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Hey fam, just dropping off a lil update. Life after surgery has been a journey but a wonderful one. I Love How I Look and I love the woman I've became following the years after surgery. Yesterday I celebrated  my 26Th birthday and boy did I have a blast.....and I must say I was looking Top Notch Gorgeous lol. I'm gonna post a few pics up in a moment. My weight range between 120 and 123. I pretty much eat what I want but I don't over do it. I should start watching my diet a lil closer so I can lose the remainder 8lbs I've gained from my pregnancy.  I don't wanna be one of the wls ppl who forget where they come from and get back into bad habits so I'm gonna start signing on more often and I think that will help me stay on track. Also I wanna try to find a support group in my area. My message to my wls fam is Don't be so hard on yourself that it makes u wanna quit.....U will never be a failure if u keep trying. I'm gonna catch up with yall later

Hey Fam! I know its been almost a year since my last update but I'll try my best to keep it brief. Well my weight at my last update was 110 and I'm now 130. I gained weight cause I was pregnant. Unfortunately I lost the baby  almost 3 weeks ago due to me catching the chicken pox but that's a whole other story. My weight that I was before pregnancy was 115 and I believe that's the weight where I'm most comfortable. So I'm trying to lose those 15lbs that I gained and hopefully I will be at goal or close to it by my surgiversary which is March 27. I can't believe that its been two years already. Although, I must say that this has been the best two years of my life so far because before the weight loss I was never happy with my image. Now for the last two years I have been walking with my head up high as if I was a Supermodel! I will be truthful and say that I still struggle with food and the choices I make but I'm motivated to win because I don't wanna be one of those wls people I've read about who gained all of their weight back. I wanna be brief so I'll end with telling y'all that I'm living a happy life and I owe most of it to wls and I would not change a thing. Luv Y'all!

Its my Re-Birthday or should I say Surgiversary. I can't believe it exactly one year ago I was weighing 246lbs and my life was full of misery and hopelessness. Now I'm 110lbs and my life is full of joy and fulfillment. I just want to take this time out to thank God and my family on this site for being there for me through the good and the bad times. Its has been a long sad and joyous road and I would not change one minute of it. Now the honeymoon is over I'm gonna do my very best to continue to live a healthy lifestyle and stay on track. Although, tonight I'm gonna have a small alcoholic drink to celebrate. Luv Yall

Hey Fam! Just to give a little update on what I've been doing lately. First of all let me take a bow for finally completing my transformation !!!! After getting my tummy tuck done on 12/29/08, I had my final surgery which was my boobs on 1/29/09!!! I must say things are looking up mighty fine lol. I am  in love with my new body and I can't stay out of the mirror. I would have never thought that I would be weighing 108 pounds with a flat tummy and perky breast when I started out at 246. The big thing to cope with is that my whole journey happened in less than a year. I hit my one year mark on March 27 2009, y'all know I'm gonna party because this is my new birthday ! So now the big challenge is maintaining and I"m not gonna say it is the easiest thing to do. Although, at first it was because I didn't have a appetite but now I do. So I always measure my food so I will not stretch my pouch out and I find tasty alternative choices for the foods that I crave.  I also attend support meetings for people who had wls. I must say that I really feel accomplished living this new healthy lifestyle and I always invite people to join me. I'm not one of those people who get thin and look down on the ones that's not. I want everyone to feel the joy that I have now.  OK, I'm not gonna bore y'all with a long drawn out post. I just wanted to let y'all know what I've been up to. I'm gonna try to update more often when I find time away from the mirror lol. Check out my before and after pics. Luv Ya ll!!!

Hey fam!!! I know its been a while since my last update so here we go.
As you may or may not know, I had my surgery 3/27/08 and it started out great but two months out I started getting really sick. I was not able to hold food down. So I stayed in and out of the hospital for about six months. As a result I lost a lot of weight but when Sept rolled around I began to feel better. I guess my body needed time to adjust to the surgery. I started out at 246 and now I'm 114!! I had hit my goal weight of 130 in Oct, so at that point I began starting the process for getting my tummy tuck and breast reduction. I had my tummy tuck 12/23/08 and I'm scheduled for my breast reduction 02/05/09. Life for me is great, I would have never imagined so much happiness! I'm gonna be brief for now but if anyone want to know about my journey in detail please feel free to ask. Once again, hello to all my old and new friends and it feels great to be back

HEY FAM!! JUST WANTED TO GIVE YALL A UPDATE. I HAD MY TWO WEEK CHECK UP ON THE 10TH. THE DR. SAID THAT I WAS DOING GREAT AND I WAS PUT ON PRUREED FOODS YAAAAY. I LOST 15LBS IN TWO WEEKS, WOW!!  I JUST CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING, I DID NOT HAVE ANY COPLICATIONS FROM THE DAY OF SURGERY TILL NOW, THANK YOU GOD!!! 
THE DAY OF SURGERY MY HUBBY, MY MOM, MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, AND I TOOK THE 30MIN TRIP TO THE BARIX CENTER AND WE ARRIVIED ON TIME AT 8 AM. WE TOOK A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND I CALLED MY SISTER IN NY AND MY BEST FRIEND TO TELL THEM I LOVED THEM. THEN I WAS CALLED UP TO PRE-OP. ONCE UP IN PRE-OP, I WAS WEIGHED, BLOOD WAS DRAWN AND MY I V WAS PUT IN SO THEY CAN GIVE MY FLUIDS AND MEDS. OH, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TENDING TO ME WERE SO WONDERFUL, I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYONE'S NAMES. MY MOM AND HUBBY GOT A CHANCE TO COME UP AND SEE ME BEFORE I WENT IN, MY DAUGHTER COULD'NT BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO YOUNG.  I SPOKE WITH MY DR. AND SAID BY GOOD BYES TO THE FAM AND CLOSED MY EYES. NOW HERE THE CRAZY PART. THE NURSE SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA GIVE ME A MED CALLED VERSAID THAT WILL MAKE ME FORGET EVERYTHING. SO, I WAS ALREADY KINDA TIRED FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I DON'T REMEMBER HIM GIVING ME THE MED. BUT ONCE I CLOSED MY EYES, ITS SEEMS LIKE MINUTES LATER THEY WERE WAKING ME UP SAYING THAT I HAD THE SURGERY. WOW! ONCE I GOT WHEELED TO MY ROOM, I START HAVING INTENSE PAIN AND THE NURSE STARTED WORKING TO RELIEVE IT FOR ME. AFTER A SHORT WHILE, THE PAIN STARTED TO GO AWAY AND I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. MY FAM CAME UP AND MADE SURE I WAS OK AND STAYED A WHILE. WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THEM TO GO, MY SISTER IN LAW CAME ALONG WITH MY GOOD FRIEND MARYANN THAT I MET ON THE BARIX MESSAGE BOARD. I SPOKE TO THEM FOR A WHILE AND ONCE THEY SAW THAT I WAS GETTING SLEEPY THEY STARTED  GETTING READY TO LEAVE SO THAT I CAN GET SOME REST. I STARTED HAVING A REACTION TO THE MORPHINE SO THEY WERE GIVING ME MEDS TO RELEAVE ME AND SWITHED TO ANOTHER PAIN MED. THEY STARTED ME WALKING SOON AFTER SURGERY AND I DID'NT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THERE. I DID SOME OF MY WALKING WITH MY OTHER GOOD FRIEND CARLA, WHO I HAD ALSO MET ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. WE HAD THE SAME SURGERY DATE AND DR., SO IT WAS GREAT TO SHARE MY EXPRERINCE WITH HER!  THE NEXT DAY I STARTED HAVING PAIN FROM THE GAS, AND WOW DID IT HURT. RIGHT THEN, MY TEAM STARTING WORKING TO GET THINGS BETTER. FROM THEN ON EVERYTHING WENT BY SMOOTHLY. I WENT HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY. FROM THE DAY I LEFT THE HOSPITAL TILL NOW, THINGS HAVE BEEN GOOD. I STOP USING MY PAIN MEDS BY THE THIRD DAY HOME. I BOUGHT SOME GAS X SRIPS TO HELP RELIEVE THE GAS. AND BOY DO THEY WORK WONDERS!!!. AND I JUST BEEN WALKING AND SIPPING TRYING TO GET MY PROTEINS IN. GETTING MY PROTIENS IN HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE BUT I'M TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS TO SEE WHAT WORKS BEST. THINGS SHOULD BE BETTER NOW THAT I CAN EAT PUREED FOODS NOW. SO I'LL LET YALL NOW HOW THINGS WORK OUT LATER. I HOPE I DID NOT GIVE YALL A LONG DRAWN OUT STORY, I JUST WANTD TO LET YALL KNOW IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPENED ON MY JOURNEY. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND TAKING AN INTREST TO MY STORY. LOVE YALL

OMG!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ONLY ONE DAY IS STANDING BETWEEN ME AND THE REST OF MY LIFE! I'M NOT SCARED NOR NERVOUS, JUST WANT TO HURRY UP AND GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY. I'M ALL PREPARED AND EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER AS FAR AS MY HOUSE AND BABYSITTER ARRANGEMENT GOES. I HAVE ALL THE FOOD THAT I'LL NEED FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. THERES REALLY NOT MUCH TO SAY BUT GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR GETTING ME THIS FAR SO FAST. HE ALWAYS ANSWER MY PRAYERS.  I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW SO, I THINK I'LL GO GET MY TOES DONE OR SOMETHING SO I CAN RELAX. I'LL POST LATER WHEN I COME HOME. ONCE AGAIN, MUCH THANKS TO ALL MY SUPPORT ON OH!!

WELL, 3/19/08 I HAD MY PATS, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY. EVERYTHING WENT WELL. ALTHOUGH, THE DR WAS READING MY EKG STRIP AND SAID THAT IT WAS ABNORMAL. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CRY UNTIL SHE SAID THAT IT MY BE ABNORMAL FOR OTHERS BUT ITS COMMON IN YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THEN SHE GAVE ME THE ALL CLEAR TO SET SAIL ON 3/27/08 FOR MY NEW LIFE!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THATS ONLY EIGHT DAYS AWAY, BUT I'M ALMOST DONE WITH EVERYTHING ON MY TO DO LIST. I JUST GOT A FEW MORE THINGS TO CROSS OFF BEFORE THE BIG DAY. I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND CALM. I'M NERVOUS BUT NOT ABOUT THE SURGERY, ITS ABOUT ME SUCEEDING AFTER SURGERY! SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A FELL AT SO MANY THINGS, I DON'T WANT TO BE A FAILURE AT THIS. BUT THAT MOMENT ONLY COMES AND GOES BECAUSE WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT, I SAY TO MYSELF "YOU'RE NOT A FAILURE AND GOD HAS NERVER LET YOU SINK, SO HE'S NOT GONNA LET YOU DO IT NOW!" SO THATS WHEN I GIVE MY THANKS TO GOD AND GO ON WITH MY DAY. AT THIS MOMENT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAS HELP ME GET THIS FAR IN MY JOURNEY, EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS, EVEN THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT MY FRIENDS ON THIS SITE LEAVE ON MY PAGE. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! WELL, THATS ALL FOR NOW I'M MAKE SURE TO LEAVE A UPDATE BEFORE THE BIG DAY. OH, BY THE WAY, I'VE LOST 10LBS!!! YAAAAAY

GUESS WHAT!! I GOT A CALL FROM BARIX ASKING ME IF I WANTED TO MOVE MY DATE UP AND I SAID YES! NOW MY PATS ARE 3/18/08 AND SURGERY IS 3/27/08, THATS LESS THEN TWO WEEKS AWAY. SO MUCH TO DO WITH SO LITTLE TIME! I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME SHOPPING SO I CAN BE PREPARED. I GOT THINGS LIKE .. A BLENDER, SCALE, CAMERA FOR BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS, MEASURING TAPE, ETC. I HAVENT GOT ANY FOOD YET, I'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING ON GETTING MY HOUSE IN TIP TOP SHAPE BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE DOING ANY HEAVY CLEANING DURING MY RECOVERY PERIOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS FEELING DOWN BECAUSE IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE I WOULD BE HAVING SURGERY TILL SOMETIME AFTER AUGUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY 12 MONTH SUPERVISED DIET WOULD BE FINISHED. THEN BARIX CALLED ME SAYING THAT MY INSURANCE NOW ONLY ASK FOR 6 MONTHS. THANK YOU GOD!!! THERES A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!

I FINALLY GOT MY DATES, 3/25/08 PATS AND 4/08/08 SURGERY IN YIPSILANTI MI WITH DR POPLAWSKI! PERSISTANCE GOES A LONG WAY, I KEPT CALLING, FOLLOWING MY CHARTS AS IF I WAS WORKIG THERE LOL. I GUESS THEY GOT TIRED OF ME CALLING AND GAVE ME MY DATES. PRAISE OUR FATHER GOD!!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY BECAUSE I WILL FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO LOOK THE WAY I FEEL! I MUST SAY THAT MY JOURNEY WAS'NT ALL THAT BAD,  I GOT ALL THE PAPER WORK THEY REQUIRED OF ME TO THEM IN A NICE AMOUNT OF TIME. THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 90 DAYS FROM CONSULTATION TO SURGERY DATE AND IT DID...JAN 9 TO APRIL 8. I'M TOO HAPPY TO REALLY JOT DOWN MY THOUGTS, BUT I PROMISE I'LL POST LATER IN DETAIL. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP EVERYBODY UPDATED ON MY PROGRESS.