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Journal Continued (page 2) |
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12-7-99 My surgery took place on November 15th as scheduled. I had a complication that night (I started hemorrhaging), and went back into surgery in the early hours of the 16th. I came home on the 20th. I enjoyed my holiday, wasn't that bad considering the limited amound of food, LOL. I was attempting to start on a errand on the 26th when I developed another complication (I was vomiting blood). Turns out I developed bleeding ulcers. I was in the hospital again from Fri. 26th til Wed. Dec. 1st. I am doing okay now, kinda scared due to the fact that I felt fine then all of a sudden I was vomiting. Hope that this is all behind me now and I can move on. I do not yet regret my decision, and pray that I won't.
1-13-00 Having some problems, I have caught a virus of some sort and it is not allowing me to eat or drink anything (keeps me nauseated all the time, nothing stays down). I have been having this on and off now for about 3 weeks. (Was at its worst Christmas Day and I had to be rehydrated at the hospital on Wed. Dec. 29th) Went to see my dietician today, everything seems okay (she says just keep trying to get something in, that this will pass). I weighed in at 264.6 and I am now down 48lbs. Not too bad. I just will be glad when I can eat again.
2-7-00 I am doing fine. I now weigh 248, I have lost 64lbs to date and can eat pretty much anything. I haven't tried sugar and have no desire to do so. Look forward to being lower in weight then I have been in over 9 years. (241 here I come----this is the lowest I got down to when I dieted back in 1991.) |
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2-21-00 I am there, the scale finally said 241. I am soooooo happy. Next goal is now 200. (Final Goal 150-160). |
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4-1-00 Things are going well. I plateau every 10lbs or so. I now weigh about 225lbs. (Down 87lbs YEAH!!!) I hoped to be at 100lbs down by my birthday (4-14), might fall a little short, but I am not complaining. I feel so much better now. The old constant aches and pains are gone. I need to get into exercise more, my brain says YES, my body says NO! *lol*. But the body shows it; God, I hate that sagging skin. I am now looking forward to this summer, so many things I want to do (Just need to get away from work. I went rollerskating a couple of weeks ago (of course I fell), but I had fun, not something I would've done at 312lbs. |
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6-14-00 Sorry for the delay in updating, I've been busy. I just started a second job so things will be even more hectic for awhile. I am pleased to finally say I am now 199.6 , I have lost a total of 112 lbs. I started this journey wearing a size 32-34 and now I wear 18-20. It feels so good to be able to shop in regular stores, not to mention the way people make you feel when you are of normal proportions. If I had known then what I know now, I would have had this done years ago. I can eat mostly anything, with the exception of the things that I won't allow myself to eat (high fat, high sugar). I have way more energy (except during that time of month, when I am tired most of the time. {I have fibroids which cause me to bleed excessively during that time, I am going to the doctor for this}) Other then that, I feel great. I look forward to the rest of this journey. |
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08-28-00 It has been awhile since I have updated and I am sorry. Busy, busy, busy. I have now reached 174.6lbs. I have lost a total of 137 lbs. so far. I am still losing but slowly now. I can now wear size 16 pants snugly. I haven't taken any recent pictures, but I will soon. I ought to want to be photographed more often now, but I was never one to want to be in front of the camera. Not much else to say now, I will post again later when I am more talkive. |
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10-06-00 Well not much has changed lately. I went on a trip to the Bahamas, it was a much needed vacation (that was considered a business trip so my boss paid for it). I have a few after pics up from there. I have been approved for my tummy tuck and hernia repair. I plan on doing that in the first part of Dec. I am kinda scared but I look forward to it (talk about mixed feelings). I now weight 172 and am down 140 lbs. I will post more later. |
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12-20-00 It has already been 2 months since my last posting, I can't believe it. With so much going on in my life, it hadn't seemed that long. I work my 1st job (full time), 2nd job (part time) and sell avon (in my spare time). I have started what I hope to be a promising relationship, and I had my Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair, and Hysterectomy on Tues. Dec 12th. I came home on Thurs Dec 14th., so far every thing seems to be going well. I have energy, but can only do activities for a short period of time before I start to tire. I went to the hospital weighing 158 pounds and now weigh 147 pounds, bringing my total loss to date to 165.2 pounds. When I started this endeavour, I never truly imagined getting to this point. I figured I would lose but never this much. I am wearing size 12 jeans, I can't ever remember being this size in my whole life. I don't think I will get much smaller size wise, but I am happy where I am. I never wanted to get to the point where I look sick, and I think if I lose any more I will. I am now able to enjoy my life and if nothing else becomes of this I know I will be able to do that. I look forward to the days ahead now. Thank you all who have keep track of me and my struggles for a life. I will try to post again soon. Please feel free to email me if you have any comments or questions. |
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