I had the most delightful lunch today

Terri R who posts on the RNY board often lives in a suburb of the San Francisco Bay Area near where I'm staying. I was just delighted to have the opportunity to meet her in person and enjoy a lovely lunch with her. She looks just fabulous and seems to feel as good as she looks. She's recovering beautifully from her plastic surgery and wearing it well.

It was so nice to be able to sit a talk for a couple of hours. She's about 2.5 yrs post op and I really appreciated her experiences and perspective. I have continued to lose weight despite uping my calorie intake, upping my carb percentage, etc... It was actually good to spend some time with someone who has been where I am now and could give me some perspective and tips on how and what to do. Like Terri, I eat MUCH more than many post ops report. It has really worried me, but I feel a bit more settled now. I'll continue to weigh myself daily, pay attention to what and how much I eat, and my activity levels. I hope to be as successful at my weight maintenance as Terri has been.

One of the things that Terri and I talked about is the fact that we can eat just about anything and generally seem to eat about as much as a 'normal' woman our size eats. I thought that after the surgery, I'd always have to eat like a bird, but I haven't found that to be the case. Like Terri, I eat in excess of 2000 calories a day. I pay attention to what I'm eating and how much. To be honest, it amazes me that I'm able to eat so much and not gain weight. I understand that I may stop losing and even regain some eventually. Right now, I'm still working hard to keep my weight from dropping anymore ... I'm down to 135.

Thanks for the post Barb!  I hope you're having a blast in Sunny CA!  I have a couple of friends who are 2-3 post op and agree that is helpful to be able to talk with them about how they have done maintaining/stabilizing after the met their goals.  It gives me so much hope that I too can maintain and not gain it all back as I feared....  Alice

Hi Barbara:

I am so glad that you got to meet Terri. I wish that she had been closer when she vistied the Charlotte area. She seems like a great person and I would have loved to have met her as well.

I am so glad also that she gave you some valuable information. I know you have been concerned about the contimued losing part and hopefully you will find the secret and will begin to just maintain here soon.

Well, enjoy the rest of your stay in California. When is the wedding??? This weekend?

We want to see pics soon!

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Terri was delightful and I really did appreciate getting her advice and perspective. I can tell that she'll be on my list of 'people to see' when I make my 'back to the bay area' visits.

I'll try to post some photos ... I'm having a problem sizing my avatar ... can you believe that! Terri said that I really NEED a new one. I guess she's right. The last one was taken at about 162 and now I'm nearly 30 lbs lighter!

I won't be at the next breakfast because I have to take Sarah to NY for a followup. I'll be at the next one in October.

I hope all is well with you.

Love,

Barb

Im glad you were able to meet Terri R.  I was hoping to get a chance to see her when she came to Charlotte but had to work.  I hope she makes a reapperance her in the future.

Rahsheeda

I'm quite envious.. Ms Hello Kitty is one of my fav posters.

I reallyreally wanted to head to Charlotte when she was here last month.. but it's hard to do with two kiddos...