46, F, post-op, single. Wanna be a penpal?

Boy. Talk about trying to cram all the pertinent information into one teeny little space! I'm post-op. Just had my 1-year anniversary. I was super morbidly obese at 458 lbs. I now weigh 290, which means I'm only morbidly obese. Screech! What a hoot. Anyway -- single, counsellor, female, and I live in Ontario, Canada. Am owned by 3 cats, and I take care of my 82 year old father. My email is [email protected] --- I deliberately deactivated my email on my website, as I got tired of all the spam I was receiving. Cathy

Hi Cathy I am almost three years postop. I live in Sicklerville, NJ. I am also 46 years old and owned (I like that) by five cats, siberian husky, beagle and an 8 week old pit bull. I also have two kids and a hubby. I admire that you take care of your father. I took care of my mother all my life, up until her death a year ago. She was very sickly and was in a nursing home towards the end. I am very upset about my surgery. I lost a lost of weight (240 to 165) but now I am gaining!!!!! My problem is that I cant seem to get a lot of protein in. I really have no interest in eating meat and a salad and veggies for dinner. I was a carbaholic and still am i guess. I have tried to be good. I do let myselt down but then I realize that just because I did gain weight (179), that weight was my weight for many, many years. I should be happy because if I didnt get the surgery i would be way over 300 pounds by now. I guess I had dreams of being some skinny little thing but that is not ever going to happen. I wear a 16/18 comfortably and have no problem shopping. I have nobody to really discuss this with and when looking at the pics of some of the people i get really distraught. Anyway, any help would be appreciated. I should be doing the protein shakes again. So, if you would like to be penpals you can email me anytime at [email protected]. Take care Cathy Rhonda Domzalski