Roll cal Wednesday

Good morning all, On my way out the door. Have my final weigh in. Hope everyone has a great day. Remember to say hi if you're here anyhow. A little survey here. Where are you in your weight loss journey? How much weight did you lose as a pre-op? post -op? God bless you all. Have a Christ centered day. Annette

Good morning Annette and Everyone! Ok...survey: I did not lose any weight preop. Post-op I have lost 35 lbs (a little faster than I planned or wanted). I started this journey as a "lightweight" meaning that my BMI was under 40 but with comorbities. Praise God! I am eating and drinking more with each passing day and I am starting to get some energy back. Little by little! Thank you all for your prayers. Annette, your big day is almost here. I will keep praying for you. Rosie, I read about your daughter. You sound like a very good mother. Its not easy to be tough on your kids but right now you are her mother, not her friend. As a police officer I can tell you that this is a very dangerous age for a girl. At this age they think they are invincible and yet there are so many dangers from child sexual preditors to boys her age with date rape drugs. Stay firm. You are doing the right things! Shel, I am really glad that you are home now. I am looking forward to hearing more from you again! I am not going to list everybody today but know that I am praying for ALL of you. To God's glory, this rollcall is really growing. We are so blessed to have each other to share this journey with. God is awesome! Have a Jesus filled day! Love, Jacinda

Ok Jacinda I have this ticket that....... just kidding! Sure glad you can't get info from this site!!! Just kidding friend. My daughter is a good kid compared to many girls her age. She just wants to fit in most of the time and she can't,not with her school friends. Kristina is a very special kid,She has a gift for people,praying for people,Holy Spirit filled girl. And I know God has a plan for her life. I just know it!! Praise God. And so we have this conversations once and awhile. I am open with her and want her to know that I am there for her no matter what,but true I am not her friend I am her mother first. But it scares me when I read things like what she wrote on her e-mail and I monitor her out going and incoming mail. But in school I leave her in Gods hands and she know she is a Christian and knows God see's everything. I tell her that I was once a teenager and that I am(was ) streetwise. I know whats out there. She can never fool me!!! I want to thank you for the encouraging words Jacinda. And you stay safe out there! Love ya too in Christ Rosie

Hello Everyone!!! Hello Annette!!! I hope your final weigh in goes great! I gained weight pre-op, around 15 pounds. I have lost 40 pounds post-op, Thank You, Jesus! Have a wonderful day full of Jesus!!!!! Cindy

Man o Man Cindy your doing great! Keep it up girl. God Bless you Rosie

Good Morning Friends,Annette i've lost 8lbs pre-op and only 53lbs post-op a total of 61lbs. I'm what you call a "slow loser" which I don't mind,I've always been slow in life! I have a thyroid problem as well and after surgery I ran out of my meds and didn't take them until 2 months afterwards and so I didn't lose any weight during this time. I think that If I would have been on my meds that I would hve at least been down 70lbs. But thats ok. I get fusterated at times,but now that I jog with my girls(sometimes husband) I feel better about myself. God Bless you all I Love you in Christ Rosie

Hello Anette! I also pray all goes well for you as your surgery date approaches. You will soon have it behind you.! When I had my first appt with the surgeon I weighed 241. Over the next months (while waiting) I did gain up to 251. However I lost down to 243 before the surgery. This morining I weigh 224 which is almost 20 pounds down since my surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago. I'm loving it!

Good afternoon all!! Annette, I can't believe your big day is just around the corner! I'll be lifting you up to the throne of our Savior!! Okay, as for the survey. I am 3 years postop. I didn't lose any weight pre-op. As a matter of fact, I probably gained 10 pounds. I lost 140 pounds post-op. Actually, for maybe one day I had lost 150 pounds, but I'm happy where I am at. I had gotten down to about 167 when I was going through some things at work. I just didn't feel like eating. But, I got over it and gained 10 pounds. But, I weigh everyday and make sure I don't get above 180. I am planning on joining Curves with my next paycheck. That is the closest place for me to exercise and several of the ladies at church go. I wouldn't mind getting back down to about 170 and maybe Curves can help me do that. Anyway, got to get back to work. Sounds like everyone is doing great with their weight loss. Everyone have a very blessed afternoon. Shel

Hi there, I'm pre-op and I haven't lost much weight at all. I've been making poor choices lately, too - eating when I am not hungry but when I think of the food I want to have it. I have been eating out of control. Partly, this is happening from fear of the unknown (surgery) and being low in income as of late. When my income gets low, I tend to start spending..... very opposite behavior from what I ought to be doing. I am here in hopes of giving God control of my weight loss and to get my behaviors to stop. I have a consultation on 11/15. I am so excited about this forum. It feels wonderful being among people who freely admit to letting God have their lives. Thanks! WendyAnne