This is me almost 100 lbs down. Starting to look pretty good for just less than 4 months out... Hope this keeps it up!

Been A Long While.....

So well man it has been over a month since I last posted anything on here. As most of you know I have been in and out of the hospital several times this last month with really bad nausea and vomiting then was followed up last week with horrible vertigo. Finally I think it was my 4th stay at Madigan and they discovered that I most likely had vertigo which made the whole world spin. So they called in neurology to do some tests as well, after some very uncomfortable MRI's and some "drunk test" re-enactment's and conspiring with my surgeon's they found a really bad vitamin deficiency that was causing some nerve damage in my brain.

I will tell you I about lost it when they told me I had nerve damage, just what a 25 year old starting her life really needed. I was so scared that this was going to effect me in the long haul. But they dripped an IV of thiamine into me that night while I slept and when I woke I was starting to feel a lot better. Well enough I actually ate real food. Then the nuero's came in that morning and proceeded to do another "drunk test" and found that my eyes were becoming more reactive and that this vitamin was doing wonders. So I have been taking the thiamine religiously and been out of the hospital fully for 3 full days and I feel pretty DARN good.

The icing on the cake is that I am almost 100 lbs down!!! Isn't that just amazing! Now I am planning to look into a gym membership for myself for Christmas. Time to start getting my muscle back. I will be posting up some pictures for you eager folks that want to see the newer me this week. Thank you all so much for your care and concern!!! I appreciate all the prayers and all the wishes of wellness. Happy Thanksgiving to you ALL! LOVE YOU!

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Just another pic from about 5 weeks out! Closer up! You can see my toes!

Some Pictures!

This is me the night before surgery!!!!  Ugh!!!!

This is me about 29 days Post Surgery!  Crazy!

33 day update!

Well hello ya'll its been quite a busy couple of weeks since I have written on here and figured I would share some of my successes! I am now down 43 lbs and it has been only 33 days! That's amazing to me and I officially weigh less than my wedding day! I have this horrible baggy booty in my jeans, so I finally gave up and bought a pair of jeans that will actually fit my ass!! But I am still in dire need of a jacket as it is getting cold and getting cold very quickly! I bought a couple warmer top pieces though on clearance and guess what? they are 4-6 sizes smaller than a month ago! AMAZING!!! Well I am going to put up a couple comparison photo's for you today and you let me know what you think! REMEMBER! NO LEAKING THIS TO KEN! OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN!!! :) Alright I love you all and hope you are all well! Thanks again for your support!

This is me on my birthday on Feb. 9th, 2009










This is Me 18 days Post Op can you see the difference in my face??? I CAN!

Trying this out!

Thanks Mom-in law I decided to start blogging. Well its been 20 days, a very tiresome and long 20 days but I have made it this far. For those of you that do not know why I am referring to 20 days, I had my weight loss surgery (duodenal switch) on August 28Th, 2009. I am beginning to feel remotely better but still not normal. I had a pretty rough day really dizzy and lightheaded. Might have something to do with trying to get protein in but gagging with every damn drop. I swear it tastes like I am picking up after the dogs. (sorry for that visualisation!)

Well here are my plans for this blog! DO NOT absolutely DO NOT share any of this with Ken! (my husband) As he is currently deployed to Iraq and I have warned him that he will not be receiving any pictures except possibly a head shot or two. He is just stuck wondering what his already beautiful wife has turned out like. I should probably see him sometime after the new year, and then when he comes home late in the summer 2010! So if I get wind of someone sharing pictures or information about this blog I will personally hunt you down! :) All clear!!!

Alright well I will share pictures as often as I can and let you all know how my weight loss journey goes. I am really actually scared to even tell you all how much I started out weighing but darnet I am never ever going to ever weight that much again!!!! And go ahead and judge me but I am already down 35 lbs. So here goes nothing!

I started my weight loss journey just pre-op day before at 371 lbs. I am now down to 336 lbs. And its only been 20 days!!!!! YAY!!!!! So boo ya!!!!

Alright I am going to see what else this blog has to offer and will update you within the next few days! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!