***TUESDAY ROLL CALL***

Hi Cindy! Praise God for your weight loss over the holidays! That is so wonderful! I love your pictures and you are truly a beautiful woman! Your answer to number 3. is such a blessing! I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Dear Lynda, Well it is a little late but it is still Tuesday so I am going to respond to your questions. 1. Being able to eat a little bit of Turkey on Christmas day 2. Not being able to eat the roast I made yesterday. I did try it but I became sick within one hour and my stomach is still hurting a day later. I have not been able to get my protein and water in today. Too much vomiting. I am calling the DR tomorrow. I am so tired of days like today. I have been trying to finish my yogurt all day. I have that feeling in my stomach I always get before I need to vomit. NO matter what I have eaten or what I have tried to drink today, the feeling comes back. Sometimes I just wish I could vomit again and again until the feeling is gone. 3. I am not sure how to respond to this question. I guess the Lord is teaching me not to boast about my health. I still need his help and protection on a daily basis. I have seen those camelbacks at the retail store but I never thought of using one for my water. What an excellent idea!! Congratulations on another night of skiing. God Bless you, Kathy from MO Ps I am really wishing I had pictures on my profile after viewing everyone's pictures. I guess I just need to trust that my pictures would be returned to me if I send them in.

Hi Kathy! Thank you for the encouragement! I already addressed this in another post but I want you to know that you are in my prayers for a healing of this situation you have with not being able to hold down food. You are on my heart! I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8

Hi dear brothers and sisters in Christ! It's still Tuesday here on the west coast, so I'm going for it! I must admit that these questions of the day are really hard for me to answer, but I'm going to do it anyway, so here goes. My Answers: 1. Tell us about a recent victory with your WLS journey. I am so programmed to look at the negative when it comes to my weight that it really is hard to look for victories. Hmmm.. Okay. Here it is. I am able to handle eating foods again...most kinds of foods without getting sick. Thank you, Lord. I didn't know how things would go after having my stomach removed and an artificial one made out of loops of my small intestines. I am not only able to eat, but can handle pretty much everything that I eat. 2. Tell us about a recent disappointment with your WLS journey. I thought that having this "new" stomach would make it easy to lose weight. I thought I would never have to even think about "dieting" again. Wrong. I am having to work at each pound I lose, and it is difficult to control my urges to overeat. 3. How did the Lord work in both of these? The Lord saw me through these two surgeries and was there every step of the way. I am now down about 80 lbs. from my highest weight. Thank you, Lord. My "new" stomach is definitely smaller than the original one, so I do eat smaller meals. I shudder to think of where I would be at this point in my life if the Lord hadn't intervened. My DH and I were discussing that last night that I probably would be over 300 lbs. by now instead of approaching going below 200 lbs. I wouldn't be able to play with my grandsons like I do, and I probably would still be working in a very stressful environment. I know that the Lord has something in mind for me. I pray that He will use my situation and what I have been through for His glory. Well, I feel much better for having answered these three questions. Thank you, Lynda. God bless you, dear friend. Love, Peg

Hi Peg! It was so wonderful reading your answers to the questions - they were very encouraging to me! I understand exactly what you mean about being programmed to be negative about weight! Such a struggle! But thank the Lord for the miracles of this surgery. And I especially thank Him for the miracles of all your surgeries and your positive outlook on where you are now compared to where you could have been! I am still praying for you about passing that 200 mark - you will do it and I will be celebrating with you because I am celebrating your victories thus far! I love you! God Bless, Lynda Phil. 4:8