Happy 4 Year Surgiversary

Hello,
I was very glad to see these posts and good to get an update! I can't believe it's been 4 years. I am doing pretty well. I am up about 20 lb.s from the weight I leveled off at and I never got to goal. I have started a weight loss challenge at work to help me get back on track. I want to lose 35 lb.s. I was unable to pull off having any plastic surgery, which has been very emotionally hard for me to handle. I have quite an apron and it bothers me greatly! Insurance would not cover any of it and I just can't justify a loan or second mortgage to have it. I also really could not be off work that long to have it.

Here is to a good 2010 to all!

I am on Facebook as well is anyone is interested.

Leeanne

Hey Leeanne:

What is your Facebook link?

Hugs,
JM

Greetings from North Carolina!  It has been quite a 4 years.  After being out of work for over a year, I landed in Boone, NC, on September 1 at Appalachian State University as the registrar.  I moved three times in the last 4 months; but am finally getting settled in my house.  I lost my dad right before Thanksgiving so that complicated work and moving a bit as did having some emergency surgery in October. 

Weight-wise, I have gained 17 pounds from my lowest (118).  I hover between 135-139.  118 was way too thin for me - but it was nice for a while - LOL.  As all of you have said, I, too, struggle with exercise.  I am hoping to finally find a space between all the cardboard boxes and extra 'stuff' in the house for my BowFlex.  I know I feel better when I've been working out.

Happy 2010 to all of you.............the best for all of us is yet to come.

Rose Reinhart
Former Pittsburgher - now a Boone-e :-)

Hi there everyone! I just posted to the Weigh-In post but decided to say hi here too! Alot has happened to me since my surgery. I got divorced, got back together with him, had a son, got divorced again. Now he sleeps on my couch because he lost his job and he gf and he broke up. Stupid economy.! Weightwise my lowest was 163. Too thin for me. I now bounce between 169-172 and on some rough weeks 175. I haven't gone above 175 except  when I was preggers. I weighed 200 even. So I gained the 30 that was called for and lost it all about 6mths after he was born. So I have a almost 7 yr old and a almost 1 1/2 yr old. I am a busy single mom! Been a journey and sometimes I forget how I was 4 years ago. I remember the desperation as I experience it when I see the skin that has stuck around. i am blessed and lucky and I do know that. I would like to finish my journey and get my tummy and inner thighs taken care of but that takes alot of money and alot of money isn't something I have! Lol anyway such is life. Hope all is well for everyone. My surgiversay was yesterday and I actually forgot about it till tonight. Strange. Take care everyone!

Wendi

Hello Tiff

Heighest weight was 450.. surgery it was388. My lowest weight was 183 when i gained up to 207. i joined WW and got down to 179. I recently hit 176.

As I posted earlier, I just had a complication but dont regret the surgery one bit. It changed my life for the better.

I am still at my job at the hospital and love it there. It's been almost 3 years. I'm in my second semester of  going back to college for nursing.

I'm dating a really nice lady.. nothing serious yet.

Overall, life is great! 

Ok I guess no one else has fallen off the wagon like I did! I guess I will be the first to admit this. I am ashamed and yes even afraid that people will judge me but I can't move forward until I come clean. I never realized how much I used food to feed my emotions. I have had one of the worst years emotionally and gained about 70 lbs since my lowest weight of March 08. I am definitly ashamed and even have not been to see my doctor because I am/was afraid. I believe my labs seem to be ok, because I donate platelets every two weeks and there has been no complaints (at least about my iron levels) I recently re-joined the gym to recommitt myself to becoming healthy and staying that way! There is a program in my gym that just started today and it is called the Biggest loser 2010! I joined and it is similar to the program on tv, it runs for 8 weeks. The only difference is we do not work out to the same extent. I will be working with a trained 2 times a week for one hour 1:1, and then in a group fitness class with everyone in the program. I also signed up for an extra day with the trainer and my daughter, so that should benefit me.  I will have nutritional counseling and I believe this is definitly what I need! I just have to remain positive. So I thank you all for your previous support and realize the surgery did not fail me, I failed the surgery but am going back on track. I would do this again in a heart beat and have no regrets except that I regained weight! Good luck to all of you and I miss how active this board use to be.
Love, Chris

Gosh so awesome to hear how great you are all doing... I just had my thigh lift in November wow glad all is lifted now nothing more to lift.

Life is great for me these days I am getting divorced after 24 years butt it is the best thing I have done in my life so far thank god to you all and my new start in life to give me nthe courage to do it.

LOVE YOU ALLL AND HAVE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR

TORI