Hi everyone! Ihaven't been here in a long time, naughty me! My 2 year anniversary is tomorrow! I have kept off my weight, I am down to 113pounds. I do sometimes make bad food choices, but I try to just ge tmyselft right back on track again. I have gone to Costa Rica last year for a tummy tuck, breast lift with augmentation. I am going back in two weeks to have lipo done to a few areas. There is another great message board for plastic surgery outside of the US. www.plasticsurgeryjourneys.com Check it out if you are interested in saving tons of money on plastics, with great, superbly trained doctors.

Hi Debra, Glad to hear that you are getting back on track. I had to do that about 3weeks ago. I have not reached goal yet. I got off track about for a year. Now that I found OH I am back on track. I use fitday.com it really helps. I have about 40lbs to get to my goal of 175. My nut goal is 160. Maybe after ps. Keep up the good work and keep on track. Happy rebirthday to all of us. Carol

Hello everyone, I just wanted to touch basis with how my allumni were doing. I haven't been real good at keeping in touch but will from now on. I have been going to support meetings at St Joseph's in Park Rapids, MN with my son who is waiting for his date for gastric surgery. I got down to 10lbs of my goal weight of 140lbs and then proceeded to gain back 30lbs. I now weigh 180lbs and am in the process of getting back on track. It really was my fault, I just went back to old eating habits. Hope to hear from some of you and hope everyone is doing ok. thanks for listening, Deb Allen-Moore

I had the same problem with the getting tired stuff. What I learned is that it is normal for us to become vitamin B and iron deficient at this stage. You are about as far out as I am. My PCP is not versed in gastric bypass and its physiology, so I went to my surgeon, who pulled labs. I now take the generic form of Trinsicon which is a prescription complex megavitamin B/C/iron with intrinsic factor. You need to remember that you are not like you were before, and you will sometimes need to be in touch with your surgeon for issues related to your new physiology. Good luck and God bless.

I was windering the same thing about the weight gain. I lost from 244 lbs to 110 lbs and then gained back to 117 lbs just this month. I know when I have made bad foos chioces because it shows up on the scale. I am not addicted to weighing everyday but I do use it to help guage my food choices. I went to my PCP last week and all my labs were great except my kidney function. A normal low is 90 and mine is at 85! My PCP told me that I need to drink tons more water and recheck my kidneys in 3 months. I just turned 30 and he said I was way too young to be having kidney problems! It scares me really bad but when I drink water I see the scale move up and I hate it, but I am really trying. If I have to get a pair of jeans bigger than a 2 I am ready to cry! I worked so hard for the weight loss and I have changed some many bad habits, albiet, I am not perfect but I really am taking care of myself much better now. Jeannie 244/112