Introductions
2) Which surgery did you have? RNY- April 30th 08
2) How much weight haver you lost? 142 last weigh in
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
down 8-12 inches of waist and 3 shirt sizes. I can tie my shoes with the knot in the middle...not to mention...um....intimacy is pretty cool too. (blush)
4) Biggest challenge lately.
lymphedema.
5) What is next on your "bucket list"?
Salmon fishing..and actually catch one.
Which surgery did you have? I had the RNY(open) 8/20/08
2) How much weight haver you lost? 56 lbs.
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
Being able to stand on my feet for more than 5 minutes and not have to sit down because my legs were ready to give out from supporting so much weight!
4) Biggest challenge lately.
Getting in all 64 oz. of fluids,
5) What is next on your "bucket list"? SO many things!! But I would like to get a bicycle and ride all over! THen just be able to go shopping all day with girlfriends and not have to sit down every few minutes to rest! I have many more things that I have not done in so long that I could probably write a book - but surely just the added zest for life itself is truly wonderful!!!
2) Which surgery did you have? I had the RNY almost 1 year ago - Dr Clarke ROCKS!!!
3) How much weight have you lost? so far about 160+ - I pushed the evil scale back into the closet!!
4) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
There have been many but I would say the biggest one recently was being able to walk the 2 mile Race for the Cure route on Oct 4th in Albany!!! I did it in my mom's honor - she died of breast cancer 5 1/2 yrs ago.
5) Biggest challenge lately.
THE FREAKIN CARB MONSTER....I AM SO READY TO KILL HIM OFF (BUT I LOVE HIM)
OMG - ME TOO!!!!! I say a mass murder is in the cards here!!!! 56 What is next on your "bucket list"?
Walking the Jimmy Fund Boston Marathon Cancer walk someday; NASCAR ride along (don't wanna get stuck like winnie the pooh in the car window); kayaking; traveling anywhere; hot air balloon ride; tap dancing again; being able to walk into any damn store I want & buy any piece of clothing I want!!! There are many more I am sure but these come to mind right now!!!
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
I can walk and talk at the same time, without gasping for air!
4) Bigges challenge lately.
head hunger
5) What is next on your "bucket list"?
joining an exercise program or gym
Okay, I've told you mine..now tell me yours....just copy and paste!
1) Name/location - Suzanne ~ Schenectady, NY
2) Which surgery did you have? I had the RNY, September 29, 2008.
2) How much weight have you lost? Pre-op, I lost 84 pounds on the Medifast (in 13 weeks). The first weigh in after surgery and my post surgery infection was Oct. 10, and I'd only lost ONE POUND! Was evidently holding on to all the IV fluids from the hospital and then the ER/re-admission IV fluids because this past Friday (Oct 17), I'd lost 13 pounds.
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
#1 - Getting rid of enough infection so I could finally get up and walk around without dissolving in tears of pain.
#2 Finally sleeping without "food porn" floating in my dreams :*(
LMBO ... Hey, nothing worse than waking up to your "RNY reality" after dreaming about all your favorite foods!
4) Biggest challenge lately. - Coming up with different things to eat while fulfilling protein needs, although, finding the recipe board here has helped, along with help from kind members like "Jamiecatlady." Have found some doing web searches, but find you have to be careful with the nutritional breakdown some folks have done. Found a cool resource for checking though, this food calculator: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp. That's on the same site where there's some yummy recipes too! (Do a search for words like bariatric, gastric bypass, lap-band, bariatric crock, etc.)
5) What is next on your "bucket list"?
Need to get finished with the home health nurses doing wound debridement & care here at home every day before I can really move forward -- But there are quite a few things on my "bucket list," as shown on my profile page- Hmmm ... let's see, guess I'd love to be able to wear some other type of pants besides stretch leggings and stirrup pants!! Want to finally wear a pair of jeans without feeling as though I'm being sliced in half! Or even a nice pair of dress slacks. Guess that seems rather silly, but having been 400+ for so long, truly pretty or decent fittling clothing is tough to come by.
Guess I qualify as one of those who was "lurking" -- though to be honest, never being able to access the chatrooms made me lose interest in exploring, until recently anyway! So glad my curiosity got the best of me. Some really fantastic folks here. :) Nice to have this method for saying "hello" and meeting new friends!
Warm Hugs ~ Suzanne
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Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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2) Which surgery did you have? I had the Lapband almost 5 months ago
2) How much weight haver you lost? 66 pounds
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
When my friends husband, who is a "fat bigot" told me I was looking pretty skinny!
4) Biggest challenge lately.
Dealing with either a too tight band or head hunger which makes me want to binge.
5) What is next on your "bucket list"?
Taking a Zumba class and being able to keep up...I start next week, wish me luck!
Michelle
on 10/21/08 11:23 am, edited 10/21/08 11:24 am - Where the four winds blow me safely home, NY
2) Which surgery did you have? Laproscopic RNY on June 3rd this year
2) How much weight haver you lost? all total...152=lbs! I had lost alot PRE op though
3) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment.
I fit into a dress that hasn't fit in 5 years and I hiked down the long way to Zoar valley without dropping dead or stopping on Oct 7th (my B'day) :)
4) Biggest challenge lately.
Walking daily. I get lazy.
5) What is next on your "bucket list"?
Complete the Appilachain Trail in section hikes
Start: 487 lbs (8/07) Lost 81 lbs pre op on South Beach. 406 lbs at surgery (6/08). 179 post op, by 2011. I lost 308 lbs. Gained 98 while pregnant (2012-13) lost all but 25. My goal is to be 179 again!
Two years after that....
I could not be happier.
I think I'm a luker, but as of tonight I have joined mainly because I have so many questions
and I don't want to do the wrong thing. Iwould hate to have gone through all that pain and to stop losing weight.
1) Name/location- Renee/Uniondale L.I
2) Which Surgery did you have? I had the RNY 9 weeks ago
3) How much weight have you lost? 57 lbs.
4) Tell us about 1 NSV (non scale victory) or WOW moment? My feet are down 1 whole size
5) Biggest challenge lately? Finding something I can eat that doesn't hurt
6) What is next on your "bucket list"? I have just joined a gym so I guess to get through and entire exercise class without passing out.
Hott39
