Wow !!I just discovered this board.

This is so terrific to be able to chat with others with the same surgery month and year. My name is Tracey I live in Canada.I had a very good experience with my lap rny. Very smooth sailing so far. I am able to eat pretty much anything with out any problems,just in smaller quantities.Iam 38 years old 5'5" tall.I started my journey at 290 lbs and am now at 230lbs. I find that maybe my weight loss is a little slower than others but steady. I was so worried ,when I began my endeavor, that I would never feel "normal" again.I was worried about getting sick on certain foods while dining with others,I was worried that my eating habits would look odd.I am so delighted!!! that I can eat what everyone else is eating but just smaller portions.I'll take the slower weightloss and still enjoy my food the way I was meant to. How is everyone else coping?What are your favorite foods at ths stage?What is the most incredible change in yourself that you or someonelse has noticed? Thanks for letting me share! Take care Tracey.

Tracey, I think you will see after reading more profiles that you are really right on track. There are some people who are doing exceptionally well, but there are even more who are right in line with you. I had my surgery on 11/3 and I have gone from 268 to 199. I have been having a real struggle with overdoing the crackers and dry ceral. It scares me that I am able to eat so much. I exercise 30-40 minutes a day on the treadmill and go to Curves three times a week. My husband and parents are thrilled with my progress so far. I guess the biggest change for me is I am no longer stared at. I can go out in public and not feel people staring at the morbidly obese women--now I am just a overweight women in the crowd. I love it! Tracey, you are doing great. Keep up the good work!

It sounds to me like you are doing GREAT!! I had my surgery on 11/19 and I started at 247 and I'm down to 202. My doctor is happy with my progress and so am I. I do wi**** was a little faster but I'm still happy. I have not had any problems also except for dumping a few times...I'm extremly senstive to sugar and I have to be careful and check the sugar contant in everything; but that's OK with me. I'm right now a little bored with food and can't...sometimes I find myself not eating because I can't think of WHAT to eat....I did love chilly for a while ...also smoke turkey from the deli...sometimes cheese sits well with me and other times...NO...so its a gamble. As far as change in myself...I'm much happier and find myself taking care of my appearance more...which is a GOOD thing...My husband is also happy ...My weight has been a major issue in our marriage for the past few years. Good luck on your journey and good luck to all of us. Take care.

Hi Tracey! I had my lap rny on 11/11/03 too. I started at 306, now I'm 241. I've also been worried that I'm losing too slow. Last week and the week before, I did really well, but I haven't lost anything in a week. I think it's because I have been dehydrated. I was out of town for several days and I can't seem to catch up on my fluids. My mouth has been extremely dry to the point it's hard to swallow sometimes. I practically drowned myself with fluids yesterday, so hopefully I'll catch up soon. I haven't thrown up since surgery, but I think I've had mild dumping when I felt a little icky after eating something a few times. When I feel that way I get really tired and sleepy and need to lay down for about 15 mins, then it's over. I usually can eat turkey or beef bacon, but today I had regular bacon and it made me feel bad. Too greasy I think. I love Subways lowcarb chicken bacon wrap. My husband and I always cut it in half and share it. (he also had surgery in Oct '03 and has lost 103 lbs!) More and more people are starting to notice my weight loss. It's not just noticible in my face any more. I've started wearing shirts that aren't so big on me anymore (I wanted to hide everything) My new shirts are more form fitting now and look much better on me. It's so nice to be able to wear prettier clothes and feel prettier in them. My husband and I are so happy we had the surgery. It's the best thing we could have done for ourselves, our children and our marriage! (we have 4 beautiful daughters) My husband hasn't taken ANY diabetic meds since surgery and has gone from 3 blood pressure meds to 1 low dose. He feels better than ever. My only complaint is that he's way too frisky now! Who knows, maybe I'll be more friskier after losing 100 lbs too! We'll have to keep in touch. Take care, Leah Booth

Thanks to the folks *****plied to my message. Each one of you are doing terrfic!! Thanks for sharing your stories. I love to hear about your triumphs!You are an insparation to me. Tracey.