QUESTION OF THE DAY!

OK....I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO SPICE THIS MESSAGEBOARD UP SOME...WE ALL HAD SURGERY IN THE SAME MONTH AND I'M IN NEED OF SOME GREAT PEOPLE AND STORIES IN MY LIFE....SO INSTEAD OF ALL THE LURKERS LET'S ALL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND FORM A GREAT BOND! QUESTION: WHEN WAS YOUR SURGERY AND HOW MUCH HAVE YOU LOST? MINE WAS 9-20-04 AT 2:15PM ( ABOUT 9 WEEKS POST OP) I'VE LOST 43 LBS SO FAR AND HOPEFULLY ABOUT 50 MORE WILL JOIN THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS TO COME, HUGS, REBECCA 238/195/140?

Hi! I'm Julia and I had my surgery on 9/23/04. I'm 9 1/2 weeks post-op. I've lost 45 pounds including the 10 lost pre-op. Looking forward to meeting everyone! Julia 280/235/140 Hoping to be half the person I used to be, but twice as nice!

HI JULIA THANKS FOR SHARING...NICE TO MEET YOU YOUR DOING AWESOME! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! REBECCA 238/195/140?

Hello, My name is Dawn. I had surgery 9/20/04. I'm down 62lbs and feeling great. I would love to start some new friendships!

HI DAWN MY BEST FRIEND HAD THE SURGERY ON THE SAME DAY AS US AND IS DOWN 62 LBS TOO! EVERYONE IS DOING SOOO GREAT! YOU GO GIRL NICE TO MEET YOU! HUGS, REBECCA 238/195/140?

Wow Dawn, you are doing great! My name is Renee and I had my surgery on Sept. 3, 2004 and I have lost 50lbs and full of energy and life. Thank you for sharing. I love meeting new people. Have a great day, Renee

Today is my two month mark and I am down about 58 pounds since preop. I was hoping for an additional 20 to be gone but I had a three week plateau, bummer. pre op weight was 372, Yesterday morning I was 314. I am off to the gym now,and weigh in, since my plateau broke I have been losing more than a pound a day. I am ready to rock and roll now.

HI LINDA NICE TO MEET YOU! YOU ARE DOING SO WONDERFUL .. I WOULD BE TOO!! I WISH I WAS AS PUMPED AS YOU...I HAVENT EXERCISED IN 2 WEEKS! I KNOW SHAME ON ME....I'VE BEEN BATTLING ALITTLE DEPRESSION...HOPEFULLY WILL GO AWAY SOON AND I'LL BE THE FIGHTING MACHINE I SHOULD BE WAY TO GO.....YOU INSPIRE ME! HUGS, REBECCA 238/195/140?

Dear Rebecca, How nice of you to want to get to know us. You sound like very nice person. I am a lurker most of the time. It seems like my ideas have often been mentioned,so I just look. My surgery was 9 1/2 weeks ago. I have lost 45 lbs. I started at 247.5 on Sept 23. I am finally beginning to really believe this will work. I have been very lucky and have not had many problems.My angel Sharon told me to follow all my doctor's rules to the letter and that has been a good suggestion. The hardest part has been eating so slowly and waiting 5 minutes between tiny bites. This wednesday I finnally ate too fast and had to lose it,Ugh!!!! That was a very good humbling experience. I am having such a good time wearing some of my "old"clothes that I never threw out. I just keep "shopping" in my spareroom closet. I really enjoy reading this board because I feel you are all going through this WLS process with me. Thanks for the great question Rebecca, Susan

HIYA SUSAN I REALLY FEEL ALL OF US HAVE ALOT IN COMMON...SAME SURGERY MONTH AND ALL PLUS OUR WHOLE LIVES ARE CHANGING BECAUSE OF THIS WONDERFUL BLESSING! DON'T GET ME WRONG THIS IS PROBALLY THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER HAD TO DO BUT I'M STARTING TO SEE RESULTS AND THAT MAKES ME EXCITED! I HAVE TO ADMIT I DON'T WAIT 5 MINUTES BETWEEN EACH BITE..MATTER FACT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THAT...GOD BLESS YOU! I DON'T THINK I COULD WAIT 5 MINUTES PER BITE.... ALL MY CLOTHES ARE GETTING TO BIG AND CANT REALLY AFFORD TO GET MORE AT THIS TIME BUT I CANT WAIT TILL I CAN....I DID BUY AN OUTFIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO...IT WAS A SWEATS OUTFIT AND IT WAS A LARGE ....I COULDNT BELIEVE IT...AND IT FIT SO GOOD. YOU ARE DOING SO GREAT!!! HUGS, REBECCA 238/195/140?