P Y T That's me!
THE JOURNEY BEGINS.
I am 28 years old. Very happily divorced with two very handsome, very active boys. I have a bachelor of science degree and a masters in education. I absolutely love teaching. I have my piece of the American dream. I am truly blessed. I love being me. I am beautifully and wonderfully made in the image and likeness of God. I am unique, special and whole through Him. However, circumstances surfaced that meant my life just might end before time. I know that the Lord answer prayer! So the first thing I did was pray. I began my journey Nov.16, 2005. Like many others I have been heavy all of my life. I wrestled with the idea of surgery for a long time. I thought I did not need to go through something that extreme to lose weight. Well, several things happen over the course of the year that made me realized that if I wanted to live, I had better do something. I began doing research after being hospitalized for several days as a result of cellulites in one of my legs. I was also hospitalized for about two weeks because of an infection from a spider bite that wasn't healing with antibiotics. After the threat of losing a limb because of that, I woke up. As with several obese people, I suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other issues related to my health. I finally decided to have the surgery. My PCP told me that I was a very good candidate and referred me to a weight loss surgeon. I did my research and decided to allow Dr. Anrew DeWitt do it. The process for me was not difficult. WLS is medically necessary for me. I had already been going to the doctor almost every month for health issues. I already had documentation of my weight and weight loss attempts. The first time I submitted the information to my insurance I was turned down. That was Jan. 2006. I then just gave up. I prayed about it and decided that if it was in God's Will that it would happen. I let it go. Two weeks later I received a letter from the insurance company dated Jan. 31, 2006 approving the surgery. All I can say is GLORY BE TO GOD! I did not do anything. It just happened. So far I have completed my Psychological Evaluation, Nutritional Assessment and Physical Therapy Assessment. I go in on March 8th to run some test and do some other stuff. I am scheduled to have surgery on March 14, 2006. I can't wait!
March 9, 2006
I went to my appointment yesterday. The morning was a class on post op procedures and nutrition. They talked about the 6 week diet and the vitamins, drinking water and exercising. In addition, they went over the new life style as a "LOSER". The afternoon I saw the surgeon, did blood work and an EKG. I am on my way. Surgery is scheduled for March 14.
March 29, 2006
Praise the Lord! Glory to God! God is an awesome God and HE is worthy to be praised. I am officially a LOSER! The surgery was a success. There were no complications. Everything went very smoothly. According to the scales at Dr. DeWitts' office, my before weight was 271 lbs. This was my highest weight. That was the morning of my surgery. As of this morning, I now weigh 249 lbs. Twenty two pounds gone in two weeks! Recovery has been swift. I am doing great. I am walking almost everyday. Still out of breath but getting better. God is good!
April 19, 2006
To God be the glory! I went to another post op appointment today. Everything is still going great. I am down 13 more pounds. So far, in the past 5 weeks I have lost a total of 35 pound. I am now at 236 lbs. I praise God everyday. Because he is worthy to be praised. I feel better. I am walking more and faster. My blood pressure and sugar levels (diabetes) are doing a lot better. Medicines for both have been significantly decreased. Glory be to God!
The Journey Continues..........
May 24, 2006
I had an appointment today. I lost 11 more pounds. I now weigh 225. I am still giving God all the praise and glory. My health continues to improve. I feel so much better. I am looking better too. I am so glad I made the choice to have this surgery. PRAISE THE LORD!
July 5, 2006
I had an appointment today. I lost 9 more pounds. I still praise GOD for this blessing. I am beginning to get discouraged because the weight loss is slowing down. I hit my first plateau. I know everyone loses weight at a different rate but my weight seems to be coming off so slowly. I am doing very well this summer. I am off from work so I have been spending a lot of time walking. I walk for an hour in the morning and about an hour in the evening. That ends up being about 6 miles per day. I hope to get an Ab Lounger for my birthday next week. I am anxious about working out this flab around my mid section. My health is still improving. My next appointment is scheduled for October 25,2006. I hope by then I am in one-derland.
August 31, 2006
My first WOW moment.
I went shopping today because all my clothes were too big. So me being a big girl went to Lane Bryant. How about I tried on some size 18's and they were too big!. How about I tried on some 14's just to see how they fit. How about THEY FIT!!! And they were loose. I got 2 outfits size 14 from Lane Bryant. This was my last trip to Lane Bryant. WOW!!!!
So when I got home I weighed myself. According to the scales at home I weigh 204 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is 67 pounds gone. Never to be seen again. Man........ To GOD be the GLORY!!!!!
November 7, 2006
Man I am slipping. I haven't updated in a while. So much has happened since my last post. Well, just a quick update. I went to the doctor on October 25th. I was down to 190 pounds! My BMI is 29.7. That is 81 pounds gone! I am so excited. I was discouraged because I wanted the weight loss to be much faster than it is but when you look at it, I have never lost 80 pounds in 7 months. God is so good.
January 31, 2007
The journey continues. I am down 10 more pounds since my last appointment. That is about 90 pounds gone. My current weight is 182 pounds. I started at 271. I have 11 more pounds to reach my doctor's goal and 25 more to reach my personal goal. God is so awesome!
January 13, 2010
It has been almost three years since my last update. Where does the time go? I am sad to report that I have gained so much weight over the past few years. My current weight is 205. November 11, 2009 I went to a regular doctor's appointment with my endocrinologist (diabetes doctor). I weighed 213 pounds and my A1c was 14.4. That is over twice what is shoiuld be (7 is target)! I decided that day that enough was enough. I had been off the wagon aor too long and it was time to get back on track. I immediately joined Curves. The first month I lost 5 pounds. This accomplishment landed me in the top 5 for the month of December. That was just the motivation I needed to continue. I have lost another 3 pounds since that time. That is a total of 8 pounds in 2 months. My goal weight continues to be 150. Im not sure how realistic that is but I am prayerful that in time I will lose the weight again and eventually reach my goal. Being overwight/obese definitely effects my health. After surgery, the more weight I lost the less medicine I had to take. Since gaining weight, I have been put back on several medications that I was taken off of. Another goal is to get off all these medicines. I know that with the Lord's help I will achieve these goals.
