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FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!
Jun 12, 2008
in a little over a month. WOOOOOOHOOOOOO 
I was soooooooo thrilled as I woke up this a.m. worried that I had actually gained, but then put on a smaller shirt that used to fit nicely and is now LOOSE on me. I am SO lovin' this right now! 
So now in total I have lost 174 lbs in almost 1 yr 3 months, and my current weight is 335 lbs. I am feeling SO awesome and can tolerate the heat out here in Georgia soooooooooooo much better this summer. I am amazed! Suddenly my 200 lb goal weight isn't that far off anymore...WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I want to thank everyone for the kind and encouraging words during my "plateau" and for reading my whiney comments 
Now for a bit of bad news--my right eardrum has a small hole in it. It was apparently caused by the pressure of both ears having an infection. My doctor said that it could possibly repair itself as it's small, otherwise, I'd have to go to an ENT dr and get it repaired. As most of you know, I haven't had health insurance for a while now thanx to the state thinking I get too much in child support (even though I get less than $500 a month). So cost is an issue. If it doesn't repair itself, I am screwed and will have a bit of hearing loss in my right ear (I'm only 42 I shouldn't have to have this probloem yet dang it! 
) I need everyone's prayers that it will repair itself. I would greatly appreciate it. So to ANYONE going through a plateau HANG IN THERE!!! You WILL get over it and love life again! God bless everyone! 
No updates as yet this month
Jun 02, 2008
Down to 359
May 02, 2008
I'm really starting to get SERIOUSLY pissed off! I just don't understand it! UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...again, granted I need to realize it's at least a loss, but DANG IT! Year post op
Mar 31, 2008
I know it could be worse, I have GOT to try to look on the bright side. I've lost more inches, but DANG I don't understand why I've slowed to such a crawl! I need some help here. PLEASE give me some ideas to get my loss back up to at LEAST 10 lbs a month!!! I had wanted so badly to have had a loss of 150 lbs in one year. Didn't make it and I'm very upset. Granted to some of you, I'm sure ya'll are thinking-- well that's only 2 lbs away, but DANG IT. The slow loss scares me. I KNOW my stomach has not stretched thank God, so what on earth am I doing wrong? I'm watching my calories, doing exercise, getting in at least 70 grams of protein and all of my water each day WHAT MORE CAN I DO??????? Ok, I think I'm done ranting. I will see about my daughter taking a picture of me tonight for my 1 year post op. (It was technically this past friday, but I had forgotten to stop by the clinic to weigh myself then, so I did it today) Thank you everyone for the few updates ya'll have given me, and please continue to reply, comment and send me updates! I love ya'll! 
1 more lb gone!
Jan 31, 2008
I am trying very hard to look on the bright side--I lost 1 pound. I could have gained that pound! It's not easy, but I will continue to remind myself. I am going back to the basics to try to break my plateau and get my loss moving again. I am also going to change my exercise routine to also jump start my loss again. Please pray for me. I am so very scared of gaining my weight back! I would be so depressed and freaked out even if I gained just a few pounds! 
I have my year coming up on March 7 and I want a HUGE finish for my one year. I am shooting for 150 lbs by that date, so I have 9 more to go and I have about 2 monts and a few days to do that in. Yikes! Well I'm off to get started! Please keep me updated everyone! God bless!
Doing another happy dance
Jan 04, 2008
I did find out that gum is a no-no for the rest of my life, as if I accidentally swallow it, it can get stuck in my pouch and give me major problems. I am not willing to risk that, so goodbye gum! It was nice knowing ya! (small price to pay for losing 140 lbs). It looks like I will only be averaging about a 10 lb loss each month and I was a bit upset about that. (That's what my loss has been for a few months now). Dr Hobson's assistant told me I was being anal retentive. I told her I'd probably be that way till I hit goal so deal with it! 
We both just smiled at each other. She told me I was way ahead of other people at 9 months as they don't usually see a 100 lb loss until 12 months out. I was happy about that. As you can see I took some pics tonight and posted them. NOW I can see such a huge difference between before surgery and 9 months. Talk about a confidence builder! I no longer have over 200 lbs to lose to get to my goal of 200. I now only have 169, so that doesn't look so bleak anymore either. Our New Year's eve was a quiet one. We sat at home and watched the Peach drop on tv. (We couldn't afford to go out). I hope everyone's New Year has started off on a positive note. I wish the very best and a very prosperous New Year for everyone! God bless!
JEANS YEAH BABY!
Dec 27, 2007
I couldn't believe it at all. I felt so incredible being in jeans again! They were kinda tight around my stomach, but I had plenty of room around the waist and could even put my hand inside without a problem. I am going to have a problem losing in my lower abdomen. Ugh. I know crunches don't do much and I am still too heavy for a bike, but mine is on standby! I can't wait till I can get on a bike again! Our Christmas was nicer than I thought it would be, but I'd rather be with my guy. Pray that next year that's where we will be! My guy called me on Christmas Eve and we talked for 35 mins. I was in heaven. Anyway, I wish everyone the very very best in 2008 and hope all your wishes come true! Smile and God bless!
10 more lbs gone!
Dec 03, 2007
Hard to weigh now
Nov 26, 2007
So many things have been going wrong lately it's not funny. This is yet another low point in my life. My car died about 3 weeks ago now and I don't have the money to fix it. Then the day after Thanksgiving I was putting up my Christmas window clings at about 3:30 in the afternoon, I saw a green SUV pull up and park where my car normally sits (It's at a friends house now because we are not supposed to have non-working cars parked on housing authority property), and in broad daylight, Me, my daughter and her boyfriend saw a drug deal go down less than 50 feet from where we were. That really shook me up. So of course, I called the police. After I gave her all the information I could, and even the license plate number, all she said was "I'll let everyone know." I couldn't believe it, I am still in total shock for how that officer was so non-chalant about the entire thing like it was an everyday occurance. Then on Saturday night, I heard 5 gunshots from one of the 2 problem houses across from the housing units (not part of them), called the police, and it took them 5 minutes to respond, and all they did was drive by, kinda hit their brakes and then kept going. Another police car was behind the first one, used the spotlight, put it on some cars and the house, and then some woods next to it, and kept driving. That was it. I lived in Las Vegas in the roughest part of town for 10 years and NEVER witnessed a drug deal or heard gunshots so close to me. I am now petrified, no longer let my daughter go outside, even during the day, and I pray that somehow, someway, we get a good car, and some money to get the hell out of Georgia. I was laid off back in Sept 2005, 5 days before my 40th birthday and haven't been able to find any work since then, and now that my car is down and out, I have no way to get to work even if I could find it. There are no city buses here in this small town, so that option is out. The few friends I have here, work during the day, so that's out. The luck just isn't here anymore. I have a couple doctors visits coming up in December and January, and have no idea how I'm going to get to them without a car. Bad stuff like this seems to happen to me and my daughter every year right before Thanksgiving ever since 1999. I can't take an 8th year of this, so pray that somehow I am able to get some money saved up for a new car, and for a move and we are gone from Georgia before next season. I can't even get to the clinic to weigh myself for my 8th month post op, so I won't have any clue as to how much I've lost in lbs. I can tell I've lost some more in inches though, that's the only good thing. We are going to need gorceries in about 2 weeks and I don't know how I'm going to do that as the nearest grocery store is in the middle of town and we live clear on the west side. Well, that's about it on the updates. I hope everyone else is doing well and I wish for the speedy loss with those of you who have had the surgery and I wish for the speedy surgery date of those of you who haven't. Take care and God bless!
Some more pounds gone
Nov 03, 2007
. Now that would be depressing with a capital D! I do have to alter my clothes yet again (lovin' that!) so I need to make myself look at the positive side. I'm still searching for a treadmill (CHEAP AND MOTORIZED), so if any of ya'll know where I can get one, I'd appreciate it! Thank you all for the updates, keep them coming! Take care and God Bless!
