For what are you thankful?
I am thankful for my 120 pound weight loss due to RNY WLS!
I am thankful that I have had no surgery related issues.
I am thankful to be able to wear decent shoes again, (no ugly orthopedics)
...to be able to cross my legs,
...walk without my thighs rubbing together,
...having more energy and endurance to do what I want to do,
...not being hungry all the time,
...no longer needing to use a CPAP to sleep,
...for being able to buy clothes off the rack and not have to alter them,
...for being able to break some of my old eating habits and dealing with the issues that made me fat in the first place,
...being able to actually eat Thanksgiving dinner this year.(last year I had just had surgery)
The list goes on and on...
For what are you thankful?
I have lost over 170 pounds!!!
I have lost more than I weigh. It is just amazing!
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I 
MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
Yes, the weight loss has slowed, but I have to eat constantly which is annoying. I dropped about 10 pounds unexpectedly after my surgery earler this month because I was not able to eat the way I wanted to :-(
I am a size 8-10 now but still curvy in all the right places and I still have very little excess skin:-).
I would have liked to have stopped about 20 pounds ago, but it just did not happen that way. Some days I want to pull my hair out because I'll get on the scale and be down another pound.
I just have to take this DS as it goes. I do eat plenty of carbs, and don't count calories or fat or anything. I think I may add protein shakes back to my diet to try to bulk up a little. I don't want to look crackish.
Losing 170+ does make you think WoW was I really that HUGE!!! I mean 170 pounds is considered obese in itself.
I do still LOVE my DS, and it does give you the most normal eating habits post op, and I am pretty confident I'll never gain my weight back, so I guess I shouldn't complain.
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
You are so funny, LOL! You certainly don't look CRACKISH, lol! You are doing a great job.
Denise,
I am waiting for the day that I can chase my baby around without huffing and puffing. I know it is coming soon but I am trying to remain calm and not too excited. Good luck to your friend! Is that the beautiful blond lady that came to the clothes swap with you?
Stephanie
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
Thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate that and Lord knows I haven't been feeling beautiful, so thank you for that boost. Keep the faith lady your day is coming very soon! I remember waiting patiently while everyone around me was joining the Loser's Bench but now my time has come and I am super excited, grateful and most definitely thankful! Before you know it we'll be sitting on the Loser's Bench together, looking like The Divas that we already are, but even better!
Alyssa
