Re: One Year Anniversary 9/15

[Guest guest]

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU SOUND EXCITED AND WELL PLEASED WITH YOURSELF IS

UNDERSTATEMENT.

I KNOW THE FEELING ALL SO WELL. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND YOU WILL LOOSE

ALL THAT YOU WANT,

MIRIAM

7/1/03

DR. R

250/154/150

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Margaret on a wonderful year!!!

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[Guest guest]

Hi Margaret,

Congrats! You are doing so well. I hope you continue to lose down to

your goal.

Hamilton

9/25/03

344/221

One Year Anniversary 9/15

One year ago today I had a life altering surgery called the MGB. My

weight

that morning was 300 pounds and today it is 175. In one year, I have

lost more

than my mother weighs! My body is smaller. My chest is 17 inches

smaller, my

stomach is 22 1/2 inches smaller, my hips are 17 inches smaller, each

thigh

is 10 1/2 inches smaller, each calf is 5 1/2 inches smaller, my neck is

5

inches smaller, my wrists are each 1/2 inch smaller and each arm is 7

inches

smaller. I lost a very oddly shaped person!

My one year physical is this coming Monday and eleven tubes of blood are

being tested so that my levels will be ready for my Dr. It is the first

time

that I have ever looked forward to a Dr visit.

So much has changed that it is too difficult to describe it in an email.

Suffice it to say that knowing what I know now, my decision one year ago

was the

most loving thing I could have done for myself and everyone that knows

me.

Would I like to lose more? Yes! I keep hoping that my weight loss will

not

stop until I reach 125 or 130. I would love to lose another 4 inches off

of my

chest and hips and another 8 off of my stomach. Although I think that

will

happen with a tummy tuck and a couple more inches.

I attended the picnic last year as someone beginning the journey and

dream

of losing weight. I was less than a week out of surgery sipping on

Gatorade. I

will be there this year knowing that this has been the ride of a

lifetime and

looking forward to meeting those that helped me along the way.

Margaret

9/15/03 - Statesville

300 / 175 - at one year mark

[Guest guest]

Margaret,

Thank you so much for sharing your success and happiness, you are an

inspiration to all of the rest of us on our journeys.

Here's to your continued success and happiness.

ita in OK

[Guest guest]

Margaret, I think it is wonderful the success you are having with

your weight loss. We met last year at the picnic, I was with

Margaret Bell do not know if you remember me or not Rosemary

Commisso- see you at the picnic. Keep up the great job.

-- In , " Jon and Hamilton "

<jhamilton2@n...> wrote:

> Hi Margaret,

>

> Congrats! You are doing so well. I hope you continue to lose down

to

> your goal.

>

> Hamilton

> 9/25/03

> 344/221

>

> One Year Anniversary 9/15

>

> One year ago today I had a life altering surgery called the MGB. My

> weight

> that morning was 300 pounds and today it is 175. In one year, I have

> lost more

> than my mother weighs! My body is smaller. My chest is 17 inches

> smaller, my

> stomach is 22 1/2 inches smaller, my hips are 17 inches smaller,

each

> thigh

> is 10 1/2 inches smaller, each calf is 5 1/2 inches smaller, my

neck is

> 5

> inches smaller, my wrists are each 1/2 inch smaller and each arm

is 7

> inches

> smaller. I lost a very oddly shaped person!

>

> My one year physical is this coming Monday and eleven tubes of

blood are

>

> being tested so that my levels will be ready for my Dr. It is the

first

> time

> that I have ever looked forward to a Dr visit.

>

> So much has changed that it is too difficult to describe it in an

email.

>

> Suffice it to say that knowing what I know now, my decision one

year ago

> was the

> most loving thing I could have done for myself and everyone that

knows

> me.

>

> Would I like to lose more? Yes! I keep hoping that my weight loss

will

> not

> stop until I reach 125 or 130. I would love to lose another 4

inches off

> of my

> chest and hips and another 8 off of my stomach. Although I think

that

> will

> happen with a tummy tuck and a couple more inches.

>

> I attended the picnic last year as someone beginning the journey and

> dream

> of losing weight. I was less than a week out of surgery sipping on

> Gatorade. I

> will be there this year knowing that this has been the ride of a

> lifetime and

> looking forward to meeting those that helped me along the way.

>

> Margaret

> 9/15/03 - Statesville

> 300 / 175 - at one year mark

>

>

>

>

>