Body Transformed
A Journey of Surgical Weight Loss

New Body, New Husband
November 6, 2003

Ed and I were married this afternoon. I'm just so happy! It's amazing to me that I've found such a wonderful man who loves me despite my weight. We live in such an appearance-oriented world, don't we? But this man loves me for the woman that I am, not for the way I look. I was obese when Ed and I met, but he never saw me as a fat woman. He sees the person that I am. He's told me many times that he fell in love with me, regardless of the package that I came in.

For Ed, the goal of this surgery is my health, not my appearance. He honestly wouldn't care if I weighed almost 300 pounds for the rest of my life if it weren't for the fact that the excess weight is causing the health problems that it does. He worries about my blood pressure, my lack of energy, and, most importantly, my diabetes.

Finding one another in the second half of our lives means that we already know our time together is limited by the span of years we have left. Ed wants me by his side for as many years as possible. I am a lucky woman. Life is GOOD!

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Making the Decision

07/14/01: Making the Decision

08/23/01: Leaving Bill

09/18/01: No Job

09/20/01: Just That Quick

The Family and Friends Plan

09/19/02: Why Not Me?

12/26/02: Comparisons

03/22/03: Jumping on the Bandwagon

05/20/03: How I Met Ed

08/18/03: The Big Squeeze

11/06/03: New Body, New Husband

Seeking Approval

02/04/04: Time to Get Approved

03/12/04: Journey Begins

04/26/04: I'm Approved

06/13/04: Pre-Op Testing

06/20/04: In the Waiting Line

Making the Cut

07/10/04: Saying Goodbye

07/11/04: Sleepless Night

07/15/04: The Surgery

Strange Changes

07/22/04: Yummy Water

07/30/04: Smaller Tummy

08/16/04: 37 Pounds Down

09/07/04: My First 50 Pounds

10/31/04: Different Food, Same Love

New Body Countdown

11/07/04: 67 Down and Counting

11/12/04: Melting Away - 73 down

11/20/04: Breaking 200

11/26/04: Giving Thanks - 83 pounds

Holiday Madness

12/08/04: Slowing Down

12/15/04: Fortune 100, and Counting

12/27/04: Weight GAIN?

Quiet Rewards

01/06/05: Jeans Older Than My Kids

01/19/05: No Lap, But I'll Take the Luxury

01/28/05: A Most Unusual Revelation

02/07/05: Body and Sole

02/14/05: Flowers in the Mirror

Ready for Summer

03/31/05: Batwings and Tummy-Tucks

A New Life

12/15/05: Finally