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Topic: RE: Tammy is right
I'm thankful that I found out about this surgery and had the guts to follow through and fight the insurance company as well as not chicken out at the hospital before surgery. I'm SO thankful that I weigh 143 pounds less than I did 1 year 3 months ago! It is a blessing and I thank God, my family, my surgeon, and believe it or not...the INSURANCE COMPANY! 
Sue
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Sue
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Topic: RE: I Made The Cover Of ObesityHelp Magazine!!!
Jesse,
Can't wait to get my next issue! Congrtulations on your celebrity. You are the real deal and your weekly posts are always a pleasure to read.
Merry Christmas!
Patti
Topic: RE: Merry Christmas September 2003's!
Tammy,
Merry Christmas! I agree with you that none of really posts as often as we should on this message board. If it wasn't for Jesse's weekly posts, I don't think this board would be very active at all. I spend quite a bit of time on another of the Boards here (the over 50 forum) because it is so much more active and a great group of people.
Congratulations on your spectacular weight loss! You should be very proud of your accomplishment. I can relate somewhat to your fears, as I think most of us have traveled the same road of yo-yoing on the scales. I, too, worry a great deal about what I eat and how it will affect me as far as putting on weight. I think it's a natural progression - afterall been there, done that, right? Hopefully, as we continue into our second year post-op our minds will catch up to where our bodies are and we will have better mental health.
I, too, have much to be grateful for this year. I am so much more active and participate in things outside of my home, whereas last year at this time I was a couch potato for sure.
May you have a great holiday and a wonderful New Year!
Patti
Topic: Tammy is right
We all should post more often. We share a timeline together, we all had our operations at around the same time, we experienced ups, downs, plateaus--all together. We walked the journey together. And we will continue to walk the journey together forever.
What am I thankful for? I am thankful that I was able to have this surgery with relatively little difficulty, excellent recovery, and now it has given me my health back. I know I will not be dependent on others to do for me, to fetch and carry. I can carry my own "weight" now.
What are you thankful for?
Connie
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Topic: RE: COMPLCATION 13 MONTHS OUT
WOW, thanks for sharing. Did the doctor say if this is a very common thing long term post op? I would be interested to know. I am so glad to hear you are doing well. I guess it goes to show, we have to be careful no matter where we are at and of course anything can happen rather we have had WLS or anything else. We just have to live with what life deals us. Again thanks for sharing.
Topic: Merry Christmas September 2003's!
I do check in on this board every now and again, since my surgery was September 29, 2003. I come here for support, and love to read the posts. But...not enough posts! Jesse Lewis Jr. does regular posting, and I think it would be great if we all came back more often and posted more - not just to help ourselves, but to help each other.
Anyway, I feel very blessed this Christmas season. Last year at this time I was still in a wheelchair out in public, unable to walk around in stores still, etc. I almost died from Obesity. I am a walking blessing/miracle! This year, I am very mobile, and healthy too. I'm down 274 lbs - more than I ever expected in this ammount of time! I topped in at 479 lbs at the hospital the day of my surgery, and I thought that it would take me two years or more to take off as much as I have ended up dropping this last fourteen months! What a great surprise and outcome for me.
Unfortunately I think I had more emotional/mental hangups than some of you. I have lost a lot of weight in my life-time, and gained of course just as much or more. I worry daily about not getting caught up in the crazy idea that I am fixed now. I realize that this surgery is only a tool - one that still works pretty good for me. But I know that it takes much more than just the surgery for continued success. I pray for the willingness to eat how I should to keep this weight off and be healthy - mind and body. But I think I worry about ten times as much as many of you all do! Just a part of me that I hope will gradually get healthy too! (Or fast I guess is certainly acceptable, lol!)
Merry Christmas everyone!
Topic: RE: I HAVE BEEN HOLDING MORE FOOD DOWN
I am eating about a cup at a time now. This is all my surgeon reccommends....forever! Oh my. I usually do fine with a cup - and yes, I get nervous too. I am vigilant and keep asking God to keep me willing to eat right.
My big thing is liquids. Protein shakes, low carb choc. milk, etc. I drink a lot of it if I don't keep myself in check, and though my surgeon says liquids won't stretch my pouch, I get very nervous because I can drink a lot.
My goals? To get closer on track to 2/3 protein - 1/3 vegges, water, exercise, good sleep, vitamins, and cut back a bit on those protein shakes & low carb milk - for my own peace of mind.
I've lost about 275 lbs - and though I have only lost one lb in the past two months, I have lost many inches. My surgeon says my body fat is now normal for my age and frame, and muscle weighs more than fat. I have been exercising about four times a week consistently.
Still, like you, I worry too...all the time! I want to live, and I never want to go where I was before. Hopefully, I'll become more healed emotionally as time goes on. I almost died from obesity, so It's important I stay vigilant in the things that are good for me.
Good luck ( Luck? My "luck" is God's blessings, lol) everyone - Merry Christmas!
Topic: RE: I Made The Cover Of ObesityHelp Magazine!!!
Congrats Jesse! I saw that you were on the cover. I visited the site online, just to check it out because I don't get the mag. Wish I did - but we can't even buy Christmas this year! Oh well, a luxury for sometime this next year!
You probably wonder who the heck I am, but I just lurk behind the shadows here most the time. I had surgery Sept 30th, 2003 - so I visit this board to check it out every now and then.
Good luck - and Merry Christmas everyone.
Topic: RE: I Made The Cover Of ObesityHelp Magazine!!!
Jesse--you are a continuing inspiration to the rest of us. I promise to exercise at least every other day, starting tomorrow, throughout the holidays. I have been a "little" bad, and I'll keep that bad part of me in check these next 2 weeks. Really looking forward to the new magazine, and looking forward to January, when every one else will be starting their diets. Good luck and happy holidays to everyone on the Sept. 2003 board.
Connie
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Topic: I Made The Cover Of ObesityHelp Magazine!!!
Hi Everyone:
You would never guess who made the cover of December's Obesity Help Magazine? Yes, that's me. Rhonda Britten is also on the cover and she's a really good looking lady. So how did I get on the cover with her. Well that's how I roll (LOL). I hope you all enjoy the article Niloo wrote on me in the magazine.
Now to the important stuff. I'm into my 9th day of the 12 Days of Holiday Exercise and managed to survive the week of holiday parties without gaining any weight. I made the right food choices which allowed me to sneak a sweet treat now and then. After all, it is Christmas.
I'll keep this short because we are having our company-wide holiday raffle with great prizes.
Remember to make the right food choices and enjoy the holidays.
Till next time,
Jesse
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