Hey all!!! I am late but I am here!  Hard to believe that it's been so long!  I never did make it down to my goal weight but came super close.  I still watch my diet and exercise and have managed to keep all but 40 lbs off.  Unfortunately I gained 25 in 2009 and 15 as of recent due to an under active thyroid but where there is a will there is a way and I will to be back to my 165!  It's still not my "goal weight" but I KNOW I can get there.  Overall I am super happy with my life since surgery!  I am in college now - double major and making honor roll at 37 years old.  It's GREAT!!!

Hi Britt,

I too just stopped by after a long time away. I think that we will always struggle with out weight. Life is busy and we end up making the same bad choices that got us to our pre surgery weights.  What I found reading all the pre/post op posts this morning is to reaffirm why I did what I did and to help re-center myself to make better choices and no matter how tired I am at the end of the day... exercise is required and the reduction of my carb intake too is not an option!

Best of luck with your nursing career! ~Sharon

Hi everyone,

I just popped on OH and saw a few posts here.

Cece, sorry to hear about your emergency, that had to be scary!!! I am glad that you are OK.  We made out OK with Sandy, but so many were not so lucky here. It was CRAZY and still is for lots of families. You sound like you are doing AMAZING with maintaining your weight!  and exercising.

I am still struggling wit my weight. UGH UGH UGH! 

My girls and hubby are doing great.

I am in RN school now, finally. I will graduate in May 2014 (can't wait)

I remember when we were all here daily / weekly posting away. Miss you guys :) 

Hi, Corinna! How are you? My sixth year anniversary was the 6th and I didn't even remember it - a friend did! I am holding my weight down (fluctuates a few pounds but between 126 and 131) and am still teaching Spinning, Strength and am a personal trainer. I still don't do great with sugar but sometimes I just do what I do knowing the consequences - DUH! The only issue I've had was a real SHOCKER. In August, I taught, went to coffee with a group then came home and started working but didn't feel well. Ended up throwing up a ton of blood, passing out and was taken by ambulance to the hospital where I had a blood transfusion and stayed for 4 days. I lost 1/3 of my blood and ended up having an IV iron infusion. I had an anastomatic ulcer! I had no idea, no symptoms that I knew of. I had another endoscopy in October and it has not healed completely despite my being on 2 types of medications. Hopefully, when I have the third, it will be gone. Still, after all these years, that was a big shock for me. Are you still singing? Didn't you have PS? Happy with it? I still am even though I do not scar well! Despite the unexpected ulcer, I am still thrilled with my life and in so many ways it seems like longer ago than 6 years, doesn't it? I hope some others will check in. I think of you guys often but every time I've checked, it seems no one is on here. I wonder about Britt with the storm and any others who lived in the area. Give us a real update, Corinna and everyone else! Wanda? Still there? 

CeCe