tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90765171883765908222024-03-05T10:51:54.446-08:00Learning to Love Me: My Lap-Band JourneyThis is my journey as an overweight girl making life changes and learning to love me for who I am along the wayfunygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-16654650106567210502015-03-10T19:14:00.001-07:002015-03-10T20:37:39.070-07:00My emergency band removal plus some<p dir="ltr">Had a pretty uneventful day. Work was a little hectic because one of our 3 people called in but we survived lol. I came home and took a nap so I decided to make the best of the rest of my night so I am meal prepping for the week! Nothing beats being prepared and setting yourself up for success :)</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90HTWW4UHJEjzNA7kMEzqlcVIgkM7BmnrRSJvvVwyVWr9BBoUhhlIsiamISoAn2y42dH8dvyc7_0_8nwBT9thFE0s9iIvI2Xa6EaaSBGIL7oauXVJri0eVJwS374MFJQw-porg9XcX5k/s1600/20150310_203617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90HTWW4UHJEjzNA7kMEzqlcVIgkM7BmnrRSJvvVwyVWr9BBoUhhlIsiamISoAn2y42dH8dvyc7_0_8nwBT9thFE0s9iIvI2Xa6EaaSBGIL7oauXVJri0eVJwS374MFJQw-porg9XcX5k/s640/20150310_203617.jpg"></a></p><p dir="ltr">So like I mentioned I have a nephew. I love him so much and I'm so glad he came into our lives! His name is Karsyn and we just celebrated his 2nd birthday in February. </p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxBy2NoPGhifkOaM6g45NxSi9YHeRMRedQFEZFPY_uor8ydHhSw7xLCLkqH_1dFbx3rCwxyPUCAIg8_S1J-cgAnh5ose3_WDSLFX20w8p769x6YqwEjIVJ7PKPIMvFEDENnhJmOVIGU4/s1600/PhotoGrid_1392688166455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxBy2NoPGhifkOaM6g45NxSi9YHeRMRedQFEZFPY_uor8ydHhSw7xLCLkqH_1dFbx3rCwxyPUCAIg8_S1J-cgAnh5ose3_WDSLFX20w8p769x6YqwEjIVJ7PKPIMvFEDENnhJmOVIGU4/s640/PhotoGrid_1392688166455.jpg"></a></p><p dir="ltr">I also mentioned that I had emergency surgery to remove my band. Everything was going well and I was having success for approximately the 1st year after I had been banded. I had lost a lot of weight...120 lbs to be exact. I was proud and excited. At some point I must of had my band over filled and my stomach became inflammed. It must not have gone down before I refilled it again because I had non stop problems with puking and and things getting stuck no matter what the item was. We tried emptying my band again and waiting but obviously that didn't help either because I was still puking and getting food stuck. I did my best to deal with the constant pain and being uncomfortable and the multiple times a day puking. This went on for so long because I thought it was me eating the wrong things and not doing what I should have and not eating small enough bites. I also didn't go in when I should have because I had fallen off my parents insurance and I was still in school so I didn't have the opportunity to get any other with not being full time at work. Obamacare was just rolling out last year so I was looking at plans, however In March 2014 on a Friday I ate fish and then felt it get stuck. It was such a normal feeling at that point I didnt think anything of it. I tried to puke and couldn't so I figured I'd wait it out like I had done in the past. However hours later I still couldn't get water down and I was "puking" blood. It was from the constant acid production and it not going anywhere so I wasn't too alarmed as crazy as it all sounds. It was a Friday like I said so I couldn't call or do anything until Monday. You'd call me crazy for waiting that long without eating or drinking for 3 days..hell even I call me crazy but I work as a surgical tech now and with having previous surgeries I know how expensive it is and without insurance I was panicking to the max! I felt in my gut (no pun intended) that something was seriously wrong this time so I called early Monday morning and they told me to come right in. My doctor is 1.5 hours away so I left and when I got there they said he wanted me admitted. I freaked out and they took my info but assured me they have financial assistance so I felt some relief from that aspect. They took me to my room, had me down to radiology in 20 minutes. I did the barium test and they saw that my band had slipped. I was in surgery within 30 minutes after that. It was a very quick process! My doc saw me after and said my stomach was so inflammed and there was so much scar tissue built up from the constant puking that he couldn't reattach it. He did leave it in my abdominal cavity so if I wanted to reattach it in the future I could. I was really upset about it at first and beating myself up mentally because I wanted to have a better healthier life. I wanted to be successful and be a success story. I felt like a failure. <br></p><p dir="ltr">I was a month from graduation from my surgical tech program and adding all this really blew my mind. I put my weight loss on the back burner and graduated with high honors and on the dean's list. I took my certification exam and passed with flying colors. I had so much to be proud of and all I could think about was failing yet again at weight loss. </p><p dir="ltr">Like I said my band is still in there. I don't think I will ever have it reattached. I've done lists of pros and cons and I don't want to go back to daily puking and constantly wondering where the bathroom is so I can puke. I was so uncomfortable I just don't want that life again. With the scar tissue built up I actually still get stuff stuck occasionally even though my band is not hooked. The band didn't work for me but so many other people have been successful and I'm still over the moon excited for them!!</p><p dir="ltr">I'm not proud of my weight at this point since I have gained almost all of it back. I have however accomplished so much in my career and made so many new friendships that will last a lifetime. I have great blood pressure and no other health issues so I have that going for me. I try to remind myself to be proud of the little things in life and appreciate all the opportunities that have come my way. I have always been overweight/obese so when my time to lose weight comes, it will be the right time. </p><p dir="ltr">Regardless of my size, I am still beautiful. ♡</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj4wD5Vt79tXW64KFCOt4xwdp_QH-pujDLQTz8nYV9T_EnfdrIfHPgmkQ59bccqQEPuT5MJhgattq4a0PhirQAPXlMot9aR4oTF4n47UtlDtfjHwZDq6wTsQmbHs5E5UCGCgZ4YTDlqI/s1600/20150307_190849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj4wD5Vt79tXW64KFCOt4xwdp_QH-pujDLQTz8nYV9T_EnfdrIfHPgmkQ59bccqQEPuT5MJhgattq4a0PhirQAPXlMot9aR4oTF4n47UtlDtfjHwZDq6wTsQmbHs5E5UCGCgZ4YTDlqI/s640/20150307_190849.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FUh2b82tNM4NIJT3n_aSWUyqUolyI17Z2RBpLwJ7TFHMys1wl2NDRv3uHDVXwR1WyrJlzIARDKKNBWKp-sZEjBlluxEjCuuwWcPIYjJUo3OlFgBLmKC0Gt7jc2q1i-YSsfTxr4YjXGY/s1600/Screenshot_2015-03-09-01-25-28-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FUh2b82tNM4NIJT3n_aSWUyqUolyI17Z2RBpLwJ7TFHMys1wl2NDRv3uHDVXwR1WyrJlzIARDKKNBWKp-sZEjBlluxEjCuuwWcPIYjJUo3OlFgBLmKC0Gt7jc2q1i-YSsfTxr4YjXGY/s640/Screenshot_2015-03-09-01-25-28-1.png"> </a> </div>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-4308019852253693202013-07-13T09:49:00.001-07:002015-03-08T23:31:07.294-07:00Oh boy has it really been that long?<p dir="ltr">Seems like I've been gone for quite some time. A very very long time. If anyone is still out there, here I am! A lot has happened since I was here last so I guess we have some catching up to do!</p>
<p dir="ltr">For the sake of time and not having a post that goes for days I am going to give you a list of things that I will touch base on and explore more as time comes.</p><p dir="ltr"><br>
- I have a nephew</p><p dir="ltr">
- I graduated college</p><p dir="ltr">
- I have 2 wonderful jobs </p><p dir="ltr">
- I had emergency surgery to remove my band</p><p dir="ltr">
- my dietitian passed away </3 </p><p dir="ltr">- I am going on a medical mission trip</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm sure there is so much more but being 1:30 in the morning and randomly deciding I wanted to start blogging again this is all I can think of at the moment!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I really am looking forward to reconnecting with you and letting you all back into my crazy/ not so crazy life ♡<br><br><br></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wanted to share with you all that my BMI was originally <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>55.4</b></span> and is now <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>40.1</b></span>... WOO HOOO!!!!! Onward to more successes =) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Starting weight: 394.4</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Weight loss since beginning program: <b><span style="color: red;">104.5 lbs!!!</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Weight loss since Surgery: <b><span style="color: red;">64.5 lbs!!!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hopefully everyone is prepping physically and mentally for the upcoming holidays!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surgery day October 7th 2011 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Isn't it amazing how one year can change someones life? To be honest I haven't done any regular exercising beyond my running around at work and the occasional walking the dog (she snuck in my updated pic lol). To any newbies or oldies (reference to length of band not age lol) who may be reading----- if it only took me one year to lose 100lbs and make the change I did with minimal exercise then imagine what results one could obtain by adding regular exercise into their routine from the beginning!!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been kind of down lately thinking and saying to myself that I look fat when I pass the mirror and how this plateau will not go away... but I have to remember to take a moment and look at physical pictures and see how far I have come and think of new ways to change it up. I've answered my own question by writing but since I haven't added continual exercise into my program yet.. guess what I will be doing =) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To be honest I have been craving exercise lately.... I want to run and be active so maybe my body knows best =) </span><br />
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<br />funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-47572813503922968302012-09-26T08:35:00.002-07:002012-09-26T08:35:56.104-07:0030 Things<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I stumbled across this article last night and I thought it was a great reminder</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/18/30-things-to-start-doing-for-yourself/" target="_blank">30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself </a></span></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start spending time with the right people.</strong> – These
are the people you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage
you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who
make you feel more alive, and not only embrace who you are now, but also
embrace and embody who you want to be, unconditionally.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start facing your problems head on.</strong> – <span style="color: red;">It isn’t your
problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from
them.</span> <span style="color: blue;"> <span style="color: purple;">Problems will not disappear unless you take action</span>. </span> Do what you
can, when you can, and <span style="color: red;"><b>acknowledge what you’ve done</b></span>. It’s all about
taking <span style="color: purple;"><b>baby steps</b></span> in the right direction, inch by inch. <span style="color: purple;">These inches
count, they add up to yards and miles in the long run</span>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start being honest with yourself about everything.</strong> –
<span style="color: purple;">Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed.</span> Be
honest about what you want to achieve and <span style="color: red;">who you want to become</span>. Be
honest with every aspect of your life, always. Because you are the one
person you can forever count on. Search your soul, for the truth, so
that you truly know who you are. Once you do, you’ll have a better
understanding of where you are now and how you got here, and you’ll be
better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to get there. <em>Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743243153/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743243153">The Road Less Traveled</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=marandang-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0743243153" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start making your own happiness a priority.</strong> – Your
needs matter. <span style="color: red;">If you don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and
stick up for yourself, you’re sabotaging yourself.</span> Remember, it IS
possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for
those around you. And once your needs are met, you will likely be far
more capable of helping those who need you most.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly.</strong> – Trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are. <span style="color: red;">Be yourself</span>. Embrace that individual<span id="more-404"></span>
inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be
the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your
terms. Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in
it, take yourself out of it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start noticing and living in the present.</strong> – Right
now is a miracle. Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you.
Right now is life. So <span style="color: purple;">stop thinking about how great things will be in
the future</span>. <span style="color: red;">Stop dwelling on what did or didn’t happen in the past</span>.
Learn to be in the ‘here and now’ and experience life as it’s
happening. Appreciate the world for the beauty that it holds, right
now.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you.</strong> –<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">
Mistakes are okay</span></b></span>; <span style="color: purple;">they’re the stepping stones of progress</span>. If you’re
not failing from time to time, you’re not trying hard enough and you’re
not learning. Take risks, stumble, fall, and then get up and try
again. <span style="color: purple;">Appreciate that you are pushing yourself</span>, learning, growing and
improving. Significant achievements are almost invariably realized at
the end of a long road of failures. One of the ‘mistakes’ you fear
might just be the link to your greatest achievement yet.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start being more polite to yourself.</strong> – If you had a
friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to
yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend? The
way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: cyan;">You must love who
you are or no one else will.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start enjoying the things you already have.</strong> – The <span style="color: red;">
problem</span> with many of us is that <span style="color: red;">we think we’ll be happy when we reach a
certain level in life</span> – a level we see others operating at – your boss
with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on
the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there,
and when you get there you’ll likely have a new destination in mind.
You’ll end up spending your whole life working toward something new
without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now. So take a quiet
moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are
and what you already have.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start creating your own happiness.</strong> – If you are
waiting for someone else to make you happy, you’re missing out. Smile
because you can. Choose happiness. Be the change you want to see in
the world<span style="font-size: x-large;">. Be happy with who you are now, and let your positivity
inspire your journey into tomorrow. </span> <span style="color: red;">Happiness is often found when and
where you decide to seek it</span>. If you look for happiness within the
opportunities you have, you will eventually find it. But if you
constantly look for something else, unfortunately, you’ll find that
too. <em>Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400077427/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400077427">Stumbling on Happiness</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=marandang-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1400077427" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance.</strong> – In
life, it’s rarely about getting a chance; it’s about taking a chance.
You’ll never be 100% sure it will work,<span style="color: red;"><b> but you can always be 100% sure
doing nothing won’t work</b></span>. <b><span style="color: purple;">Most of the time you just have to go for it!</span></b>
And no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it
should be. Either you succeed or you learn something. Win-Win.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start believing that you’re ready for the next step.</strong>
– You are ready! Think about it. You have everything you need right
now to take the next small, realistic step forward. So <span style="color: purple;">embrace the
opportunities that come your way, and accept the challenges – they’re
gifts that will help you to grow.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start entering new relationships for the right reasons.</strong>
– Enter new relationships with dependable, honest people who reflect
the person you are and the person you want to be. Choose friends you
are proud to know, people you admire, who show you love and respect –
people who reciprocate your kindness and commitment. And pay attention
to what people do, because a person’s actions are much more important
than their words or how others represent them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start giving new people you meet a chance.</strong> – It
sounds harsh, but you cannot keep every friend you’ve ever made. People
and priorities change. As some relationships fade others will grow.
Appreciate the possibility of new relationships as you naturally let go
of old ones that no longer work. Trust your judgment. Embrace new
relationships, knowing that you are entering into unfamiliar territory.
Be ready to learn, be ready for a challenge, and be ready to meet
someone that might just change your life forever.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start competing against an earlier version of yourself.</strong>
– Be inspired by others, appreciate others, learn from others, but know
that competing against them is a waste of time. You are in competition
with one person and one person only – yourself. <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">You are competing to
be the best you can be</span></span>. <span style="color: purple;">Aim to break your own personal records</span>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start cheering for other people’s victories.</strong> –
Start noticing what you like about others and tell them. Having an
appreciation for how amazing the people around you are leads to good
places – productive, fulfilling, peaceful places. So be happy for those
who are making progress. Cheer for their victories. Be thankful for
their blessings, openly. What goes around comes around, and sooner or
later the people you’re cheering for will start cheering for you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations.</strong>
– <span style="color: purple;">When things are hard, and you feel down, take a few deep breaths and
look for the silver lining – the small glimmers of hope</span>. Remind
yourself that you can and will grow stronger from these hard times. And
remain conscious of your blessings and victories – all the things in
your life that are right. <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Focus on what you have, not on what you
haven’t.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start forgiving yourself and others.</strong> – <span style="color: purple;">We’ve all
been hurt by our own decisions and by others</span>. And while the pain of
these experiences is normal, sometimes it lingers for too long. We
relive the pain over and over and have a hard time letting go.
Forgiveness is the remedy. It doesn’t mean you’re erasing the past, or
forgetting what happened. It means you’re letting go of the resentment
and pain, and instead choosing to learn from the incident and move on
with your life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start helping those around you.</strong> – Care about
people. Guide them if you know a better way. The more you help others,
the more they will want to help you. Love and kindness begets love and
kindness. And so on and so forth.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start listening to your own inner voice.</strong> – If it
helps, discuss your ideas with those closest to you, but give yourself
enough room to follow your own intuition. <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Be true to yourself</span></span>. Say
what you need to say. Do what you know in your heart is right.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start being attentive to your stress level and take short breaks.</strong>
– <span style="color: red;">Slow down. Breathe. Give yourself permission to pause, regroup and
move forward with clarity and purpose.</span> When you’re at your busiest, a
brief recess can rejuvenate your mind and increase your productivity.
These short breaks will help you regain your sanity and reflect on your
recent actions so you can be sure they’re in line with your goals.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start noticing the beauty of small moments.</strong> –
Instead of waiting for the big things to happen – marriage, kids, big
promotion, winning the lottery –<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> find happiness in the small things that
happen every day</span></b>. Little things like having a quiet cup of coffee in
the early morning, or the delicious taste and smell of a homemade meal,
or the pleasure of sharing something you enjoy with someone else, or
holding hands with your partner. Noticing these <a href="http://whatmoneycannotbuy.com/" title="Life's simple pleasures and priceless moments.">small pleasures</a> on a daily basis makes a big difference in the quality of your life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start accepting things when they are less than perfect.</strong>
– Remember, ‘perfect’ is the enemy of ‘good.’ One of the biggest
challenges for people who want to improve themselves and improve the
world is learning to accept things as they are. Sometimes it’s better
to accept and appreciate the world as it is, and people as they are,
rather than to trying to make everything and everyone conform to an
impossible ideal. No, you shouldn’t accept a life of mediocrity, but <span style="color: red;">
learn to love and value things when they are less than perfect.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start working toward your goals every single day.</strong> –
<span style="color: purple;"><b>Remember, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.</b></span>
Whatever it is you dream about, start taking small, logical steps every
day to make it happen. <b><span style="color: red;">Get out there and DO something!</span></b> The harder you
work the luckier you will become. While many of us decide at some point
during the course of our lives that we want to answer our calling, only
an astute few of us actually work on it. By ‘working on it,’ I mean
consistently devoting oneself to the end result. <em>Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743269519/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0743269519">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=marandang-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0743269519" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start being more open about how you feel.</strong> – If
you’re hurting, give yourself the necessary space and time to hurt, but
be open about it. Talk to those closest to you. Tell them the truth
about how you feel. Let them listen. The simple act of getting things
off your chest and into the open is your first step toward feeling good
again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start taking full accountability for your own life.</strong>
– <span style="color: purple;"><b>Own your choices and mistakes, and be willing to take the necessary
steps to improve upon them.</b></span> Either you take accountability for your
life or someone else will. And when they do, you’ll become a slave to
their ideas and dreams instead of a pioneer of your own. <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">You are the
only one who can directly control the outcome of your life. And no, it
won’t always be easy.</span></span> Every person has a stack of obstacles in front of
them. But you must take accountability for your situation and overcome
these obstacles. Choosing not to is choosing a lifetime of mere
existence.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start actively nurturing your most important relationships.</strong>
– Bring real, honest joy into your life and the lives of those you love
by simply telling them how much they mean to you on a regular basis.
You can’t be everything to everyone, but you can be everything to a few
people. Decide who these people are in your life and treat them like
royalty. Remember, you don’t need a certain number of friends, just a
number of friends you can be certain of.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start concentrating on the things you can control.</strong> –
You can’t change everything, but you can always change something.
Wasting your time, talent and emotional energy on things that are beyond
your control is a recipe for frustration, misery and stagnation.
Invest your energy in the things you can control, and act on them now.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes.</strong>
– The mind must believe it CAN do something before it is capable of
actually doing it. The way to overcome negative thoughts and
destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are
stronger and more powerful. Listen to your self-talk and <span style="color: purple;"><b>replace
negative thoughts with positive ones</b></span>. Regardless of how a situation
seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next
positive step forward. No, you can’t control everything that happens to
you, but you can control how you react to things. Everyone’s life has
positive and negative aspects – whether or not you’re happy and
successful in the long run depends greatly on which aspects you focus
on. <em>Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143114956/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=marandang-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143114956">The How of Happiness</a><img border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=marandang-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0143114956" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Start noticing how wealthy you are right now.</strong> –
Henry David Thoreau once said, “Wealth is the ability to fully
experience life.” Even when times are tough, it’s always important to
keep things in perspective. You didn’t go to sleep hungry last night.
You didn’t go to sleep outside. You had a choice of what clothes to
wear this morning. You hardly broke a sweat today. You didn’t spend a
minute in fear. You have access to clean drinking water. You have
access to medical care. You have access to the Internet. You can
read. Some might say you are incredibly wealthy, so remember to be
grateful for all the things you do have.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry for the long copy but there are a LOT of great useful pointers in this article. Sometimes you have to step back and see how far you have come instead of focusing on yesterday's mistakes or this past month of "stuff you could have done". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am officially 12 days away from my Bandiversary and this makes me nervous because that's a whole year. A year of not exercising as much as I should have BUT also a year of new beginnings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">remember the purple coat I got last year? yeah size 3x. Went and tried on coats last week since it is getting cold again and TA DA!!!!! 1x fits like a glove!!!!!! I will be posting pictures soon =) </span><br />
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That's exactly what it is. Working today blows!! Make that every day I work LOL Although I did have Friday and Saturday off so I can't complain too much =) </div>
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School started August 24th. Did I ever mention I'm going for Surgical Technician??? I am very excited to finish my degree and get on with my life <b>WITH OUT</b> schooling!!! I've been in school for what seems like forever (6 years!!!) because I can't make up my mind lol... so as you can imagine I am ready for a "big girl" job =) I have 3 semesters left. This semester I am taking microbiology as the last class I need before petitioning for the core/clinical classes. Then the next two semesters will be the core classes. <br />
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So it was my mothers birthday yesterday and of course we celebrated with food. I realized that this is no longer a fun thing for me. Not because I can't stuff my face into oblivion, but because food is no longer a comfort so I would rather be doing something physical to celebrate like bowling or watching a movie or scrap booking or even just going for a walk together. My family and I went to dinner ( Dad, Mom, Older sister and her boyfriend, younger sister, my dad's sister and me) We have always done a steak place close to our home and everyone orders prime rib except me. I've never been a lover of steak or anything with a bone still attached or if it looks like it is still Mooing. We went out Saturday night since I picked up a shift at work last night and had to be back to Milwaukee. Any who I stuck with the salad bar and I sat there eating and watching everyone stuff their faces so fast. It's crazy to me that that is what I also looked like at one time (many times to be exact) The "Fun" didn't stop there. Every year for Labor day we go to my aunt and uncles house for an extended family gathering FILLED with food. Yet another day in which I was unsatisfied with the "Festivities" It was really nice to hang with family I don't see very often but the focus has always been around food. It's obviously an easy way to get everyone together since as humans we need to eat and be social but we have strayed away from healthy foods. It's just crazy to me how far I have come since the beginning of this journey, mentally and physically and I can honestly say I am proud of my changes! </div>
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<br />funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-91995139581371369752012-08-27T13:17:00.000-07:002012-08-27T13:17:06.695-07:00Been Hiding in the Shadows =/<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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So it's been almost 4 months since you have heard from me =( I've been here but in hiding. I've been checking your posts and reading up but been dealing with stuff on my end.</div>
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I had been staying in the same weight range for the whole time (305-310) so I thought I messed up my band, I wasn't loosing weight so I felt even worse about myself and my abilities as well. I assumed my body was comfortable being 300 lbs since that was all I had ever known. I hadn't been to the surgeon the whole time either because the last fill I had, I puked every meal for two weeks =( so I was subconsciously telling myself it hadn't been that long because I didn't want a repeat. </div>
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I know you are all here for support which I GREATLY appreciate <3 But my personality is the pleaser, I please everyone first and then kind of worry about myself. I'm sure some of you can relate because of course that's how I ended up being 400 lbs. </div>
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I didn't want my journey to end there. When I went to the presentation through my doctors, one question they had us fill out was what we wanted out of bariatric surgery. I answered most importantly that I wanted to be happy and healthy and secondly that I wanted to be a walking example and supporter of the band to show that it does work and if you use it properly you can succeed and live the life you only have dreamed of. </div>
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I finally gave in instead of settling and went and got a fill. They gave back what they took out last time and I was very nervous because obviously I didn't want a puking repeat. It's only been 4 days and seriously if you are doubting anything about your band GO TO YOUR DOCTOR!!! they are magic people lol and know how to make it work!!!!! Only 4 days and I know I'm in my green zone. I didn't understand taking small bites before this fill and OMG seriously when you get there you know!!! I have fully restored my faith in my band <3 <3 <3 sorry I ever doubted it!!!</div>
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So onto the better news... I know right... how does it get better than that you ask?!?!???! Well folks when I weighed in at the doctors I was 307.5 today I am at ( drum roll please.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.) <u><b>297.7</b></u>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am officially under 300 and out of that forever!!!!! It's so weird/ different to see these changes happening. It's more than the number you see on the scale. I feel SO much better. If you have been reading from the beginning I started at 394.4 so that makes me <b style="color: red;">5 pounds away from losing 100lbs! </b><span style="color: black;">Never thought it was possible but here I am, almost 100lbs lighter and happier than when I started this journey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">p.s. in 11 days it will be my 11 months so I will post pictures then =)</span><br /><span style="color: black;"> </span>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-71422951124617010022012-05-02T18:05:00.000-07:002012-05-02T18:05:41.554-07:00Happy May!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Hello all! Sorry I've been away for so long. Lots has happened but really no good reason as to why I haven't been here to update and chit chat with you all.</div>
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My grandpa passed away so my sister and I ended up going back to South Carolina on short notice. Luckily it was over my spring break but also bad because I was planning on using that time to catch up with school stuff. As of now my mom is still there in S.C. and once they get all the paperwork transferred to her name she will be home... hopefully by the beginning of June!!! </div>
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So I also went in for a fill in April and I was overfilled. Let me tell you it has been <b style="color: #990000;">HELL</b>!! I got the fill the first week in April and was supposed to have spring break that next week in case I needed to be unfilled, but like I said my grandpa passed away so off we went out of state. I came back and called to set up an appointment to get unfilled but the soonest they had was for May 10th with another surgeon. I then received a call saying they had to cancel my appointment because the doctor was going to be elsewhere. I was VERY upset. At this point I can not eat anything with out PBing and/or puking so I have been drinking protein shakes for the past two weeks. I called and talked to the lady scheduling and was like "ok when is the next time slot open." she said the next was May 24th!?!?!?!?!?!!!! I was like OH HELL NO.... " at this point I can not eat with out throwing up and therefore I am drinking nothing but shakes and water. I want to eat something... anything. I can not wait that long." she says" alright well we can have you in Monday morning." Alright now that's doing business and I will take it!!!!! Sometimes it pays to be nice even when you are the one suffering.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was asking myself one day why I'm not trying as hard as I could be and I realized it's not something that's my fault. For all of my life I've put myself on the back burner because it seems the bigger you are the more invisible you are to everyone else. I've NEVER made myself a priority. It's always been about pleasing others and then pleasing my emptiness with food. Whether it's family, friends, school, or work I have always naturally put myself last because that's how I have always lived. I didn't realize this until I was asking myself the other day that very question as to why I'm not trying hard enough to lose the weight when losing what I have already, has done so much for me. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I have made a decision to<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #3d85c6;">make myself a priority</b></span> from here on out. I only have one life to live and I want to do all these amazing things. In order to be the happiest I can be, I need to put my health and myself first. =) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OH what a realization!!! Something so simple yet so hard to do..........</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But I've stuck with it and worked out and I feel great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">weight update:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Surgery day weight(Oct. 7th 2011) 354.2 lbs</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span> so a total of<b> <span style="color: magenta;">83.4 pounds lost</span></b> since I started program and 44.2 pounds lost since surgery =)</span></span></div>
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<br />funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-49400882026079406542012-03-26T08:40:00.001-07:002012-03-26T08:41:48.904-07:00mehh<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I been really lax lately about everything including my band =/ I've always been a procrastinator but had an awakening moment and was like <b>" If you went through all of this trouble to change your life for the better, why are you not using this tool to the best of your ability?" </b>I went on vacation in January and wasn't tracking 100% during driving times and was snacking continuously most of the time. Because of this I chose not to have a fill because I wasn't really sure if I needed one or not. I got back into life and forgot to make an appointment and then BAM they were full until April so here we are waiting... and waiting... and instead of seeing this as an opportunity to give my all I've been procrastinating ..... </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
I don't have enough structure in my life so my goal today is to set up everyday this week and schedule everything time accordingly. As I mentioned I'm pretty lax about everything all the time and I know that is part of what contributed to my lifestyle before my band. I'm very outgoing but usually it's last minute spur of the moment- go with flow everyday living and I still want to be like that but I think that instituting more structure and balance into my life will help me be much more successful in this journey I have started. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm currently at the weight of 319.6 which is a total weight loss of ** side note I went looking for my original weight because I couldn't remember the decimal number ..lol and I found my measurement tracker I had created back in September. I thought it would be fun to take my measurements now to see how many inches I had lost as a little motivation booster and <b> <span style="color: purple;">OMG</span></b> I didn't realize I had lost so many inches already!!! It really is true.. don't always count on the scale number also look at your inches because our bodies do amazing things and you can find changes in places you didn't expect/ notice before =D</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Neck </span></td> <td class="xl64" colspan="4"><span style="font-size: small;">16 inches</span></td> </tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I believe I mentioned a while back about buying my mom a cake decorating class for us to do together but unfortunately she is still in South Carolina dealing with her dad and family. Because she is still there I asked my friend Sara to participate with me because I rarely get to see her either... probably the best decision ever!!! We always have so much fun together and this class is definitely right up there on the list of ridiculous amazing times together =D </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a picture of our cakes from last week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdXAhOwWDIY1sBMMGZXpszs6hIcRExSHgpV2yLfQHKuYY9VcYwgBfTf0m9lSmWgjPQh7DgllDiiQ3N5GKF4Pb6E3GXo0lrhOwbJO2xaNVaMFTYvxQP-JfXNOTWWDnXCVDixZzig_bDSc/s1600/cakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdXAhOwWDIY1sBMMGZXpszs6hIcRExSHgpV2yLfQHKuYY9VcYwgBfTf0m9lSmWgjPQh7DgllDiiQ3N5GKF4Pb6E3GXo0lrhOwbJO2xaNVaMFTYvxQP-JfXNOTWWDnXCVDixZzig_bDSc/s320/cakes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My weight has been at a stall... I need a fill and had an appointment but the surgeon had to reschedule and the next opening was April 4th =( So I'm a bit bummed because I keep teetering around the same weight instead of losing BUT it is also better than gaining. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope you all have a good start to the week! talk at you soon <3 </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I was on vacation for almost two weeks and we drove from Wisconsin to Biloxi Mississippi which is on the gulf. We stayed with friends there a few days and then drove over to Orlando Florida where my grandparents live. We stayed with them for 6 days and then drove to Greenville South Carolina which is where my moms side of the family lives. (She was still there because of her dad having the stroke back in November.)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had so much fun and it was great to get away from the cold Wisconsin weather although this year it hasn't been to bad. While in Orlando we went to the beach a few days and we also spent time at Universal Orlando mostly because we wanted to see the Harry Potter world that was just built a year ago.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** interesting fact is that my uncle helped build the Harry Potter castle =D</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some pictures from the Biloxi trip--></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIlQVNEFKG6xNB5KZmr_4A61PwtyUDVZCtF16ZwCY_CX8LqBcgT9GdwUw8doMsI9K2VtstfdMDDhwQNVng5zzfVyYA3g1DkTb3UmkPbe0JD6gKkNzGzNb9ZKPDQSQkpAC__n9bnSkNIg/s1600/Page1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIlQVNEFKG6xNB5KZmr_4A61PwtyUDVZCtF16ZwCY_CX8LqBcgT9GdwUw8doMsI9K2VtstfdMDDhwQNVng5zzfVyYA3g1DkTb3UmkPbe0JD6gKkNzGzNb9ZKPDQSQkpAC__n9bnSkNIg/s320/Page1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So a little update I currently weigh 320.2 which equals to losing 73.2 pounds lost so far in this journey. It's been a year since I started the program, 4 months since surgery and I am so happy with what I have done so far. I know that if I actually worked out like I should have been and eating and logging to perfection I could be a super skinny mini me by now lol but life happens and we move on with what we've been given.....</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have tons more to share so I will be back as soon as I can =D Hope you all are doing well!!!! </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alright well off to school I go!!! </span>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-76436719850235302372012-01-29T21:59:00.000-08:002012-01-29T21:59:11.526-08:00computer finally fixed!!!!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So friends my computer is officially fixed and this excites me because I can now keep up with my blogs and reading blogs everyday =D</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So my life has been crazy latey! I went and had another fill on the 20th of December and all has been amazing..... Although I felt like a horrible patient because I didn't track all month so I couldn't tell him how many calories i was taking in =( I surprisingly lost 6lbs since my last check up but nothing to brag about. I was actually surprised I lost anything at all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm currently at my friends house in Biloxi Mississippi. We drove straight through and it took us 13 hours. Long drive but glad to be here. She was my next door neighbor for years... (her dad still is) and they moved here because her husband is in the Air Force. It's been nice to get away from the cold weather =) After here we are going to my grandparents house in Orlando Florida and then staying there for a week. After that we are visiting my mom and grandpa (the one who had the stroke) in south carolina on our way back to Wisconsin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got a new phone for christmas. Technically we haven't celebrated christmas yet because we are waiting for my mom to come back so we can open presents as a family. I got an android phone--- HTC Hero and now I can do all kinds of stuff = ) I was I even downloaded the blogger app but it wouldn't let me choose my blog to add my post too =( I will have to check it out and get it working so I can keep checking in and see how everyone is doing!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So currently I weigh 326.6...... yup thats a whopping 66.7 lbs since the beginning =0 making it almost 30 lbs since surgery =D I will post my updated pictures soon!!! People at work have been commenting on how I look good and that they notice the weight loss so it gives me confidence and a boost to keep going =) So today is my 3 month bandiversary!!! I can't believe it's only been 3 months... feels like a year already lol.....We are going to the beach today so I will do my update pictures there =) and post them later ... Have a wonderful day and it's GREAT to be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-52326594400731065562011-12-03T12:36:00.000-08:002011-12-03T12:36:20.962-08:00Been on Hiatus<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm sorry for not posting in a LONG while =( It's been a couple of tough weeks. I've been battling extra hard with my depression lately so I've been sleeping way more than I should and it also makes me not want to do a darn thing =/ Since starting this life changing lap band journey, one of the things I'm big about is recognizing why I have the emotions I do and what's causing them to stick around and make me want to eat badly/binge. Because I'm an emotional eater to even recognize this is truly a huge step forward! Right now it's money that's causing these horrible feelings and unfortunately because this is the season for giving... that means money is involved. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So now that I have this out in my "awareness zone" it makes me happy because I can control what goes on so I'm not buying things to binge on. Most of this started because my grandpa had a stroke. He is my mother's father and lives in South Carolina. It was crazy trying to find my mom plane tickets out the day after Thanksgiving at 5pm ( she lives in Madison and their airport is smaller so if you fly out of there you pay more money and they transfer you to Milwaukee or Chicago anyway) I was able to find her a flight leaving from Milwaukee but she had to drive here and with traffic she ended up missing it by 5 minutes =( I was working so I had to call some friends to come get her from the airport and bring her to my work (target) and she hung out there until midnight when I got done. I felt bad for leaving her there because the next flight didn't leave until 5am so I didn't want her sitting there for 12 hours. I get a discount so I told her to do some Christmas shopping to waste some time and she did =) The plan was to have her write me a check before she left so I wouldn't have to worry about the $250 that was gone and we forgot =( </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I've been stressing about my grandpa and his health.. although they just moved him to rehab so he is doing much better... and money that I don't have which led me to eating binge style which ultimately makes me feel like the biggest pile of shit. I have the band and I want it to help me so mistreating it makes me feel even more shitty =/ Everything is getting better though because I talked to my mom and she is sending me a check so that makes me feel better and I'm also taking a vacation to Florida in exactly one month which I am soooooo looking forward to just get away and relax!!! This is probably the cheapest vaca I will ever take because were staying with friends in Biloxi, Mo for a few days and then driving to my grandparents house... they live in Orlando so we wont have any hotel costs and we will be making food so no outrageous fast food/ fancy dinner bills. Plus we plan on being on the beach most of the days =D were going Jan 2nd-12th and it can not come soon enough!!!! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No luck on finding recipes for Turkey Day. I figure to stay safe and get my protein in I will drink shakes as my other meals and I will bring along some unflavored protein powder that I bought from </span><a href="http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3244942&lmdn=Flavor&cp=3593187.2108294#showReviews" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GNC</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> and add it to anything I can. I am also going to make a healthier pumpkin pudding so I will let you all know how that turns out. </span>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-29931784678580429092011-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:002011-11-17T09:55:35.150-08:00weigh in Wednesday... a bit late<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So yesterday was weigh in day and I was <span style="color: #cc0000;">341.9 =D that means down 1.5 lbs from last week!!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had my first fill on Monday and so far so good. The fill itself wasn't bad at all..... took maybe 20 minutes but only 5 was actually for needles and fluid the rest was prep time for the surgeon.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am feeling restriction again so hopefully it lasts until I go back in December. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Which brings me to say that I'm struggling with eating again =( I noticed I have been eating when I'm bored so I'm trying to find something to do... maybe a good Wii game or two to play to get my blood pumping and most importantly my mind off food =) Hopefully this will change since I go tomorrow for my first fill.... hopefully it will do it's job so I actually have some restriction instead of this grand canyon sized stomach that screams FEED ME every two hours and allows me to drink a WHOLE glass of water.... =0 </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On a plus note I have decided that I want to take a Zumba class again =D I took a class that was offered through a hospital when I lived in Madison back before Zumba became this amazing craze and I LOVED every second of it!!!!!! So since it made me so happy then, I decided I was going to find some place here that offered them as well. My only issue is that most places that offer it around Milwaukee are Gyms you have to have a membership to and since I already have one for anytime fitness I don't exactly want to spend money for another membership to just get classes. BUT problem solved because when I lived in Madison they had a dance studio that I always wanted to go to that was walk in basis... I never actually went because my confidence was lacking.... so that gave me the idea to look for one here in Milwaukee and </span><span style="font-size: small;">voilà I found one!!!!! Plus double win for me because I also love <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/turbo-jam.do?code=TURBOJAMDOTCOM">Turbo Jam!!!!</a> It's a kickboxing workout with dancey moves so it doesn't feel like you're working out.. at least for me =) When I did weight watchers 6 years ago turbo Jam helped me lose 50 lbs obviously along with eating better, but it was my only exercise regime. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Any who this place that has walk in Zumba also has Turbo Kick (live version of turbo jam) OH EM GEE!!!!!!!!! how excited am I???? <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">TIMES A BILLION =D </span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">So needless to say I'm going to buy a punch card which will be an early Christmas present to myself =) </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Nothing like being Happy and Healthy!!!!!!! </span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today's Weight: 343.4 ---> <b>50lbs total lost </b>-----> 40lbs since starting program in February and 10lbs lost since surgery </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's mostly just hit me because my close friends just got married in September and now 3 of my other close friends are having babies.. one of them is hopefully popping one out this weekend LOL... pictures to follow =)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But everyone is "growing up" and moving on to new parts of their lives and I want that too.... </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the weight loss front nothing new.. officially made it to 50lbs lost (since February when I started the program) =) ... and 1st fill is in 11 days-- WOOT!!! </div>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-20668658231033670802011-10-27T11:18:00.000-07:002011-10-27T11:18:19.007-07:00sad day =(<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So last night I was out to dinner with my roomie for her work gathering and I got a phone call from my mother. She told me that my puppy Rylee had been hit by a car. Living 2 hours away I couldn't just pick up and leave. However she IS fine and VERY lucky to be alive. My parents live in the country and people like to drive 60+ miles an hour but this particular lady wasn't ** thank God** so she just had scrapes and bumps. She stayed at the vet office overnight so they could keep an eye on her and she is home now. All is well and that dang pup will be on a leash from now on!!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have already gotten lots of compliments on my coat =) and thank you to those who commented on here <3</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had my 1st check up with the surgeon and all is well. I got the ok to start exercising again(more than just walking) so I'm very excited for that.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a sad note I think I'm going to drop my classes =( I'm part time now going for surgical tech but with the pre surgery appointments and surgery itself and just moving to a new city I was working lots to pay the bills and my classes have suffered. It's really stressing me out because I've paid for the classes already and wont get any refund at this point but I don't want to see a D or F as a grade when I know I can achieve so much more. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also learned from the surgeon that when I venture back to him November 14th I will be getting a fill =D I'm really excited to be able to work this tool to the best of it's ability so that day can not come fast enough!!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been trying to find an outfit that I love enough to buy in a smaller size as motivation for me to work my butt off ..literally =) I want to hang it up in my room to remind me of where I'm going in this journey and how good I will look =D no luck yet on finding one =/ BUT I have not given up.... I will keep searching. Has anyone else done this???</div>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9076517188376590822.post-40360607467480226262011-10-26T16:14:00.000-07:002011-10-26T16:15:11.425-07:00oh my<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's been way too long since I've posted!!! naughty naughty.. * slaps hand* </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I didn't feel like I had anything to talk about but what the hey I will give you what I've got. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I believe I had my first PB'ing episode =( my roomie made "mashed" potatoes and I really wanted some so I took a big spoonful and ate it. They weren't mashed all the way.. hence the quotations... and I didn't chew them to tiny little bits of a nothing and bam it was stuck. I tried to drink water and it was like the most horrible feeling. It felt like I was having a heart attack( not that I know exactly what one feels like). It was an air bubble slowing moving down my esophagus and I started burping and my mouth filled with saliva and the only that helped was to puke it back up =( I felt SO much better afterward though!!! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went grocery shopping with my roommate Amanda and it was a real eye opener to see the aisles I used to go down without hesitation and to see what was being thrown in my cart and would eventually be put into my body. I have no desire for these things anymore because this journey has already taken me to amazing places. It's also crazy to me but I caught myself checking nutrition labels for everything and comparing products so I could get the most protein for the least amount of calories and fat. Craziness!!!!!! Yesterday Amanda wanted McDonald's and she was very concerned about me lol. I was like I have no problem with you eating Micky D's in the car with me because that food has no appeal to me anymore. Yes it smelt delicious but with how far I've come already and with my story just starting is flabbergasting to me. I have accomplished so much since February that it makes my heart smile.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I stepped on the scale and it said 346.0</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I couldn't stop smiling because that is 3 lbs away from losing <span style="font-size: large;"><b>50 lbs</b></span> already!!!!!! Holy schnanagins!!! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have started eating mushies even though I supposed to wait until Friday. Just small things like cottage cheese and hummus....mmmmmm love me some hummus <3 I am cooking some acorn squash tonight and I am very excited for it =) You know it's fall when you see pumpkins and squash everywhere =D</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Happy Wednesday Everyone!!! </span></b></div>funygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12311522316074816082noreply@blogger.com4