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Lose 158 lbs

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Thomas Sonnanstine M.D.
Dr. Sonnanstine seemed very self-assured that he is one of the best bariatric surgons. This is a very comforting feeling. He's very straightforward, and doesn't lead you to believe that wls will CURE your obesity. This is a lifestyle change and will require a huge commitment on your part. I was mildly discouraged when I first left the office, that this proccess isn't going to be as easy as I hoped, but I would rather discover that BEFORE surgery than after I wake up afterwards.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. I feel not like a "consumer" or like I'm just another patient coming through a revolving door. I feel respected and well cared for, and I would never hesitate to call the office with any questions I have.

I actually feel like the staff REMEMBERS me when I go in, and Taryn is a wonderful part of the staff there.

I would highly recommend Dr Tom to anyone!
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quick, but AWESOME
on November 26, 2008 11:02 am
Ok, I gotta go to work, but I just had to say this... I am so proud of myself. I've lost 74.8 lbs in 15 months! That is just amazing to me.

And... I have finally figured something out... I deserve to be healthy and also SKINNY if I want to and not feel guilty that I had to use this tool, instead of "doing it the hard way" as people like to say.

I am NOT less of a person because I had WLS instead of starving myself and taking diet pills, and excersizing for 3 hours a day.

I am NOT worth LESS because I have food issues and I eat when I'm upset.

I am an awesome person. Wanting to be skinny doesn't mean there is anything wrong with me. I always say that I did this to be healthy for my self and my son, and yes, that is the biggest reason, but the other reason is that I want to be cute and small and to be able to wear knee high boots and have them actually zip-up all the way to the top. I want to be able to squat down to pick something up without worring that my pants will rip.

I want to look in the mirror and actually recognize myself, not to stare at the person in the mirror and think--"Wow... how can I look like that when I don't FEEL like that."

I am an amazing person, and I want to look as good as I feel.

And I'm over half way there!!!!!!!
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It's official!
on November 24, 2008 10:33 am
NSV!!!!! I'm officially at my lowest adult weight ever! I have never been this small in my adult life. I'm 3 lbs below the weight I was when I did low carb and lost over 70 lbs. Then I got pregnant and gained it all back!

WOW!!!! Seeing the scale for the past two days (i checked 2 days in a row to make sure it stayed down) has made me want to CELEBRATE!!!!!! Jump up and down and scream!

I'm soo happy.

I guess I'm gonna have to take some new pictures to upload since these are all outdated! HAHA!

What an amazing feeling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next goal is to get to the 100's (hopefully I get there within the next 8 weeks or so. that would ROCK!!!!!)
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broke it!
on November 17, 2008 8:40 pm
I finally broke my plateau!!!! WOW. That was a loooong one. OVER two months!!   OMG... I was MINUTES away from getting a fill, but I'm so glad I didn't cuz all of the sudden I'm having a lot of trouble keeping anything down, and I've lost 4 pounds in the past week.

Hmmm. Now that I'm typing it,it makes me wonder if something's wroing... I'll give it a little more time.
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hmmm
on October 5, 2008 9:29 pm
Well well well. I'm stuck.

I haven't lost any weight since mid september!! Strange... Maybe maybe maybe I should go in for a little fill... I'll give it another week and see how it goes.

I miss the paitent reunion... kinda pissed about it, but I got called into work cuz my boss's daughter was sick. I can't really complain about it though, cuz Nathan's been sick a LOT this year, and he's about to get tubes (maybe) so... I guess I'll just let it go :-)

maybe if i wasnt in love with an idiot, I could just stop thinking about him and therefor emotionally eating to forget about him!

Hahaha. Seeee, i can always find a way to blame it on someone else
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SEVENTY SEVENTY SEVENTY SEVENTY SEVENTY...
on September 13, 2008 5:30 am
SEVENTY POUNDS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SOO TOTALLY PROUD OF MYSELF!

I cannot believe that I have come this far! I don't know why I'm soo suprised though. When I decide I wanna do something, I don't give up. I've lost seventy pounds before, and then I gained it ALL back throughout my pregnancy and after Nathan's birth (36 during pregnancy and about 40 AFTER I had him) I went through a pretty bad depression after my pregnancy, and that CONTRIBUTED to my weight gain, but did not CAUSE it. There will always be part of me that has the ability to gain this weight back. I was watching a medical program about weightloss and the doctor said something that made me think.

He said, "A thin person can't eat themselves "fat," and a "fat" person can't eat themselves thin."

I can't decide whether I agree with that or not. I believe that there are some people that are genetically predetermined to be overweight, but I also believe that bad lifestyle choices GREATLY contribute to obesity.

Bottom line is that I became obese because I ate too much. That's the fact. There are lots of overweight women that I speak to that say they are overweight because of their medication or because of this or that, but the bottom line is, that stuff can CONTRIBUTE to weight gain but DOES NOT CAUSE IT. When you take in more calories than you burn, you gain weight.

I know my body changed alot with my pregnancy. My weight was gained differently and remains in different places than before I got pregnant.

Alright, I better end this before I go off on a wild tangent. :-)

seventy pounds... not gone forever, but gone as long as I use my TOOL properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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*Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

*Everyone deserves a chance to change.

*You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.

*The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.

*To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. 

*We never repent of having eaten too little.