Re: One year re-birthday!! :0)

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Jen,

I bet being out one year is a surreal feeling

or it would be for me. I have often thought about how I was a year ago and can

hardly believe it. I am so happy for you being so close to goal. I am sure you

will make it soon. Congratulations sweet angel of mine. Huggles, SUE

From: Jen Hogsett

Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 3:33

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To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients ;

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Subject:

One year re-birthday!! :0)

Hi all!

Today is my 1 year re-birthday!! I have devoted my entire day to myself,

since my husband has been at work all day and my daughter is up at my mom's

until after her friend's birthday party this evening (a pizza party, so I'm

glad I'm not going!). I browsed the shopping mall and got by with only

spending $50 (of a $125 gift certificate), I took a nap in the sun out in my

backyard, gave myself a facial, and have been reading up a storm! A

little while later, I'm going to work on clearing out some of my soon-to-be

melon & pumpkin garden, take a yoga class and then relax in the hot tub and

sauna at my gym. Depending on where I am when my hubby gets home from

work, we may go out for an early dinner. It's been a beautiful day, and

it's only going to get better!

I have been a little frustrated with my weight-loss lately, because I've been

on a plateau for about 2 months and I've only got 25 pounds left to go until I

get to my goal weight of 135!! However, I've lost 103 pounds and I weigh

less than I did when I graduated high school 15 years ago!! I have energy

and I want to do things with my time rather than sit around on my butt!!

I'm training to become a certified fitness trainer, and my goal is to

work with WLS patients, since I know how many of us there are out there who

just have such a difficult time getting and staying motivated with the

exercise! The training is going a little bit slower than I expected, but

I've been extremely busy the past month since we moved on very short notice!

Anyway, I don't want to make this a long post, so I won't! :-)

Hugs,

Jen

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sue! I am a completely different person than I was 1 year ago. And

it's not just my weight either! I've never claimed to be a religious person,

but I am definitely a lot more comfortable with my place in the universe,

and I didn't even know it was happening! A friend of mine was telling me

his take on what I had to do spiritually in order to prepare myself for this

surgery and I was blown away! Not only had he nailed it on the head, but

I hadn't even realized that I'd done it until he pointed it out to me! This

surgery has definitely been the best thing that I've ever done for myself

in so many ways, and they're just growing everyday!!

Hugs,

Jen

Sue wrote:

Congratulations

Jen,

I bet being out

one year is a surreal feeling or it would be for me. I have often thought

about how I was a year ago and can hardly believe it. I am so happy for you

being so close to goal. I am sure you will make it soon. Congratulations

sweet angel of mine. Huggles, SUE

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

Happy re-birthday! Sounds like you gave yourself a wonderful day.

You have done wonderfully - and will continue to do so, I am sure.

All the best,

Kay

open RNY 12/1/03

Jen Hogsett wrote:

Hi all!

Today is my 1 year re-birthday!! I have devoted my entire day

to myself, since my husband has been at work all day and my daughter is

up at my mom's until after her friend's birthday party this evening (a

pizza party, so I'm glad I'm not going!). I browsed the shopping

mall and got by with only spending $50 (of a $125 gift certificate), I

took a nap in the sun out in my backyard, gave myself a facial, and have

been reading up a storm! A little while later, I'm going to work

on clearing out some of my soon-to-be melon & pumpkin garden, take

a yoga class and then relax in the hot tub and sauna at my gym. Depending

on where I am when my hubby gets home from work, we may go out for an early

dinner. It's been a beautiful day, and it's only going to get better!

I have been a little frustrated with my weight-loss lately, because

I've been on a plateau for about 2 months and I've only got 25 pounds left

to go until I get to my goal weight of 135!! However, I've lost 103

pounds and I weigh less than I did when I graduated high school 15 years

ago!! I have energy and I want to do things with my time rather than

sit around on my butt!! I'm training to become a certified fitness

trainer, and my goal is to work with WLS patients, since I know how many

of us there are out there who just have such a difficult time getting and

staying motivated with the exercise! The training is going a little

bit slower than I expected, but I've been extremely busy the past month

since we moved on very short notice!

Anyway, I don't want to make this a long post, so I won't!

:-)

Hugs,

Jen

[Guest guest]

Jen:

A standing ovation for you! What an inspiration. Thanks for sharing

your story.

Gemello

-128 lbs

> Hi all!

>

> Today is my 1 year re-birthday!! I have devoted my entire day to

> myself, since my husband has been at work all day and my daughter

is up

> at my mom's until after her friend's birthday party this evening (a

> pizza party, so I'm glad I'm not going!). I browsed the shopping

mall

> and got by with only spending $50 (of a $125 gift certificate), I

took a

> nap in the sun out in my backyard, gave myself a facial, and have

been

> reading up a storm! A little while later, I'm going to work on

clearing

> out some of my soon-to-be melon & pumpkin garden, take a yoga class

and

> then relax in the hot tub and sauna at my gym. Depending on where

I am

> when my hubby gets home from work, we may go out for an early

dinner.

> It's been a beautiful day, and it's only going to get better!

>

> I have been a little frustrated with my weight-loss lately, because

I've

> been on a plateau for about 2 months and I've only got 25 pounds

left to

> go until I get to my goal weight of 135!! However, I've lost 103

pounds

> and I weigh less than I did when I graduated high school 15 years

ago!!

> I have energy and I want to do things with my time rather than sit

> around on my butt!! I'm training to become a certified fitness

trainer,

> and my goal is to work with WLS patients, since I know how many of

us

> there are out there who just have such a difficult time getting and

> staying motivated with the exercise! The training is going a

little bit

> slower than I expected, but I've been extremely busy the past month

> since we moved on very short notice!

>

> Anyway, I don't want to make this a long post, so I won't! :-)

>

> Hugs,

> Jen