I had a lapband in 2005. I weighed 218 lbs at 5'5" and only ever got to 178. That was a long time ago. I've had a bout with esophagitis once and it was scarily similar to a heart attack, not to mention the inability to ever enjoy steak or chicken due to it getting stuck and coming back up. Out of hunger, I've resorted to Blue Bell on a regular basis. I'm back up to 195. I don't want to be fat my entire life and unable to exercise due to knee pain along with a leaky bladder. The complete ...

My journey has been quite amazing to me. I have done things that I never thought possible and today I sit here going back reading what I have written about this journey so far. I have re-read some old posts from 2011 until now, on this site and in hand written journals or on facebook groups, and the person I was then is completely different from who I am now in all of the best ways! I see it posted so often people say I wish I had journaled my journey from the beginning and all I can say back ...

Hello! It's been a while since I have been on here. Life happens.
It was two years ago this month, December 2016, when my life changed. I began the pre-op diet and 3 months later I had the VSG surgery done.
I got to admit, I had some real struggles those first few months after... no food tasted good, I was in starvation mode, I couldn't drink enough water like I had pre-surgery. But, 6 months after surgery I had dropped 102 pounds.
I had been walking daily since a month after ...

As the new year approaches, I wonder what my 2019 resolution will be 🤔. For years I’ve been saying that my New Years resolution is to lose weight and be healthy. FINALLY after years of struggling, in 2018 I made my resolution a reality. I’ve lost 108 Lbs! I worked on becoming a healthier me and with that came a drastic drop of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high sugar levels. (diabetes runs in the family on both sides!) Will your 2019 become your REALITY? What’s your new years ...

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MY last day at the elementary school was emotional. The kids all rushed to hug me & pushed me into the wall lol & the teachers & security guard teared up. We took the boys out to the light up night at the local resort & it was raining & cold & very crowded but turned to snow on the way home. Saturday we took the boys out to the Nutcracker Village & ogelbay festival of lights & saw some old friends we used to work with. Then Sunday was my niece"s 18th birthday ...