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It's been a long while since I've been on OH. I hope everyone is doing great. I've been so busy with Pregnancy, work, and school. I had my princess on December 30th at 7:58 am. She was 6 lbs 5 oz and completely healthy! I was 178 at my first OB appointment and went down to 174 in the first trimester and my highest weight at 9 months was 196. I'm back in school this semester and I can't wait to get back on the workout train!! I had a c section so I have to wait until 6 weeks to begin. Overall I am very truly blessed ,

Nothing much going on here, I'm 3 months and 1 week pregnant, baby is fine. I eat little meals but I eat ALL DAY!! Like literally every 1 to 1 1/2 hours I'm putting something in my mouth, and I've lost 5 pounds since I've been pregnant.  I'm not sure how the weight will play out but my Dr. says as long as I'm eating the b aby will take what he or she needs first anyway. I'm also seeing a lot more of my Gastric surgeon as he keeps track of my bloodwork. I thought he was totally gonna yell at me but he didn't :) Well I'm hungry again so time for me to go, hope everyone is doing well out here in OH land

So I'm in my 8th month and figured I was on the plateau everyone has been talking about. I up my excercise, get back to full force on the protein shakes and then the end of april comes and only one thing is missing......my period. I cannot BELIEVE this! I'm pregnant I go to the Doctor monday and I don't know how to feel. Except I have some more weight to lose 20 - 30 lbs  and can't imagine actually putting on weight on purpose. And then Can I? will I hurt the baby, it's too much. Pray for me yall.

Today I am 100 pounds lighter than my highest weight! I know it's not my offical 100 pound lost from surgery but it still feels GREAT!! When I went into Dr. Patels office in february of 2009 I was 283 pounds they said I had to do 3 months of diet before I would be approved by my insurance, that first month I had actually gained weight and weighed 285. My pre-surgery weight was supposed to be 265 but it was actually 271 (although after that magensium sulfate stuff it could have been, lol) so I still have a ways to go to actually be offically 100 pounds lost. But this is definitely a land mark day for me

I made it, I been in the 200's, actually the upper 200's so long that it's practically a miracle. My workout routine is solid, I even conquered my fear of the stair machine. I know I'm still going to be losing weight but my ultimate goal as of now is to tighten up. I'm up'n my protein, more weights, less carbs. I actually enjoy jogging on the treadmill but now I'm focusing on incline to work these muscles. I'm also doing core excercises for my tummy to try and get that in check, I know excess skin is there but I still think I can tighten it up some more. It's been 5 months and while everything is not perfect in my life or even on my body, just the fact that I can look at myself in the mirror and smile, keeps me on top of the world. I feel fabulous, and yes I was Fabulous before the surgery, but now I feel it inside and out!!

Well I haven't quite made it under 200 yet  but I've lost 70 plus pounds and that is great. I"m 210 so not much further hopefully before christmas I'll make it. Thanksgiving was great, food wasn't much of a problem for me I just ate a smidge of whatever I wanted except anything with sugar, so that I didn't feel denied and it worked. I was just as stuffed as everyone else except I only at 1/3 of what they put away and then after dinner I talked all the ladies into walking the block a couple of times so none of us got the "itis" by the time we got back to the house all the men were passed out on couch in front of some random game we played phase 10 and had desert, sweet potato pie or cake for some watermelon for me and a few others. I did however end up with a virus that had me in the ER the next monday, I don't know if it was the surgery that made the pain so intense but it was awful they actually gave me morphine in the hospital and pain meds for afterward, I'm glad that's over!! On to christmas!!

This is just a short note, I am 17 pounds away from being out of the 200's and I am so excited!! I go to the gym pretty much every day now during the week and i'm actually enjoying it. I always wanted a personal trainer, but even though I don't have one I am a pretty good job at motivating myself. Of course the compliments are fabulous as well. And i just bought a pair of 6" heels that I can actually walk around in!! The benefits of surgery are just stacking up! I'm SO glad I did this.

Well I've finally hit my 6 weeks mark, from now on everything I eat is what I will be eating for the rest of my life. No more liquid diet or mushy's. On with the rest of my life, I have to start school again next semester and I've been walking but have had to wait until 6 weeks before I could get to the gym. I want to be a gym rat!!! I can't wait, I know walking is great but there something about being on a machine that tells you how many calories you've burned and how long you've been on and how long you have to go, maybe I"m just to technology focused I don't know, lol. I can now feel the effects of not getting enough protein in, so I've changed to the little test tube protein drinks with 42g in each one, hopefully this will allow me to get it all in. I could get up off the floor easier at 280 lbs than I can now at 230 which is pathetic, but I'm much more comfortable down there than I used to be, lol. OH I want to be under 200 lbs so bad, I'm hoping to get there before November but that may be a stretch we will see.  If any one wants to leave me suggestions on foods please do leave a comment. I'm doing well but sometimes I feel like I'm in a rut, and need something different. I bough a can of turkey chili that I haven't tried yet, and I really stay away from beef, it's so hard for me to digest. I also found a Splenda made Ice Cream that has only 4 g of sugar but I haven't touched it, I think maybe I'm afraid of what it might lead to??  Well OH Family I'll talk to you later!!  Love, Jen

Well It's officially been a month, and I'm feeling better everyday. I'm 40+ pounds lighter and on some days that seems like a lot and others not so much. I plateu'd at about 30 pounds down once I changed from liquid diet to mushy foods, but now i'm on the losing end again. I can't wait until my 6 weeks is up so I can start really working out, lifting weights etc. I feel so soft and squishy, it's nice to see myself in my clothes, but I'm ready to tighten up and get this body moving!!! So I'm not having any pain anymore, at my insicions or on the actual inside either. I think that just began this past week. I don't have to hesitate to get up, or bend down that feels really good also. I'm really looking forward to the future!

It's done I had my surgery on Monday August 17th. I went back and forth with it and almost didn't do it at all. But God opened doors I wouldn't have even deemed possible and I walked on in there on Monday ready for surgery. My Surgeon is the best! Dr. Patel is one of the best if not THE BEST bariatric surgeons around!!And that's no joke.  I went through with no problems or complications, INNOVA hospital in San Antonio took such good care of me, I almost didn't want to go home. I didn't think I could make it without the nurses who were so attentive and understanding, so today is Saturday I've made it throught the first week and I can more things for myself than I could previously. I can get in and out of bed, I have a system, I can go to the restroom on my own (how embarrasing to need help wiping) but no more! lol.  I'm walking around feeling pretty good, still can't go too long, but it's getting better.  I'm on the liquid diet, and at first it was just fine, now I have boughts with head hunger and can't wait till I get to the mushy's! To be able to eat scrambled eggs sounds lovely! So thank to all of those that prayed for me, and thought about me during that time, I made it!!