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| May 2000 Three Months Before Surgery in August 2000 |
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| October 28, 2000 46 pounds down! |
| Thru the Months |
| Aug 2000 272 pounds Pre-surgery. |
| Walking past the mirrored glass, I take a timid peek, I see a woman staring back, I'm too choked up to speak. The puffiness, at last, is gone, The skin is pink and glowing, The many pounds that melted off, Finally, is showing. Hard to believe, till recently, This same woman was dying, Stuffing food to ease the pain, Heartbroken and crying. Life revolved around each snack, She lived for every meal, Anything to numb the hurt, She didn't want to feel. When did she get so pretty? When did God remove the grief ? How did this miracle happen? Who provided the relief ? What a gift! A second chance! I thank God every day, For His grace in showing me, There IS a better way. I walk, I dance, I make love too, My heart is filled with gladness, I'm out of bondage, out of pain, There is no room for sadness. This woman in the mirror, Smiles softly back at me, She has good cause to be so pleased, She's finally been set free. Author Unknown |
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| Nov 2000 3 mo. after surgery |
| Closeup Shots! |
| June 2000 2 months before Aug 2000 surgery |
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| November 22, 2000 Finally able to fit back into my forest service uniform! |
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| Jan. 2001 5 mo after surgery |
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| My surgery was on August 9, 2000 |
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| March 2001 197 pounds 75 down |
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| March 4, 2001 75 pound loss |
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| March 25, 2001 7.5 mo after surgery |
| March 4, 2001 7 mo after surgery |
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| 3 months before surgery |
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| April 26, 2001 86 pound loss |
| June 2001 179 pounds 93 down |
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| Juner 2001 10 mo after surgery |
| 7 months |
| 10 months |
| Aug 2001 179 pounds 93 down |
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| ONE YEAR after surgery |
| Pictures from 2004 coming soon. I promise. (of course, I promised myself I would not eat toast last night too. :0) I will also put some abdominal plasty pics on too. If I don't...email me and scold me!! xo Joyce [email protected] |
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