Introduction

I just thought I'd introduce myself.  I had Lap RNY on 11/7/07.   I'm looking forward to all the changes I'm reading about that other people have experienced. BTW, is this snow CRAZY today, or what? ~Shirley

Welcome Shirley, your are now a loser!!!  WhooHoo!     Yes the weather is nuts...i just love new england! you gotta love it!! 

Thanks!  I'm so looking forward to all the changes that will be happening to me.  I've lost 23 pounds as of right now.  It's amazing to me how different things are, like how I look at food.  I'm also looking forward to making connections with people who have gone through this.   ~Shirley

Hi Shirley!  Congrats on your surgery!  Maybe we'll get to meet at one of the post op groups. Yeah this snow & ice has been crazy lately & with more to come today!

And I'm supposed to go see Jacquie in Nutrition tomorrow!  It should be an interesting ride. I went to my first Support Group this past Monday in Derry.  I'm planning to be a regular at Portsmouth, though.  There were only three of us there, but it was nice to hear that some of the stuff I'm experiencing is normal. Maybe I'll see you there next month.   ~Shirley

Hi Shirley- I had my RNY on 11/5/07. I am loving this decision and have been feeling really well. I still have a tough time with some of my vitamins/pill sizes and am learning the hard way about eating tooo fast. What a terrible feeling THAT is! I still wouldn't change a thing. I live in Derry, but went through the Lowell General Program. Feel free to drop me a line. Maybe we can compare notes and offer each other some support! Carolyn

The first three weeks were the toughest for me.  Now, the hard thing is finding things to eat outside my house.  I went to the mall with a friend the other day and kind of panicked in the food court because I couldn't figure out what to eat, so I went to GNC and bought an OS Trim snack and ate that.  I did ok last night though.  I went shopping with another friend and he wanted to go to KFC. I thought,  "there's nothing for me there" and then I stopped and forced myself to go look.  I had the chicken with all the breading and fat removed, and it was good and went down easy and I was so happy.  Isn't this the weirdest way to live?  Weird, but great. For vitamins, why don't you do the chewables?  I use the Viactive chews and the Spring Valley Calcium chews, and my  B12 is sublingual.  The only vitamin pill I have is my iron, and it's very small. I'd love to compare notes, and share support.  The people I know who have had WLS have had lapband and so their experience is much different.   ~Shirley

Welcome to the Losers Bench!!!  I love all the snow...last Thursday I went showshoeing here in Portsmouth and it was just beautiful - plus a great activity!!  See you at a support group! Becky

Snowshoeing, huh?  That's one of my goals for next year.  There's a place in Salem that rents snowshoes.  I want to give it a try when I won't be stressing my knees so much.  It's been a very slow weight loss for me compared to others.  But, I'll take what I can get.  I have the feeling when I go back to work on 1/4 the weight's gonna come off faster.   ~Shirley