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[Dede 0]

Hi All,

I'm Raven and my story is that I am a 51 years old female, married and a mother of one. I started at a weight of 220lbs at 5'4" with all the wonderful comorbities of extremely high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis in both knees and hips, and last but not least gurd. I had my surgery on Wednesday Dec 21st, 2011 and was out of the hospital by that Friday morning. I am currently at 174lbs and I am down to the last nubbins of my closet. I have about 50lbs to go to reach my goal weight of 125lbs and I have stalled out and haven't lost a pound in 2.5 weeks. My blood pressure is still high and I haven't been able to get off of my medication yet, I still have high cholesterol but my arthritis in my knees and hips are much better and I am able to take the stairs again! I am currently losing alot of hair, which is scarey I am trying not to be discouraged by the stall so I am upping my exercise regiment and will stop grazing on fruits and stik with veggie treats @ 3 meals 2 Snacks (treats) daily...which is really hard to do since eating takes about 35-45 min per meal/snack...

[Dede 0]

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[Dede 0]

Sorry about that...trying to add my ticker...go figure

[aroundhky 1,174]

Welcome Raven! Your goals to cure (comorbitites) sound a lot like mine. I had uncontrolled BP, lots of joint pain and high cholesterol. I've made a lot of progress towards aleviating those but not quite there yet. Hang in there! I can't relate to the Hair loss thing as I've been bald for 10+ years. Even if you are still on meds, I'm guessing you still probably feel better right? Hopefuilly you'll eventually get rid of those things and be a lot healthier. Just keep those end goals in mind and good luck.

[besquared1426 49]

Welcome raven. I am a lot like you--5'4", 239 and 52. Hope to get to 125

[Netgallegos 19]

Hi Raven. I was sleeved in December on the 16th i am 5. 3. And my highest weight was 289 and i have lost 67 lbs Their are alot of sugestions for stalls. Missdivas boot camp is one are you tracking with a program like myfitnesspal will help as well and of course exercise. So you are doing great.

[twoboysandagirl 109]

Welcome and keep your chin up!

I would definatly suggest you keep track of every morsel . Add up your carbs, calories each day. If you are not doing that it may help.

[Artsy 48]

Welcome Raven! You've got a lot of support here on this web. Keep posting your progress.

[vickiz 0]

How is your gurd doing??