Linda R.

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Wow, it has been six months since my last post.  I have had many ups and downs.  My weight is currently 260, 95 pounds down since my surgery, but total weight loss is 140 lbs.

I have had some problems with vitamin deficiency and now get weekly B-12 shots and twice a day take an iron supplement along with the other vitamins I am also taking.  I had so much difficulty for a long time to eat, and re-learn how to think about food and detach from the love of it,...it has been a life-changing experience.

I am so happy now....I can walk without gasping for air.,, and recently started getting my exercise geared up to walking 1 - 2 miles daily in the office building where I work.  I have to accelerate my weight loss because I have 100 lbs more to lose, and want to get that done by mid-summer of next year.

I do not regret the surgery in the least, and I am off all meds and my blood pressure is low (wow), no high cholesterol anymore and my sugar is normal.

The skin thing with all the sagging is something new to me as anyone that was large and soft can tell you.  I will need some surgery when this is all done and I look forward to the removal of the excess skin.

I am down 7 sizes and it is still weird to go and buy clothes that are so much smaller than I wore.  I went from a size 34, to my current 22-24 and I will be happy if I just get down to a 12-14. 

I hope all of you are finding the answers to your weight loss, and keep up the faith...it is not easy, but the day will come when you will be smiling as much as I am. 

Between the diet pre op and the post op surgery, today I hit the 100 lb weight loss mark.

My weight has not been coming off as much as I like, and I have to put more effort into walking...my husband and the dogs are keeping me company.   I am determined to keep pushing myself more to get this done!

I know it has been a while since I last posted.  I have been busy trying to get it together.  I have started water aerobics and have been "Sweatin' to the Oldies"....to help with a weight stall.  

I have been going to my hospital's support group and have learned a lot.  Did not know about weight stalls and was on one for 6 weeks.  But it has ended!!!!   The last two weeks I have lost 19 more pounds!!!!  The exercise is definitely helping me to lose the weight, but boy am I out of shape!!!!  I definitely am starting out slowly.  

Between pre-op weight loss and post op weight loss I am down 97 pounds!!!!  I cannot wait to get below 300 pounds....it will have been years since that.  I have 3 more pounds to go to get there!!!!

My target weight is 140 pounds...and as soon as the weather breaks, I will be walking every single night!!!!  I am starting to have more energy and am feeling better.  I still do not find eating enjoyable, but that is okay.  I can cope with that!

Saw the doctor today,.  Everything going well and in 30 days I have lost 30 pounds in 30 days!  Doctor says I am right on target.   Now I will slowly work up my energy with my water aerobics!!!

Well, finally up and around a little more,...saw the doctor 8 days post op and have lost 11 pounds,.,,,!!!!

Anybody says that this surgery is the easy way out is crazy,  If you would have asked me last week, I was in such pain, but each day it is better and better.

I am so looking forward to being able to have some energy,.  I had lost about 60 lbs prior to surgery over the last year and half, and I know that without this surgery,  I would have become wheelchair bound .  The 75 lbs I have now lost has helped my legs and joints so much!!!!

Good luck to all,  will post again

Tuesday is coming fast.  I cannot wait until this is over....and I am home on recovery and moving to a whole new way of life.

Looking back, I can't grasp how I let myself get this out of control.....so big and I vow never to get this way again.

Last Monday, they put the Greenfield filter in my heart and I came thru it with flying colors.  I am so happy.,.,.

My husband has gotten really creative with the protein shakes and I actually like them,  I did not have a "last supper" as I have read a lot of people do,... I do not want to lose track of what I am supposed to be doing,

I will post again after surgery.  I know it is so important for people to read how it went so they can get some peace of mind in their journey to WLS,.  I bought a book, WLS for Dummies, and it is wonderful front to back.,,.,.I tell you to buy it!!!!

Okay, gotta go for now,,,,,talk soon!!!!

Wow....found out today that I have been approved!  there is so much going thru my mind right now!!!!   I went to the seminar in September, had all my tests in October and Blue Care Network got my package at the end of October and it is approved.   From all I had heard, I was ready for the denial and was preparing my appeal letter.

I will write again..soon,

Well,  I have read from so many individuals on this website and it has been so helpful, that I thought to write down a little about me and maybe it will help someone else.

I was not always fat, as a very young child, I was thin.  I gained weight around 6 or 7  and looking back, that was around the time I must have started being molested by a family member.  I kept the weight on until I was 14 yrs old....(along with taking a stand against the family molester and now able to concentrate a little on me) I was determined to lose the weight, which was about 35-40 pounds.  Took me about a year and a lot of starving and I did it!!!!   But it did not last long.

When I had my daughter when I was 22, I weighed 225 pounds.  As the years went by, going to school at night, working 2-3 jobs to support us, I ate on the run, and did not eat the right things,   Life went on and by my mid-30's probably weighed around 275.  I did not get weighed during that time, doc did not push the issue, and I was grateful.

During this time I was always active and had a fulfilling life.  I have never had low self-esteem and have never had a problem in the relationship area.  I enjoyed several long term relationships with wonderful men.  But as we all know, your needs and wants change and both of you may part ways. 

During this time, I got a job with the government and became a desk-jockey.  My previous jobs were strenuous and demanded a lot of physical activity and now I was sitting for most of the day. Genetics,  Bad food choices and inactivity during the day added up to where I am today.

I was okay physically until a few years ago.  My blood pressure became an issue and I was put on medicine.  I got arthritis in my ankles, knees and back started to hurt.  I was not until 18 months ago, when I was 49, that I was given a birthday present and a huge wake up call with high cholesterol and diabetes type 2.  I was terrified.  The doctor I now had gave me grim statistics and put me on a 1200 calorie diabetic diet.  

I have followed that diet for the last 18 mos and lost only 60 pounds and cannot seem to lose anymore.  My body is falling apart and it is time to get back on track and get healthy.

With the support of my wonderful husband of 5 yrs, my daughter and my grandbaby,  I will be successful in getting this much needed surgery and getting my weight down to where I can get around and continue on my weight loss journey to my goal.   My current weight is 342 pounds on a 5'3 frame and the clock is ticking.  

As of today, I am driven to succeed and get my life back!  My husband and I want to move to the country and my goal is to ride horses again.  Well, this is my story, kind of abbreviated and if it helps anyone, hurrah...