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Topic: RE: Whats up?
There is no link...how about typing the website info but leave the WWW part out...for instance if the post was for amazon...type:
amazon.com
not the www.........part
Sherry

Topic: Whats up?
Hi all
It was a little windy and cool today but we managed to get in about 3 1/2 miles. The photos can be found by following the www link at the bottom of this post. We even say another noise maker today...this one was larger.
This is what i do for my exercise. Hiking is fun and I've even enlisted some of the support group members to join.
Darrol
Topic: RE: Long time no post!!!
Hey Jesi. Sounds like your are doing well and keeping super busy. Much easier to keep busy at 159 lbs huh? Keep trying at the elliptical - it's one of my favorite exercise machines and it's a great workout. Now I am doing spinning classes and step aerobics in addition to the elliptical and treadmill. The spinning class was hard at first but now I feel like an old pro! You'll feel the same with the elliptical. It's hard for me to fit all this in especially being a single working mother but it was just a matter of rearranging my schedule. I'm down 202 lbs and am at 145 lbs now (I'm 5'7"). My LBL is scheduled for April 4th. I can't wait!
Enjoy!
Kim

Topic: RE: Long time no post!!!
Hi Jesi
It's great to hear from you and see that you are doing so well. It has been an amazing journey hasn't it!?!?!?!
I know what you mean about being busy. Prior to WLS I could never have kept up with the pace I am going at, but no complaints here
And the CARB thing, Oh...me too!!! Crackers, popcorn, chips it all sits so well in my tummy and I can eat lots more of them than anything else.
So sorry to hear about your hysterectomy, but it can be a good thing. I had mine in Jan 03 from complications with my last baby and it has been great. We were done with babies anyway and now no periods. Whoo Hooo
I (ummm we
can't complain LOL ) I am glad to hear that you are feeling better.
Have a Wonderful Spring and keep poppin' in!!
Kimberly 245/@ goal 119 LBL in 10 days!!!! OMGosh





Topic: Long time no post!!!
I can't believe I haven't posted to this board in forever!!! Looks like everyone is doing good.....I love all the new pics! How is everyone? I got an email from Mark the other day and wanted to drop in here and see everyone!!! I am doing good....it feels like I am on a neverending plateau unfortunetly! I am down 135lbs to make me 159lbs!!! I want to get to 147 so I still need to lose 12lbs.....these last few are hanging on for dear life tho
I still do not exercise like I should....I bought an elliptical and have slowly started that....they are A LOT harder than I thought...I could only do like 7 minutes on the lowest setting....here I am 26 and totally out of shape still, but I am working on it!!! Plus now that the weather is getting nicer (well kinda) I hope to be outside more with the kids! I can tolerate most food now.....tuna and real eggs still get to me tho, and most breads if I am not careful! I have learned tho that I am controlled by carbs.....when I eat them, they take over and I have NO control....so I have really been limiting them now.....only carbs from veggies and fruit! It probably has alot to do with my PCOS and insulin resistance, but for me carbs are the
I still have a protein shake everyday, and take my pills like I should! Been busy with the girls....I thought when they went to school I would finally have a break.....WRONG even tho the twins are only in kindegarten they have so much crap going on!!! I am also there Daisy leader (girlscouts) we always seem busy.....I am on the main boards still and my local board....I promise to start coming back here!!!! I would LOVE to hear how everyone else is doing on this wonderful journey!!! My only complication from the surgery~being able to no longer control my periods from BC pills(wasn't absorbing it and patches and shots didn't help)....I bled for almost 9 months straight.....(long history with horrible periods and fibroids and cyst) anyways I wasn't expecting that!!! That is the one thing, you just never know who will absorb what.....Anyways I had to have a total hysterectomy in Oct......but all is good now, no longer anemic
Take Care everyone and hope to see everyone around here more
jesi





Topic: RE: 15 mos update
Ruthana, First off glad to here your report came back with good news. I know it is my faith that brings me thru everytime!
Sorry, to here about your GB. However, I do hear of lots of WLS folks who end up having to have theirs removed. You have done a super job with your weight loss. I am still in awe myself that I am still losing and wonder when I will stop....not to be weird but don't wont to get too thin. I have lost a total of -136lbs.
I had my second PS consult the other day. I was pleased with what this doctor had to say. The first doctor I saw said I needed to have implants also with my breast lift. This doctor said I would be better with just a lift and then if I wanted more fullness to had that later . I am forsure going to get the TT...getting insurance to pay for that...have to play their games of paper work first.
Take care and God bless!
Karie
Topic: RE: Q.O.T.D.
I couldn't eat bananas six months ago -- made me dump. I can eat them okay now. I haven't had more than a bite or two of bread in 15 months. There are still a lot of foods that I used to like that I have a total distaste for now. How are everyone's elses tastebuds doing?
LuvitsunnyV
B~lo/goal


Topic: RE: Q.O.T.D.
Hi Nona,
For me its a little sugar as well..
But I'm also getting brown rice, that I had a lot of trouble with a few months back..
Have a great day
Elaine

Topic: Q.O.T.D.
Hi everyone,
Here's my question:
What foods can you eat now, that you couldn't 6 months ago?
For me, sugar. Not a good thing. I have to be so careful with the sweets. I don' t just have a sweet tooth, I have a whole mouthfull of them. So I try to get things that are low in sugar, but still sweet. I can't eat sugar free stuff, as that gives me serious gas, so I have to be really careful.
Nona
Topic: 15 mos update
To have had a relatively quiet year post op I am now experiencing some things.......of course, it always happens when you start a new job, right?
I have had three bad "attacks" since January -- nausea, vomiting and pain between shoulder blades all across my back........ gall bladder ultra sound revealed what I suspected all along -- gallstones. My surgeon also wants to do a scope to make sure there is no narrowing that might be part of the problem as well. (That is scheduled for March 16.) I went to the gastroenterologist that the surgeon recommended and on exam he felt like I had a large aorta for my "thinness". (He knew I had lost 110+# thru WLS.) I had all weekend to worry about the possibilities.....but my faith came thru and this AM, thank God, my ultra sound of the aorta showed a good aorta function, size, etc. She showed me on the screen and I listened to the flow and/rhythm. She showed me where my skin was and where my aorta was and because there is no "fat cushion" anymore, just skin, the aorta can be heard and felt easily. I whispered a prayer of thanksgiving!
I go to my surgeon on Thursday for results and hopefully scheduling the GB surgery. As thin as I am now at 118 I feel great and know without a doubt that my surgery 15 months ago has helped me achieve a healthier body and lifestyle. I will be posting some new pictures soon.
I hope all my fellow 2003 Decemberites are doing well and seeing all there goals achieved. Blessings to all.
Ruthanna (luvitsunnyV
B~lo/goal
)

