HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - ANYONE HEAR THAT????

3 YEARS OUT ANYONE GOT A FEW MEMORIES I will start with mines - Remember the weight train? Remember the protein train? Hey, anyone else remember anything that kept us here 3 years ago? I want us to come back so can you e-mail all you know from 12/04, and lets have a 3 year reunion! We never got that off the ground, remember? Hope you all respond! Vera

Hi Vera, You look wonderful I remember all the support we gave each other three years ago regardless if it was good or bad. Now it seems like everyone has gone their merry way and don't have time for the December 2004 WLS baby boomers I have my good memories and bad memories. The good was being approved for this surgery as I fought so hard to get it. Seeing myself gaining my health back as the weight came off. Being able to do tasks that I never could do before without getting winded. Being able to sleep without a machine breathing for me. Feeling like I was on top of the world once. My self esteem came back and felt beautiful once again after all these years of carrying that weight around. I don't feel like a freak in a freak show anymore when I go out into public. I was blessed Bad end of this WLS is that I become compulsive with my eating and was fearful of gaining ANY weight back so I stopped eating which in turn made me sick to my stomach when I did eat and I was forcing myself to throw up. Then I got very weak and unable to even get out of bed. Could not even hold down a job anymore Without going into a long drawn out story and boring everyone. I ended up in the ER and then the hospital for almost a week. My gall bladder stopped working and caused me liver problems. Carried a bag around from October until December 28, 2007. Now I'm recovering from having my gall bladder removed and hoping to get myself back on track here with my eating and weight. Had me on steroids for some weeks and we know what those do to us. I was blessed with this surgery and given a second chance at life in being reborn. There is a God and a Angel watching over me Hugs Donna

Hope all of you had a great holiday, I am responding to you. I have put on 20 pounds since my surgery. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

It's so easy to gain some of our weight back. I think it's just getting back on track. I'm going to start working out this next week after I see my Doctors and get the OK. Donna

Hi Vera Happy New Year and Congrats on completing your PHD !!! I'm still struggling with my weight. I bounce from 172-180 and I'm following weigh****chers to keep the regain under control. I never got anywhere near as low as I had hoped I would. I was hoping to get to 150, but the lowest I got was 172. I am scheduled for a tummy tuck and breast reduction this spring. Hopefully, that will give me a boost in the losing department. I find weigh****chers very easy to follow, but I don't have great success on it. It has always been difficult for me to lose and I guess my metabolism hasnt' really changed. I'm gonna keep at it, till I get there. Best wishes Karen G

Hello Vera, I am a december baby too. Ive gone from 285 to 154 . Since the past few mths Ive gained 20 I always eat Ive got to get back on the banwagon baby before I gain more weight

Hi Everyone, I have gone from 550 to 164 and from a size 5X to a 12/14. I hope everyone is haing a great new year. My memories- the first thing that comes to mind is thinking I'll never get this weight off...I'll always be fat and I'll die in this bed. Even after the surgery I was still in disbelief....BOY! WAS I WRONG!!! Check out my new photos on my profile! Julie 386 pounds gone forever!!!!!

Wow your transformation is incredible!!

hi everyone, i gained back 45lbs,but i will get it off....call me or write here