Thanks, Shelley! Bernice...........

Thank you so much, Marcy! Have a wonderful day, also! : Bernice..............

Good Morning, Family! I am so blessed to be here this morning, and I am so proud to have lost 98 pounds...so far! I just wanted to share a little bt of my joy of my one year WLS anniversary with you! I have had a remarkable year, I would have never thought that I would be feeling so good, just to get up in the morning! I have so much energy compared to what I had....it is remarkable! I was wearing a tight 24 -26 to wearing 12-14's.....at this point! I can run, cross my legs, exercise and I can keep up with my teenagers! I am so thankful to God for blessing me, and my family. I am so thankful to the Lord that I just can't thank Him enough! We have also had a lot of ups and down financially. But the Lord is soooooo gooood, he has brought us through the roughest of times and is still watching over us. I just can't PRAISE HIM enough! I am still doing my best in using my tool! I still have not reached my goal that I have set or that my doctor has set......but I will be back at school (work) Monday.....I can get back to my routine.....that I have been slacking on this summer.......and control unnecessary eating and back to my exercise routine! I have a little bit of hanging skin but as long as I keep up my exercises....it goes away....as I have found out this summer by not keeping up with my routine! Family, sorry for rambling, but I am so happy today.....my teenagers can't even take my joy, today! I have come so far, and still have a little more work to do......but that is OK! Thanks for listening, loving and laughing with me! Be Blessed Everyone! Bernice..............

Hi Lisa, Thanks for keeping us updated with your succcess. Yeah, family can be a pain sometimes. ou know they'll be holding their breath to see what you look like NEXT year. Have you come close to your goal....? - My surgeon's goal waas 150. I'm fluctuating between 153 and 157 the last 6 weeks. Made your goal....? - My personal goal is 135. Are you still having complications? - I've had none Do you take your vitimains? Yes, but I have to admit, I only take calcium once a day. (500mg) What about Exersize ?- I work out religiously, 5-6 days a week. 2 days weight training and pilates, at least 2 days cycling and 2 days - walking (4.0 to 4.5 mi. per hour) I'm training to be in a half marathon in September. Get your H20 ? No What about Protien ? Yes Do you think your meal plan is close to what it was pre WLS? or are you still cautous of what you eat? It's a lot less than I ate before but have started up some bad habits again. Probably about 1500 calories a day. Hence, no weightloss. DUH !!! Unfortunately, I DON'T dump on sugar. I do however, dump bigtime on breads, pasta. pizza & icecream. Actually, I've noticed I get a gassy tummyache after most milk products. Is anyone else lactose intolerant?

Did you know that there is a Phoenix Metro Weight Loss Surgery Support group that is for all patients no matter who your surgeon was? We meet on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at Cholla branch of Phoenix Public Library (outside Metrocenter Mall). Our next meeting is this Saturday! This is a chapter of ObesityHelp. After our meeting this Saturday, we'll also be going out to lunch to TGI Fridays if you are interested. Face-to-face support is SOOOOO important for pre-ops, post-ops and even those at goal already. We all need support. Help yourself and help others. You can come alone or bring an adult support person with you. We have a great group. I hope you join us!! Join the yahoo group to get more details - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PhoenixWLS/ Trisha