Ok, pics from week four!

Front view
Side view, man my bottom is still really round! Looks like another mile of running tonight...

Front view again!!! My fav! I think the front view is the most impressive, only because my curves are smooth again!!!! LOL

Video's for the surgery

Sorry I never posted this, and just realized it! LOL! Pretty gruesome for some to watch. Dade loves the second video! He has watched it several times.

to give you an idea.....

Ok so Mom left over a week ago .. It has been rough, but I am making it! So updates..... hmmm... Where to start... Well I went to the Doc's, and he cleared me for real food this week. I had gained two pounds when I was there, but I have lost those, plus two more. Who knows where it goes..... As of Sunday, I lost another inch of my tummy, as depressing as it is, I only lost 1/2 inch of my bottom, and 1/2 inch of thighs. I am thinking the 1/2 inch thing is becuase I only ran three days last week. LOL! This week however has been better. I have ran everyday since Saturday. I upped my run from 1/2 mile to a full mile. I did this because I gained two pounds last week, and wasn't happy with that number. It hasn't killed me, but some nights it hurts! But like Will says, "pain just lets you know you are still alive". I am glad he loves me! LOL! I guess thats it for now, sorry no new pics, but I haven't been able to get any good ones! I will though, adn I will post! Thanks for following, I Love the support!

The beginning of Week 4

I am finally not as sore as I have been which is good. I uped the run a bit, and still feeling good. However it has been extremely frustrating this week, because I have only lost one pound! I guess I should be glad it is one pound, but still! I want to see numbers!!! I do feel it though, all my clothes are too big and hang off now, and I finally got into pants comfortably that I haven't been able to wear for 4 years! So thats a plus! I guess thats it for this week. Will post pic next week. No big changes this week.... Thanks for checking up on me!

Week 3

Well I feel great! I haven't lost anything this week yet, but weigh-in is on Sundays. I feel like I have lost inches though. I am still really sore, but I am back to running, I was up to a mile. After that I hurt, so I have backed it down a bit. I jog about half a mile and fast-pace walk the rest of the 1.5 miles. It is enough to make me feel it, but I still don't feel like I am really working enough at it. I am going to start at the gym this coming week. With Will being gone, it is hard to stay still at home, so I am not getting the rest I wish I could. I always hear everyone say "you should take it easy", but no one else is here to do my job, and I don't need to get farther behind! So for now, I just push through, and make the best of it. The only pain I have and have had, is the one big incision. There are stitches in the muscle and I feel it everytime I use those muscles. If I sneeze, or cough, oh man it feels like I am bursting them! It does hurt, but I know in the long run it will be worth it. For now, I am happy! I am thanking God for a successful surgery, Good Doctors, and great support!

New pics!

Ok so we are getting there. The bruises are almost all gone, and the surgical tape came off yesterday! Man isn't that awesome! So here are some new pics!

Day 14 after Surgery.

Day 7 after surgery!
I notice my clothes are fitting so big now. I guess thats good! I wish I was seeing more numbers falling off though!

The Surgery

The surgery was a gastric sleeve. (click on The purple lettering for the link) I am posting a link for the site which tells a lot of information to it. Hope this helps everyone understand it better!

New weightloss blog

My arm after the wonderful heparin shots.

Another view of the lovely drain they left in there, which by the way gets removed Tuesday!

My arm after the surgery after the IV they gave me.

My belly with the drain.

another one of my arm. I hate that tape, it always leaves such nasty looking tape marks.

Profile before

Before the surgery!

So I thought I would start this, as kind of a journal to journal my weightloss success. I started this thing at 220 pounds as of Novemeber 1st. Before surgery I was 201 pounds. I just had my surgery , a gastric sleeve, done on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009. Surgery went great. The Surgeon, Doc. Mcdonald, said he got it done in one less cut as usual, was in there half the time, and I was healing much faster then anyone he had done before. Now anyone who knows me, or any of the Barker's, knows we are very stubborn, and HATE hospitals, and will DO WHATEVER to get out of them. So of course I pushed myself. I also think becuase I recieved a blessing before surgery, I do believe having the spirit with me and those who worked on me, helped it out. I came home after only two full days in the hospital, including the day of surgery. That third morning, I came home. Unheard of huh??? But the Doc seems to think I am doing well enough to go home, and knows my heart was really at home! Being home with my kids really helps me to heal quicker! So here is my pics of before and after the surgery.