Fridays Roll call!

Hello everyone, it is cold here in western New York! I am in the middle of putting all my decorations for Christmas out. My tree went up the other day and I will post a picture soon. I thought I would take a couple minutes out and do roll call! 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? 3) What are your plans for the weekend? 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Have a great weekend! Hugs, Chris

My answers: 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? *** I think having this surgery has made us all aware of what we put in our mouths! It ha also made us more aware of the importance of exercise! 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? ***My girls, almost 18 and 19 years old say I am either eating very little or on DIET.......meaning I am usually doing back to basics or the 5 day pouch test after a couple of days of bad food choices..... 3) What are your plans for the weekend? ***I plan to have a lazy weekend. Everyone is home and we are going to visit a family friend..... 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) ***For food it is Tops grocery and for family items it is Walmart! Hugs, Chris

Good morning, Chris. It's chilly here too supposed to have highs in the upper 50's today. 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? **It hasn't affected my kids because they don't live here. For my husband it's different...he eats what I don't...I'm working really hard on trying to only make enough dinner for us and no left overs.** 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? **Everyone is thrilled that I've lost the weight and feel tons better. My has a little bit of a hard time with the fact that I wear smaller jeans than she does.** 3) What are your plans for the weekend? **We are going to Ohio to visit my Sons family** 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) **Sams or Walmart** Hugs, Anna

The week has been sooo busy for me which has been great. Sorry I've not been able to post as much as I'd like but reading thru all your posts are very interesting. I have a few minutes so here's my responses.... 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? I am no longer the fattest person in the family for the first time in my life. My family is very proud. 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? That I am not the fattest person any more. LOL. That I wont drink with the family if I have to drive home which is always. 3) What are your plans for the weekend? I am outta here!! Very excited to head to NYC tomorrow morning. A good friend from college is picking me up and we're going to his family house on long island for the evening and then on Sunday, going over to Jersey to see another close college friend who had a new baby in his family. Then I am headed into Manhattan and have a full week of meetings with customers. I feel back in action!! (Although my spring suit is just a bit tight in the jacket which really ****** me off, the binder from surgery has been giving me some challenges with tops. So I found another sharp outfit - suits are not easy to find these days and I was NOT buying one in a larger size!!!!) 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Food comes from Whole Foods, Sunset Foods (a local family chain) and Trader Joe's - depends on what it is. I buy mostly organic. Otherwise, I am very loyal to Target!!

Chris - thanks for posting!! 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? it has been nothing but positive... 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? some of the other women say I am too skinny but I don't let it bother me... 3) What are your plans for the weekend? jewelry show on saturday - looking forward to it - then relaxing on Sunday - to get ready for my show next week at the Austin Junior League - show is wed - sunday - gonna be long but fun! 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Ross - a great discount store that sells clothes and shoes etc... Happy Friday! Rhonda

YEA......ITS FRIDAY ............... 1) How has having weightloss effected your family? It has effected my teenage girls in there body image issues, It has effected my dh in insecurity issues. The only one who it hasn't effected is my 5 year old she's fine with it. 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? See above 3) What are your plans for the weekend? I am going to go help my friend that just moved unpack her dishes and the basic running errends for the kids etc. 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Target HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND TORI

1) How has having weightloss affected your family? I am in open war reeducating all the family on eating issues. I was a comlete mess eating the whole time, and Alex Jr. had the problem of NOT eating nothing at all... Right now we all are making an effort of eating food of all groups of food (Alex Jr. HATES, HATES vegetables and fruits), and eating much more healthy . 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? Well the major issue is my Mother who before the surgery comaplainned al the time on how obese I was. I saw here last week and for the 1000th she complainned that I am too skinny!!! Nowadays I am the slimmest in the family when I used to be the most obese. I love that!!! 3) What are your plans for the weekend? No plans yet. I am having some family issues with my family in law. And to be honest I don't expect a pleasurable time. But nothing will make me fall. I am becoming stronger and stronger.... Wait!!! I will have my meeting with the support group tomorrow evening... 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes)I We usally go to Wallmart but some times we go to Gigante too a mexican chain.

Hi Chris Cold here in Chicagoland too but the sun is shinning brightly and the sky is an amazing blue. Oh I love this time of year Here are my answers: 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? I am much more independant and don't have to rely on other people to get things done. 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? That I throw up alot 3) What are your plans for the weekend? Saturday, concert, Herman's Hermits (see my post about the lucky day), Sunday tentatively going to see the new Robert Redford Movie, Lions for Lambs and then out to dinner. 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Still QVC but have bought a lot of things at Nordstrom's too.

Good Evening, It was a beautiful fall day here in KC, around 65 degrees! Here are my answers: 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? I'm much more active with them and feel better about little things, like getting a family picture taken or going for a bike ride. 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? It still bothers my husband that I throw up every once in a while. 3) What are your plans for the weekend? We're having our family holiday photo taken on Saturday and then we always spend Sundays with my husband's grandmother. 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) For food, it's Costco or Wal-mart and for clothes it's a toss up between NY & Company, Old Navy and Nordstroms. Have a fantastic weekend! Lisa S.

Good morning Chris! I am a day late (again, lol) but need a break from homework so I thought I would pop in and see what's new with everyone! This semester is coming to a close which means TONS of homework and tests....ughhh. 1) How has having weightloss affected your family? many ways....my immediate family, I think WLS indirectly resulted in my divorce by giving me the confidence to know I deserve better than what I was getting from Eric, and the strength to walk away and finally find happiness. It has also affected my relationships with my mom and sisters. My mom and I didn't speak for a year, and although we are better now it's still a little weird feeling. She has decided to have WLS and this Tuesday is her surgery date! My sisters have been very standoffish with me lately, at first they were supportive until I became smaller than them, now they rarely call or ask how I am...I suspect a litte jealousy because I have always been the fattest. Even my little sister who was always the smallest is about 50 pounds heavier than I am now. It makes me sad a little, but I can't control the way they feel. 2) Is there one thing with your weight loss that bothers your family.......Either negatively or positve? positive is that my mom saw how great it has been for me, and now she is having the surgery. I am happy for her, but worried at the same time. My sister Laurie who I was always closest to has been very unsupportive of my mom having surgery, I think because secretly she wants it too but never will because her husband has been very vocal about disapproving and she will never have his support. She is now the heaviest and seems very depressed lately and has made several comments to my mother that it makes her uncomfortable when my mom and I talk about the surgery in front of her. I feel like this surgery is going to put a strain on her relationship with myself and my mother, it feels that way already. 3) What are your plans for the weekend? no plans this weekend other than homework. I have a unit plan to develop for second graders, I choose nutrition as the topic! I enjoy this kind of homework, but it is very time consuming. 4) What is the name of the store you shop at the most? (Not necessarily for you to get new clothes) Walmart, mostly because that's where I buy groceries. But I prefer Target for other things. Have a great weekend everyone! Karyn