Ding ding ding survey time!

Thought it was time for another survery Surgery date: Weight at surgery: Weight today: How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? What protein bar is your favorite? Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Do you find that people treat you differently? Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Thanks for posting Deb

Surgery date: 10/07/05 Weight at surgery: 215 [I'm only 5 foot tall} Weight today: 164 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 3 meals, 1-2 snacks What protein bar is your favorite? zone perfect, new slimfast high pro. Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: the confidence and pride in myself, I allow myself to enjoy the way I'm changing-no more fat girl guilt! Do you find that people treat you differently? a little, Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? Totally! What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Summer clothes that arent K-mart stretchies!

Surgery date: 10/10/05 Weight at surgery: 229 (Down from 245 in 6mos) Weight today: 172 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? I eat 5 mini meals. What protein bar is your favorite? I'm not crazy about protein bars. I have 2 MyoPlex Lite protein shakes a day. Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Being able to comfortably breath during exercise. Oh, fitting loosely in the airplane seat!! Do you find that people treat you differently? Well, I find some of my family & friends looking at me with admiration. People look at me funny when my husband & I share one plate of food when we go out to eat. Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? All of the time. What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight?

Surgery date: 10/25/2006 Weight at surgery: 386 Weight today: 297.7 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 4 (3 meals, 1 afternoon snack) What protein bar is your favorite? Don't know yet - just starting using them to bump up my protein. Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Less pain in my knee joints, which makes it much easier to get around. Do you find that people treat you differently? No. Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? Yes and no. Yes because it's been such a blessing to me. No because I had to come to this decision in my own time and space. What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Caribbean cruise and a cool new wardrobe. And not necessarily in that order

Surgery date: Weight at surgery: surgery dat - oct. 26 weight at surgery - 357 Weight today: 286 (71 gone) How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 3 meals 1 snack What protein bar is your favorite? south beach cinnamon raisin ( but only do them as treats) Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: I can actually wear what is in my closet not just pour myself into them Do you find that people treat you differently? not yet Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? yes What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? take my boys on a vacation and do all those things that I pretended I didn't like all these years ( only because I couldn't do them)

Surgery date: October 31 Weight at surgery: 261 Weight today: 215 (down 46) How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? usually 3 meals, one snack What protein bar is your favorite? power crunch Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: more confidence Do you find that people treat you differently? no Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? sometimes, but I never would - I don't think I would have liked a stranger saying something to me about it as a pre-op What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? wow, hadn't thought about it much. Well, plastic surgery I think will be one. I also want to go to Antartica to have covered all seven continents. I used to look at the tour books when I was a travel agent and dream about it. It can be a physical trip, so I think it would be good to go as a healthy and strong person!

Surgery date: 10/20/05 Weight at surgery: 310 Weight today:215 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 4 What protein bar is your favorite? I dont like them Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: No more knee and foot pain Do you find that people treat you differently? no Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? Sometimes. But I would not do it. Because I would never want anyone to do that to me. That is a very personal thing. If we was talking and they wanted to know more about my surgery I would tell them but not unless they asked. What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Just to be able to walk in a room of people I dont know and be proud of who I have become and to never forget where I have been.

Surgery date: October 26, 2006 Weight at surgery: 266 Weight today: 197 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 4-6 What protein bar is your favorite? SouthBeach Meal Replacemen (lucious) Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Looking in the mirror... LOL, actually, my diabetes and overall health and energy. Do you find that people treat you differently? Asolutely Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? ALL THE TIME. What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Don't have one yet.

Surgery date: 10/25/2005 Weight at surgery: 292 Weight today: 205 How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 3-5 small portions What protein bar is your favorite? Zone Choc/Carm/PB Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Never sick anymore!! Do you find that people treat you differently? Yes at times Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? At Times What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Go to an amusment park and fit on all the rides!

Hi Deb, I will be glad to take you survey. Glad to be able to see what everyone is doing and how they are feeling. Its wonderful!! 1. surgery date: Oct 24th 2. surgery date wt: 243 (251 before the liquid pre-op diet) 3. wt today: 194 (49 lost since surgery) 4. actually I eat a light food or something about every three hours. About 1000 to 1200 calories a day. 5. really like the zone bars. especially the choc/caramel and chocl/pb. 6. my biggest improvement is in my energy and the way I feel about myself. 7. I think I am treated differently, just noticing it lately. 8. I wish I could tell every obese person I see that there is help! I especially feel that way about other large people I see here where I work because I know our insurance covers it. 9. When I get close to goal I am going to start shopping around for a nice saddle horse to ride again.