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My name is Lauren.  I am 32 years old.  My husband and I are mom and dad to our precious fur-baby cats Nemi, Piper, Rutherford and Georgia.  We hope to start a family in about 2 years.

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11/11/08 193lbs - 176lbs LOST
on November 11, 2008 4:34 pm
I forgot to post my measurements from about two weeks ago!:
Bust (full) - down 14 inches
Bust (band) - down 15 inches
Waist - down 16 inches
Hip - down 22 inchess
Thighs - down 11-12.5 inches
Upper Arms - down 4.5-5 inches

I also do a upper waist and lower hip measurement (to measure some fatter/skinnier areas).  All my measurements total up to 136 inches.  It really is amazing.

In clothes I am so pleased with how I look.  Naked...well that's another story.  LOL.

I recently had a Dexa scan to give myself a baseline to monitor calcium malabsorption down the road.  I was happy to get it ordered and approved through my medical insurance.  YEAY!

I've also started keeping a closer watch on my food and protein intake since now the weightloss has slowed down so much.  After journaling a few sample days I found that I was taking in enough protein from my food to eliminate the protein bar I had added a month back (thinking I was not reaching my protein goals).  It seems all that was doing was adding unnecessary calories and protein above my daily goal.  I also adjusted the size of my lunch a bit to help knock down the calorie count a bit.  I will go over it again with the nutritionist in December, but know that I need to maintain a lower amount of calorie intake because I do not exercise like I should.

I did power walking (for me) three days last week and felt good about that even though I didn't enjoy myself.  Exercise is an unpleasantry for me.  I just don't enjoy it.  I wish I could change, but it is the way it is.  At least I'm trying...

I'm excited about my one year followup appt next month.  I just can't wait to see Dr. Maher and him to see how I've done.  :)  I'm so proud and know he will be proud of me too.

I will update more another time... 
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My pre-surgery weight was 369 at 5'7".  I have been 350+lbs for approximately 6 years.  I maintained a weight between 200-240lbs for two years prior to that.  Overall I gained 220lbs to go from 150lbs in Oct 1998 to 370lbs in June 2007.  I am 32, married, and have no children.  My goal for weightloss other than health reasons is to have a baby.  It is very important to me and time is flying by.  My husband and myself set a goal to hopefully be healthy enough to start trying for our first child in two years when I am 34.  I'm hoping that weight loss surgery can help me reach this goal.