mandyp78

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Well after getting cuaght up in life I guess I should finally update this profile. I had my surgery on June 8th 2011. I have lost 76.4 lbs so far. I was 243.6 lbs when I started and I am currently 167.4lbs. I am soooo excited! I haven't been this small in over 9 yrs :) I am now wearing a size 14 down from a size 22. I am finally in a spot where I want to start dating and I am hoping to find that special someone. I am now dealing with sagging skin which I knew would happen but it is still better then weighing almost 250lbs. Which if I am totally honest I proably did hit that weight at some point in my life. I am hoping to run a 5K this fall and am trying to motivate my son to do it with me. As a result of my changes he has changed a bit and lost 10 lbs which I couldn't be happier about. We both still have a ways to go to be really healthy but we are definately closer then we were :)
The pic of me in black pants and a red and black sweater is my newest picture. And before you say it I know the shirt is too big LOL. It used to be tight but its comfortable and I like to wear it around the house on my days off.

So as I said I'm a procrastinator. It is now September 2011. I had my surgery at DHMC (Lebanon NH) on June 8th 2011. My starting weight was 243.6 I am now 199.6.  44 lbs gone and felling good. I can't believe I made such a big deal worrying about this surgery. I had no complications, had a wonderful Dr (Dr Trus) and great nurses. I have an amazing support team and my number one supporter is my 15 yr old son Cody. This has been a great journey so far and I look forward to continuing to lose and change.

SO I am a procrastinator. however if I am ever going to start my journey I need to change and so I started today. My hospital requires a recent (within the yr) physical, blood work, and 2 psych visits prior to surgery. I am scared so I think thats why I've been putting them off. Well no more I want to be healthy and lose weight. I made a docotr's appointment for my physical today. I will go in on July 30th for that appointment. It is then that I will tell her my plans and get my blood work. I will then contact my hospital and deal with the rest. Since I work at the hopsital and know my insurance will cover the surgery I am hoping to have it all done including the surgery by the end of the year. There has to be some perks to working at a hopsital :)  My only issue may be not getting the exact surgeon I want but hopefully I will get him. I'll keep everyone posted on that. So weight loss here I come