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  1. How are you doing, sugar. Don't worry about me. I've got this!!!
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    Hi Jackie, Thank You I feel amazing! .... still pushing towards my goal weight, almost there ten more pounds. How about you? how are you doing? and feeling?...
  3. GOOD MORNING, I have had you on my mind with school starting! I am set to slow down on my work life next March, cannot wait. The job I am in is awesome, but the mgmt is toxic. I love being a nurse so I won't completely retire, but I am looking to only work 2-3 days a week. I barely can wait.
  4. Thinking of you this morning! I hope all is well with you. I started a new teaching position last week, and so far so good! It is wild to be in a place where no one has a clue that I was hugely fat!
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    Oh I'm so happy to hear you are doing so well I can eat anything except for eggs! lol they make me sick, I never throw up just feel icky. As for my weight... I am down 120 lbs and I couldn't be happier! I feel good, tons of energy and just happy.
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    Hey Jackie!!! How are you??!! Its been a long time...well 7 months and a day to be exact lol Hows everything going??
  7. Hey There!

    How are you doing? The last couple of months have been crazy. I may have mentioned that my school went through accreditation this spring and we made it through with flying colors. I have been busy getting seniors graduated. This is pretty stressful, too. Top that with the general crazies that overtake kids and the parents as the year comes to a close. Add to it the fact that our school is going to be moving to a newly built campus hopefully by the next school year. That means I get to do a lot of packing on top of everything else.

    If you have been reading my blog, you will see that I have just escaped from an 8 week plateau. I think that the stress from all the stuff going on at work may have something to do with it. I sure am looking forward to my summer vacation!

    This summer, I have plans to work my butt off around the house and in the gym and at the pool! I am going to tear this place apart from stem to stern and clean clean clean, shampoo carpets, donate tons of stuff to charity, organize my massive kitchen. I have 42 cabinets!!!

    I am still loving my new found energy! I am amazed to be wearing size medium capris now. Pretty cool indeed! I have 33 pounds to go till I reach my goal. YAHOO! 101 pounds gone. 155 here I come!

    I would love to spend a day going fishing with you. Hope all is well on the western front!

    Love,
    Patty
  8. Hi there, Skinny Sleeve Lady! 46 pounds! That is wonderful. Now go to Walmart and pick up a big bag of Ol' Roy dog chow and appreciate what you are not dragging around anymore! Good job, you!!!!
  9. Hey Ranchie!

    What's up? Thinking about you...

    OOOWEE
  10. Howdy Ranch Nurse!

    How's things?

    Patty
  11. Hey Jackie!

    I was just looking at your profile. Thirty pounds gone! You are doing very well! I am proud of you! How are you feeling and doing?

    You really think that I look that good? That was a photo I took of myself with my phone in the bathroom. I am always so self-conscious of myself when I take pictures. Even when I was not fat in the past. I felt like such a cornball taking my own photo, and I am my own worst critic. All I see in that photo is a big nose... but, one thing that I am really pleased about is the skin on my face. It really looks good. Smooth and healthy. When I started this thing, my skin on my face was a mess. Dry and blotchy red. Then the blotches would go away and get scaly. I don't have that anymore. Thank God!

    As of today, I have lost 81 pounds. That means I have 53 pounds to go!! ( I started out at 289.) Now that the weight loss has started to become very obvious, the rest of the weight loss is going to be dramatic!

    I hope you had your flu shot! It is getting crazy around here. About half of my students are out sick. I hope my flu shot works. I had it around Thanksgiving.

    Love,
    Patty
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    Hi Jackie! Great idea, starting the Nov. 19 - Almanza group! I hope all is well in your corner of the world. I'm doing great, except for the week long stall I had...broke that yesterday, then went back up, LOLOL. jeeez. How is it going for you?
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    Thanks girls for the info about the weight, and thanks for the kind words. Love ya ! Lynn xx
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    Fluids wise I drink a lot of Special K20 Protein Water - Pink Lemonade. You can get it on Amazon and it has 30 calories, 5 grams of protein AND 5 grams of fiber in each serving. We can obviously afford the few calories it does have. It tastes so, so, delicious!

    For protein shakes, my favorites are the Isopure Dutch Chocolate low carb (GNC) and I also like the Jay Robb Egg White Protein Shake (Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla) (Whole Foods) and I even like the Atkins pre-made protein drinks (Target). They are delicious!!!

    Hope your fluids work out. Keep me posted.
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    Hi ! I was just wondering, I lost 22 pounds but since the last week, nothing ... I hope I didn't go through this for only 22 pounds because I going overt in Tijuana and kill somebody !!! Just jocking ... but have you had a plateau or have you just kept on loosing ? PS, my mom died two days ago from a brain cancer but it was sudden, she was feeling fine and the next thing we konw, we had to bring her to the hospital and she died 2 days after being in the hospital. Anyways, just wondering about the weight thing. Hope to hear from you ! Lynn
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I have had a gastric sleeve.
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Dr. Almanza
Surgery date:
2012-11-19

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catching up, thank you Patty

by Ranch Nurse on 06-23-2013 at 04:33 PM
So, my friend Patty reminded me of this blog! Then I read her post about the robe. Reminded me of something recently. Friday, I received a talbots knit dress I had ordered. I hesitated to open it because I was VERY sure I would not be able to wear an XL and I would be so disappointed, Well yesterday, I opened it, slipped it on and it is just PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited.
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by Ranch Nurse on 01-24-2013 at 06:47 AM
Hi Lucy
It has been a while since I have heard from you. How are you? Glad to get back to "normal", whatever that is. I am feeling great, down 35 and so happy!!! I am also trying to get in my nutrition via food but still having a protein drink for breakfast each morning.

Gotta go, getting ready for work.

I would love to hear from you!
Jackie
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NOV 19? Dr. Almanza

by Ranch Nurse on 11-03-2012 at 05:23 PM
I know of a couple more that have surgery with Dr. ALmanza on Nov 19, 2012. Have you any more info on what we should take? I asked about taking whole pills after surgery, reg meds, nothing related to surgery. I am so excited to begin my new healthy lifestyle! ALso am excited to see you there.
Jackie
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