Happy Tuesday Weigh-In!!! 11/20/07

Hey Everyone! Happy Tuesday Weigh-In! Hope you had a good week! I am up early so thought I would start the post before I head out of town! From the looks of it this past week had some struggles from many of us, including myself... Molly and I giggled when we spoke about the fact that this board must be like they say.. "women who live together or are close tend to cycle together.." I think we totally have that going on here (just read over this part Steve!) I guess I hadn't heard from other postops about this cravings and such with PMS... are there any of you out there that do NOT struggle with this? If you don't is it simply because you do not or is it that you are managing it well? If you are experiencing it and managing it we wanna hear all your secrets! Question: Ok, it isn't really a "question".. I thought we could just make some bullet points about what we are *thankful* for this year in light of the season. We really do have a lot to be thankful for this year, much more than what is on our plates... Answer (in random order for the most part): *My "Rock" aka my Husband Aaron *My Family *My Friends *My Job *My Coworkers *My Dog Cody *RNY and Dr. Glas****Angie giving me my health back *The Staff at Dr. G's office and my PCP for helping me *Being Comorbidity Free (YES!!!) *US Troops that are fighting each day for our country *OH Support Board and most importantly all of *YOU* on the dec board! (I love ya!) *Support Groups/Therapy/My Therapist and being actually able to participate in each *My Health Insurance Plan *My Home *Our Vehicles *For being able to afford higher quality food postop *AND... for just being alive and having a real chance at life again... (sniffle) I am such a sentimental baby ya all! HW: 328 SW: 280 LW: 139 CW: 139 (down to 138 as a low back up to 139, TOM approaching also). Let's not forget about our surgery sister, Shawn, who cannot be with her family this year due to her hospitalization. Let's remember how positive she was and how determined she was to get through the struggles she was enduring. Let's use her a positive role model and pray she gets well soon so that she can return to her family. Shawn when you read this, you are a very strong woman and we all her are thinking of you and hugging you close! Wanting you to come home when you are ready and hope you feel better soon sweetie. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone a little ahead of time.. I am headed out and will check in when and if I can! I plan to run that 5K Thursday but the weather is calling for a high of 30 in KC (WHAT?!) and rain... not looking promising! Fingers crossed for 40's and no rain.. that I could handle with a few layers.. ((((((HUGS!))))))) See you soon and here is to another successful week!!!

Melissa Happy Thanksgiving and please have a safe trip. I just posted on yesterday's eats and moves LOL and it is not good. ANYWAY.................... I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR GOD (most of all) family friends my surgery (even though I seem to mess it up too) aaaagggg being able to move better and last but definately not least MY OH FAMILY You all are the greatest HW:340 SW:330 LW:204 CW:205 (AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG)!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL MINI ME

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! This year I am thankful for the opportunity of taking my life back and having lost 132 lbs. What a difference in life loosing so much weight makes. I am also thankful for: -my husband and son -my family and friends -my job -my health -being able to wake up every morning with a happier outlook for the day My stats for this week are: SW: 320 LW: 190-(I think, or somewhere around that) CW: 188 It seems like I finally broke my stall, however, I do not wish to loose much more weight. So I will do my best to stay pretty much where I am right now. Happy Turkey Day! Bea

I am thankful for : you guys ALL of you- couldnt do it without you my family for my friends for my job & most of my co workers for the love and support of my husband for the surgery and all that goes with it for those tight workout shorts that keep my booty flab from moving too much that my plateau has ended for my jazzercise class i am thankful in the future for the willpower i will have on Thanksgiving day .......(how's that for optimism) Finally I am thankful that it is not 30 degrees in Texas HW:295 SW: 287 LW: 191 CW: 189 Have a great HOLIDAY--I am sure i will be back before then but i don t know

I am thankful that I found these boards. I think you are ALL wonderful and am so happy I had my surgery is Dec. so I am part of this group. I really hate to read people complaining about the "lack" of support they are getting from OH as I could not have done it with out all of you. HW-358 SW-338 LW-247 (I was UP last week and now back down) CW-243 Happy Thanksgiving, Diana

Happy early turkey day!! As I sit here 2 weeks before my 1 year anniversary, I think back over the last year and wonder what I was feeling this time last year (well, I didnt know I would be having surgery so soon, but I was in the process of working through approval.) This Thanksgiving and every day I am thankful for: God's glory, mercy and blessings on me and my family. My health--I am able to walk, talk, work, stand and have all of my faculties about me. My family- my wonderful husband, my wonderful son and daughter My parents- my mom who does any and every thing for me and holds our family together My siblings--my in laws--who are as close if not closer to my real family My friends- I have the most wonderful network of friends, they are my family too My OH family- December board, black american board, lightweights, Texas, plastic surgery boards- I would not know as much as I know about how to survive after this without these boards- they have been a lifeline for me. My company- I work for a very wonderful, employee and family friendly company- excellent benefits- allowed me to get approval for WLS and then for plastics not even 1 yr later. I see so many people struggle with their benefits so I do not take for granted all the good that my company allows--and they pay well too. I am Thankful for all of the support, well wishes, laughter, tears and comradery that we have on the Dec 06 boards, everyone here has been awesome. I never thought I would be friends with people who I have never met but I really feel a deep connection here. In the months and years that are upcoming, I continue to pray for strength to manage my eating, manage my weight and keep my health at a premium. I have not had 1 complication from WLS or plastics and I do not take that for granted either, as I know others who have. I pray for Shawn and others on this board who are going thru struggles and hope that they know that we are thinking of them and praying for them to get over and through whatever struggles they have. God bless you, Melissa, for always being there and being a great source of support too, you ladies are awesome!! Ok, I'm getting the fish bubble eyes so I must stop now.... Here's my stats: HW: 241 SW: 222.6 LW: 138.2 CW: 137.8 Its my time of the month too, and I am craving peanuts and salty stuff like you wouldnt believe!! I just ate some poppy**** with glazed pecans and now my tummy is not liking me. Have a great week! Angela

Hi everybody! Sorry to be awol yesterday and most of today...so busy! Have my table nearly set now since I have a very long day at work tomorrow. Gotta get this stuff done early for peace of mind. Looks very festive here! Weigh in: HW: 268 SW: 230 LW: 135 CW: 133 (whew!) SO MUCH to be thankful for this year! I hope I don't cry at the table and embarrass myself, it will be a very emotional day. (happy emotional!) Like Melissa...in random order: * Thankful to have survived surgery last year. You know we were all a little or a lot afraid of that as we awaited our dates. * Thankful to live in a country with such excellent medical care and a wonderful, gifted surgeon and his excellent support team. They saved my life in countles ways. * Thankful for my wonderful family who helped me through this whole process and loved me even when I was very busy loving myself first instead of them. * Thankful for my home and garden, which are blessings and give me so much peace. * Thankful to have a job, nice co-workers and income to add to the family needs. * Thankful to still have my Mom, Dad and sister as well as my in-laws and husband's familly too. * So thankful for all of you here on OH and the constant support, love and advice you have given me here. I could not have gotten so far without you. I wanted to share a Thanksgiving challenge with you all that we were given at support group this month, however as busy as I am I'm sure you are all as busy too. We don't have time for it I'm sure. It basically boils down to a neat chart given out by the nut. where you list what you ate for a day with time, meal, food item, quantity and notes columns. We are supposed to fill it out for Thanksgiving and then compare notes next meeting. I'll try but having company over I don't really see myself taking time to keep record like that. You? Better scurry, it is dark already and there are a few things I needed to have done outside too. Molly

Hi and happy upcoming Thanksgiving to you all anyway, as of yesterday (Tuesday) and holding steady today (Wednesday) HW: 225 lastwk (i think 127.5, maybe 128.5--can't remember exactly) CW: 126.5 i'll be busy running errands and packing today and am leaving for Greece tomorrow morning so i won't be online until the 28th. i hope everyone had a great holiday weekend love you all and will miss ya Nat