CALLING ALL MARCH 8TH, 9TH, 10TH - ERS

Go Connie! That is too cool. I can tie my shoes now too, and it is exciting! My parents live in Chandler, not far from you. I would love to look ya up next time we come to town! Take care, and keep up the good work! Cathy 271/231/160

Let me know when you'll be here and we'll have to get together. I'd love to meet! Connie

You are a remarkable person, Connie. I LOVE reading your posts. Take care, Maureen

Maureen - did you happen to see my post on Thiamin? If not, look back a few days. I think it was right after you left. I was thiamin deficient (B1) and I found out that thiamin helps your body process carbohydrates. Thought it was interesting....maybe a reason for slow loss... Dina

Nope, didn't see it. I'll go through the posts to find it. Thanks for the tip. Are you feeling better??? Maureen

well, i had open rny on the 9th - right now i'm at 59 pounds lost. but, i've got 2 or 3 pounds that i keep losing and gaining... it's driving me nuts! i've been doing water aerobics 3-4 times a week for the last 4 weeks or so and am joining the gym next week. oh, and i've been messing around with that bodyflex thing in the meantime. i, too, use fitday.com religiously and was having the hardest time getting in the protein. recently i found unjury unflavored and have been adding that to sf carnation and skim milk or to cream of wheat or pudding. i spent a ton of money on protein samples and this was the only one that i could tolerate at all. i've been taking 2 flintstones + calcium, 3 sugar free tums, a sublingual b-12, & vit. c every day. but, i just ordered the vista vitamins, so hopefully those will be here soon. my clothes are all really big and unfortunately i threw away most of my smaller clothes when we moved last fall b/c i never thought i'd be able to lose weight. and, oh my god, my boobs are gone! lol anyway... a typical day for me is one of those slim fast low carb drinks for breakfast (20 g protein), about 1/2 of a healthy choice or lean cuisine meal for lunch (usually a chicken or turkey one) or sometimes cream of wheat with unjury added to it, dinner is usually chicken, turkey, or tuna and maybe some broccoli. then before bed i have 1 1/2 cups of skim milk mixed with an envelope of sf carnation and unjury (26 g protein). i'm really bad abou****er and have been living on gatorade... i know. i know. bad! anyway, i think i'm over all the strictures, but sometimes i'm still kind of pukey. and i get really hungry sometimes even right after i've eaten. also, my incision, although it has been completely healed for quite awhile, still hurts quite a bit. especially when i go to get up out of a chair or when i cough, laugh, or sneeze. am hoping this goes away soon. hmm... sorry this was so long... i'm off to bed. take care, kymber 406/359/165

Hi!, Had lap RNY on the 9th, I have gone from 344 before to 279- 65 pounds lost so far. I have good days and bad just like everyone else. I can put on my own socks and shoes now! I think I am entering a plateau now, as I seem to be stuck this week at 279. I am walking more and more each day. I am a happy camper with the progress I have made so far.

Hi Maureen, (and all) I will jump in too,...I feel like I am a combo of all the above posts! Surgery was March 8th..have lost 47 I think. At times I feel frustrated by this, but then I think I am crazy for feeling that way because, I am losing, and I am alive! I know this sounds strange, but here in Maine the week before my surgery a man who had been going thru the process simultaneous to me died during surgery. It was awful. We had been thru this process together, support meetings etc..and it was so unreal for me to think he was gone. I had second thoughts about going in the very next week but did it anyway to hopefully save my life. I have made some poor choices in the last few months,(testing foods that I shouldnt to see if I could tolerate them) but have made some big changes as well. I am exercising at Curves 3 days a week, and either walking or riding my recumbent bike 2 days. It takes motivation to get going, but I just try to look at the big picture. I also realize that I only have this opportunity ONCE. You know they say, there is a 8-10 month window where you have the highest opportunity to loose as much as possible..and even though I am losing at what seems like a slower pace, I dont want that window to close on me and then look back with regrets. I am drinking water, eating almost enough protein and exercising and am not complaining about 47 pounds. I am blessed that I made it to the other side and am able to start really living my life! This is how I stay encouraged when I get discouraged. Hang in there, Kris

Hello all...this is the first time I have been on this board...Usually stick to the Ca. board, so NICE TO MEET ALL OF YOU!!! I had my surgery on March 9th....lap RNY -45 pounds I started to go numb in hands and feet and they would cramp up over the last few weeks. So, got some blood work done and found my potassium was low. I couldn't take liquid or pill forms of potassium, so I had to spend the night in the ER with an IV.... Other than that, I am doing great!! I can tolerate anything I eat, even tried steak and that was fine... I haven't tried hard sugars yet because I am afraid, but all the better. I don't get my REQUIRED amount of water in, but I try...maybe 36 OZ a day I am doing okay with my protein. I haver a proteind drink in the morning, which I LOVE... I found a recipe that makes it taste just like a Frappuccino... MMMM and then sometimes have a protein bar too along with my food during the day. I don't exercise as I should, but I have been trying to atleast get some walking in. I am going to star****er aerobics though...sounds fun! I am scared though, sometimes because I can tolerate most foods. I even tried TWO chips the other day and they were fine w/ my tummy. So, I am scared that someday I will go back to my old ways... Love to all, Leah

I had lap RYN on the 8th. So far I am down about 50 pounds so far. I think I do pretty well with the protien but I still use protien shakes (nectar) to make sure I get enough. My surgeon said that I am losing "like a man"! I have been on a plateau for the last 2 weeks and really hope that it breaks soon. I see a psychologist weekly (& have for years now) and this week he took my scale away. He is concerned that I am getting obsessed with it (along with depression, I battle OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder). I have been dealing with issues regarding eating for emotional reasons. This is going to be the hardest bridge to cross. We will be working on this in the coming weeks. I have been having trouble keeping every thing down. It seems that I can go a week before I begin to have trouble again. I realize that the problem falls in my lap because of the speed that I eat or not chewing enough. I am working on this. I have not been faithful with the walking, but I do work all day in a job that requires standing. I can really get around much better and stairs are no longer a dread. I am just now beginning to see clothes being too big. It is all a challenge for me. Hang in there.