Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I Finally Mourned the Death of My Marriage...
Saturday night (10/17/09), during the 'Afterglow', which took place after the teaching. For the last month, people kept telling me that I needed to mourn but everytime the tears started to surface, I would push them away and find something else to do. Also, I think that I didn't want to appear vulnerable or weak in front of the husband. But last night during the 'Afterglow', the tears came and wouldn't stop. I cried for about a half hour, but it was a needed and healing weeping. I have never cried for so long in my life. But now I know that the Lord will provide for any of my needs and I can rest in Him.
CCRC's Women's Retreat 2009
So, I spent the weekend (10/16-10/18/09) in Murietta for the women's retreat. It was a great weekend. The topic was Psalm 23, which was so appropriate with everything that's going on in my life right now. I am doing to break down the sections as we went through the 6 verses of the Psalm.
Teaching I - Psalm 23 - The Shepherd we need.
Teaching II - Psalm 23:2 - The Sheperd of Rest and Peace
Teaching III - Psalm 23:3 - The Sheperd of Healing and Guidance
Teaching IV - Psalm 23:4-5 - The Shepherd of Presence
Teaching V - Psalm 23:6 - The Shepherd of Hope and Heaven
Each section was broken down and explained. It was interesting, emotional and a true blessing. In between teachings, we also had devotion and down time to reflect on the teachings and have devotional time with the Lord. Over the almost 48 hours that I was there, I walked almost 4.5 miles. Thank God I took my walking shoes with me, or I'd be hurting. Oh, and they know how to feed you, too. Here is the menu from the weekend:
Friday Night
Dinner
Chicken with Curry sauce
CousCous ) I had 4 small bites...it was yummy)
Steamed green beans and carrots
Fresh whole wheat bread
Apple tart (1/8 of a pie = about 2ozs.)
Saturday
Breakfast
Quiche Lorraine (1/8 of a pie = 2-3ozs)
Fresh zucchini bread
Fresh fruit
Orange Juice
Lunch
Chicken salad sandwiches (on butter croissant - De-constructed (chicken, mayo, celery and red grapes...no bread)
Snack-sized Sun Chips
Fruit salad (cantalope, honeydew, grapes and pineapple)
Oatmeal choc. chip cookie
Strawberry lemonade
Dinner
Roast beef with mushrooms (I had about 3ozs)
Penne pasta with garlic/parmesan/cream sauce (I had 3 pieces of pasta)
Steamed broccoli
Fresh Catalina bread
Black & White Mousse (Dark and white chocolate...I had about 4 bites)
Sunday
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Ham
Stawberry/Banana Yogurt
Fresh Fruit
Freshly made Granola (I didn't have any)
I also had SF Iced Chai lattes from their coffee shop...Yummy!
So all in all, It was a fantastic weekend with awesome women and awesome teachings.
Teaching I - Psalm 23 - The Shepherd we need.
Teaching II - Psalm 23:2 - The Sheperd of Rest and Peace
Teaching III - Psalm 23:3 - The Sheperd of Healing and Guidance
Teaching IV - Psalm 23:4-5 - The Shepherd of Presence
Teaching V - Psalm 23:6 - The Shepherd of Hope and Heaven
Each section was broken down and explained. It was interesting, emotional and a true blessing. In between teachings, we also had devotion and down time to reflect on the teachings and have devotional time with the Lord. Over the almost 48 hours that I was there, I walked almost 4.5 miles. Thank God I took my walking shoes with me, or I'd be hurting. Oh, and they know how to feed you, too. Here is the menu from the weekend:
Friday Night
Dinner
Chicken with Curry sauce
CousCous ) I had 4 small bites...it was yummy)
Steamed green beans and carrots
Fresh whole wheat bread
Apple tart (1/8 of a pie = about 2ozs.)
Saturday
Breakfast
Quiche Lorraine (1/8 of a pie = 2-3ozs)
Fresh zucchini bread
Fresh fruit
Orange Juice
Lunch
Chicken salad sandwiches (on butter croissant - De-constructed (chicken, mayo, celery and red grapes...no bread)
Snack-sized Sun Chips
Fruit salad (cantalope, honeydew, grapes and pineapple)
Oatmeal choc. chip cookie
Strawberry lemonade
Dinner
Roast beef with mushrooms (I had about 3ozs)
Penne pasta with garlic/parmesan/cream sauce (I had 3 pieces of pasta)
Steamed broccoli
Fresh Catalina bread
Black & White Mousse (Dark and white chocolate...I had about 4 bites)
Sunday
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Ham
Stawberry/Banana Yogurt
Fresh Fruit
Freshly made Granola (I didn't have any)
I also had SF Iced Chai lattes from their coffee shop...Yummy!
So all in all, It was a fantastic weekend with awesome women and awesome teachings.
My Marriage is OVER...
So, the husband told me on Sept. 19th that he wanted a divorce. What a shock. I said 'okay', as I've wanted out for a while. We have decided to be adult about it. No mud-slinging, no bashing each other. Since we both manage the complex we live in, we can't force each other out of our condo. We will be having a 'live-in divorce'. Neither of us can afford to move at this point. I have been looking for a job since March, and he was laif off from his job in July. He has an interview with a school district on 10/21, and I have a test date for the county that we live in, on 10/29. So hopefully we will get these new jobs and be able to live apart.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Somebody Loves You Crusade 2009 - Las Vegas
The weekend was fabulous! We left Calvary Chapel Golden Springs (Diamond Bar) on a chartered bus at 7:30am on saturday and got to Calvary Chapel Spring Valley (Las Vegas) at about noon. We rehearsed for about 90 minutes and the bus took us to the Embassy Suites Hotel. When we got to the hotel, they had no record of me and my roommate. They called the gal that had coordinated the hotel rooms and she was already at the Thomas and Mack Center. So while she came back to straighten out the situation, the hotel comp'd our dinner at one of their restaurant. My roommate and I split a plate of baby back ribs. Yummy! Then I got to hang with my cousinKenny for a bit on saturday night. I hadn't seen him since Jason was less that a year old.
Then our part of the crusade was last night (Sunday, August 30th). We were on a rotating stage. There were two sides and as one of the bands was playing, we were getting set up on the risers, Then they hit a button and rotated the stage so that we were facing the audience. They really need a warning system because it gives new meaning to 'stop the world, I want to get off'...lol The choir started off with the Star-spangled Banner. Then there was a military tribute. One of the tributes was for a fallen soldier. He gave his life in Iraq in 2004. His parents were there and they were presented with a braonze and blue star for their son's service. They also had the unfolding and refolding of the American Flag. As the flag was being refolded, the story of the folds was being told. Thee were many tears shed during this part of the crusade. Then we did our other four songs and they rotated the stage again. We then went and sat in the audience for the remainder of the Crusade. It was awesome!!! When I left, there were almost 100 people accepting the Lord. Then it was back to the bus and head home.
Here is the link to view the Crusade: http://www.somebodylovesyou.org/las_vegas/2009/
Click the Webcast link
The History of the American Flag Folds
The first fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The second fold of the flag is a symbol of a belief in eternal life.
The third fold is a symbol of honor and remembrance of veterans
The forth fold is a symbol of weakness.
The fifth fold is a tribute to our country.
The sixth fold is where our hearts lie.
The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces.
The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, so that we may see the light.
The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood.
The tenth fold is a tribute to fathers.
The eleventh fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David & King Solomon, glorifying the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.
The twelfth fold represents the emblem of eternity and glorifies the God of the Father, the Son & Holy Ghost.
When the folds are complete, the stars are uppermost and remind us of our national motto, "In God we Trust". The flag will resemble a cocked hat, representing soldiers, Marines & Sailors of the past & present.
Then our part of the crusade was last night (Sunday, August 30th). We were on a rotating stage. There were two sides and as one of the bands was playing, we were getting set up on the risers, Then they hit a button and rotated the stage so that we were facing the audience. They really need a warning system because it gives new meaning to 'stop the world, I want to get off'...lol The choir started off with the Star-spangled Banner. Then there was a military tribute. One of the tributes was for a fallen soldier. He gave his life in Iraq in 2004. His parents were there and they were presented with a braonze and blue star for their son's service. They also had the unfolding and refolding of the American Flag. As the flag was being refolded, the story of the folds was being told. Thee were many tears shed during this part of the crusade. Then we did our other four songs and they rotated the stage again. We then went and sat in the audience for the remainder of the Crusade. It was awesome!!! When I left, there were almost 100 people accepting the Lord. Then it was back to the bus and head home.
Here is the link to view the Crusade: http://www.somebodylovesyou.org/las_vegas/2009/
Click the Webcast link
The History of the American Flag Folds
The first fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The second fold of the flag is a symbol of a belief in eternal life.
The third fold is a symbol of honor and remembrance of veterans
The forth fold is a symbol of weakness.
The fifth fold is a tribute to our country.
The sixth fold is where our hearts lie.
The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces.
The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, so that we may see the light.
The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood.
The tenth fold is a tribute to fathers.
The eleventh fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David & King Solomon, glorifying the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.
The twelfth fold represents the emblem of eternity and glorifies the God of the Father, the Son & Holy Ghost.
When the folds are complete, the stars are uppermost and remind us of our national motto, "In God we Trust". The flag will resemble a cocked hat, representing soldiers, Marines & Sailors of the past & present.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I have officially hit Onderland this morning...I got on my scale like 10 times just to see it again and again. LOL I am down 97 pounds, from 295 to 198. Woohoooooo!!! I am so excited and ecstatic. I haven been in Onderland since I got preggers with Jason in 1985. What an AWESOME WOW Moment!!! I am soooo floating on Cloud 9. =)Sunday, April 26, 2009
Birth Data
13 September 1966
Your date of conception was on or about 21 December 1965 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Virgo.Your Life path number is 8.
Your fortune cookie reads: You find beauty in ordinary things, do not lose this ability.
Life Path Compatibility: You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22. You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6. You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5. You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9. The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2439381.5. The golden number for 1966 is 10. The epact number for 1966 is 8. The year 1966 was not a leap year. Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/21/1966 and ending 2/8/1967. You were born in the Chinese year of the Horse. Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets. You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil). Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 28 Elul 5726. Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 29 Elul 5726. The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.13.0.17 which is 12 baktun 17 katun 13 tun 0 uinal 17 kin.
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 27 Jumadiyu'l-Avval 1386 (1386-5-27). The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 10 April 1966. The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 10 April 1966. The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 23 February 1966. The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 29 May 1966. The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 5 June 1966. The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 15 September 1966. The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 5 April 1966. The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 22 February 1966. As of 4/26/2009 5:47:56 PM EDT you are 42 years old. You are 511 months old. You are 2,224 weeks old. You are 15,566 days old. You are 373,601 hours old. You are 22,416,107 minutes old. You are 1,344,966,476 seconds old. Celebrities who share your birthday:
Ben Savage (1980)
Fiona Apple (1977)
Jean Smart (1959)
Nell Carter (1948)
Jacqueline Bisset (1944)
Bela Karolyi (1942)
David Clayton-Thomas (1941)
Mel Torme (1925)
Roald Dahl (1916)
Claudette Colbert (1903)
John J. Pershing (1860)
Top songs of 1966
I'm a Believer by Monkees
The Ballad of the Green Berets by S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
Winchester Cathedral by New Vaudeville Band
Soul and Inspiration by Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday by The Mama's & the Papa's
We Can Work It Out by Beatles
Summer In the City by Lovin' Spoonful
Cherish by Association
You Can't Hurry Love by Supremes
Wild Thing by Troggs
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 6.09236790606654 years old. (You're still chasing cats!) Your lucky day is Wednesday. Your lucky number is 5. Your ruling planet(s) is Mercury. Your lucky dates are 5th, 14th, 23rd. Your opposition sign is Pisces. Your opposition number(s) is 3. Today is not one of your lucky days! There are 140 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 43 candles.Those 43 candles produce 43 BTUs,or 10,836 calories of heat (that's only 10.8360 food Calories!) .You can boil 4.91 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1966 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US. In 1966 the US population was approximately 179,323,175 people, 50.6 persons per square mile. In 1966 in the US there were approximately 1,800,000 marriages (9.3%) and 479,000 divorces (2.5%). In 1966 in the US there were approximately 1,712,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000). In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds. In 1966 the population of Australia was approximately 11,704,843. In 1966 there were approximately 223,731 births in Australia. In 1966 in Australia there were approximately 96,061 marriages and 9,859 divorces. In 1966 in Australia there were approximately 103,929 deaths. Your birth flower is ASTER. Your birthstone is Sapphire -->The Mystical properties of Sapphire: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli.
Your birth tree is the Lime Tree, the Doubt Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and labour, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal. There are 243 days till Christmas 2009! There are 256 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you wereborn was waning crescent.
Your date of conception was on or about 21 December 1965 which was a Tuesday.
You were born on a Tuesday under the astrological sign Virgo.Your Life path number is 8.
Your fortune cookie reads: You find beauty in ordinary things, do not lose this ability.
Life Path Compatibility: You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22. You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6. You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5. You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9. The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2439381.5. The golden number for 1966 is 10. The epact number for 1966 is 8. The year 1966 was not a leap year. Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/21/1966 and ending 2/8/1967. You were born in the Chinese year of the Horse. Your Native American Zodiac sign is Bear; your plant is Violets. You were born in the Egyptian month of Hathys, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil). Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 28 Elul 5726. Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 29 Elul 5726. The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.13.0.17 which is 12 baktun 17 katun 13 tun 0 uinal 17 kin.
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 27 Jumadiyu'l-Avval 1386 (1386-5-27). The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 10 April 1966. The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 10 April 1966. The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 23 February 1966. The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 29 May 1966. The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 5 June 1966. The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 15 September 1966. The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 5 April 1966. The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 22 February 1966. As of 4/26/2009 5:47:56 PM EDT you are 42 years old. You are 511 months old. You are 2,224 weeks old. You are 15,566 days old. You are 373,601 hours old. You are 22,416,107 minutes old. You are 1,344,966,476 seconds old. Celebrities who share your birthday:
Ben Savage (1980)
Fiona Apple (1977)
Jean Smart (1959)
Nell Carter (1948)
Jacqueline Bisset (1944)
Bela Karolyi (1942)
David Clayton-Thomas (1941)
Mel Torme (1925)
Roald Dahl (1916)
Claudette Colbert (1903)
John J. Pershing (1860)
Top songs of 1966
I'm a Believer by Monkees
The Ballad of the Green Berets by S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
Winchester Cathedral by New Vaudeville Band
Soul and Inspiration by Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday by The Mama's & the Papa's
We Can Work It Out by Beatles
Summer In the City by Lovin' Spoonful
Cherish by Association
You Can't Hurry Love by Supremes
Wild Thing by Troggs
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 6.09236790606654 years old. (You're still chasing cats!) Your lucky day is Wednesday. Your lucky number is 5. Your ruling planet(s) is Mercury. Your lucky dates are 5th, 14th, 23rd. Your opposition sign is Pisces. Your opposition number(s) is 3. Today is not one of your lucky days! There are 140 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 43 candles.Those 43 candles produce 43 BTUs,or 10,836 calories of heat (that's only 10.8360 food Calories!) .You can boil 4.91 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1966 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US. In 1966 the US population was approximately 179,323,175 people, 50.6 persons per square mile. In 1966 in the US there were approximately 1,800,000 marriages (9.3%) and 479,000 divorces (2.5%). In 1966 in the US there were approximately 1,712,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000). In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds. In 1966 the population of Australia was approximately 11,704,843. In 1966 there were approximately 223,731 births in Australia. In 1966 in Australia there were approximately 96,061 marriages and 9,859 divorces. In 1966 in Australia there were approximately 103,929 deaths. Your birth flower is ASTER. Your birthstone is Sapphire -->The Mystical properties of Sapphire: Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Sapphire is used for clear thinking. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Agate, Moonstone, Lapis Lazuli.
Your birth tree is the Lime Tree, the Doubt Accepts what life dishes out in a composed way, hates fighting, stress and labour, tends to laziness and idleness, soft and relenting, makes sacrifices for friends, many talents but not tenacious enough to make them blossom, often wailing and complaining, very jealous, loyal. There are 243 days till Christmas 2009! There are 256 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you wereborn was waning crescent.
Get yours Here: http://www.paulsadowski.com/BirthDay.asp
Monday, January 26, 2009
Final Update on my ankle...
I saw my orthopedic surgeon on January 15th and he had new x-rays taken. The x-rays showed that the biggest break has completely filled in (the smaller break healed completely at 8 weeks), so he has released me from seeing him unless I develop any problems with my ankle. He also released me from having to wear the cam-walker and using the bone stimulator. Wooohoooooo!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
I received an Award!!!
I received this award from Siabhan at http://siobhans-blog.blogspot.com/ . The rules are List 7 things you love and pass it on to 7 people.Things I Love:
1. I love the Lord
2. I love my family and friends
3. I love PSP
4. I love to read
5. I love to cook/bake
6. I love Pampered Chef. I am consultant and you can place an order here: http://www.pamperedcef.biz/kattsacooking
7. I love to read
The 7 people I am passing this onto are:
1. Rachel, wo can be found at http://captivatedvisions.blogspot.com/
2. Yvette, who can be found at http://essenceofcreativity1.blogspot.com/
3. Beth, who can be found at http://builtbybeth.blogspot.com/
4. Kirsty, who can be found at http://harryandtatesmum.blogspot.com/
5. Ruth, who can be found at http://scrapindaisy.blogspot.com/
6. Kelly, who can be found at http://scrapsbystorm.blogspot.com/
7. Fiona, who can be found at http://fisfaultscraps.blogspot.com/
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Update on my ankle...
I saw the ortho specialist on 11/25 and he said that everything is looking good. I am healing slowly, but he said that's to be expected because of the WLS (malabsorption issues). I can do more weight-bearing now, but he still wants me to wear the bone stimulator and boot, as well as using a my cane. Those of you who have seen me without the boot and/or my cane... Bite me!!!! LMAO I go back in 6 weeks for new x-rays. Wooohoooooo!!! I will post another update in January, after I see the ortho specialist again.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Los Angeles Obesity Help Convention 2008
So, I spent the Halloween weekend at the Kyoto Hotel in Los Angeles. It's a beautiful hotel and the staff is really friendly. I shared a room with a gal from the Bay Area. She was really nice. The room was nice and the beds were comfy.
I met a really nice gentleman named Ron Lester. If the name sounds familiar, it should. He played Billy Bob in Varsity Blues, Sugar Daddy Bernadino in the WB's teen show Popular, Spatch in Good Burger, Reggie Ray in Not Another Teen Movie, as well other parts in show/movies. His weight topped out at 508 pounds, and through having the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch, he was able to lose 348 pounds. He looks amazing. I have pictures from my weekend at the convention in My Pictures. There is a picture of me sitting on Ron's lap. I wasn't the only one to do this, so don't get all twitchy on me...lol
It was great meeting people I had only spoken to online as well as meeting new people at the convention. It wa such a relaxed atmosphere and a lot of fun. If you are considering having any type of gastric bypass surgery, or if you've already had surgery, I really suggest you go to one of these conventions. The people and the support are amazing.
For Halloween one of the plastic surgeons hosted a Halloween in the Japanese Gareden at the hotel. The food was really good. The costumes were amazing. I dressed up as a gypsy. They had a costume contest and I think Sarah Palin won, but don't quote me on it...lol
Saturday it was speakers, presentations, vendors and plastic surgery consults. To hear Ron's experience was inspirational. I think several people got teary-eyed, including me. They had great vendors: Click (espresso protein powder), Mona Vie (the Aca'i Beey drink), Focus-28 (protein bars), AchievOne (protein drinks) and whole lot more that I can't remember right now. Lunch was amazing. They served sliced tuna, which was yummy. salads, roast beef, turkey, cheeses. For dessert they has sugar free cookies and lemon bars. O-M-G, the lemon bars were to-die-for!! My roommate and I had dinner at the Azalea Resaurant. The food was good. Then we went to Casino Night in the main room on the Banquet Level. It was a lot of fun. They had a Dj and he played some good music. They dessert was fruit and sugar free cheesecake, which was really good.
Sunday was more speakers, presentations, vendors, plastic surgery consults and a food/cooking demo with Michelle (Eggface) and Beth (Melting Mama). They are so funny and the food was yummy. Lunch was beef and chicken fajita with all the fixings. For dessert, there was the sugar free cheesecake and a sugar free chocolate mousse cake. They were sooo good!!Then it was saying goodbye and the looonnng drive home. I was tired but happy.
Side Note: My pill box of meds and supplements vanished from my suitcase on saturday night when I went to take them and mysteriously showed up in my suitcase when I got home and unpacked. Curious, isn't it??
I met a really nice gentleman named Ron Lester. If the name sounds familiar, it should. He played Billy Bob in Varsity Blues, Sugar Daddy Bernadino in the WB's teen show Popular, Spatch in Good Burger, Reggie Ray in Not Another Teen Movie, as well other parts in show/movies. His weight topped out at 508 pounds, and through having the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch, he was able to lose 348 pounds. He looks amazing. I have pictures from my weekend at the convention in My Pictures. There is a picture of me sitting on Ron's lap. I wasn't the only one to do this, so don't get all twitchy on me...lol
It was great meeting people I had only spoken to online as well as meeting new people at the convention. It wa such a relaxed atmosphere and a lot of fun. If you are considering having any type of gastric bypass surgery, or if you've already had surgery, I really suggest you go to one of these conventions. The people and the support are amazing.
For Halloween one of the plastic surgeons hosted a Halloween in the Japanese Gareden at the hotel. The food was really good. The costumes were amazing. I dressed up as a gypsy. They had a costume contest and I think Sarah Palin won, but don't quote me on it...lol
Saturday it was speakers, presentations, vendors and plastic surgery consults. To hear Ron's experience was inspirational. I think several people got teary-eyed, including me. They had great vendors: Click (espresso protein powder), Mona Vie (the Aca'i Beey drink), Focus-28 (protein bars), AchievOne (protein drinks) and whole lot more that I can't remember right now. Lunch was amazing. They served sliced tuna, which was yummy. salads, roast beef, turkey, cheeses. For dessert they has sugar free cookies and lemon bars. O-M-G, the lemon bars were to-die-for!! My roommate and I had dinner at the Azalea Resaurant. The food was good. Then we went to Casino Night in the main room on the Banquet Level. It was a lot of fun. They had a Dj and he played some good music. They dessert was fruit and sugar free cheesecake, which was really good.
Sunday was more speakers, presentations, vendors, plastic surgery consults and a food/cooking demo with Michelle (Eggface) and Beth (Melting Mama). They are so funny and the food was yummy. Lunch was beef and chicken fajita with all the fixings. For dessert, there was the sugar free cheesecake and a sugar free chocolate mousse cake. They were sooo good!!Then it was saying goodbye and the looonnng drive home. I was tired but happy.
Side Note: My pill box of meds and supplements vanished from my suitcase on saturday night when I went to take them and mysteriously showed up in my suitcase when I got home and unpacked. Curious, isn't it??
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