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Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Hi B,
What you're experiencing is totally normal. Flipping back and forth between what to do is what you will be doing on the way to surgery....lol. No, really, most of us think we're sure, then someone will say, "you can do this, just try one more time", and you'll decide not to do it.
B, I'll be 55 on Sunday, and I had my surgery when I was 51. The only regret was that I didn't do it sooner. This is the 3rd time I've lost 100 lbs, once 54, another 60+. I had all the same co-morbidities you have and now they're all gone.
I'm very active on the Over 50 Forum here on OH. That's over 50 years old, not BMI over 50, that's another group. Check us out over there. Much more active, at least for now.
Good luck. You'll make the right decision for yourself, I'm sure.
What you're experiencing is totally normal. Flipping back and forth between what to do is what you will be doing on the way to surgery....lol. No, really, most of us think we're sure, then someone will say, "you can do this, just try one more time", and you'll decide not to do it.
B, I'll be 55 on Sunday, and I had my surgery when I was 51. The only regret was that I didn't do it sooner. This is the 3rd time I've lost 100 lbs, once 54, another 60+. I had all the same co-morbidities you have and now they're all gone.
I'm very active on the Over 50 Forum here on OH. That's over 50 years old, not BMI over 50, that's another group. Check us out over there. Much more active, at least for now.
Good luck. You'll make the right decision for yourself, I'm sure.
Susan
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on 3/26/10 8:59 am
on 3/26/10 8:59 am
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Hi Everyone:
Have any of you waffled back and forth about WLS. At times I am really going strong. I really want to have this surgery and begin my weight loss adventure. Then I think what if I die on the table or long term complications. I have lost the weight so many times through WW and keep gaining it back. I get scared when I begin losing the weight and starting getting compliments. I know it sounds silly. Danged if I do and Danged if I don't.
I need support and really didn't know how to ask for it. I have so many co-morbidities. I have arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, my knees are bone on bone and my fingers have knots on them. I step on the scales and want to just cry. I know it is a matter of time before Type II diabetes sets in. I am 55 years old and want to live to see 75. My 28 year old son is 100 pounds at least overweight. For his birthday I bought us a gym membership at NLR Athletic Club. I am doing water aerobics and he is doing basketball and running.
I went to a heart doc and he said he thinks I may have arthymeia and wants to do a lot of unneccesary tests and another doc I have been too wants to put me in a hospital for a week to see why the dizzy spells...make me have a seizure. No thanks.
Oh yeah did I mention my sis is a doc and lost 75 pounds and has kept it off 20 years through WW. Yep I am her only sibling...we have one aunt...some cousins...and I have the boy and she has the girl. The rest of our family has already passed on.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks B
Have any of you waffled back and forth about WLS. At times I am really going strong. I really want to have this surgery and begin my weight loss adventure. Then I think what if I die on the table or long term complications. I have lost the weight so many times through WW and keep gaining it back. I get scared when I begin losing the weight and starting getting compliments. I know it sounds silly. Danged if I do and Danged if I don't.
I need support and really didn't know how to ask for it. I have so many co-morbidities. I have arthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, my knees are bone on bone and my fingers have knots on them. I step on the scales and want to just cry. I know it is a matter of time before Type II diabetes sets in. I am 55 years old and want to live to see 75. My 28 year old son is 100 pounds at least overweight. For his birthday I bought us a gym membership at NLR Athletic Club. I am doing water aerobics and he is doing basketball and running.
I went to a heart doc and he said he thinks I may have arthymeia and wants to do a lot of unneccesary tests and another doc I have been too wants to put me in a hospital for a week to see why the dizzy spells...make me have a seizure. No thanks.
Oh yeah did I mention my sis is a doc and lost 75 pounds and has kept it off 20 years through WW. Yep I am her only sibling...we have one aunt...some cousins...and I have the boy and she has the girl. The rest of our family has already passed on.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks B
Topic: RE: What I ate yesterday
Okay, we'll give this ago again. Maybe we'll get some folks posting???
B--bkfst burrito: eggbeaters, turkey bkfst sausage on a Extreme High Fiber tortilla
latte
2 cups protein coffee
l--leftover shrimp creole
s--banana, string cheese
d--lamb stew: lamb shank, 1/4 potato, 1 carrot
s--homemade applesauce, Special K low fat granola
Cals: 1163, fat: 27, carbs: 127, fiber: 22, protein: 104
Begining weight 240, current weight, 133
B--bkfst burrito: eggbeaters, turkey bkfst sausage on a Extreme High Fiber tortilla
latte
2 cups protein coffee
l--leftover shrimp creole
s--banana, string cheese
d--lamb stew: lamb shank, 1/4 potato, 1 carrot
s--homemade applesauce, Special K low fat granola
Cals: 1163, fat: 27, carbs: 127, fiber: 22, protein: 104
Begining weight 240, current weight, 133
Susan
Topic: What I ate yesterday
Ok I am starting to post this daily to hold myself accountable. Enjoy!
Breakfast
1/4 C Egg Substitute
2T Light sour cream
1T Salsa
1 slice American Cheese
Lunch
1/2 C Lean Homemade chili
1 Sargento Light String cheese
2 Saltine crackers
Dinner
95% Lean Beef Patty
1 slice American cheese
1T Heinz reduced sugar ketchup
1T Light Mayo
diced Tomato
Snacks
Think Thin Bar
1T Naturally More Peanut Butter
Totals
Calories 870.5 Fat 39.85 Carbs 55 Fiber 3.75
Protein 78.45
Starting Weight 356.7
Current Weight 194
Protein 78.45
Breakfast
1/4 C Egg Substitute
2T Light sour cream
1T Salsa
1 slice American Cheese
Lunch
1/2 C Lean Homemade chili
1 Sargento Light String cheese
2 Saltine crackers
Dinner
95% Lean Beef Patty
1 slice American cheese
1T Heinz reduced sugar ketchup
1T Light Mayo
diced Tomato
Snacks
Think Thin Bar
1T Naturally More Peanut Butter
Totals
Calories 870.5 Fat 39.85 Carbs 55 Fiber 3.75
Protein 78.45
Starting Weight 356.7
Current Weight 194
Protein 78.45
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Yes, we missed you! But, as quickly as you're losing, you could have been there and I just didn't recognize you....lol
Susan
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Ok wasn't finished. That is why I probably don't post. I suck at this. I was getting to the point. I will start to try to post daily and do my part to get this party rockin!
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Hey Mike and Susan. This is Nicole. Susan you will probably remember me from monthly meetings. Wasn't there this month. Sorry. I hate it when I have to miss. Look foward to it all month long.
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Hi Mike,
Gee, I don't know where to begin! First, let me say hello from another "former" Californian. We moved here 5 years ago from San Diego where were were Natives....go figure! I know how it is to feel isolated here, it is sooooo very different from the West Coast!
Anyway, before Facebook got going, this used to be a very active board. If you go to the Member List you'll see how long it is. A good many of those folks used to be regulars here, but over time most of them have left.
I have been a member on OH for almost 4 years, and for the longest time I guess I was considered the cheerleader of this group. But, like I said in a response to another posting, it's hard to be a cheerleader when you don't have a team. Some of us have become good friends, even meet once in a while for a cuppa at the Buck's.
I've found that the farther people get from their surgeries, the less they need, or think they need support. Many times people have fallen by the wayside because they have become non-compliant with their doctors rules and have gained weight and are embarassed to ask questions. Others are rolling along merrily in their lives, adjusting to their new lifestyle and enjoying it. The rest of us? Well, I for one can say I've given up here. Sometimes I'll check in just to see how long it's been since the last thread was started or the last post was made. Usually it's at least a day or two, sometimes more. It's very, very sad if you ask me. So much experience and support that's just wasted.
Being in the over 50 (yrs old) catagory, I spend 99% of my time on that board. I do a daily "what are you eating" thread, and it seems to help people. If I thought there was an interest, I wouldn't mind copying/pasting it to the AR board to see what happens. The people there are from all over the country, even Canada, and are very tight friends. A dozen or so of us meet once a year in different places to be together and share the kinship of WLS together. Last year it was Dallas, this Fall we'll be getting together in Atlantic City. My point is that I know what a tight, supportive group this could be and has been, and maybe someday we can see it improve. I hope so.
I'll keep trying if you will. Maybe we can get it going again.
Take care, Mike!
Gee, I don't know where to begin! First, let me say hello from another "former" Californian. We moved here 5 years ago from San Diego where were were Natives....go figure! I know how it is to feel isolated here, it is sooooo very different from the West Coast!
Anyway, before Facebook got going, this used to be a very active board. If you go to the Member List you'll see how long it is. A good many of those folks used to be regulars here, but over time most of them have left.
I have been a member on OH for almost 4 years, and for the longest time I guess I was considered the cheerleader of this group. But, like I said in a response to another posting, it's hard to be a cheerleader when you don't have a team. Some of us have become good friends, even meet once in a while for a cuppa at the Buck's.
I've found that the farther people get from their surgeries, the less they need, or think they need support. Many times people have fallen by the wayside because they have become non-compliant with their doctors rules and have gained weight and are embarassed to ask questions. Others are rolling along merrily in their lives, adjusting to their new lifestyle and enjoying it. The rest of us? Well, I for one can say I've given up here. Sometimes I'll check in just to see how long it's been since the last thread was started or the last post was made. Usually it's at least a day or two, sometimes more. It's very, very sad if you ask me. So much experience and support that's just wasted.
Being in the over 50 (yrs old) catagory, I spend 99% of my time on that board. I do a daily "what are you eating" thread, and it seems to help people. If I thought there was an interest, I wouldn't mind copying/pasting it to the AR board to see what happens. The people there are from all over the country, even Canada, and are very tight friends. A dozen or so of us meet once a year in different places to be together and share the kinship of WLS together. Last year it was Dallas, this Fall we'll be getting together in Atlantic City. My point is that I know what a tight, supportive group this could be and has been, and maybe someday we can see it improve. I hope so.
I'll keep trying if you will. Maybe we can get it going again.
Take care, Mike!
Susan
Topic: RE: How to get the AR board more active?...
Well it's hard for the people in NWA to travel to LR for your support meetings... I would like to see the board more active though.. =)
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