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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:40:18 GMT

A lot has happened since I last updated.

I'm going to college at HACC...for now until I can transfer to another school. I've decided to major in secondary education. It's still pending though...I'm still really interested in psychology, sociology, philosophy, and world religion which I might persue in some form or other.

Anyway, I'm also working at the Gateway Theatre in Gettysburg...no we're not hiring, but I can take two people with me to see a movie for free, so let me know if you ever wanna go.

I'm still teaching the front ensemble for Bermudian Springs and am happy to say that they're coming along well.

I've lost 111 lbs. so far and am down to 281 lbs. (from 392 lbs.)

and that's all I have for now.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:13:13 GMT

Please Do this for me!

http://kevan.org/johari?name=BrittanyA

Thanks!

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:26:12 GMT

Saturday was Championships for the guard. They had a great performance. I definitely love them all and am very proud of them.

That same day I had an interview with the new Gateway Theatre in Gettysburg and I was hired for ticket taker, snack bar, and box office. I'm very excited.

Yesterday I turned 20. I got a birthday card from my aunt and my mom.

Today Shannon took me to Pizza Hut. I ate a half of a slice and a pinch of garlic cheese bread, it was delicious. Then we went shoe shopping for Shannon's wedding which ended up being unsuccesful. We went to Blockbuster and rented Just Friends and Walk the Line (I'm totally in love with Joaquin Phoenix.) Then we went back to her apartment, watched tv and then I went home. That was pretty much my day. Shannon and I don't see eachother a lot so we had a lot of fun.

On the way home I saw a tractor trailor traveling from Texas packed full of chickens attacking eachother. It made me horribly sad so I took a picture of it.

Tomorrow is my 4 month checkup with my bariatric surgeon. I'll just have to wait and see what he tells me about my health.

That's all for now.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:08:07 GMT

This is my Maid of Honor dress for my best friend Shannon's wedding on Aug. 5th. It'll be in a light purple.

Please do this for me...

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:06:17 GMT

Got this idea from Sharon, please do this for me....

http://kevan.org/johari?name=BrittanyA

Monday, March 27, 2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:34:39 GMT

Saturday the guard had a competition at North Hagerstown. They haven't been doing well score wise but they've been working really hard and are a dedicated bunch of kids with a lot of heart. I respect them for that. They had one of their better shows this past Saturday and I'm so proud of them. This Saturday Shannon and I are going to help out Bermudian with props, etc. for Championships.

On Tuesday I have to pick out a maid of honor dress for Shannon's wedding on August 5th. I hate not knowing what size to get or what it or I will look like when the date comes around but I guess I'll wing it and hope for the best. I've lost over 72 lbs. so far, according to the scales last week. I'm not going to weigh myself until I go to my doctor's office on April 4th with the hope of being under 320, which I haven't weighed since I was 14...yeah, it's sad.

On another note, I'm enrolling in a transfer program at HACC and then applying for Shippensburg. I really messed up my senior year in high school, otherwise I'd be going straight to a 4 year college. I wish I wouldn't have been such an naive ass when I was in high school. Anyway, I haven't decided exactly what I want to do but I have to follow the Shippensburg transfer requirements so I'm enrolling mostly in classes that are required for the three majors that I'm interested in.

I either want to
1. maj: Psych min: History
2. maj: History Ed. minor: Psych or
3. maj: Elementary Ed. min: History

Either way it's either teaching a k-5 or 6-12 history class, or working on a master's or ph.d. in psychology.

I took a placement test and suck at algebra so in the summer I'm taking an intermediate algebra class. I've also decided to knock a few other classes out of the way by taking Astronomy and my own personal choice: World Mythology.
In the fall I'm taking Geography, Spanish, Western Civilization, Art through the ages, and Education (which may or may not transfer depending on what I want to do)

I guess we'll see how things go

Friday, March 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:11:11 GMT

As of March 13th I have lost 72 lbs. and am down to 320.

I still have a long way to go but I haven't been sick in about 2 months and everything seems to be going okay.

Monday, February 20, 2006

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 04:54:08 GMT

I suppose it's time to update...
So far I've had two rehearsals with the pit this year. I have 8 kids...one with Cerebral Paulsey. They're picking up on basic technique pretty fast but a few have never read music before. This week I'll be teaching them how to read music and giving them a copy of the scales that they've been playing so they can see what they've been playing and develop a basic understanding of what quarter notes, eighth notes, etc. look like as opposed to just playing them.

I've been helping out with moving props and such with Bermudian's indoor guard. They haven't been doing so well in white guard but their concept, music, heart, and drive is amazing. I definitely love those kids.

I'm still living with my aunt for now and taking it easy so I can continue to heal from the surgery. I would have thought that I would have been pretty much good to go by now but apparently it'll be a year until I'm fully healed and my stamina is built back up.
I'm not getting enough protein in my system and I can feel the consistency of my hair changing. It'll be falling out within the next 2 months or so. :\
I'm about 12 weeks post-op and so far I've lost around 60 lbs. The weight loss has slowed down from 1 lb. a day to 1/2 lb. a day but that's still really good. I'm eating about 2 1/2 oz. at each meal but I still have to stay away from anything more than 3 g. of sugar and I have to really watch my carbs and calories. It's hard for me to see any difference now in my size but I'm still very happy that others do.

December 5th 2005: 392 lbs.
February 9th 2006: 333 lbs.
= 59 lbs. in 10 weeks

Update

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:04:04 GMT

On Jan. 8th I had to go back into the hospital for a week because of dehydration and problems with my gallbladder. My doctor put me on Actegal to try to prevent my bile from become too thick. For the first four days I was in there they told me that I couldn't "eat" (which consisted of clear liquids,) or drink after midnight because the next day I would be having surgery. I was scared to death especially since I just had surgery a month ago and the complications during this surgery would be much greater. I was finally told that I would have to wait 6 months to see how I'm doing and if nothing has changed I would be getting my gallbladder taken out then. After 5 days of dry heaving and feeling like hell I was finally able to eat some eggs and started feeling a little better. My mom slept at the hospital with me the night before I was to go home and she told me that my grandma had passed away the day prior. She said that my grandma had tried to get up Wednesday night to go to the bathroom by herself (she's at a nursing home,) and had fallen. She had 2 really deep cuts on her arm. The next morning the nurses called my aunt around 9am and told her that my grandma had fallen but she was also developing pnemonia, and couldn't breath. My aunt talked to my grandma but my grandma kept complaining that she couldn't hear and thought that the phone was cracking so she told my aunt to call back. When my aunt called back the nurse said that my grandma was pretty winded since she had been up and moving around so give her awhile and call back later. About a half hour later the head nurse called my aunt and told her that my grandma had passed away. On top of having pnemonia and all of those things wrong with her, both of her carotid arteries were clogged over 91% and everyone thinks that she may have had a stroke. The day after I got out of the hospital we had a viewing for her and the next day we buried her. It was very emotional. That entire week was pretty shitty.

Since I've been back from the hospital the second time I've been doing pretty well. I can eat 3 oz. of soft food within 45 min. and I've lost 51 lbs. so far. I have to take about 10 pills a day though for the rest of my life and I have to stay away from a lot of carbs, I can only have a few grams of sugar at a time, I can never drink carbonated drinks again, I have to be careful with pasta since it gets gummy and may get stuck in my stomach, I have to wait a half hour after drinking before I can eat and then wait a half hour after eating before I can drink, and I have to get as much protein into me a day as I possibly can or I'll start losing my hair in a few months. It's a lot to do and to remember but it's been worth it so far and I know it'll be worth it in the long run.

That's all for now

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:26:31 GMT

My computer is broke (I'm using a friend's,) if anyone needs to contact me you can call or text my cell. 717.818.1559

Have a good holiday