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Went to the doctor on Friday, the 23rd.  I have officially lost 66 pounds!! Yeah me!!  I return to the doctor for another check up in three months.  My doctor said to keep up with the good work. 

Right now I need to get back on track with writing down everything that I eat.  I know that is very important to my continued weight loss. 

I have been trying to exercise everyday.  Most days I do really well, however some days are just so busy that I lose track of time and forget to go to the gym.  I do my best to make it a point to go even on the days that I don't feel like going. 

Anyway my goal for going to the doctor was to have lost 60 pounds and I exceded that goal.  My next mini goal is to lose at leat 35 pounds before my next doctor appointment.  I do believe this goal is acheivable, just have to make sure I exercise and follow my eating plan. 

Wish me luck with everything!  Till next time.

Well I weighed in tonight andlost 9.5 lbs in the last week.  Very big difference from the last two weeks, i gained.  So right now I have lost a total of 51.5 pounds.  YEAH!!  Feeling good about the weight loss, just wish I had the money to buy clothes and other items that I need.  All of my old stuff is starting to get too big.  Well it's two days till Christmas so I may not be on for a couple of days.  Merry Christmas!!

For the last couple of weeks I have been questioning myself as to whether or not I made the right decision in having this surgery, mainly because I have gained 2 pounds in the last two weeks.  But to answer my question is yes, I did make the right decision. 

I'm just so frustrated with how my life is going right now that I sometimes wonder if I shouldn't have waited till things were better.  Legally I'm homeless, can't find a job (with hours that I can live with), husband can't find a job and we are living on welfare (which is barely enough to pay the expenses that I do have).  Always seems like when everything is going great something happens and I end up on the bottom rung of the ladder instead of somewhere near the top.  I blame my husband for the mess we are in.  I love him but I am starting lose faith in him and his ability to support me and our kids.  Right now I am fighting back the tears because everything seems so hopeless.  I want what everyone else wants, to live the American dream, but it seems like the only ones who get to do that are the foreigners who come here to live. 

I know what has all this rambling got to do with weight loss?  I'm just trying to get out some of my feelings without causing a scene or making myself look like an @$$ in front of relatives.  Right now I have stalled and part of the problem is that I'm not eating right, I've been drinking (not a lot, just a couple of sips here and there) with my meals which I just found out is conducive to weight gain so that will stop immediately.  Just found an article about the 10 rules (?), printed it up so that i can make myself a poster or something similar so that I am constantly reminded of what I have to do on a daily basis. 

Time sure has flown by since surgery.  11 weeks ago this past Tuesday i had surgery.  So far I have lost 40 punds.  I know that number probably should be higher, but I will take those 40 pounds! 

The last couple of weeks have been really stressful for me so staying on plan has been difficult.  I am doing my best to make sure that I get all my liquids in.  I usually get fairly close to what I need for protein intake. 

My family and I went out of town for Thanksgiving and even though I brought a little food with us I had to depend on what was available.  I also didn't exercise during this time.  I gained 1.5 pounds in a week.  So I am back on track this week and so far so good. 

Sometimes wish I could blink and all this weight would be gone along with all the extra skin that I have.  But I will persevere and continue with my plan to lose all the weight that the world sees.  I know that there is a smaller person hiding inside of me that is wanting to come out and I am going to make sure that everyone gets to see that smaller person. 

As of tomorrow I will be out from surgery 8 weeks now.  I have been on a stall for a couple of weeks now and really bummed about it.  However I was talking with my neice and it seems that because I haven't been getting enough fluids or protein in, that may have stopped my weight loss.  I am making a strong effort to get everything that I need in.  i'm not having a problem with taking my vitamans and meds, just eating and drinking enough.  I will be weighing in tomorrow night at my TOPS meeting to see how I have done.

Have to get dinner ready.  Will post more at another time.

Well, I had my surgery 5 weeks and 3 days ago.  Went to the doctor for my second post-op visit and I am down 29 pounds.  My blood pressure was good, however I am still taking blood pressure meds.  I did get blood drawn to make sure all of my levels are fine.  I will assume if I don't hear from the doctors office soon that everything is OK.  My next appointment is in January, which will be my 4 month anniversary.  I am very curious to see what I have lost by then. 

Anyway when Dr. M came in to the exam room, he checked my incision, did some belly compressions and then asked me if I had lost weight.  i said yeah, I did.  So while I was talking he opened my chart and went "wow", you are doing great!  I was so pleased with that. 

I can tell that I have lost weight by my clothes.  The few clothes that i do have are starting to get loose.  I do have some clothes in storage so I will be getting those out tomorrow to see how they fit. 

I have been going to the gym, but my schedule at home changed so i'm not able to go like I had been.  So now I walk around the block and push my 1 year old in her push car on the days that i am unable to make it to the gym.  I am challenging myself to walk at least 1.25 miles a day and increase it weekly by a .25 mile.  Once I can do 2 miles then I want to start to increase my speed. 

Anyway, more next time.  Wish me luck!

Well I am nearly 4 weeks out and feeling great.  I started going to the gym to walk on the treadmills, once doctor releases me then i will start with toning. 

Today I ate something that didn't agree with me and I did vomit.  I really don't want to experience that again.  I made a promise to my neice that I would stay away from junk food and sweets.  So far the few tiny bites of chocolate that I have had haven't made me sick.  Only thing that makes  me run for the bathroom is fatty food.  Being conscious of what I am eating is difficult but not unmanagable.  I do however need to pay more attention to how fast I eat.  I beleive that is going to be a problem for me.  Even though I take small bites, it seems like they aren't small enough.  I still eat too quickly. 

Anyway, so far so good for me.  I have lost somewhere between 15-20 pounds since surgery.  i did gain some weight after surgery however that was from all the fluids that I was given through the IV.  However when i went to see the doctor after surgery I was only showing a one pound gain so to me I am doing fairly well with my weight loss. 

I will be two weeks out tomorrow.  I am still sore but able to do things on my own without a lot of help from my husband.  I'm still not able to pick up the baby, however she crawls on the couch or bed next to me and cuddles.  I started my protein shakes this week and had a problem with them making me nauseated.  Finally conquered that by adding ice.  My next step is to start hitting the treadmill at the gym.  Thank goodness I don't live too far from it.  Cost of gas is ridiculous.  Till next time.

Well after many months of medical tests and waiting I have finally had surgery.  My lucky day was September 16, 2008, one day after my 38th birthday.  Talk about a great birthday present, a new chance at life!  Only wish the doctor could have done the surgery laprascopically.  I had open RNY along with gall bladder removal and a hernia fixed, which I didn't know I had!  I got the three for one plan!

Well I am now waiting for my surgery date.  I have finished all of my tests/evaluations that were required.  I call the doctors executive assistant on Aug 12 for a date.  I can't wait!!