Michelle B.
3 Years Post op!
Mar 09, 2010
Hello Oh family. Well it's been 3 years since my surgery. Where has the time gone? My weight fluctuates back and forth. I'm still wearing 16's and still feel pretty good about myself. I just need to really get focused and finish this process. I did lose weight when i came on and asked for advice about amonth ago and thanks for all the support you all gave me. I will be 40 in june and i want to at least halfway reach my goal. My goal is to lose 70 pounds but i will settle for 35. That will get me under 200 pounds. So oh family just keep me in your prayers!!!!!!!!!
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"I'm Back Oh family!"
Jan 25, 2010
Hello Oh family. Wow It's been 6 months since i was on here. Wow!!!!!!!! That's awful. well not much has happened except for me gaining weight over the months. My restriction level is gone. I don't even have dumping anymore not like talking about it. I am thinking about having a revision(Rose) done. My husband is not too thrilled about it but i know it won't be invasive like the other surgery was. Stress has played a key factor in my weight gain. Going thru alot of problems that God has brought me out of. Husband finally got his disability after 4 years which is a huge blessing. So i don't know what to do. Just please keep me in your prayers. I miss coming on here cause you all were inspirational to me and i'm going to start coming back just for support. I need it yall. Until next time be blessed.
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Hello OH family!
Jul 21, 2009
Hello Oh family. OMG!!!!!!!! I have been gone for a minute. Hope everyone is doing well. I've been very blessed thus far. I'm still a work in progress but over all i'm so proud of what i have accomplished. I'm still stuck around 210-215. I've come to terms that i will probably stay in this area because i have been trying to get under 200 and i just can't. I'm still rocking my 14's and 16's but hey i'm happy. I have a shape now. I have people just commenting on me all the time. I'm 39 and i have people telling me that i look so much younger. I love being able to go in the stores and pick up a normal size. Now i sometimes still go to the woman's section but i usually have to get a 14W but that beats having to buy a 28 or 30W. I can buy cute shoes now. I wear a 9 or 9 1/2 medium as to before the surgery i was wearing 10 1/2's or 11's wide on top of that and there are no cute shoes in those sizes.lol... so i have come along way. I thank God for my success and i'm going to continue to try and get under 200 but if i don't , then so be it. Now my only problem that i do have is all the loose skin. It drives me crazy. Even with me wearing a body suit it still hangs especially my back fat as i call it. So i'm really considering having something done about the skin. It's pretty bad to me anyway.lol... My arms, legs, stomach , breasts(which before surgery i was a 52DD now i'm a 42 or 44D). I just want them things lifted or something i want to keep the size though.lol... Well oh family i just wanted to say hello and that i haven't forgot about you. I have posted a couple of new pics so check it out. You all have a wonderful day and keep working your tools. I promise to do better on here. Before surgery i would read people's success stories and then i would wonder why they wouldn't keep up on their journeys. Sad to say now i'm one of those people but i am going to do better. I miss talking to alot of my oh friends. Take care and be blessed.
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Hello Fam!!!
May 06, 2009
Hello Oh Fam!!!! Just wanted to let you all know that i posted new pictures and just wanted to say hello. Still got a ways to go but happy with being me and not being the 330+ pound person that i was 2 years ago!!! Hope all the Mother's out there have a wonderful and Blessed Mother's Day!!!!!!
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Hello Oh family!
Apr 22, 2009
Hello Oh family. I posted new pictures. I know it's about time huh?lol..... Still not were i want to be but thank God i'm not were i use to be. Just wanted to say hello. Stay blessed and keep working your tool!!!
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2 YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 12, 2009
HELLO OH FAMILY!!!! WELL I'M HERE CELEBRATING MY 2 YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN SICK SINCE LAST TUESDAY WITH PNEUMONIA AND STILL NOT FEELING ALL THAT GREAT. THAT'S HOW I CELEBRATED MY SURGIVERSARY(IN THE BED)... BUT ANYWHO, GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME. I'M NOT WERE I WOULD LIKE TO BE BUT THANK GOD I'M NOT WERE I USE TO BE. 2 YEARS AGO I WEIGHED 335-340 POUNDS WEARING A SIZE 28-32 DRESS, 4X SWEATS AND 3-4X SHIRTS. NOW I'M 215 WEARING A 14/16 DRESS, PANTS, JEANS AND A LARGE TO XL SHIRT. SURE I STILL HAVE WEIGHT TO LOSE AS A MATTER OF FACT, I STILL NEED TO LOSE ABOUT 35 POUNDS TO REACH MY GOAL BUT I'M HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS... SO YOU ALL PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS AND KEEP WORKING YOUR TOOLS!!!!!!! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND BE BLESSED!!!! P.S. I FINALLY GOT AN UP TO DATE DIGITAL CAMERA SO I WILL BE POSTING NEW PICTURES SOON.... SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT!!!!! TAKE CARE......
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HELLO OH FAMILY
Jan 08, 2009
HELLO OH FAMILY!!!! I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAD A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR SO FAR. GOD HAS TRULY BEEN GOOD TO ME. I CAME THRU MY SURGERY FINE. HAD SOME COMPLICATIONS IN RECOVERY BUT EVERYTHING WENT WELL. I'M SO GLAD THAT IS OVER AND I WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT ANYMORE. ONE OF THE TUMORS THAT WAS REMOVED FROM MY UTERUS WAS AS BIG AS A GRAPEFRUIT OR MAYBE EVEN BIGGER. PUT IT THIS WAY THE SURGEON HAD TO CHOP IT UP BEFORE HE COULD GET IT OUT. I EXPERIENCED ALOT OF PAIN AFTER THE SURGERY BUT NOW I'M DOING FINE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND CALLS. THE GOOD NEWS IS I'VE LOST THE WEIGHT THAT I GAINED "THANK YOU JESUS" LOL. IT TOOK A MINUTE BUT I DID AND NOW I'M STARTING TO LOSE WEIGHT AGAIN. I'M FEELING VERY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. WHEN I WAS SICK AND GAINED THE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THE TUMORS AND FLUID, I GOT DEPRESSED AND JUST FELT HORRIBLE. I GAINED 20 POUNDS FROM THAT. I COULDN'T BUTTON MY JEANS, MY FACE WAS SWOLLEN, I WAS SHORT OF BREATH BUT THANKS BE TO GOD, I'M WEARING MY JEANS(SIZE 16) TODAY AND I GOT ROOM......LOL............ I'M EXERCISING AGAIN AND IT FEELS GOOD. THE DOCTOR HAD ME ON STRICT RESTRICTIONS AND I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. ANYWHO, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I'M DOING GREAT AND I'M HOPING TO LOSE THESE LAST 40 POUNDS TO HIT MY GOAL WEIGHT. CONTINUE TO KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS AND KEEP WORKING YOUR TOOL....
BE BLESSED,
MICHELLE
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BE BLESSED,
MICHELLE
HELLO OH FAMILY!!!!
Oct 01, 2008
Hello OH family!!!! Oh my, it has been a long time since i last posted. I'm so ashamed and have no excuse. It's awful because before i had the surgery, i was on here all day everyday then once i had it i have forgotten all about OH and this is the website that got me thru alot as well as my friends on OH. Please forgive me for being so layed back and not posting. .... Not much has changed. i'm still weighing around 207. It fluctuates up and down. But i noticed that my stomach has been swollen but didn't think much about it. Well needless to say, i have been having female problems and come to find out i have a fibroid tumor the size of an orange in my uterus along with my uterus being enlarged and the kicker is i have fluid in my uterus. My dog sits on my stomach and scratches at it like something was wrong. When i would tell my doctor about it, she thought i was crazy but you know what? my dog knew something was wrong and so now i will be having a hysterectomy in the next week or so............ I'm ok with it because i have been in alot of pain and suffering with this for months. I have 2 beautiful children and didn't plan on having any more. So please keep me in your prayers. I dread having to go thru major surgery again but i know that i have to do this and i'll be ok. I have alot of people who see me say that i look younger and younger everyday. They keep mistaken me for my baby sister. I love it.......... So OH please continue to pray for me and i will do better about posting.... I will let you all know the surgery date so ican get all of my prayer warriors in my corner............... Stay blessed and i will talk to you all soon......
Love you all,
Michelle
I'M ALIVE!!!!
Jul 21, 2008
Well hello OH family!!! It's been 3 months since i last posted and i'm ashamed of myself. I didn't realize it had been that long until i seen the date which was April 2. So please forgive me and i promise to do better. Well things are still going good. I just went to my 20 year class reunion on Saturday and i had a blast. We never had a 5,10,or 15 year reunion so this was the first time that we've seen each other in 20 years. It was fun for me. I got soo many compliments on how good and how young i looked. Some of my classmates have aged and alot has gained weight. It was funny seeing the ones who were really skinny in school weighing more than i do now. I took alot of pictures and i just felt wonderful. I was able to wear a pair of 16 misses shorts and a 14/16 top from my favorite store Catos. In high school i was a size 22 and when i looked at my senior picture(Someone thought it would be fun to bring the yearbook so we could see how everyone has aged), i was horrified! LOL...... My face was so puffy. Anywho, i will post pictures once i get them developed. I'm not where i want to be or should be but i'm still happy with my progress and thank God i'm not where i use to be. it's amazing to go in the store and try on clothes knowing that they are going to fit. I even tried on a dress that was a XL and it fit to my suprise. It wasn't a 1X. It came from the misses side of the store. I just love being able to wear misses clothes. I'm just about caught up with my sister. I was able to get on a 14 misses skirt. It was tight but i got it on and buttoned. My sister is a 12 so i'm catching up. I have been cheating and not eating correctly. I have to get myself back on track. If i didn't fall off, then i would probably be in that 12 but i'll get it together and hopefully in a few months, i can say that i'm finally a size 12. so you all keep me in your prayers and let's keep on encouraging one another. So until next time stay Blessed!
HELLO OH FAMILY!
Apr 02, 2008
Hello OH family. It's been a minute since i last updated. Things are going great!! Had sooo many compliments about my weight in the past couple of days. People who i haven't seen in a couple of weeks were suprised when they saw me yesterday. One lady was like everytime i see you, you're getting smaller and smaller what is your secret? I told her and she was like you are doing an awesome job. Then my husband this morning told me that i felt like i have lost weight just from a day ago. Well i was on a junk food binge yesterday. For my dinner i had low fat oreo cookies and a handful of chips. So i weighed this morning and the scale said that i've lost 3 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I am 2 pounds shy of being under 200!!!!!!!!!!! I am soo happy. So today i was honored with the state of Virginia for being on my job for 10 years and i was dressed nicely. People were really making a big fuss about how good i looked. i told them that they were blowing a sistas head up.lol......... Anywho, the president of my job told me that someone asked her this week if i had been deathly sick. And she was like no why, and they were like because Michelle has lost soo much weight that we were just wondering. And she told them that i was trying to lose weight. Then they asked her how much more was i trying to lose. Most people if they see someone who has lost alot of weight either think that they are sick or on drugs. So i didn't get offended, actually i laughed. I guess it's a big adjustment to see someone just a year ago at 330+ and now a year later at 200 pounds so i can see why some people can't adjust. But I'm happy with my progress and just maybe i will hit my goal by July which is 170. That's my 20 year class reunion and i'm excited. I wasn't this size in high school so it should be interesting to see my classmates faces when they see me and the attire is cocktail so i plan on getting me a sexy , short, no sleeves or spaghetti strap dress. Anywho, just wanted to say hello and update my profile. So until next time, you all be blessed!
About Me
pulaski, VA
Location
35.8
BMI
Surgery
03/09/2007
Surgery Date
Jun 07, 2006
Member Since
