Getting to know you.........

I normally post on the Lapband forum but I do lurk here.

I thougt it would be fun to get to know some things about each other.


1.  Where are you from?    OHIO

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   January 6, 2010, Lapband

4.  How much weight have you lost?  37 lbs.....13 of that Pre Op

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yes, yes

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  2 week liquid diet.

7.  What are some of your goals?   To go into ANY store and buy clothes, cross my legs, skydive,zipline, have my hubby give me a piggy back ride and to NOT be the heaviest person in the room.

8.  What is your first name?   Steph


I am looking forward to learning about some of you too!!!


Steph

 1.  Where are you from?    Originally NC, but have lived in Tennessee Valley/N GA since 99

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   January 8th,2010 VSG

4.  How much weight have you lost?  55 lbs total since pre-op

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yes, yes

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? waiting for it to drip off!!

7.  What are some of your goals?   To go into ANY store and buy clothes, cross my legs,have my hubby give me a piggy back ride and to NOT be the heaviest person in the room.  LOL, what she said!!

8.  What is your first name?   Steph

1.  Where are you from?    California

2.  Have you had WLS?   yep

3. If so when and what surgery?  July 31 2009 -RNY 
 
4.  How much weight have you lost?  161 but 80 of that was pre-op

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   yep

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  getting my head to realize my pouch is small.

7.  What are some of your goals?   I've realized some of my goals already, fitting behind the steering wheel, seat belt fitting, fitting in a restuarant booth, airplane seat and theater seat...its all a process, and I'm still doing things that I thought I'd never be able to do.  I want to ride a roller coaster.
8.  What is your first name?   April

1.  Where are you from?    Minnesota

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?  September 30, 2009 RNY

4.  How much weight have you lost? 75.5 (16 of it pre-op)

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Absolutely!

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? carbohydrates - wanting them

7.  What are some of your goals?   To be healthier and more fit.  To quit imposing limits on myself to do things - travel, walk, enjoy museums, etc.

8.  What is your first name?   Mary

getting to know all about you...that song just popped into my head with the post title.  Ok I'll play too, this is fun.

1.  Where are you from?    FL
2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes
3. If so when and what surgery?   9-30-09 RNY
4.  How much weight have you lost?  72 lbs (11 during pre-op diet)
5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yes
6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  I'm going with, the weight loss is never fast enough, stalls, and wanting the evil carbs
7.  What are some of your goals?   to be able to travel in a plane comfortably for international travel, shop in a normal store, and not be the biggest person in a room, to be "normal"ish
8.  What is your first name?   Mary

1.  Where are you from?    Massachusetts

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   October 20, 2009, VSG

4.  How much weight have you lost?  114
5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yes.

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  Exercise, even w/114 down at high 3's, a bad right leg, and with degenerative arthritis it is a challenge.  Waiting for spring to get back to walking, either too icy or too cold right now.  We are in a major cold snap right now (high today 19).

7.  What are some of your goals?   Get under 300 to get this soccer ball sized hernia of mine fixed.  Much more mobility.  

8.  What is your first name?   Donna

1.  Where are you from?    Texas

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   December 8, 2009, RNY

4.  How much weight have you lost?  84 total... 30 post, 12 preop diet, 42 6month med sup diet

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yeah

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  eating lol I have no appetite

7.  What are some of your goals?   To be able to walk 3 miles/day 5 days a week, not be the heaviest person in a room, not shop for clothes in the plus size area, play with my niece and nephews and not get winded

8.  What is your first name?   Cheryl

This is fun!

1.  Where are you from?    New Jersey, although I was born in New York, and went to grad school in Minnesota.

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   August 25th, 2008, RNY

4.  How much weight have you lost?  172 lbs. Probably more now, actually. I had surgery on my foot 10 days ago and can't weigh until the cast comes off.

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Heck yeah! Only unhappy that I didn't do it sooner!

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  Not getting discouraged when I stall.

7.  What are some of your goals?   To complete a sprint-distance triathlon this year. To become a Zumba instructor.

8.  What is your first name?   Lesley

1.  Where are you from?   Michigan originally, currently in New York

2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

3. If so when and what surgery?   Nov. 17, 2009, RNY

4.  How much weight have you lost?  78.8 lbs... 36 was pre-op.

5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Thankyoujesusyes

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  2 week liquid diet was definitely hard.  An unanticipated struggle was the feeling of loss as my clothing got so ridiculously big on me I couldn't wear it anymore.  I thought I'd be celebrating, but it actually made me quite sad.

7.  What are some of your goals?   To hit 299.9!  I'm 1.3 pounds away!!!!!  Sure hope it happens this week :)  My reward will be using a gift certificate friends gave me for a massage.  Next goal will be hitting 100 lbs down (21.2 to go!), where I plan to treat myself by ordering a Laptop Lunch box system.  

My goal of being able to shop in regular stores was already achieved - I had my first Kohl's shopping experience a few weeks ago and their plus sized tops fit me! 

8.  What is your first name?   Michelle

1.  Where are you from?    California
2.  Have you had WLS?   Yes
3. If so when and what surgery?   April 3, 2009, RNY
4.  How much weight have you lost?  131 pounds
5.  Are you happy with your decision to have WLS?   Yup
6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far?  2 week liquid diet/dealing with stress when you can't eat to make yourself feel better
7.  What are some of your goals?   Fly to Japan (13 hr flight) in coach in relative comfort, buy cute clothes, have another kid without the SMO mama drama (yuck!)
8.  What is your first name?   Patti