tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191024462024-03-07T23:03:59.463-05:00Former Fat GirlMy dream to become a Former Fat Girl became a reality on 1.3.06, when I had LapRNY (gastric bypass). Originally, Soon to be a Former Fat Girl, started as a pre-op journal of sorts. It has evolved into my dealings with life as a Twenty-something (Former Fat Girl). Welcome to my life, I hope you find it as entertaining as I do.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-74928557987882618962008-09-02T12:32:00.001-04:002008-09-02T12:34:18.290-04:00My best friend's weddingI was a bridesmaid in a very special wedding this past weekend. My best friend got married. I wish her and her husband nothing but a lifetime of love and happiness. They are perfect together and I love them both. I am so lucky that Mr. Husband and I are friends. <br /><br />I danced the night and looked rather loverly in my bridesmaid gown. If not for my WLS, I never would have been able to be on my feet most of the day and dance too. It was a blast. And now it is time to finish what I started and get to goal!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-49326364532003599172008-09-02T12:21:00.001-04:002008-09-02T12:22:40.510-04:00I am back!Former Fat Girl is back. The last 7 months have been insane. I missed blogging. Life happens and well I relized blogging is just another one of many creative outlets I have to get it all out there.<br /><br />y'all come back now ya' hear!<br /><br />Oh and be sure to check out Former Fat Girl and Friend Cooks!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-55629774462966598692008-01-10T20:22:00.000-05:002008-01-10T20:26:53.134-05:00Here I am...I am not dead and I have not been in jail!<br /><br />I can not believe how much I have neglected my blog. Oh so very wrong. So much has happened since May. I plan on write the update post this weekend and then get back into routine of blogging regularly.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-11819683410616770062007-05-09T10:55:00.000-04:002007-05-09T10:56:46.537-04:00Ethan is graduating…My baby brother is graduating from college on Monday. His BFA thesis film – PLASTIC is finished. All that he has left to complete is one class and his internship this summer. So basically he is “walking” at the graduation ceremony. However, my brother is graduating. He will have a BFA degree just like his sister. And he won an award from school. The awards ceremony is Sunday!<br /><br />I am so proud of my brother I could plotz (burst). He really has grown into a wonderful person/ man. He is UBER talented, brilliant, compassionate, kind, gentle, funny, intelligent, sensitive, and very laid back. I am so glad we are as close as we are. Our relationship has had strains over the years – but we worked/ pushed through and I am grateful every day that my brother forgave me for the things I did. He could truly hate me – but he doesn’t. I am so lucky. He is my friend and my brother. We have great times together and have been through horrible things together. We have each other’s back - always and there is nothing I wouldn’t do for him. I protect my own. He is the same way about me. I couldn’t be more proud of him and the person he has become.<br /><br />I remember the day he was born – January 23, 1985. I was almost 5. I was so excited. Mom knew she was having a boy. I was so excited. GG asked me what I wanted for my big sister present – I wanted a Rainbow Brite Doll. The morning he was born – I woke up around 5 am and the light was on in the kitchen, which was weird. I went into my parents room and they weren’t there – I panicked a little and went into the kitchen – Peggy was in there. Mom and Dad had gone to the hospital. I spent the morning at Peggy’s house. Played with her kids and dog. The Au Pair at Peggy’s house made French toast for breakfast. Ellen and Steve picked me up in their Cadillac in the early afternoon to take me to the hospital. They gave me a thing of conversation hearts. We go to the hospital. The first person I saw as I was walking into the hospital room was GG!!!! Grandpa was there too. Mom was in bed and dad was there. Oma and Opa were flying in from Florida the following day. GG gave me my Rainbow Brite Doll. She could make things happen. I was so excited. I was getting fussed over. Then I met Ethan. I knew he was a person & not a doll. But it was weird. And he was the biggest living little person I had ever seen. He was 10 lbs 5 oz and 22 inches long. He was all head and shoulders. He got stuck and tore through mom and well I think she got sick and turned a little green and maybe a bit of shock set in… Dad thought she was going to die. Mom pulled through – but dad held Ethan first. I got to hold Ethan that day. Dad had me sit in a chair and put Ethan in my lap. I loved him instantly. He was mine!!!!! He isn’t my son. But he is my baby brother. What I did he wanted to do… he was like my little sidekick and although at times I found him irritating – I wouldn’t want it to have been any different. <br /><br />I just can’t believe he is graduating. I feel old amongst other things. It is very bizarre. How did we get to this moment? Everything we have gone through. WOW!!!! Life just happens and well – I am glad I am around and healthy to see it. I am proud to be the kind of sister Ethan deserves to have and I know he is proud of me. I am also glad that Grandpa is around to see Ethan graduate – he and Uncle Lenny are coming up on Friday.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-66330853627013187732007-04-22T20:02:00.000-04:002007-04-22T20:04:33.769-04:00Voting starts May 2ndErin is one of my bestest friends. She is amazingly talented and I love her dearly. She can win this.<br /><br />In case you forget Erin is a songwriter and submitted her song CLOSE to the American Idol Songwriter competition... The song with the votes will be sung by the American Idol winner!<br /><br />Voting starts May 2nd...<br /><br />If you haven't already registered to vote - please go to http://songwriter.americanidol.com/ and register to vote - you will then be emailed a reminder when voting starts on May 2nd... then cast your vote ~ CLOSE BY ERIN MICHELLE KUCH<br /><br />I am asking you to vote for .... CLOSE BY ERIN MICHELLE KUCH<br /><br />To hear Close and other songs got to... Erin's Myspace Music Page ~ http://myspace.com/erinmichelle516<br /><br />Is it My Fault - is my fave!!!!<br /><br />Erin can win this - let's help push CLOSE over the edge with votes... Get the word out there.<br /><br />Thanks y'all!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-13510442336971741422007-04-17T09:52:00.001-04:002007-04-17T09:52:56.079-04:00Lollipop ~ Mika<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5FvseXhJSrE' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5FvseXhJSrE'></embed></object></p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-6176487608966419222007-04-16T05:37:00.000-04:002007-04-16T05:39:42.438-04:00Nor'easter and the gymTHe weather is so not good outside. A nice little nore'easter - lots of wind and rain! It is 5:30 am so I am writing this quickly before I am off like a prom dress and going to the gym. I can hear the wind howling. Oh well. Anyways, I am drinking my 3 oz protein shot thing and thinking I shall do the recumbent and arm weights... tonight my kardio kick class - good times.<br /><br />Have a great day y'all!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-7496901404792056892007-04-15T20:29:00.000-04:002007-04-15T20:38:47.843-04:00Day of liquidsSo a buddy of mine and I are going to do a day of liquids tomorrow (Monday). Wahooooo. I love doing a day of liquids. It helps me get back control. I might even do 2 days of liquids. I need to just stay focused - eyes on the prize. I know I can do this... but I feel like I fucked it all up. I didn't have my insides rearranged to be just be satisfied with where I am... I want to loose another 100 lbs. I know I will. I worked too hard to just give up and stop. I am human - unfortunately. <br /><br />Bring on the liquids - bring on the next 100 lb. loss.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-3003005845359640652007-04-15T18:33:00.000-04:002007-04-15T18:51:21.955-04:00Sweet Sixteen!16 years ago - last week of March 1991 - I was finishing my round of radiation therapy on my right arm. 16 years ago - I was hoping and praying that I wouldn't be an amputee. 16 years ago - right now... my only wish was that radiation treatment would stop my tumor's path and growth. I was tired of being sick and fighting so damn hard! I am so proud of that little girl. She was the bravest, strongest person I know. She fought so hard... and her efforts were greatly rewarded!<br /><br />Very long story short - <br /><br />1989, I was diagnosed with Aggressive Fibromatosis. A rare benign tumor.<br /><br />My orthopedist is the foremost person in the country for Aggressive Fibromatosis. I was the 10th patient he saw with this kind of tumor. His first patient was a woman in the 1960's. She died. The tumor is benign and doesn't matastisize - however it is so locally aggressive that it is basically between benign and malignant. The only cure is amputation of the limb. If left untreated it grows in it's path and enters the body cavity - and well, you die. Sorry, for my bluntness. <br /><br />My arm was supposed to be amputated... I was told it would be - but I never got that sugery date! Due to my parents' persistence and the abnormal kindness of one doctor - I have my functioning right arm. I was a medical guinea pig and am written up in medical journals. <br /><br />My tumor was removed once - it grew back. Chemo, was a crap shoot - I was guinea pig. My tumor grew during my round of chemo. The only reason I did radiation was because my parents and Dr. Bornstein are special people. Radiation wasn't done at that time for the possibility of maybe helping or just to see if it would work. There had to be a legitimate reason to run that machine... and well Dr. Bornstein agreed to take me on as a case study and wrote a paper about me to justify the treatment & it worked!!!<br /><br />There was a boy around my age who was seeing my Doctor at the same time as me. He had Aggressive Fibromatosis in his leg. At that time - that boy and I were the only 2 patient's of Dr. Goldberg's who never became amputees.<br /><br />I had a great team and we all fought and worked so hard for me to keep my arm and have it function and well it all worked out!<br /><br />I don't know why I am the lucky one or why I am the special one. I have spent lots of time trying figure it out & I can't! I just accept it. Maybe, someone/ thing knew that I would learn from it and could handle it? However, I am grateful everyday for being so damn lucky and special. <br /><br />I got a miracle.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-54035338394468611312007-04-15T14:13:00.001-04:002007-04-15T14:16:14.988-04:00She's not just a pretty face ~ Shania Twain<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/EWNtLt-pJik' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/EWNtLt-pJik'></embed></object></p><p>I am not just a pretty face... I am the whole package! This is a Marla song. Hell - this is a song for every girl/ woman!</p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-57053932753854335722007-04-15T14:01:00.001-04:002007-04-15T14:01:44.064-04:00I Belong To Me ~ Jessica Simpson<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5JzDnPsJCes' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5JzDnPsJCes'></embed></object></p><p>My other theme song. Well, in addition to ~ Who can turn the world on with her smile? That will always be my theme song - but this suits me too!</p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-8520904577191910802007-04-15T13:49:00.001-04:002007-04-15T13:49:31.976-04:00I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker ~ Sandi Thom <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/lZl31jL0Q2E' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/lZl31jL0Q2E'></embed></object></p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-61153280262858781972007-04-15T10:23:00.001-04:002007-04-15T10:23:21.200-04:00Check out my Guestbook!<div><embed src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/widgets/slidemap.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=216172782120260620&site=widget-0c.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=0&tt=1&sk=0&cy=bb&th=0&id=216172782120260620&map=5" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/c1/216172782120260620/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?ad=0&tt=1&sk=0&cy=bb&th=0&id=216172782120260620&map=6" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0c.slide.com/c2/216172782120260620/bb_t001_v000_a000_f00/images/xslide6.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-36076360484487022422007-04-12T11:57:00.000-04:002007-04-13T03:40:10.196-04:00Help me to help Erin - She can win this..I'm not doing this for me. I'm doing this for Erin - one of my bestest friends!<br /><br />She just submitted a song to the American Idol Songwriting competition.<br /><br />The winner of AI 2007 will sing the song w/ the most votes on the season finale.<br /><br />Erin is one of my bestest friends - we went to SUNY Purchase together! And I love her dearly! She has busted her arse for the last 2.5 years touching up her cd. I did her cd cover - I am her graphic designer!<br /><br />I realize that asking most of you to do anything related to american idol equates sacrificing your first born to the devil, but think about it this way well y'all are friends with me and Erin is my friend and you may not know her - but she rocks!... She can win this! Do it for me!<br /><br />I am humbly asking if y'all will please register to vote on <a href="http://songwriter.americanidol.com">http://songwriter.americanidol.com</a> and vote for Erin Michelle Kuch's song "close."<br /><br />Spread the word to your family, your friends, your enemies, and your co-workers.<br /><br />Most of us who know Erin believe that Erin's true calling in life is her songwriting. Well, now's crunch time.<br /><br />Please, Please, Please!<br /><br />Thanks in advance.<br /><br />P.S Check out <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=31519747">Erin's Myspace Music Page </a>to hear some of her stuff and see the album cover I did for Beneath the Curtain - her cd!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-52522457964030123702007-04-12T10:30:00.000-04:002007-04-12T10:44:27.228-04:00Will I ever reach my goal?I feel so frustrated!!! I feel Like a big fat failure!!! WTF!!!!!<br /><br />MOST of my surgery buddies have reached their goal weights and I am super duper happy for them. But, it makes me alittle sad that I still have so far to go. . I try to remind myself that I weighed 392 lbs pre - op and most of my friends were never that heavy and I can't compare myself to other WLS people - hell I can't comapre myslef to other people! I am me and I love me! But, I want to be me at goal!!!!<br /><br />I want to be successful with my WLS!!! I think part of me thought I would get to my goal in one year - but loosing over 200 lbs in one year was/ is unrealistic. I lost 144lbs in my first post - op, that is amazing. Why is that not good enough? I know why I got fat in the first place and am working on my inner demons with my therapist - I am starting to feel whole again and like the Marla I was before igot sick and my grandmother died - I am becoming me again! Like coming home again! I am happy. I am just scared that I won't reach my goal. Will it ever happen for me. I am doing my aprt and working with my tool. There is always room for improvement . I have the power to make my dreams come true and I didn't have this surgery to be satisfied with where I am - I WILL REACH MY GOAL!!!!!!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-47691514529423353182007-04-12T10:20:00.000-04:002007-04-12T10:30:36.293-04:00Still Here...I used to blog all the time - WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED????<br /><br />There is lots to catch up on. My life is like a whirlwind sometimes and very calm others. Ethan is graduating college next month. How is that possible. I remember the day he was born and what I was doing like it was yesterday!<br /><br />I have lost a butt load of weight and look and feel completely different. Of course - I am still Marla and there are people and things that piss me off - But i am still happy. And enjoying living life. This is one crazy rollercoaster that I am not getting off. They will have to pry the safety bar from my cold dead hands!<br /><br />I need to be posting more regularly with what is going on in my life!!!!! There is lots. Look for another post tonight! I am going to try to post everyday. I need a place to ramble. Does anyone actually read Former Fat Girl - or am I just talknig to myslef. Oh well, I am good at keeping myself entertained.<br /><br />I see my surgeon next week for follow - up for gastric bypass and gallbladder removal. _ One year and 3 months post - op - when did that happen? Will I ever get to goal, yes. Gosh it is so damn frustrating. But, having been 392 lbs - I can't expect it to happen over night.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-33085238255809838722007-02-28T09:13:00.000-05:002007-02-28T09:19:20.304-05:00Travelin' FoolJanuary 12 - 14, 2007<br /><br />Went to Georgia to visit my soul sister Lucinda! GOOD TIMES! Can't wait to go back!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XFCB4e3baoWCJDBqlHKyuXU2BzpCjCS7LY7IsDlNm2EboEDeheXtdas9PSMsiSLDSPGcSF2ZhUhWYc_yNnNUoi4AN4iD8CXziGcQVZWnW_ufOnW1d9exhxvHo0aB3gm52D5m/s1600-h/lucinda+and+marla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XFCB4e3baoWCJDBqlHKyuXU2BzpCjCS7LY7IsDlNm2EboEDeheXtdas9PSMsiSLDSPGcSF2ZhUhWYc_yNnNUoi4AN4iD8CXziGcQVZWnW_ufOnW1d9exhxvHo0aB3gm52D5m/s400/lucinda+and+marla.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036588219926240802" /></a><br /><br /><br />February 16 - 19, 2007<br /><br />Went to Kentucky to visit my wicked good friend Beth! OH MY GOSH DID WE HAVE A BLAST! And I passed the test to visit again. Beth so wants me to come back - for more fun! Looking forward to it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lRrYEsHYl9iN4D8YE27sHmQoblIYWmqCui7Y3CQdqR58RdJ8SWS2BTwTqkMDZG1f2mNTuiX-R4dn3rXfF-Ydl_K4gzpV9ScC6MGaIWod2_81UfBQ_6DlDmfUTuantWnAfsfS/s1600-h/beth+and+marla.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lRrYEsHYl9iN4D8YE27sHmQoblIYWmqCui7Y3CQdqR58RdJ8SWS2BTwTqkMDZG1f2mNTuiX-R4dn3rXfF-Ydl_K4gzpV9ScC6MGaIWod2_81UfBQ_6DlDmfUTuantWnAfsfS/s400/beth+and+marla.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036588224221208114" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love both of you tons! You both are just amazing - I am so lucky to call you both FRIEND!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-60209219219820180392007-02-28T09:02:00.000-05:002007-02-28T09:08:16.732-05:00I am back!Bet y'all were wondering what happened to me & missed me so much. I can't believe I haven't blogged in so long. I have to so much to update y'all on so this will be the short version with more to follow later.<br /><br />~Here is the list version of what has happened since my last post~<br /><br />• I had my 1 year surgiversary<br /><br />• Turned 27 - I AM 27 (bizarre)<br /><br />• Travelin fool - been to Connecticut, New York City, Georgia & Kentucky - Gosh I love my friends! (I past the test for a second visit with both Lucinda & Beth W. - SWEET, I can't wait)<br /><br />• My brother turned 22<br /><br />• I got a comission to do a large scale painting for a family friend<br /><br />• I have lost 144lbs since my Weight Loss Surgery<br /><br />• Life is good - trying to deal with my suprressed inner demons that caused me to eat. But, I am dealing and moving forward. I am too important to ever give up on myself again.<br /><br />Nuthin' is worse then chemo!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-53205626427025086242006-12-23T11:37:00.000-05:002006-12-23T11:52:29.691-05:00I am still obese... sweet!I decided to find a BMI (Body Mass Index) Calulator and see where I stood. Wait a tick... I am standing right here.<br /><br />So, of course I have to compare FAT GIRL to FORMER FAT GIRL. Here are the results...<br /><br />FAT GIRL - Former Marla<br /><br />5' 3"<br />392lbs<br />BMI - 69.4 (uber/ super Morbidly obese)<br /><br />FORMER FAT GIRL - Marla<br /><br />5' 3"<br />236lbs<br />BMI - 41.8 (Obese)<br /><br />No more uber in my BMI classification. Sooo sad. I am still uber! Will always be uber! Just with a lower BMI. Marla is uber-ific! I have gone from wicked super duper fat to PHAT. Kickass! 106 lbs left to loose. Bring it on. I am so gonna get to goal. I rock!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-44321772330368972882006-12-20T12:11:00.000-05:002006-12-20T12:40:30.021-05:00What's in a Name..."O! be some other name: What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" ~William Shakespeare (Romeo & Juliet)<br /><br />So, I have come to realize just how many nicknames I really have. My parents weren't into names that had built in variations - ie Michael (Mike). Marla is unique. And it suits me. Even with my middle name Erin. It works. I never really had nicknames growing up. The occasional Mar, but that was about it. <br /><br />So I was thinking about all my nicknames the other day. I think it is great! I feel so loved that lots of different people have bestowed so many nicknames upon me. <br /><br />Family nicknames... Marla Muffin, Marla herring (Thanks Grandpa), Bunny, Bubelah, Shanya Punim (pretty face), and of course - MIGGLAH! Ethan started calling me Migglah while I was in college. It stuck! It was originally spelled Miglah. I added the second g as a little silent tribute to Grandma Gladys. Cause she is always with me!<br /><br />In some circles of friends I am... M - Dizzle 2 (Molly is M - Dizzle 1), M - Dawg, Mar, MarMar, Marlsie, Mo, Marla Mo, Mo Money, Thing 2 (Molly & Lucinda are both respectively Thing 1), Lovie, Sweetness, Sweet Cheecks, Schmoushie, Migglah<br /><br /><br />Within The Navel Orange Club (my local WLS girls) I am... Baby Orange or Princess Baby Orange<br /><br /><br />In The Neighborhood on <a href="http://www.livingafterwls.com/">LivingAfterWLS</a> I am... Baby Goddess, Baby Girl, Marlotta, Chickie, Twinlet, Little One, MissMarla, Thing 2, Miss Fancy Panties<br /><br /><br />Camp Kingsmont Summer 1992... I inherited a nickname that I can't shake and I am rather proud of it actually. Every once in awhile it resurfaces for just the shear joy it brings. It was the start of the night time activity - All camp capture the flag..; boy vs. girls! <br /><br />Well my friends and I were forming our plan on the main road. They were planning on going through the woods up to boys hill! I was gonna place myself where the main road and the rock/dirt road intersected. Off we went. At the last minute, I wanted to go into the woods too. And took off running to catch up with my friends. I tripped and fell and skidded accross and over the rocks. I sliced my legs good. i was more concerned with my bad arm. It was fine as I had been wearing my windbreaker!<br /><br />My legs were gushing blood, so my counselor Steph took me to the infermary. Norma was concerned about my arm and deemed it fine but wanted me to ice it. Then she was about to let me go when i remembered I was gushing blood From my legs. She hadn't seen it! Well, that was fun. My fav. guy counselor Guffy was there too. He took one look at my legs and said, "Felldown what were you thinking." And it stuck... I am still called Felldown.<br /><br />See Guffy knew my last name & well Felldown works. Marla Felldown. Trust me. Those of you that know my last name will agree. I was Marla Felldown or Fell down for 4 summers and Mom still says it to me sometimes! I love being me - Migglah Felldown!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-36444067581630579972006-12-12T19:59:00.000-05:002006-12-12T20:51:25.499-05:00December 10, 2005<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBRf0ThwnbU9DetnTp8e45TP6Zi5jthpjhWuiOyLjV9z5v58vHwKWxBk4H36sTyLCfnekOvrdL66m1WzF4NxiTG5qPIHa6eAUB1gv0taMMNvvKz07DMjEBIvwoa0FzzAjSjKJ/s1600-h/Nina+%26+Brian.JPG"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBRf0ThwnbU9DetnTp8e45TP6Zi5jthpjhWuiOyLjV9z5v58vHwKWxBk4H36sTyLCfnekOvrdL66m1WzF4NxiTG5qPIHa6eAUB1gv0taMMNvvKz07DMjEBIvwoa0FzzAjSjKJ/s200/Nina+%26+Brian.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007818674652293570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8Eb3ByfF7bPnU76WK2NG2J-wui7WxFZCpvqRXuXH1h-_RrC3qhMDo1u47hnFKcty4dVWjZeNhFyaPK1ymXEeWZR1RECA2dRiCq42FNdM9_4h8RJlI0lE3gncFwrHoU4fch0d/s1600-h/Spanky+%26+Louie+%23+1.JPG"><img style="float:center; 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My NY friends and I planned my last hoorah for 12.10.05. Since my sugery date was changed to 1.3.05 - we still had my last hoorah on 12.10.2005!<br /><br />I posted about the last hoorah on my first blog - Migglah's World... for awhile I had that blog and this. Then I canned that blog and focused on this one.<br /><br />I wanted to repost the pictures from my last hoorah, here. I also want to honor my NY friends who were there to celebrate with me. Thank you to all of you for your support and love. Y'all were in NY with me when I made my mind up to have the surgery and started going through the process. It wasn't easy for me to be so far away from my family while I was doing all my tests and things as a pre-op. You guys were there. Physically there. And for that I will always be grateful. <br /><br />I don't know where I would be without my family and friends. All of you are amazing and mean the world to me. Thank you!<br /><br />And now... pics of the party last year! We went to Lips (Drag restaurant) in the village (NYC). Getting felt up by a drag queen is always fun! My friends and I spent lost of time and money here! And we drank alot too!<br /><br />We ate and drank. I had the rack of lamb & a 24 oz frozen cosmo and 2 shots. I don't remember what shots Erin and I did. Maybe it as mind erasers. A good time as had by all!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-90245751604136099282006-12-12T12:47:00.000-05:002006-12-12T13:01:00.176-05:00December 12, 2005Hmmmm... so if my surgery date hadn't been postponed, today would be my surgiversary. Very weird. At times, I feel like my surgery was soooo long ago and at other times it feels so recent. It doesn't feel like it has been almost a year. So much has happened & I have grown and changed a great deal too.<br /><br />And, of course I look & feel completely different. I have been in a weird palce... happy though (Maybe i should focus on taking my meds). I haven't lost as much as I wanted to this year... but I can't complain with 144lb loss since 1.3.06 and 156 lb loss from my heaviest weight. I weigh 236 lbs. This time one year ago I weighed 383 lbs. I have lost a person. WOW! <br /><br />I am not beating myself up... Of course, I wanted to loose more... who wouldn't? But, I am doing so well! I just have to remind myself sometimes. This was the best thing I ever did for myself. I gave myself the gift of life! If, I hadn't done this - I would easily be 500 lbs is not more and my knees would have probably blown out by known. This is probably the happy version... it would be bad! But, it isn't. I am taking care of myself & I know I deserve it!<br /><br />I still have a more to loose and I will. I will get to my goal. I am succesful so far with my WLS (weight loss surgery). I will keep being successful! My gallbladder issues were a bigger setback then I first thought. But, that is not an excuse and I am moving forward and getting back to where I was. <br /><br />I am still on target to be 200 lbs even for my birthday on February 17. That would be amazing (180 lbs lost in one year and 6 weeks). I think I can I think I can! I am trying not to focus on numbers and just do what I need to do and focus on how I feel.<br /><br />I take it day by day & I am living! In time. <br /><br />I will get to where I want to be. Cause, I have the power to make my dreams come true. I want it, therefore, I am making it happen!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-9413569918010346342006-12-09T16:06:00.001-05:002006-12-09T16:06:39.504-05:00Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/nlDPPu53V80' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/nlDPPu53V80'></embed></object></p><p>I can't stop playing this video. I even play the song constantly in my car. Hmmmm... new theme song? Nah, Love is all around - will always be my theme song!</p></div>Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-1165195790606308762006-12-03T19:43:00.000-05:002006-12-03T22:13:04.500-05:00Today I am 11 months post op! : D<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2683/505/1600/398229/Marla%20%26%20Ali.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2683/505/320/339909/Marla%20%26%20Ali.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />December 10, 2005 - WOW!<br /><br />December 3, 2006 - 11 months post op<br /><br />Current Weight - 236lbs<br />Surgery Weight - 380lbs<br />Heaviest Weight - 392 lbs<br /><br />144 lbs lost since surgery on January 3, 2006<br /><br />156 lbs lost from my heaviest weight<br /><br />Current Sizes:<br /><br />Pants - 20 (almost an 18)<br />Shirts - 12<br />Bra - 38 D @ Victoria's Secret<br />Panties - XL @ Victoria's Secret (their hiphugger panties are the best!)<br /><br />How am I here? How did 11 months go by so fast. I am reminded of a line in a song from The Muppets Take Manhattan... "Days go passing into years, years go passing day by day!" Although, I feel like the past 11 months have flown by, I also feel like I had my R-n-Y sooo long ago. I find myself accidentally telling people my surgery date as January 3, 2005, instead of the correct date January 3, 2006.<br /><br />I have done a great deal of changing over the last 11 months. And, I know I will still change - everyday. I am still Marla, and certain things about me will never change. However, other things have & will. I am a better Marla. I am a improved Marla. I have grown & matured ove the past 11 months. I am shedding not just pounds, but my baggage that I have clung to for so long.<br /><br />I felt that I wasn't going to change after surgery. I was wrong. Whether you want to or not, you do change with weight loss surgery. There aren't just the obvious physical changes, but mental & emotional changes as well. It is a mind boggling, amazing, overwhelming roller coaster ride, that I don't want to get off of. It is truly the best thing I ever did for myself. I gave myself the gift of life! <br /><br />I have blosssomed & matured over the past 11 months as well. I am an adult. I am becoming who I was meant to be. I am getting back to the Marla I was before my grandma died. I remember that Marla. But, I wasn't ready to be me... at that age. I am a strong, talented, funny, intelligent, beautiful, caring, loyal, honest, upbeat woman. I was too strong for my own good. I couldn't handle all my gifts and strengths & add to that my insecurity, let's just say it was easier to believe the people telling me I was a loser... but I am not! I am amazing! I am a ball of energy and spunk! <br /><br />If I hadn't experienced what I did in my past, I might not be the person I am right now. And, I love the Marla I am today and the one I will be in the future because I am in control. Everything we experience good and bad helps to make us who we are. I got lucky, and turned things around... but, I love me & if given the oppurtuinty to relive my life. I would live my life exactly the same way- just becasue I love who I am now. And I wouldn't want to be different.<br /><br />I am in it to win it. I have my eyes on the prize. I have the power to make all my dreams come true. If I want it, I can make it happen!<br /><br />Happy 11 months post-op to me!Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102446.post-1165192738764619622006-12-03T19:10:00.000-05:002006-12-03T19:38:58.823-05:00October & November 2005 - RevistedWow, sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Lots seems to have been gonig on. And of course, I am slowly approaching my surgiversary, which is mind blowing enough on it's own.I have spent this fall doing alot of thinking and revisting the same time the previous year. I can't believe how much I have changed, gwon and matured this year... well and loosing 144lbs of extra insulation. I crapped a person. But, that is a special post I am saving for this week.<br /><br />Let's see where was I October 2005...<br /><br />I was living & working in Manhattan. I was laid off from my job due to lack of work on or around October 12. I stayed in Manhattan and split my time between home and NYC. And collected unemployment benefits! The company I had worked for knew about my surgery and supported it. They felt bad about laying me off... So, they continued paying my health insurance through February 1, 2006. I was sooo lucky! Since HIP - my NY insurance - approved my surgery there was no point in moving back home till after surgery. <br /><br />My dad retired. He owned a retail bike store that his father had started I believe in the 1940's. Dad liquadated the merchadise and sold the building and the land. Since mom worked at the store with dad, both my parents were no retired.<br /><br />My surgery was scheduled for December 12, 2005!<br /><br /><br />Now - November 2005<br /><br />I still wasn't loosing enough weight to have my weight loss surgery. Dr. McGinty wanted me to loose 20 - 25 lbs. I weight was plateauing. I had been on a high protein diet since the summer. Protein shake for breakfast & lunch... dinner 6 oz. protein 2 starch and 2 vegatables. My weight wasn't budging... I was done 9lbs from August '05<br /><br />November 18, 2005 - The birth of SOON TO BE A FORMER FAT GIRL. I started my blog. Craziness. Then after my surgery I changed the name to FORMER FAT GIRL - my baby!<br /><br />November 29, 2005 - The tuesday after Thanksging I had pre-op testing at the hospital as my sugery was scheduled for 2 weeks later - Decmber 12 2005. I got weighed and lost 1 pound.. not enough.<br /><br />November 30, 2005 - Found out my surgery was being postponed to January 3, 2006 as 9 lbs wasn't enough of a loss. I lost it. I cryed, and cryed, and cryed. I was a mess. Then I decided to bust my ass over the following month & have my surgery. I did... When I went again after christmas for pre-op testing... I had lost 3 more lbs & Dr. McGinty felt fine with me having a lost a total of 12 lbs. I was so excited. I couldn't wait. January 3, 2006 wasn't coming fast enough.Marlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373932238716353437noreply@blogger.com0