Introduce yourself

1.  What is your first name?  John

2.  Where are you from?    Massachusetts but now living in Hermitage, TN

3.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

4. If so when and what surgery?   02/24/2009 Duodenal Switch

5.  How much weight have you lost? 288 total since initial surgical consult in Jan of 09

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? Vitamins - my labs were crap for the first year and I am trying to bring up my numbers.  I knew it would be a lot of vitamins to take I just did not realize how many.   I am not complaining by any means - I love taking 30 pills a day

7.  What are some of your goals?   My biggest goal is to keep the weight off.  

8.  What else do you want to share?   I love to bowl.  I joined a league and bowl every Tuesday night.   The 1st season of bowling was hard for me because I was still loosing weight and did not really know my body too well.  Now in the 2nd season my weight is steady and I understand how my new skinny body works.

1.  What is your first name?  Teresa

2.  Where are you from?   Extreme Southern Illinois

3.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

4. If so when and what surgery?   RNY-- November 23, 2009 

5.  How much weight have you lost?  103lbs total --67 llbs before surgery and 36 since surgery

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? No night time eating.. TV seems to be a trigger for me to want to eat.. I struggle every night and have to try to do other things to keep my brain busy. like crossword puzzles while watching TV.. or simply no****ching it and getting on OH instead..

7.  What are some of your goals?   To be much healthier and to be able to share in the things my hubby and I always liked to do together.. like hiking and fishing and hunting and camping. I also would really like to be able to play on the church volleyball team next year with my hubby and daughter and son in law..

8.  What else do you want to share?  I am 51 years old.. I am married to my high school sweet heart and we will be married 32 years this year.. We live way out in the country on a farm and have lots of animals.. From cats and dogs to goats and horses.. and even a couple of mini's (donkey and horse).. most all are rescues.. I started out seeking surgery when I had to start using a wheel chair.. Thank God for the surgery..  I now exercise daily and will never complain about that.. Well,  I'll try not too ..lol...

Mini-horses!!! I am so jealous right now! I so want a Shetland pony and I really want to name him Steve...it's my dream. (I know I'm odd)

I just need to get out of the city...right now I don't even have a balcony let alone a backyard!!

The mini horse is a new addition.. He was purchased for my grandson.. My grandson is just a year old and the mini is 6 months old.. we are hoping they can grow up together and by the time Bryce is old enough to ride "Buddy" will be broke and ready.. My daughter and son in law ride all the time and they plan on Bryce starting as young as possible .. His first ride on a horse was at 6 months old .. he rode with his mommy.. He loved it..

I love living in the country.. We lived in a suburb of Chicago until 1993. That is when we moved here to the family farm.. Bryce is the 6th generation to live on this farm.. His mommy and daddy and him live on the property about a 1/4 mile down the road from us.. We have 53 acres here and I would never go back to the city for a million dollars..

Maybe one day you can get to the country too.. and get your "Steve".. Dreams can come true you know.. sometimes you just have to make them...

huggs..

1. What is your first name? Tabetha

2. Where are you from? New York, currently in Texas

3. Have you had WLS? Yes

4. If so when and what surgery? December 16,2008 RNY

5. How much weight have you lost? 303 lb since consult 246 since surgery

6. What has been your toughest struggle thus far? I think this goes in stages. First it was learning how to eat correctly for my new pouch, then it was getting my vitamins, now its making sure I keep eating the right things and not indulging too often.

7. What are some of your goals? I just want to live a normal life. Waiting to lose 44more pounds so i can go horseback riding without killing the horse lol I have achieved so many, but I will keep going until...well i guess there is no until. There's always a new challenge to undertake!


8. What else do you want to share? I have a 20 yr old son that is a jr in college. I'm soooo proud of him. I still have my youngest at home...my 5 yr old boston terrier luka. I love taking him to the dog park now and think it is funny that even the dog now knows mommy can do more than before. I'm sooooooooooo entirely glad i finally did this after waiting 10 yrs to get over my fear of the "what if". I'm grateful everyday for everyone who helped me get the surgery done, including the insurance company. Hoping they will have continued mercy to help me remove some of this skin i no longer need. lol

What is your first name?  Myra
 

Where are you from?    Originally Mississippi, now in Georgia


Have you had WLS?  Yes


How much weight have you lost? 60 lbs total, having a major stall at the moment


What has been your toughest struggle this far?  Hello, my name is Myra and I'm a carbaholic. Also I've stopped exercising because I was bored.

What are some of your goals?  I want to be small enough to buy clothes anywhere.  I want to do normal activities without getting too tired and having to sit down.


What else do you want to share?  I am a single mom with a 20 yr old son.  I have a SO who sorta lives here.  And my sister who is 12 years older than me just moved in also.  Also one black cat and one sooner dog who lives outside.

1.  What is your first name?  Andi

2.  Where are you from?   Southern California

3.  Have you had WLS?   No, will attend an informational meeting with my HMO on 4/22/10

4. If so when and what surgery?  

5.  How much weight have you lost?  Started eating healthier (again) 2-3 weeks ago.  Have lost 4 lbs.

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? Just thinking about having surgery scares me to death.
7.  What are some of your goals?   To lose 100 lbs. To be able to have knee replacement surgery.  To be able to go places with out needing to have a mobility scooter because I can't walk.  To be able to take walks with my great dane again...

8.  What else do you want to share?    I am 54 years old, a social worker who is afraid of losing her job with all these cutbacks....which would mean I would lose my health insurance.....I am a divorced mom of a teenage girl who is a wonderful kiddo. 

 1.  What is your first name?  Erica

2.  Where are you from? Born and raised mostly in WV, now living in Baltimore, MD

3.  Have you had WLS?  not yet. I'm halfway through my 6 months supervised now

4. If so when and what surgery?  Having RNY hopefully late June / early July 

5.  How much weight have you lost? last weigh in w/ Dr Mo I was down by 13.5 pounds.

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? resisting the urge to eat out with my hubby several nights a week...and, if I do cave in and eat out choosing "better" choices

7.  What are some of your goals?  to lost 50 lbs before surgery, to be able to take my dog for a walk with out feeling like I'm going to die, do to Disney World and not be the person in our group holding every one up (of course, I didn't hold any one up on my last trip this past Feb..I rented a scooter instead )

8.  What else do you want to share?   I'm 33 years old, and on my 2nd marriage. My high school sweetheart and love of my life (and first husband) passed away almost 8 years ago and that really opened the flood gates for my extreme weight gain. I have been heavy my entire life....so I'm really looking forward to being one of the smallest people in my family 
I don't have any children, so my rescued pit bull is my baby.
I have a pretty wacky sense of humor, and am extremely easy to get along with. I look forward to making lots of new friends on this board and look forward to cheering you all on as we take our weight loss journey together!

 1.  What is your first name?  Roxanne

2.  Where are you from?    Georgia

3.  Have you had WLS?   Yes

4. If so when and what surgery?   January 04, 2010, DS

5.  How much weight have you lost?  51 total since initial surgical consult (42 since surgery have not been weighed since February 15th though).

6.  What has been your toughest struggle thus far? Protein and 64 oz of fluids, getting in enough protein and water daily is so very hard for me.

7.  What are some of your goals?   To lose enough weight where I can take my nephew to Disney World and ride the rides with him. this is some place he wants his Tia to take him and I am to ashamed to tell him I can't bc I can't fit the rides but hopefully this summer I can give him this gift.

8.  What else do you want to share?  I just want to wish you all Great Success on your WLS journey. I believe that we all have the capability of being successful and living the lives we all dream about!

1. What is your first name? Virginia

2. Where are you from? Centennial, Colorado (a suburb of Denver)

3. Have you had WLS? Yes.

4. If so when and what surgery? March 8, 2010 RNY

5. How much weight have you lost? 25 lbs since surgery

6. What has been your toughest struggle thus far? Sticking to the pureed food. I want to CHEW! ALso, staying away from the snacks of goldfish & pretzels that my kids eat. I can make them mushy enough to be called 'pureed'!!

7. What are some of your goals? I want to lose 1/2 of me! I want to be able to chase my kids farther than 5 steps! I want to be able to fit in an airline seat and not have to use a seatbelt extender or not buckle it at all. I want to get through each day without getting frustrated with myself!

8. What else do you want to share? I have 2 great boys that are very supportive of my surgery and changes taking place in my eating habits. I hope to teach them better habits than I developed as a kid...believe them when they say they are full and when they say they are hungary then offer healthy choices.

I really appreciate the post everyone makes. It helps me a lot. Thanks!!!