Michelle Zeiler
This picture is with the love of my life Michael....he is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. I weigh 309 in this picture December 2005 02/02/2006 - Was still so nervous that the customer service rep at BC/BS total me the wrong information, I called them back and got the pre-authorization case number. Phoned Dr. Roe's office again and was total that they had just received the information from my insurance company and that we could go ahead and schedule my date...... Its official I will be having surgery on February 21, 2006........ 03/14/2006 - Yesterday I had my three week follow-up with Dr. Roe, everything is looking good I have lost a total of 11% of my body fat. I think that is so amazing that in 3 short weeks I have lost double digits in the body fat area. Pound wise I am only down an additional 3.5 lbs. Dr. Roe explained to me that this is very normal and not to look into this as a failure because my body is replacing the good fat it used to help me heal. I am cleared to return to work and begin normal activities within certain boundaries. Dr. Roe wants me to begin working out but very lightly (walking) no weight training or the Boston Marathon yet. My next appointment is April 4. 03/21/2006 - Well, today is my one month anniversary from surgery and this morning on my home scale I weighed in at 276. I am very tired but this is do to the fact that I have returned to work as of yesterday. Other then some mild right adombmal pain I feel great. I think this is due to actually sitting up all day in an office chair. 04/04/2006 - 6 weeks out and I feel great, today I have my 6 week appointment with Dr. Roe and I will be very interested to see what my weight is on his scale compared to my home scale which says 272 lbs. I have been walking, cleaning house and attempting to be more active without over doing it. I am really hoping that this afternoon he tells me I can assume all regular activities. I will update tonight following my appointment....... Well, I am back from the doctors and I just don't like his scale. It stated I weighed 275. But I have lost 15% of my body fat and he is very pleased with my results. 04/07/2006 - After my last appointment with Doctor Roe, I was a little upset with weighing 275. But last night (04/06/06) I went to Kohl's department store and bought a pair of Knee High Boots (regularly $70.00 for $10.50), and THE MOST AMAZING PART WAS, I bought a pair of pants size 22, knowing they wouldn't fit at this present time, I decided to buy them anyways because I will eventually be able to wear them. I normally wear a size 30 as fo six weeks ago. Well, this morning I decided to try them on and they FIT (kinda), I can button and zip them up. All that is fine except I can not breathe in them. I THINK I MAY BE Following in love with SHOPPING....... 05/02/2006 - Today, I weighed myself and I weighed in at 260, that is 49 lbs lost since, I began this journey....one more pound until the half century mark. 05/09/2006 - This afternoon, I have my appointment with Dr. Roe. I am hoping he tells me that I am under 260 lbs. On my home scale this morning I weighed in at 258 lbs. I would love to hear Dr. Roe say words like in less then 3 months you have lost 50 lbs. I will post his weight later this afternoon..............well, according to Dr. Roe's scale I am 261.5. I lost 13 lbs since I last saw him. That is 22% of my body fat. Not to bad for less then 2 1/2 months out. 06/07/2006 - Yesterday, my husband and I returned from our trip to Las Vegas. Had a complete blast and my very handsome and loving husband bought me a Tiffany & Co. bracelet that I have been wanting for about 8 years now. I walked and walked all over vegas and never had any physical body pain that I have had in the past. 06/13/2006 - Another appointment today with Dr. Roe on my home scale this morning I weighed in at 249 lbs. I will update my official weigh in tonight.....well on Dr. Roe's scale I weighed in at 250 lbs. That is 55 lbs down since this process began and 28% of my excess body fat is down, also have dropped 10 points off my BMI. All in all I am a much healther person then I was 3 1/2 months ago. 07/18/2006 - Today is another appointment with Dr. Roe and on my home scale this morning I was 239. It will be very interesting to see what I am on Dr. Roe's scale. I don't feel very positive about this months weigh in since I feel I have really failed. Anyhow if I go by my home scale I am down 70lbs. I hope Dr. Roe's scale isn't too far off. On the clothes front I am wearing a size 20 pant and size 22/24 shirt (damn boobs)....Well, on Dr. Roe's scale I weighed 240 lbs. at 5 p.m. so, my home scale isn't too far off. I have lost 35% of my excess fat, and well over half way to the lose 70% of your excess body fat in the first year. 8/16/2006 - Well yesterday I had a major come to jesus experience. I had my six month appointment with Dr. Roe who was none to happy with me. Even though I had lost weight I had gained one percent of fat from last month. I know what I have done wrong and what I need to do to do better. I have to put myself before anyone else, Michael, my mom, my job, the boys, anybody. I am more importatn then them. I need to work out at least 5 times a week. Cut out eating bread, cheese, crackers, chips, sugar. I will only eat low fat, low carb, low calorie items starting today. I will be on a 10 day liquid diet to jump start my weight lose again. Nobody cares for me more then I do for myself. No One can make me fat except myself and no one can make me thin except myself. I WILL NOT GO BACK TO WEIGHING IN THE 300's I would rather die then let that happen. I will write down what I eat everyday on fitday.com. I will continue to lose weight and I will get to the 70% mark within my first 12 months. I know I have a long way to go but I can do this. My weight at Roe's was 237 lbs with a 36% body fat. You will notice a huge loss on my next appointment with Dr. Roe which is 09/12/2006 8/25/06 - Amanda's Wedding was tonight and I had an absolute blast dancing, drinking, eating with my co-workers. Here are a couple of pictures. You can't see it in the pictures but the skirt I am wearing is an XL from the Junior department at MACY's. Yes, you read that correctly, the JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. Huge accomplishment for me. 9-25-2006 - Today is my 31st birthday and I am so happy with my life right now.....everything is going wonderful I am married to the bbest man any woman could ever ask for, who is spoiling me rotten for my birthday. 10-13-2006 - I didn't post after my last doctor appointment because, unfortunately on my birthday my grandfather passed away. We found out the morning of 09/26/06, the day of my doctor appointment. My grandfather was 78 years old and I was very close to him. At this moment, it really hasn't hit me that my grandfather is deceased. I am going home to Washington on the 24th for his memorial service and will reading. I am sure once I get there it will hit me real hard.. On a happy note I had lost ten pounds from my last appointment with Dr. Roe.
02/01/2006 - Well, today I called my insurance company about the status of my pre-authorization and was told that I had been approved. : ) I was so happy, I hung up the phone and immediately began to wonder, what if this person didn't know what they were talking about and instead of being approved I was denied. I called Dr. Roe's office to see if they had heard that I was approved but Tracey (does all the surgery scheduling was out sick).
03/01/2006 - Well, I am officially on the "otherside". I was in the hospital for 2 days, with no complications. My surgery and entire process so far has been very uneventful and I would like to keep it this way. I went to the dr yesterday to have my staples removed. I am down 18.6 lbs from my day of surgery weight 300.
7/29/06 - Kenny Chesney Concert and the shirt I am wearing is a SIZE XL....yes you read that correctly XL
