Where is everyone?

Just wondering where everyone is and how everyone is doing?  

I know for me I am holding steady on my weight finally, since quitting smoking and have lost some more again!!!!  Loving the peace and quiet with the kids back to school and maybe I can even start getting some workouts in now that they are gone all day.  Gonna get that Wii Fit out and get moving.

 

What do you do to move and lose?

 

HUGS to ALL,

 

 

Hi,

I don't know where everyone is, since I am new to the forum, just discovered it.

By way of introction, I had my surgery 3/2/2011, and am very happy with it. I am about half way to my goal, but past the "honeymoon" so my weight loss has slowed to about  1-2 lbs a week.

Personal info; married for 37 years with 2 daughers, the oldest is married and independant, and our youngest just started college, so we just became empty nesters.

BTW, we are neighbors, we live in Brighton.

Hope enverthing is going good for you and everbody on the forum.

I am not a huge social network guy, but now that I know about this forum, I will check in.

I guess I am an old timer by now with my surgery, but WTG on the weight loss.  I didn't hit my goal weight until I was about 3-1/2 to 4 years out and at that time I had started smoking again, but I quit and then gained back about 20 pounds.... I struggle every day but it is slowly coming off again!  It is a life long journey, but it sure does sound like you are doing well.

 

I have six kids if you didn't figure that out by my screen name.  My oldest is almost 22, then I have a 20 year old boy, a 13 year old girl, an 11 year old boy, a 9 year old girl and another boy that is almost 8.  Plus I have a 3 year old grandson and a 9 month old grandson.  Hubby and I have been married for 13 years now.

 

Personally my kids drive me nuts some days and I can't wait to become an empty nester.... Somedays I wonder what I was thinking having 6 kids.... and i Had my tubes tied after 4 then had them reversed to have 2 more.... LOL.... Guess I was just asking for it huh?

 

Sure would be great to get together sometime since we live so close.  I actually work in Brighton, at the Courtyard Marriiott....  Been off for a few weeks now though because I had an emergency appendectomy and then the day they are letting me go back to work I am scheduled for a bladder lift, so I will be off for another 4 weeks..... We could always meet at that Panera Bread right there in Brighton and have a cup of soup together and get to know each other..... Sure would be nice to get together with another person going through what I have been through.....

 

Hope to hear from you soon....

 

HUGS,

 

Hi!  Well I haven't been on in forever.  I am 21 months out and have lost 140.  I started at 307 and now 365.  I was stuck for months and months and 190.  This summer's activities broke that stall.  Thank God.  Worried with winter coming and my recent unemployment after 12 years.  I worry everyday about gaining weight back as I am a food addict.  I must say I am more aware of what and why I eat.  I still have a poor self image with all the hangin skin.  My thighs and arms really bother me.  I am forty and told myself I want to be at a normal weight at 40.  Well in January I will be 41 so I only have about 4 months to lose another 25.  I had better get goin.  I do not regret this surgery one bit.  Good Luck and many Blessings to you all!

I am right there with ya.... I will be 41 in December and want another 20 pounds off, before then.... I am off work for surgeries right now... just had my appendix out 3 weeks ago and I am scheduled for a bladder lift next week..... I filed for unemployment but I am not sure I will get it or not.  Keeping my fingers crossed.  I should know tomorrow when I call the system to report that I am still not working.  So we will see.....

 

Good Luck getting those last 25 pounds off.... You can do it if you really put your mind to it.....

 

HUGS,

 

Hi mom and bunny

Momofsix,

Wow, the coincidences just keep comming. I live right across the street from where you work, on Grand River. We call it heaven and hell. Hell because of Grand River, Heaven because we live on Woodland Lake.

I think soup would be idea, and maybe walk it off afterward by doing a couple of laps on the Tridge and downtown Brighton, but is should probobly wait till after you recover from your sugery.

I do have one problem, I live in Brighton, but work in Auburn Hills. It means I don't get home from wor****ill about 6:00 or 6:30 most days.

Regarding empty nest: Its a great thing. Here is a converstion I had with my daughter as we moved her into college.

Daughter: "Are you and mom going to be OK with me gone?"
Me: "OK, hell, you'll be lucky if I don't change the locks!"

BTW, my daughter knows my sense of humor and knows that I was joking (maybe).


Hi Bunny

Sorry about your job loss, I hope you find something soon.

My wife says I sometimes need not to try to solve problems, but just offer sympathy and support. I have two things going against me in that department, I am both a guy and an engineer. My whole life is problem solving.

So here goes with my version of support.

1) have you checked into the state No Worker Left Behind program. My wife was laid off after 31 years with the phone company. She got unemployment, and the State of Mi paid for school for her for two years. She now has an Associates Degree and is a Certified Medical Assistant.

2)MOVE, MOVE and then MOVE some more. I am also food obsessed. After WLS a recently started falling in to bad habits, particularly watching TV and eating late in the evening. I found myself coming home from work and plopping into a soft chair and turning on the TV. The only difference was after WLS is I have more energy to fetch my own food instead asking my wife to bring me something. I am lucky enough to have a good treamill and a rowing machine. I now execise in front of the TV. 

To both you guys,

Trick your body. I work with several guy who are really into fitness. and they tell me the body adapts to routine. If you havn't been exercising for awhile really push your self for a few day. Conversly, if you are working hard but not seeing results, slow it down or even take a two day break. They swear this works. I have slowed to a pound  a week,  so I am trying to pick it up with and intense week starting today. I'll let you know if it works for me.

Just noticed I got very long winded, sorry about that.

And again, if anybody wants me to back off on the advice, please let me know. I don't want to offend anybody.

 All is going GREAT. 15 pounds off since surgery....just had my Post-Op with the surgeon yesterday. Everything is uneventful....and I'm super happy about that. Just went back to work this week and hopefully starting to get back into exercise over the next week or two. It's all good! 

Woooo Hooooo!!!  Keep it going... you are doing great!!!  Glad to hear that you are recovering well from your surgery....

 

HUGS,

 

Hey Bari, we have the same surgeon!

I broke my scale. Cracked the little nubs right off, so I haven't weighed in like two weeks. I don't dare. It hadn't moved much before that.

But...

My trainer and I have been spending a considerable amount of my bank account bonding together for the last three weeks and there's obvious changes going on. It's really left me wanting to focus on losing inches. Plus, I have found my neck and shrunk in bra sizes, co-workers have been very complimentary...so it's been encouraging.

I was told because of my height & build (my mom's short and thin build, I'm tall and have a wide frame...like my dad) that my weight loss wouldn't be the same as others. So I'm trying to relish in the fact i have NO clothes that fit anymore.

:D

Hi!
I'll be darned...we DO have the same surgeon! LOVE him! He did a GREAT job and I would recommend him to anyone. I just saw him for the first time since the surgery yesterday and I was sooo happy to see it moved 15 pounds. Now, I know that it's not going to come off like that forever but for now I'm happy. 

That's great that you are starting to exercise. Losing inches is every bit as important as losing the weight. The stronger you get...the better you'll be in the long run!

I am not buying any new clothes until these drop off! Hahahahaha 

All the BEST to you!! Fellow Krause Alumni!! 
Sheryl