Looking for friends/accountability partners and +8 years post ops!
Hello All,
So, I am back. :o) Boy things have changed A LOT since this website first started up. I like the changes, but it seems harder to connect at times with folks. I am hoping to meet some people that can help me get back on track, and start losing weight again. I have maintained my current weight for about a year now, (which is what I weighed back in 2002? I think..) Anyways, that is still too much for my liking, I need to lose about another 100. I am a RNY gastric patient. 11 1/2 years post op. I had surgery when I was 18, I weighed 407 pounds day of surgery, at my heightest weight...420ish. I got down to about 187. Then, I regained about 100 back, over the years. Life happens, always does, got married, had a baby, etc. It has been good though! Never any regrets!
So, I am looking for some folks, I dont care how old, post op. pre op, male, female, etc. I am not picky. :o) Share hardships and challenges we are facing, share in joys, and accomplishments. Providing encouragement, that sort of thing. Oh, and I love opinions. hehe, and sharing mine too!
Here is what I have been doing so far this year, I am in TOPS...(The group is not as "cool" as the other Tops group, but oh well...) I have been working out using the Wii, everyday, so far. My legs are KILLING me. I am TRYING to eat healthy. I should use a food journal but I HATE writing stuff down. I am also trying to take my vitamins again, as a post op, it is really important for us to do so. Forever. I would like to lose at least another 50 pounds, and then try and get pregnant again. I have a little one who is getting ready to turn 2. Maybe I can get another little miracle...it could happen. maybe.... (Yes, I am married!)
I would like this to happen this year. It is doable. But it will take dedication. lol, (The weight loss...not the baby making.... ;o) ) I would love to hear back from others. Hear about your journey. What are your goals, dreams, etc. If you haven't guessed by now, I am a talker, I am an open book. I will answer any questions you have about weight loss surgery. I did that quite a bit, when I first was starting out. lol, I was like a poster child, back then, since I was young, and it was still sort of new back then. Best of luck to you all. Hope to hear back from someone...anyone.
~Cora