How is everyone?

We haven't had a roll-call in awhile. How is everyone doing? How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Any good weekend plans? Anything exciting going on in your life? Is all well with the WLS part of your life, doing good, struglling? I am doing good.....The weather is cold and windy.....but the sun is finally out, so no complaining from me! I just hate dark & gloomy skies! Nothing too exciting going on here.....my parents are coming over for the weekend and we are going to do a little shopping.....then my folks are gonna babysit this evening.....I am going out I don't go out much, so it will be nice! Meeting some friends for a late supper then we will go on from there (we are all so out of the partying loop we have NO CLUE what we are doing ) Nothing to exciting going on in my life.....My kids are all in school, and I am too.....it was a change but I am doing good, and enjoying having something I do alone, just for myself!! WLS part of life : going good.....still go up and down the same 7lbs or so....still wishing it would go down, stay down, maybe go even further down I had my TT back in Aug, had a little revision lipo a week or so ago, and I am finishing off the plastics by having a breast reduction Jan 26th. I am looking forward to that!!! Then (knock on wood) I won't be having anymore surgeries for a very long time I have had more than my fair share in the last 6 years!! I am exercising more, and that is going well too! And thats about it for me I hope everything is going well for everyone else!!! And I hope to read where everyone is at? Take Care, and again I hope all is well! Jesi

hey Jesi!! I was thinking the same thing. We have been reduced to the persistent few here. However I enjoy our tight little group. I live in the wackiest weather are in the world. Yesterday it was 60 and spring like. I opened the windows and did an air change out if you will. Today it is colder then all get out and raining....tommorrow it may snow/mix. Who knows? I too flux a bit on the weight. If I am out coaching I jump down to the high 100's. Right now I am plus or minus 207. So a ten pound push. Honestly though who cares??? If I can keep it under 215 I am golden. I am wrapped up in a visitation battle with my mother. She is not now nor do I see her ever being a positive influence on my daughter. So we are tangled up in family court. That however is about a 3 day story. Other than that I am now in charge of me! For the first time and I know realize that my self worth is not determined by any one but me. Thanks Dr.Phil....lol. Now the rest of you chime in ....md

Jesi, Hi there sweetie How are you doing? I am great. How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Its freezing here in NY. Lots of snow here today and freezing rain. I never thought I would be so colddddddddddd Until I had WLS. Any good weekend plans? I just came back from babysitting for my neice. I enjoy being with my family. Anything exciting going on in your life? There is not much going on in my life right now. I just thank God I am healthy and happy and love waking each and every morning. Is all well with the WLS part of your life, doing good, struglling? I am doing well with my WLS part of my life. I gained a few pounds and had my 2 year check-up. All my bloods are great. I needed to gain a few pounds and knowing I have pretty much stablized after 2 years brings me joy. I do have to admit I am struggling with the hunger I feel. I know this is a struggle for Life for me. "FOOD DEMONS" I seem to be able to digest meats much better now. I try not to eat too much carbs. That is my downfall. "CRUNCHIES" also. I took them out of my house completely. Have a great day Good to hear from you Jesi. Lorraine

Hi Jesi, The weather is so weird anymore. It was in the upper 50's last week and 10 today. BRRRRR!!!!. But who can control the weather? No weekend plans. I am having some surgery on my wrist for a calcium deposit embedded in a tendon. It hurts like the devil. I will be in a cast for 6 weeks. That will make work fun. My weight is pretty steady, between 195-200. My TT did well. I'm flat as a pancake, from the navel down. Can't afford to have the arms done, so I have to live with that. Maybe someday. My worst food demon is chocolate. I can't get away from it. I try and have only sugar free, or Dove Dark, because I can't eat a lot of either without side effects. Other sweets I just don't keep in the house. Nona

Hey Jesi~ California weather, can't complain. We got rain followed by mudslides followed by more rain followed up with sun. It's all good! Over the weekend I relaxed did a bunch of algebra homework and watched movies. I had no choice my tranny went out on my car friday, so I was stuck at home. I've been battling the blood sugar thing as far as surgery goes and don't even know for sure if it's even related to the surgery, but struggle with that. I have lost over 209 lbs. and am happy with that. I hope to have plastics done soon, alot of skin and it isn't pretty. I need surgery to remove calcium deposits in my heel and shoulder which make it hard to get a good work-out...very painful. I have gone back to protein, protein, protein. I hope it will help with the sugar dips. I struggle with eating the right things too. I have yet to pick up a soda or eat corn, lol. I no longer look like my posting picture, I have cut my hair short and dyed it a deep auburn color...I'll have to submit a new picture. Take care Jesi~ Diane

We haven't had a roll-call in awhile. How is everyone doing? How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Any good weekend plans? Anything exciting going on in your life? Is all well with the WLS part of your life, doing good, struglling? Dear Jesi, I don't go out much either. I play an online computer game and on the weekends our guild does big raids that take a LONG time. The raids take 40 people and each one has to do their part and I have to concentrate to do them. I can't even talk on the phone when I do them. I really have fun playing that game. I have played with some of these people for years already. (they are from all over the world, kinda neat) I saw The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe this weekend also. I asked my husband last week if he would take us and he said yes, but his friends called Saturday night and asked him to go to breakfast and a gun show. He said he would be home on time to go, but he wasn't, so the girls and I went alone. That is how it has always been. I don't struggle TOO much, so far. I don't often indulge in things I shouldn't have. (can't resist cheesecake so I don't buy it) I have some problem with chocolate but it isn't around much. My struggle comes with the fact that I never got to normal weight and I try so hard to get there. I weigh 140 now and the high normal weight for my height is 120 and it says that is for men, big boned people and people with lots of muscle. My ring size is 4.5 so I don't think I can use the big bone excuse. I am supposed to go this Thursday for a cast for my teeth (for braces cuz of the split between my front teeth) My weather is warm, cold, warm, cold. (Ohio) I want plastics so bad. I research but we really have no money. Lizzie is having big troubles with pre-cal. She just doesn't understand it and it is seriously bringing down her GPA and that in turn is depressing her. She is going for tutoring, but even when she seems to understand, when it actually comes to the tests, she doesn't do well. I am trying to get her out of the class. Jaime is doing well in cosmotology. She loves it. Good to hear from all of you. God bless, Allison

I'm a few days late on roll call.... Life is good. I'm taking my bridge LPN to RN classes on line...it's quite different. I'll be doing my clinicals at the same hospital I did my LPN nursing so thats. I'm still at 120 and have maintained that weight now for one year. The surgeon says that it appears my body likes the weight even though it's below both our goals. I haven't thought too much more about plastics since I doubt the insurance would cover it, and, I don't know if I want to trade skin for a scar. Monday I go for an appointment to see about getting my gall bladder out. DH's birthday is tomorrow so we'll probably go to a nice restaurant and eat out by the water..... best to all... luvitsunnyv