Body Contouring After 165 Lb WL
Donation protected
UPDATE: I've lost 165 lbs and 121" as of 08/04/2017!! Current weight: 209 lbs.
Hello Everyone!
My name is Magdalena but my nickname is Gee Gee. On May 23rd of this year I celebrated my 3rd, THIRD, 50 lb weight loss goal! That same day I started my 4th and final 50 lb weight loss goal. Before I continue I need to go back to 2009.
In 2009, February to be exact, I lost my very best friend. I lost the love of my life. I lost the Queen of my Heart. My Momma succumbed to sepsis from quadruple bypass surgery. She had heart disease and on top of that, diabetes. So with that last condition, it made it real hard for her to heal. It was very hard for my family because she was everything to us.
In early January 2010, I get diagnosed with diabetes, type 2 and two days later, I find out that I have cancer. I have Endometrial Stage 3a cancer, to be exact. By far the hardest thing to accept during all this, that I would lose any and all chances to have babies at the age of 36. It's still hard now as I write this but God don't make no mistakes. What helped me during this difficult time was making a promise that I would fight and I would kick cancer's ass. I underwent the most invasive medical procedures you can ever imagine. I lost my appendix, my cervix, well my whole reproductive system. I under went surgery to input my port, 6 rounds of intense 8 hour chemotherapy drips and 6 and 1/2 weeks of radiation, all the while trying to get my diabetes under control. It was hard with the steroids I had to take before and after all the chemotherapy rounds. There were unexpected hospital stays because my blood sugar would skyrocket before chemo appointments but by the end of November I had completed most all of my recommended treatments. All the while, my family, extended family and friends are rallying around me. I never felt like I was fighting alone, even though, sometimes I'd wish my Momma was still here because everything my baby sister and I went through, it wouldn't have gone down like that had she still been alive. Then on December 7th, yes, Pearl Harbor Day, I was informed by my oncologist, Dr. Kevin Hall, that I was in remission. He explained to me that he couldn't clear me completely until I celebrated 5 years in remission.
I was so scared every year that I would have a relapse but I didn't. I was still massively obese and every time I saw Dr. Hall he would tell me I would need to lose weight. Then in January 2015 he mentioned it to me again about losing weight. My diabetes was out of control. I was have constant yeast infections and I was a mess. I had done all this to myself. So I decided that I would audition for ABC's Extreme Weightloss with Chris Powell. On February 13th, I drove up to Austin, TX and stayed the night with my best friend. On February 14th, I auditioned. The auditions were group auditions and I was not as prepared as some of those other people, so needless to say, I was not chosen for a call back. It hurt but what could I do? I wasn't the only sexual abuse survivor and I wasn't the only one that something traumatic happened to. So I was pretty upset and went on a binge. I'm an emotional eater. I am. And I ate things that were not good for me but sent me on this emotional high. Because I was thinking, I'd show that audition. Forget them! Unfortunately, my body did not agree. I started to get these massive headaches, like someone had hit me in the head with a sledgehammer. After the 3rd one, I decided something had to give or the next one I had would kill me.
On March 16, 2015, I secretly started my "diet". I didn't tell anyone because I had been dieting most of my life. Up to this point I have been a complete failure and I did not trust myself at all. I stopped drinking soda, I drank half my weight in water (180-202 oz of water daily), I only ate things that had a short shelf life. I didn't eat anything fried or ate at any fast food places. When I started, I weighed 374 lbs. On a 5' 4" frame, not good at all. That first week I lost 13 lbs. Yes!! The second week I lost 9 more lbs. In two weeks I had lost 22 lbs. Yes I know, most of that was water weight but do you know how motivating it was for me? OMG!! That's when I started to tell people because people had seen that I was eating healthy food at work and at home, so they started to inquire. I was always that big girl that was afraid to exercise outside or at the gym because of how mean people could be. And you know what? I have yet to come across anyone like that! Everyone in my community of San Antonio, TX, has been so supportive, honking and giving me the thumbs up as I pass by or they pass by.
I decided that I would set up 4 - 50 lb weight loss goals. I would lose 200 lbs and that would still have my at 174 lbs. So I started exercising and moving around and the weight started to come off. I met my 1st 50 lb weight loss goal in May of 2015. It took me 3 months to lose 50 lbs. I rewarded myself with a FitBit. I started my 2nd 50 lb weight loss goal and I met and crushed that one in 3 months as well! Actually, I lost 101 lbs in 6 months. In October of 2015, I started my 3rd 50 lbs weight loss goal. Now, mind you, this one was hard because it was right after my birthday and the holidays were coming up so it took me 7 months to meet my 3rd 50 lb weight loss goal but I did it.
I remember starting 14 months ago and there were aisles at the grocery store I wouldn't go down because I knew I wasn't strong enough to pass up that temptation so I didn't allow myself to go near them. The same things with restaurants. There were just some that I refused to go to because I wasn't strong enought to pass up the temptation. Now, that's not the case. Now it's become a habit to reach for fresh food and lean meats. I still only allow myself 1 cheat MEAL, not day, meal a month because I know I'm a meal away from allowing my food addiction to overpower me. I have to plan. I have to expect things to come up. I have to prepare.
I'm blessed to say on January 14, 2016, my onlcologist, has updated my medical record to read, CANCER FREE. He did state that I'll always be in remission but my medical record will no longer read "has cancer". Also, he states every lb I lose, increases the chances my cancer will NEVER return!!! YES YES YES! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! Also, on January 21, 2016, my Endocrinologist stated my diabetes was no more. He still wants to keep an eye on me just to make sure but he did state that because of my weight loss that helped a great deal.
Now this is where you all come in; I'm super excited by my weight loss and I'll never say otherwise. I was 374 lbs when I started. I now weigh 223 lbs and I have a massive amount of excess skin hanging. I am respectfully asking for you to donate to my surgery so when I meet my 4th and final 50 lb weight loss goal, I can inquire with plastic surgeons about my excess skin removal surgery. I've even written The Ellen Show & The Steve Harvey Show but no replies up to this point. I also ask, if you can't donate, please share my story. If you want to witness my weight loss, I have an Instagram page: username is: obese2ladybeast. I also have a page on Facebook: My Health Journey - Gee Gee Hernandez.
If you've read up to this point, I'm eternally grateful! Having people donate their hard earned money, I don't care if it's a $1.00 or $100.00, having the funds to take to a surgeon to have this surgery, means the entire world to me. I've been massively obese damn near my whole life. I've always worn clothes that were 32-34 or stretchy things, now I wear size 18s, in 14 months!!! I want you to know that these funds will be used to pay for my surgery and if there's enough, to help pay for some living expenses while I'm out on medical leave from my job. I do want to make a donation to the American Cancer Society and a American Diabetes Association with some of the funds. Their research and treatments saved my life and I can't forget that.
Thank you all for taking the time to read my little story and like I stated, if you can't donate, please share it!
God bless you all!
Gee Gee
Hello Everyone!
My name is Magdalena but my nickname is Gee Gee. On May 23rd of this year I celebrated my 3rd, THIRD, 50 lb weight loss goal! That same day I started my 4th and final 50 lb weight loss goal. Before I continue I need to go back to 2009.
In 2009, February to be exact, I lost my very best friend. I lost the love of my life. I lost the Queen of my Heart. My Momma succumbed to sepsis from quadruple bypass surgery. She had heart disease and on top of that, diabetes. So with that last condition, it made it real hard for her to heal. It was very hard for my family because she was everything to us.
In early January 2010, I get diagnosed with diabetes, type 2 and two days later, I find out that I have cancer. I have Endometrial Stage 3a cancer, to be exact. By far the hardest thing to accept during all this, that I would lose any and all chances to have babies at the age of 36. It's still hard now as I write this but God don't make no mistakes. What helped me during this difficult time was making a promise that I would fight and I would kick cancer's ass. I underwent the most invasive medical procedures you can ever imagine. I lost my appendix, my cervix, well my whole reproductive system. I under went surgery to input my port, 6 rounds of intense 8 hour chemotherapy drips and 6 and 1/2 weeks of radiation, all the while trying to get my diabetes under control. It was hard with the steroids I had to take before and after all the chemotherapy rounds. There were unexpected hospital stays because my blood sugar would skyrocket before chemo appointments but by the end of November I had completed most all of my recommended treatments. All the while, my family, extended family and friends are rallying around me. I never felt like I was fighting alone, even though, sometimes I'd wish my Momma was still here because everything my baby sister and I went through, it wouldn't have gone down like that had she still been alive. Then on December 7th, yes, Pearl Harbor Day, I was informed by my oncologist, Dr. Kevin Hall, that I was in remission. He explained to me that he couldn't clear me completely until I celebrated 5 years in remission.
I was so scared every year that I would have a relapse but I didn't. I was still massively obese and every time I saw Dr. Hall he would tell me I would need to lose weight. Then in January 2015 he mentioned it to me again about losing weight. My diabetes was out of control. I was have constant yeast infections and I was a mess. I had done all this to myself. So I decided that I would audition for ABC's Extreme Weightloss with Chris Powell. On February 13th, I drove up to Austin, TX and stayed the night with my best friend. On February 14th, I auditioned. The auditions were group auditions and I was not as prepared as some of those other people, so needless to say, I was not chosen for a call back. It hurt but what could I do? I wasn't the only sexual abuse survivor and I wasn't the only one that something traumatic happened to. So I was pretty upset and went on a binge. I'm an emotional eater. I am. And I ate things that were not good for me but sent me on this emotional high. Because I was thinking, I'd show that audition. Forget them! Unfortunately, my body did not agree. I started to get these massive headaches, like someone had hit me in the head with a sledgehammer. After the 3rd one, I decided something had to give or the next one I had would kill me.
On March 16, 2015, I secretly started my "diet". I didn't tell anyone because I had been dieting most of my life. Up to this point I have been a complete failure and I did not trust myself at all. I stopped drinking soda, I drank half my weight in water (180-202 oz of water daily), I only ate things that had a short shelf life. I didn't eat anything fried or ate at any fast food places. When I started, I weighed 374 lbs. On a 5' 4" frame, not good at all. That first week I lost 13 lbs. Yes!! The second week I lost 9 more lbs. In two weeks I had lost 22 lbs. Yes I know, most of that was water weight but do you know how motivating it was for me? OMG!! That's when I started to tell people because people had seen that I was eating healthy food at work and at home, so they started to inquire. I was always that big girl that was afraid to exercise outside or at the gym because of how mean people could be. And you know what? I have yet to come across anyone like that! Everyone in my community of San Antonio, TX, has been so supportive, honking and giving me the thumbs up as I pass by or they pass by.
I decided that I would set up 4 - 50 lb weight loss goals. I would lose 200 lbs and that would still have my at 174 lbs. So I started exercising and moving around and the weight started to come off. I met my 1st 50 lb weight loss goal in May of 2015. It took me 3 months to lose 50 lbs. I rewarded myself with a FitBit. I started my 2nd 50 lb weight loss goal and I met and crushed that one in 3 months as well! Actually, I lost 101 lbs in 6 months. In October of 2015, I started my 3rd 50 lbs weight loss goal. Now, mind you, this one was hard because it was right after my birthday and the holidays were coming up so it took me 7 months to meet my 3rd 50 lb weight loss goal but I did it.
I remember starting 14 months ago and there were aisles at the grocery store I wouldn't go down because I knew I wasn't strong enough to pass up that temptation so I didn't allow myself to go near them. The same things with restaurants. There were just some that I refused to go to because I wasn't strong enought to pass up the temptation. Now, that's not the case. Now it's become a habit to reach for fresh food and lean meats. I still only allow myself 1 cheat MEAL, not day, meal a month because I know I'm a meal away from allowing my food addiction to overpower me. I have to plan. I have to expect things to come up. I have to prepare.
I'm blessed to say on January 14, 2016, my onlcologist, has updated my medical record to read, CANCER FREE. He did state that I'll always be in remission but my medical record will no longer read "has cancer". Also, he states every lb I lose, increases the chances my cancer will NEVER return!!! YES YES YES! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! Also, on January 21, 2016, my Endocrinologist stated my diabetes was no more. He still wants to keep an eye on me just to make sure but he did state that because of my weight loss that helped a great deal.
Now this is where you all come in; I'm super excited by my weight loss and I'll never say otherwise. I was 374 lbs when I started. I now weigh 223 lbs and I have a massive amount of excess skin hanging. I am respectfully asking for you to donate to my surgery so when I meet my 4th and final 50 lb weight loss goal, I can inquire with plastic surgeons about my excess skin removal surgery. I've even written The Ellen Show & The Steve Harvey Show but no replies up to this point. I also ask, if you can't donate, please share my story. If you want to witness my weight loss, I have an Instagram page: username is: obese2ladybeast. I also have a page on Facebook: My Health Journey - Gee Gee Hernandez.
If you've read up to this point, I'm eternally grateful! Having people donate their hard earned money, I don't care if it's a $1.00 or $100.00, having the funds to take to a surgeon to have this surgery, means the entire world to me. I've been massively obese damn near my whole life. I've always worn clothes that were 32-34 or stretchy things, now I wear size 18s, in 14 months!!! I want you to know that these funds will be used to pay for my surgery and if there's enough, to help pay for some living expenses while I'm out on medical leave from my job. I do want to make a donation to the American Cancer Society and a American Diabetes Association with some of the funds. Their research and treatments saved my life and I can't forget that.
Thank you all for taking the time to read my little story and like I stated, if you can't donate, please share it!
God bless you all!
Gee Gee
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Gigi Hdz
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San Antonio, TX
