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Wow, hard to believe it's almost my birthday, which also means, the 1 year anniversary of my Gastric Bypass is right behind it!!
So much has happened since I've last left a post. I'm now working, at my son's school, as a Cafeteria/Playground Aide. I love my job and I love working with the kids in the elem. school.
I can't believe how much my eating habits have changed. I get a free lunch at work, but most days all I eat is lettuce and tomato, not wanting the hot dogs and cheeseburgers at all. Not even having a taste for them. So why bother. I'll stick to the veggies.
I probably haven't lost as much as the dr wanted me to by now, but for myself, I am happy with how things are progressing. In fact, just tonight, I checked my BMI, against what I was the day of surgery, almost 12 months ago.....then it was 52.6 (356 lbs).....(drumroll please) 39.2 (243 lbs.)!! What a major difference. I am very proud of myself. I have a better outlook on life . My friends and peers notice the many changes that my body has been through and they support me 100%, as well as my family. I do a lot of activities I never dreamed I could do, like running, yes I said running after the kids on the playground where I work, as well as my 2 boys.
I love this new life of being on the losers bench. I'm so very happy I made the RIGHT decision to do what I did.

It seems like forever since I've written something on my blog, so sorry for that...I had some crazy notion my life might slow down, once the heathens were out of school....Where was my head?!?
Well I've now lost a total of 94 lbs. I'm telling you, this heat will either keep ya inside or kill ya, when exercising....I can't seem to get motivated anymore, and lo and behold the weight just sits there and looks at you, like Here I am, I'm not going anywhere....
I do have a lot of flabby skin, esp. under my arms, omg if given the chance, I could probably fly home everyday, instead of driving the car!!!
I have a lot of flabby skin at my belly too, Doc says if I do a lot more sit ups, it won't be that bad....I can't wait to get this all removed.
Well please enjoy the summer break with the kids and I'll post more at a later date.

Start weight 11/13/06~ 356
Just over 6 months 6/19/07~262
New BMI~42.3

Wow, hard to believe it's been just over 6 months post-op for me. I am doing so good, doing as much exercise I can, either walking or my new favorite, Comcast Exercise TV Walk a Mile with Leslie...omg she is awesome and really motivates me. If I do it 4 times, I've done 4 miles, I only usually do that when I can't get outside, like rainy days or a sick kid.....otherwise I'm out and about. My new grand total loss of weight is....91 lbs.!!!!! Not the 100 I would have liked to be at, but still an accomplishment for me. Well until next time....gotta go do some errands, and I'm walking ....ttyl

4/25/07.....drum roll please.......43.7, even though still considered extremely obese, a big change from my original BMI!!! Down 75 lbs., so much energy it's just scary sometimes...lol

Wow, can't believe it's been 3 months ( well just over ). I have never felt better. I'm now volunteering my *free* time, and working as a substitute teacher/cafeteria aide where my boys go to school. I never thought I would feel like being the type of person that would volunteer time, without receiving a paycheck, especially at the school where my children attend. Before surgery, it would have never crossed my mind, now I'm there , when I'm not working ....strange isn't it, how this surgery changes your life. I just think back to my before surgery life, how boring that was. I want to thank Dr. Iqbal and his amazing staff, I couldn't have come this far without him. He is literally an Angel sent from Heaven.
I feel so energized....I'm now a new BMI of 46.3, still overweight but much better than before surgery. I'm down to 287, haven't been anywhere near this weight since before my youngest was born, almost 8 years ago. Now that I have so much energy, and I'm never home long enough to sit and slump at the computer for hours, with no meaning to my life, I will try to post more messages on my WL Journey.

My new BMI as of 11/28/06 @ 9:08 pm EST is 52.6!! 346 on 11/13/06~~~~326 on 11/28/06

I went to see Dr Iqbal and his lovely staff today. Just to let you all know I am now 20 lbs lighter and movin' on up on the losers bench!!! 
He took most of my 20 staples out, but left 4, due to a tiny opening. He said by next week that should be closed. That's fine. 
And I'm also up to Stage 3 on the diet.  I tried a scrambled egg tonight, and so far so good. It was wonderful....oh how I have missed eggs!!
Ok, thank you all for the support ...things are moving right along ......

I went to see the surgeon yesterday, the 21st. It was one week and one day post-op. As he approached me coming into the room I was waiting in, he looked at me closely as he reached for my chin and he asked how I felt. When I told him I couldn't feel any better than what I did at that moment, is when he said it looks like your double chin is almost gone. I wanted to cry.....I never thought the obsene look or feel I possessed would ever leave me or that, every look the 'normal'. He asked me to lie down and when he pulled the Tagoderm off of me, which is the see thru tape that covers the whole inscision, I felt like I was in Heaven!! You would never know how much that stuff itches after a week. So he took that off and uncovered everything and proceeded to undo the drains, that were in my way for a week. For some reason, the left side drain, wasn't filling up as the right side had, I was always emptying that side. He clipped the tube, and that's when it all drained, down the side of me. He believes that there was a lot of fat particles and fatty tissue that had gotten caught in the tubing, and yet, wouldn't let it drain completely. As he pulled the right drain out, which felt like an alien coming from the inside of you, that had pretty much drained completely. So he put gauze on my drain sites and I have to change them every 24 hours. Other than that, everything looked normal and I was healing well. So I sat up, he actually helped me, since it is still hard to use the stomach muscles. He continued to give me a few more instructions on showering and such and then told me that I could advance to Stage 2 of my meals, which was like telling me I had won a million dollars !!! One can only take so much jello in the course of a week. Then he proceeded to tell me how much weight I had lost. Thirteen pounds....I'm finally a loser!!! 
I guess walking my kids to school three and a half blocks, 4 times a day, is really paying off! 
Thank you to everyone for praying for me and keeping me in their thoughts....Im on the way to my Journey to a Healthier and Thinner Me!