1/16/00 POST OP REPORT (5 WEEKS)
HELLO FOLKS, FEEL LIKE A REAL SHMUCK, I WROTE THE ABOVE BUT DIDNT'
POST IT AND SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT NOW IT'S POSTED AND WE HAVE
PICTURES COMMING OUT TODAY AND I WILL BE GETTING THEM POSTED
TODAY ALSO, YEAH. GOT GREAT NEWS, I GOT ON THE SCALE TODAY 209,
THAT'S RIGHT 209, I ACTUALLY BROKE THRU THE TEENS, SO THIS MEANS
MY NEXT GOAL IS TO BREAK 200 I SIMPLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT I AM SO
EXCITED AND DELIGHTED, IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE FIRST
# OF MY WIEGHT WAS A 1 I WONT KNOW HOW TO ACT. I FEEL GREAT,
I ACTUALLY JOGGED ON THE TREADMILL LAST WEEK, I GO TO THE
GYM ATLEAST 3 X'S A WEEK AND WORK OUT, IT CONSIST OF THIS
1 MILE ON THE TREADMILL, 15 MILES ON THE BIKE, THEN I GO
AND DO THE NAUTILIS MACHINES, AND I DO THE ARMS, BACK
AND PECTORALS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE ALL AREAS PRONE TO SERIOUS
SAGGING, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT DO WE, I CAN'T DO ANY OF THE
TUMMY EXERCISES YET, I AM STILL TOO NEW, ONLY 5 WEEKS
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT, BUT NEXT MONTH I AM GOING TO BE
ROCKING ON THOSE MACHINES, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, MY
BLOOD PRESSURE, WHICH WAS ALWAYS OK ANYWAY, HAS
DROPPED I AM NOW IN THE PERFECT RANGE, GEEZ WHO WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT,  TODAY JILL (MY BUDDY) BROKE 200 I AM
SO HAPPY FOR HER SHE HAD A 2 WEEK PLATUE AT 205-203 AND
TODAY SHE BROKE 200, SHE IS AT 199, THAT JUST ROCKS, I CAN'T
WAIT TO BREAK 200 GEEZ, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE IT. THE BAD NEWS
IS THAT NONE AND I MEAN NONE OF MY CLOTHS FIT, LOL AND I REFUSE
TO BUY ANY BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T EVEN FIT ME FOR A MONTH,
SO I AM WEARING SUPER DUPER HANG OFF ME BAGGY CLOTHES
INFACT I WAS MAKING DINNER AND MY JEANS STARTED FALLING
WELL MY HANDS WERE COVERED SO I DIDN'T LIFT EM UP, THE FELL
TO MY ANKELS, I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD I DIDN'T PULL THEM UP
I CALLED MY WHOLE FAMILY IN TO SEE THAT MY PANTS FELL TO
THE GROUND, I KNOW THAT SOUNDS WIERD, BUT I WAS SO HAPPY AND
IT WAS SO FUNNY.  IN ADDITION MY 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER AND I
GOT INTO ONE OF MY OLD SKIRTS, IT WAS NEVER TIGHT, IT WAS
ALWASY LOOSE BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET IN IT TOGETHER
AND MARCH AROUND THE HOUSE MAKING EVERYONE LAUGH.
I AM PICKING MY PICTURES UP FROM THE DEVELOPER TONIGHT
SO THEY WILL BE UP TONIGHT OR TOMOROW, TAKE CARE EVERYONE.

1/22/00 POST OP 6 WEEKS

HI AGAIN, WELL I HAVE REACHED A PLATUE, I AM STUCK AT 204-206, I AM NOT HAPPY
ABOUT IT, AND HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE LAST SUNDAY (ALMOST A WEEK) I REALLY
WANT TO BREAK 200 SO BAD I CAN TASTE IT, I HAVE ANALIZED AND OVER
ANALIZED MY DIET AND EXERCISE, VITAMINS AND WATER, I AM DOING EVERYTHING
ACCORDING TO PLAN. SO I GUESS IT'S A WAIT AND SEE MATTER, I AM TRYING TO
KEEP POSITIVE AND I KNOW IT WILL GO IN TIME BUT AS EVERYONE KNOWS BY
NOW I AM THE MOST IMPATIENT PERSON IN THE WORLD. IN DECEMBER MY GOAL
WAS TO BREAK 200 BY VALENTINES DAY DUE TO MY PROGRESS I MOVED THAT UP TO
FEB 1ST, I CAN'T SEE THIS PLATUE LASTING LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS SO I HOPE
I MAKE IT. I KNOW THAT MY WEIGHT LOSS WILL START SLOWING DOWN REAL SOON
AND WHEN IT DOES I HAVE TO KEEP MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT.  I HAVE BEEN LUCKY
THE HEAVIER YOU ARE THE FASTER THE WEIGHT COMES OFF AND SINCE I WAS ON THE
LOW END OF THE SCALE I HAVE LOST VERY FAST ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.  I KNOW
THAT WHEN I BRAKE 190 I WILL FEEL AND LOOK ALOT BETTER AND PEOPLE SHOULD
BE ABLE TO SEE IT. I ALWAYS LOOKED REALLY GOOD AROUND 170 AND MY GOAL IS 145-150
I SHOULD START LOOKING DECENT BY MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY IN MAY.  AS FARAS
HOW I FEEL, WELL DUH, I FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS, I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF BREATH
FROM NORMAL ACTIVITIES IN FOREVER AND DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT TILL THIS WEEK.
MY HUSBAND CLAIMS HE CAN DEFINATELY TELL THAT I AM SHRINKING AND THATS GOOD
MY SISTER SHANNAN LOOKED AT MY PICTURES ON THE NET AND SAYS SHE CAN TELL,
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE IS JUST BEING KIND OR IF SHE REALLY CAN TELL, BECAUSE I STILL CAN'T
I CAN ONLY TELL IN MY CLOTHES, NOT IN THE MIRROR OR IN PICTURES,  DID I MENTION THAT
I MISS HER SOOOOO TERRIBLY AND WISH SHE WERE HERE WITH ME EVERY SECOND OF
EVERY DAY,  MY FRIEND LARRY WANTS TO TAKE ME SHOPPING BECAUSE I LOOK LIKE A
BAG LADY AND I HAVE ALWAYS DRESSED NICELY, HE CAN'T STAND IT, AND I REFUSE TO BUY
ANY CLOTHES UNTIL I BREAK 180, SO HE IS GOING TO TAKE ME SHOPPING WHEN I BREAK 200!
I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILAGE OF WATCHING MY DARLING, ADORABLE BRAND NEW
BABY NEPHEW JACEY, FOR 2 DAYS THIS WEEK, WHAT A SAINTLY BABY,  JUST HAD TO
THROW THAT IN BECAUSE I LOVE HIM DEARLY.  EVERYTHING IS FINE, I ACTUALLY ATE
SOME CHILLI LAST NIGHT AND IT HAD GROUND BEEF IN IT, NO PROBLEMS OFCOURSE
I ONLY HAD 3 SPOONS OF IT.  I AM HUNGRY MORE OFTEN THAT I WAS LAST MONTH, BUT
I KEEP MY DIET REALLY LIMITED DUE TO MY PICKINESS. MAINLY FOCUSED AROUND A FEW
KEY FOODS, THAT I ENJOY A LOT,  YOGART, MASHED POTATOES, OATMEAL, FRUIT AND
CHICKEN BREAST.  I DID TRY SOME RAMEN NOODLES AND THAT WENT OVER REALLY
WELL, CONSIDERING I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT PASTA FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
I HAVE NOT AND DO NOT PUREE HARDLY ANYTHING I EAT ONLY ALLOWED THINGS
AND ALL IS WELL. THAT'S IT FOR NOW I WILL NOT WRITE AGAIN UNTIL I BREAK 200.

02/02/00 POST OP 
FINALLY BROKE 200 !!!!!

WELL FOLKS I SAID I WOULDN'T WRITE BACK UNTIL I BROKE 200 AND I DIDN'T
I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT AFTER A 17 DAY PLATUE I GOT ON THE SCALE
THIS MORNING AND IT SAID 199, YEAH BUDDY, THIS MEANS THAT I WILL NEVER
AGAIN SEE THAT UGLY #2 INFRONT OF MY WIEGHT, I AM SOOO STINKING
DELIGHTED.  I DO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I TRIED TO STAY FOCUSED AND NOT
LET THE PLATUE GET TO ME BUT IT WAS VERY HARD AND I DID GET DISCOURAGED
BUT IN THE END I KNEW IT WOULD COME OFF IN TIME IT WAS JUST A WATING GAME
AND I WON !!! I AM SO EXCITED I WILL TYPE MORE LATER, BUT I HAVE TO GET MY
MEASUREMENTS  UP AND TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE TODAY SO I CAN POST IT
ON THE PHOTO PAGE. BYE YALL !!

02/09/00  2months post op today

Well I am 2 months today and at my second platue, trust me I am not complaining.
I am so delighted with everything from this surgery and I know that this will pass
infact I believe this paltue may have been a gain before surgey becuase it has to
do with a little monthly water weight and all.  I am hesitant to post a weight because
I want to go by my surgeons scale, I posted the broke 200 above because I couldn't
help it LOL.  But I am less than 200 now that's for sure. My next apt is feb 14th,
but I have to call the office because thats v-day and I have stuff to do at the kids
schools all day that day and can't get any other parent to do it.  Everything is going
well, last week I slacked off a bit on the exercize, ok ok I got lazy. I know that
my weight loss will drastically slow, infact with me starting out at the low end
I am really surprised it has come off this fast.  I wore a pair of jeans this week
that were a size 14/16 and they were tight but let me tell yall, I looked hot. heheh
infact I kept looking at my reflection in windows because I didn't look like a fat
person I looked normal,  in 10 more lbs I will go clothes shopping because I should
be able to wear those clothes for atleast 2 months, since the loss will slow. My sisters
house is sold so I am happy for her, but said because that was our tie it was right
around the corner, I guess I had some childhood dream that she would come back
My hubby retires in just 3 months, I can't wait.  About my hubby, now he has mentioned
made hints and jokes about the fact he prefers "bigger" women, well well, it's a bit late
huh??????? Like that couldn't have came up in all of our pre op conversations????
I got so angry I started crying and told him that was totally unfair of him, and he said
that he didn't say he didn't like "thinner" women just that he prefered the other way
and he surely loved me and wanted me to be happy with myself, well duh
here's a clue to all men,  listen up get out your notebooks, atleast 25% of a wife,
(single women not included)  being happy with herself is knowing or thinking
or feeling that she is her hubbys prefered woman type and that he worships her
ofcourse my hubby still worships me LOL how could he help but not?
Ofcourse we made the joke that if he walked in and asked a judge for a divorce because
his wife lost weight he would be the laughing stock of the mans world LOL so
all is well in pleasantville.
I took pictures the other night with the stinking webcam but they were sooo fuzzy
I didn't post them, I will try again tomorow during the day while it's bright
Here's a hint for all you pre ops, if you dont own a scale, DONT BUY ONE!!!!!

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