imajiner
4 year mark
Nov 08, 2011
Today is my 4th year mark and I'm still flirting with 208-228. Although my pain level came back and my oseto issues are more apparent...They are lessened because of the weight loss...YEA!
My long lerm friend is going thru the process and I am being her coach...Like me she has pain issues and things that have debiltated her ability to go forward. I pray they (Kaiser) does not do the bait and switch on her. It took me years to get them to go forward with me... I'm there for her whatever!
I have a horse I can ride into the hills and have the ability to ride further than down the road. My surgery gave me back my life and my dreams. I hope anyone that has hopes of this goes thru with this... Make sure you watch your old behaviors! But go forward. You CAN keep it off.
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My long lerm friend is going thru the process and I am being her coach...Like me she has pain issues and things that have debiltated her ability to go forward. I pray they (Kaiser) does not do the bait and switch on her. It took me years to get them to go forward with me... I'm there for her whatever!
I have a horse I can ride into the hills and have the ability to ride further than down the road. My surgery gave me back my life and my dreams. I hope anyone that has hopes of this goes thru with this... Make sure you watch your old behaviors! But go forward. You CAN keep it off.
2 years
Nov 08, 2009
Wow!
It really crept up on me. 2 years and still holding. Although I still order Phentermine when I'm having a bad month. ( only 30 pills in a year..I'm not bad) I still keep at the 200 lbs mark. I'm still active, but only because I made the choice to change jobs and force myself to move more..And of that I'm GLAD!
I went from a call room job set, to one of service. I went back to being a Home Care Worker, and kind of forced the issue of making sure I stayed in the exercise lane. It sure helped! I no longer dread the bi weekly scale visit. I might float 3-5 lbs and see the yellow zone in my mind. But never again the red zone.
I still have problems with meat. But I'm learning that growing most of my own veggies, and some of my own meat source's is the way to go. I'm not touting the Organic only.. still buy Grapes and Bananas, and stuff I know is probably pumped with stuff I DON'T need. But try to counter that with natural cooking.
I'm blessed with quitting a client that was a fast food junkie.. I was starting to creep past the 208 lbs mark and I realized it was the co-partnership of Wendy's, icky Mickeys and the least damaging..Pizza!
I made the realization that she was an Emotional Leach! Constant thoughts reaching out, even yelling at myself and family members that she was contemplating death. We were tied to her depression. I know I made the correct notifications and tried to implement change thru her network. Of that I tried my best to help her seek help and I realized through her family she used that pain as a tool and I was duped.
Man I thought I was smart, but not savvy..Right. It took another HCW to show me that she was dragging me down with her. I forced my self to enact changes in diet as soon as I saw a 4 lbs change in 60 days.
She knew I was not into her kind of diet when I started to purchase grapes and cheese, and brought beef stick to munch on.. Though she would partake of the occasional string cheese. Any thoughts of eating healthy were countered by Pop-eyes Chicken and loaded biscuits. Even supplements of salad or even coleslaw were discouraged by her.. It was loaded fat or nothing! I made a date of separation in my mind and contacted my superior about a impending change.
I'm done and gone! If my clients are not healthy minded.. I'm not staying too long and let them know that I'm only their temp HCW. and give them 30 days to find someone they could mesh better with.
I found 2 part time clients to replace her with and left the before mentioned client with a VERY capable HCW that was wayyyy tougher than I was. That would not be her co-defendant. I was grateful for the change and have gone back down to 203-204 ranges again.
I know that sounds like a lot of weight,,but it's not. I'm 5' 8"; I'm super active and for the first time in my life my knees don't hurt from Arthritis, my back from the weight of my breasts.. I feel great! I still garden, buck hay, turn compost and make good choices in movement. So I could bet you $50.00 that my muscle mass would be well over 75% or higher than ever before. I can see the changes in my legs. MY GOD! They have shape!!! I feel my calves getting fit. I won't change this or threaten this for ANY wages that I make now.
I'm happy and still making changes for the better and though I'm not Jock-Chick! And running "Hag" I'm the one you see working with her hands dirty..Giving a garden row to the hungry or dietary needful, and setting the year up to make my clients healthy. I even provide a few of the girls with chicken egg semi organically grown and free ranged a few feet a day and "Yard duty" 2X a week.. They are really healthy girls! My clients thrive under natural cooking I like to see them get better all the time! That's my success. If I can do my job and fulfill the dietary issues and change the health of my clients..I'm doing what I have promised to do. Doing what I NEED! to do.
I pray that all of you have the success that I have. Don't be afraid to have the full surgery. I have never had another day of worrying about Diabetes. Since they take out the duodenum( SP?) they take out the Diabetic production system..98% of us that have the full surgery NEVER will have to worry about taking pills for the rest of our lives. 60 minutes did a special on it.. Please look into it!! PLEASE! You'll never ever look at this surgery the same again. It will save your life. SAVE IT! Seriously.
What I looked like then...355
and what I look like now... even less than this picture taken 1 year ago.....It's still me. 220-215 in 2008.
It Does not get better than this!
I'm truly blessed!
You can call me on my cell... I'll chat if I can. But I'll be honest. You have to take the steps.. But it's 100% WORTH IT!
See ya next year.
Donna
503-410-0807 Leave me a message! I do NOT have service in the boondocks!
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It really crept up on me. 2 years and still holding. Although I still order Phentermine when I'm having a bad month. ( only 30 pills in a year..I'm not bad) I still keep at the 200 lbs mark. I'm still active, but only because I made the choice to change jobs and force myself to move more..And of that I'm GLAD!
I went from a call room job set, to one of service. I went back to being a Home Care Worker, and kind of forced the issue of making sure I stayed in the exercise lane. It sure helped! I no longer dread the bi weekly scale visit. I might float 3-5 lbs and see the yellow zone in my mind. But never again the red zone.
I still have problems with meat. But I'm learning that growing most of my own veggies, and some of my own meat source's is the way to go. I'm not touting the Organic only.. still buy Grapes and Bananas, and stuff I know is probably pumped with stuff I DON'T need. But try to counter that with natural cooking.
I'm blessed with quitting a client that was a fast food junkie.. I was starting to creep past the 208 lbs mark and I realized it was the co-partnership of Wendy's, icky Mickeys and the least damaging..Pizza!
I made the realization that she was an Emotional Leach! Constant thoughts reaching out, even yelling at myself and family members that she was contemplating death. We were tied to her depression. I know I made the correct notifications and tried to implement change thru her network. Of that I tried my best to help her seek help and I realized through her family she used that pain as a tool and I was duped.
Man I thought I was smart, but not savvy..Right. It took another HCW to show me that she was dragging me down with her. I forced my self to enact changes in diet as soon as I saw a 4 lbs change in 60 days.
She knew I was not into her kind of diet when I started to purchase grapes and cheese, and brought beef stick to munch on.. Though she would partake of the occasional string cheese. Any thoughts of eating healthy were countered by Pop-eyes Chicken and loaded biscuits. Even supplements of salad or even coleslaw were discouraged by her.. It was loaded fat or nothing! I made a date of separation in my mind and contacted my superior about a impending change.
I'm done and gone! If my clients are not healthy minded.. I'm not staying too long and let them know that I'm only their temp HCW. and give them 30 days to find someone they could mesh better with.
I found 2 part time clients to replace her with and left the before mentioned client with a VERY capable HCW that was wayyyy tougher than I was. That would not be her co-defendant. I was grateful for the change and have gone back down to 203-204 ranges again.
I know that sounds like a lot of weight,,but it's not. I'm 5' 8"; I'm super active and for the first time in my life my knees don't hurt from Arthritis, my back from the weight of my breasts.. I feel great! I still garden, buck hay, turn compost and make good choices in movement. So I could bet you $50.00 that my muscle mass would be well over 75% or higher than ever before. I can see the changes in my legs. MY GOD! They have shape!!! I feel my calves getting fit. I won't change this or threaten this for ANY wages that I make now.
I'm happy and still making changes for the better and though I'm not Jock-Chick! And running "Hag" I'm the one you see working with her hands dirty..Giving a garden row to the hungry or dietary needful, and setting the year up to make my clients healthy. I even provide a few of the girls with chicken egg semi organically grown and free ranged a few feet a day and "Yard duty" 2X a week.. They are really healthy girls! My clients thrive under natural cooking I like to see them get better all the time! That's my success. If I can do my job and fulfill the dietary issues and change the health of my clients..I'm doing what I have promised to do. Doing what I NEED! to do.
I pray that all of you have the success that I have. Don't be afraid to have the full surgery. I have never had another day of worrying about Diabetes. Since they take out the duodenum( SP?) they take out the Diabetic production system..98% of us that have the full surgery NEVER will have to worry about taking pills for the rest of our lives. 60 minutes did a special on it.. Please look into it!! PLEASE! You'll never ever look at this surgery the same again. It will save your life. SAVE IT! Seriously.
What I looked like then...355
and what I look like now... even less than this picture taken 1 year ago.....It's still me. 220-215 in 2008.
It Does not get better than this!
I'm truly blessed!
You can call me on my cell... I'll chat if I can. But I'll be honest. You have to take the steps.. But it's 100% WORTH IT!
See ya next year.
Donna
503-410-0807 Leave me a message! I do NOT have service in the boondocks!
Making a slip past 275..Yea!
Jan 12, 2008
Jesus Mary and Joeseph! I've done it!
I jumped on the scale and saw my platform budged just a little. I was starting to get a little bummed and I had 2 days of backache in the range of pain status number 6. So shopping and walking did it's work for once.
I even treked in the woods behind the house. It's got some water coming off the hill and I found the old neighbors wood fort and all their hidey holes..Almost scarey, but I promise to make it up that hill if it does not kill me. I'd like to make a trail to the black Berrys. Last year I almost lived off of them...They're HUGE!
So along with getting up on Chantilly... I WILL track up that hill and make it to the ridge. I will.. I Will.. I WILL!
I jumped on the scale and saw my platform budged just a little. I was starting to get a little bummed and I had 2 days of backache in the range of pain status number 6. So shopping and walking did it's work for once.
I even treked in the woods behind the house. It's got some water coming off the hill and I found the old neighbors wood fort and all their hidey holes..Almost scarey, but I promise to make it up that hill if it does not kill me. I'd like to make a trail to the black Berrys. Last year I almost lived off of them...They're HUGE!
So along with getting up on Chantilly... I WILL track up that hill and make it to the ridge. I will.. I Will.. I WILL!
I'm bummed~!
Jan 08, 2008
Not sure how everyone one else lost so much but I'm hardly getting past the 30 lb mark. I'm having a lot of pain from my back that I can't seem to get past. You all know you can not take the normal Napro- pain relievers. But I've had to have some of the liquid gels and buffer it with a long, small bite lunch. It seems to help it go away.
I started out this journey at 344 then at 325 while almost at my surgery date. Then after a huge surge to lose to get my date went to 308 and success! The date was Nov 8 2007.
I'm now flirting with 275-277.5. I can't seem to get my activity level up and using my recumbent cycle is not good past 10 minutes in the afternoon 3 X a week. I'd do more water exercises But it hurts right now and I need to find some compression garments to help me in that direction..
Yes, Yes I know. It's winter and I'm making baby steps and frustrated as hell.
