thundercat
2 years out
Dec 17, 2010
hey family....i have been gone for quite a while....well it will be 2 years on new years eve since i have had the surgery and i must say that time has flown by. This year lane my beautiful mother has passed away and i have had a baby ( both events happening on the same day)...life has pitched me quite a few curve balls this year and although its been rough....i have been trying to maintain. my weight has stayed pretty steady but i have about 70 more pounds i would like to lose. i plan on getting a trainer the beginning of the year and giving up quite a few of my first loves ...aka...soda and slurpees! lol.....i will be gong back to work soon so i don't think i have done too bad considering i have been at home for six months . have a merry christmas and a happy new year and hopefully i can jumpstart this weight loss. love you lots...kisses..
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8 months pregnant and no weight gain!
Jun 03, 2010
hey all,
my life has been a whirlwind the last four months so please excuse my absence. i am now 8 months pregnant and i am 18 months out from surgery. i am still maintaining my weight and have not gained a pound! amazing! the baby is a good weight and is growing well and all my my levels are great. i think i have been losing weight from other places but i definitely have a stomach now. just wanted to let others know it is possible to have the surgery and have a successful pregnancy. i have had none of the pregnancy symptoms and this has literally been a breeze! be well my oh family...next time you hear from me i will be a first time mom!
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my life has been a whirlwind the last four months so please excuse my absence. i am now 8 months pregnant and i am 18 months out from surgery. i am still maintaining my weight and have not gained a pound! amazing! the baby is a good weight and is growing well and all my my levels are great. i think i have been losing weight from other places but i definitely have a stomach now. just wanted to let others know it is possible to have the surgery and have a successful pregnancy. i have had none of the pregnancy symptoms and this has literally been a breeze! be well my oh family...next time you hear from me i will be a first time mom!
wow! its been awhile!!!!!
Feb 24, 2010
well i am going to make this short and sweet...i am 13 months out from surgery and i am 4 1/2 months pregnant! yes i said it! didn't plan for it but then again i guess i did since i ended up pregnant. however i thought i could not get pregnant, as i was told this by a doctor from kaiser ( which i should now sue). so now i am in this peculiar place...i have not gained any weight, actually i have lost more weight....i am due July 30th...will definitely keep you posted! love you all..peace..
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9 months out- 128 lbs down
Oct 07, 2009
HELLO OH FAMILY!
I KNOW I HAVE NOT BEEN ON HERE FOR A WHILE BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKING QUITE A BIT AND PICKED UP A SECOND JOB SO I HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE AS MUCH AAS I WOULD LIKE TO. BUT PLEASE BELIEVE I HAVE MISSED YOU ALL. LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD AND I AM TRYING TO ADJUST TO THE NEW ME. I HAVE MY MOMENTS WHEN I SLIDE BACK AND CATER TO MY SWEET TOOTH, BUT I AM STILL IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. I HAVE BACKED UP FROM THE GYM BUT I INTEND ON THROWING MYSELF BACK INTO IT ....I HAVE A NEW WONDERFUL PERSON IN MY LIFE AND RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE ALRIGHT IN MY WORLD......LOVE YOU ALL....K
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I KNOW I HAVE NOT BEEN ON HERE FOR A WHILE BUT I HAVE BEEN WORKING QUITE A BIT AND PICKED UP A SECOND JOB SO I HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE AS MUCH AAS I WOULD LIKE TO. BUT PLEASE BELIEVE I HAVE MISSED YOU ALL. LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD AND I AM TRYING TO ADJUST TO THE NEW ME. I HAVE MY MOMENTS WHEN I SLIDE BACK AND CATER TO MY SWEET TOOTH, BUT I AM STILL IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. I HAVE BACKED UP FROM THE GYM BUT I INTEND ON THROWING MYSELF BACK INTO IT ....I HAVE A NEW WONDERFUL PERSON IN MY LIFE AND RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE ALRIGHT IN MY WORLD......LOVE YOU ALL....K
6 month mark _ 109 lbs down!
Jul 10, 2009
HELLO OH FAMILY,
I AM BACK AFTER A MONTH HIATUS!
I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TODAY FOR MY SIX MONTH CHECK UP AND I AM DOWN 109 LBS. I HAVE BEEN ON A SLOPE SINCE FOR THE PAST MONTH NOT LOSING ANYTHING AT ALL....I WAS SEVERELY DEPRESSED ABOUT IT BUT THEN I GO TO THE DOCTOR AND THEN WAH -LA, I AM DOWN SIX MORE POUNDS
. SO STARTING MONDAY I WILL GOING BACK ON MY PROTEIN SHAKES OFFICIALLY. I THINK OVERALL I AM DOING WELL. THE DOCTOR TELLS ME I AM ON TRACK BUT WE ALL WISH THAT WE WOULD LOSE MORE THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO. MY IRON IS LOW SO SHE WANTS TO PUT ME ON IRON PILLS...BUT THEY MAKE YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM 
SO I AM NOT TOO KEEN ON THAT IDEA, BUT I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY IT. IM STILL WAITING FOR MY LEGS TO GO DOWN. THEY ARE STILL BIG AS HELL. SEEMS LIKE I AM LOSING FROM MY BREASTS
, MY LEGS 
AND MY BUTT 
. I AM HOPING TO DROP 19 MORE POUNDS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY 
WHICH IS AUGUST 13TH. THAT WILL PUT ME BELOW THE 300LB MARKA ND BACK INTO THE 200'S, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A WHILE! I WAS A SIZE 28 WHEN I STARTED THE SURGERY, AND NOW SO FAR I IN BETWEEN A SIZE 20-18.....I CAN GET IN THE 18 , BUT SOMETIMES I CAN'T BREATH 
AFTERWARDS ...LOL....BUT I AM STILL IN THOSE BAD BOYS. I HAVE GIVEN AWAY TEN BAGS OF CLOTHES AND I AM STARTING TO GATHER ANOTHER BAG NOW. I WILL REALLY BE EXCITED WHEN I GET TO A 14 .....IF I GET TO A 12 I MIGHT FAINT. MY GOAL IS STILL THE SAME, I HOPE TO BE AT THE 200 LB MARK BY NEW YEARS EVE, TIME TO STEP MY GAME WAY UP! UNTIL NEXT TIME FAMILY...........
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I AM BACK AFTER A MONTH HIATUS!
I WENT TO THE DOCTOR TODAY FOR MY SIX MONTH CHECK UP AND I AM DOWN 109 LBS. I HAVE BEEN ON A SLOPE SINCE FOR THE PAST MONTH NOT LOSING ANYTHING AT ALL....I WAS SEVERELY DEPRESSED ABOUT IT BUT THEN I GO TO THE DOCTOR AND THEN WAH -LA, I AM DOWN SIX MORE POUNDS. SO STARTING MONDAY I WILL GOING BACK ON MY PROTEIN SHAKES OFFICIALLY. I THINK OVERALL I AM DOING WELL. THE DOCTOR TELLS ME I AM ON TRACK BUT WE ALL WISH THAT WE WOULD LOSE MORE THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO. MY IRON IS LOW SO SHE WANTS TO PUT ME ON IRON PILLS...BUT THEY MAKE YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM SO I AM NOT TOO KEEN ON THAT IDEA, BUT I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY IT. IM STILL WAITING FOR MY LEGS TO GO DOWN. THEY ARE STILL BIG AS HELL. SEEMS LIKE I AM LOSING FROM MY BREASTS, MY LEGS AND MY BUTT . I AM HOPING TO DROP 19 MORE POUNDS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY WHICH IS AUGUST 13TH. THAT WILL PUT ME BELOW THE 300LB MARKA ND BACK INTO THE 200'S, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT SEEN IN A WHILE! I WAS A SIZE 28 WHEN I STARTED THE SURGERY, AND NOW SO FAR I IN BETWEEN A SIZE 20-18.....I CAN GET IN THE 18 , BUT SOMETIMES I CAN'T BREATH AFTERWARDS ...LOL....BUT I AM STILL IN THOSE BAD BOYS. I HAVE GIVEN AWAY TEN BAGS OF CLOTHES AND I AM STARTING TO GATHER ANOTHER BAG NOW. I WILL REALLY BE EXCITED WHEN I GET TO A 14 .....IF I GET TO A 12 I MIGHT FAINT. MY GOAL IS STILL THE SAME, I HOPE TO BE AT THE 200 LB MARK BY NEW YEARS EVE, TIME TO STEP MY GAME WAY UP! UNTIL NEXT TIME FAMILY...........THE PUNCHES KEEP COMING...
Jun 10, 2009
OKAY PEOPLE...I WENT AND WEIGHED IN TODAY AND I HAD LOST THE SIX POUNDS I HAD GAINED PLUS TWO MORE POUNDS....SO MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO ME GETTING MY MENSTRUAL CYCLE, BUT IT SCARED ME TO DEATH! I WENT BACK TO MY WATER AEROBICS AND I HAVE MAPPED OUT WHAT A TWO MILE WALK IS AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH I WILL BE DOING ON THE DAYS THAT I DONT WORK. I'M TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE AND NOT GET DISCOURAGED. HOWEVER, I GOT A CALL FROM MY DOCTOR TODAY. I HAD A RECHECK OF MY THYROID LAST WEEK BECAUSE WHEN WAS GOING THROUGH THE WLS PROCESS THEY FOUND A NODULE ON MY THROAT. WELL SHE HAD ME COME IN TODAY AND THE NODULE IS GROWING. IT HAS UPPED ITSELF ONE FULL SIZE. SO I AM GOING IN FOR A SECOND BIOPSY AS SOON AS THEY GET THE AUTHORIZATION. SHE TOLD ME THAT ONCE THEY DO THE BIOPSY AND IF IT COMES BACK NORMAL THEN THEY WILL MEASURE IT AGAIN IN SIX MONTHS, IF AFTER THAT SIX MONTHS IT HAS GROWN AGAIN, I HAVE TO GO INTO SURGERY AND HAVE IT REMOVED. IF THEY DO THE BIOPSY AND IT COMES BACK CANCEROUS OR ABNORMAL, THEN I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REMOVED IMMEDIATELY. DEPRESSING. LIKE I SAID, I AM TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE AND DO WHAT I CAN.....HARD TO STAY MOTIVATED WHEN YOU KEEP GETTING KNOCKED DOWN......BUT LORD KNOWS I KNOW HOW TO GET BACK UP....
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I'M SO SAD!!!!!
Jun 06, 2009
well OH family, i am sad! i stepped on the scale and it read that i had gained six pounds! i was devastated! this is the first time that i had gained weight since the surgery. i hadn't even stalled out as of yet! i was so disappointed that i stayed in my bed depressed last weekend. i even went to rite aid and got a thrifty's ice cream cone ( pecan praline) to drown my sorrows in. i know, pathetic. i will say that five days after i stepped on the scale my menstrual cycle started so i am hoping that the reason for the gain was due to my cycle. i am going to weigh myself next Friday and hope that i have lost what i gained. in the meantime i have been upping my protein by going back to the shakes and upping my water. i feel so disappointed. i feel like my tool is broken.......
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101 POUNDS DOWN
May 23, 2009
HELLO,
WELL I MADE IT TO MY HALFWAY MARK ! AFTER 4 MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS POST SURGERY, I AM OFFICIALLY 101 POUNDS DOWN. SOUNDS FUNNY FOR ME TO SAY IT AND I DONT SEE IT AS MUCH AS I THINK I SHOULD, BUT IF THERE IS ONE THING I DO KNOW, THE SCALE DOES NOT LIE. LOL. I STILL HAVE 116 MORE POUNDS TO GO BEFORE I REACH MY OVERALL GOAL AND I AM HOPING TO REACH THAT BY NEW YEARS EVE. BUT I SET SMALL GOALS FIRST. SO MY NEXT GOAL IS TO LOSE 27 POUNDS BY JULY 10TH. THAT WILL PUT ME ONE POUND UNDER 300....SOMETHING I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. I UPLOADED SOME PICTURES OF MY SELF THAT I TOOK TODAY AND YES I AM WEARING A DRESS! WITH MY BIG LEGS AND ANKLES AND ALL....AND GUESS WHAT! I FELT LIKE I WAS THE SHIT! LOL. YOU COULDN'T TELL ME NOTHING! LMAO. MY MOM SAID " I SEE YOUR FEELING YOURSELF TODAY HUH"....WE BOTH FELL OUT LAUGHING. I CANT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WORE A DRESS THAT DIDN'T HIT THE GROUND SO MY LEGS AND ANKLES WOULDN'T SHOW. THIS DRESS WAS MID CALF AND I HAD ON HEELS. NOT IN THE STILETTOS YET BUT I AM DEFINITELY ON MY WAY. IM TRYING TO GET THAT " U" THAT YOU SEE WOMEN HAVE IN THEIR UPPER THIGHS IN THE FRONT. I AM GOING ON A FULL ATTACK ON MY LEGS. ALL OF MY EXERCISES CONSIST OF LEGS AND STOMACH. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ABLE TO DO 110 SIT UPS AS WELL. I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN ON THE ELIPTICAL MACHINE AND I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I COULD START RUNNING BUT I AM AFRAID. I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID BUT I DONT WANT TO HEAR THE TREADMILL MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES BECAUSE OF ME....I WOULD DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT...LOL...BUT YEAH, I AM DEFINITELY STARTING TO STEP IT UP......
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WELL I MADE IT TO MY HALFWAY MARK ! AFTER 4 MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS POST SURGERY, I AM OFFICIALLY 101 POUNDS DOWN. SOUNDS FUNNY FOR ME TO SAY IT AND I DONT SEE IT AS MUCH AS I THINK I SHOULD, BUT IF THERE IS ONE THING I DO KNOW, THE SCALE DOES NOT LIE. LOL. I STILL HAVE 116 MORE POUNDS TO GO BEFORE I REACH MY OVERALL GOAL AND I AM HOPING TO REACH THAT BY NEW YEARS EVE. BUT I SET SMALL GOALS FIRST. SO MY NEXT GOAL IS TO LOSE 27 POUNDS BY JULY 10TH. THAT WILL PUT ME ONE POUND UNDER 300....SOMETHING I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A VERY LONG TIME. I UPLOADED SOME PICTURES OF MY SELF THAT I TOOK TODAY AND YES I AM WEARING A DRESS! WITH MY BIG LEGS AND ANKLES AND ALL....AND GUESS WHAT! I FELT LIKE I WAS THE SHIT! LOL. YOU COULDN'T TELL ME NOTHING! LMAO. MY MOM SAID " I SEE YOUR FEELING YOURSELF TODAY HUH"....WE BOTH FELL OUT LAUGHING. I CANT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WORE A DRESS THAT DIDN'T HIT THE GROUND SO MY LEGS AND ANKLES WOULDN'T SHOW. THIS DRESS WAS MID CALF AND I HAD ON HEELS. NOT IN THE STILETTOS YET BUT I AM DEFINITELY ON MY WAY. IM TRYING TO GET THAT " U" THAT YOU SEE WOMEN HAVE IN THEIR UPPER THIGHS IN THE FRONT. I AM GOING ON A FULL ATTACK ON MY LEGS. ALL OF MY EXERCISES CONSIST OF LEGS AND STOMACH. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ABLE TO DO 110 SIT UPS AS WELL. I WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN ON THE ELIPTICAL MACHINE AND I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I COULD START RUNNING BUT I AM AFRAID. I KNOW IT SOUNDS STUPID BUT I DONT WANT TO HEAR THE TREADMILL MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISES BECAUSE OF ME....I WOULD DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT...LOL...BUT YEAH, I AM DEFINITELY STARTING TO STEP IT UP......
92 lbs down- almost at my first milestone!
Apr 24, 2009
HELLO! WELL I GUESS I DIDN'T DO AS BAD AS I THOUGHT I DID SINCE EASTER. I WENT TO WEIGH IN TODAY AND I AM DOWN AN ADDITIONAL 14 POUNDS SINCE APRIL 3RD. THIS PUTS ME AT 92LBS DOWN. MY GOAL, IF YOU REMEMBER, WAS TO BE DOWN 100LBS AT MY FOUR MONTH MARK. I AM 8 LBS AWAY FROM MEETING MY GOAL AND I STLL HAVE A WEEK AND THREE DAYS TO OBTAIN IT. I THINK I CAN SEE THE LIGHT! I AM DOUBLING MY EXERCISING AND DOING SOME SAND WALKING SO HOPEFULLY I WILL MAKE IT! I AM NOW SEEING SUTTLE CHANGES BUT NOT THE BIG WEIGHT LOSS CHANGE THAT I EXPECTED TO SEE. I GUESS I AM SO US TO SEEING MYSELF IN ONE WAY, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME ACKNOWLEDGING CHANGE. HOWEVER, EVERY ONE ELSE SEEMS TO NOTICE A DIFFERENCE, SO MAYBE ONCE I GET TO THE 100 LB MARK I CAN START BELIEVING THEM! OH , AND I EVEN BOUGHT A PAIR OF DENIM SHORTS! THEY ARE A SIZE 20 (I WAS PREVIOUSLY A 26/28) .....AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE TIGHT, I CAN ZIP THEM UP AND BUTTON THEM! I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS, BUT BY GOD I AM IN THEM! LOL.....HOLLA!
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EASTER TEMPTATIONS!
Apr 13, 2009
WELL THIS WEEKEND WAS A ROUGH ONE FOR ME! I DID GOOD ON SATURDAY AND THE WEEK PRIOR TO THAT, BUT WHEN EASTER SUNDAY ROLLED AROUND.......IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. I WENT TO CHURCH AND THEN OVER TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR DINNER, LET ME TELL YOU WHY IT WAS A NIGHTMARE...HERE WAS THE MENU: MACARONI AND CHEESE, BABY BACK RIBS, HONEY BAKED HAM, SMOKED TURKEY, GREENS, GARLIC CHICKEN, WINE, STRAWBERRY LEMONADE, SALAD, CORN BREAD MUFFINS, ROASTED RED POTATOES, SOCK-IT-TO -ME CAKE, LEMON CAKE, CHOCOLATE CAKE, GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE, BANANA PUDDING, VANILLA ICE CREAM, BUTTER PECAN ICE CREAM, PECAN PRALINE ICE CREAM....ETC....ALL HOMEMADE. IT WAS KILLER. I TRIED SO HARD TO STICK TO THE PROTEIN BUT THIS SISTA CAN NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WALK AWAY FROM MAC AND CHEESE! SO I ATE THE MEAT FIRST OF COURSE, THEN HAD ABOUT TWO SPOONS OF MAC. BUT I ALSO HAD SOME BANANA PUDDING AND HAWAIIAN PUNCH. ALTHOUGH THAT WAS MY ONLY MEAL OF THE DAY, I FEEL LIKE OVERDID IT. I DIDN'T GET SICK OR ANYTHING. BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, IT WAS GOOD! SO I AM NOW BACK ON TRACK, WE ALL SLIP UP. I AM STILL DETERMINED TO BE AT THE 100 LB MARK BY MAY 1ST. I HOPE I MAKE IT. I HAVE BEEN UPPING MY WATER INTAKE AND TRYING TO INCREASE MY PROTEIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DOING SAND WALKING AND GOING TO THE GYM MORE. I AM ALSO DOING AN 8MILE WALK ON THE 24TH AND A THREE MILE WALK ON THE 17TH. SO WISH ME LUCK. I HAD A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS, BUT WHO DOESN'T. ITS NOT ABOUT WHEN YOU FALL, ITS ABOUT PICKING YOURSELF BACK UP.....I'M UP ! I'M UP!
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About Me
hawthorne, CA
Location
37.3
BMI
Surgery
12/31/2008
Surgery Date
Dec 10, 2008
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