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Current Weight = 120

Size: 4/6 most items (some jeans size 8 or size 7/9 for juniors).

Tops = X/Small

I've been really busy the past two years so I have not had much of a chance to update this page but I will soon.  Also, I want to shout out to those who I was an Angel for and say I'm so proud of all of you.  You are doing a great job, keep up the good work.

I'll update with a photo and a blog on what I've been up to before the weekend.

Wow, time has flown and I've not been as diligent as I should about updating this page, but I am 16 months out and I have reached ideal weight.  I am now teetering between 128-135.   I am extremely happy with my success and feel incredibly blessed.

I will write more soon.

I can't believe how fast the weight just seems to be coming off.  I'm at 200 lbs down from 246 at the start of this journey and now I am only 1lbs away from onederland.  So very excited!!!!!!!!

well time has flown since I have posted, but I was sick for approximately two weeks after the last time I posted and I had an EDG done to check for blockage but all they saw was esphogus irritation and minor thrush.  The following week after the EDG which was on the 16th, I got sick again but I think it was more of a spring cold but I had fever of 103 so I just did as the doctor ordered and took it easy and stuck to mostly liquid/soft foods.  I'm still not having much success with many things so I prefer to have soup or things I've had that I know I have success with.  One thing I've discovered that is yummy and provides protein is the refriend beans/cheese from taco bueno.  i tried taco bells too and they are just not the same flavor so i don't like as well.  i love the tortilla soup form taco bueno, i love the enchilada soup and the green chile/chicken soup from chilis.  I also bought a few soups from tom thumb prepackaged in the deli section and those are good.  I love the tomato basil from La Madeliene of course.  Oh and I found a new protein that I feel I like the very best.  I've included the link below.  I bought the whipped vanilla at the smoothie factory for $19.99 which is cheaper than any of the same size I see on their website.  I mix mine with chilled 6 oz pineapple juice (which is the small can they sell in six packs.  Plus I add 8 frozen strawberries with 2 scoops of the protein which provides 42 grams.  Oh it's so yummy!

http://store.bsnonline.net/supplement_facts/leandessertprotein.html

I'm currently in a size 18 jeans easily and it will be no time before I can wear 16's jeans as 18's are already too loose.  I wore 18-22 before depending on styles.  Most jeans were 20-22's.  I'm in a size 14/16 tops and was 18/20 before.  I think it will be no time before I'll be a size 14/16 all over

I was down 19 lbs from the start of the journey in November.  I am not sure what I was expecting at the first appointment but I figured I would see the doctor a little more and spend time with them, but nope, about 5 minutes with Dr. Thompson was it.  The PT is the one who took out the staples and put on surgical strips and I waited 1.5 hours for that.  Okay, I should have been a doctor.  Seriously!!!  Next month it will be a group meeting so I won't see the doctor again, instead I'll weigh in and then go into a room with a group of others who are post surgery.  I'm looking forward to meeting others in the Dallas area who are going through this same process.

I'm finding it super hard this week on soft foods to get much down.  I've been in a little pain and feeling super nauseaus.  Now I know why they gave me the prescription for the Phenegran because boy I needed it in the worst kind of way.  I hadn't even had anything to eat but was so sick at my stomach.  It was the oddest feeling in the world.  

Since the appointment at the doctor's office last week I've lost 7 lbs. I'm now at 220.  My appointment in November I was 246.  Although no one ever believes me when I tell them that is what I weigh. 

Yea, surgery accomplished.  I met two wonderful ladies (Keely & Courtney) at the hospital who were also patients of Dr. Barker's who I hope to have a lifetime friendship with as we start this new journey together.  Also, my sister's mother in law (Pam) was there, so having four people going through it the same day and having them to talk to as well as my sister who is 3 years 3 months out has been really helpful.  The surgery itself was painful when I was in recovery.  I have a low pain tolerance and it appeared a few of the others were taking it far better than I. 

I never moved below a level 8 the first day, but the second day it was looking much better and I was never above a 5, so success was finally starting to set in.  The more I drank, the more I needed to go to the bathroom, the more I wanted to walk and pretty soon I was just completely ready to come home because I felt I was more a nurse to myself than the actual nurses I had assigned to my room. 

I passed other nurses in the hall who seemed to have more compassion for my well being than my very own nurses.  We had our group meeting around 6pm on Tuesday where the six patients of Dr. B all came together and we listened to the hospital internal medicine doctor tell us about what to expect the next few days and answered general questions before visiting each one of us individually.  I was so ready for a shower and wanting to go home by the time he got to my room and he agreed due the fact my blood work and pain level was lower and I appeared to be doing really well so he let me go.  I took a shower (my nurse freaked out, but the doctor said I could, he even said I could remove bandages as long as I put new ones on and kept them covered and do not scrub site). 

My nurse was always say no, you can't do that, the doctor's don't allow that, then dr. Barker's nurse or Dr. Child's would tell me something contrary and she would just blow up at me.  I said I am doing what the doctor said I could do and if you need his advice/permission then go call him.  As if I would harm myself or do something without the doctor giving me the okay. I was not impressed with most of the nurses at Pine Creek Medical Center and was so glad to get home and not have to have a nurse tell me I couldn't do something when I read in the book I could or was told by doctor I could.  I think she woke up on the wrong side of the bed and/or hates her job. She had no compassion and when she came in the room it was as if she would hurry in for whatever she was trying to do per her rounds and would rush out without asking if I needed anything or if there was anything she could do for me before she left. 

I've slowly been walking everyday more an more.  Today I am pretty sure I reached 30 minutes but not all at once, more like 10 minutes at a time and I'll continue each day.  The more I walk the more energy I seem to have but the hardest part of coming home was getting in/out of the bed.  I suggest if you have a elevated bed or recliner, that might be the best place to sleep the first night or two.  I've been off pain meds since Saturday am around 9.  I've had a few little minor aches/pains but nothing severe and now I'm looking forward to soft/blended foods tomorrow.

I'll write more soon.  I am not exactly sure how much I've lost because they didn't weigh us at the hospital day of surgery but the Saturday before I weighed at a friend's and I was at 236 which was I believe my lowest weight since I started the journey.  My initial weight when I went to Dr Barker's office in November was 243. 

I want to wait until I get all the gas/bloating out and for my first follow up appointment next Wednesday to really know how much I've lost on the liquid diet.  I started my period Thursday after I came home from surgery so I'm sure I also have some water retention/bloating from it as well.

Stay Tuned..........

I found out last Tuesday that my surgery has been approved.  My surgery date is set for March 29, 2010 @ Pine Creek.  I'm so very excited.  Plus I've lost about 5 lbs since I first started going to Dr. Barker's office in November. It actually fluxtuates 5-10 depending on my monthly cycle.  I show it's down 10 today but my original weigh in I believe was 241 but when I went to my rheumotologist in November I was weighing 253.  I'm currently down to 236.

I have been really stressed out about losing my house so I hope that once I get this surgery taken care the next thing that will happen immediately after recovery is that I will find a fulltime job even if it's just a bridge job until something comes along in my industry.  I really love my house and it is very important possession I owen in this world next to my dog Jaxx.  Of course God is number one and my health is very important, I feel this surgery will help open many doors and give me the much needed energy and enthusiasm I will need in the upcoming year to succeed in trying to open up my own business.

 

I had my monthly visit at doctor barker's and it's been over 60 days now since I started this second process with his office.  My insurance has changed and now only require 24 months of being over weight as well as only 3 months of doctor supervised visits, nutritionist and pych evaluation.  So next month on February 17th, Dr Barker's office will be submitting my first letter to the insurance company.  I'm asking everyone to please keep their fingers crossed & say your prayers because if all goes well, I'll be on the surgery table sometime mid March and starting my weight loss journey as a bariatric patient.  I've already been working on my nutrition with the dietician and documenting my food journal as well as preparing for my new way of eating after the surgery with no fluids with my meals, eating smaller bites and adding protein to my diet.  Also, I'm getting ready to prepare for the liquid only diet so the surgery is a sucess.  I haven't logged in for awhile so I thought I should post and give everyone an update.

 

Today the weather was wonderful so I had a ton of energy and got quite a few things around the house aligned and organized.  I finally found all of the documenation that goes back to 2002 from when I have tried to loose weight.  We're talking about 3 inces of papers where I've kept trying to loose weight.  I found my weight watchers journals as well, so glad I got that over with.