Yahoo!!!

Hiya OH friends, I had a good day today. I have been having the darndest time getting off the last 10 pounds required for a pre-op weight loss (I had to lose 30) and finally reached it this morning. I went up to the Medical Nutritionist's office today for an "official weigh in" and it turns out I lost 34 pounds! Yowee! I wasn't expecting that! As I was leaving her office, I saw my surgeon (who I haven't actually met yet, but just recognized from photos) walking from the parking garage and introduced myself and told him I just reached my 10% wt loss today and that I was going to be one of his patients. He said, "cool!" which I thought was so REAL of him! How serrendipitous (sp?) to have run into him just after reaching my pre op goal weight! Anyway, the Nutritionist wasn't in today, but will be notified that I reached my goal weight and then will call me to set up my first consult with the surgeon. Once I meet with him, I'll get a date set. All in all, a "cool" ( ) day! Hugs and continued thans for all your great support and cheers. Amy

Hey Amy - great work! Good for you! You have been working so hard and it has paid off. I hope things move really quickly for you now and you get your consult and date real soon! Robin

Thanks Robin. I was feeling so excited tonight I started to eat frenetically....emotional eating! I had to laugh. Good thing it was relatively healthy food and not junk. I understand time and again that these issues are lifelong. I have no misconceptions about WLS curing old bad habits, nonetheless, I had to laugh at myself! Hugs, Amy

AMY~ ~WHOO HOO~ That is exciting news! I am so excited for you! I know all to well it is quite challenging to lose the preop wt BUT it is so worth it in the longrun for your health! The mindset gets us geared for postop life also I beleive! Look your 34# closer to an ideal bodywt! HOORAY! Remember NOTHING TASTES as good as THIN FEELS! Your on yur way! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=c1132518510 "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

Thanks Jamie! I was just looking over all the info you first sent me when I joined the boards. What a huge help that was! Thanks for your ongoing support. It really means a lot to me. I'll keep you posted! Amy PS: Dr Rosatti is cute! I felt like a school girl meeting a rock star!!! How goofy am I?

Amy~ OHH your so welcome. Part of this journey *I* beleive is giving back to others....(IT IS SO VERY IMPORTANT I FEEL!)....Dr. Rosati is very Handsome, but I truly beleive more than that he is an excellent & very skilled bariatric surgeon! NAH your not goofy at all, it is the man who will help 'give you the tool/ability to change your life', no matter what the external features of your surgeon, that one thing makes them appear beautiful in our eyes *I* feel! HUGS~ Email me anytime and I WANT TO KNOW YOUR DATE when u get it! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=c1132518510 "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

Amy, Congrats hun. That is just awesome.. You will be getting your date soon and sitting on the losers bench before you know it.. That is "cool" that you got to say something to him and he was REAL about it. Take care and have a great day! ~Hugs~ Debra P

CONGRATULATIONS amy ! sounds so wonderful! i had to loose pre op weight and its the best thing a pre op person can do. I feel in the long term you will be a huge success!~ KEEP up the great work. PLEASe try to control that eating even now! its something that we even post ops work on every day! SO try to find new ways now to deal! ALL the best cant wait to hear you GOT your date lisa

Thanks Debra and Lisa, Your support really means so much to me. I found out today that the reffering nutritionist is on vacaiton for the week! so my referral to the surgeon will have to wait till next week! Drat! I'll just keep plugging away till then.... Hugs, Amy

Congrats, your one step closer! Hugs, Lisa