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*****PEACE & BLESSINGS********

I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL.  I HAD A KRAZY WEEKEND!  BUT GOD IS GOOD AND STILL ON THE THRONE.....I WENT TO A FRIEND'S BABY SHOWER AND SAW HER FRIEND WHO HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO............SHE LOOKS T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E!  

GASTRIC BYPASS ALUMNI:

LISTEN UP PEOPLE, WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY IS ONLY A TOOL!!!!  DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT AFTER A YEAR OR YEARS HAVE PASSED, YOU WON'T START TO GAIN WEIGHT AGAIN!  IF YOU START EATING LIKE YOU DID BEFORE SURGERY AND DON'T PLAN YOUR MEALS, TAKE YOUR VITAMINS & MINERALS AND DON'T VISIT YOUR BARIATRIC DOCTORS REGULARLY YOU WILL FAIL AND MAY EVEN GAIN MORE WEIGHT BACK THAN YOU'VE LOST.

NOT PLANNING IS PLANNING TO FAIL!!

MY OWN EXPERIENCE:

THE PRETZEL SYNDROME................

I Started eating pretzels 2 months ago......at first, I would eat a 25 cent bag, then I progressed to a 50 cent bag, then all the way up to a 2 dollar bag....I started eating a huge bag every day because I loved the taste, and I rationalized that it didn't have sugar and I needed the carbs to slow down my weight loss....well, I gained 5 lbs.!  I was truly disappointed because I allowed myself to gain weight and not maintain my weight loss......my nutritionist was very upset and she pointed this out to me.....you say, "it's only 5 lbs."...well, 5 lbs. can lead to 10 lbs. can lead to 15 lbs. can lead to 20 lbs. and so on and so on.....this is how it starts!!!  STOP THE CYCLE OF WEIGHT GAIN BEFORE YOU END UP BACK AT GO!

So I made a decision to eat my last pretzel and not buy or eat anymore.....I lost 15 lbs.! 

Gastric Bypass Survivors looking sick:

OK PEOPLE, I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO YA STRAIGHT!  ONCE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN POINT IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS, YOU MAY START TO LOOK SICK....OR EVEN LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE AIDS OR ARE ON CRACK....can u handle that?

LISTEN, WHAT DOES WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY DO??? HELP YOU LOSE FAT.....FOLLOW ME, SO WHEN YOU LOSE FAT IN YOUR NECK, FACE, ARMS, BREAST, ETC...PEOPLE WILL START TO WONDER IF YOU ARE SICK WITH A DISEASE....THEY MAY EVEN STARE AND WHISPER.....YOUR FAMILY MAY EVEN URGE YOU TO STOP LOSING WEIGHT BECAUSE YOUR COLLAR BONES AND NECK MAY START TO LOOK THIN.....THIS HAPPENED TO ME....

MY FAMILY STARTED TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT MY NECK & FACE.....THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT MY UPPER BODY WAS LOSING WEIGHT FASTER THAN MY LOWER BODY AND THAT IF I CONTINUED TO LOSE, I WILL LOOK SICK...

AT FIRST IT BOTHERED ME, THAT'S WHY I STARTED EATING THE PRETZELS, BUT GAINING WEIGHT WAS NOT MY GOAL.....SO NOW I REALIZE THAT MY UPPER BODY WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE FAT FASTER THAN MY LOWER BODY AND THAT'S THE SACRIFICE I HAVE TO MAKE IN ORDER TO REACH MY GOAL.....

ONCE I REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT, 125-130 LBS. THEN I'LL START TO TONE....DON'T LET FAMILY OR FRIENDS DICTATE HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU SHOULD LOSE!!!!!  ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE IS AN EXPERT ON HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU SHOULD LOSE!!  WORK THAT OUT WITH YOUR BARIATRIC AND NUTRITION DOCTORS!!!!!!  FORM YOUR OWN OPINION!!!  IT'S YOUR BODY AND YOUR LIFE!!!!!

I'M A DANCIN' MACHINE:

EXERCISE IS MY SECRET WEAPON!  I DANCE MY ASS OFF, JOG IN PLACE, DO SIT-UPS, AND LIFT A 5LB. WEIGHT.....I EXERCISE EVERY-SINGLE-DAY!!  HOW?  I MAKE TIME!  WHILE I HEAT SOMETHING UP IN THE MICROWAVE I RUN IN PLACE, I WALK INSTEAD OF RIDING THE BUS OR TRAIN ALL THE WAY.....I TAKE BREAKS DURING THE DAY TO STRETCH....AND GET THIS, IF I'M REALLY BUSY, WHEN I USE THE BATHROOM, I RUN IN PLACE AFTER I FLUSH (smile)...

THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT EXERCISING....BEFORE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY REMEMBER HOW YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HAVE THE SURGERY??? AND YOU MADE ALL OF THOSE PROMISES TO EAT HEALTHY AND EXERCISE?  WELL, NOW IT'S TIME TO PAY UP!!!!!!  STOP MAKING EXCUSES AND MAKE INCLUSION!  YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE.....WE'RE ALL TIRED AT THE END OF THE DAY.....BUT JUST LOOK AT AN OLD PHOTO OF WHEN YOU WERE OBESE AND USE THAT FOR INSPIRATION.

TO TUMMY TUCK OR NOT TO TUMMY TUCK, THAT IS THE QUESTION:

I GIVE GOD ALL THE PRAISE, HONOR & GLORY!  MY BMI IS NOW IN THE 20s.....YEP, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER....AT 140 LBS., I'M ELIGIBLE TO START THE PROCESS OF GETTING A TUMMY TUCK.  I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MAY 31st SO I'LL BE ASKING ALL OF THOSE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO SEE IF ANOTHER SURGERY IS BEST FOR ME....I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT MY STOMACH WENT DOWN A LOT....I HAD A HERNIA THAT DR. AHMED REPAIRED DURING SURGERY BUT MY TUMMY ISN'T COMPLETELY FLAT.

THE ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE:

LISTEN UP PEOPLE......ANOTHER CASUALTY OF WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, FOR WOMEN, IS THE LOSS OF FAT IN THE BREAST!!!  TRANSLATION ~ FLAT BOOBS!!!!....(gulp).....YEP, I'M MENTIONING IT....

I WAS A DOUBLE D CUP BEFORE SURGERY AND NOW, I'M AN A OR B CUP.....I STILL HAVE "SKIN" BUT THE FULLNESS AND PLUMPNESS OF MY BREAST IS NOT THERE.....MY BREAST ARE FLAT!!!......FLAT LIKE A BOARD!!!!....MY BREAST ARE SO FLAT THAT I CAN FEEL MY HEART BEATING!....yep....SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOVE YOUR NEW SELF.....OF COURSE THERE ARE OPTIONS.....WOMEN CAN HAVE BREAST IMPLANTS OR BREAST LIFTS....BUT THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS WITH EVERY SURGERY.....SOME WOMEN GET SICK AFTER HAVING BREAST IMPLANTS....SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT PLASTIC SURGEONS CAN USE YOUR OWN FAT & PUMP IT INTO YOUR BREAST TO MAKE A BIGGER, FIRMER BREAST....I TELL YA, THE THINGS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH!!....I STILL PRAISE GOD ANYHOW.

((((((( HEY FAMILY!! )))))))

IT'S BEEN A MINUTE & A DIZ-ZAY SINCE I'VE UPDATED MY JOURNEY.....I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SENT ME EMAILS AND THOSE WHO ENCOURAGE ME TO CONTINUE TO JOURNAL MY JOURNEY....YOU ARE ALL AN INSPIRATION TO ME!

GOD IS STILL IN THE BLESSING BUSINESS!!!  I AM A LIVING WITNESS....I AM ONLY 15 LBS. SHY OF MY GOAL....."GO, GO, GIT IT TANYA, GO, GO, GIT IT GURL!" ...CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!!  I CAN REMEMBER DREADING THE SPRING BECAUSE OF THE WARM WEATHER....THAT MEANT PEELING OFF MY COAT THAT I WORE AS A SECURITY BLANKET TO "TRY" AND HIDE ALL OF THE EXTRA POUNDS I GAINED OVER THE WINTER....BUT NOW, "READY-OR-NOT-HERE-I-COME!!!!"  I AM READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF WEATHER!  WITH MY SIZE 6-9 FRAME I CAN FIT TIGHT PANTS WITH A SINGLE TRY, WALK AWAY WITH SHOES IN A SIZE 8, AND ACTUALLY BROWSE THE SE-X-Y PANTY SECTION AND FIND SOMETHING THAT FITS!!  <--AWESOME!!  "IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST JESUS, HE IS A NEW CREATURE, ALL THINGS ARE PASSED AWAY, BEHOLD, ALL THINGS ARE NEW".

PEOPLE TREAT ME DIFFERENTLY, I DON'T GET MUCH "HATER-A-TION" LIKE I USED TO WHEN I WEIGHED 290 LBS.....PEOPLE ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE MY PRESENCE WHEN I WALK INTO A ROOM, WHEREAS BEFORE, I WAS THE INVISIBLE WOMAN!  MEN OPEN UP DOORS, GIVE UP THEIR SEATS, AND EVEN HOLLA, "DAY-UM!" WHEN THEY SEE ME PASS BY ON THE STREET....LITTLE GURLS SMILE AT ME AND SOME EVEN WHISPER, "SHE'S PRETTY"....

HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!

DIDN'T I MATTER AT 290 LBS.?????  WASN'T I IMPORTANT AS A MORBID OBESE PERSON???  SOCIETY NEEDS TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY TREAT PEOPLE, PERIOD!!!  BEING MORBID OBESE DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE FROM ANOTHER PLANET!  WE SHOULD ALL LEARN TO LOVE OURSELVES BEFORE AND AFTER THE SURGERY!!  DEMAND RESPECT EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT SLIM & TRIM!! 

R-E-S-P-E-C-T  <--YOU DESERVE IT!!  DEMAND IT!!!

MAY 23, 2007        POST OP 1 YR. 4 MOS.  140 LBS.
******PEACE & BLESSINGS 2 U**********
I'VE BEEN ENJOYING THE BLESSINGS GOD HAS BESTOWED ON ME....I'M ENJOYING MY "NEW" BODY AND GETTING USED TO LIVING AS A HEALTHIER, SLENDER PERSON.  THE OTHER DAY, SOMEONE YELLED OUT, "HEY SLIM!" AND I HAD TO LOOK AROUND....HE WAS TALKIN TO ME! <--AMAZING.  I'M NOW A SOLID SIZE 6 ALL THE WAY FROM A TIGHT-FITTING SIZE 28 AND I THANK GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS.  I'M ALSO THANKFUL TO THE WONDERFUL STAFF AT HARLEM HOSPITAL IN MANHATTAN FOR CONTINUALLY SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING ME "DANCE MY JOURNEY".

NEXT THURSDAY, 5/31 I MEET WITH THE PLASTIC SURGEON TO SEE IF I'M ELIGIBLE FOR A TUMMY TUCK.  TECHNICALLY, MY STOMACH IS SMALL BUT I NOTICE THERE'S A LITTLE BULGE AT THE TOP OF MY TUMMY AND I WANT TO KNOW IF IT COULD BE MADE FLAT....AS FAR AS MY "BOOBIES" GO, I WOULD NEED IMPLANTS BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING BUT NIPPLE & SKIN....LOL....IT'S ALL GOOD!  IF YOU COULD SEE ALL THE STUFFING I PUT IN MY BRA YOU'D BE AMAZED!...LOL  SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOC SAYS THEN I'LL PRAY ABOUT IT.  MY FAMILY DOESN'T WANT ME TO GO BACK "UNDER THE KNIFE" AGAIN.  I DO EXERCISE EVERYDAY AND I'M STILL SUCKIN DOWN AT LEAST 1 PROTEIN SHAKE A DAY....MORE LATER.  HAVE A GREAT DAY.