New to the Dec 2004 Message Board-Happy Friday!!

I just found this site and I think that it's great for all of us that had surgery in the same month to be able to correspond with each other. Happy Friday everyone. Ann 264/222

I just joined a week ago myself and felt the same way. You are making great progress! Janet M

Thanks Janet. It is slow going for me since I can't do much walking and no exercises at all just yet (pinched nerve in my back and right leg). But I think that I would rather loose is slow and easy than real fast. How are you doing so far? Any problems or complications?

A pinched nerve does not sound fun at all. It is a good thing that you have weight loss to think about. I went for a couple of weeks not losing but a couple of pounds. I started including one protein drink a day, and the scale started to move again. I am down to 235 this morning. I can't wait until I get to 200. That is a mini-goal that I have set for myself. My activity is gradually increasing. I have walked the past 3 days, and I am going swimming once a week in an indoor pool. I have bad knees. Swimming seems to help. Things have gone very smoothly for me.

Hi Ann, Welcome to the December Board. You are going to love the great people on this board. They have never let me down. Thanks for your reply before to my post, too! Keep on losin' and good luck. Fran P.S. Friday if my favorite day of the week.

Welcome Ann! You are only a day ahead of me. You'll love this board. It's great to see what everyone else is doing. Melissa

Hi Ann, I'm new to this board as well. I just found it today. I had surgery 4 days after you. Glad to know that I can come here when things are getting tough. Best of luck everyone!! Be well, Michele (12/13/04) 283/237ish/155

Ann, Welcome to the board and good luck with your weight loss. Everyone here is so wonderful and helpful, I"m sure you will feel right at home. Loni 237/188/105

Hello everyone, I had my surgery December 23. I'm been reading the posts and finally decided to write. I'm losing slowly but thrilled that I'm LOSING WEIGHT!! Yeah. Glad to meet you all! Renee'

WOW!! Ann you are very pretty woman. I have lost 73lbs since my surgery and two week pre-op diet. You will start to lose again your body is just changing you have to give it a chance to catch up with you. I think men lose faster than women in most cases,,I'm not possitive of this though...lol..The best thing you can do and the easiest to do is PRAY..its free and it WILL give you results I promise. I am going to pray for you tonight and you let me know how you are in a few days ok? We are all here to help you, so dont be shy...I need you as much as you need me,God bless you.....Ron in arizona