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buy clothes that are not plus-size

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Be happy about what I look like

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Get on an Airplane without being uncomfortable in the seat!

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Go kayaking.

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Be my husbands "trophy wife" haha

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leanforlife's Blog
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Healing from surgery
on October 16, 2008 4:30 pm
10 days post op and I'm feeling just O.K.. My throat still hurts from the intubation. It was so bad after surgery I lost my voice. I really never felt too much pain after surgery. The nurses were always on top of it and when I got home I only took the pills for 2 days. I was sleeping on my stomach by day 4. Incredible! I really didn't think that would be possible. I was unable to swallow anything the first few days cuz of my throat. Finally by day 4-5 i started holding down broth and jello.
Now I'm eating creamed soups & drinkable yogurt too. Feeling stronger everyday.
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Liquid diet
on September 25, 2008 5:46 pm
Well here I am day 3 of the liquid diet. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Maybe I'm just so psyched up about getting WLS that I'm able to focus and stick with it. I actually feel i have more energy. That's a great feeling. Just having made the decision to better my life has re-energized me.
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Just got my Date
on September 22, 2008 3:10 pm
I just found out I will be getting my VSG on Oct 7th. They had a cancellation and i was able to just squeeke in. I'm so excited right now. I have to start the liquid diet tomorrow and I just purchased my plane ticket. I will be going alone so that is the one thing I'm most nervous about at this point.

I couldn't afford to do the surgery here like I planned so after much research and discussion with people on here I am now going with Dr Alvarez in Mexico. He has actually done more Sleeve surgeries then any Dr I could find in Georgia. So that gives me confidence.

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Appointments
on September 15, 2008 4:42 pm
I can't wait I'm starting to get excited about all this.
Sept 18 Labs
Sept 20 Psych eval
Sept 23 Nutritionist
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Reasons for my WLS journey
on September 11, 2008 6:29 pm
To live a longer healthier life
To be a better role model for my daughter
To wear a size 9 instead of 24
To get rid of knee pain & foot pain
To look & feel sexy for my husband
To be able to sit in a chair without being afraid it will break
To not be the biggest person in the room
To go upstairs without losing my breath
To sit in a movie/airplane seat comfortably
To be able to sit on the floor & get back up again
To go to amusement parks & actually get on the rides
To be more active & play with my daughter
To go shopping & buy cute clothes that I am happy to be seen in
To be able to look in the mirror again


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Hi I'm Karen. I am married to the most wonderful caring man. I have one daughter. We recently moved from California to Georgia.
I was a chunky kid but never super over weight. Until college. I started putting on weight at about age 22-23. At first I would cut back on junk & eat lots of soup. It helped. But then I made the horrendous mistake of going on Jenny Craig. I lost 25lbs and my metabolism. I also lost all self control. I steadily gained weight for several years. At 26 yrs old I went on Lindora out of desperation. (Lindora is a California based company that has a doctor and nurses on staff to monitor and give vitamin injections. It's basically Atkins in a controlled setting.) Well  I lost about 60lbs. It took almost a year.  Boy was I thrilled with my new figure and new clothes. I got down to about 140lbs for about a month. I creeped up slowly at first then the next thing I know I'm in full blown carbo frenzy. Next time I weighed in was at about 230lbs at around age 31. Well now THAT was my highest weight ever & I was frustrated & felt like a complete failure. I was dealing with depression & self loathing. I eventually went up to 315lbs somewhere in my late 30's. I had some boyfriends but I soon quit dating because of my self esteem as well as embarrassment. At 38 I was treated for depression with medication and that really helped. I started going to a personal trainer & working out every day. I lost maybe 20lbs. It was so dang hard! I felt like I was always starving. Soon I met a wonderful man who sees me and not my weight. We married when I was 41. The pics of me in Hawaii are from our honeymoon. I was 300lbs and blissfully happy with my husband and damn miserable with my body. Of course I put on a happy face & pretended not to feel self conscious. All the while I was crying inside. Well here I am 14 months after the wedding I've lost and gained the same 30lbs. I'm at the end of my rope. UNCLE!! I can't take it I need HELP. At first I was thinking of doing lap band. Then I started researching more & got on this site & the lap band talk site. Well the VSG sounds like the perfect thing for me. I don't want the RNY/DS due to malsorption and issues I already have with vitamins. I just need help getting the hungry beast under control. I really wanna start participating in life again and not sit on the sidelines. I used to be good about exercising, now my knees and feet hurt all the time. I'm looking forward to a fresh start. I can't wait to go on this journey knowing I have a tool to help me conquer the beast.