Ding ding ding survey time!
Surgery date: 10-27
Weight at surgery: 239
Weight today: 184
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 3 meals, 1 snack
What protein bar is your favorite? Don't eat them
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: Energy
Do you find that people treat you differently? Oh yes, I get many more doors opened for me.
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? Only if I know them well.
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Hmm. Haven't thought about that yet. I have no idea.
Marcia
Surgery date: 10~27~05
Weight at surgery: 267
Weight today: 201
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 2 meals and maybe 1 snack
What protein bar is your favorite? cant stand any of them
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: my outlook on life
Do you find that people treat you differently? yes
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? Have a complete make over and one kick a$$ party lol.
Elizabeth
267~201~140
Surgery date: 10/12/05
Weight at surgery:271
Weight today:206
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks?3meals -1snack
What protein bar is your favorite?none- don't eat them
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery:no pains and can get up / down without help
Do you find that people treat you differently?Not really
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass?sometimes
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? My husband is taking me on a vacation of just us two - no kids
Revision on 05/01/14
Surgery date:
10/10/05
Weight at surgery:
370
Weight today:
285
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks?
5
What protein bar is your favorite?
I just discovered Detour bars yesterday. Yuuummm.
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery:
I can breathe a lot better now.
Do you find that people treat you differently?
No, not at all.
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass?
Yes, all the time. I don't though, because I feel that it's such a personal decision. I will share my experience, but I never actually suggest it to anyone.
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight?
A really great new wardrobe.
Surgery date: 10/24/05
Weight at surgery: 255
Weight today: 189.5
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks? 3 meals 2 snacks
What protein bar is your favorite? South beach peanut butter and chocolate.
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery: The energy to play with my 2 1/2 year old,
Do you find that people treat you differently? Not yet.
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass? most defantly.
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Shp till I drop!
Hi there, happy Friday!!!
Surgery date: 10/13/05
Weight at surgery: 289.5
Weight today: 216.5
Meals per day including snacks: 5
Favorite protein bar: easy one - Power Crunch!!!!
Biggest improvement since surgery: just the way I feel overall, it feels great losing this weight, especially for my knees!
Do I find people treat me differently?: a little bit
Do I look at heavy people and want to tell them about WLS? kind of but I don't know how to talk about it without sounding like I'm bragging
My goal to celebrate once I meet my goal weight: wow I don't know! I think that'll be one of those things that will hit me at the time and I'll just do it!!
Thanks for the survey, take care Deb!! Carol
Surgery date: 10/31/2006
Weight at surgery: 263
Weight today: 178 (-85)
How many meals a day including snacks: 3 meals, 1 snack
What protein bar is your favorite? none
Biggest improvement since surgery: Energy level
Do you find people treat you differently? Not at all.
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass?
No, it should be each person's individual decision.
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? Plastic surgery, travel someplace exotic.
Surgery date: 27th Oct 05 But I count from the 17th.
Weight on the 17th: 392
Weight today:291
How many meals a day do you eat including snacks?3-4
What protein bar is your favorite? I have tried several but no favorites.
Name the biggest improvement in your life since surgery:Lotts of energy
Do you find that people treat you differently? not really I am still really big.
Do you look at heavy people and want to tell them about gastric bypass?Sometimes
What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight? ???I have know idea.
Deb
392/291/225
1) Surgery date :10/17/05
2)weight at surgery 298
3)today ??around 220 only get weighed at dr's office
4) How many meals ? 3 meals & 3 snacks to get my protein level up
5)what protein bar is my favorite ? Atkins Morning start cho chip
6)Name the biggest improvement in my life? To be able to go up steps & still be able to breath !!! NO MORE DEPRESSION
7)Do I find people treating me differently? No not so far??
8)Do you look at heavery people & want to tell them of gastric bypass ?
Oh yes but I can't think of a way to tell others without hurting their feelings so I don't !
9)What is your goal to do to celebrate once you meet your goal weight ?
I haven't given it much thought But will have to start thinking of something great to do !
ps. Rachel you said you don't eat katup there is a new katup out called one carb made by Heinz it's great stuff taste good & low sugar only 1 gram .I found it at Walmart. Thanks for asking some good questions
God Bless Sue