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  • Username: dannyell
  • Location: Louisville, KY, USA
  • Member Since: 8/7/2007
  • BMI: 58.9
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgeon: Mark A. Shina, M.D.
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  • Comment by BabsLISW on 8/26/07 2:37 pm
    WOOHOO! I know you are a bundle of nerves. Oh wait, that's me. LOL Tomorrow you start on a fabulous adventure. I hope that your surgery goes perfectly and your recovery is swift and uneventful.
  • Comment by judyanne on 8/24/07 11:06 am
    Monday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench!
  • Comment by RJOLLY1967 on 8/21/07 8:52 am
    may God be with you & your family thru this time ,it is a great thing to have a new leace on life ,hang on & enjoy the ride it is a fast ride with stalls in it just dnt give up ,always look for a support group it is important ,& support others thru this God Bless Becky
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15 mths UPDATE
on November 24, 2008 7:41 pm

138 lbs down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I know it is going slow but it is going down. I am so excited. It has been a glorious ride so far. People ask if I feel any different and the answer would probably be no. I was very active before wls and I am still active now. My friends say that my personality is the same. I feel that I have stayed true to myself. For that, I am very glad.

I hope to keep losing. Everyday is a challenge but it is one I am excited to face.

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130 lbs lost
on August 1, 2008 7:26 am

130 lbs lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay so life for me has been hectic for the past few months. I have graduated college with my Master's in Social Work. I am still working full time at CPS and I am working part time in Indiana. My babies (ages 9 &5) are both getting ready to go back to school and start kindergarten.

In regards to my weight loss, it has been very slow since the 100lb mark. Of course I think the lack of working out because of my schedule has been the biggest contributor. I am able to eat more and that worries me. I try to take one day at a time. I really try to make good food choices but it is a daily struggle for me.

This website has been a huge support for me. I have missed the last few months of support group but I am hoping to get back next month.

Anyway I just wanted to update my progress. Hopefully the next time I post I will have a bigger weight loss. Until next time......

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6 month progress report
on February 29, 2008 7:13 pm

100 POUND LOSS!!!!!!!!

Today I finally lost 100 lbs after being at 99lbs for the past 3 weeks. I am so excited. I need to take a full length picture just to see the difference in me. I can't believe the difference in how people treat me. I am working out about 4 times a week and feel that I am eating okay. There is always room for improvement but I am working on it. I struggle with every pound I am losing but in the end it will be worth it. I just hope that the scale keeps going down. 

I am almost finished with school (May 9th last day). We are leaving for Florida that same day and I can't wait. I hope that professionally that I will get a different job (same place just different area). My kids and husband are great. My husband tells me all the time how great I look. I love all the friends that I am meeting on this site and I am excited to be able to talk to others.

Oh well. That is all that is going on with me right now.

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ALMOST 4 MONTHS....
on December 23, 2007 7:17 pm

I am down 75lbs!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been exercising religiously at the YMCA and feel so much better. I don't think I feel differently physically but I definitely feel better mentally. I feel more confident and happy with myself. I still worry that I am not going to be like some of the success stories we read about on this site but I try to stay positive. 

I had my 4 month checkup with Dr. Shina and got my first B12 shot. He is very pleased with my success to date. I have had no problems whatsoever. He says that I am the poster child for WLS. That was nice. I did get in trouble because I am not taking the preventative stomach pill so I guess I will start taking that.

Well, I am great. Glad to have been fortunate enough to have my surgery. I hope I will keep losing and keep moving forward.

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11 1/2 weeks post op (11/14/07)
on November 14, 2007 5:44 pm
Okay so I have lost 61 lbs. since surgery. YESSSSSSS!!!!
I am so excited. I am wanting to join a gym because I need to be more accountable than just walking on the treadmill in my bedroom. I have been staying busy with school, work, internship, husband and kids.. makes me exhausted just writing about it! I finally bought some stuff for protein shakes and some protein cereal bars. I am sticking to this and doing my best. Hopefully that will be good enough.
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My name is Dannyell and I am 32 years old. I have two children, girl who's 8 and a boy who's 4, and have been married for 11 years. I work full time as a social worker and I go to school full time working on my Master's degree in Social Work. I have a lot of half brothers and sisters but I only talk to three of my sisters. I have struggled with my weight since puberty. I am the biggest one in my family so that has been really hard on me. I am pretty healthy but know that if I don't lose the weight I won't be around for my babies. WLS is a big step for me, I didn't tell anyone about it for about a year until I was approved then I made the announcement that I was going to do it. I am hoping that it works for me but I think that I will always have doubts that I will be the one person that it doesn't work for. I am so scared but yet so excited to start this journey. I hope it works for me. Let's wait and see.............