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Jun 27, 2017
6 min

The Wagon never leaves you

Well I knew that it had been a while since I last blogged but I had not idea it’s been 18 months!! I’m almost ashamed of myself but at the same time, we have to be reminded that we can’t change the past, only change the outcome of our futures. With that being said, let’s start with a condensed version of the last 18 months for me… A few years ago, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. We never had it in our family so this was the first time experiencing it

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One year Post Op! Whoo Hoo!!!

Sep 22, 2015
7 min

One year Post Op! Whoo Hoo!!!

I remember a year ago, it was the day before the surgery and I was at home drinking water and clear liquids all day. I was lucky in the sense that I didn’t have to do a 2 week liquid pre op diet like others had. The one day was enough torture for me. I contemplated a lot. Is this right for me? Am I going to survive this? Will I come out of anesthesia? Will this even work? Will I lose weight? Is it possible that this might actually change my life for the better? I co

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10 Months Along and Still Going Strong!

Jul 20, 2015
6 min

10 Months Along and Still Going Strong!

Okay, so after 10 months of this journey, I have been on a crazy roller coaster ride of emotions, set backs, and awesome progress. After 10 months, you are pretty much set in your food routines, eating small portions, choosing good options, staying on track because now its more of a habit, it’s a lifestyle. What else can there be to report? Well, for me personally, These past couple months have been spent keeping busy with my few found energy levels, along with finding mys

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8 Months Post Op and kicking Ass!

May 28, 2015
5 min

8 Months Post Op and kicking Ass!

When I first started blogging again, I thought I could easily handle this once a week or at the very LEAST, once a month. The last 2 months have been utterly CRAZY. I can’t complain because I feel very blessed to be where I am now with a pretty clear vision of where I want to GO from here! I got a second job in February and between working both jobs and the commute to both jobs, I have been a busy little bee. On a positive note, when I was at my heaviest and only working

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6 Months Post Op! Time for Reflection

Mar 24, 2015
5 min

6 Months Post Op! Time for Reflection

I remember being in Junior High PE Class. I was about 11 or 12 years old and my PE teacher told, Mrs. Miller told me that I was overweight and I needed to be on a diet. I was about 5 feet tall and about 130 lbs. I remember I was mortified and embarrassed. I never thought I was fat. I was a tomboy playing baseball in an all boy league. I was one of the best. I played tackle football with my friends and was a fast sprinter. I wasn’t into dating or boys, because I was on

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I Hit it BIG! 100+

Mar 12, 2015
3 min

I Hit it BIG! 100+

So I can’t believe that I missed my 5 mo. post op Blog post! I can tell you that it has been so crazy in my world these days. About a month ago, I got a second job working part time so now both my jobs are about 30 mi away from home and let’s just say I spend most of my days, driving, working, cooking and sleeping. I am happy to report that I hit my HUGE MILESTONE of 100 POUNDS! These are the kinds of moments that you always dreamed of but never thought you would be lucky

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4 Months seems like just yesterday!

Feb 2, 2015
4 min

4 Months seems like just yesterday!

It’s been 4 months since I had the surgery and life is good! I still have tons of energy and I feel my body is able to be more mobile! It was the little things that would tire me out quickly. Tying my shoes in the morning was a chore. Doing dishes was exhausted and I would often have to take breaks. Forget about cooking because that was too much time on my feet moving around and leaning over so it was a lot of easy dinners or take out. These days, I can do a load of dis

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2014 has been my greatest year for many reasons!

Jan 13, 2015
4 min

2014 has been my greatest year for many reasons!

It’s been a little while since my last post. With the holidays, comes great stress, hectic schedules and loving family time! My last post, I had lost 72 pounds. I didn’t think it was going to get much better than that, until I weighed myself on the last day of the year and I finished 2014 with an 80 pound weight loss!! As of this week, I have officially lost 87 pounds and am now on the countdown to 100! It’s such an amazing feeling to accomplish the one thing I’ve always

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Many reasons to give thanks this year on Turkey Day!

Dec 15, 2014
3 min

Many reasons to give thanks this year on Turkey Day!

I said at the end of last year that 2014 would be my greatest year yet and I am so happy that I am living up to that promise I made to myself. I didn’t know how it was going to be great as the surgery wasn’t even on the table at the time. But this friday marks the 3 month anniversary of my surgery and as of today, I was down 72 pounds! That is still hard to believe for me as I was never able to lose more than 20 lbs at a time, let alone 3x that in 3 months! This Thanksgivi

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9 Weeks out and no signs of slowing down!!

Nov 25, 2014
3 min

9 Weeks out and no signs of slowing down!!

Well, as I stated last week, I was 1 pound away from being at my lowest weight in 6 years. I am SO happy to report that not only did I annihilate that feat, but I added another 6 pounds to that loss for a total weight loss to date of 57 pounds! Here are my first Before and After Pics to date. The first pictures are from the night before surgery. The second pictures were taken last week after I hit the 50 pound mark! I haven’t decided if I will be posting the next Before an

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2 months Post Op and 50 POUNDS LIGHTER!!!

Nov 14, 2014
3 min

2 months Post Op and 50 POUNDS LIGHTER!!!

I can’t believe I have lost 50 pounds!! This is almost surreal to envision. I am so used to stalling after the first 20 pounds and never being able to lose more than that. 20 years of diets and programs, everything under the sun, to never lose more than 20 pounds at a time. All it took was cutting out the stomach, LOL! I feel so blessed to have been able to take control of my health and have this procedure done. As I have said before, the beginning was rough and I questi

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43 Pounds in 6 weeks! I’d pinch myself, but I’m starting to run out of fat places!

Nov 4, 2014
2 min

43 Pounds in 6 weeks! I’d pinch myself, but I’m starting to run out of fat places!

If you would have told me 7 weeks ago that I would lose 43 pounds in 6 weeks, I would tell you to stop listening to the dragon in the kitchen and lay off the happy juice. For years, I couldn’t lose more than 20 pounds in the course of MONTHS, let along weeks. 43 pounds like like 4 bowling balls or a 5 year old child. Think of the power of that? Walking around with a 5 year old hanging on you and never letting go. There is no wonder why I was always tired, drained and exh

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Cooking your way to a smaller Waistline

Oct 28, 2014
2 min

Cooking your way to a smaller Waistline

I can not even BEGIN to tell you how excited I was to be able to cook dinner for myself and Erick for the first time in 5 1/2 weeks! This does not include Erick’s bday dinner in which I cooked, but was not yet able to partake. (Talk about self punishment!) I figured that since I have embarked on this new journey, everything needs to be new now. New Attitude New Traditions New Techniques New Approaches New Recipes Now, I was never the most enthusiastic person when it came t

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Oct 27, 2014
3 min

40 pounds lighter and a happy shade of health!

This week I finally said goodbye to the 300’s and hello to the 200’s (I’ve missed, you, its been about a year!) So today I met with the doctor as we entered week 6. All is going well. There has been a weird redness around my incisions which I thought was normal, but apparently they are not, LOL. Doctor said he has never seen anything like it. He seems to think that I had an allergic reaction to the glue they used to cover the incisions. He recommended some Hydorcortison

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Oct 17, 2014
3 min

It’s been a month!

I can’t believe that a month ago today I was sitting in a hospital bed in a twilight stage from the anesthesia and feeling nausea. I kept telling Erick all day, “I can’t believe I did this. I did it. It really happened.” I spent the next 2 weeks questioning why I did it and will the pain ever go away. Will the nausea stop, will the indigestion stop? Will the pain go away? I can say after a month that yes…yes it will stop and go away….for the most part. So far, week thr

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Oct 10, 2014
3 min

All about the 3’s…3 weeks, 3 meals….31 pounds!!!!

Well this is the first week where I really feel like I am feeling myself again. There are still a lot of road bumps here and there and minor set backs at times, but I am able to move around fine, I can pick up something off the floor and I can put my shoes on myself (YAY!) Had my first post op appointment with the doctor earlier this week and he said that everything is healing great and that I was off to stage 3 which is FULL liquids. Full liquids are soups, yogurt, pudding

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Oct 3, 2014
4 min

Week 2 Post Op!

I know I said this last week, but I can’t believe it has been TWO weeks since my life forever changed. It’s been quite a challenge trying to intake enough water and protein for the day. 64 oz of fluid does not seem like a lot, but when you are only allotted 1oz every 10-15 minutes, the challenge becomes imminent and after two weeks, I am still not consuming 64 ounces a day. Each day I get slightly closer. I went back to work this week for 3 days. It was so nice having som

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Sep 26, 2014
3 min

One Week Post Op

I can’t believe it has been a week since my life changed. A lot happened in the hospital stay so I will keep it simple with some of the experience. Before the surgery, I tested positive for MRSA. When I asked what that meant, the nurse just said, “It means you get your own room to yourself..” I figured shit, well everyone should hope for some MRSA! I realized afterwards it’t not a good thing and it meant washing hands repeatedly, using special soap to scrub the body and t

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Sep 18, 2014
3 min

In less than 12 hours, my life will forever be changed.

For over 20 years, I have battled in the war of obesity. I had won temporary battles here and there but there was always a bigger fleet fighting in front of me. 20 years of Personal trainers, weight watchers, calorie counting, Paleo, Juicing, Phen/Fen, Meridia, Weight loss doctors and more medication, nutritionists and supporting family and friends. 20 years of struggling and fighting so hard for results to rarely be had. I was hit with Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Livers, High Cho

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