

Being doing great on liquids, no problems, energy level is great, and not hungry.  On Sunday, my mothers desided not to cook and instead take everyone out to eat.  My sister and btother were home and so we went to a country kitchen restaurant here in town.  I was not going to go because the only thing that i could have was unsweet tea.  I was going to stay back and sleep while everyone else enjoyed stuffing themselves.  Well my mom said, "you knew this day would come, so come on". So I went!  I drank my tea and conversated with everyone and when the food started coming out, I got on my phone and on facebook and kept my head burried.  I am proud of myself for being strong and not letting my will be tested.  I can handle being around a lot of food and be alright.

Well, I started my liquids on yesterday and boy was it a struggle.  My head was hurting, i was nauseated, and i was tired.  I started to feel better as the day went on because i got home and fixed me some chicken broth that tasted like steak and potatoes. LOL!.  This is going to be a test, but i am prepared to pass.  Let me go drink!

I had my pre op class and patient registration appointment on May 17th and found out a lot of things to prepare me for surgery.  I am so excited and cannot wait for this big day.  I start my liquid diet on Tomorrow (May 20th).  I hope everything goes well.  Bolth of my sisters are doing it with me and I am so blessed to have the support. 

I am so excited about my big day. Sounds like marriage, but this is bigger right now.  This has been a life long dream to lose this weight and now is my time.  June 1st cannot get here quick enough.