hawk_at_heart's Blog

IT'S BEEN A YEAR

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:05:00 -0700

Hi everyone! Let me start by apologizing for not being on here much. There's alot of STUFF going on right now and I read almost daily but just don't post!
I can't believe it's already been a year since my surgery! I had no idea on that day that ...

10 MONTHS

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:39:00 -0700

I am 10 months out now and officially OVERWEIGHT! Having been overweight for the majority of my life, you would think that this wouldn't make me so happy! BUT...I am no longer SMO or MO! LOL! 10 months ago this wasn't even something I thought could ever happen.
I don't want ...

9 MONTHS POST OP

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:04:00 -0700

Okay...so I'm a day early! 9 months out tomorrow. I'm down 155 pounds (Mondays are my official weigh day so I have not changed my ticker but for accuracy I weighed today!
The past couple of months have been hard...I'm not gonna lie! I have been brutally attacked by the carb ...

8 MONTHS POST OP

Mon, 26 May 2008 21:00:00 -0700

I am 8 months post op today! My weight was 221 so I have lost 10 pounds in the last month! BUT...I am really struggling with old demons these days! Although I am still losing weight I am not working my tool to my advantage! I NEED to get in the ...

7 MONTH CHECK IN

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:48:00 -0700

I'm 7 months out today! Haven't had a lot of changes since last month. My weight this morning was 231. My weight loss has been slow especially the last couple of weeks. I would like to blame that on the amount of food and never ending supply of ice cream available ...

6 AMAZING MONTHS

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:10:00 -0700

TODAY IS MY 6 MONTH SURGIVERSARY!!!

* I'm still losing hair - have been since right at 3 months but it doesnt bother me except the cleaning up of it!
*I've gone from a size 30/32 in pants to and 18! (some 16s)
*Also a size 30/32 in shirts ...

ITS BEEN FIVE MONTHS ALREADY

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:58:00 -0800

I can't believe that I have had my sleeve for five months already! The last month especially has flown by! I'm down 114 pounds and ALOT of inches! I didn't take measurments pre-op and really wish I would have!

I can't stress enough to the PRE-OPS AND NEWBIES how ...

FOUR MONTH CHECK IN

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:44:00 -0800

I HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS SINCE MY VSG JOURNEY BEGAN!!!!! That includes the 25 lost on the 2 weeks of pre-op liquids!

I've gone from a 30/32 shirt and a 26/28 pants to a 20 or 22 in both! I've dropped a few bra sizes too! AND I've also gone from ...

My nightmare (train ride) to VSG

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:08:00 -0800

From my story you know that I took the train to San Antonio because I was too chicken to fly. NEVER AGAIN!!!!! I wasnt aware that I could just purchase my train tickets at the train station so I contacted a travel agent. I purchased two tickets for what was an economy ...