April Buddies Check In!

Current weight 145 pounds lost since RYN-111 LOST PRE SURGERY & DURING RYN 141 what are new things you are doing since surgery -gosh I am running a mile or 2 a day now building my self back up after my TT in June , are you glad you had RYN -OH YES WOULD DO IT OVER IN A HEART BEAT what do you wish were Diff - my thighs look like jello but working on that they jiggle when I run but I do not want a thigh lift to deal with a scar in my middle thigh, I am all moved & sellted in now in Ky love it so good to be able to drive to see family when you want I am working at pree school so the kids keep you on your toes I am so glad I can set in the floor with the kids criss cross applesause lol I would have never been able to do that before Ryn , I would love to lose 5 more pounds working on it if I could just stop grazing I catch myself alot doing it , & potato chip are evil I tell you evil, SO GOOD TO HEAR HOW EVERY ONE IS DOING & in Sep the 29 I am going to walk for obesity can not belive I am walking in a marathon I just love my new lease on Life

Hello Rebecca! You really have worked the tool and have done so well. I will always remember our being able to meet before you moved! You are even prettier in person and that is probably because you are so pretty inside. Yes, I cna just imagine criss cross applesauce!! Keep it up. I can't wait till we sell this house and move w/in driving distance of our daughter and her family. In Him, Joan

I'm the biggest loser, loser! 414 at surgery, I am 312 now. So, not a whole lot of weight loss going on here. My husband and I are going on a diet, he starts tomorrow. I have to wait until I get my digestive tract working properly before I can do the herbal flush.

Jennifer...have you gone to the WLS Grad forum? Check it out. Also Living After Weight Loss Sugery with Kaye Bailey. She has excellent helps for those that need a treaking of their pouch. Get back to basics like protein first...low carbs. She has a 5 day pouch test (diet) that really has helped a lot of people. You are a loser at 102 lbs gone. And you can succeed at losing the excess weight. I will post the links for you after I post this. Don't give up! Joan m

Here is Kaye Baileys site. http://www.livingafterwls.com/index.html Try the 5 day pouch test and I know you will get back on track. Joan I will be praying for you.

Current weight: 190 Pounds lost since surgery: 151 What new thing are you doing since surgery: RUNNING!!! Even though I'm almost always the biggest person on the track! I'm running my first 5K next month!! Oh, and I can also climb over my washing machine to get the socks and washcloths that fall back there . This surgery was the best thing thats ever happened to me and my family.. What do I wish were different? I never thought the excess skin would bother me, but the more I run and weight train the worse its getting. Sometimes the skin around my hips and tricep area hurt from bouncing up and down while running and it's been too warm for compression shirts and shorts yet. But in the big picture, its not really a problem. Best of luck to everyone.. JenniV

Jenni you look great!!! I love the washing machine hurdles! I too love being able to do that. Wow, I wish I could run but with leg and ankle surgery in 185 I no longer am able to flex foot to run. Yes, the skin is an issue with me also and I would love to have TT but my insurance needs 6 mos of documented by Dr. rashes...only had one last Dec. And breast lift w/aug would be a dream but I don't think that will happen in my lifetime. Thanks for responding to the post. Good to hear from you and see that smiling face once again. You have done great! Joan M

I am late with this one, haven't been on much as I have been pretty busy living! Current weight: 151 Pounds lost since surgery: 159 What new thing are you doing since surgery: Riding a bike, playing, climbing things, going, going and going! I am so glad I had this surgery and would do it all over again in a heart beat! The only thing I would do differently is exercise more from the start! I am still getting WOW moments, few and far between but I love them all the same. I love going to the store and being able to just buy something cute off the rack and CHEAP! I went from a size 30 to a 8-10, so life is good! Hope everyone is having an awesome end of summer, where have the last 18 months gone? Hugs, Jenni

I am doing really well, I think. . My starting weight was 301, day of surgery 291, current weight is 143. WOOOO HOOOO

Carol...thanks for checking in with us. Wow, you are a new person for sure. I know the changes that weight loss brings to each of are more than we ever dreamed possible...we are living now what we could only hope for before surgery but never dream of realizing them...am I right? Please do stop in and let us know the continued wow moments and changes that are made possible due to WLS. Your fellow WLS friend..Joan M