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Donna

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About Me

What a journey...

I had Gastric Bypass on August 13 2001...I think I decided to have this surgery (Weight Loss Surgery) after almost losing my life. As I started out the new year in 2000 I was sick with pnuemonia, suffered from a pulmonary blood clot, had severe sleep apnea, and weighed close to 750 lb. I was put on oxygen full time and then I promptly fell and severely broke my right foot all before I even had a chance to go back to work after almost dying with the blood clot. I was in the hospital for over a month and then sent home to heal my foot which I had to have surgery on not once but twice. By the time I got back to work in June 2000 I could hardly walk and weighed well over 750lb to tell the truth I was over 800 but denial is evil thing... I started my weight loss journey on July 17th of 2000. At that time I had begun looking into the possibility of this surgery with my doctor and she was backing me all the way. I also started one of those fad diets and amazingly it worked great. It was the Atkins diet. I stayed on the diet faithfully until about a month before my surgery date. I lost over 200lb on the diet but after being so faithful I was beginning to wane. On the day of my surgery I weighed 577 lb. That was on August 13, 2001... I have now lost over 400lb since July of 2000... and the Journey continues...

Let's see... I've hit the backside of 30 but I still act like I'm in my 20's... LOL... I work for corporate America but someday hope that I can do my own thing... what's my own thing... Well I love Website design and am pretty good at revamping existing sites... I love photography... and I love to write... someday I hope to be a published writer...
I am hopelessly hooked on the soap opera Days of our Lives... Late Nights you can often find me lurking online at various sites devoted to that show... and have even been given the moniker LateNight Lurker... though most of the time I go by Froggie...


My Interests


TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Donna
Birthday: 05/20/68
Birthplace: Cushing Oklahoma
Current Location: Albuquerque New Mexico
Eye Color: hazel
Hair Color: Red at this moment
Height: 5'4 1/2
Right Handed or Left Handed: both
Your Heritage: Native American, Scots-Irish and teensy bit of Swede
The Shoes You Wore Today: my favorite Starter Skate shoes
Your Weakness: my mother
Your Fears: being alone when I'm old
Your Perfect Pizza: Sausage, onions, mushrooms, black olives and extra cheese with thin crust...
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Damn the years almost over... way to put me on the spot... umm with this short notice... not get fired... LOL...
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: Shit I have to go to work...
Your Best Physical Feature: my hands... everyone says they look like models hands... dainty and perfect... even though I'm a hedious blob...
Your Bedtime: 2-4 am...
Your Most Missed Memory: Hell I remember everything... so I don't miss anything...
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: BK... hate MacDonalds
Single or Group Dates: Group...
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee
Do you Smoke: sometimes
Do you Swear: ummm... every damn minute of every damn day...
Do you Sing: When I can get away with it...
Do you Shower Daily: of course sometimes twice...
Have you Been in Love: nope... I don't think I'm the inlove type...
Do you want to go to College: I used to... but I hate authority figures like professors...
Do you want to get Married: not really the sappy marrying type
Do you belive in yourself: yeah I do... I believe I'm too under appreciated... LOL...
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope... shake it up baby...
Do you think you are Attractive: to some I am... the rest can go to hell...
Are you a Health Freak: in a lot of ways I am more than most...
Do you get along with your Parents: I love my mother to death! but we don't always get along...
Do you like Thunderstorms: Bring on the Rain... and throw in that thunder!
Do you play an Instrument: I've played Trombone and most of the brass in in the past... a little guitar and some harmonica too...
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: have I ever... LOL...
In the past month have you Smoked: yup you caught me
In the past month have you been on Drugs: does allergy meds count?
In the past month have you gone on a Date: nope...
&..39;In the past month have you gone to a Mall:' nope...
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope... and not in this lifetime... yuck... they give me gas...
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yes...
In the past month have you been on Stage: nope...
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope...
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: not unless the Shower at Mom's house counts...
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope...
Ever been Drunk: more times than I can count ....
Ever been called a Tease: oh hell yeah...
Ever been Beaten up: no I'm the beater in the family...
Ever Shoplifted: nope
How do you want to Die: While being a burden on my younger relatives...
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A published Writer..
What country would you most like to Visit: Italy...
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue
Favourite Hair Color: Blond... but I do get very excited around dark Italians...
Short or Long Hair: short or long... doesn't matter as long as it's clean
Height: Mine or his... I like them all...
Weight: doesn't matter
Best Clothing Style: Casual
Number of Drugs I have taken: only one illegal one... and didn't do a thing for me...
Number of CDs I own: to many to count....
Number of Piercings: none that haven't grown closed
Number of Tattoos: none... unfortunately... but I really want one... but I'm a cheap bitch and don't want to pay for it...
Number of things in my Past I Regret: only one or two

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I don't know what is with this thing... I am not a Gemini... at least not fullly... I am a Taurus born on the cusp of Gemini... yeah, yeah... I know I've been told that makes me stubborn and two-faced... LOL... but I definately lean more towards the Taurus...

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I am nearly 37 years young and continually making changes in my life. I am a very casual laid back kind of person. I live alone with my little chihuahua babies. I love to meet new people. I am not a dressie high fashion kind of girl. I like I am more of the jeans, sweats and t-shirts kind of girl. I am into the those kind of activities too, nothing too high class or high fashion -- just good old fashion fun. Bingo, Bowling, movies, flea markets, casinos, amusement parks, honky tonks, and pool. Not necessarily in that order but that is the kind of fun I like to have. I love flowers and getting cheesy gifts. Little love notes really make me melt. I want someone who will be good to me without feeling the need to own me.