Tammy F.

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....I am down 80 pounds as of Friday. I now weigh 195. I only have 65 pounds more to lose to reach my goal. I only have 42 to reach my surgeon's goal for me. Just wanted to post this nice little e-mail I received $20.00-----Sometimes we just need to be reminded! A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. Well, he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE . You are special- Don't EVER forget it." If you do not pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches, the hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring. Count your blessings, not your problems. "And remember: amateurs built the ark .. professionals built the Titanic. If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

I made it to ONDERLAND yesterday morning. Weighed in at 199. WOOOHOOOO. Can't remember the last time I weighed that. I also tried on a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear in at least 11 years (Yes, I have kept them all this time) and they fit, a little tighter than I like still but I got them buttoned, and they are a size 16). I started this journey in a tight 26/28. I am so happy that I had this wonderful surgery. I am more than half way to my personal goal weight of 130 pounds.

Guess it's time for an update again! I have been slacking a little. Losing a little slower than most, but I am happy with my loss so far. I am down to 200 pounds as of this morning. Only one more pound to go before I am in ONDERLAND............. I can't remember the last time I weighed less than 200. I am now wearing a size 18 in jeans and lovin' it. Can't wait to reach my goal of 130 pounds. I'm more than half way there....... :)

I am down 61 pounds as of this morning. I started at 275 pounds and for the first time in years, I weigh 214........... I am very happy with my weight loss and my new job!!!!!!

I started my new job on Wednesday. I think I am gonna love it. I also lost 5 pounds this week. WOOOOHOOOOOO I am down 57 pounds total. That is great.

I am soooo happy today. First, I weighed this morning and had lost 2 more pounds... Yayyyyyyyyy and then this afternoon I heard from the local newspaper and I am hired. I start next Wednesday... It is the job I have been wanting for a while now. I am really excited...... Just one more exciting step in my journey of life.......

Can't sleep so I will update my profile. I have to say I am sooooo happy that I was able to have this surgery. I know it is what God wanted for me. Sunday, I was going in to work with DH (I go with him on Sunday mornings and do his paperwork at his office) and we were listening to the "Rise Up" show on the radio (a religious radio show). Anyway, the guy asked people to call in and tell a way that God had really changed their lives. It brought tears to my eyes and had me thinking about this whole surgery thing. I know it was meant for me to do this. I was researching this surgery and trying to get DH's insurance to cover it with no luck. Anyway, I tried going back to school for web design but I wasn't approved for the financing. It was a good thing because if I had gone back to school at that time, I wouldn't have returned to my seasonal job for the second year and I wouldn't have gotten the insurance that paid for my surgery. Another reason I know God had this planned for me is because the company I went back to work for had just gotten that insurance plan, the other one they had wouldn't cover the surgery. Everything does happen for a reason. Now I just need to find time to go back to school and finish up my Graphic Design degree and take a Web Design class. I am sooooooo happy to be 50 pounds lighter........

Had a job interview on Friday with our local newspaper. Praying I will get that job. Hope to hear from them today. I will be calling them back just to touch base and hopefully hear that I got the job. He seemed quite impressed with me and the interview seemed to go better than any others I have had. This would be the perfect job for me. Will update when I hear something.. WOOOHOOO, I am down 50 pounds today........Can't wait to lose another 50.....

I am still looking for work. I had a job interview on Friday last week but still waiting to hear from them. They are a little slow about getting back with people. Not sure that I like that about them. Going to check on a few other jobs today. Praying I will get work soon...........

I just wanted to add my post from the board to my profile. I don't want those that read my profile to think that life was perfect as soon as I had surgery. This post is for those of you considering surgery, checking into surgery and those of you that have your date set. Please remember this is NOT the easy way out. I had my surgery on May 11th after dealing with two different insurance companies. I knew that I wanted this surgery more than anything in the world. But I too like many other post-ops had my regrets. I felt awful the first few weeks. I really had wished that I had not done this to myself. I am not posting this to discourage anyone from having WLS. I am posting this so that you will remember that these feelings are only temporary and most of us went through them. The long term results from this surgery will far outweigh the early post-op pain and head hunger you will deal with in the first few weeks. And yes, it is only head hunger because I never really felt hungry for a while after surgery and still have days where I have to force myself to eat. If you really want to do this for yourself, remember it is just like anything else in life. There will be good days and bad days. Good luck to all of you with your journey.......