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On my birthday (Oct 4), I spent 4 hours in the ER and found out I had galstones. The next day I went back to the hospital in an ambulance. Sludge had plugged the duct to my pancreas and caused me to have pancreatitis. They had to remove it and when they did, they found out I had stomach ulcers. I spent a whole week in the hospital and got my galbladder removed. It has been rough but I'm finally getting back to normal. I lost some muscle but I can build that back up. I lost 17 pounds in the past few weeks due to being sick and getting the galbladder removed. That makes my tota 76 pounds!!! I also can squeeze into size 16 pants and can wear size large shirts. I started in size 25 pants and 2x/3x shirts! This is amazing and feels good... A reward for the torture I'd gone through. My diet is really restricted right now of course. Even more so than usual and it sucks but I'm adjusting. I went back to school this past Thursday and it was soooo nice to get back! Everyone welcomed me back, most with literally open arms. I should be done with school in seven weeks and then I will be moving to Indiana to be with my family... Parents moved there in July and sister & her 5 kids moved there in August. I've been missing them like crazy. Anyway... I hope everyone is doing well and I just wanted to post an update since I haven't been on here in a while.

xbonbonx — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:23:40 GMT

On my birthday (Oct 4), I spent 4 hours in the ER and found out I had galstones. The next day I went back to the hospital in an ambulance. Sludge had plugged the duct to my pancreas and caused me to have pancreatitis. They had to remove it and when they did, they found out I had stomach ulcers. I spent a whole week in the hospital and got my galbladder removed.

It has been rough but I'm finally getting back to normal. I lost some muscle but I can build that back up. I lost 17 pounds in the past few weeks due to being sick and getting the galbladder removed. That makes my tota 76 pounds!!! I also can squeeze into size 16 pants and can wear size large shirts. I started in size 25 pants and 2x/3x shirts! This is amazing and feels good... A reward for the torture I'd gone through. My diet is really restricted right now of course. Even more so than usual and it sucks but I'm adjusting.

I went back to school this past Thursday and it was soooo nice to get back! Everyone welcomed me back, most with literally open arms. I should be done with school in seven weeks and then I will be moving to Indiana to be with my family... Parents moved there in July and sister & her 5 kids moved there in August. I've been missing them like crazy.

Anyway... I hope everyone is doing well and I just wanted to post an update since I haven't been on here in a while.

Well, I'm early again... My goal for my birthday (Oct 4) was 232. I am currently a fifth of a pound under that and three weeks before the date, even with some time off and some cheating. I'm off towards my next goal now. Total loss as of the 6th month mark: 57.4 pounds :D I still have no internet at home, which really sucks but I'm learning to deal without it until I can definitely afford it again.

xbonbonx — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:02:49 GMT

Well, I'm early again... My goal for my birthday (Oct 4) was 232. I am currently a fifth of a pound under that and three weeks before the date, even with some time off and some cheating. I'm off towards my next goal now.

Total loss as of the 6th month mark: 57.4 pounds :D

I still have no internet at home, which really sucks but I'm learning to deal without it until I can definitely afford it again.

Last week, when I weighed in, I found out that I had passed 40 pounds. This week's weigh in (today- July 24)- I have passed 45 pounds. I am at 45.6 pounds lost and am soooo happy. I'm ahead for my goal again and am happy about that. I'm also happy that I'm still averaging ten pounds a month. I don't know how I did it but I have exceeded my expectations and look forward to keep on exceeding them. It has become so hard to stay on track and exercise. I'm still recovering from moving a few weeks ago. That week was horrible with stress on my mind and body. I can't bring myself to wake up at 5am anymore, and even if I DO, it doesn't mean that hour before I have to get ready is going to be spent on what I'm supposed to do- exercise. With my mom and dad in Indiana, all the way across country, and my sister and her 5 kids due to follow them VERY soon, life sucks right now. I'm finding it hard to find something else to look forward to. I need to find it though or I know I will slip into depression, which is no good for anyone, let alone myself. I can't believe my battle with depression is going to be just that- a life long battle. Anyone who deals with it on a regular basis can probably understand me. I need support and without regular access to internet, that's hard to come by. I would, of course appreciate any encouraging messages/comments. Thanks :)

xbonbonx — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:46:53 GMT

Last week, when I weighed in, I found out that I had passed 40 pounds. This week's weigh in (today- July 24)- I have passed 45 pounds. I am at 45.6 pounds lost and am soooo happy. I'm ahead for my goal again and am happy about that. I'm also happy that I'm still averaging ten pounds a month. I don't know how I did it but I have exceeded my expectations and look forward to keep on exceeding them.

It has become so hard to stay on track and exercise. I'm still recovering from moving a few weeks ago. That week was horrible with stress on my mind and body. I can't bring myself to wake up at 5am anymore, and even if I DO, it doesn't mean that hour before I have to get ready is going to be spent on what I'm supposed to do- exercise.

With my mom and dad in Indiana, all the way across country, and my sister and her 5 kids due to follow them VERY soon, life sucks right now. I'm finding it hard to find something else to look forward to. I need to find it though or I know I will slip into depression, which is no good for anyone, let alone myself. I can't believe my battle with depression is going to be just that- a life long battle. Anyone who deals with it on a regular basis can probably understand me. I need support and without regular access to internet, that's hard to come by.

I would, of course appreciate any encouraging messages/comments. Thanks :)

My goal for July 4th was to be 255, well here it is a week early and I'm 252. The weight has just been MELTING off the past few weeks. I'm just hoping I'm not losing muscle or something... Anyway, I updated my profile to my birthday goal (beginning of October) of 232. My total loss as of now is 37.2 pounds!!! WOW!!! I can hardly believe it. It's crazy. Well, I gotta head out before I miss the bus. I hope everyone is doing well and I don't know if I'll be on later today or even this weekend due to the fact my brother and I are moving into a new apartment and THEN my parents are moving across country next weekend so I'm going to be REALLY busy :O

xbonbonx — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:32:25 GMT

My goal for July 4th was to be 255, well here it is a week early and I'm 252. The weight has just been MELTING off the past few weeks. I'm just hoping I'm not losing muscle or something... Anyway, I updated my profile to my birthday goal (beginning of October) of 232.

My total loss as of now is 37.2 pounds!!! WOW!!! I can hardly believe it. It's crazy.

Well, I gotta head out before I miss the bus. I hope everyone is doing well and I don't know if I'll be on later today or even this weekend due to the fact my brother and I are moving into a new apartment and THEN my parents are moving across country next weekend so I'm going to be REALLY busy :O

I am at 30.2 pounds lost now. I don't know how I did it (besides working my butt off and eating right), but I somehow lost 5 pounds this past week :O That's the most I've lost this time, in just one week. It is so unreal but it is gone and I'm not going to wonder too much how it left LOL. I guess it's time to celebrate 30 pounds... But it will have to wait 'cause I am broke until I get my financial aid, and even then I'm spending most of the money on things I need to move out on my own. I will manage to do something to celebrate it in the next couple weeks.

xbonbonx — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:01:27 GMT

I am at 30.2 pounds lost now. I don't know how I did it (besides working my butt off and eating right), but I somehow lost 5 pounds this past week :O That's the most I've lost this time, in just one week. It is so unreal but it is gone and I'm not going to wonder too much how it left LOL.

I guess it's time to celebrate 30 pounds... But it will have to wait 'cause I am broke until I get my financial aid, and even then I'm spending most of the money on things I need to move out on my own. I will manage to do something to celebrate it in the next couple weeks.

My total loss this far is 21.4 pounds! I am well on my way to my July 4th goal. I have now broken out of the 270's! WOO HOO! Another announcement is that I can now walk an 18-19 minute mile. I went for a two mile walk this morning outside- walked an 18 min the first way, and a 19 min on the way back. No breaks or stops except at the one intersection I had to cross each way. My goal is to walk a 13-15 minute mile at some point and I'm on my way to that too. It is so exciting... After I get to the walking goal, my goal is to jog or run a 7-9 minute mile. I KNOW I can make it to both the walking and jogging/running goals. I've already made a lot of progress physically. I will continue to make progress throughout my life.

xbonbonx — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:49:18 GMT

My total loss this far is 21.4 pounds! I am well on my way to my July 4th goal. I have now broken out of the 270's! WOO HOO!

Another announcement is that I can now walk an 18-19 minute mile. I went for a two mile walk this morning outside- walked an 18 min the first way, and a 19 min on the way back. No breaks or stops except at the one intersection I had to cross each way.

My goal is to walk a 13-15 minute mile at some point and I'm on my way to that too. It is so exciting... After I get to the walking goal, my goal is to jog or run a 7-9 minute mile. I KNOW I can make it to both the walking and jogging/running goals. I've already made a lot of progress physically. I will continue to make progress throughout my life.

I'm going to be a busy busy girl! lol. It's going to be a challenge to make my calorie minimum goals since I'm attending 8am to 4:10pm with only two SHORT breaks. My class schedule: Bussiness Comm- 8 to 10:15am Accounting- 10:25am to 12:40pm Keyboarding- 1:10 to 3pm IT computer class- 3 to 4:10pm. I will have a quick snack between class 1 & 2, and have a quick lunch between class 2 & 3. But I don't have any time between class 3 & 4. Then as I'm waiting for the bus, I will probably have another snack. I am determined to keep working out as much as I have been though. I will be having to go to bed really early so I can get in my eight hours of sleep and be my best during the day... Going to be really hectic and challenging, but I CAN and WILL do it! If anyone has any suggestions or tips for all-day school goers, I'd love to hear them :) Thanks for reading this.

xbonbonx — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:10:47 GMT

I'm going to be a busy busy girl! lol. It's going to be a challenge to make my calorie minimum goals since I'm attending 8am to 4:10pm with only two SHORT breaks. My class schedule:

Bussiness Comm- 8 to 10:15am

Accounting- 10:25am to 12:40pm

Keyboarding- 1:10 to 3pm

IT computer class- 3 to 4:10pm.

I will have a quick snack between class 1 & 2, and have a quick lunch between class 2 & 3. But I don't have any time between class 3 & 4. Then as I'm waiting for the bus, I will probably have another snack. I am determined to keep working out as much as I have been though. I will be having to go to bed really early so I can get in my eight hours of sleep and be my best during the day... Going to be really hectic and challenging, but I CAN and WILL do it!

If anyone has any suggestions or tips for all-day school goers, I'd love to hear them :) Thanks for reading this.

Last week I weighed in, I was close. This past week's loss brought my total to 16.4 pounds lost total :D So exciting. I am also one-eighths to my goal lol. Not that big of a deal but figured that's cool. Next Sunday marks my 2 month "anniversary" of my new lifestyle change and losing weight. It's hard to believe it's already going to be two months, but at the same time it's hard to believe that it's only been two months... lol. I'm proud of myself for making it this far and making all the progress I've made. I'm still as determined and motivated as I was on day ONE, which really surprises me. I keep looking forward but only to my mini goals. I'm really looking forward to my 21st birthday and going to Disneyland for it. It makes me happy I'm changing my life like this and that I'm continuing to make progress.

xbonbonx — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:23:09 GMT

Last week I weighed in, I was close. This past week's loss brought my total to 16.4 pounds lost total :D So exciting. I am also one-eighths to my goal lol. Not that big of a deal but figured that's cool.

Next Sunday marks my 2 month "anniversary" of my new lifestyle change and losing weight. It's hard to believe it's already going to be two months, but at the same time it's hard to believe that it's only been two months... lol.

I'm proud of myself for making it this far and making all the progress I've made. I'm still as determined and motivated as I was on day ONE, which really surprises me. I keep looking forward but only to my mini goals. I'm really looking forward to my 21st birthday and going to Disneyland for it. It makes me happy I'm changing my life like this and that I'm continuing to make progress.

The race of going from size 25 to size 8 or 10... AND I fit into my size 22 jeans for the first time since I got them, there a little tight but it's all the same- they buttoned & zipped. WOO! It feels nice, especially to have some nice jeans to wear again :D

xbonbonx — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:41:40 GMT

The race of going from size 25 to size 8 or 10...

AND I fit into my size 22 jeans for the first time since I got them, there a little tight but it's all the same- they buttoned & zipped. WOO!

It feels nice, especially to have some nice jeans to wear again :D

When I weighed yesterday (changed weigh day to Sundays for a challenge), I found out I've lost 11 pounds since 5 weeks ago! Feels great to pass the first ten, I hope it doesn't get harder to lose now like it sometimes does. I am keeping on with working hard and eating right- I upped my calorie intake to 1600-1650 so I can get more protein. I might move it up more if I find I need to get even more protein, but for now it seems to be good :)

xbonbonx — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:22:56 GMT

When I weighed yesterday (changed weigh day to Sundays for a challenge), I found out I've lost 11 pounds since 5 weeks ago!

Feels great to pass the first ten, I hope it doesn't get harder to lose now like it sometimes does. I am keeping on with working hard and eating right- I upped my calorie intake to 1600-1650 so I can get more protein. I might move it up more if I find I need to get even more protein, but for now it seems to be good :)

It will have been a month in 3 days, that I started doing all this. I'm so proud of myself, and so surprised, that I've made it this long. I have another weigh-in on Thursday. So I hope to post my first month's weight loss on Friday! This is exciting to me. One month of hard work. It sure does feel good to succeed at something this hard. I've done pretty well, better than I though I would and half of how good I feel has to do with all the online support. It makes it so much easier. So thank you everyone on my buddy list for helping me get through the first leg of this :) I really appreciate it!

xbonbonx — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:37:10 GMT

It will have been a month in 3 days, that I started doing all this. I'm so proud of myself, and so surprised, that I've made it this long. I have another weigh-in on Thursday. So I hope to post my first month's weight loss on Friday! This is exciting to me. One month of hard work. It sure does feel good to succeed at something this hard. I've done pretty well, better than I though I would and half of how good I feel has to do with all the online support. It makes it so much easier. So thank you everyone on my buddy list for helping me get through the first leg of this :) I really appreciate it!

I've lost a total of almost 9 pounds, and figure if all goes well- I should be at 10 pounds within a week or two... So does anyone have an idea to celebrate that, without rewarding myself with food (obviously) and that doesn't cost a lot of money? All ideas are appreciated, in form of message/comment. Thanks in advance :)

xbonbonx — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:17:27 GMT

I've lost a total of almost 9 pounds, and figure if all goes well- I should be at 10 pounds within a week or two... So does anyone have an idea to celebrate that, without rewarding myself with food (obviously) and that doesn't cost a lot of money? All ideas are appreciated, in form of message/comment. Thanks in advance :)

It's been exactly 3 weeks now, and I've still got the motivation and determination. This shocks me but also makes me happy. I still feel fat but it makes me feel better knowing that I'm doing something about it, that soon I will feel better about my body.

xbonbonx — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:38:19 GMT

It's been exactly 3 weeks now, and I've still got the motivation and determination. This shocks me but also makes me happy. I still feel fat but it makes me feel better knowing that I'm doing something about it, that soon I will feel better about my body.