Rebecca Foley
WHERE SHOULD I START:
I AM 35 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT MY ENTIRE LIFE. I WEIGHED 155 LBS MY SENIOR YEAR AND BAC THEN THAT WAS CONSIDERED FAT, NOW DAYS I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO WEIGH 155 LBS AGAIN. I BALLONED TO 205 WHEN I GAVE BIRTH TO MY SON IN 1992 AND I HAVE BEEN OVER 200 LBS EVER SINCE. I WENT TO 231 LBS WHEN I GAVE BIRTH TO MY DAUGHTER IN 1995, AND WITH HER I TRIED BREAST FEEDING SO I COULD TRY TO LOSE THE WEIGHT BECAUSE YOU NOW THEY ALWAYS SAY BREASTFEEDING IS THE BEST WAY TO GET THE PREGNANCY WEIGHT OFF. WELL THAT WAS THE NOT THE CASE FOR ME. SO I HAVE TRIED DIET AFTER DIET AND YES I WOULD LOSE WEIGHT BUT AS SOON AS I GOT OFF OF THE PILL OR THE PROGRAM THE WEIGHT WOULD SLOWLY CREEP BACK. THE DIETS I HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST COULD GO ON AND ON. LET ME SEE IF I CAN NAME A FEW OF THEM:
1) QWLC "QUICK WEIGHT LOSS CENTER"
2) DEXATRIM
3)ADDIPEX (CHEAP VERSION OF PHEN-FEN)
4) PHEMENTRIMINE (ANOTHER VERSION OF PHEN-FEN)
5) METABOLIFE
6) HERBALIFE
7) ADVOCARE
8) MEDIFAST
9) SLIM FAST
10) WEIGHT WATCHERS
11) ATKINS
12) BACKWARDS DIET
13) FROZEN MEAL DIET
AND I COULD STILL LIST MORE, BUT WHAT IS THE USE, THEY ALL FAILED OR I FAILED ALL OF THEM.
NOVEMBER 2006
MY HUSBAND CAME HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND MENTIONED THAT ONE OF HIS CO WORKERS WAS APPROVED FOR THE LAP BAND SURGERY AND SINCE WE HAD THE SAME INSURANCE I THOUGHT I WOULD CHECK INTO THIS JUST TO SEE, WHY NOT WHAT COULD IT HURT, ALL THAT COULD HAPPEN IS THEY WOULD JUST TELL ME NO.
I FOUND OUT I NEEDED TO ATTEND A SEMINAR FIRST IN ORDER TO GET STARTED, SO I SEARCHED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SEMINARS IN MY AREA AND LUCKY ENOUGH I FOUND ONE, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THIS IS NOVEMBER AND THE NEXT 2 SEMINARS WERE IN DECEMBER AND BOTH DATES WERE THAT IT WAS GIVEN I ALREADY HAD PLANS TO ATTEND OTHER FUNCTIONS (WORK RELATED) THEREFORE I COULD NOT ATTEND UNTIL JANUARY 4, 2007.
JANUARY 04, 2007
I ATTENDED THE SEMINAR ON A THURSDAY NIGHT AND IT WAS A BREEZE. IT WAS AWKWARD THAT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM WAS GETTING THE SAME INFO AS I WAS, A TOOL TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER. AT THE SEMINAR I HAD TO CHOSE A DOCTOR THAT WAS IN MY NETWORK. THE 2 LADIES AT THE SEMINAR WERE WONDERFUL IN GIVING OUT INFORMATION NEEEDED TO GO FURTHER WITH THIS.
JANUARY 05, 2007
I CALLED DR. MIRANDA'S OFFICE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT IT WAS SET FOR JANUARY 18TH.
JANUARY 18, 2007
I MET WITH THE STAFF, THEY WERE ALL SO HELPFUL, CRYSTAL AND ANDREA VERY NICE LADIES. I WEIGHED IN AT 240 LBS AND MY BMI WAS 45.3. THE DR. CAME IN, VERY, VERY NICE GUY AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME ALL WHAT I WAS UP FOR AND HE WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE GASTRIC (RNY) OR THE LAP BAND. MY DECISION WAS TO HAVE THE LAP BAND, I HOPE IT ALL GOES WELL, BUT THE CRAZY THING IS IM GOING INTO ALL OF THIS NOT KNOWING IF INSURANCE IS GOING TO COVER OR EVEN APPROVE ME AND WHILE I WAS WAITING ON THE DR TO COME IN, CRYSTAL CAME IN AND TOOK A PICTURE OF ME AND I WAS LIKE HOW DO YOU KNOW IF INSURANCE WILL APPROVE ME AND SHE SAID I WOULD NOT EVEN BE THERE IF THE INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO APPROVE YOU. I WAS LIKE WHAT SHE SAID YOU JUST HAVE TO MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA AND SO FAR I HAD MET THE CRITERIA. YOU KNOW I WENT INTO THIS NOT KNOWING THAT IT WOULD REALLY HAPPEN, I MEAN REALITY ME HAVE SURGERY TO LOSE WEIGHT THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME IT ONLY HAPPENS TO OTHERS.
SO FROM THAT POINT ON THEY SCHEDULED AN EDG TO CHECK TO SEE WHY I HAD SO MUCH HEARTBURN, I HAD TO HAVE A GALL BLADDER ULTRA SOUND TO SEE IF I HAD GALL STONES, A PSYCH EVALUATION, BLOOD WORK, AND A VISIT WITH A NUTRIONIST AND I HAD TO LOSE 10 LBS.
JANUARY 25, 2007
TODAY IS THE DAY I AM TO HAVE THE EDG AND MY APPT. IS AT 8 A.M. SO AROUND 5:30 I AM UP GETTING READY AND @ 5:45 THE HOSPITAL CALLED (LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WAS DONNA BOEHM, THE LADY FROM THE SEMINAR) AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY I WAS NOT AT THE HOSPITAL AND I SAID BECAUSE MY APPT. WAS AT 8 A.M. AND THEY SAID DID ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU NEEDED TO BE HERE @ 5:30 AND I SAID NO.
SO I WOKE MY HUSBAND UP AND I SAID WE NEEDED TO GO AND WE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE BEFORE 7 A.M. I WAS OUT BY 11:30. MY HUSBAND TOOK TO ME LUNCH AFTERWARDS @ HB STEAK HOUSE (JAPENESE) MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT OF ALL. I CAME HOME AND SLEPT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE I WAS SO TIRED FROM ALL OF THE MEDS.
FEBRUARY 1, 2007
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT I HAVE MY GALL BLADDER ULTRA SOUND, VISIT THE NUTRIONIST, AND TAKE MY PSYCH EVALUATION. ALL DONE AND COMPLETE
FEBRUARY 2, 2007
I CALLED THE DR. OFFICE TO SEE WHAT ELSE HAS TO BE DONE AND THEY SAID THEY JUST NEED PROOF THAT I WAS ON A SUPERVISED DIET PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS, AND THANK GOD I WAS ON THE QWLC 13 MONTHS AGO. SO I CALLED QWLC TO GET A LETTER STATING THAT I WAS ON THEIR PROGRAM AND I GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF. THEY ALSO NEEDED MY 5 YR WEIGHT HISTORY AND I GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THE WAITING GAME FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME BECAUSE I HAVE NO PATIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO STUFF LIKE THIS.
FEBRUARY 16, 2007
STILL NO WORD FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY, I AM STRESSING OVER LOSING 10 LBS IT IS LIKE THE HARDEST 10 LBS EVER TO LOSE, OH AND ALSO I CHANGED MY MIND TO HAVE TO HAVE THE GASTRIC RNY INSTEAD OF THE LAP BAND. MY DR TOLD ME I WOULD MUCH MUCH MORE HAPPIER WITH THIS DECISION SO I CALLED THE DR OFFICE TO CHANGE.
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
WELL THE INSURANCE HAS RECEIVED MY PAPER WORK FOR THE PREDETERMINATION LETTER SO FROM HERE ON OUT IT IS JUST A WAITING GAME. I WILL CALL THEM EVERY DAY JUST TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED BECAUSE THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL BE 4-6 WEEKS GGGGRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WAITING GAME IS KILLING ME. IT IS THE HARDEST PART.
FEBRUARY 26, 2007
OMG I AM APPROVED YES!YES!YES! MY SURGERY DATE IS MARCH 21ST. OMG DID YOU HEAR ME SCREAM ALL THE WAY ACROSS TEXAS. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE SKINNY AND IT WILL PROBABLY NOT SINK IN FOR MONTHS TO COME. EVERYONE PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR ME. I AM PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU JUST BEGINNING THIS JOURNEY. NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP IT WILL HAPPEN. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I STARTED IN NOVEMBER AND IS HAS COME DOWN TO ONLY 3 WEEKS AWAY.
FEBRUARY 27, 2007
DR. MIRANDA'S OFFICE CALLED AND SAID THEY ACCIDENTALLY SUBMITTED THAT I WANTED THE LAB BAND INSTEAD OF THE GASTRIC BYPASS AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RESUBMITT EVERYTHNG AGAIN. OMG DID YOU HEAR ME SCREAM. I IMMEDIATELLY CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY MYSELF ANDTHEY SAID IT WILL NOT TAKE AS LONG AS THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR WLS IT WOULD BE JUST A MATTER OF THE DR AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY CHANGING THE CODE FOR THE SURGERY. IT TOOK EXACTLY ONE MORE WEEK. TUESDAY MARCH 6TH I WAS APPROVED FOR RNY. MY SURGERY IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 21, 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2007
I WENT TO SEE DR. MIRANDA AND HE CALMED MY NERVES BECAUSE IWAS GETTING REALLY SCARED @ THIS MOMENT. THE FEAR OF DYING, NEVER SEEING MY FAMILY AGAIN ALL BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE THIN AND HEALTHY. MY SURGERY IS ONLY 13 DAYS AWAY. I AM READY BUT I AM VERY SCARED. WHILE I WAS AT MY APPT. I RECEIVED MY 10 DAY LIQUID DIET THAT I HAD TO START ON SUNDAY MARCH 11. I SURE HOPE I CAN STICK TO IT. THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LONGEST 10 DAYS OF MY LIFE. I WEIGHED 236 LBS, I WAS DOWN 4 LBS WITH OUT EVEN TRYING I WAS TOO STRESSED.
SATURDAY MARCH 10, 2007
I WENT TO GNC TO BUY THE ISOPURE PROTEIN POWDER MIX THAT IS REQUIRED FOR MY 10 DAY LIQUID DIET. I HAVE TO DRINK 3 OF THESE PROTEIN SHAKES A DAY. SURE WAS EXPENSIVE. $52.00 A BOTTLE. IT IS ONE GALLON OF POWDER SO IT SHOULD LAST FOR AWHILE. I SURE HOPE SO SINCE IT COST THAT MUCH, BUT I GUESS IT IS ALL WORTH IT IN THE LONG RUN. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS NEVER ACHEIVED WITHOUT BUMPS TO SLOW YOU DOWN. BUT THE HEART AND SOUL PUT INTO SUCCESS WILL PAY OFF TO A HAPPIER HEALTHIER ME. OMG 11 DAYS UNTIL SURGERY I AM SO EXCITED BUT THE WAIT IS KILLING ME. BYE UNTIL NEXT TIME. ALL OF YOU JUST BEGINNING THIS JOURNEY HANG IN THERE.
SUNDAY MARCH 11, 2007
WELL I HAVE STARTED MY LIQUID DIET TODAY. LORD PLEASE HELP ME THRU THESE NEXT 10 DAYS. I KNOW I CAN DO IT, I JUST HAVE TO GET PAST THE FIRST 3 DAYS AND THEN I SHOULD BE OK. I WEIGHED 236 LBS THIS MORNING, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WEIGHED AT THE DR.S OFFICE THURSDAY MARCH 8 AND I HAVE BEEN EATING ANYTHING I WANTED AND NO WEIGHT GAIN, WEIRD HUH. I HAVE EATEN FRIED PICKLES, ITALIAN CREAM CHEESE CAKE, MEXICAN FOOD, AND I KNOW SHAME ON ME BUT MOST OF THIS STUFF I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EAT ANYMORE.
SUNDAY MARCH 18, 2007
WELL ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TO GO UNTIL SURGERY. THE LIQUID DIET HAS WENT OKAY. I HAVE LOST6.5 LBS THIS WEEK ON THE LIQUID DIET. I GUESS THAT IS OK. I AM ABLE TO GET BACK INTO MY 18'S AGAIN. UNBELIEVEABLE LOSING JUST 6.5 LBS AND I CAN WEAR 18'S AGAIN. MY SURGERY IS SCHEDULE FOR NOON SO I HAVE TO BE THERE BY 9:30. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT IS ALMOST HERE. WELL HUGS UNTIL NEXT TIME. OH BTW WAY I NOW WEIGH 229 LBS.
TUESDAY MARCH 20, 2007
WELL I AM ABOUT 30 HOURS AWAY FROM SURGERY. I AM SO EXCITED. MY HUSBAND ASKED ME LAST NIGHT IF I WAS NERVOUS EXCITED SCARED OR WHAT AND I SAID ALL OF THE ABOVE AND THEN SOME. I TOLD HIM I THINK I AM IN SHOCK BECAUSE I HAD MY DAY WHERE I WAS SCARED, MY DAY WHERE I WAS EXCITED, AND MY DAY WHERE I WAS NERVOUS AND NOW I JUST THINK I AM IN SHOCK. I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME. I HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN FOR OTHERS BUT JUST NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS BELIEVE IT WOULD HAPPEN TO AND FOR ME. I PROBABLY WILL NOT POST AGAIN UNTIL I GET HOME FROM SURGERY. SO EVERYONE PLEASE SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR ME. SEE YOU ON THE LOSING SIDE.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2007
WELL TODAY IS THE DAY, I ACTUALLY SLEPT PRETTY GOOD LAST NIGHT, BUT I WOKE UP AT 3 AM AND COULD NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP. I JUST LAID THERE IN BED THE THOUGHT OF BEING SKINNY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY ADULT LIFE IS SO FAR AND BEYOND. I GOT UP ABOUT 5:30 TO GET MY KIDS READY FOR SCHOOL, TOOK MY SHOWER WITH THAT BODY WASH THE HOSPITAL GIVE ME AND THEN I WEIGHED MYSELF, I WAS DOWN TO 228 LBS. SINCE MY DR. VISIT ON MARCH 9TH, I HAVE LOST 8 LBS AND 12 LBS SINCE MY FIRST DR VISIT ON STARTING THIS JOURNEY. I NEED TO TELL EVERYONE MY HUSBAND IS SUCH A SWEET LOVING CARING MAN. I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. HE HAS PUT UP WITH ME AND MY CRAP AND WITH BEING ON DIET AFTER DIET AND SUPPORTING ME EACH AND EVERY TIME. HE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY IS TOMORROW, THE DAY AFTER MY SURGERY. SO NO CELEBRATING FOR US, JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR. BY NEXT YEAR'S ANNIVERSARY HE WILL HAVE A NEW SKINNY HEALTHY BEAUTIFUL WIFE INSTEAD OF THE FAT COW HE HAS NOW. HE HAS NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT. HE MARRIED ME WEIGHING 190 LBS AND OVER THE YEARS I BALLONED TO 250 LBS OMG THAT IS 60 LBS IN 10 YEARS YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ANYWAY I AM OUTTA HERE, SAY A PRAYER FOR ME SEE YOU AFTER SURGERY ON THE LOSING SIDE.
MARCH 23, 2007 I AM HOME BUT I WILL POST LATER TOO SORE AND TIRED
MARCH 26, 2007
OK I HAVE NOT UPDATED IN A WHILE I HAVE BEEN IN ALOT OF PAIN. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE I ALSO HAD 2 HERNIAS REMOVED. BUT I AM STARTING TO GET MY STRENGTH BACK LITTLE BY LITTLE. I HAVE TO SAY MY HUSBAND IS SO WONDERFUL. HE HAS HELPED ME OUT SO MUCH. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. I COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANY OF THIS WITH OUT HIM AND HIS GREAT SUPPORT. I WILL UPDATE LATER I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE I AM ON THE LOSING SIDE. THIS IS SO AWESOME I AM 224 LBS NOW.
MARCH 29, 2007
WELL FOR STARTERS MY HUSBAND'S FATHER PASSED AWAY ON THE 27TH SO I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP MY HUSBAND FROM GOING INSANE. I THINK HE WILL BE OK BECAUSE EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS COMING JUST HARD TO SINK IN AFTER IT REALLY HAPPENED. WELL I AM 1 WEEK AND 1 DAY POST OP, AND I AM DOWN TO 218LBS. I HAD SET A GOAL TO BE @220 LBS AT 1 WEEK, BUT I WEIGHED IN AT 221 AND THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY I DROPPED 3 MORE LBS. I AM STILL SORE, I CAN NOT SLEEP ON MY STOMACH YET. I HATE SLEEPING ON MY BACK AND SIDES. I AM GETTING IN MY PROTEIN LIQUIDS AND VITAMINS. BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. I MEAN I COOK FOR MY FAMILY AND I WANT TO EAT, BUT I KNOW I CAN'T. THE HEAD HUNGER STILL LINGERS WITH ME SO MUCH. I AM TO BE ON LIQUIDS FOR 1 MORE WEEK AND I THINK IT IS THE CHEWING FACTOR THAT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY, I JUST WANT TO CHEW SOMETHING. I MEAN THE ONLY THING I GET TO CHEW ON IS A VITAMIN. I KNOW IT IS THE HEAD HUNGER AND IT IS REALLY HARD FOR ME. I GO BACK TO WORK ON THE 2ND OF APRIL, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL OCCUPY MY MIND A LITTLE SO I WONT BE THINKING OF FOOD. ANYWAY MY WEIGHT LOSS SINCE SURGERY IS 8 DAYS AGO IS 9 LBS, 22 LBS SINCE I STARTED. OMG THIS REALLY IS AMAZING, JUST GOT TO GET THE HEAD HUNGER THING OUT, OUT, OUT!!
THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2007
WELL I WENT TO THE DR FOR MY 1ST POST OP VISIT AND I WEIGHED 216 LBS. I HAVE 216 LBS SINCE SATURDAY MARCH 31ST. THE PROTEIN SHAKES ALL TASTE NASTY AND I THINK MY BODY JUST NEEDS A CHANGE. WELL TODAY I GOT TO START EATING AGAIN YES!YES!YES! MY FIRST MEAL WAS SALMON, GREEN BEANS AND MAC & CHEESE, YEA THAT IS KINDA A CRAZY NOW THAT I LOOK BACK I SHOULD NOT HAVE EATEN THAT STUFF RIGHT OFF THE BAT, BUT ANYWAY I HAD ABOUT 4 PCS OF SALMON ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR THUMBNAIL, 6 GREEN BEANS AND 4 MAC AND CHEESE NOODLES AND OMG I WAS FULL! FOR DINNER I HAD THE MEAT FROM A CHICKEN WING AND 4 CARROTS AND I WAS FULL. FRIDAY MORNING FOR BREAKFAST I FIXED 2 TBSP OF OATMEAL AND I COULD NOT EAT IT ALL, FOR LUNCH I HAD TUNA AND CRACKERS PROBABLY ONLY 1 TBSP OF TUNA WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. I DO NOT WANT TO GET SICK OR GET A STRICTURE, THAT REALLY SCARES ME. FOR DINNER I HAD PINTOS AND CHEESE FROM TACO BELL. TOMORROW I AM GOING TO BUY A BABY SPOON SO I KNOW FOR SURE I WILL NOT OVER DO IT.
SUNDAY APRIL 2, 2007
WELL TODAY I AM 1 MONTH AND 1 DAY POST OP, I AM DOWN TO 208, 32 LBS FROM THE START. FRIDAY APRIL 20TH, I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THROWING UP. I WAS EATING CHICKEN AND WITHOUT EVEN THINKING I TOOK A DRINK OF TEA AND IT HAD NO WHERE TO GO BUT BACK UP. I CAN NOT HAVE PEANUT BUTTER AND I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER AND I CAN NOT HAVE REGULAR COFFEE. THEY BOTH GIVE ME THE JITTERS AS IF I AM TAKING TOO MANY DIET PILLS. ANY WAY THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF. THE WEIGHT IS COMING OFF SLOWER THAN EXPECTED BUT I GUESS THAT IS OK. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO EXERCISE, BUT TRYING TO FIND THE TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER SOFTBALL. I TOOK MY MEASUREMENTS YESTERDAY AND SO FAR 20 1/2 INCHES TOTAL FROM NECK, WAIST, ARMS, HIPS, THIGHS, CALVES, ETC. THIS IS SO COOL. ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN REALLY SEE IT IN MY FACE. I CAN EVEN SEE IT IN MY FACE, BUT NO WHERE ELSE. I STILL HOPE I CAN GET DOWN TO OR BETWEEN 118 & 126, THAT IS MY GOAL WEIGHT. I AM 9 LBS AWAY FROM ONEDERLAND. MY HUSBAND FLEW OUT TO CHICAGO TODAY. HE IS GOING TO BE TRAINED ON SOME NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR HIS JOB. HE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANY OF THIS WITHOUT HIS HELP AND SUPPORT. I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. MY KIDS ARE SUCH GREAT SUPPORTERS ALSO, THEY WATCH OVER ME CONSTANTLY MAKING SURE I TAKE MY VITAMINS AND ALL. I HAVE 2 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
SUNDAY APRIL 29, 2007
WELL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A VERY, VERY ROUGH ONE. THURSDAY MY DAUGHTER WAS INVITED TO PRACTICE WITH A TOURNAMENT TEAM. WELL PRACTICE WAS @ 6 AND I DID NOT GET OFF WORK UNTIL 5 SO I HAD TO RUSH HOME. WELL WE STOPPED AT JACK IN THE BOX (BIGGGGGGGG MISTAKE) I KNOW!!!!!!! I GOT A JR BAC CB AND THE IDIOTS DID NOT PUT BACON IT, I WAS JUST GOING TO EAT THE PATTY, CHEESE AND BACON. WELL IT DID NOT LIKE ME OR I DID NOT LIKE IT. IT MADE ME SOOOOOOOOOO SICK. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND THERE WAS NO PLACE TO STOP SO I STOPPED AT THE DUMPSTER AT HOBBY LOBBY AND LET IT ALL COME BACK UP. WHEW!!!!!! IT WAS NASTY. NO MORE JITB BURGERS FOR ME. WELL THEN FRIDAY NIGHT I HAD TO WORK AT THE SKATING RINK AND ABOUT 7:30 OR SO I GOT HUNGRY SO A FRIEND OF MINE WENT TO YEA I KNOW JACK IN THE BOX BUT I GOT A GRILLED CHICKEN FAJITA PITA AND YEA YOU GUESSED IT, IT DID NOT LIKE ME EITHER. SO FOR SURE THIS TIME I AM DONE WITH JITB! WELL I AM DOWN TO 205, 6 MORE LBS TILL ONEDERLAND. ALL WHO ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THIS SURGERY GOOD LUCK, STICK WITH IT WILL HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAY 5, 2007
WELL ALL IS GOOD, I AM DOWN 37 LBS TOTAL SO FAR. I NOW WEIGH 203, I AM 4 LBS FROM ONEDERLAND. I WENT TO THE DR MAY 3, AND DR. MIRANDA WAS VERY HAPPY WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS. IHAVE BEEN RELEASED TO EXERCISE. I WAS AT A STALL FOR A WEEK AND 1/2 IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY. WELL I POSTED ON OBESITY HELP FOR HELP AND VICKI FROM GA CALLED ME PERSONALLY AND SHE TOLD ME TO STOP EATING WEIGHT WATCHER FOODS AND STICK TO NOTHING BUT PROTEIN. TO MY WONDERING EYES IT WORKED I HAVE DROPPED 2 LBS SINCE THURSDAY. SO FROM HERE ON OUT NOTHING BUT PROTEIN FOR ME. ANY WAY IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING THIS JOURNEY HANG IN THERE, DONT GIVE UP, IT IS ALL WORTH IT. I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR THIS SURGERY.
JUNE 3, 2007
SORRY I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE UPDATED. I HAVE DROPPED 15 LBS SINCE I LAST POSTED. I THANK GOD EVERYDAY FOR THIS SURGERY. I NOW 188 LBS THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE JUST THINKING TO HAVE THIS SURGERY, DO IT. I STICK TO MOSTLY PROTEIN FOODS. PINTOS AND CHEESE, CHILI W/ CHEESE, DELI MEAT, TRAIL MIX. I CAN JUST EAT ABOUT ANYTHING I WANT BUT I TRY TO STICK TO PROTEIN THINGS. I AM WEARING 16'S AND SOME 14'S AND THE SHOPPING THING IS SO WONDERFUL. I STARTED A NEW JOB ON MAY 30 AND I HAVE TO DRESS NICE SO THE CLOTHES I GET TO BUY AND WEAR ARE SO CUTE. ANYWAY ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU GOD DOR THIS SURGERY. TTFN
AUGUST 5, 2007
WOW IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE I LAST POSTED. I GUESS I BETTER GET BUSY. WOW WHERE DO I START? WELL LET'S SEE, I AM 20+ WEEKS OUT OR 4 MONTHS+ AND I AM DOWN TO 171 LBS. I AM WEARING 12'S. OMG WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 12'S. I CAN NOT EVEN REMEMBER WHEN I WORE 12'S. HONESTLY I CAN NOT REMEMBER. ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ON ONE OF MY MANY DIETS I GOT DOWN TO A SIZE 14 TIGHT, BUT I DON'T RECALL EVER WEARING A 12. PROBABLY IN HIGH SCHOOL. ANY WAY I AM TAKING ALL OF MY VITAMINS, MY FINGERNAILS ARE GROWING, MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE IT STOPS SOON, BECAUSE MY HAIR IS GETTING THIN. MY HAIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN THICK, BUT IT IS GETTING PRETTY THIN. I TURNED 36 ON JULY 26TH AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS WAS THE BEST BDAY EVER. THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS SURGERY. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. I HOPE I CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT BECAUSE I AM NOT READY FOR IT TO STOP. YOU KNOW I GO 2 OR 3 WEEKS AND THE SCALE DOES NOT MOVE AND I THINK TO MYSELF WELL THIS IS ALL YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE AND I GUESS THAT WOULD BE OK, BUT NOT REALLY. IT JUST DRIVES ME CRAZY. I HAVE BEEN EXERCISING SOME PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN NONE AT ALL. I CAN ACTUALLY GO JOG, YES I SAID JOG WITHOUT GETTING TIRED OR OUT OF BREATH. I BOUGHT AN AB LOUNGER AND I JUST LOVE THAT THING. I JUST NEED TO USE IT MORE OFTEN. I AM FINDING IT EASIER FOR ME TO JUST EAT SOFT FOODS LIKE GREEN BEANS, PINTO BEANS, DELI MEAT, CHEESES, RATHER THAN MEAT LIKE CHICKEN, FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH I CHEW IT UP VERY WELL IT HURTS MY POUCH. ANYWAY I WILL TRY TO UPDATE SOONER NEXT TIME. TOODLES!
AUGUST 11,2007
WELL I AM ALMOST 20 WEEKS OR NEARLY 5 MONTHS OUT FROM SURGERY AND I HAVE LOST 71 LBS SO FAR.
I NOW WEIGH 169 LBS, OMG CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER GET THIS SMALL SO QUICKLY. I HAVE PEOPLE TELLING ME I AM SO TINY, BUT IN REALITY I AM NOT TINY. I CAN WEAR SIZE 10'S, 12'S AND NOW MY 14'S ARE GETTING LOSE ON ME. I AM HOPING TO BE AT GOAL BY CHRISTMAS TIME. SO FAR I WAS IN THE 190'S IN MAY, THE 180'S IN JUNE, THE 170'S IN JULY AND NOW THAT IT IS AUGUST I AM IN THE 160'S, SO SEPTEMBER HOPEFULLY I WILL BE IN THE 150'S, OCTOBER THE 140'S, NOVEMBER THE 130'S, AND DECEMBER THE 120'S. THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME IF IT HAPPENS THAT WAY. I AM SO HAPPY I HAD THIS SURGERY, IT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY PROFILE AND IF YOU ARE ON YOUR JOURNEY TO GETTING APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY DON'T GIVE UP, IT WILL HAPPEN.
ANY WAY I WILL TTYL.
HUGS
