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HI I'M STEPHANIE, I'M CURRENTLY 37 YRS YOUNG AS I TYPE THIS AND JOINED THIS AMAZING WEBSITE TODAY.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL-BINGE-OVER EATER EVEN AS A LITTLE KID.

SO I STRUGGLED WITH BODY IMAGE ISSUES AND SELF ESTEEM AND SELF CONFIDENCE AS FAR AS BEING ATTRACTIVE OR THOUGHT OF AS ATTRACTIVE.

I AM SCHIZO-AFFECTIVE, A MENTAL ILLNESS COMPRISED OF BIPOLAR DISORDER AND SOME SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA WHICH I SEEM TO HAVE ALL OF.

MY STRUGGLE WITH MY EATING ISSUES, AND MEDICATIONS CAUSING ME TO GAIN AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT LED ME TO WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY IN 8-2011 EXACTLY 8-22-2011

I AM SO BLESSED THAT I LIVE IN DENVER, CO AND AT DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER YOU MUST ATTEND A SEMINAR FIRST, THEN COMLETE A SERIES OF REQUIREMENTS AND CHECK POINTS TO THEN BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL FOR SURGERY.

I KICKED SOME BUTT COMPLETED MY STEPS I WAS SO HYPED UP AND SERIOUS.

I WENT FROM 277 TO 145 LBS IN A SHORT PERIOD DUE TO SICKNESS AND COMPLICATIONS AFTER MY SURGERY NOW I'M AROUND 201-215LBS.

I DID NOT DELVE DEEPER INTO RECOVERY FROM MY EMOTIONAL-BINGE-OVER EATING ISSUES.

I JUST THOUGHT OH I CAN JUST BE HEALTHY AND I'M OVER THAT.

WELL LOTS OF SWEETS AND JUNK FOOD LATER I HAVE BEEN EATING BECAUSE I HAVE NOT LET GO OF THE FOODS I HAVE BEEN EDUCATED TO NOT EAT.

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY AND EVEN JUST IN GENERAL IS YOUR SPIRIT-MIND-BODY-EMOTIONS-ATTITUDE-PERSONALITY- SENSE OF HUMOR IT'S JUST BEEN EVERYTHING FOR ME.

ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE THESE SURGERIES OR GO THROUGH LIFE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT OR STRUGGLING KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

I KNOW THIS SURGERY IS NOT COSMETIC. I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF ANYWAY.

SO CURRENTLY 5-12-2014 I'M WORKING WITH MY NUTRITIONIST KAREY SCHUTTE AT DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER IN DENVER COLORADO, TO EAT 1200 CALORIES, 75 GRAMS PROTEIN, 1500 MG SODIUM

AND OF COURSE RULES OF THE POUCH I HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY. I'LL TELL YA THE POUCH CONTROLS YOUR NUTRITION YES INDEED, LOL.

I'M ON MY PATH AND I'M READING AND LEARNING TO OVERCOME SELF DEFEATING THINKING, AND BEHAVIOUR "EXCUSES BE GONE" BY DR. WAYNE W. DYER MY MOM BOUGHT THIS BOOK FOR ME. IT IS SO REAL AND HONEST AND SO POWERFUL I AM READING IT FROM COVER TO COVER FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER HALF TRYING TOO MANY TIMES.

MY HEALTH IS A LITTLE OFF DUE TO MY GAINING BACK SOME WEIGHT, 60 LBS. ACTUALLY.

SO FINALLY I HAVE HIT MY BOTTOM AND I'M THANKFUL I NOW CRAVE REAL FOODS, HEALTHY AND GREAT TASTING FOODS YES I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN HAVE BOTH. I AM GOOD AT GETTING PROTEIN IT'S THE SODIUM I STRUGGLE WITH BUT WILL DO GOOD AND FINDING SUGAR FREE SNACKS LOW CALORIE LOW SODIUM 10 GRAMS SUGAR OR 10 GRAMS SUGAR ALCOHOL OR BOTH COMBINED 10 GRAMS OR LESS.

WELL MESSAGE ME FOLKS TO HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION OR ASK ME ANYTHING OR IF YOU WANT A PEN PAL I'M COOL I WELCOME THAT PEOPLE 21 YEARS OF AGE AND UP PLEASE. THANKS.