Hi there.  Welcome to Fort Riley!  We have support group meetings at Innovative Weight Loss Solutions at Geary Community Hospital.  It's the second Wednesday of every month.  Your welcome to come!  

I had surgery in May.  

I live in the Wichita area on the west side.  I have been to the support group at Wesley it is free to the public.  I didn't have my surgery in wichita I had it done in Missouri in 2008.  I went from 360 lbs down to 175.  I don't know if you have gone to the Wesley support group yet I know your post was a while ago?  I haven't been lately but would like to go again, not sure when the next meeting is might have to check that out? 

Hello!  It's been so quiet of late that I haven't been checking here very often.  But, I'll take a go at this.

1. Sarah
2. DS
3. my highest known weight was 287 lbs.  That was at a medical appointment a few years ago. I don't keep a scale at home.  My weight on day of surgery was 251.  My latest weight (Sat. at the support group meeting at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka) was 220.  So I wrote 31 pounds lost on our sign-in sheet, but I am kind of torn about counting that (251-220) versus the weight I puffed up to a few days post-surgery (from the IV fluids, it put me back in the 260s).
4. ? 80 more pounds
5. fact that my taste buds prefer carbs to protein

Hi everyone! Our board is so quiet, I thought maybe I would get everyone posting and talking by introducing ourselves. So let's see a post from everyone who visits the KS board!

1. Your first name
2. Your surgery type
3. Weight you've lost so far
4. Weight (if any) you still want to lose
5. What do you still struggle with?

I'll go first:

1.  Cindy
2.  DS
3.  212 lbs.
4.  at goal
5.  getting all my plastics scheduled and paid for!

Let's get to talking!!  

Sounds good to me.. at the very least we can exchange e-mails.. or instant message...
I know the chances of success increase with a support group.