Hi everyone  I thought I better do an update too.
I am getting close to my 3 year surgiversary in Sept 08.

I am not at my goal yet.
Really havent had any wls complicatications so to speak.
Did become low in Vit D recently but corrected that right away with RX from Vanderbilt.
They are wonderful.

After my WLS I did need cervical neck surgery with a fusion  and carpal tunnel surgery so that was done. now I have jusr recently had 2 biopsys to check for female cancer, I go into the hospital middle of Sept for another biopsy to check on that. I am post menopausal and have had some problems that arent normal the dr saw after my exam and from what i told him, but God is in control
That put me back from exercising quite a while.
About 2 years ago I started having seizures and so far the Drs havent determined why. One med didnt  stop them, but this new meds has stopped them. I have only had 1 small one. I have a lot of eye problems and they think maybe thats what is causing them so they say I will have to continue taking the meds until I see my specialist  and he might suggest something else.

But I am still losing weight and inches.

My starting BMI was 53 it is now 32, still high but I'm working on it.

Hi, everyone. It has been an interesting 3 years since surgery. My husband has had a lot of health problems and I have finaly admited that I am a stress eater. I always said it didn't matter I would eat anytime. But I am finding that when he is in the hospital and I am alone all I want to do is eat. There are also good things in my life My second grandaughter got married this past March in Ponta vedra Florid and it was great. My third grandaughter had a baby in December, so I am now a Great Grandma. I don't feel old enough for that. But she is beautiful. I'm still working full time for an insurance company and I love my job. The people I work for are great and have been very good about me taking time off for my husband. There aren't a lot of places that will let you do that. My weight. I haven't lost anything in over a year. I starte at 303 and got down to 207. Now I keep going back and forth between 207 and 214. I am at 214 today. I am starting to go back to protien mainly and cut back on the carbs. I am also a nightime eater and have a real hard time with it. I just hope I can get myself under control and lose. I just want to get under the 200 on the scale. My goal was 170 but the way things are going it doesn't look like I am going to get there. If I could get under the 200 I would be happy. Well I am at work so I better get back. Have a great day everyone. Carol W

A brownie is only a brownie. It's not going to kill you. Everyone deserves a treat now and then. You've had one. You celebrated with them. That's cool that you can do that. Now, dust that powdered sugar off your hands and get back to work. --BT

Hi Carol, Hang in there. One brownie is not going to make you gain all of your weight back--you are only human...don't beat yourself up.... I had the RNY around the same time you did. I started around 300 and got to my goal weight of 165 for a day or so. I have regained about 20 pounds. I'd realy like to get under 180, but for the most part I'm happy with my body. It is so much better than it was. I've also put on a lot of muscle. I work out very strenuously very regularly. I was wondering if perhaps exercise might help you. Lifting weights helps you increase your metabolism and areobics helps burn fat. It also is a natural mood elevator. I really didn't believe that until I had been working out regularly for about 2 years. Then I noticed if I didn't work out...it really affected my mood. So if you are physically able, I'd recommend trying to do some exercise 4 days a week. Just a couple of things on the surgery that might be comforting... Before surgery my doctor explained these things about the RNY.... Sucessful surgery is considered loosing somewhere between 60 and 80% of excess body weight. Sorry I can't remember the exact figure. Not everyone gets to goal, but loosing a significant amount of weight will improve your health and quality of life even if you never get there. Something like 80-percent of gastric bypass patients experience a 10 to 20% percent weight regain around 2 or 3 years out. But the long term weightloss statistics are good and most people maintain the bulk of their loss. Again...even if not at goal there is a real health benefit. Perhaps knowing this ahead of time made it easier for me to deal with the weight gain. I know I was determined to get to my lower goal 165 because I knew that the weight gain was likely (I don't think that makes logical sense....but it was a motivation for me). I hope this doesn't come across as preachy... Hang in there and have a great day Courtney

Thanks for the information. I am going to try to cut carbs and start eating more protien. I really got away from the protien. I know I am eating too many carbs. I do drink water but I have slacked off on how much. Today I am going to keep track of my protien. I should be eating about 80 grams a day and I know I haven't been. I will watch carbs too. Thanks for your help Carol W