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I know this is a little late but . . . I made goal on May 3, 2009 (same day as Edie and her friend - must have been a full moon)!!! YEAH!! This journey has been amazing! I have lost 80 pounds in just a little over 8 months. I feel healthy, have a more positive outlook on life and have become more self-confident and engaging. I am embarking on a new career in home staging and redesign; I am learning French and also started training to run the Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon with my father in January 20… Continue

I can't believe it has been 6 months already! My highest weight was 235 (I am 5'4") when I had the lapband placed in 8/2006. When I went in for my revision in 8/2008 from lapband to MGB I weighed in at 205. Today I am 136 lbs! I have not weighed this weight since I was about 12 years old . . that was 28 years ago!

I have incorporated 5 and 10 lb. weights into my workout routine and have noticed my arms and legs starting to firm up. My father asked me to do the Rock-n-Roll Marathon with him in J… Continue

I am sorry I have waited so long to update. I am 9 weeks out and 36 pounds down! YEAH! I have been taking my vitamins, Prilosec, Pepto, Tums and Citrucel daily as Dr. R requires. I do stay busy but still need to add in some exercise into my schedule. UGH, I am not a fan of exercise but just need to do it!

For some reason, I do not like to weigh myself and have to force myself to get on the scale. I think I am afraid that I am going to be disappointed like I was with the band and the many pre-ba… Continue

I had surgery August 27th with Dr. Rutledge. I was one of six littermates and was last in line for surgery since I had a lapband. Surgery took just 41 minutes and because I had the lapband Dr. R. by-passed 7 ft. The first 5 days I was sore and had insomnia for some reason but I am feeling better as each day passes and was able to sleep a little more last night. I also ended up getting thrush so I am on Nystatin (YUCK!) to clear it up. I am down 10 lbs. since surgery but my blood pressure has gon… Continue

Got my doc's letter this morning, put it in my notebook and sent out my notebook via UPS this afternoon. YEAH! Right on time- needs to be there by the 14th. I did have a concern so I called Kim Hazen. My lab reports showed that my ALT level for my liver is 128 which is pretty high so I asked Kim if that would deem me uneligible for mgb surgery. She said that it was probably a fatty liver and that they see a lot of that and that Dr. R. would look at my results and let me know. I am not too worrie… Continue