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Good Morning OH Family, I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving went well. I just wanted to write this because this Thanksgiving was really hard for me with family issues, my car issues and my money issues. But the worst thing of all was a patient of mine that I had gotten really close to died the day before Thanksgiving. He lived for 18 months and had been in and out of the hospital since day one.

 

It is hard not to get attach to the babies, but he was special. None of the nurses could calm him down, but for some reason when I walked in the room he would pull himself together, so he was labeled "MY BABY". Every time he would be admitted someone would come to me and say your baby is here and he would look at me like he didn’t know me at first and then he would come around. The last time he was here which was a month ago, he was doing fine sitting in a walker eating cheerios and feeding them to everyone. We played with his trucks and I got more cheerios than anyone else. My heart is breaking so much because he is gone. It just brought me back when I lost my daughter 12 years ago to heart complications. Erin was 6 days old when she passed away.

 

I told my boyfriend that I think it is time for me to switch departments and he said that I was put in this department for a reason and that I need to see it through. I work on the same floor that my daughter died on. Some of the parents when they loose a child really don’t have any one that truly knows what they are going through, but when I share my story with them and reassure them that there is light at the end of the tunnel then that brings them some kind of comfort.

 

Thank you OH family for letting me vent.

 

Till We Speak.

 

Marcia

Hello Everyone, Just wanted to check in before  ThanksGivivng. I am still @ 70 pounds but that is ok. A good friend of mine called me and we were able to catch up on old times.

I know a lot of OH people have teenagers. I have a 12 year old and a 13 year old who are about to make me send them to Jesus. They argue everyday about nothing and the 12 year old, you can't tell her nothing.

I guess she thinks that I am a new generation mom, but I am a old school mom that will "drop kick" her first and ask questions later. I told her once she can contribute to the bills we can be friends , but until then what I say goes and I don't need to give her a reason for anything. I have a friend who is going through the same thing with her son. Maybe something was in the formula when they were babies.

Why can't they go from 5 yrs old  to 21. Or why aren't there schools that are year round that you can drop them off  at that are affordable. (LOL)

Thank you OH family for letting me vent . As for me and my honey we are doing just fine loving each other more everyday.

Till We Speak.
Marcia

Hi Everyone Just wanted to let you know that I am officially 70 pounds lighter. It feels so good to finally start seeing some results. The only thing is my breasts are not going down and that is really frustrating, but other than that everything is going ok.

 

My “BABY LOVE” and I are doing great. I still struggle with my protein, but I think losing 70 pounds 3 months is pretty good.

 

I am looking forward to taking the kids to six flags this summer with the ease of knowing that I will be able to walk it.

I am still being a pig and eating and drinking at the same time. I know that it is not right but some habits are really hard to break.

 

My LOVE has been there for me. When we first started dating it took him a little time to get use to me eating so little but now he is use to it and knows when I am in trouble and comes to my rescue. He said that he is going to get bigger from eating my leftovers.

 

Anyway just wanted to check in with my OH family and update you on my progress.

 I have added a picture of me and my sweet heart.

Till We Speak.

 

Marcia

I am so excited I have lost 68 pounds and I have also found the love of my life. It is wonderful to go through this journey with him. He is so sweet once I get a picture of us then I can post it.

 

Just wanted to give an update.

 

Till we speak. Marcia

Hello everyone, it has been a wild 3 months and I am down 62 pounds and I feel so good that I can barley sit still.  This blog will be short, but I wanted to update and to let everyone know that I am still doing good and to keep me in your prayers.

 

Till we speak,

 

Marcia

Good morning everyone, I know that I just posted, but something has happen that I need yours prayers. My 12 year old daughter Jasmine was admitted in the hospital on Tuesday for chronic asthma. While being there we discovered that she is a pre-diabetic she has high blood pressure, she also is overweight and has acid reflux and allergies.  I worked 12 hr shifts so trying to be there for her and my other kids really took a toll on me and I eventually had to go home and get some much needed rest.

 

She is still in the dark about everything that is going on. She keeps on saying that she will eat whatever she wants to and I told her then she should find another home. I told her that she will be changing her eating habits as well as getting plenty water and getting exercise.

 

Thank you OH family for letting me vent.

 

Till we speak. Marcia

Hello Everyone, I am excited to tell you that I went to Houston over the weekend and I had a fabulous time. I got to be with my family and I saw cousins that I have not seen in years. While driving I couldn’t help but think of what I was driving to and what it would look like, but when we arrived our hotel was perfect and we didn’t have to wait in line for gas. The only thing that was tough was a lot of the street signal lights were not working and there were signs that were bent and leaves and tree branches everywhere.

 

My aunt celebrated her 50^th birthday in style like a true “DIVA” that she is. There was a live band, all the liquor you could drink except for me, all the food you could eat except for me and she even had a drag queen show.

 

I had a lot of fun. My cousin will be getting married in March so I made a goal to lose @ least 10 pounds a month by March, so my family members can see me 100 pounds lighter. I weighed myself yesterday and I lost 2 more pounds. I would love to finish this, but I ma so tired.

 

Until We Speak, Marcia

I’m sorry that I haven’t written in a while. Just a lot of things were going on. First I was shocked because I went to my doctor and I felt lighter so I thought that I had lost weight. Well I had gained 10 pounds and I was devastated. First because what did I possibly do to gain that weight and what was I eating. So Dr. Castro stated that I was carrying @ least 20 pounds on my left leg and that I needed to wrap it up and keep it elevated for the swelling to go down. I tried it and it didn’t work for me so I was on a fluid tablet before surgery so I started to take one a day just to see if it would help and boy did it. I can move around a lot more and I am trying to do 1 flight of stairs without stopping and getting tired. I have lost 50 pounds and I can feel it. I am taking my protein and my fluid intake and so far everything is going well.

I am happy to report that I went to Wal-Mart last week and I “walked” around in the store for over an hour. I was so happy that I called my mom and text my friends saying that I am walking in Wal-Mart. I am starting to have so much energy. I have lost 3 pounds, but I think it is the water weight. For some reason I am holding over 20 pounds of fluid in my left leg. My doctor told me to wrap it up and keep it elevated and to also massage it 3 times a day. I’m thinking I haven’t had energy like this in years and now you want me to sit down and not move.

 

I went out with Shawn and Madonna on Thursday and Shawn and I had the gastric sleeve and Madonna had the Lap band 2 weeks ago and here we were out at the Black Eyed Pea with a table full of food and we were all stuff with plenty of leftovers for our family. After dinner the weather was so nice that we sat in front of the restaurant and talked then me being crazy wanted to try a pancake so we went to IHOP and sat there and talked and ate pancakes and it was really nice.

 

It is really nice to have a support group within your support group to talk to. I am still struggling on my protein. It still makes me gag really bad and I hate that so I still trying different products so if you have any suggestions please tell me and if I haven’t tried it I will.

 

My Aunt will be celebrating her 50^th birthday next month so we are going back to Houston which I don’t mind because when we were there last week we stayed at the J.W. Marriott and they have a bed called the “Heavenly” bed and I don’t know what is in that bed, but it is the most comfortable bed that I have ever slept in. I had to go to the bathroom so bad, but the bed would not let me go so my mom pushed me out of the bed and I think that was the fastest that I had ever gone to the restroom before just to get back in the bed, so when I got back home I went online and price the sheets and comforter for the bed and the cheapest I found was 3,000.00 so the closest I can get to it is the Hotel.

 

I am getting my liquids in not every day, but majority of the week. My doctor stated that if we can just get a hold on why my body wants to hold fluid then we would be ok.

 

Till We Speak. Marcia

It has been a while since I have updated my blog, but as of today I haven’t lost any weight and that has been hard, but I do notice that I feel lighter and I have more energy. I went to Houston for the weekend and went to visit Joel Osteen church and had to walk along ways, but I notice that I could walk and talk and I even stood another 15 minutes after making the walk.

 

I have had different foods and I am happy to say that I haven’t had a bad reaction from any of the food. The only thing that I am still struggling with is my protein and my fluid intake. While I was at the hotel the children and I got into the pool and I spent 3 hours in the pool walking back and forth and playing with the kids.

 

I have a doctor’s appointment on wed so I will update you then about what is going on with me.

 

Until We Speak. Marcia