Wednesday, March 3, 2010

My 1st blog

Hi ya'll :) Today is my first time blogging so bear with me.

When i was in the 10th grade i hit 200 lbs and thought i would just die!! Throughout the years i packed on a couple here and a couple there. I met my husband in 1997 and was 219 lbs. I then had 2 children (which i lost weight when i was pregnant) and gained 83 lbs after my last one. So there i was 30 years old and 302 lbs. I had diabetes, i barely could tie my shoes and the worst thing ever happened to me. We were at an amusement park and i was asked to get off the ride cause i couldn't get the seat belt buckled!!

***JAW DROPPING***

followed by

***Crying***

That was it!! I started the Atkins diet along with my husband and was pretty successful. I lost 100 lbs and got down to 203 and the hubby (of course) lost all his 85 lbs and still has it off UGH! I fell off that wagon and just cant stick with eating no carbs for the rest of my life so i now have gained 50 lbs back!! This past June i decided to look into LapBand surgery and felt it was the right thing for me. Of course you cant just walk in and get it :) First thing was i had to have my gall bladder out because of stones, they cant to lapband if you have gall stones. Then i had a bacteria in my stomach which caused to much acid, got that taken care of with 15 pills a day of antibiotic, thought i was gonna be really sick then HAHA. The insurance asked me to see a nutritionist for 6 months and then they would approve it. I am now currently waiting for a call (should be today) to set my surgery date. I CANT WAIT :)

Well that's me as of now, in a nutshell of course.

I welcome and comments and/or suggestions.

PS Jennifer thank you so much for bringing me here :)

7 comments:

  1. Good luck, Tracie! Best decision I ever made! And welcome!

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  2. TRACIE!!!!! Yay! I'm so happy you are here. You are going to love this community. They are a bunch of amazing women full of support and knowledge.
    I am so excited to follow you and support you! Keep posting - this was a GREAT first blog!

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  3. Way to go. I believe you will not regret it. I was banded 3 months ago and love my band... You can find me at www.lapbandjourney.blogspot.com

    Look forward to reading more...

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  4. Great first blog! Found you through my BFF Jennifer! She's the best huh? Looking forward to getting to know you.

    I'm at:
    http://justmedrazil.blogspot.com

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  5. Thank you all and YES Jenn is the best when it comes to support. I knew her on another website and was sad when she was gone. Im so glad i found her :)

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  6. Good luck to you Tracie! I am pre-op too, and found your blog through Jen.

    With such a great support network around us, I know we'll all be successful!

    kagead
    http://provokingpracticality.blogspot.com/

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