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NJ WLS Group
We would like to welcome All members of OH - regardless of what type of surgery you have had or state you call home.
This is a secret facebook group - it will not show up in your Facebook profile and only Admins can invite members.
If you are interested please PM me with your FB info and I will send a FB friends request to you - once you accept it I will send the invite to you - we look forward to meeting everyone!
Stacey
Sailing through from Alabama to say HELLO to all of my WLS family!! I'm 61 months post op; over 100% of my excess body weight was lost by 18 months out and it stays off (I've even tried to regain a few pounds LOL). I started at 267 pounds and have weighed 116 for the past year or so. I think that is where I'll stay.
I'm now considering plastics...purely cosmetic, though. As for my PREop comorbidities, I had arthritis and highblood pressure. Both of which I still have although my weight is has definitely been eliminated as a factor in aggravating either. After WLS, I was put through MANY, MANY, MANY tests to deterimine why at around 130 pounds at that time, my blood pressure would not stay in check. Well, my chronic high blood pressure was found to be a congenital defect stemming from a steroid imbalance. Once they started to treat "steriod imbalance", my blood pressure readily cooperated. Point in saying all of that? Before WLS, only the physician who said I needed WLS to eliminated my weight as a factor so specialist wouldn't have it as a diagnosis crutch had suggested my blood pressure was something far deeper than typical diagnosis. Before her, every single physician I'd ever gone to said my blood pressures hovered around the 190/160 range because I was over weight. NO ONE looked for any other cause. NO ONE. So in summary, whatever they're telling you "if you loose weight your ____ will go away", sometimes they are trying to get you out of their office without doing real work.
Anyways, that's me in a nutshell!! ALL of my contact info is on my profile, please feel free to use it. NEW PICTURES and any other details are kept at my own website www.Ge Ma Ve ry.com (no spaces). I decided that I would spend a few days floating around OH (FOR A CHANGE) greeting family on OH - & WLS family will always be my family. There was a time when this site stayed open daily...I was always posting & responding and then I had WLS and within a year after that, I didn't need as much advice and I had no questions and...I just found other things to do once I was in a new body so over time my visits have come scarce. I am a ready & willing resource, though for anyone who needs one. Even so, I know once I close this browser, it will be months before I log back in so with that I ask that you please feel free to come by and say hi :)
Salt & Light
gem
WHAT Recession?!?I live in the Black...officially out of the RED
Keep in touch!
www.Facebook.com/ge ma very
Ahhhhh, I LOVE the statement "It will never cease to amaze me how obese people are overlooked by society. It is almost like, the more we weigh, the less it is perceived that we have to offer." That's a quote that I would love permission to reuse...because it's unfortuately true. CONGRATS on your loss & here's to sending God speed to your goal!!
WHAT Recession?!?I live in the Black...officially out of the RED
Keep in touch!
www.Facebook.com/ge ma very
CONGRATS!! Hope things are going smoothly for you!!
*huggles*
Felicia =0)
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Total Loss To Date: -262lbs
CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR DAY!
Accept responsibility for your choices and actions.
Believe that you're worth the time and the effort.
Commit and don't quit until your dreams come true.
42 pounds is awesome! Good Job!
Tyna
(36 pounds lost before surgery)
Surgery 2-3 cc, 1st fill 2 cc, 2nd fill 1 cc, 3rd fill .7cc
In this weeks episode we have a FOW with a cute coat, expose the Weight Loss Saboteur, take a look at the week before surgery and introduce you to a self professed Lap Band King!
HIGHLIGHTS
- This weeks “Freak of the Week" is Sirenscry
- Why? Cause she can reach all her 2000 parts.
- We introduce you to our version of the Weight Loss Saboteur.
- The pusher…who pushes the sweets and fattening foods.
- The Underminer…whose negativity is always about.
- The Stuffer, who wants to continue to stuff you with food..
- Sometimes those closest to us becomes our saboteur.
- We give some tips on how to deal with the Weight loss Saboteur.
- So you are down to your last week before surgery? What will it be like?
- You may want to give up caffeine a few weeks in advance.
- Avoid the last meal syndrome.
- Having a stressful week before surgery..is normal.
- We highlight another website for bandsters…Lapbandking.com
http://www.bariatrictv.com
Way to go! You must be very proud. Doesn't it feel wonderful when everything starts coming together? I'm sure you will open the eyes of a lot of people with your story. I love hearing about people who change not just their weight but their life and their outlook. You will be an inspiration to many.
Your weight loss has just been amazing! At this rate you will be in the 200's by the end of July, good luck!
If you're ever in Billings, let me know. I'd love to meet up with you :-)
Tyna
(36 pounds lost before surgery)
Surgery 2-3 cc, 1st fill 2 cc, 2nd fill 1 cc, 3rd fill .7cc
It has been a bit since I was here...so surgery was October 13th of 2008. I started at 503 and now weigh 340. After reading all the people getting into the 200s, my nine month goal is to be below 300 by July's end.
So, the Montana Department of Corrections decided a couple of years ago that too many of their employees were out of shape, stressed out, and were dying on the job or right after they retired. They hired a guy to do some research on what the Department could do to help the employees. A Wellness Initiative was established that looked at many things but overall health (mind/body/spirit) was addressed. So as many of you know, I am an addictions counselor who has been working on improving my own mental/physical/ and spiritual health for the last several years. The surgery has helped in so many ways...but I had also done a lot of work prior to my Gastric Bypass. There is a leadership meeting of all of the Wardens, Superintendents, and Bureau Chiefs on Tuesday and Wednesday. I was asked to come and tell my story to inspire(I guess) and to help the executive staff recognize the importance of supporting their employees and making Wellness a priority in the facilities.
It is kinda funny that prior to the surgery, I had done so much work on myself but until you could see a visual of it ie: losing 170 plus pounds...it wasn't as recognized. It will never cease to amaze me how obese people are overlooked by society. It is almost like, the more we weigh, the less it is perceived that we have to offer.
That being said...I am incredibly excited about the opportunity to speak to this group and tell the story that has been culminating for about 7 years and is now being manifested through the visual results of the weight loss. My hope is to make a career change while continuing to do addictions counseling and begin working with people who struggle with obesity issues and addiction and also those who develop cross addictions post surgery. I have done some consulting and plan to continue in that venue. I also very much enjoy public speaking and look forward to addressing this group. I think the topic is very worthwhile and the resources that are available to people who work for the Department of Corrections are excellent. The work I do with the offenders and the materials available are no different than the tools I used to deal with my own issues while working to change my relationship with food and to do the hard work on myself.
I will let you all know how it goes.
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